Thursday, January 24, 2019

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Trump’s Best Shutdown Move Is to Fold Now: It’s time for the president to quit while he’s behind

Hometown paper to McConnell: ‘Now would be a good time to choose to lead’

Bernie Sanders shouldn’t run for president

Is the US ‘the greatest country on the face of this earth?’ Not even close

This Video Will Get Donald Trump Elected

Inquiry by C.I.A. Affirms It Spied on Senate Panel

Justice declines to pursue allegations that CIA monitored Senate Intel staff

November Midterms: Meet the Former CIA Agents Running for Congress as Democrats

Media Bias/Fact Check

SPY SECRETS Truth about CIA’s illegal MKUltra mind-control experiments – using drugs, hypnosis and electronic devices- revealed in sensational new documents officials hid for decades
The records “rewrite the history” of the CIA’s covert and illegal MKUltra project, according to researcher John Greenewald Jr who spent almost 20 years trying to obtain the documents

List of conspiracy theories

Media Bias/Fact Check

Feds Find Money for National Park Site Tied to Trump Hotel

Exclusive: Mueller Is Holding Top Secret Intelligence That Will Sink the Trump Presidency

New Dem Bill Aims to Eliminate Electoral College

TEXAS REPUBLICANS WILL VOTE ON WHETHER TO REMOVE MUSLIM-AMERICAN FROM GOP POSITION BECAUSE OF HIS RELIGION

Trump's Personal Alamo Has Mulvaney Eyeing The Exits, Jared To Save The Day

North Carolina Republican sets off fire alarm while fleeing questions about elections fraud

SCOTUS rejects petition of the mystery company owned by a foreign country.

This is what election fraud looks like

Virginia GOP increasingly doomed as Supreme Court rejects effort to block fairer state House map

How the shutdown in Washington ends: America is heading for an almighty fight over presidential authority

The retreat of global democracy stopped in 2018: Or has it just paused?

In 2019, Let’s Finally Retire ‘Electability’: A favored totem of the campaign press has long been useless, and now is actively misleading

The GOP’s most successful scam is about to reboot itself

FRI, January 11, 2019, 10-10:30 PM ET – LDH participates in a podcast with James King.  James’ Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/jekingiii
The podcast will be at Tha POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS of @wcsteelerfan - Hosted by @wcsteelerfa
The broadcast will stay online for a couple of weeks after it first airs.

The Prosecutor Who Challenged Devin Nunes Is Now Targeting Voter Suppression.  Andrew Janz’s next act: launching a super-PAC.

Local officials in Washington, DC, joked about cutting off the White House's running water after the shutdown forced the federal government to delay paying its bill

Trump’s pick to run Labor’s pension agency: Mitch McConnell’s brother-in-law

Fox News analyst: GOPers in Congress are terrified future Pres. Kamala Harris could declare emergency on guns

Lindsey Graham calls for Trump to use emergency powers to fund border wall

A Year That Taught Us The Meaning of Fragility: The Lesson 2018 is Trying to Teach Us

Trump’s Alleged Crimes Are Just the Tip of His Legacy: The real enduring harm will come from his administration’s policy decisions

THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS: ADDRESS BEFORE THE AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION, APRIL 27, 1961

Best Argument Ever Against Political Correctness by Stephen Fry

Justice Ginsburg Has No Remaining Signs Of Cancer, Will Return To Supreme Court

Exclusive: Trump team should be allowed to ‘correct’ final Mueller report, says Giuliani

Hedge Fund Tycoon Robert Mercer’s Sheriff’s Badge Has Been Revoked

Exclusive: Robert Mueller met with Trump's pollster

As Robert Mueller writes his report, a potential battle brews over obstruction of justice

Prosecutors Examining Ukrainians Who Flocked to Trump Inaugural: The crowd took pictures as President Trump danced with his wife, Melania, during inaugural festivities in January 2017. One Ukrainian lawmaker known for pro-Russian initiatives posted on Facebook photos of the Trumps dancing that night.

Missouri auditor Galloway begins review of Josh Hawley’s attorney general office

Ocasio-Cortez may take on Wall Street, fellow Democrats on finance panel

Exasperated Democrats try to rein in Ocasio-Cortez: The effort is part carrot, part stick. But it's far from clear the anti-establishment political novice can be made to play ball.

Farenthold resigns as Calhoun Port Authority lobbyist (w/resignation letter)

Canada wants 1 million more immigrants over next 3 years: In 2017, Canada welcomed almost 300,000 permanent residents.

