Trump: Day 639
-Calls Saudi Prince "Strong Person"
-Saudis Refuse 2 ID Body Location
-Criticized by Gorbachev Over Treaty
-Tillerson Spent $1M on World Travel
-TD Bank Loaned $3M to Shady Co.
-Voter Data Sold on Hacking Forum
-Rolling Back Transgender Protection
-Calls Saudi Prince "Strong Person"
-Saudis Refuse 2 ID Body Location
-Criticized by Gorbachev Over Treaty
-Tillerson Spent $1M on World Travel
-TD Bank Loaned $3M to Shady Co.
-Voter Data Sold on Hacking Forum
-Rolling Back Transgender Protection
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Day 744 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 744 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 595 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 595 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 385 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
Day 385 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
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The United States has seen 18 mass shootings in the 20 completed days of October, bringing this year's total to 289.
January: 22
February: 14
March: 17
April: 25
May: 28
June: 51
July: 46
August: 34
September: 34
October: 18
The United States has seen 18 mass shootings in the 20 completed days of October, bringing this year's total to 289.
January: 22
February: 14
March: 17
April: 25
May: 28
June: 51
July: 46
August: 34
September: 34
October: 18
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Day 205 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 205 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 205 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 205 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 184 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
66 of 2,654 migrant kids separated from parents are *still* in custody.
1 still-separated child is under 5.
Day 184 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
66 of 2,654 migrant kids separated from parents are *still* in custody.
1 still-separated child is under 5.
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now a staggering 12,800.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now a staggering 12,800.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
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Trump is pushing a laughably false conspiracy theory about immigration in order to incite racial panic because he’s worried that voters will punish his party in the midterms for trying to take away health care from tens of millions of Americans.
Trump is pushing a laughably false conspiracy theory about immigration in order to incite racial panic because he’s worried that voters will punish his party in the midterms for trying to take away health care from tens of millions of Americans.
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"We aren't coming from Honduras because we want to, we come because we have to," Jorge Antonio Perez, a migrant who had crossed into Mexico, said. nbcnews.to/2EyEsrF
"We aren't coming from Honduras because we want to, we come because we have to," Jorge Antonio Perez, a migrant who had crossed into Mexico, said. nbcnews.to/2EyEsrF
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Day 132 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 132 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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U.S., South Korea suspend another joint military exercise to give more breathing room for ongoing denuclearization talks with North Korea. abcn.ws/2EJhD4C
U.S., South Korea suspend another joint military exercise to give more breathing room for ongoing denuclearization talks with North Korea. abcn.ws/2EJhD4C
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Day 62 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.
Is Trump above the law?
Day 62 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.
Is Trump above the law?
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Day 3 since Saudi Arabia acknowledged the death of U.S. resident, WaPo columnist Jamal Khashoggi, claiming he died from an alleged October 2nd "fist fight" inside their Turkey consulate.
Where's the body?
The U.S. has yet to launch an investigation or impose sanctions.
Day 3 since Saudi Arabia acknowledged the death of U.S. resident, WaPo columnist Jamal Khashoggi, claiming he died from an alleged October 2nd "fist fight" inside their Turkey consulate.
Where's the body?
The U.S. has yet to launch an investigation or impose sanctions.
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In an interview with WaPo, Trump did not call for the ouster of Mohammed bin Salman and instead praised his leadership, calling the prince "a strong person, he has very good control." wapo.st/2CTAuIR
In an interview with WaPo, Trump did not call for the ouster of Mohammed bin Salman and instead praised his leadership, calling the prince "a strong person, he has very good control." wapo.st/2CTAuIR
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Trump on Jared and MBS: “They are just two young people.”
This is the same excuse typically given when white people commit crimes.
washingtonpost.com/world/national…
Trump on Jared and MBS: “They are just two young people.”
This is the same excuse typically given when white people commit crimes.
washingtonpost.com/world/national…
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she doesn't accept Saudi Arabia's explanation of the death of Jamal Khashoggi.
