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Zoe Tillman @ZoeTillman
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The next few days are going to be a lot. Make sure you're following the @BuzzFeedNews politics team for the latest news and really smart coverage of the midterms. Some must-read stories from the past 24 hours alone:
From @mollyhc: Native Americans Aren’t Fighting For Democrats In North Dakota — They’re Fighting For Their Voice
buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyh…
From @HenryJGomez: Donald Trump Just Tied Himself Tightly To The Outcome Of Tuesday’s Elections
buzzfeednews.com/article/henryg…
From @o_ema: Women Candidates Are Breaking Records And EMILY’s List Expects 2020 To Be Even Bigger
buzzfeednews.com/article/emaoco…
From @tparti: Hillary Clinton Isn’t On The Ballot. But Donald Trump Is Still Campaigning Against Her Like It’s 2016.
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From @LissandraVilla: If Democrats Win On Tuesday, This Top Leadership Candidate Has A Plan To Work With Trump Where They Can
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Tears, Fears, And Cheeseburgers: Inside The Chaotic Final Days Of California’s Pivotal House Races buzzfeednews.com/article/alexis… via @alexis_levinson
DC Residents May Finally Be Able To Legally Buy And Sell Marijuana If Democrats Win Back The House buzzfeednews.com/article/domini… via @dominicholden
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NEW: The federal judiciary now expects to have enough money from other sources to keep the courts largely business-as-usual during the shutdown through Jan. 18 (previously it was Jan. 11) — this is the latest from the Administrative Office of the US Courts (HT @hsu_spencer)
In order to make the funds that the judiciary does have (absent a congressional appropriation) last as long as possible, "courts have been asked to delay or defer non-mission critical expenses, such as new hires, non-case related travel, and certain contracts"
DOJ, of course, is already affected by the shutdown, so most judges have been approving requests or issuing blanket orders to delay civil litigation involving the federal govt during the shutodwn (criminal cases still have to proceed as usual)
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Some fireworks in court this morning as a judge criticized the lawyer representing Concord Management & Consulting in the special counsel Russian troll farm case for his language and harsh words about Mueller's office in filings — "unprofessional, inappropriate, and ineffective"
The judge told attorney Eric Dubelier that his strategy was "ineffective" and that his approach to filings — including pop culture quotes (see: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5676…) and accusing Mueller's office basically of lawlessness — was "undermining your credibility in this courthouse"
"Knock it off," Judge Dabney Friedrich told Dubelier. This then led to a heated exchange where Dubelier said he needed to consult his client since the judge had accused of unprofessional conduct, and now there might be bias from the judge. There's no bias, the judge replied.
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Remember how prosecutors accused Paul Manafort of breaching his plea deal? His lawyers are due to file a response today about that — recall that at a Dec. 11 hearing, Manafort's lawyers said they needed more time to decide if they agreed or not with the govt's claims re: lying
There's no time deadline on this filing due today from Manafort's lawyer, so it could come at any time before midnight, which is always fun
For a refresher on what prosecutors accused Manafort of lying about after he signed his plea deal and was supposed to be cooperating with the government (including allegations that he lied about contacts with Trump admin officials): buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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💥Caravan Thread💥

10/23/18

Theme of this thread is about the Caravan. First I want to express that Qanons, MAGA & the GOP have zero desire of violence. There will be no civil war.

WE RENOUNCE VIGILANTE VIOLENCE!

#Qanon #GOP #MAGA #Thread #Caravan
1) “You Never Let A Serious Crisis Go To Waste.”

That quote is regurgitated in 2012 by Rahm Emanuel, former Obama White House Chief of Staff. This reflects the thinking of Saul Alinsky, who wrote “Rules for Radicals.”

#Caravan #JobsNotMobs

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2) BHO & Emanuel (Chiraq Governor) are Dems and hail from Chiraq. Democrats are going all in on their playbook which is actually Sauls reimagining of Karl Marx and so on. The book Rules for Radicals is a must read. It’s the Democrats Playbook.

#Caravan #JobsNotMobs
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Gearing up for #Midterms? Checking your voter registration? Reading up on candidates?

That's great. But there's one more thing you need to do:

Prepare yourself for the barrage of divisive tactics that will be coming at us for the next ~90 days.

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Every time you read a sensational news story/tweet/FB post/etc. attacking a Dem. candidate or an anti-authoritarianism activist, stop and ask yourself these questions:
1. Is it intended to pit us against each other?
2. Is it attempting to divide the Dem. vote?
3. Is it attacking an ally and/or the credibility of a major voice in the fight to defend democracy and the rule of law?
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#Midterms #RedWaveRising2018 #QAnon plz RT

“We are now within 90 days of the most important midterm election of our lifetime and we need to fight with everything we have to create a red wave this November.”
“It's important that we start with the historical picture in mind. On average, the party that wins the White House loses 15 House Seats in the midterm election.

That's our starting point. Anything less than 15 lost seats is a victory and defies the average.”
“What we do in the next 90 days truly matters and can make a difference.

What will we do today to move us toward victory?”
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#THREAD: WHAT TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES...AND DOESN'T DO.

Trump begrudgingly "caved" due to the backlash.

But, as it was all about holding the children hostage to get his demands...the order still pressures Congress to act quickly to avert the problems it delays and creates.
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While the DOJ will continue to prosecute ALL adults crossing the border illegally, it keeps families together but only "where appropriate and consistent with law and available resources."

Leaves flexibility.
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There is a Japanese spacecraft called Hayabusa 2 (@haya2e_jaxa) arriving at an asteroid in the next few days.

It hasn’t had a lot of love or attention yet. But this mission is FRICKING AWESOME. I’m going to tell you why.

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Being back home in rural Indiana for the holidays, I’m left with such an anger that Trump and the Right have politicized Christmas. 1/
The War On Christmas business has been around further and created this false crisis of identity and culture, furthering a narrative that people were under intentional attack. 2/
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