Wednesday, January 31, 2018

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Senate bill to reverse net neutrality repeal gains 30th co-sponsor, ensuring floor vote


 

Top-Secret NSA Report Details Russian Hacking Effort Days Before 2016 Election


 

Why 2018 Will Make 2017 Seem Tame


 

Women Say a Rigged System Allows Wall Street to Hide Its Sexual-Harassment Problem


 

The Wall That Trump Actually Built: A year ago, people in bucolic Pepin County, Wisconsin, discovered that deep political fissures ran through their community. They’ve only gotten deeper.


 

The 24 most grotesque lines from Jake Tapper's Stephen Miller interview


 

Hillary Clinton Iraq War Vote Speech


 

More Texas women step up to run for office in 2018


 

Authoritarianism expert: Russia hacked Lindsey Graham’s personal emails so Trump may be blackmailing him


 

The Cowardice And Possible Blackmail Of Lindsey Graham And Other Republicans.


 

Democrats Preparing to Release Damning Report that Reveals How Republicans Are Sabotaging the Russia Investigation


 

Prominent Native American Politician Announces Bid For Idaho Governor


 

Explosive Fusion GPS testimony details Trump’s alleged ties to international money laundering operations


 

Under Pressure, or, Notes from a disabled submarine at crush depth


 

Steve Bannon to Step Down From Breitbart Post


 

Stephen Bannon steps down from Breitbart


 

Steve Bannon Out At Breitbart: Bannon’s exit comes after his quotes in a new tell-all sparked a feud with President Donald Trump.


 

Mueller has subpoenaed Bannon in Russia probe: report


 

Sen. Dianne Feinstein releases transcript of closed-door meeting with Fusion GPS exec


 

Trump compares himself to Reagan AGAIN when knocking 'Fake Book' which questions president's mental fitness - as Twitter points out ex-president died of Alzheimer's complications


 

Judges order North Carolina congressional districts redrawn quickly


 

Community Voices: Paulette Jordan House Party


 

Trump Administration Waives Punishment For Convicted Banks, Including Deutsche — Which Trump Owes Millions


 

THREAD ON FUSION GPS. I spent the afternoon reading the transcript that Senator Feinstein released today. Here are the salient points, with citations. I am a lawyer and CEO. I was a securities fraud and human rights litigator in DC/NY for over 15 years. Read on for takeaways.


 

WH: Trump's physical won't include psychiatric evaluation


 

Trump says he'll take a 'strong look' at libel laws in response to book


 

The UN Has Stepped In To Issue A Severe Warning To GOP After Their Plans To Strip Americans Of Freedoms Is Exposed


 

Transcript raises questions about FBI's handling of Trump-Russia concerns: Private investigator stopped cooperating with FBI as he suspected it had been compromised, his employer told committee


 

How Putin's proxies helped funnel millions into GOP campaigns


 

Yes, Trump can't help himself. But he should have risen above the 'Fire and Fury' | Kirstin Snow


 

Michael Wolff, Author of Trump Tome “Fire and Fury,” Is Coming to Philly: The veteran chronicler of high-level hijinks will discuss the controversial book at the Free Library.


 

Full of optimism, Gov. Wolf prepares for re-election


 

Internet rains hell on Sens. Grassley and Graham for trying to cover up explosive Trump dossier testimony


 

Trump just declared war on the First Amendment in an unhinged cabinet meeting


 

Tech Guru, Who Helped WikiLeaks Get Clinton Emails, Found Dead: WikiLeaks collaborator, James Dolan, who co-created the technology that allowed WikiLeaks to obtain and publish the leaked DNC and Podesta emails, has been found dead. He was 36.


 

FBI Sends Threatening Message To The Entire GOP (DETAILS)


 

‘I Went To The Best Colleges’: Trump BUSTED Lying About Non-Existent Business Degree From Wharton


 

Trump’s Money Laundering Pipeline Was Just Exposed, Trump is Furious


 

Coulter: It Turns Out Bannon Was Trump’s Brain


 

Trump Russia Dossier: Fusion GPS Transcript, Glenn Simpson Testimony Explained.  What we learned from the release of Glenn Simpson's congressional testimony


 

Who Paid for the HuffPost Puff Piece on Trump’s Felonious Friend?  Someone paid for positive story about Felix Sater—but the author is keeping the mysterious benefactor’s identity secret.


