Wednesday, May 8, 2019

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DNC Bosses Contemplating a Superdelegate Coup if Bernie Sanders Leads in Delegates

WOMEN IN THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS.  A missed opportunity: the lack of women in official inter-Korean peace processes

Pete Buttigieg exposes the Christian right’s moral contortions

Every 2020 Democrat Wants To Be The Electable Candidate: But what does that even mean?

Mueller report shows President Trump tried to remove Special Counsel: The document shows the president launched an 'f bomb' when he found out a special counsel was named to investigate him.

Legal Experts Say There’s No Justification for Refusing to Release the Mueller Report in Full: During his confirmation hearing, Attorney General William Barr vowed to be as transparent as he could. He hasn’t kept his word.

‘No Recollection’: What Trump Said in His Written Answers to Mueller

Trump's staff are sweating bullets he'll find out they told Mueller the truth

White House staffers are nervous about the Mueller report—because they're afraid of Trump

Another record? Probe opened on Trump's latest cabinet official days after confirmation

House Republicans are trying to interfere with voter suppression investigations

A chilling reality: Media's not equipped to deal with Trump’s ramped-up war on democracy

Want to Run for Office? Now There's a Politics Boot Camp for Veterans

Mueller report paints troubling, but incomplete picture on Trump, Russia

The legal dispute between William Barr and Robert Miller

The case for impeachment begins here

A morally corrupt Trump is saved from himself by disobedient underlings

Will Democrats 'Follow The Mueller Report To Where It Leads'?

Mueller Report: Trump Tried To Stop Investigation Fearing His Presidency Was Over

29 Things Trump Couldn’t Recall While Answering Mueller’s Questions: The special counsel’s office called the president’s answers “inadequate”

Full text of Trump's answers to Mueller's questions

The Mueller Report Went from 'COMPLETE EXONERATION!' to 'Total Bullshit!' as Soon as It Was Actually Released

The Art Of The Tax Dodge: Trump's $916 Million Of Net Operating Losses

Julian Assange and WikiLeaks Deserve Our Thanks for Making Governments More Transparent: The world is a better place now that it's harder than ever for governments to keep secrets.

Republican discussed violent attacks and surveillance with rightwingers: Washington state representative Matt Shea exchanged messages with far-right figures, chat records obtained by the Guardian reveal

Trump accuses 'fake news media' of stirring up 'anger' after Mueller report

Joe Biden Is Running for President: The former vice president has finally decided he’s in, and he’s announcing in less than a week. Now he just has to finish putting a campaign together.

Read Mueller’s Report

Trump lashes out at Romney

Donald Trump is no Richard Nixon. He’s worse

Mueller concluded Trump Jr. was too ignorant to violate election laws

Axios AM

If Impeaching Trump Is Pointless, Then Bipartisanship Is Worthless

The Time for Impeachment Is Here: Robert Mueller insisted that he couldn’t prosecute President Trump — but Democratic leadership in Congress, the only body that can, seem more preoccupied with elections than justice

Donald Trump’s Masturbation-Themed Retweet Sets Twitter Abuzz: “Next time the religious right talks about morals in politics, please remind them of Trump’s behavior on Good Friday 2019.”

DEMOCRATS ARE NOT MOVING FURTHER TO THE LEFT AFTER ALL

Why there will be a woman on the 2020 Democratic ticket

Democrats are playing dirty to shut out progressive new voices. They should rethink that strategy

Dems should file Articles of Impeachment -- for William Barr

House Finance chairwoman subpoenaed nine banks for Trump financial records in money laundering probe

Trump has shot America on 5th Avenue and Republicans allowed it.

This much is certain: Trump tried to cover up a 'sweeping' Russian attack on the U.S.

The 5 Most Persistent Anti-Choice Lies--and Why They're Wrong

Barr releases redacted—but still devastating—Mueller report: Summary

AOC decides to sign onto impeachment resolution. And: why I think Dem leaders are holding off

See How Much Of The Mueller Report Is Redacted

What is wrong with this president? Fox News anchors and guests finally get it right

There’s a Bigger Prize Than Impeachment: Keeping Trump in office will destroy the Republican Party.

Supreme Court will decide if it is legal to fire someone for being LGBTQ: This will end badly.

Trump chief of staff Mick Mulvaney: the cancer within

NYT: Justice Department has had ‘numerous conversations’ about the Mueller report with White House

Pete Buttigieg fuses liberalism and tradition: This is a natural extension of his marriage

Seth Moulton enters 2020 Democratic field

After Democrats Surged In 2018, Republican-Run States Eye New Curbs On Voting

Trump is Expanding the US Empire

U.S. drops demand for full accounting of N. Korea nuclear program ahead of talks: The country's refusal to disclose all of its nuclear materials is the issue over which talks fell apart a decade ago.

