Sunday, June 24, 2018

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Giuliani’s Law Firm Explains Law Doesn’t Work the Way Giuliani Says


 

The U.S. Was Just Downgraded from a 'Full' to 'Flawed Democracy'


 

NRA - Sunday with Lubach


 

Report: Trump and Hannity Have a Bedtime Phone Call Most Nights


 

Why Primary Fights Are Good for the Democratic Party: The DCCC shouldn't be pushing activists aside in key races.


 

May 15, 2018 – Primary Election


 

Michael Avenatti has appeared on CNN and MSNBC 108 times since March 7, says Free Beacon


 

The Triumph of “Nothing’s Really True” Politics


 

Crimea: Putin vs. Reality.  This is the third installment in Timothy Snyder’s series on Russian ideology and the Ukrainian revolution. Earlier articles examined the Kremlin’s Eurasian ideology and its propaganda about the Kiev uprising.


 

ZEMBLA - The dubious friends of Donald Trump: the Russians


 

Will Donald Trump Destroy the Presidency?  He disdains the rule of law. He’s trampling norms of presidential behavior. And he’s bringing vital institutions down with him.


 

Trump Sleeps Alone And Has Nightly, Pre-Bedtime Phone Chats With Sean Hannity


 

Trump helps sanctioned Chinese phone maker after China delivers a big loan to a Trump project: Trump stands to gain from an Indonesian project that got a $500 million loan right before he flip-flopped on ZTE.


 

Eduardo Galeano: 'My great fear is that we are all suffering from amnesia'.  Eduardo Galeano, the Uruguayan 'poet laureate' of the anti-globalisation movement, has written a book of historical and political lessons for each day of the year


 

Senate Judiciary releases transcripts from Trump Tower meeting interviews


 

Senate panel breaks with House, says Russia sought to help Trump win in 2016


 

Rex Tillerson Gives Stunning Anti-Trump Commencement Speech, Brutally Denounces POTUS (VIDEO)


 

One year with special counsel Mueller on the case


 

A Republican just angrily barged in on transgender woman in restroom with a camera (WATCH)


 

Thread by @SethAbramson: "(THREAD) BREAKING: The Senate has released the transcript of Donald Trump Jr.'s testimony—and it confirms he lied to Congress just has he's […]"


 

How China Bought Trump


 

Acclaimed director Rob Reiner joins Morning Joe


 

BREAKING: Texas School Shooting Leaves 8-10 Dead


 

Bill Gates describes interesting encounters with Trump


 

Texas School Shooting Leaves 10 Dead, 10 Wounded: One male suspect is in custody, while another “person of interest” has been detained, according to police.


 

Official Who Wrote The Special Counsel Rules Says Mueller Can Indict Trump


 

Trump Jr. called a blocked number before and after the Trump Tower meeting. Whom did he call?


 

Cambridge Analytica Just Filed For US Bankruptcy: The Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing shows the company’s web of high-powered connections.


 

Progressive BEATS BIG OIL! Now Running For Lt. Governor-Gayle McLaughlin


Progressive Victor! Now Running For CA Lt. Governor


 

Donald Trump Will Not Rest Until Amazon Is a Smoldering Pile of Radioactive Waste


 

Trump just humiliated Melania in his “welcome back” tweet


 

Obama’s Legacy Has Already Been Destroyed


 

The True Cost of Gun Violence in America: The data the NRA doesn’t want you to see.


 

BUSTED: Felix Sater Lied to MSNBC’s Chris Hayes about his felony conviction


 

Chomsky: US moving to ‘destroy the world,’ losing international prestige with Trump as president


 

Mar 7, 2018 Special Interview Noam Chomsky


 

Henry V - Speech - Eve of Saint Crispin's Day - HD


 

“He’s Looking for Quid Pro Quos”: Is Andrii Artemenko the Key to the Trump-Russia case?


 

President Trump calls on Department of Justice to look into claims of campaign infiltration


 

Jared Kushner’s Harvard graduating class just publicly trashed him in 15-year anniversary


 

Don’t Think of an Elephant!


 

Betsy DeVos’ brother Erik Prince just got busted lying to Congress in Russia investigation


 

The porn industry just humiliated Trump in hilarious open letter


 

Pence vs. Trump civil war ripples through the West Wing as Pence positions himself for misfortune


 

The New Yorker Cover On Trump: “The Swamp”


 

Michael Cohen's emails to Stormy's original lawyer could turn into a double whammy for him


 

Publix Just Went All In With the NRA and Bigotry. Parkland Survivor Calls Them Out.