 

Diduck v. Kaszycki & Sons Contractors, Inc., 774 F. Supp. 802 (S.D.N.Y. 1991)


 

Ex-Watergate prosecutor: Trump is 'going to have to testify': While Trump walked backed his "100%" commitment to speak with Mueller, Jill Wine-Banks says the president has no choice. Following the tradition of Nixon, Ford, and Clinton, he'll be forced to comply. Ron Klain and Jennifer Rubin also join.


 

Americans Can't Afford to Grow Used to This: A year into the presidency of Donald Trump, the country is in danger of accepting the unacceptable.


 

United States Senate Committee on Appropriations


 

United States Senate Armed Services Committee 


 

United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 


 

U.S. House of Representatives Committee On Appropriations ... 


 

U.S. House Armed Services Committee 


 

U.S. House Committee on Veterans Affairs  


 

U.S. and Norway compared


 

Russia-linked hackers targeting US Senate


 

Republicans in Oval Office meeting "do not recall" Trump's "shithole" comments


 

Steve Bannon Lawyers Up... as Russia Investigators Get Ready to Pounce: Trump’s former chief strategist has largely avoided the spotlight of the Russia probe—until now.


 

President Trump cancels London trip, blames Obama for embassy deal


 

Trump acknowledges ‘tough’ language but appears to deny ‘shithole’ remark


 

Trump is mad that “Sneaky Dianne Feinstein” debunked a key Republican theory on Trump and Russia: The big news Republicans didn’t want you to see.


 

Democrats warn U.S. remains unprepared for Russian election interference


 

Fusion GPS: Author of Trump-Russia dossier thought Trump 'was being blackmailed' by Russia


 

Dan Rather just broke the internet with a brutal response to Trump’s “shithole countries” comment


 

AG outlines plans to improve accountability, transparency in government


 

Porn Star: Stormy Daniels and Trump Asked Me to Join Them in Hotel Room


 

Trump just got outed paying hush money to a porn star to hide his salacious extramarital affair


 

Cartoon: A Calvinist and Hobbesian look at the very stable genius of Donald Trump


 

CELEBRITY FEUD: As Trump’s Racism Pisses Off an Entire Continent, Oprah Winfrey Starts to Make More Sense.  Why should Democrats continue to pretend that what Americans want is a two-term governor or Senator with a lengthy legislative record when what they really want is a national show?


 

Emotional Intelligence vs Intelligence vs Maturity


 

Civil rights icon John Lewis just announced he’s boycotting Trump’s State of the Union speech


 

‘F-52’ planes Trump boasted of selling to Norway only exist in the ‘Call of Duty’ video game


 

Trey Gowdy Resigns, Also May Have Implicated Himself in Russia/Trump Scandal Months Ago


 

Jeff Flake Slams Trump’s Attacks On Press As Stalinist: The Republican senator will give a speech on Wednesday addressing Trump’s attacks against the press.


 

New Filing Shows Eric Trump Raised Millions, Lied About His Foundation's Expenses


 

Did Donald Trump Cheat on Melania? President Paid Former Porn Star $130K For Silence After Alleged Sexual Encounter: Report


 

Nazi former Trump aide confirms controversial book author had access to top White House staff


 

Mueller's Appointment Letter Says More Than You Might Think


 

Transcript bombshells: FBI had source in Trump campaign, NYT story killed Steele's FBI connection


 

The Post Is a Perfectly Timed, Crackling Newspaper Movie — and a Meryl Streep Showcase


 

Open Letter to Trump Goes Wildly Viral.


