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Whistleblowers say aloud what many of us think in silence.  It’s a relief.

Report: Lev Parnas Handed Over Tapes of Trump and Giuliani to the House Intelligence Committee
Lordy, there are tapes

Google reins in political advertising

DEVIN NUNES SPENT $57,000 ON FLIGHTS TO EUROPE TO ALLEGEDLY INVESTIGATE BIDENS AS ETHICS COMPLAINT FILED OVER 'ABUSE' OF OFFICE

What Joe Biden Can’t Bring Himself to Say: His verbal stumbles have voters worried about his mental fitness. Maybe they’d be more understanding if they knew he’s still fighting a stutter.

The Extraordinary Impeachment Testimony of Fiona Hill

Swalwell Exposes Nunes’ Reported Ties To Giuliani’s Indicted Henchman During Impeachment Hearing

Indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas helped Devin Nunes with investigations in Europe: Lev Parnas didn't just aid Giuliani's Ukraine escapades, he also helped Nunes, says his lawyer

What is a continuing resolution?

Here’s how a CR could hurt America’s nuclear weapons modernization

Sondland says Trump ordered him to work with Giuliani pressuring Ukraine

Democrats unite on need to beat Trump, split on health policy

Pentagon official reveals Ukrainians asked about stalled aid as early as July

Prince Andrew to 'step back from public duties' after Jeffrey Epstein fallout

Former Baltimore Mayor Pugh indicted on 11 counts of fraud, tax evasion in ‘Healthy Holly’ book scandal

Ken Starr on the Sondland testimony: 'It's over'

Ken Starr, on Fox News: 'It doesn't look good for the president'

U.S. House approves bill to avert government shutdown this week

Trump blows off Congress inquiry on Lebanon aid freeze

'Miserable': Trump On Edge As House Dems Draft Blueprint For Impeachment | MSNBC

China unchecked in Antarctica: What is China doing down there? Truth is, we don’t know for sure.

Rick Perry: Donald Trump is ‘The Chosen One’ Sent By God to Lead Us

Donald Trump, CIA, Felix Sater and the Jewish Mafia

WILDLY INCRIMINATING EMAILS SHOW THE WHITE HOUSE KNEW TRUMP WAS EXTORTING UKRAINE
Staff, including Mick Mulvaney, scrambled to justify the hold on nearly $400 million in aid in exchange for investigations.

China is seeking to 'take over' Australia's political system, former Asio chief claims: Duncan Lewis says Chinese authorities are using espionage and foreign interference to gain influence

Almost Half Of Men In The U.S. Are Uncomfortable With A Female President

Kamala Harris proposes doubling mental health treatment beds

Recordings of Trump & Giuliani Delivered to Congress

John Kennedy Admits He Was Wrong On DNC Election Hack: 'It WAS Russia'

PUTIN ORDERED THEFT OF CLINTON'S EMAILS FROM DNC, RUSSIAN HACKER CONFESSES

Vladimir Putin suggests Jews and other minorities in Russia could be behind US election meddling: 'Maybe they're Ukrainians, Tatars, Jews, just with Russian citizenship,' the Kremlin leader said

Key Moments From Sondland, Cooper and Hale Testimony ... : A Pentagon official provided new details about when the Ukrainians may have learned about the hold on security aid. Gordon D. Sondland also ...

Rantin' Randy's Rant 11-26-19

2 USC Ch. 17B: IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL, From Title 2—THE CONGRESS

Two OMB officials resigned in part voicing concerns over Ukraine aid hold, official testifies

NYT: Trump was briefed on whistleblower complaint prior to releasing Ukraine aid

A Reminder That 'Fake News' Is An Information Literacy Problem - Not A Technology Problem

Hannah Arendt Explains How Propaganda Uses Lies to Erode All Truth & Morality: Insights from The Origins of Totalitarianism

‘He don’t care about anyone but himself’: ‘Worn out’ Trump supporters are getting sick of the president’s antics

Lindsey Graham wildly deflects after Fox News host plays clip of him gushing about Joe Biden in 2015

‘Disgusted’ lifelong GOP voter quits party after Republicans smear impeachment witnesses

‘I marvel at his stupidity’: Lawmakers baffled by Devin Nunes — but Trump loves his impeachment performance

‘Never seen anything like it’: Dem pollster astonished at how Trump is driving away white suburbanites

‘A special kind of stupid’: Lindsey Graham gets reamed after he wigs out about ‘sham’ impeachment on Twitter

Right-wing NYT columnist does 180 on impeachment and burns Trump to the ground in scathing op-ed

Our Future Is In Your Hands

Presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris works to win over voters in her home state of California

Democrats question why DOJ inspector general isn't investigating Trump's attorneys general: As the DOJ's watchdog readies a report on FBI conduct in the Russia probe, Democrats complain he hasn't examined the conduct of Trump's attorneys general.