 

Rex Tillerson calls Trump an unethical liar, to an audience of VMI grads


 

A Michael Cohen breaking point? 'I just can’t take this anymore,' he tells friends


 

DOJ asks watchdog to probe Trump campaign surveillance claims


 

Houston police chief: Vote out politicians only "offering prayers" after shootings


 

Kushner Family Sees Qatar-Tied Bailout; US Policy Warms Up To Qatar | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC


 

Honor and Effort: What President Obama Achieved in Eight Years


 

US vows 'strongest sanctions in history' on Iran


 

The Obama Channel? Barack and Michelle Obama Sign Deal With Netflix.  Former president and first lady will be able to produce everything from scripted shows to documentaries to feature films


 

Cambridge professor outed as FBI informant inside Trump campaign


 

Dalai Lama nails Republican lawmakers: ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ have little value without action


 

Katie Porter Survived Domestic Abuse, Only To Have It Used Against Her In Her Campaign: A nasty primary race has made the congressional candidate tell the difficult story of escaping her violent ex-husband.


 

A Texas Town Mourns, And A Nation Struggles To Find New Ground In Gun Debate


 

Fox's Bartiromo: DOJ, FBI, IRS, CIA 'were all involved in trying to take down Donald Trump'


 

Winning the House in 2018 – For the Sake of Our Democracy Trump Must be Stopped


 

Laurence Tribe warns Democrats hoping to impeach Trump: ‘You have to shoot to kill’


 

Senate panel overwhelmingly approves amendment blocking Trump on ZTE


 

Pompeo affirms, reluctantly, that Russia tried to help Trump win


 

Investigators Vow to Pursue Individual Criminal Probes as Cambridge Analytica Is Liquidated: If Cambridge Analytica executives hoped they could just fade away into the darkness, they’ve got another thing coming.


 

Russia will try again this fall. Congress doesn’t seem to care.


 

Rudy: Trump Might Commit Perjury Because ‘Truth Is Relative’


 

Daughter of a Murdered Russian Activist Speaks Out: Natalya Estemirova was abducted and shot by Chechen authorities in 2009. Until last week her daughter had lived in quiet exile. But no more.


 

Dems after briefing: 'No evidence' spy placed in Trump campaign


 

Authoritarianism: The political science that explains Trump


 

Beyond Golden Shower Diplomacy: Preserving the positive legacy of an empire in decline


 

Donald Trump turned a rumor into a full-blown government conspiracy in just 5 days


 

Trump’s disgraceful investigation order via Twitter may haunt him


 

It Wasn’t Just Russia: Donald Trump Jr. Met Gulf States Emissary Who Offered Election Help


 

Trump Tower transcripts detail quest for dirt on Hillary Clinton


 

Exclusive: Bannon says Rosenstein could be fired 'very shortly'


 

Most Americans don’t realize Robert Mueller’s investigation has uncovered crimes: 17 indictments and five guilty pleas so far.


 

Trump’s Miraculous Swing State Wins Just Became More Suspicious Than Ever


 

Rosenstein Just Played Trump Like a Fool on His “Demand” to Investigate DOJ


 

Robert Mueller Now Has a Taped Confession in His Possession


 

Trump’s FBI Attacks Backfire in His Face, Hit with a Lawsuit Because of It


 

There Is Only One Trump Scandal: The myriad Trump scandals can obscure the fact that they’re all elements of one massive tale of corruption.


 

The Russia Investigations: What Just Happened?


 

Trump aides reportedly hired an Israeli intelligence agency to dig up dirt on Obama's Iran deal team


 

Unarmed Science Teacher Tackles Student After He Opens Fire In Classroom Full Of Kids


 

How the Iron Pipeline funnels guns into cities with tough gun laws


 

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher loses endorsement for saying it's OK to not sell homes to gay people


 

Mueller investigation yields many indictments, convictions


 

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace stops reading Trump tweets on air: 'These are boldface lies'


 

FBI obtained a wiretap with Putin ally linked to Trump Jr.: Yahoo News’ Michael Isikoff reports that the FBI has obtained transcripts of secret wiretaps collected by Spanish authorities involving Alexander Torshin in 2013. One of the people Torshin later had contact with was Donald Trump Jr., in 2016. Some lawyers say Trump’s son should be worried. Alex Witt asks former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance if they are right.