 

Trump International Hotel Washington, DC


 

TRUMPOCRACY: The Corruption of the American Republic by David Frum


 

Professor who predicted Trump's win now certain he will be impeached within a year: Allan Lichtman says the President will be gone by the spring of 2018


 

Aziz Ansari and the perils of implied consent


 

Republicans aim to kill voter registration law that's a little too effective for their tastes


 

Feel-good news: How Justice Sotomayor schooled Trump's solicitor general


 

Toomey endorses Barletta for Senate seat


 

Morning Digest: New poll shows Assad-backing Tulsi Gabbard's popularity waning with Hawaii Democrats


 

Paul Ryan Now Accused of Interfering in Robert Mueller’s Investigation


 

Bernie Breaks Down What Needs to Happen to Stop a Shutdown


 

Russia researcher testifies that Trump had ‘pattern’ of Kremlin-connected money laundering


 

Republicans Just Tried to Claim that Medicaid Caused the Opioid Epidemic. Surprise, Surprise—They’re Wrong.  Nice try.


 

Republicans are trying to push a false choice between saving children’s health care or DREAMers.  It's not an either/or situation.


 

Independent Voter Network


 

Donald Trump Is Not Racist Because 'Green' Is Only Color He Sees, Eric Trump Says As He Defends His Father on Fox News


 

THREAD) BREAKING: The second Glenn Simpson (Fusion GPS) transcript—this one from House, rather than Senate, testimony—has just been released.  In this thread, I'll note any major news, statements, or developments the new transcript reveals. Hope you'll read and share.


 

Trump just spoke at a women’s empowerment event and made a complete fool of himself


 

FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump


 

Steve Bannon refuses lawmakers' questions under 'White House instructions'


 

FBI agents visited Steve Bannon’s home last week to discuss subpoena in Russia probe


 

Steve Bannon agrees to talk with prosecutors working on Mueller's Russia probe


 

Poll: Most want Mueller to finish Trump-Russia probe


 

Trump’s Former Aides to Go on Trial Right Before 2018 Elections


 

Democrats warn that Trump is turning a blind eye to escalating Russian interference in Europe


 

This map shows the US really has 11 separate 'nations' with entirely different cultures


 

Trump said he’ll be blamed for shutdown ‘no matter what’: report


 

Jared Kushner's High School Is Making Children Write Letters of Support to Donald Trump


 

WATCH: Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff tells Bill Maher Trump is having an affair ‘right now’


 

Trump Fears Sharks Because He’ll Believe Anything TV Tells Him


 

Jared Kushner’s Firm Tied to “Suspicious Transactions” at German Bank: Deutsche Bank notified German regulators, and Robert Mueller will likely be given the reports.


 

Trump throwing inauguration anniversary bash at Mar-a-Lago, and tickets start at $100,000 a pair


 

The Woman Who Could Become America's First-Ever Indigenous Governor: "If you look at the faces in Congress now, there’s a clear imbalance that doesn't reflect the population of the United States," says Paulette Jordan.


 

How senators voted on the government shutdown


 

Event encourages women to lead


 

Five years after Citizens United


 

Acceptance of Nomination for Second Term (by FDR)


 

10 Good Things About a Terrible Year: As we head into 2018, let’s keep ourselves inspired by the hard work of folks at home and abroad who gave us something to cheer about.


 

GOP Smash and Grab


 

Virginia Town Models First Amendment


 

Women Lead the Way in 2018


 

Seven Habits of Highly Effective Resisters


 

Lyons: Trump's collusion denials grow increasingly thin


 

A New Year’s Resolution: Time to Speak Up.  When men make me feel uncomfortable, I’m going to tell them. It’s their job to listen.


 

2018: a Year the GOP Would Just As Soon Skip


 

The Tax Bill Is a Lifeline for Democrats. Will They Sink or Swim?


 

The Politics of Impeaching Trump: When the president's "high crimes and misdemeanors" become a personal threat.


 

Make America Weak Again


 

Worst thing Steve Bannon said about Trump? “Money laundering”: Was Trump enraged because Bannon criticized his family? Or because he now understands his presidency is in danger?


 

Robert B. Reich: Trump making little progress on promises to voters


 

Mother Knows Best


 

The Franken Travesty


 

My 2017 Favorites


 

Marcus Raskin, a True Citizen, Will Be Missed: Raskin rejected the trappings of high office to create a space that might speak truth to that power.


 

No, 'Both Sides' Don't Smear Prosecutors


 

Could the U.S. Pass the EU’s Democracy Test?  The EU’s basic treaty requires its members first and foremost to be democracies.