America's super rich: six things to know.  Our new series, Big Money, is investigating the social and political clout of the super-rich.

F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia

Radio Podcast hosted by James King Tha POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS of @wcsteelerfan - Hosted by @wcsteelerfan

From Russia, with lies: A potent Kremlin propaganda machine seeks to make ordinary citizens lose faith in the very idea of truth, said Joby Warrick and Anton Troianovski. It’s succeeding in Russia—and in the West too.

Ivanka Trump is reportedly under consideration to lead The World Bank

Now That She’s Gone: Nikki Haley’s Legacy at the UN

FREEWAY 134 IN LOS ANGELES NAMED THE 'PRESIDENT BARACK H. OBAMA HIGHWAY'

Requests to bring in child brides OK’d; legal under US laws

Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Announces She's Running For President In 2020

A Promise of Freedom: An Introduction to U.S. History and Civics for Immigrants

Documents Show NRA and Republican Candidates Coordinated Ads in Key Senate Races: “You do this if you think no one is going to investigate,” says a former federal regulator.

The Shutdown Is Mitch McConnell's Fault: The Senate majority leader can end the shutdown by defying Trump. He's just refusing to do so.

TRUMP’S TOP ECONOMIC ADVISER SAYS FURLOUGH WITHOUT PAY IS GOOD FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE TO TAKE VACATION DAYS

Banishing Truth

'This is the biggest political story ever'—experts react to the Trump-Russia FBI investigation

Will the Media Be Trump's Accomplice Again in 2020?  We have a second chance. Let’s not blow it.

10 essential facts about Alexander Hamilton on his birthday

Justices won’t block mystery criminal case subpoena

10 fascinating facts about Richard Nixon

Smart conversation from the National Constitution Center

On this site, constitutional experts interact with each other to explore the Constitution’s history and what it means today. For each provision of the Constitution, scholars of different perspectives discuss what they agree upon, and what they disagree about. These experts were selected with the guidance of leaders of two prominent constitutional law organizations—The American Constitution Society and The Federalist Society. This project is sponsored by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation.

JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AND THE FEDERAL COURTS: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT: REVISITING THE FINAL CAMPAIGN

New members of the 116th Congress

MNUCHIN TELLS DEMOCRATS TO JUST “TRUST” TRUMP ON RUSSIA: The House Speaker called the classified briefing “one of the worst” Congress has ever received from the administration.

Senior officials just blindsided Trump with damning leaks about his talks with Putin

MUELLER DRAFT REPORT SAYS TRUMP 'HELPED PUTIN DESTABILIZE THE UNITED STATES', WATERGATE JOURNALIST SAYS

President Trump went to 'extraordinary lengths' to hide details of Putin meetings, report says

James Comey just responded to Trump’s insulting attack with a classy, powerful response

Don’t Think of an Elephant! The groundbreaking book provides the keys for progressives to win arguments and elections, and ensure we never have to deal with a Trump or Bush ever again.

Trump prepares to declare a unitary government, as Republicans cheer him on

D.C. Laughing Because WH Water Bill Past Due, Trump Plans To Mis-Appropriate Funds To Build Wall

If Trump declares a national emergency, Nancy Pelosi can immediately force a vote on rolling it back

Republicans in epic disarray as government shutdown readies to make history

NRA illegally coordinated campaign ads with Republican Senate candidates

Trump's promised extended shutdown would create 'economic hellscape,' say experts

Mazie Hirono: McConnell is using 'lamest excuses I've heard' for not stopping shutdown

Fascism Watch: Representational democracy on the brink

Senate Republicans protecting Trump at any cost, same as House GOP last Congress

Government shutdown has 'inflicted real damage to our nation’s aviation system,' industry warns

Despite some Republicans urging Trump to declare an emergency, many are freaking out about it

Sinking to new low, Trump looks at taking funds for disaster relief to pay for his wall

Trump calls Joe Biden 'weak,' says Obama took him off the 'trash heap'

A Spy Story: Sergei Skripal Was a Little Fish. He Had a Big Enemy.

When scaring the regime runs in the family

We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim | Lawrence Lessig

Judge blocks Trump birth control coverage rules in 13 states

41 PERCENT OF REPUBLICANS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH A WOMAN PRESIDENT, POLL INDICATES

As AMERICA’S TOWN HALL, the National Constitution Center brings the leading conservative and liberal thought leaders together to debate the Constitution. Through timely PROGRAMS, our BLOG, and PODCASTS available on a range of media platforms, we illuminate constitutional issues that affect the lives of all Americans.

