Saturday, June 22, 2019

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Macron to Trump at D-day ceremony: fulfil the promise of Normandy.  French president praises multilateralism of Nato and EU while offering gratitude to US

Americans know literally nothing about the Constitution

Could Iowa Asians, Latinos be the drivers of Trump's worst political nightmare?

FULL Hardball With Chris Matthews 6/7/19 | Chris Matthews MSNBC News Today June 07, 2019

Michael Wolff predicts how Trump's presidency will end

Missouri Unnecessary Pelvic Exam Rule Invites Ire Of Women Voters | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

Let's talk about the facts behind making things quieter....

Vladimir Pozner: How the United States Created Vladimir Putin

Rantin' Randy's Rant 6-8-19

Why were Trump's adult children on his state visit to the U.K.?

'Con man, crook, draft dodger, racist'—actual words House Republicans want to ban in Trump hearing

Trump Rally: 10 Secrets Trump Doesn't Want Liberals To Know

Regulating Facebook is more efficient than breaking it up

The market is making parental leave routine.  Why involve Congress?

Mueller and Pelosi’s Vote of Confidence

The only way to break the pattern of mass shootings

Beto O’Rourke: I Will Prosecute Trump If I Win in 2020

THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS ABOUT MORE THAN KICKING A DANGEROUS CON MAN OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE

Trump Destroys American Greatness From Within: From the Justice Department to the military, the president is corroding and destabilizing the institutions of democracy.

Freshman Rep. Katie Porter Hilariously Takes Down Both Biden and Maher in Two Minutes: “Well, Bill, your mother made a choice, and we all are living with the consequences of it,” congresswoman joked in response to the comedian’s story about his mother not aborting him

Chuck Schumer Mocks Trump over New Deal with Mexico: ‘This Is an Historic Deal!’

LOL: Hannity Says "Lock Him Up" Calls Are "Despicable"

2 former state senators found dead in Arkansas and Oklahoma within days

Alabama governor signs chemical castration bill into law

McConnell Is Blocking Any Plan to Prevent a Russian Election Attack in 2020

MITCH MCCONNELL, ELAINE CHAO LAMBASTED BY ETHICS EXPERTS FOR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

General Assistance Program: Why deny minimal assistance to our most vulnerable?

Kushner’s Company Received $90M From Anonymous Foreign Investors, Says Report

Poll: Majority of Americans expect President Trump to win in 2020

Dem Rep. Criticizes Cable Nets for Not Carrying John Dean Hearing Live After Helicopter Crash Coverage

Sarah Sanders rages at Joe Biden ahead of Iowa speech: He ‘allowed Russia to interfere with our election’

Justin Amash leaves the conservative Freedom Caucus

House Democrats Can Issue An Impeachment Verdict Without Going Through The GOP Senate

Elaine Chao Is Filling Up the Swamp

Gears Begin To Turn On Congress Follow-Through On Mueller Report | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

FAQs on new voting system; Hazardous waste recycling opportunity; and PennDOT goes green

You Can Personally Test Philly’s Controversial New Voting Machines: City controller Rebecca Rhynhart still hasn’t signed off on the purchase of the $8,000 units, but that’s not stopping the city from showing them off.

Judge Temporarily Protects Abortion Access At Missouri Clinic

“DISASTROUS”: DOW SINKS AS MARKETS REALIZE TRUMP REALLY IS THIS STUPID: The president is dragging the U.S. into a second unwinnable trade war, this time with Mexico.

House Democratic Leadership Must Find the Courage to Impeach

Executive Privilege over EVERTHING!! Donnie hates polls. It's Wednesday Baby.

Trump's approval rating is underwater in 8 major 2020 battleground states, and it's a troubling sign for his reelection prospects

Missouri, Maine, Vermont have abortion rights victories

Former FBI spy-hunters warn of ongoing Russian interference efforts

Officials: US to send about 1,000 more troops to Poland

Former White House aide Hicks agrees to testify to house panel investigating Trump

Third Circuit, Again, Hears Argument in Challenge to FCC Broadcast Dereg: FCC defends efforts, or in Prometheus' view lack of them, on diversity

President Donald Trump Sides With North Korean Dictator Over CIA | The Last Word | MSNBC

Fox News reporter startled by Trump’s Biden-bashing rant: I asked him a question and he just went off

‘This is not a sane man’: Trump brutally mocked for ‘projection’ after questioning Biden’s mental fitness