Senate votes to arm teachers: The House still has yet to pass a version of this bill.

Donald Trump's state visit to the UK set for 3 June

Britons eagerly begin stockpiling bottles of piss in preparation for Donald Trump state visit

Listen: The complete Mueller report

IRAN'S DEFENSE MINISTER COMPARES ‘TRUMPISM TO 'NAZISM,’ SAYS TRUMP'S POLICIES ‘SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED GLOBAL SECURITY’

Warren Stays on Message

The great Trumpkin’s damning ‘exoneration’

Waiting for “homocracy”

What should the press learn from its use of Russian hacked content?

After the Mueller report: Now what?

Congress has a duty to begin impeachment proceedings

White House instructs ex-security clearance official not to testify

Russian state TV broadcasts useful idiot Sean Hannity's commentary on Mueller report

Trump and Barr bring three decades of GOP criminality full circle

Trump colluded with Russia and obstructed justice. Right wing won't care—but independents just might

Warren announces comprehensive plan to end student debt, provide free public higher education

Zelensky win makes Ukraine 1st country outside Israel with Jewish PM, president: Marvels one columnist: ‘Imagine, a pure-blooded Jew with the appearance of a Sholom Aleichem protagonist wins by a landslide in a country that glorifies Nazi criminals’

JOE BIDEN’S FAVORABILITY RATING AMONG DEMOCRATIC VOTERS IS TUMBLING AHEAD OF EXPECTED 2020 ANNOUNCEMENT: POLL

The Mueller Report Was My Tipping Point: I was a Trump transition staffer, and I’ve seen enough. It’s time for impeachment.

When Obama Talked Biden Out of Running for President: The former vice president pondered running in 2016, but Obama wanted Hillary Clinton. 

Opinion: Hillary Clinton: Mueller documented a serious crime against all americans.  Here’s how to respond.

NRA busted giving Trump 9,259 times the legal limit: Bombshell campaign finance lawsuit

Watch Live: 2020 Candidates Speak At The She The People Forum | NBC News

Opinion: Democrats should call attention to Trump’s patriotism deficit

Kamala Harris needs to unlock the power of African American women voters: At a forum for women of color this week, the California senator needs to make her big play with an increasingly crucial Democratic demographic.

Russia’s next election hack

The Mueller report: Reading between and outside the lines

Devin Nunes So Afraid Of The Public He’s Holding A Fundraiser In Secret Location

New Election Ordered After Ca. Dems Caught Cheating Progressives

Democrats can put Mnuchin in prison right now for hiding Trump’s taxes: ex-Watergate prosecutor

Let's talk about which country is the greatest threat to American freedom....

Buttigieg Kills His Campaign. Equates Bernie & Trump Voters

F.B.I. Warns of Russian Interference in 2020 Race and Boosts Counterintelligence Operations
Intelligence officials have said Russia has kept up its election interference operations under the direction of President Vladimir V. Putin and that they are likely to intensify during the 2020 presidential campaign.

Attorney General Barr to testify before Congress on May 1 and 2

Let's talk about why military assistance to foreign countries is bad for the drug war....

McDermottPlus Check-Up: April 26, 2019

N.R.A. President to Step Down as New York Attorney General Investigates: Oliver L. North, president of the National Rifle Association, said on Saturday he would not seek another term. The gun rights group is facing bitter infighting and a new inquiry into its tax-exempt status.

WILLIAM BARR GIVES TRUMP WHAT HE WANTS, FORMS TEAM TO INVESTIGATE THE F.B.I: Rep. Jim Jordan said the reported investigation is what Republicans have "been calling for."

Longest-serving Republican in Iowa legislature to leave GOP citing disapproval with Trump

"If this is the new normal, I want no part of it": Citing Trump, Iowa’s longest-serving Republican leaves party

Senate vote: Teachers may arm

Russian Agent Maria Butina Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison: ‘I Destroyed My Own Life’.  The government says she illegally courted U.S. figures, including conservatives and NRA leaders, on behalf of Moscow.

Trump’s high-stakes subpoena battle with House Democrats, explained: Trump and Democrats are barreling toward a constitutional showdown on oversight.

Tax return bills could kick Trump off the ballot in some blue states

HHS Budget Would Fund Discrimination at Expense of Civil Rights Enforcement

Trump administration reportedly preparing to enable doctors to refuse to treat trans patients

Robert Mueller Report A Road Map For Charging Donald Trump With Obstruction | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

Ron Paul on Tulsi Gabbard

Howard Dean's Disgusting Smears Of Tulsi Gabbard Call For Peace

Jimmy Dore: The US is a MAFIA STATE!

These 5 Censored Books Tell a History the Establishment Wants Hidden

Think Trump's Stupid? Get A Load Of This Interview...

