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Trump: Day 787
-Robbing $3.6B From DoD for Wall
-Accused of 2 Personality Disorders
-Calls Joe Biden "Low IQ Individual"
-Requests Over $85B for Spy Budget
-Feds Raid Fundraiser Broidy's Office
-Nadler Collects Thousands of Docs
-Proposes Defunding PBS and NPR
-Robbing $3.6B From DoD for Wall
-Accused of 2 Personality Disorders
-Calls Joe Biden "Low IQ Individual"
-Requests Over $85B for Spy Budget
-Feds Raid Fundraiser Broidy's Office
-Nadler Collects Thousands of Docs
-Proposes Defunding PBS and NPR
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Day 892 since Donald Trump *bragged* and joked about sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 892 since Donald Trump *bragged* and joked about sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 743 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 743 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 531 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injuring 546.
Although a bump stock ban takes effect March 26, Congress must take action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
Day 531 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injuring 546.
Although a bump stock ban takes effect March 26, Congress must take action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
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America has witnessed 12 mass shootings (4+ shot and/or killed at the same time and place, not including the shooter) in the 17 days of March, bringing this year's total to 60.
January: 27 mass shootings
February: 21 mass shootings
March: 12 mass shootings
America has witnessed 12 mass shootings (4+ shot and/or killed at the same time and place, not including the shooter) in the 17 days of March, bringing this year's total to 60.
January: 27 mass shootings
February: 21 mass shootings
March: 12 mass shootings
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Real-time American gun violence data as of March 18th:
•2,864 gun deaths
•4,941 gun injuries
•108 children shot
•463 teenagers shot
•60 mass shootings
•362 armed home invasions
•249 defensive gun use incidents
•299 unintentional shootings
#NationalEmergency
Real-time American gun violence data as of March 18th:
•2,864 gun deaths
•4,941 gun injuries
•108 children shot
•463 teenagers shot
•60 mass shootings
•362 armed home invasions
•249 defensive gun use incidents
•299 unintentional shootings
#NationalEmergency
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A Utah teen is dead after an apparent unintentional shooting with a shotgun... After every tragedy like this we must ask, “How did these kids access a loaded gun?”
cbsaustin.com/news/nation-wo…
A Utah teen is dead after an apparent unintentional shooting with a shotgun... After every tragedy like this we must ask, “How did these kids access a loaded gun?”
cbsaustin.com/news/nation-wo…
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern pledges meaningful reform to the country's gun laws by next Monday.
Yet after at least 200 mass shootings in America since 2009, too many US leaders - many of whom are beholden to the @NRA - sit on their hands.
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern pledges meaningful reform to the country's gun laws by next Monday.
Yet after at least 200 mass shootings in America since 2009, too many US leaders - many of whom are beholden to the @NRA - sit on their hands.
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Day 353 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 353 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 353 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 Shine out, Trump is now directing all White House messaging & communication.
Day 353 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 Shine out, Trump is now directing all White House messaging & communication.
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Day 332 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families. As of 2/6/2019:
➡️ 6 of 2,816 *separated kids* "not eligible" to release
➡️ 87 weren't separated from parent, parent is danger, or declined reunification
Day 332 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families. As of 2/6/2019:
➡️ 6 of 2,816 *separated kids* "not eligible" to release
➡️ 87 weren't separated from parent, parent is danger, or declined reunification
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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"
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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
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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.
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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
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US regime is refusing to engage with international human rights monitors over potential violations inside the US, from police brutality and executions to the abuse of migrant children at the border. theguardian.com/law/2019/mar/1…
US regime is refusing to engage with international human rights monitors over potential violations inside the US, from police brutality and executions to the abuse of migrant children at the border. theguardian.com/law/2019/mar/1…
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For nearly 9 months, ICE has held a 72-year-old grandfather with Alzheimer's disease in a Texas immigrant detention center. As Noé de la Cruz's attorneys fight to win asylum status, his daughter worries he's in danger of losing his life if deported. trib.al/up15bl5
For nearly 9 months, ICE has held a 72-year-old grandfather with Alzheimer's disease in a Texas immigrant detention center. As Noé de la Cruz's attorneys fight to win asylum status, his daughter worries he's in danger of losing his life if deported. trib.al/up15bl5
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Day 280 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula with NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
Day 280 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula with NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
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Two U.S. senators complain of slowing sanctions on North Korea reuters.com/article/us-nor…
Two U.S. senators complain of slowing sanctions on North Korea reuters.com/article/us-nor…
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Day 210 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet.
Day 210 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet.