 

Amazon Echo Recorded And Sent Couple's Conversation — All Without Their Knowledge


 

Giuliani Admits ‘Spygate’ Is PR in Anticipation of Impeachment


 

Jimmy Carter master trolls Trump during commencement address in Virginia


 

China Approves 5 New Trademarks For Ivanka Trump Business As President Forges ZTE Deal: The trademark approvals raise new concerns about potential Trump family conflicts of interest.


 

Kelly Clarkson refuses to lead ‘moment of silence’ at Billboard Awards—and her reason is stunning


 

Rudy Giuliani admits he ‘can’t be confident’ there was no Russian collusion in Trump campaign during baffling CNN interview


 

Donald Trump’s grandfather wrote letter begging not to be deported. Here it is: 'This is very, very hard for a family. What will our fellow citizens think if honest subjects are faced with such a decree'


 

Crowd At Yankee Stadium Greets Rudy Giuliani With ‘Thunderous Boos’: More like boo-liani, amirite?


 

Trump is ‘going down’ — and here are all the reasons why


 

Idaho woman challenges establishment and history in hope of becoming nation's first Native American governor


 

Thanks ABC and Roseanne, For Educating Us About Trump Voters


 

Obama warns: if America stays so divided, our democracy and economy won’t survive


 

The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project: The U.S. ranks abysmally on Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism.


 

Top 10 Signs of Creeping Authoritarianism, Revisited: Is the president looking more like a dictator after six months in the White House?


 

U.S. Gives Russia 'Unexpected Present' With Iran Sanctions and Oil Price Surge


 

The Battle of Woodstock: What does it mean when the biggest threat to upstart Democrats is the national Democratic Party?


 

The Battle of Woodstock, Part II: Dem-on-Dem Violence.  In New York's 19th congressional district, seven Democrats cage-fight over health care


 

This Is How Five Eyes Dies: Looking back from 2019, the collapse of Western intelligence sharing under Trump was inevitable.


 

Church of the Churchless: Preaching the gospel of spiritual independence


 

Kentucky Crowd Cheers Trump Quote, Then Finds Out It’s Actually From Obama: High school valedictorian trolls his class with an unexpected quote.


 

Trump: 'I have the absolute right to PARDON myself'


 

Family: Ella Whistler was shot 7 times at Noblesville West Middle School


 

Giuliani: White House doesn't want Trump to testify because 'our recollection keeps changing'


 

Congressional Candidate In Virginia Admits He’s A Pedophile: Nathan Larson also ran online forums for pedophiles and misogynists.


 

Donald Trump says he has 'absolute right' to pardon himself: Experts on constitutional law appear divided on the issue


 

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)


 

German MPs demand Donald Trump's US ambassador is expelled from the country: Richard Grenell has been accused of politicising his office


 

Reagan’s daughter: My dad would be ‘appalled’ by Trump presidency


 

The Constitutional Crisis Is Already Underway


 

Germany's Billionaire 'Screw King' Tightens the Screws on the U.S.: No More Investment Until Trump Goes


 

The Hijacked Republican Party Faces More Problems in the Future


 

Russia’s Troll Factory Just Launched A New Website Targeting Americans: Might be a new direction in information warfare


 

NBC host confronts Bill Clinton: Did you ever apologize to Monica Lewinsky?


 

Trump to Trudeau: 'Didn't you guys burn down the White House?'


 

Nikki Haley begs U.N. to sign Trump resolution, gets one vote—her own. Embarrassed, she lashes out.


 

KING: The Democratic Party seems to have no earthly idea why it is so damn unpopular


 

An Evangelical University Is Helping Create A Movie About How Trump Was Chosen By God: The theory that Trump was appointed by God is not that uncommon within evangelical circles.


 

Feinstein to face fellow Dem in November


 

'No offense, but I never vote.' Stunning apathy in the heart of California's Trump resistance


 

These Old Presidential-Insults Will Have You Rolling!


 

Brzezinski says Trump complains he can't watch porn in White House


 

Trump claims U.S. is ‘respected again' in the world. 'Preposterous,' say allies and diplomats


 

Giuliani says people in the porn business are not credible. Trump has appeared in three softcore porn videos.


 

Democrats Get a Good Prognosis for Health Care Assault


 

Harvard Gives Hillary Medal For Absolutely Nothing (youtube.com)


 

Harvard Gives Hillary Medal For Absolutely Nothing


 

Atheists Are Sometimes More Religious Than Christians: A new study shows how poorly we understand the beliefs of people who identify as atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular.


 

Trump Wants Russia Back In G-7


 

Trump is hurtling toward a Nixonian ending


 

Pressure is mounting for Michael Cohen: Vanity Fair reporter: Vanity Fair reporter Emily Jane Fox joins Morning Joe to discuss the latest details involving Michael Cohen, including former business allies that could create legal nightmares for him.