FOX News just asked Trump if he’s working for Putin. His answer says it all

Trump just sent his strangest tweet of the year so far and Twitter users question his sanity

Reporters just revealed an awkward Oval Office incident where Trump cursed in front of Pelosi

How Patriarchy Makes Us Dumb (And That’s Right Where it Wants Us): Why A New Generation of Women Leaders Are Getting Smeared as Dumb by Male Pundits Who’ve Been Wrong About Everything It’s Possible to Wrong About

GOP Shrugs Off Report That Trump Concealed Details Of Putin Meetings: “This is not a traditional president. He has unorthodox means,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said in defense of Trump.

‘Senior Trump Official’ On Shutdown: ‘We Do Not Want Most Employees To Return’

Is Trump Cyrus the Great, or Khruschev?

The Suffocation of Democracy

Democrats See William Barr Hearing As Their Shot At Protecting The Mueller Investigation: A letter Sheldon Whitehouse gave to Trump’s attorney general nominee last week lays out several lines of questioning ahead of Barr’s confirmation hearing Tuesday.

Trump Nominee For DC Court Once Said Women Can Be Responsible For Being Raped: Neomi Rao has been nominated to replace Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Florida Airport Sets Up Food Bank For Unpaid TSA Agents: The federal government isn’t paying many of its workers, so others are stepping up, including an airport, nonprofit organizations and chef José Andrés.

This Is The Letter Unpaid Government Workers Are Being Given To Show Their Creditors: “Some of our employees may have difficulty in timely meeting their financial obligations.”

Democrats want Trump's interpreter to testify before Congress

FBI deputy fired by Sessions was leading criminal probe into Sessions

McConnell blocks House bill to reopen government for second time

Senate Hearing for Heather Nauert as US Envoy to UN Could Happen in February

Indicting and Prosecuting a Sitting President

South Florida official claims Rashida Tlaib might ‘blow up’ Capitol Hill: Democratic congresswoman has become lightning rod for conservative media and pro-Israel groups

Congress should subpoena translator from Trump-Putin meeting

A Way Out of the Shutdown: Trump should trade Dreamer legalization for more border money.

Trump’s Shutdown Is Not About Border Security: About 800,000 federal employees, and the citizens who depend on them, are being hurt for an empty political stunt.

The shutdown is intractable because Trump’s wall is ridiculous and Republicans know it: Conservatives won’t trade the wall for anything good because they know it’s a bad idea.

The Government Shutdown Will Continue As Long As Trump Thinks It Benefits Him


How the shutdown is reaching a breaking point: Many of the departments and agencies hit by the partial shutdown are running out of carryover cash and time to prep checks for the midmonth pay period.

Shutdown Leaves Food, Medicine and Pay in Doubt in Indian Country: Dr. Lowell Styler treated Ashley Gravelle for a shoulder injury at the Sault Tribe Health and Human Services in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., on Monday. If the shutdown continues, health services may be pared back.

The Mattis Repercussions: Why Trump’s handling of Syria and the Pentagon this week is so damaging.

Trump After Mattis: The Secretary of Defense worked to shield the world from President Trump’s worst impulses. But even he had his limits.

Will the Nation Heed the Warning Jim Mattis Delivered Today?

Trump should take Mattis’ advice — his administration might depend on it

Don’t blame the rats abandoning the USS Trump

Common refrain of those leaving White House: Don't blame me

Trump is getting closer to a Cabinet full of yes-men

The Frustrating Necessity of Staying in Syria and Afghanistan, Explained

If we ease pressure on the Islamic State, we could be attacked again

Trump’s Populist Schism Over Syria: His troop-withdrawal plan is politically risky. The Republican base is more hawkish than isolationist.

Trump Isn’t as Good as His Word: Allies can’t work with the U.S. unless they can trust it to follow through on promises.

Trump issues executive order freezing federal workers' pay in 2019

Judge denies request to pay air traffic controllers, other federal workers during shutdown: “It’s hard not to empathize” with federal workers, the judge said, but the shutdown is a “political problem” that the judiciary cannot get involved in.

Column: Trump's incurable incompetence

Trump's Incurable Incompetence

Why the Bernie Movement Must Crush Beto O’Rourke

WHAT DOES BETO O’ROURKE ACTUALLY STAND FOR? What makes anyone think O’Rourke should be president? He is neither a bold progressive nor a distinguished legislator.