 

Waiting for the Bomb Cyclone, Fire and Fury


 

Needed: A Meter for Trump’s Lies-Per-Minute (LPM): Voters who continue to believe in serial political liars are entrenching a tyranny over themselves.


 

If Hillary Clinton Had Won, We'd Be Even Worse


 

Trump This


 

Put Sexual Predators on the Run


 

The Fight to Protect Journalists


 

New year, same Trump


 

Adam Schiff Discovers $100 Million Russian Money Trail to Trump, “This should concern all Americans”


 

Robert Mueller Isn’t Just Going After Trump, He’s Coming For The Entire GOP


 

Hillary Clinton Could Still Become President if Russia Probe Finds Conspiracy Evidence


 

SitRep: U.S. Govt. Shuts Down; Defense Strategy Unveiled; Nuclear Torpedo.  Senate negotiators fail to keep the government open.


 

U.S. Government Faces Critical ‘Brain Drain’ of Sanctions Experts: Departure of top sanctions official prompts new concerns.


 

Senate poised to break budget impasse, paving way for government to reopen


 

‘Defiance Disorder’: Another new book describes chaos in Trump’s White House


 

Media Madness: Donald Trump, the Press, and the War over the Truth


 

Stephen Miller: Immigration agitator and White House survivor


 

Fractious House Republicans rally behind Ryan on shutdown: The House speaker is a centrist on the hot-button issue, but he has held the line against a vote to potentially end the government shutdown.


 

Eric Trump Says Shutdown Is ‘A Good Thing For Us’: Democrats just want to sabotage his dad, Eric Trump told Fox News.


 

Hard Lines on Immigration Drove U.S. to a Shutdown Nobody Wanted


 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 'For so long, women were silent'


 

Dan Rather launching weekly show with progressive outlet The Young Turks Network


 

McMaster makes his pick to replace Powell on the NSC: Nadia Schadlow will beef up the academic credentials on the team but leaves the national security adviser without an insider to guide him through Trump world.


 

FBI: Devin Nunes Won’t Show Us Memo Alleging Surveillance Abuses.  The FBI has yet to see a controversial memo alleging the intelligence community engaged in grave abuses. And that could make friction between the Hill and the bureau even worse.


 

Elizabeth Warren’s Native American problem goes beyond politics


 

Why has Britain given such a warm welcome to this shadowy professor? He seems to be a spy, but Joseph Mifsud meets ministers and lands university posts


 

Chief Justice John Roberts Has Changed A Little Bit. And That Could Be A Big Deal.


 

Mike Pence Just Said Trump Never Had A Relationship With Stormy Daniels, Accusations Are ‘Baseless’


 

'Criminal Cabal'? FBI Fears Political Attacks May Imperil Work Of Field Agents


 

Sen. Graham Demands ‘Anti-Immigration Nut’ Stephen Miller Be Kicked Out Of Negotiations: ‘We Are Going Nowhere’


 

Democrats Agree To Reopen Government Without Protections For Dreamers: The House has to vote next.


 

Senate advances measure to end government shutdown


 

Senate breaks budget impasse, paving way for government to reopen


 

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down State’s Congressional Map, Saying It Illegally Benefits GOP: Republicans had consistently received a 13-5 advantage in the state’s congressional delegation since 2012.


 

5 Things The Polls Show About Donald Trump’s First Year: On the anniversary of his inauguration, most Americans disapprove of the president’s performance.


 

Trump’s Biggest Con May Be The One He Has Played On American Workers: He promised to defend “forgotten Americans.” Then he forgot them.


 

Since Trump’s Victory, Democratic Socialists of America Has Become a Budding Political Force: Why an army of young people is joining DSA.


 

The 2017 Progressive Honor Roll: Resistance was the watchword this year. These honorees not only refused to go backward; they challenged old orthodoxies.


 

Why Numbers Alone Obscure the Real Deportation Story: The total number of deportations is down under Trump, but don’t confuse that with leniency.


 

The GOP Tax Bill and the Crisis of American Democracy: The country is ruled by oligarchs and their enablers.


 

This Ballot Initiative Could Restore Voting Rights to More Than a Million Floridians: If it passes, the measure will automatically re-enfranchise most felons after their sentences are complete.