This is what leadership on the world stage looks like.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she doesn't accept Saudi Arabia's explanation of the death of Jamal Khashoggi.
This is what leadership on the world stage looks like.
bloom.bg/2CTMIRt
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Canada condemns killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
This is how it's done!
Read the statement:
canada.ca/en/global-affa…
Canada condemns killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
This is how it's done!
Read the statement:
canada.ca/en/global-affa…
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Karen Attiah, Jamal Khashoggi's editor at WaPo, says of Saudi Arabia's story on Khashoggi's death: "This is not an explanation. This is an attempt at a cover up." (via ABC)
Karen Attiah, Jamal Khashoggi's editor at WaPo, says of Saudi Arabia's story on Khashoggi's death: "This is not an explanation. This is an attempt at a cover up." (via ABC)
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'We don't know where the body is,' says Saudi FM on Khashoggi.
Saudi Arabia's FM Adel al-Jubeir said Sunday the kingdom did not know where the body of slain journalist was, despite admitting to the killing & calling it a “tremendous mistake.”
dawn.com/news/1440431
'We don't know where the body is,' says Saudi FM on Khashoggi.
Saudi Arabia's FM Adel al-Jubeir said Sunday the kingdom did not know where the body of slain journalist was, despite admitting to the killing & calling it a “tremendous mistake.”
dawn.com/news/1440431
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Bob Corker says he thinks Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince was behind the death of Jamal Khashoggi: "Do I think he did it? Yes, I think he did it. Let's finish this investigation." (via CNN)
Bob Corker says he thinks Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince was behind the death of Jamal Khashoggi: "Do I think he did it? Yes, I think he did it. Let's finish this investigation." (via CNN)
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"In many ways, an investigation involving the crown prince ... is like asking Tony Soprano to help figure out who was behind a mob hit. 'It is absurd to entrust the investigation of Khashoggi's murder to those most likely to have ordered it.'"
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"In many ways, an investigation involving the crown prince ... is like asking Tony Soprano to help figure out who was behind a mob hit. 'It is absurd to entrust the investigation of Khashoggi's murder to those most likely to have ordered it.'"
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Schiff on the death of Jamal Khashoggi: "This ought to be a relationship-altering event for the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, that we ought to suspend military sales, we ought to suspend certain security assistance." (via ABC)
Schiff on the death of Jamal Khashoggi: "This ought to be a relationship-altering event for the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, that we ought to suspend military sales, we ought to suspend certain security assistance." (via ABC)
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Dick Durbin: "The only person on earth outside of the Saudi kingdom who appears to accept it is Donald Trump … we ought to expel— formally expel the Saudi Ambassador from the U.S. until there is a completion of a third party investigation."
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Dick Durbin: "The only person on earth outside of the Saudi kingdom who appears to accept it is Donald Trump … we ought to expel— formally expel the Saudi Ambassador from the U.S. until there is a completion of a third party investigation."
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Martin Heinrich is calling for a ban on oil imports from Saudi Arabia "until the highest levels of Saudi government are held accountable for their actions" in the death of Jamal Khashoggi. bit.ly/2AlundD
Martin Heinrich is calling for a ban on oil imports from Saudi Arabia "until the highest levels of Saudi government are held accountable for their actions" in the death of Jamal Khashoggi. bit.ly/2AlundD
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Schiff: We "ought to determine whether financial motives are motiving the president and the first family" when it comes to U.S.-Saudi policy.
"This is the very problem with the president not releasing his tax returns." (via ABC)
Schiff: We "ought to determine whether financial motives are motiving the president and the first family" when it comes to U.S.-Saudi policy.
"This is the very problem with the president not releasing his tax returns." (via ABC)
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Experts say Trump is abdicating America's role as a beacon of morality & human rights and is, instead, pursuing a foreign policy shaped by commercial self-interest.
