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Shocking.

Watch what happened when I asked a bus stop full of CA students if they'd vote in their *key* midterm district.

Bueller?

While Trump's latest fire drill is underway, here's something else to think about: why young Americans don't vote.

More: on.today.com/2INVSis
Strong reactions, so here's more of our "What Matters?" series.

Keep hearing how DC and us in news don't get real life.

No wonder many don't trust politics.

ME: on.today.com/2yuCAdg
FL: on.today.com/2CyPFa6
TX 1/2: on.today.com/2EapqIJ
TX 2/2: on.today.com/2EhQeXE
Almost a month after I was first here and got those blank stares, looks like turnout is high at @UCIrvine in #CA45 after all.
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8 year old boy who died Christmas Eve in Border Patrol custody held with dad in the field for 3 hours.

Then 2 days at a BP processing station.

Then 2 days at another station.

Then moved at 11:17PM to a third station.

That’s when CBP says he got sick.
dhs.gov/news/2018/12/2…
72 hours is *max* anyone is supposed to be held in Border Patrol stations.

This boy was held twice as long before he died.

Violations of this rule aren’t new and were happening during separations as my colleagues @JuliaEAinsley and @ckubeNBC reported. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/h…
The fact migrant kids are dying is horrific — but not surprising.

Deterrence has long resulted in adult deaths in the desert.

I pointed out to @JoyAnnReid in June kids dying would be an inevitable result of Trump targeting families and asylum seekers.
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BIG: Trump administration raises official count of migrant kids it separated from parents at border from 2,667 to 2,816.

Government said (in 12/12 report) it *miscategorized 149 kids* and released them to other sponsors like legal guardian, immediate relative or unrelated adult.
Trump administration also released latest number of *still-separated* kids: 161.

➡️ 10 kids are still separated from parents and awaiting reunification.
➡️ 151 kids are still separated but government claims parents aren't "in class," meaning they will not be reunited.
If the Trump administration just discovered and recategorized 149 kids it had previously said weren't separated, how many more will they find?

How many of the kids still in custody are in the wrong category?

Were there others released to the wrong sponsors?

So many questions.
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BREAKING: CBP official tells me Border Patrol agents transporting 7 year old Guatemalan girl who died were notified by her dad she was vomiting at 5AM.

She didn't get treated until bus arrived at a Border Patrol station at 6:30AM.

An hour an an half with no medical attention.
BIG QUESTION: Did CBP Commissioner McAleenan know the 7 year old died in custody when he testified on the Hill Tuesday?

He didn't address it, but said then "this is not a system that was designed for the arrival of kids and families and the numbers we're seeing.”

DHS won't say.
Important to note: no DHS or CBP official agreed to go on the record about what happened to this seven year old girl, despite *multiple* requests from reports including yours truly.

I'll have the latest on @MSNBC with @mitchellreports coming up in moments.
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@Jim_Jordan Any #Trump sycophant, alleged pedophile protector, trying to besmirch this hero, while his own children will have to suffer from the decisions made for the country, is sad. Why wouldn't the #GOP make it an open door session if they had nothing to hide? Your reign ends soon.
@Jim_Jordan As time passes, more comes to light, with the Steele dossier, Trumps alleged involvement in Epstein child sex ring where Secretary Acosta stopped the FBI investigation before more suspects could be arrested, and money laundering campaign contributions from Russian operatives.
@Jim_Jordan Plus your support for a theocratic monarchy that really acts like a ruthless inhumane dictator & desire to sell American technology to them when it could then be used to kill our own troops or handed over to Russia is genuinely INSANE. Who is dishonorable, spineless sycophantic?
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Who funds the IEA, the TPA, the ASI &co?
You know, the RW 'free trade' thick tanks advocating tax havens, "freedom" (no regulations like workers' rights or environmental protection), no welfare (no tax & no free healthcare).
Basically, "Only the wealthier survive" philosophy?
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*Could it be* that it has something to do with defending their funders' interests?
Today, I'm going to tell you the Thick Tanks' Hydra tale.
Featuring Atlas, huge piles of money, tradition, "free speech", useful idiots and a very clear agenda that Brexit/Trump are a part of.
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Take a seat: It's a long story, with a lot of players, including politicians, pretty ladies squatting your TV, the climate change denial's network, the global fascist movement, Silicon Valley/multiname data-stealing/misusing company & private companies' involved in elections.
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I never thought I’d say this, but I agree with @Scaramucci.
He makes a great point, with a rare insight into why #Trump is able to lie and maintain support.
Watch what he says on the panel of @RealTimers.
Though he could’ve phrased it better, it’s an insight we all need to hear.
I’m going to distill what #Scaramucci is saying, but add a little more detail.

Basically, it comes down to the Republicans overwhelming desire to “own the libs.”

But why?

They’ve won and they’re in power. You’d expect them to seek legitimacy in power.
But they don’t.
#Cult45
The reason is— that #Trump’s base is comprised of bullies.

It’s not enough that they’ve won, or like a bully in school, that they have power.
They derive pleasure and an affirmation of power, by taunting others, and getting a response.
#VoteBlue #2018Midterms
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Ignore the polls and get out there and #Vote on November 6th. Relying on polling is a relic of a time gone by.
I’m not saying looking at @FiveThirtyEight’s model and charts and stuff isn’t cool, because it is and provides some insight. But no matter what the numbers say, it’s most certainly NEVER an excuse to not #Vote because you feel your peeps are a “lock”
Need nothing further than to point to 2016. Which by the way, @FiveThirtyEight didn’t really have wrong, but the “selected not elected” mindset existed before 2016. Why else would over 100 million people choose NOT to participate in their civic duty to choose their leaders.
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#Trump’s nominee #Kavanaugh’s #confirmation to #SCOTUS is due tomorrow. Why is it dangerous and what to do: the last updates 👇 + comprehensive database of withheld documents by @velvetblade + action list. medium.com/@ZarinaZabrisk…
⬆ READ & SHARE: consider sharing; there are lawyers, journalists and other experts who might not have access to the information. RT or share on FB and Twitter with tags #StopKavanaugh #KavanaughConfirmationHearings
The most comprehensive database of the withheld documents available in the open sources and retrieved by a citizen journalist @Velvet Blade. ⬆ ⬆ ⬆
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Trump Hotels' website still lists Trump SoHo New York among its properties in the Our Hotels menu. Select its name though to access its page and there's a message about it being renamed

bit.ly/2EPCSy1
National politics correspondent for Newsweek, Nina Burleigh, with a fun find on a TV above the bar at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2E37QRR
Two errors in the 2nd graf of Breitbart's Trump Hotel DC article:
-holdings aren't out of @realDonaldTrump's hands: trust isn't blind & he can profit from it
-Trump Org told Congress it was estimating foreign receipts—not auto donating in full
bit.ly/2CpL7z2
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