 

Report From Alabama: ‘Doug Jones Is the Man We’ve Been Waiting For’.  Howell Raines on “driving the silver spike into Dracula’s heart.”


 

Detour


 

The Misogynist Within: Sexual harassment expresses power dynamics from which all men benefit.


 

Taking Sides: Mary McCarthy’s unsparing honesty.


 

Arbitrary Rule: A new work of political theory captures the workplace power dynamics behind sexual harassment. 


 

Letters From the January 15-22, 2018, Issue: The long con…


 

Donald Trump’s legal team really doesn’t want him to talk to Robert Mueller.


 

No Sane Lawyer Would Let Trump Sit for an Interview With Mueller


 

“Obviously Partisan”: Has Trump’s D.O.J. Become a Political Weapon?  After months of public castigations, the embattled attorney general has reportedly revived a Justice Department probe into his boss’s former political rival.


 

Republicans Are Weaponizing Law Enforcement Against Trump’s Enemies


 

The boys who cried Hillary


 

Editorial: Does the Right Favor Prosecuting Clinton?  The answer can't be more politicization.


 

5 reasons to worry Trump is undermining the Justice Department’s independence: The DOJ held on to its political independence in Trump’s first year. Is that changing?


 

The shark, the shrimp and the charlatan


 

Nicolas Baverez - Le monde sans les Américains: Le XXIe siècle sera chinois et 2017 restera comme l'année du passage de témoin du leadership de Washington à Pékin.


 

The President Is Mentally Unwell — and Everyone Around Him Knows It


 

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch openly colluding with Republican senators: Why is one of the nation’s highest nonpartisan judicial officers huddling for a strategy session with Republican senators?


 

Donald Trump Is Incompetent? You Don’t Say.  No one needs Michael Wolff to tell them what they already know.


 

The Wolff lines on Trump that ring unambiguously true


 

It's Been an Open Secret All Along: The scandal of Michael Wolff’s new book isn’t its salacious details—it’s that everyone in Washington has known its key themes, and refused to act.


 

Electoral Fraud: President Trump disbanded his election integrity commission, but Republicans will keep fighting to suppress Democratic votes.


 

Tracing the roots of misogyny to ancient Greece and Rome with Mary Beard


 

Women and Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard review – the poison of patriarchy.  In this brilliant book, the classicist charts misogyny from ancient Greece and Rome to today, and issues a clarion call that it is not women but power that must change


 

Biden confirms reports McConnell blocked Obama from warning Americans about Russian election interference


 

Sen. Manchin introduces bill to withhold Congress' pay during government shutdown


 

Democrats didn’t cave on the shutdown: Democrats are funding CHIP for six years and reopening the government without losing their shutdown leverage.


 

Protests erupt in Switzerland ahead of Trump's Davos trip


 

Melania will no longer join Trump on trip to Davos: report


 

Charles Koch donated $500K to Ryan days after GOP tax plan passed


 

Sweet words we may soon hear: 'Mr. President, you are a target for obstruction of justice charges'


 

Republicans say a DACA deal ‘would anger our base’


 

Dreamer Arrested After Speaking To Media Will Be Deported Without Hearing, Attorney Says: “ICE’s assertion that her detention is ‘routine’ is absurd and seems anything but,” one lawmaker said.


 

The death of Christianity in the U.S.


 

GOP congressman says Obamacare made him sexually harass former aide: There's literally nothing Republicans won't blame on the Affordable Care Act.


 

Study Finds Trump Voters Have Drastically Lower IQ Than Liberals


 

Study Finds Trump Voters Have Drastically Lower IQ Than Liberals


 

GOP Senate candidate flips out over ‘women’s rights’: ‘I want to come home to a cooked dinner every night’


 

Russian Trolls Use Fox News' Sean Hannity to Undermine Mueller's Trump Probe, Report Says


 

Top Republican who led Benghazi panel used $150,000 of taxpayer money to settle claim with a fired staffer


 

You Are Not Equal. I’m Sorry.


 

Ecumenical Alliance: U.S. Evangelicals and Russian Orthodox Christians


 

Trump called for Mueller's firing in June 2017, source says


 

Is The Democratic Party Becoming More Like The GOP?