"We, too, are running a foreign policy not based on principles or values." wapo.st/2ECCR4c
Experts say Trump is abdicating America's role as a beacon of morality & human rights and is, instead, pursuing a foreign policy shaped by commercial self-interest.
"We, too, are running a foreign policy not based on principles or values." wapo.st/2ECCR4c
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The whole thing about arms sales to Saudi Arabia creating jobs is a con.
Aside from the claims being totally bogus, the billions in arms sales aren't what matters to DJT; it's the millions the Saudis deliver to him personally.
The whole thing about arms sales to Saudi Arabia creating jobs is a con.
Aside from the claims being totally bogus, the billions in arms sales aren't what matters to DJT; it's the millions the Saudis deliver to him personally.
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Huge If True: 'Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke on the phone with journalist Jamal Khashoggi moments before he was murdered in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul, claims Turkish pro-government daily Yeni Safak.'
alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2…
Huge If True: 'Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke on the phone with journalist Jamal Khashoggi moments before he was murdered in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul, claims Turkish pro-government daily Yeni Safak.'
alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2…
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FOIA'ed docs obtained by a gov't watchdog show Rex Tillerson flew around the U.S. on military jets that cost $10,000/hour to operate.
Several trips to his home state of Texas were described as "personal travel" on internal documents. m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5b…
FOIA'ed docs obtained by a gov't watchdog show Rex Tillerson flew around the U.S. on military jets that cost $10,000/hour to operate.
Several trips to his home state of Texas were described as "personal travel" on internal documents. m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5b…
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Smart @FrankBruni column: “We in the media should do less “horseface” & more ballooning deficits, dysfunctional federal agencies, disgraceful cabinet members and reckless judicial appointments. Too often the substantial sinks beneath the saucier”nyti.ms/2QYcSW8?smid=n…
Smart @FrankBruni column: “We in the media should do less “horseface” & more ballooning deficits, dysfunctional federal agencies, disgraceful cabinet members and reckless judicial appointments. Too often the substantial sinks beneath the saucier”nyti.ms/2QYcSW8?smid=n…
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Mikhail Gorbachev, who negotiated disarmament deals with Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, called Trump's plan to withdraw from one such treaty "not the work of a great mind"
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Mikhail Gorbachev, who negotiated disarmament deals with Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, called Trump's plan to withdraw from one such treaty "not the work of a great mind"
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Documents show that TD Bank loaned $3,000,000 to a company connected to Russian tax fraud, which has turned up as evidence in the Mueller investigation, according to BuzzFeed. buzzfeednews.com/article/azeeng…
Documents show that TD Bank loaned $3,000,000 to a company connected to Russian tax fraud, which has turned up as evidence in the Mueller investigation, according to BuzzFeed. buzzfeednews.com/article/azeeng…
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The voter information for approximately 35,000,000 U.S. citizens in 19 states was being peddled on a popular hacking forum this week, two threat intelligence firms discovered, ZD Net reports.
zdnet.com/article/us-vot…
The voter information for approximately 35,000,000 U.S. citizens in 19 states was being peddled on a popular hacking forum this week, two threat intelligence firms discovered, ZD Net reports.
zdnet.com/article/us-vot…
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Ex-ambassador to Mexico pens op-ed detailing "extreme" chaos under Trump: I was "glad to escape" hill.cm/dxNPgSz
Ex-ambassador to Mexico pens op-ed detailing "extreme" chaos under Trump: I was "glad to escape" hill.cm/dxNPgSz
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First 19 months of the Trump Administration: 3.58 millions jobs
Last 19 months of the Obama Administration: 3.96 million jobs
Job growth has technically slowed since Trump took office
First 19 months of the Trump Administration: 3.58 millions jobs
Last 19 months of the Obama Administration: 3.96 million jobs
Job growth has technically slowed since Trump took office
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GOP senator pushes back on potential additional tax cuts: "We can't go further into debt" hill.cm/MWkLt0t
GOP senator pushes back on potential additional tax cuts: "We can't go further into debt" hill.cm/MWkLt0t
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Interesting argument. Trump may be legally bound on his Warren payment promise: "Trump's grand promise to pay $1M to charity in exchange for Senator Warren's DNA test fits the textbook definition of an 'offer to enter into a unilateral contract.'"
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Interesting argument. Trump may be legally bound on his Warren payment promise: "Trump's grand promise to pay $1M to charity in exchange for Senator Warren's DNA test fits the textbook definition of an 'offer to enter into a unilateral contract.'"
lawandcrime.com/opinion/it-wou…
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Trump is looking to define gender as fixed at birth. It's the latest move to roll back protections for transgender people, NYT reports.
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Trump is looking to define gender as fixed at birth. It's the latest move to roll back protections for transgender people, NYT reports.
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Tweet from June 14, 2016.
Tweet from June 14, 2016.
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LGBTQ groups organize protests after report on Trump planning to narrow definition of gender hill.cm/x8zOwYb
LGBTQ groups organize protests after report on Trump planning to narrow definition of gender hill.cm/x8zOwYb
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Pastor slams Evangelicals for "trading their moral coral" to support Trump due to their stance on abortion hill.cm/OwThrzY
Pastor slams Evangelicals for "trading their moral coral" to support Trump due to their stance on abortion hill.cm/OwThrzY
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Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Karin Housley compared then-first lady Michelle Obama to a "chimp" in 2009, HuffPost reports. huffingtonpost.com/entry/karin-ho…
Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Karin Housley compared then-first lady Michelle Obama to a "chimp" in 2009, HuffPost reports. huffingtonpost.com/entry/karin-ho…
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Sheldon Adelson delivered another $25 million to help Republicans try to hold control of the US Senate in the Nov. 6 election, adding to the more than $87 million they previously gave to bolster GOP’s midterm campaign.
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Sheldon Adelson delivered another $25 million to help Republicans try to hold control of the US Senate in the Nov. 6 election, adding to the more than $87 million they previously gave to bolster GOP’s midterm campaign.
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In Week 101 Trump refused to condemn Saudi Arabia’s murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and praised Rep Gianforte for body slamming a reporter. Plus voter suppression galore.
See what you missed in the chaos! @Amy_Siskind
theweeklylist.org/weekly-list/we…
In Week 101 Trump refused to condemn Saudi Arabia’s murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and praised Rep Gianforte for body slamming a reporter. Plus voter suppression galore.
See what you missed in the chaos! @Amy_Siskind
theweeklylist.org/weekly-list/we…
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16 Days until midterm elections.
We've got great candidates, great energy, and great issues. Take nothing for granted -- we can't let up.
To power a 🌊 this November, make SURE you're registered, help others register & vote early!
IWillVote.com
16 Days until midterm elections.
We've got great candidates, great energy, and great issues. Take nothing for granted -- we can't let up.
To power a 🌊 this November, make SURE you're registered, help others register & vote early!
IWillVote.com
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Daily reminder...
Daily reminder...
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In case you missed yesterday's thread:
In case you missed yesterday's thread:
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Special counsel examines conflicting accounts as scrutiny of Roger Stone and WikiLeaks deepens. washingtonpost.com/db9ab1c2-bde5-…
Special counsel examines conflicting accounts as scrutiny of Roger Stone and WikiLeaks deepens. washingtonpost.com/db9ab1c2-bde5-…
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Saudi lobbying money tripled between 2016 and 2017, with 200 registered lobbyists. Truly impressive, detailed reporting on the Saudi influence machine, from @thamburger @bethreinhard @justinwmmoyer washingtonpost.com/politics/insid…
Saudi lobbying money tripled between 2016 and 2017, with 200 registered lobbyists. Truly impressive, detailed reporting on the Saudi influence machine, from @thamburger @bethreinhard @justinwmmoyer washingtonpost.com/politics/insid…