Jon Stewart shreds Congress in testimony on 9/11 responders: ‘I’m tired of hearing it’s a New York issue’

Trump just delivered a rage-filled rant on the White House South Lawn — here are the 5 craziest moments

White House reporter busts Trump: His Mexico deal ‘appears to be a blank piece of paper’

Conservative offers a brutal assessment of the ‘unhinged’ Republicans who tried to derail the John Dean hearing

In the era of Trump — the NRA has finally been revealed as a pathetic fraud

Right-wing pastor goes off the rails against ‘sodomites’ ahead of his ‘Make America Straight Again’ conference

Meghan McCain thrilled by applause for ‘ignoring’ Mueller’s findings — only to find out it’s just her friend

Shep Smith Urges Fox News Viewers to Read Mueller Report: 'Did Not Exonerate' Trump

Michael Flynn’s New Lawyer Is an Anti-Mueller Conspiracy Monger: Powell’s website is full of her musings on the special counsel ‘creeps on a mission’ and columns insisting Flynn should withdraw his guilty plea.

Top Finance Democrat announces hold on Treasury nominees over Trump's tax returns

Cenk Debates Ana Navarro On CNN

The Trump Presidency Is Good News for Trump's Bottom Line: With the president giving Trump golf courses free publicity, and Kellyanne Conway telling citizens to buy Ivanka Trump products, business is good and ethics are dubious.

Confidence trick

In the Con We Trust: A Q&A with Confidence Game Author Maria Konnikova: Konnikova studies the art of the con—and what it reveals about every one of us

California’s Biggest Secret? How Big Oil Dominates Public Discourse to Manipulate and Deceive

Why the Conservatives deserve to face extinction if they make Boris Johnson prime minister: By installing such a charlatan in No 10, the Tories will forfeit any right to be taken seriously.

Federal watchdog recommends Conway be removed from role for Hatch Act violations

Trump engages in sleight of hand so to speak

Betsy DeVos Earned At Least $45 Million While In Office Last Year

Federal watchdog agency recommends removal of Kellyanne Conway from federal office for violating the Hatch Act

Duncan Hunter's wife agrees to cooperate with prosecutors, pleads guilty to misusing campaign funds

Sanders goes full FDR in defense of democratic socialism

Bernie Sanders Calls His Brand of Socialism a Pathway to Beating Trump: Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont offered a strong defense of democratic socialism in an effort to fend off criticism about his electability as he seeks the Democratic nomination for president.

Bernie Sanders just made a brilliant defense of democratic socialism.  In a speech yesterday, the 2020 contender’s message was crystal clear: ‘Political freedom in the absence of economic freedom is not real freedom’

Bernie Sanders Defines Democratic Socialism, Says When The 99% Stand Up Against the 1% We Can Transform Society

Sen. Bernie Sanders defends democratic socialism, reflecting internal democratic battle over the party’s philosophy

Bernie Sanders Defines Democratic Socialism as Key to Defeating Trump: The senator sought to dispel interpretations of his views that more moderate Democrats have been concerned could cost the party a shot at the White House.

A Blue Dot In Texas: The important things. My day without saying. It's Friday baby, you know what's up.

Chao Corruption Shocking Even For Scandal-Plagued Donald Trump Cabinet | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

Harry S. Truman Address in Tacoma at a Rally in the Armory

‘Pants On Fire’: Analysis Shows 60% Of Fox News ‘Facts’ Are Really Lies: Fox News leads the major TV networks in broadcasting lies, but that doesn’t mean CNN or MSNBC are far behind.

Citing Trump’s character, DC residents challenge the city to revoke his hotel’s liquor license

Let's talk about the right and left in America....

Democratic Debate Lineup: Sanders And Biden To Face Off

Joe Biden is a relic from the past, and this one exchange with a 13-year-old girl proves that

After Jon Stewart's impassioned testimony to Congress, 9/11 responders gave him an incredible gift

Trump's use of executive privilege is the greatest single threat to the rule of law

Oregon just joined the National Popular Vote Compact. Here's how it could take effect by 2024

Time to initiate impeachment proceedings—Donald Trump just put the U.S. presidency up for sale

MSNBC host asks Republican—over and over—why he hasn't bothered to read Mueller report

Trump snaps at reporter when asked about his upcoming meeting with Putin

Trump fumes over lack of recognition for his imaginary accomplishments

The sinner's prayer

Trump wants to punish Justin Amash, but Amash may return the favor

A close family member votes Republican. Now I understand why. The core isn't bigotry. It's worse.

