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Trump: Day 761
-Supporter Planned Terror Attacks
-Escalates Attacks Against NY Times
-Cheers Covington WaPo Lawsuit
-DOJ Expects Mueller Report Next Wk
-Energy Execs Spend Big at DC Hotel
-Global Recession Fears are Rising
-Cohen 2 Testify Publicly February 27
-Supporter Planned Terror Attacks
-Escalates Attacks Against NY Times
-Cheers Covington WaPo Lawsuit
-DOJ Expects Mueller Report Next Wk
-Energy Execs Spend Big at DC Hotel
-Global Recession Fears are Rising
-Cohen 2 Testify Publicly February 27
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Day 866 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 866 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 717 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 717 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
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Day 505 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injuring 546.
Although a bump stock ban takes effect in 27 days, Congress must take action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
Day 505 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injuring 546.
Although a bump stock ban takes effect in 27 days, Congress must take action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
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Real-time U.S. gun violence numbers for 2019:
•1,913 gun deaths
•3,300 gun injuries
•73 children shot
•305 teenagers shot
•270 armed home invasions
•171 incidents of defensive gun use
•207 unintentional shootings
•43 mass shootings
Real-time U.S. gun violence numbers for 2019:
•1,913 gun deaths
•3,300 gun injuries
•73 children shot
•305 teenagers shot
•270 armed home invasions
•171 incidents of defensive gun use
•207 unintentional shootings
•43 mass shootings
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The authorities knew for more than 4 years that Gary Martin was a violent felon, but apparently did nothing to ensure that he surrendered the laser-sighted Smith & Wesson handgun that he used to kill 5 co-workers in Aurora, Ill. nyti.ms/2E0uifX
The authorities knew for more than 4 years that Gary Martin was a violent felon, but apparently did nothing to ensure that he surrendered the laser-sighted Smith & Wesson handgun that he used to kill 5 co-workers in Aurora, Ill. nyti.ms/2E0uifX
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No parent should have to think about buying their child a bulletproof backpack to keep them safe at school. Let’s be the generation that finally addresses gun violence epidemic.
No parent should have to think about buying their child a bulletproof backpack to keep them safe at school. Let’s be the generation that finally addresses gun violence epidemic.
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Day 327 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
Day 327 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
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Day 327 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.
With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
Day 327 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.
With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
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Day 306 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
As of 12/21/2018 according to Trump admin:
➡️ 161 of 2,816 *separated kids* still in custody.
Day 306 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
As of 12/21/2018 according to Trump admin:
➡️ 161 of 2,816 *separated kids* still in custody.
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FYI: The Trump admin has quietly resumed separating immigrant families at the border.
At one agency, the children were put into temporary foster care and shelters with little or no indication that they arrived at the border with their parents: propub.li/2QcsPvY
FYI: The Trump admin has quietly resumed separating immigrant families at the border.
At one agency, the children were put into temporary foster care and shelters with little or no indication that they arrived at the border with their parents: propub.li/2QcsPvY
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now almost 15,000 are in U.S. custody.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
n.pr/2BdhcL8
Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now almost 15,000 are in U.S. custody.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
n.pr/2BdhcL8
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Thousands more kids may have been separated from their parents at the border under the Trump administration than was previously thought, according to an internal government report.
abcn.ws/2DmTr5t
Thousands more kids may have been separated from their parents at the border under the Trump administration than was previously thought, according to an internal government report.
abcn.ws/2DmTr5t
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These reps were devastated after seeing the conditions children live in at the country's largest detention facility for migrant kids
These reps were devastated after seeing the conditions children live in at the country's largest detention facility for migrant kids
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Day 254 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
Day 254 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
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Day 184 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet.
Day 184 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet.
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Day 76 since US Justice Department prosecutors say Trump committed a felony.
Yet, no subpoena, no indictment, no impeachment.
Which begs the question: Is Trump above the law?
Day 76 since US Justice Department prosecutors say Trump committed a felony.
Yet, no subpoena, no indictment, no impeachment.
Which begs the question: Is Trump above the law?
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Judge Pauley has granted a request by Michael Cohen to report to prison on May 6, postponing his previously scheduled date of March 6, per new court filing.