 

The Other Evidence of a Trump-Russia Conspiracy


 

Mueller brings new charges against Paul Manafort


 

Warning: President Pence Would Be Worse Than President Trump


 

McCain: Trump 'diminishing America’s leadership'


 

John Boehner slams Republicans: 'There is no Republican Party. There's a Trump party'


 

Top Hill Democrat Says Mueller Should Consider Perjury Charges Against Trump-Russia Witnesses: Adam Schiff blasts Devin Nunes for not releasing investigation transcripts.


 

It's A Family Affair


 

Amanpour: Trevor Noah, Molly Crabapple and Marwan Hisham


 

Trump Makes The G7 Summit Awkwaaaard


 

Trump Is Now Being Called A Crook On National Television


 

Fox News host calls President Trump a dictator, apologizes


 

Fifty years after his death, lessons from Bobby Kennedy for Democrats fighting to win back Congress


 

White House tasks office with taping together papers after Trump rips them up: report


 

The DOJ ruled 44 years ago that the president cannot pardon himself


 

How a German Newspaper Became the Go-To Place for Leaks Like the Paradise Papers


 

Obama Turns Up Heat Over Ruling on Campaign Spending


 

Supreme Court rules in favor of Ohio 'voter purge'


 

John Oliver on Mueller investigation: 'If this is a witch-hunt, witches exist': Oliver discussed Fox News’s attempts to discredit the inquiry, from ‘whataboutism’ to pro-Trump counter-narratives


 

Here's How the Rest of the World Covered Trump's Disastrous G-7 Performance: Media outlets around the globe were unimpressed and disturbed.


 

There Is a Special Place in the Unemployment Line Reserved for Certain Trump Staffers


 

Sarah Sanders, Raj Shah planning to depart the White House


 

Tom Arnold says he's teaming up with Michael Cohen and 'taking Trump down'


 

Sexual harassment in Philadelphia City Hall: Unreported, unrecorded and unpunished


 

The Trump Takeover of the Courts


 

Supreme Court’s Punt on Gerrymandering Offers Path Forward: The Wisconsin decision ends the notion that all partisan gerrymanders are acceptable.


 

Five Ways States Can Use Federal Dollars to Secure Elections: From replacing paperless voting machines to updating election databases, here are the crucial changes states need to make to their election systems.


 

Trump Foundation and the Use of Nonprofits as Slush Funds: The remarkable case against a sitting president points to a larger issue in our politics: The phenomenon of politicians misusing nonprofits for their own gain is becoming increasingly common.


 

Under Donald Trump, U.S. Becomes First Country to Leave U.N. Human Rights Council by Choice


 

Mueller’s Warning to Trump: The Cover-Up Is Also a Crime: Paul Manafort’s jailing is the latest example of Trump associates learning the hard way that there are consequences for lying to federal agents.


 

What Roger Stone’s Latest Russia Lie Reveals About the Scandal


 

The GOP Is a Trump Cult, Boasts Donald Trump Jr.


 

Opinion: RIP, GOP


 

The Supreme Court Is Not Going to Save You: Under John Roberts, SCOTUS has shied so far from anything resembling partisanship that it risks undermining its own authority.


 

Robert Mueller won’t save us: Only Congress can decide if the president is above the law.


 

The Huge Justice Department IG Report Is Out. What Comes Next?


 

The Lawfare Podcast: Michael Hayden on 'The Assault on Intelligence'


 

What Would Shakespeare Have Made of Donald Trump?


 

A new book locates the seeds of Trumpism in Shakespeare’s tyrants: Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt argues that reading Shakespeare can help us understand Trump.


 

How We Were Created Equal


 

Lincoln at Gettysburg, by Garry Wills.  Garry Wills has a lot of interesting things to say about the Gettysburg Address, and especially about the occasion on…


 

Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity


 

When The White House Can't Be Believed


 

McCain Advisor and MSNBC Political Analyst Steve Schmidt Announces He Is Leaving the GOP


 

Judge humiliates Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, orders him to take remedial law classes


 

GQ just published a new profile on Don Jr., and it ain't flattering


 

Wild applause as Hillary Clinton blasts Trump's blatant immigration lies, calls on women to lead


 

Trump team just got embroiled in a new e-mail scandal that could take them all down


 

Trump just pulled the most narcissistic stunt possible to parents of dead kids on stage


 

SEC judge appointments unconstitutional, U.S. high court says

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