The 24 times Trump has accused somebody of "treason"

Party-switching West Virginia governor renews very public fight with GOP Senate leader

Conservative columnist: GOP is doomed because young people see it as 'the dumb party'

Justin Amash scorches Don Jr., bakes his ashes into a scone, and eats it with a dollop of marmalade

William Barr's investigation into the investigators is going everywhere, about everything

University of Alabama robs students of $26.5 million because the donor spoke out for women's rights

Braininess Is Now the Brand: For a party dependent on highly educated voters, Buttigieg’s rise and Warren’s resurgence foretell the future.

Elizabeth Warren’s One-Two Punch for Conquering Washington

What is the Einstein visa? And how did Melania Trump get one?

Trump Lies To, Lashes Out At George 'Little Wiseguy' Stephanopoulos

THE IOWA CAUCUS SYSTEM SHOULD BE ABOLISHED

A Conversation With House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Joe Biden Promises Rich Donors He Won’t ‘Demonize’ The Wealthy If Elected President: “No one’s standard of living will change, nothing would fundamentally change,” the former vice president said at a New York fundraiser on Tuesday.

The FBI is reportedly investigating Deutsche Bank over money-laundering regulation compliance, including transactions connected to Jared Kushner

Are Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders the same? The debate, explained.  Sanders and Warren: two candidates with similar policies and fundamentally different politics.

For Not Mentioning Climate Crisis or Soaring Inequality, Sanders Calls Trump 'Man Living in Parallel Universe' Who 'Must Be Defeated': "Our job is to keep our eyes on the prize, which is creating a decent life for all people," Sanders in video response to the president's official 2020 kickoff speech. "Our job is to resist Trump's effort to divide us up."

Bernie Sanders Delivered the Most Profound Speech Since We Lost MLK

Donald Trump Jr. Mocks Biden’s Cancer Cure Promise Just Before His Dad Makes Same Vow: During a rally in Orlando, Florida, he made fun of Biden’s promise to cure cancer, either not knowing or caring that the former VP’s son died of the disease.

'The Grim Reaper': Why McConnell is Trump’s collusion enabler: MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber breaks down how Senate Majority Leader is enabling Trump to collude in 2020. Bucking bipartisan calls, McConnell reportedly has said Congress will not be voting on any bills to promote election security.

Hope Hicks refuses to answer questions about Trump White House, lawmakers say: The former White House aide testified before the House Judiciary Committee for about seven hours on Wednesday.

Illinois Senate To Trump: Show Your Tax Returns Or Be Barred From The 2020 Ballot

The Staggering Frontrunner Status of Clueless and Shameless Joe Biden: Given his desire to merely revert the country to pre-Trump days, no wonder Biden keeps saying that a good future can stem from finding common ground with Republicans. But for people who understand the present-day GOP and really want a decent society, Biden’s claims are delusional.

Trump says, ‘Iran made a very big mistake’ after U.S. military confirms shoot-down of American drone

Prophets of Rage - Unfuck The World (Official Video)

Let's talk about flags, promises, and logos....

‘It’s just insane’: MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow breaks down the Trump administration’s latest Russia scandal

Who’s Up in the Polls Today? It Really Doesn’t Matter.  It’s tempting to read a lot into early opinion polls. But the Democratic nomination race is still wide open.

Fascism

Trump's oldest son said a decade ago that a lot of the family's assets came from Russia

Prosecutors rebut Roger Stone: U.S. caught Russian election hackers on its own.  Trump ally has alleged the government relied solely on ‘an inconclusive and unsubstantiated report’ written by a cyber research firm.

All of the Mueller report’s major findings in less than 30 minutes

McConnell now says he’d hold SCOTUS hearings in an election year — in a reversal of 2016: The Senate majority leader admits the “Biden rule” was always a bunch of nonsense.

The Belief That Trump Is a Messiah Is Rampant and Dangerous: When a leader is seen as infallible, supporters become disciples.

Advice Columnist E. Jean Carroll Details Alleged Rape By Trump In 1990s: The writer alleges that the president attacked her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room and thrust “his penis halfway — or completely, I’m not certain — inside me.”

US priest carries out exorcism outside Irish abortion clinic

IRS COMMISSIONER CHARGED WITH RELEASING TRUMP TAX RETURNS PROFITS FROM TRUMP-BRANDED PROPERTY

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