IS IT OK TO CRITICIZE POLITICIANS FOR THINGS THEY HAVE DONE? If calling out public figures for their actions is an “attack,” it’s our duty to attack the politicians!

Why this progressive Texan can't get excited about Beto O’Rourke 

A Complete Guide to All 17 (Known) Trump and Russia Investigations

The Inevitability of Impeachment: Even Republicans may be deciding that the president has become too great a burden to their party or too great a danger to the country.

How House Democrats can save democracy and the rule of law: Impeach Donald Trump ASAP

The Mueller probe could turn out to be a disaster – for the Democrats 

Trump treats Clemson Tigers to 'great American' fast food shutdown feast

US Vice President's wife, Karen Pence, starts work at anti-LGBTI school: School bans LGBTI students and teachers

'DEAD, DEAD, DEAD': ANN COULTER SAYS DONALD TRUMP IS 'DEAD IN THE WATER IF HE DOESN'T BUILD THAT WALL'

House Dems to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. first in Russia probe

Cheers to the unprecedented number of women taking political office today

Enter the House of Pelosi: The main Democratic goal will be destroying Donald Trump.

What House Democrats Should Do With Their Majority: Constructive, not vindictive, oversight is a good start.

The people's house: A new beginning

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Critique of Fact-Checking Is Valid

Ocasio-Cortez’s 70% Tax Idea Isn’t Very Radical: It won’t do much to discourage people from working, raise revenue or lower inequality.

This socialist wants AOC to quit tweeting and get to work

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is right. A 70% tax on the rich makes sense: If we are serious about tackling climate change, this is precisely the kind of policy we need to see

Paul Manafort shared 2016 polling data with Russian associate ...

Evangelical Christians think Trump is their Goliath

Mitt Romney Is the Most Dangerous Man in Trump’s City of Lackeys: What Romney did was utterly simple: He said out loud what a vast majority of Republican officials will only say in private.

Entire Party Furious at Mitt Romney for Calling Trump a Terrible Person

Mitt Romney's op-ed crystallizes all the reasons the old GOP establishment has been pushed aside

Mitt Romney's formidable challenge to Donald Trump

Elizabeth Warren and Her Party of Ideas: She’s what a serious policy intellectual looks like in 2019.

Don’t Underestimate Elizabeth Warren and Her Populist Message

Democrats, don't impeach Donald Trump

It's time for Democrats to be the grownups voters want

The People vs. Donald J. Trump: He is demonstrably unfit for office. What are we waiting for?

Impeachment Pretense: Rep. Tlaib offends fellow Democrats by telling the truth in public.

Giuliani: 'I never said there was no collusion' between the Trump campaign and Russia

Latest Trump bombshells prove he knew Don Jr and Manafort colluded with Russians: ex-prosecutor

How Putin's oligarchs funneled millions into GOP campaigns

A Timeline Of All Russia-Related Sanctions

Senate Democrats' effort to block Trump move on Russia sanctions fails

HAS AMERICA BECOME A DICTATORSHIP DISGUISED AS A DEMOCRACY?

Evangelicals sue for right to deny shelter to homeless transgender people

Trump Jr. Now Tied to Mexican Drug Cartel’s Money Laundering Bankers

Trump hits back at Pelosi's State of the Union snub by canceling top-secret congressional trip to visit troops in Afghanistan as bus with bewildered lawmakers is turned around on way to the airport

House OKs Democratic bill to reopen government

‘Resign Or Be Impeached’: Dems Erupt Over Bombshell Trump Obstruction Report: Calls for Trump to leave office grow after report claimed he told Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.

Karen and Mike Pence's astonishing moral hypocrisy

Buzzfeed: President Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress


Trump Orders Thousands Back to Work Without Pay to Blunt Shutdown Disruption

Woman who posted about Trump slams door on Secret Service agent: After reportedly posting online about hoping someone would shoot President Trump between the eyes, a woman in Texas was shocked to see a Secret Service agent at her

Vice President Says Outrage Over Wife Karen Pence’s Discriminatory School Is ‘Offensive’: Mike Pence’s wife took a job teaching art at a school that bans LGBTQ families and individuals, HuffPost first reported Tuesday.

This comedian shows how the U.S. national anthem played in a minor key makes it sound Russian. And it’s the best.

Russia’s Thugs May Be Too Much for Its Technocrats: Don’t be fooled: The slick professionals in Putin’s regime serve a thuggish state.