Justice Department Watchdog Finds Proper Legal Basis, But Errors, in Russia Probe: Inspector general’s report is expected to find that surveillance of former Trump aide was legally justified, but to also cite missteps including the alleged alteration of an email by an FBI lawyer

CNN Poll: Biden leads nationally as Buttigieg rises

BREAKING: A senior Deutsche Bank executive who signed off on major Trump loans killed himself in California last week, authorities say.

BREAKING: A senior Deutsche Bank executive who signed off on major Trump loans killed himself in CA

John Bolton Says He Has Trump Dirt To Share

Republicans’ Big Lie About Trump and Russia: Collusion wasn’t a hoax and Trump wasn’t exonerated.

Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch - Crime in Progress: Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump

The Inside Story of Christopher Steele’s Trump Dossier: In a new book, the founders of the firm that compiled it defend their work.

Fusion GPS Founders On Russian Efforts To Sow Discord: 'They Have Succeeded'

Virgin Rainbow “The most beautiful opal in the world”: One of the world's rarest and most expensive opals

‘Rudy was making a ton of money’: CNN panel digs into grand jury subpoena investigating Giuliani’s business

WATCH: GOP strategist thoroughly destroyed on national TV after claiming Trump is ‘the chosen one’

Ex-Trump adviser explains the ‘revolting’ reason GOP officials keep saying Trump was chosen by God

Trump adviser smacked down on CNN for attacking judge who ruled McGahn must testify

Trump directs Jared Kushner to investigate why Matt Drudge has turned against him

Russian operatives are back for the 2020 election — and have an insidious new strategy

‘Seriously unbalanced’ Tucker Carlson sparks internet outrage declaring he is rooting for Russia – before backtracking

Trump facing revolt and high-ranking departures at Pentagon after ouster of Spencer and war crime meddling: report

What, precisely, is a “Domestic Enemy”?

Against All Enemies

Naked Donald Trump statues are popping up across America

Top lawmakers reach agreement on spending as deadline nears

Top House Democrat Says Nunes Will ‘Quite Likely, Without Question’ Face Investigation

Trump’s 53-minute Fox rant is another dangerous sign of his worsening mental state: Yale psychiatrist

Fundraising surges for Devin Nunes’ 2020 opponents following a week of cataclysmic news for the incumbent congressman

Donald Trump and his insane clown posse

Devin Nunes blasted as ‘total traitor garbage’ by victim of his ‘illegal’ lawsuits against critics

Trump-loathing ex-GOP lawmaker lays out powerful roadmap for Democrats to make obstruction central to impeachment

Ex-GOP lawmaker blisters ‘thin-skinned weakling’ Devin Nunes for threatening yet another lawsuit at critics

Trump launches new attacks on Pelosi and ‘Do Nothing Democrats’ with taunts about impeachment

WATCH: The president was spotted at Trump Hotel DC on Saturday night — handing out a wad of cash

Rudy Giuliani appeared to be ‘unraveling at the seams’ during Fox News interview: presidential historian

I predicted Trump would win in 2016 — and I’m predicting the same for 2020. Here’s why liberals don’t understand what he represents

Fox News host surprises GOP by dismantling Republican defense of Trump's impeachable Ukraine call

Conservative radio host fired midshow for pointing out Trump's corruption

CNN: GOP lawmakers were 'shaken' by David Holmes' testimony

FBI wants to interview Ukraine whistleblower after Justice Department punt

‘Corrupt': Congresswoman shreds The Hill for publishing conspiracy theories as 'opinion' columns

Trump is reportedly turning on Pompeo now

Vice President Mike Pence's office releases a statement calling Ambassador Gordon Sondland a liar