Bernie Sanders DESTROYS Trump & His Lackey for Their Lies and Hypocrisy

Cenk Uygur Destroys Mainstream Media News And So Called Liberal Democrats At The National Press Club

BERNIE SANDERS Running Mate for the 2020 Election

"THIS IS ILLEGAL!!" Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard's BRILLIANT Takedown of Trump's Illegal War in Syria

95% Americans Will Like This "Tulsi Gabbard Brilliantly Answers Questions of U.S Citizens"

Trump’s greatest threat has arrived

Whale with harness could be Russian weapon, say Norwegian experts: Fisherman raised alarm after white whale sporting unusual strapping began harassing their boats

Not The White House Correspondents' Dinner: Deep Fakes | TBS

Not The White House Correspondents' Dinner: Honorary Journalism Honor Award Honors | TBS

Not The White House Correspondents' Dinner: Balance v. Truth with Snooki and Alex Honnold | TBS

WashPost: Trump has made over 10,000 false claims

IS HE THE WORST PRESIDENT EVER? A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

The five universal laws of human stupidity

Cory Booker is winning the charity primary: His tax returns show he donates 15 percent of his income. But is that how we should pick a president?

US election 2020: The Democratic White House race - in five charts

READ: Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein's resignation letter

Poll: 30% Of Conservatives, 15% Of GOP Say They Won’t Vote For Trump.  Republican critics of the president say the numbers spell big trouble for his reelection bid.

Rachel Maddow Explains How Democrats Are As United As Ever To Make Trump A One-Term President

Trump withdraws from UN arms treaty as NRA crowd cheers in delight: Democrats condemn Trump’s ‘myopic’ decision to withdraw.  President at NRA summit vows to defend second amendment

Why President Trump Will Likely Be Reelected, And What It Means For Global Security

Trump is terrified that Deutsche Bank records will expose him as ‘a clown living on credit’: Rick Wilson

The professor who correctly predicted decades of US elections explains how Democrats can win 2020

DCCC DEFENDS Anti-LGBT Democrat

AS THE WASHINGTON POST SAYS, “DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS.”

WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR: We’re fighting to protect the Trump investigations, stand up to his administration’s corruption, and strengthen our democracy.

Mueller Pushed in Letter for Barr to Release Report’s Summaries

Mazie Hirono calls Barr a liar and says he should resign

AG Bill Barr's Senate testimony is so inaccurate, networks are fact-checking his lies in real time

Stacy Abrams not running for Senate in Georgia is another recruiting blow for national democrats

AG Barr: Trump instructing White House counsel to lie 'is not a crime'

William Barr questioned by Sen. Mazie Hirono: full video on May 1, 2019

Kamala Harris questions William Barr: full video on May 1, 2019

Ronald Reagan's daughter rips GOP for using her father to justify 'silence on Trump'

China is watching Western democracy eat itself

Revealed: the Trump-linked ‘Super PAC’ working behind the scenes to drive Europe’s voters to the far right.  openDemocracy undercover investigation reveals ‘explosive’ evidence of ‘extraordinary coordination’ between controversial Madrid campaign group and far-right parties across Europe.

New political group aims to mobilize 2 million women for the 2020 election

Hillary Clinton pitches a hypothetical: 'China, if you're listening, why don't you get Trump's tax returns'

Mimi Rocah William Barr misled Congress about Mueller's report. He must resign as attorney general.
America deserves nothing less than objectivity, neutrality, honesty and integrity from our top law enforcement official.

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet Launches 2020 White House Bid After Cancer Battle

2020 presidential candidate Sen. Michael Bennet calls for Barr to resign

Michael Bennet Announces A 2020 Run | Morning Joe | MSNBC

The Land of Flickering Lights: Restoring America in An Age of Broken Politics

THE LAND OF FLICKERING LIGHTS: Restoring America in an Age of Broken Politics

Let's talk about the candidate who can beat Trump....

Biden leads Sanders by 24 points in new poll

Nadler delivers ultimatum to Barr before holding AG in contempt

‘Kellyanne Conway broke the law again today’: Lawrence O’Donnell has video busting White House official’s crimes

DEMS’ 2020 DILEMMA: GOOD NEWS FOR THE ECONOMY IS GREAT NEWS FOR TRUMP. As jobs numbers balloon and unemployment falls, Democrats are in for a vicious messaging fight.

Attorney General Barr has always been a cover-up specialist

Maddow Slams YouTube News & Gets Owned Immediately

Gavin Williamson will not face investigation into Huawei leak, says counter-terror chief: 'I am satisfied that the disclosure did not amount to a criminal offence, either under the Official Secrets Act or Misconduct in a Public Office'

Barr Hearings on Mueller Report Display the Threat to Democracy: Attorney and activist Kamau Franklin dissects the questioning of Attorney General Barr on his handling of the Mueller report

How Big Money Contributions Cripple our Politics: Despite the many setbacks, consumer advocate, author, and former health insurance executive Wendell Potter says there is reason to be optimistic about our politics if we take the long view and challenge corporate power

Michigan: The Latest Victory in Ending Gerrymandering. The Michigan Republican legislature's 2011 gerrymandering scheme has been ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. District Court. What will the impact of this latest case of biased redistricting mean to voters?