Here’s why Putin wants American businessman Bill Browder dead

Inside the Mueller team’s decision to dispute BuzzFeed’s explosive story on Trump and Cohen

Deal or No Deal Cold Open - SNL

Re-envisioning Socialist Feminism for a New Century

From “Choice” to Justice

DSA Chapters Build Socfem Power

No Cis Men Allowed: The Making of a Socialist Feminist Podcast

It’s Accountability Time for the Orange Menace: Trump’s ablest critics are positioned to issue subpoenas, compel key administration figures to face questioning, and expose failed policies and egregious conflicts of interest.

School Is Crushing My Daughter’s Spirit. What Should I Do?  Another reader asks what she can do about an acquaintance who drunkenly groped her on New Year’s Eve.

Facebook Is a Social Menace: The tech giant will spy for anyone with the cash to buy your secrets.

The End of Likability Politics: The nasty women of America are delivering on their promises—and they don’t care what their conservative male colleagues think.

The Ideas Primary: US presidential contests may seem never-ending, but if the debate is about policy—instead of personality—is that such a bad thing?

The Populist Specter: Is the groundswell of popular discontent in Europe and the Americas what’s really threatening democracy?

Eyewitness to a Revolution: Victor Klemperer’s dispatches from interwar Germany.

A Presidential Negotiating Stance

Comix Nation

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Slams Trump and the Shutdown in First House Floor Speech | NowThis

Calling Trump’s bluff: The deal Democrats should offer to end the shutdown

Column: Is Trump thinking about copping a plea?

Bill reintroduced to prevent any President from leaving NATO: Virginia Senator Tim Kaine was part of the committee to reintroduce the bill to prevent any U.S. Presidents from leaving NATO without Senate consent.

Russian state TV literally laughs about GOP’s vote to lift sanctions

What the Civil War Can Teach Us About Trying to Compromise With Trump: A new history of the antebellum period shows us how remaining moderate can mean letting human rights violations drag on for far too long.

We Got a Blue Wave, But We Can Win So Much More—If We Mobilize Now: This fight is for civilization’s survival—one that will require the mobilization not seen since the civil rights movement.

The Trump Presidency: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Why Trump lies and why you should care

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins seat on powerful House panel set to investigate Trump administration

Kamala Harris raised $1.5 million in 24 hours, but lost Bill O'Reilly's vote

SUPPORT FOR DONALD TRUMP'S IMPEACHMENT IS HIGHER THAN HIS APPROVAL RATING, NEW POLL SHOWS

(Why) The Test of Us is Now: How to Keep a Democracy — and Why it Matters

(Why) America Needs a Mother: Why the Future is Feminine

Trump's liaison to Congress eyeing exit: White House legislative affairs director Shahira Knight is preparing to leave what many insiders call a thankless job.

Power struggle paralyzes 'irrelevant' White House press shop

How Trump Offered NASA Unlimited Funding to Go to Mars in His First Term

Trump’s Lawyer Said There Were “No Plans” For Trump Tower Moscow. Here They Are.  Rudy Giuliani claims the Moscow tower was barely more than a notion. “There were no drafts. Nothing in the file.” Documents obtained by BuzzFeed News tell a different story.

Trump exasperated by gaffe-prone Giuliani: After the president's freewheeling lawyer cleans up yet another set of public comments, the West Wing's patience is wearing thin.

Divorce filing: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst says her husband physically attacked her

Joni Ernst says she turned down chance to be Donald Trump's vice-president

Trump Threatens Michael Cohen’s Father-In-Law, Lanny Davis Slams President’s “Mafioso Don” Behavior

House Judiciary Democrat: Kavanaugh Will ‘Likely’ Be Investigated for Perjury

Clintonists Tell Leftists to Fall in Line Behind Kamala Harris: Establishment uses ‘Bernie Bros’ tactic to discredit progressives’ criticisms

McConnell blocks bill to reopen most of government

Michael Cohen postpones congressional testimony because of threats to family from Trump and Giuliani

TRUMP ADVISERS URGE PRESIDENT TO BENCH RUDY GIULIANI, BAR LAWYER FROM APPEARING ON TV: REPORT

Trump says he will give State of the Union after shutdown ends

Trump-Induced Anxiety Disorder

Max Weber’s enduring wisdom: Democratic politics is a remorseless struggle, he warned 100 years ago
https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2019/01/26/max-webers-enduring-wisdom?cid1=cust/ednew/n/bl/n/2019/01/24n/owned/n/n/nwl/n/n/NA/190494/n

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