'This whole hearing turned on a dime': The Trump catastrophe even Fox News couldn't ignore

Mike Pence all of a sudden can't recall if he talked with Sondland about Ukraine aid being withheld

Trump laughably claims he will 'strongly consider' testifying (in writing) for impeachment inquiry

Republicans take a beating on social media after attempts to disparage impeachment witness

Birds of a feather: Why Trump wants to commute Rod Blagojevich's sentence

Impeachment witness knocks smirk off Rep. Jordan’s face: ‘It was obvious' what Trump wanted

Adam Schiff summarizes Trump's Ukraine Plan with just 7 Words

Nicolle Wallace: 'It's gonna take a dead Russian hooker' for Republicans to wake up

Schiff: Impeachment report won't be delayed by Trump administration

Bloomberg officially launches presidential bid

A lot to be thankful for.

California’s Legislative Response to the #MeToo Movement [Podcast]

McDermottPlus Check-Up: October 25, 2019

Will America’s billionaires start a second Civil War to protect their wealth and power?  The stakes couldn’t be higher.

Revenge of the billionaires: How an oligarchy of the morbidly rich can take down democracy

New California Law Allows Opposite-Sex Couples Under the Age of 62 to Be Eligible to Form Domestic Partnerships

Consequences of Waiving Attorney-Client Privilege

Trump says he inherited a mess. What's the world think?  A Pew Research poll of 37 nations showed President Obama got much higher ratings on the world stage than Trump does today.

WATCH 'There Will Be a Purge:' U.S. Pastor Warns of 'Jew Coup' to Impeach Trump.  Far-right site TruNews says YouTube removed their 'godcast' in which they warn of a Jewish plot to take over the U.S.

State Dept. Was Granted $120 Million to Fight Russian Meddling. It Has Spent $0.

The Rise of America’s Secret Government: The Deadly Legacy of Ex-CIA Director Allen Dulles

TOWARDS A SEASON OF MORAL REPAIR....  Welcome to the Marianne Williamson for President Campaign.

Obama Vows To Stop Bernie #NeverBernie | Tim Black

Obama Is Trying To Take Down Bernie Sanders, Report Claims

Brett Kavanaugh’s latest opinion should terrify Democrats: The Supreme Court now has five votes to sabotage the next Democratic presidency.

Hang on Ruthie! (the video)

Provocative Atlantic asks how civil war can be avoided

A Nation Coming Apart: The meaning of the American idea in 2019

Radio host Thom Hartmann: If Trump's re-elected, "we may slide into straight fascism".  Progressive radio host and best-selling author says we need Sanders or Warren; a "milquetoast Democrat" is useless

Progressive Change Campaign Committee

Devin Nunes Endangers Our National Security as a Putin Puppet

Trump meets with Romney, Collins, other Republican senators at White House during impeachment hearing

The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription
Article 2 section 1."The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them." (domestic emoluments clause).
Article 1 section 9. "No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state." (foreign emoluments clause).

Warren Goes Off on Mark Zuckerberg Over Secret Dinner With Trump: ‘This is Corruption, Plain and Simple’

Enemy of the people

Quote: "It violates the essence of what made America a great country in its political system. Now it's just an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery being at the essence of getting the nominations for president or elected president. And the same thing applies to governors and U.S. senators and Congress members. So now we've just seen a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors who want and expect and sometimes get favors for themselves after the election's over." – President Jimmy Carter on unlimited money in politics on the Thom Hartmann Program, 28 July 2015.

THE “CENTER” OF AMERICAN POLITICS IS ON THE LEFT

Contempt of Congress

Exclusive: Giuliani associate willing to tell Congress Nunes met with ex-Ukrainian official to get dirt on Biden

Charges of Ukrainian Meddling? A Russian Operation, U.S. Intelligence Says.  Moscow has run a yearslong operation to blame Ukraine for its own 2016 election interference. But House Republicans doubled down on unproven claims that Ukraine had a physical server containing the hacked emails of the Democratic National Committee in an attempt to justify Trump's request for Ukraine to investigate the matter.

Trump impeachment: Pompeo, Giuliani and Parnas at heart of new revelations.  Documents reveal Pompeo-Giuliani links as Parnas reportedly willing to testify Devin Nunes met with ex-Ukrainian official

Trump repeats Ukraine conspiracy theory on 53-minute "Fox & Friends" call

Mike Bloomberg is buying at least $31 million in TV ads ahead of potential 2020 run

New: Warren announces campaign co-chairs.