Judge Pauley has granted a request by Michael Cohen to report to prison on May 6, postponing his previously scheduled date of March 6, per new court filing.
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Michael Cohen's public hearing with the Committee on Oversight and Reform has been rescheduled for 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2019.
The next day, on February 28, Cohen will appear in closed session before the Intelligence Committee.
wsj.com/articles/ex-tr…
Michael Cohen's public hearing with the Committee on Oversight and Reform has been rescheduled for 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2019.
The next day, on February 28, Cohen will appear in closed session before the Intelligence Committee.
wsj.com/articles/ex-tr…
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The scope of the public Michael Cohen hearing before the House Oversight Committee set for a week from today.
The scope of the public Michael Cohen hearing before the House Oversight Committee set for a week from today.
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Day 141 since WaPo columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
Saudi Arabia admits they were responsible for his death. Yet, the location of Khashoggi's body remains unknown.
Why does Trump defend Saudi Arabia?
Day 141 since WaPo columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
Saudi Arabia admits they were responsible for his death. Yet, the location of Khashoggi's body remains unknown.
Why does Trump defend Saudi Arabia?
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Presenting the crown prince with a weapon will likely raise eyebrows at a time when he has been embroiled in controversy over the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. cnn.it/2SMcvUj
Presenting the crown prince with a weapon will likely raise eyebrows at a time when he has been embroiled in controversy over the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. cnn.it/2SMcvUj
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Day 6 since Trump declared a national emergency in response to a manufactured crisis to seize power and subvert the Constitution.
"I didn't need to do this"
Day 6 since Trump declared a national emergency in response to a manufactured crisis to seize power and subvert the Constitution.
"I didn't need to do this"
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@SpeakerPelosi says the House will move “swiftly” to pass the resolution from @JoaquinCastrotx to terminate the national emergency - Dems will formally introduce on Friday:
@SpeakerPelosi says the House will move “swiftly” to pass the resolution from @JoaquinCastrotx to terminate the national emergency - Dems will formally introduce on Friday:
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White evangelical Christians appear to see Trump's wall as a defense against a kind of rolling cultural and demographic extinction event.
They believe there's an emergency at the border and support the authoritarian exercise of power to combat it.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
White evangelical Christians appear to see Trump's wall as a defense against a kind of rolling cultural and demographic extinction event.
They believe there's an emergency at the border and support the authoritarian exercise of power to combat it.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
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Fewer than 4 in 10 voters, 39%, support Trump's emergency declaration.
That's less than the 41% who strongly oppose the declaration and the 51% overall who oppose it.
— POLITICO/Morning Consult
Fewer than 4 in 10 voters, 39%, support Trump's emergency declaration.
That's less than the 41% who strongly oppose the declaration and the 51% overall who oppose it.
— POLITICO/Morning Consult
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16-state suit over Trump Border Wall emergency declaration is assigned to Oakland, Calif.-based Judge Heywood Gilliam, an Obama appointee. (2-3 filed in DC are before a Trump appointee: Judge Trevor McFadden)
Barack and Kamala approve!
16-state suit over Trump Border Wall emergency declaration is assigned to Oakland, Calif.-based Judge Heywood Gilliam, an Obama appointee. (2-3 filed in DC are before a Trump appointee: Judge Trevor McFadden)
Barack and Kamala approve!
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Caught at an existing port of entry
Caught at an existing port of entry
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Southwest Airlines says it lost $60,000,000 in revenue due to the #TrumpShutdown, quadruple the company's initial estimate.
cnn.com/2019/02/20/inv…
Southwest Airlines says it lost $60,000,000 in revenue due to the #TrumpShutdown, quadruple the company's initial estimate.
cnn.com/2019/02/20/inv…
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Trump is campaigning on calling Democrats socialist. He's lying. nymag.com/intelligencer/…
Trump is campaigning on calling Democrats socialist. He's lying. nymag.com/intelligencer/…
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So it's all true, every word.
So it's all true, every word.
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It's becoming so normal for Trump to say this that it's obscuring how completely abnormal and dangerous this is.
The mail-bomb scare targeting CNN and Trump critics was just four months ago. The Capital Gazette newsroom shooting was last summer.
