Doomsday deferred

What’s going on here is simply inflation. Terrorism is strategically a mere nuisance, and in terms of your personal threat level it is statistically irrelevant.
Donald Trump takes the oath of office to become president of the United States, with his wife Melania holding Bibles for him, and family surrounding him, Jan. 20, 2017. So when Donald Trump came to power two weeks ago, frightening people with his reckless talk and impulsive actions, the Clock was already at three minutes to midnight, and they could only push it forward by another 30 seconds. That’s about right in terms of the extra threat Trump represents.
LONDON, ENGLAND—“Without a proper sense of urgency, we will be eventually defeated, dominated and very likely destroyed,” wrote former general Michael Flynn, U.S. President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser, last year. “They are dead set on taking us over and drinking our blood.” ...

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