Warren Announces Progressive Congresswomen As Campaign Co-Chairs: Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Deb Haaland and Katie Porter will serve on Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign.

Trump learned of whistleblower complaint before releasing Ukraine aid

Ohio bill orders doctors to ‘reimplant ectopic pregnancy’ or face 'abortion murder' charges: Ohio introduces one of the most extreme bills to date for a procedure that does not exist in medical science

The Swampiest Swamp in the History of Swamps

Bernie Sanders' Economic Adviser Stephanie Kelton on His 2020 Run: Stephanie Kelton, a senior economic adviser to Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign, discusses the Democratic presidential candidate's economic vision. She speaks with David Westin on "Bloomberg: Balance of Power."

Has President Donald Trump Engendered The Downfall Of U.S. Evangelicals? | AM Joy | MSNBC

Here’s What Should Disqualify Michael Bloomberg: New York’s stop-and-frisk policy is just one example of the former mayor’s lack of respect for civil liberties.

Tucker Carlson says Trump is 'a full-blown BS artist'

Would the Founding Fathers Impeach Trump? with Robert Reich

Column: The cult of Trump faces the calm of Adam Schiff

Presidential historian predicts public support for Trump will collapse

Why the fight against disinformation, sham accounts and trolls won’t be any easier in 2020: Silicon Valley's efforts to keep bad actors from manipulating next year's election face threats that have evolved since 2016.

Beware, Pete Buttigieg Is a Sharp Corporate Tool: With the mutual alignment of Buttigieg and his corporate healthcare-industry donors, Mayor Pete's approach seems to be a case of a flimflamming candidate who poses as a forthright leader.

Trump Tweets Support For World AIDS Day. His Budget Would Slash Critical Funding.  “This president is no ally of people living with HIV, who are disproportionately LGBTQ and people of color,” the Democratic National Committee said.

Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why People Are OK with Trump’s Endless Supply of Lies: Researchers have answers—and they don’t bode well for democracy

Devin Nunes' Cow Case Just Got SUPER Embarrassing

In Their Own Words: Creating An Official Record of the Trump Presidency—Doug Wead

Rep AOC lectures Pete Buttigieg for pushing ‘GOP talking point’ against public education in new campaign ad

‘Umpa lopa doodle dee doo’: Eric Trump mocked for new ‘Leave Our President Alone’ stunt

Trump and Obama: A tale of two presidents’ very different holiday messages

The US Constitution is an amazing document — but it won’t save us from Donald Trump

Trump’s 2020 campaign attacks Washington Post for reporting the president is not actually Rocky Balboa

Trump’s ‘divisive’ new hire will ‘inject chaos’ into the impeachment process: ex-White House official

Trump Has Spent $115 Million On Golf Trips ― Or 287 Years Of Presidential Salary: Trump often boasts of donating his White House pay, but taxpayers are shelling out much larger sums for his hobby.

Tennessee lawmaker calls for removal of higher education to cut off ‘liberal breeding ground’

Trump thanks GOP senator for spreading Russian propaganda

'I did make mistakes': Rep. Duncan Hunter, an early Trump supporter, will plead guilty to campaign finance violations

The Army Built to Fight ‘Medicare for All’: The top health industry lobbies have joined forces to take down socialized medicine — or anything that looks like it. Will they succeed?

‘The entire GOP is a Russian asset’: Financial Times editor rips Republicans for parroting Putin on Ukraine

‘Put this evil genie back in the bottle’: Air Force Times op-ed blasts what Trump has done to America

Trump's Latest Scam Is Killing People

Is Peak Reaganomics Killing Off Young Americans?

Kamala Harris wants to place ‘people over profit’ on prescription drug prices: On Tuesday, the 2020 presidential hopeful said she would have the federal government set fair prices for major prescription medications

Zelensky on Ukraine Quid Pro Quo: ‘If You’re Our Strategic Partner, Then You Can’t Go Blocking Anything For Us’

Trump Admin Declining to Participate in First House Judiciary Impeachment Hearing

GOP has Become Fear and Hate President Eisenhower Warned Of

Trump Hints That Barr Shut Down the Mueller Investigation

So I Wrote My Congresscritter Elise Stefanik a letter, The Response is Sickening Propaganda

'The awful truth about impeachment': Susan Glasser for The New Yorker

Kentucky GOP moves to strip Democratic governor of his authority, accelerating trend of power grabs

Kentucky officials: Moscow Mitch's inaction on election security 'directly harming his home state'

Former government ethics chief outlines 39 ways the Republican Party is destroying democracy

Why Fox News was created

Editorial: Impeachment testimony has Trump’s defenders groping for a response

Did President Trump Just Earn Himself Another Article of Impeachment?

Adam Schiff, Founding Father: The chief impeacher tries to redefine ‘bribery’ under the law.

The Two Most Important Sentences of the Impeachment Hearings: Ambassador Gordon Sondland delivered a bombshell this morning.

Trump, Pompeo and Pence are implicated in Sondland’s testimony

All The President’s Defenses: Trump's defenses keep crumbling. And his apologists keep making up new ones.

The GOP’s Jackson Pollock Impeachment Strategy

Ben Shapiro: Trump Is Too Dumb to Commit an Impeachable Offense

Donald Trump and the Absolute Power Presidency: One thing we're learning during impeachment hearings is that the president and his cronies are deeply invested in an uncheckable executive branch.

Republicans are pushing the U.S. to accept quid pro quo as the new normal

What really sank Roger Stone

Roger Stone believed morality was weakness. His downfall was loyalty to a friend


With No Warning, House Republicans Vote to Gut Independent Ethics Office

Malcolm Nance on Team Trump's "Plot to Betray America" // Commonwealth Club of California - New Book Forum.  "I want to thank anyone who's served... because we are fighting for their souls today, and I don't want to wake up next year and have to explain just why we have failed them." – Malcolm Nance at the Commonwealth Club of California.  Order a copy of The Plot to Betray America now: https://amzn.to/2MIisf0
Watch full video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cUXYorzR6b8

Trump loses appeal to block Deutsche Bank, Capital One from handing over his financial records to Congress: Trump sued the banks to stop them from complying with subpoenas seeking the information.

BREAKING: Kamala Harris drops out of 2020 presidential race.  Sen. Kamala Harris has told her staff that she is ending her bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination, a senior aide confirmed Tuesday. The news came after reports that the California senator canceled a high-dollar fundraiser.

Rantin' Randy's Rant 12/3/19

House Intelligence Committee releases impeachment report: The House Intelligence Committee has released a copy of the impeachment report being sent to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration. NBC News' Garrett Haake discusses the report from capitol hill.

Trump campaign congratulates Tulsi Gabbard after Kamala Harris drops out of Democratic race

Most Americans think US military should ‘defend freedom abroad,’ survey says

Schiff: Uncontested facts from inquiry show Trump solicited a bribe

Why is Devin Nunes calling Rudy Giuliani and Lev Parnas?  Chairman Schiff discusses with Lawrence O’Donnell the new revelations that the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee was making phone calls to the president's personal lawyer and an indicted Giuliani associate during critical moments in the Ukraine saga. Schiff also says the committee is trying to figure out whether a mysterious caller to Giuliani could be Trump.

Video Appears to Show World Leaders Mocking Trump Behind His Back: The world is literally laughing at the United States

Trump calls Trudeau 'two-faced' after hot mic catches NATO leaders speaking candidly: The Canadian prime minister and others were heard speaking about the president.

Our continental divide: My panel of 500 voters has consistently and overwhelmingly agreed with the statement, “I am worried about the divisiveness in our country.”

Money doesn’t smell: A hallmark of our time is the professed disgust with charitable gifts from purportedly tainted donors.

Congress Has No Other Option Than to Impeach and Remove the President From Office
This is a time for members of Congress to rise up, put country over party, and act in accordance with our American values and the oath they take.

Swedish politicians have no official cars, offices, titles, use public trains

Fact check: Trump makes at least 21 false claims at NATO meetings

Barr Is Said to Doubt Inspector General’s Finding on Russia Inquiry: If the attorney general rebuts the finding that the F.B.I. had sufficient cause to open the investigation, the president’s allies

The case for Bernie Sanders

Robert Reich: What's the Real American Story?

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