It's becoming so normal for Trump to say this that it's obscuring how completely abnormal and dangerous this is.
The mail-bomb scare targeting CNN and Trump critics was just four months ago. The Capital Gazette newsroom shooting was last summer.
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Federal prosecutors in Maryland allege lieutenant at US Coast Guard headquarters in DC is a self-proclaimed white extremist, planning the murder of "innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country"
wapo.st/2SYWqKf?tid=ss…
Federal prosecutors in Maryland allege lieutenant at US Coast Guard headquarters in DC is a self-proclaimed white extremist, planning the murder of "innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country"
wapo.st/2SYWqKf?tid=ss…
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This detention memo @SeamusHughes uncovered is unsettling.
The prosecutors call the defendant a domestic terrorist. They lay out his nazi writings, his accumulation of weapons, and his excel target list full of cable news figures and politicians.
This detention memo @SeamusHughes uncovered is unsettling.
The prosecutors call the defendant a domestic terrorist. They lay out his nazi writings, his accumulation of weapons, and his excel target list full of cable news figures and politicians.
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This white supremacist in the coast guard was planning to kill Trump’s “enemies”
This white supremacist in the coast guard was planning to kill Trump’s “enemies”
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The white nationalist Coast Guard officer who was arrested with a huge stash of guns and plotted to kill Dems and journalists used Trump’s racist slurs (“poca warren” for Elizabeth Warren) and worried about Trump’s impeachment.
The white nationalist Coast Guard officer who was arrested with a huge stash of guns and plotted to kill Dems and journalists used Trump’s racist slurs (“poca warren” for Elizabeth Warren) and worried about Trump’s impeachment.
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Over 1,000 Hate Groups Are Now Active in United States, Civil Rights Group Says
This is a #NationalEmergency
nyti.ms/2GAtCBS
Over 1,000 Hate Groups Are Now Active in United States, Civil Rights Group Says
This is a #NationalEmergency
nyti.ms/2GAtCBS
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Trump is apparently poised to fire the head of US intelligence for speaking truthfully about Russia, Iran, and North Korea motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
Trump is apparently poised to fire the head of US intelligence for speaking truthfully about Russia, Iran, and North Korea motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
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President Vladimir Putin warns new Russian weapons will target US if it deploys missiles to Europe.
This sets the table for Trump to argue we must befriend Putin to avoid a world war.
President Vladimir Putin warns new Russian weapons will target US if it deploys missiles to Europe.
This sets the table for Trump to argue we must befriend Putin to avoid a world war.
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Microsoft says it believes the Fancy Bear espionage group — best known for hacking the DNC in 2016 — tried to breach accounts belonging to democratic institutions in Europe and European think tanks late last year. axios.com/fancy-bear-rus…
Microsoft says it believes the Fancy Bear espionage group — best known for hacking the DNC in 2016 — tried to breach accounts belonging to democratic institutions in Europe and European think tanks late last year. axios.com/fancy-bear-rus…
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A wide-ranging disinformation campaign aimed at Democratic 2020 candidates is already under way on social media, with signs foreign state actors are driving some of the activity.
The main targets appear to be Harris, Warren, O'Rourke and Sanders. politico.com/story/2019/02/…
A wide-ranging disinformation campaign aimed at Democratic 2020 candidates is already under way on social media, with signs foreign state actors are driving some of the activity.
The main targets appear to be Harris, Warren, O'Rourke and Sanders. politico.com/story/2019/02/…
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Trump Has Publicly Attacked the Russia Investigation More Than 1,100 Times via @NYTimes
nyti.ms/2V15XxE?smid=n…
Trump Has Publicly Attacked the Russia Investigation More Than 1,100 Times via @NYTimes
nyti.ms/2V15XxE?smid=n…
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Putin suggests "deep state" inside US government is working against Trump
Of course, he does.
hill.cm/y39FaCh
Putin suggests "deep state" inside US government is working against Trump
Of course, he does.
hill.cm/y39FaCh
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Attorney General William Barr is preparing to announce as early as next week the completion of Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, with plans for Barr to submit to Congress soon after a summary of Mueller's confidential report.