Federal Court Throws Out Ohio's Congressional Map

Ted Lieu just unveiled a brilliant new way to punish Barr for his Mueller Report shenanigans

BARR: “IT’S NOT A CRIME” FOR TRUMP TO DEMAND STAFFERS LIE TO INVESTIGATORS.  Isn’t that literally obstruction of justice?

This nation is at the mercy of a criminal administration

Fox News Has Always Been Propaganda: The cable news channel has poisoned political discourse from the moment it went on the air.

Donald Trump AG Barr Nightmare? Mueller In Talks To Break Silence | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

Trump Gave Putin ‘Green Light’ to Meddle in 2020 Election, Ex-FBI Boss Says

Trump Gave Putin ‘Green Light’ to Meddle in 2020 Election, Ex-FBI Boss Says: ‘It’s troubling to think the president is finding comfort in our adversary,’ former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi said on MSNBC.

New York Times: Pelosi worries Trump won't give up power if he loses re-election by small margin

What Is Data For Progress?

A full-time rabbi, jingling keys, snoring: what Michael Cohen will find in prison: Trump’s ex-fixer who paid off porn stars on the president’s behalf is to begin a three-year sentence in upstate New York on Monday

Russia Says Trump Initiated Friday's 1.5-Hour Call With Putin

Inside Facebook's war room: the battle to protect EU elections

Schiff makes criminal referral to DOJ for Erik Prince

Read the full letter from White House counsel Emmet Flood to AG Barr: The White House counsel, in a letter dated April 19, took issue with elements of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

Margaret Thatcher is dead, but her toxic legacies live on

Former Solicitor General tells Joy Reid that Trump plans to destroy the FBI for daring to investigate him
Trump retweets Jerry Falwell Jr. suggesting his term should be extended by two years

The Trump Administration Just Said Religious Doctors Can Refuse Medical Treatment for Patients: The rules are the latest “conscience protections” by the Trump administration.

TO IMPEACH OR NOT IMPEACH?

Trump reverses position, says Mueller should not testify to Congress: Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., said Sunday that the House Judiciary Committee is aiming for the special counsel to testify on May 15.

Can Paper Ballots Save Our Democracy?  Amid fears of voting-machine hacks, some election-security experts are advocating for a return to the past.

House Judiciary to begin contempt proceedings against Bill Barr this week

Biden Thinks Trump Is the Problem, Not All Republicans. Other Democrats Disagree.

Here’s how Trump plans to play the Democrats — and use their help to get re-elected

Beto O'Rourke Slams Anti-Gay Protesters' Relentless Attacks On Pete Buttigieg

Prof. Harvey J. Kaye: The 2020 Fight For The Four Freedoms

Prof. Richard Wolff: What Is Class?

Pete Buttigieg: God doesn't belong to a political party, but 'I can't imagine' God would be a Republican

I respectfully reject the notion of a white male savior.

Kamala Harris Calls for Full Repeal of Trump's 2017 Tax Law

New York attorney general sues Trump Treasury, IRS

For A Guy Who's “TOTALLY EXONERATED,” Trump Sure Is Invested In Keeping Mueller Quiet

House panel sets Wednesday vote to hold Barr in contempt after DOJ doesn't turn over Mueller report

Proposing a Constitutional Amendment

McConnell to ignore facts, declare ‘case closed’ on Trump scandals

Let's talk about the next 11-year-old girl....

How to Defeat Trump: For starters, we need a patriotic Republican on the right to run as a third-party candidate.

Clash Between Trump and House Democrats Poses Threat to Constitutional Order

Ocasio-Cortez blasts ‘heartbeat’ abortion bill, calls it a ‘backdoor ban’

Trump claims executive privilege over entire Mueller report and underlying documents

Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems.  Financial meltdown, environmental disaster and even the rise of Donald Trump – neoliberalism has played its part in them all. Why has the left failed to come up with an alternative?

The Alleged War Criminal in the U.N.’s Midst: Twenty-five years after the Rwandan genocide, will the U.N. at last pursue one of its own former officials?

Bernie Sanders on trade with China, health care and student debt

Mueller reportedly about to leave DOJ in "coming days"--and derail efforts to derail his testimony

WIDE GENDER GAP, GROWING EDUCATIONAL DIVIDE IN VOTERS’ PARTY IDENTIFICATION

The RS Politics 2020 Democratic Primary Leaderboard: Ranking a crowded field as two dozen contenders jockey to confront Trump

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