 

Liberals, It’s Way Too Soon to Count Out Trump 2020: If the economy tumbles, everything’s different, and he may well be easy to beat. But if it holds, corporate America will make its peace with him. Republicans will be with him.


 

Sessions' aura of integrity fades with report of interference with FBI


 

Don Lemon leaves Trump apologist Franklin Graham stammering in devastating interview: Right-wing evangelist Franklin Graham tried to explain why it's OK for evangelicals to support a man who goes against all Christian teachings. Don Lemon took him to the cleaners.


 

Republicans Are Using the Russian Playbook on the FBI


 

Centrist Democrats Are Undermining Progressive Candidates: According to a major new report, the Democratic Party leadership is undermining progressive candidates and backing wealthier, centrist hopefuls that are following a failed strategy. We speak to The Intercept's Lee Fang


 

Dutch agencies provide crucial intel about Russia's interference in US-elections: Hackers from the Dutch intelligence service AIVD have provided the FBI with crucial information about Russian interference with the American elections. For years, AIVD had access to the infamous Russian hacker group Cozy Bear. That's what de Volkskrant and Nieuwsuur have uncovered in their investigation.


 

Why Did Don McGahn Save Bob Mueller’s Job and Why Did We Learn About It Now?


 

Noam Chomsky: People Who Didn’t Vote For Clinton To Block Trump Made A ‘Bad Mistake’. “I didn’t like Clinton at all, but her positions are much better than Trump’s on every issue I can think of.”


 

OOPS: Republican senator’s FBI conspiracy theory was based on a joke: "Just connecting the dots."


 

Republicans overwhelmingly praise Trump as a good role model for kids: Just who would want Trump teaching children the ways of the world? Nearly three-quarters of Republicans


 

Millions of Americans Believe God Made Trump President: A surprisingly fascinating book explains why.


 

‘Embarrassing’: Devin Nunes’ home paper rips him to shreds for ‘ridiculous’ anti-FBI conspiracies


 

Trump Nominee’s Jaw-Dropping Admission: She Believes Bible Overrules Constitution


 

Terrifying Trump Judge: Judge’s Religious Beliefs and the Bible Override the Constitution


 

Special counsel Mueller is 'the perfect guy to get to the bottom' of Russia probe: Top Republican senator


 

Trump Leading the ‘Most Unethical Presidency’ in Modern History, Ethics Group Says in First-Year Review


 

Trump: 'I wouldn't say I'm a feminist'


 

We basically ignore school shootings now, because we will do nothing to stop them


 

Ginsburg will not attend Trump's first State of the Union


 

NSA Deletes “Honesty” and “Openness” From Core Values


 

Major Violation of SCOTUS Code of Conduct May Have Just Been Committed by Trump’s Neil Gorsuch


 

Biographer warns ‘dictatorial’ Trump would consider using ‘military to retain power’ in wake of Mueller firing story


 

Democratic Leaders Sold Out DACA Recipients. Maybe It’s Time for Voters to Replace Them.  By negotiating a government funding deal with no protections for immigrants, top Democrats made a strong case for why the party’s activist base should be able to replace them with new leadership.


 

The Next Steps for the Women’s March? Moving a Progressive Agenda.  After year one of the Trump presidency, women are furious. Now, many are asking where we go from here.


 

Asia's strongmen follow Trump's lead on fake news


 

The Mystery of Andrew McCabe's Exit: The Trump-detested deputy director of the FBI is leaving his post earlier than expected, but there’s no clear explanation for why


 

The Goals Of The GOP’s Anti-Mueller Campaign And Their Likelihood For Success


 

Millions of Voters Will Cast Ballots in November in Unconstitutionally Gerrymandered Districts: Blame the Supreme Court.


 

Schumer presses Trump on report that Russian under sanctions entered U.S.


 

Associated Press Calls BS on Bogus Trump SOTU Claims


 

Trump adviser: President considering ‘prosecuting Mueller and his team’ over Russia probe


 

Money man: Reclusive U.S. billionaire Robert Mercer helped Donald Trump win the presidency. But what is his ultimate goal?


 

Trump Says It Will Be Hard To Unify Country Without 'Major Event'


 

FBI warns it has 'grave concerns' about omissions in Nunes memo

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