cnn.it/2V3Fqzy
Attorney General William Barr is preparing to announce as early as next week the completion of Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, with plans for Barr to submit to Congress soon after a summary of Mueller's confidential report.
cnn.it/2V3Fqzy
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Hannity: If AG Bill Barr doesn't investigate Hillary Clinton, "it will be a shredding of the Constitution and the end of the rule of law as we know it"
He's projecting Trump’s guilt. mm4a.org/4h6
Hannity: If AG Bill Barr doesn't investigate Hillary Clinton, "it will be a shredding of the Constitution and the end of the rule of law as we know it"
He's projecting Trump’s guilt. mm4a.org/4h6
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Every single energy industry visit to Trump’s D.C. hotel that could be found, with a little help from #FOIA and @1100Penn
eenews.net/stories/106012…
Every single energy industry visit to Trump’s D.C. hotel that could be found, with a little help from #FOIA and @1100Penn
eenews.net/stories/106012…
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One of Trump's picks for a planned panel to examine climate change's impact on national security: A White House adviser who argues that carbon dioxide is beneficial to humanity nyti.ms/2E1pK9r
One of Trump's picks for a planned panel to examine climate change's impact on national security: A White House adviser who argues that carbon dioxide is beneficial to humanity nyti.ms/2E1pK9r
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Deutsche Bank execs were so concerned after 2016 that the Trump Org might default on $340 mil of loans while Trump was in office that they discussed extending repayment dates until after the end of a potential second term in 2025, Bloomberg reports. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Deutsche Bank execs were so concerned after 2016 that the Trump Org might default on $340 mil of loans while Trump was in office that they discussed extending repayment dates until after the end of a potential second term in 2025, Bloomberg reports. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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"We’re trying to make a deal." Trump says auto tariffs on the European Union remain an option if a trade deal can’t be reached. on.wsj.com/2E4coJg
"We’re trying to make a deal." Trump says auto tariffs on the European Union remain an option if a trade deal can’t be reached. on.wsj.com/2E4coJg
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Six senior Interior Department officials violated Trump’s ethics pledge by dealing with former employers and clients while in office, complaint says
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Six senior Interior Department officials violated Trump’s ethics pledge by dealing with former employers and clients while in office, complaint says
bloom.bg/2SOxt4F
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A former Trump campaign staffer has filed a class action seeking to invalidate *all of the nondisclosure and non-disparagement agreements* that the Trump campaign required staffers to sign, BuzzFeed News reports. buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
A former Trump campaign staffer has filed a class action seeking to invalidate *all of the nondisclosure and non-disparagement agreements* that the Trump campaign required staffers to sign, BuzzFeed News reports. buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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Ambassador Ric Grenell tells @nbcnews he is “wildly supported” by both parties in US in global push to decriminalize homosexuality.
nbcnews.com/politics/natio…
Ambassador Ric Grenell tells @nbcnews he is “wildly supported” by both parties in US in global push to decriminalize homosexuality.
nbcnews.com/politics/natio…
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Trump has no idea about his administration’s push to decriminalize homosexuality around the world
Trump has no idea about his administration’s push to decriminalize homosexuality around the world
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Last June, HUD Secretary Ben Carson unveiled his "signature" initiative: one-stop shops for social services.
8 months later, not one has opened and the program remains mired in confusion.
"No one actually knows what they are supposed to do."
nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
Last June, HUD Secretary Ben Carson unveiled his "signature" initiative: one-stop shops for social services.
8 months later, not one has opened and the program remains mired in confusion.
"No one actually knows what they are supposed to do."
nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
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Trump fundraising off Bernie Sanders’ $6 million haul.
Reminder that Trump is using campaign donations to fund his legal defense against 18 investigations.
Trump fundraising off Bernie Sanders’ $6 million haul.
Reminder that Trump is using campaign donations to fund his legal defense against 18 investigations.
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Every president since Nixon has voluntarily given their tax returns. Trump hasn’t.
There’s a reason for that, he has a lot to hide.
Every president since Nixon has voluntarily given their tax returns. Trump hasn’t.
There’s a reason for that, he has a lot to hide.
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Daily reminder...
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In case you missed yesterday's thread:
In case you missed yesterday's thread:
