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Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
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Wow. Here’s a headline. No collusion? washingtonpost.com/news/politics/…
This is the pleading. Smells of collusion to me. assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5331…
This is a good capsule summary, providing some factual context regarding @realDonaldTrump’s recent Twitter rants against the Special Counsel investigation. cnn.com/2018/11/29/pol…
With #Cohen’s new plea linking @realDonaldTrump to Russian interests during the campaign, expect the rants to get even wilder.
#Manafort’s double-dealing opens new avenues of investigation and criminal liability, as explained here.

Is this the moment #Whitaker was appointed for — to obstruct Mueller from within by closing these avenues? washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-m…
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This is such bull***t.

First it was a hoax.

Then the science was uncertain.

Then we were “alarmists.”

Then any fix was too expensive.

Now it will be fixed with “innovation.”

thehill.com/policy/energy-…
As the truth emerges, they just fall back to a more credible trench to defend the same industry and its same smelly lies and big fat subsidy.

Give me a break.

Want “innovation”?

Put a #priceoncarbon, so you can reward investors in #carbon reduction;

Strip this crooked industry of its $700 billon/yr subsidy (just in US, per @IMFNews);
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Thank you to @MeetThePress for doing a Sunday show on climate change — at last.

Usually these Sunday shows are televised gossip columns, and climate change and other key issues are never discussed.
Good for you, @chucktodd.

At this stage, #climate denial is fraud, and it has been for a long time — particularly as practiced by the fossil fuel industry and its armada of phony front groups. thehill.com/homenews/sunda…
Precisely... axios.com/climate-change…
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I must respectfully disagree with my friend @SenJohnBarrasso ’s Op-Ed on the @nytimes.

I will explain why in this thread⬇️ nytimes.com/2018/12/18/opi…
1️⃣ The referendum result in Washington State looked like more relentless campaigning by the fossil fuel industry against #climate action;

without that industry onslaught, the #carbontax referendum there would probably have passed.

nytimes.com/2018/12/30/opi…
2️⃣ A #carbontax is not “expensive,” as in our proposals all the money goes back to the public.

Taxing #carbon moves energy markets toward cheaper renewables.
On balance, people save money.

Don’t forget that the savings from avoiding #climate catastrophes are immense.
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Released by a federal judge, an FBI 302 shows Michael Flynn misled agents about his 2016 Russian contacts jamiedupree.blog.ajc.com/2018/12/17/fbi…
If you missed it from earlier today, here's the indictment of Flynn's business partner. Flynn is "Person A." Flynn Intel Group is "Company A." assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5631…
Things tend to blend together in the Russia investigation, but I don't remember a mention of a Flynn-Kislyak closed door meeting after the election.
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We now have at least three Election Day lawsuits in Florida — Florida Dems sued in federal court to stop absentee and provisional ballots from being tossed b/c of signature match issues: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5031… And two suits from Repub. Gov. Rick Scott: miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
Here are the two lawsuits filed by Rick Scott and Florida Republicans re: election results:
In Palm Beach County: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5031…
In Broward County: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5031…
The National Republican Senatorial Committee filed a motion to intervene in Bill Nelson's lawsuit seeking to stop ballots from being tossed out because of signature match issues — the NRSC wants to make sure Rick Scott's interests are repped: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5031…
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I have this "thing". It really bothers me when the people, who are supposed to be served by their representatives over donor money, have documents withheld for a SCOTUS appointment.

So - stay tuned for a big Kavanaugh document dump.

#OpKavanaugh
1/ Booker - Confidential - Kavanaugh emails on race

documentcloud.org/documents/4834…
2/ Kavanaugh - President Grand Jury Testimony
documentcloud.org/documents/4742…
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Accessible introductory information (as it sticks closely to the #PrimarySource, the #Senate's #CIA #TortureReport):
bostonglobe.com/news/nation/20…
" Read the Senate’s executive summary of the CIA torture report
The report found that the methods used by the CIA were more brutal than the agency acknowledged either to Bush administration officials or to the public. "
bostonglobe.com/news/nation/20…
"the CIA itself determined from its own experience with coercive interrogations,that such techniques'do not produce intelligence,"will probably result in false answers,'& had historically proven to be ineffective…[🤔]#futurepresident #withthestrokeofapen" assets.documentcloud.org/documents/1377…
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A BLITZ ON RUPERT SOAMES
Rupert Soames is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Serco Group, having joined on May 1, 2014.

serco.com/about/the-boar…
Prior to this, Soames worked at Aggreko Plc. as Chief Executive, staying with them for 11 years.

serco.com/about/the-boar…
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1) Look at the time line here regarding Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn:

washingtonpost.com/news/politics/…

The entire timeline assumes Flynn made his contacts with Russian Ambassador Kisylak WITHOUT the knowledge or approval of the Obama administration.
2) As a 33 year spook involved in the highest levels of intelligence tradecraft, was Flynn aware all these calls to/from Kisylak were being monitored?

The answer to this question is: of course he did.
The Obama admin. announces the new Russian sanctions on Dec. 28th.
Flynn & Kisylak have their conversation about the sanctions on Dec. 29th.
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