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Day 102 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 102 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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Day 20 since Michael Cohen publicly testified before the House implicating Donald Trump in the following crimes:
-Campaign Finance Violations
-Tax Fraud
-Insurance Fraud
-Bank Fraud
-Perjury
-Obstruction of Justice
-False Statements
-Self-Dealing
Day 20 since Michael Cohen publicly testified before the House implicating Donald Trump in the following crimes:
-Campaign Finance Violations
-Tax Fraud
-Insurance Fraud
-Bank Fraud
-Perjury
-Obstruction of Justice
-False Statements
-Self-Dealing
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Judge William Pauley III, who is presiding over the Michael Cohen cases in federal court in New York, has ordered that redacted copies of the search warrant and affidavit for Cohen's office, home, and hotel be made public tomorrow.
washingtonexaminer.com/news/judge-ord…
Judge William Pauley III, who is presiding over the Michael Cohen cases in federal court in New York, has ordered that redacted copies of the search warrant and affidavit for Cohen's office, home, and hotel be made public tomorrow.
washingtonexaminer.com/news/judge-ord…
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N.Y. Attorney General Calls For $5.6 Million Fine Against Trump's 'Self-Dealing' Foundation
huffpost.com/entry/trump-fo…
N.Y. Attorney General Calls For $5.6 Million Fine Against Trump's 'Self-Dealing' Foundation
huffpost.com/entry/trump-fo…
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Day 167 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 167 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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Saudi Arabia has brutally crushed dissent—kidnapping, detaining, torturing its own citizens—even murdering Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist who dared to criticize the regime.
The Trump admin has done nothing to hold them accountable. nytimes.com/2019/03/17/wor…
Saudi Arabia has brutally crushed dissent—kidnapping, detaining, torturing its own citizens—even murdering Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist who dared to criticize the regime.
The Trump admin has done nothing to hold them accountable. nytimes.com/2019/03/17/wor…
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Day 32 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 32 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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GOP senator disinvited to Republican event over vote against Trump's emergency declaration hill.cm/dE3jQkI
GOP senator disinvited to Republican event over vote against Trump's emergency declaration hill.cm/dE3jQkI
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Here's DoD list of $12.9B in military projects that could be cut for $3.6B for border wall, prompting Sen Reed to say: "He is planning to take funds from real, effective operational priorities and needed projects and divert them to his vanity wall."
reed.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
Here's DoD list of $12.9B in military projects that could be cut for $3.6B for border wall, prompting Sen Reed to say: "He is planning to take funds from real, effective operational priorities and needed projects and divert them to his vanity wall."
reed.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
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Trump proposes defunding PBS, NPR hill.cm/LVlAXze
Trump proposes defunding PBS, NPR hill.cm/LVlAXze
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He has mused about his supporters -- "the tough people" -- committing violence.
He has talked about “Second Amendment people” preventing the appointment of liberal judges.
He has suggested his supporters “knock the hell” out of hecklers.
nytimes.com/2019/03/17/opi…
He has mused about his supporters -- "the tough people" -- committing violence.
He has talked about “Second Amendment people” preventing the appointment of liberal judges.
He has suggested his supporters “knock the hell” out of hecklers.
nytimes.com/2019/03/17/opi…
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Man who allegedly killed mob boss flashes pro-Trump slogans on hand in court hill.cm/JlibVbg
Man who allegedly killed mob boss flashes pro-Trump slogans on hand in court hill.cm/JlibVbg
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Wisconsin voters who supported Barack Obama in 2012 and then Donald Trump in 2016 are sick of Trump, saying in a focus group that they're getting tired of his "lies" and the way he treats people.
axios.com/2020-president…
Wisconsin voters who supported Barack Obama in 2012 and then Donald Trump in 2016 are sick of Trump, saying in a focus group that they're getting tired of his "lies" and the way he treats people.
axios.com/2020-president…
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Meghan McCain on “The View” on Trump: “Listen, he spends his weekend obsessing over great men because he knows it – and I know it – and all of you know it, because he will never be a great man.”
“My father was his kryptonite in life, he was his kryptonite in death.”
Meghan McCain on “The View” on Trump: “Listen, he spends his weekend obsessing over great men because he knows it – and I know it – and all of you know it, because he will never be a great man.”
“My father was his kryptonite in life, he was his kryptonite in death.”
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Hmmm, the heavy hand of government intervention in the decision-making of a private enterprise.
Sounds almost like...socialism?
Hmmm, the heavy hand of government intervention in the decision-making of a private enterprise.
Sounds almost like...socialism?
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Just two weeks after his 'Tim Apple" moment, Trump tweeted Biden is a "low IQ individual" after Joe Biden got "tongue tied" hill.cm/c5bpoL9
Just two weeks after his 'Tim Apple" moment, Trump tweeted Biden is a "low IQ individual" after Joe Biden got "tongue tied" hill.cm/c5bpoL9
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The husband of a top WH aide is trying, with increasing urgency, to tell the nation that Trump is mentally ill
The husband of a top WH aide is trying, with increasing urgency, to tell the nation that Trump is mentally ill
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Mike Pompeo dismissed the threat posed by climate change even as the threat it poses to military installations became tangible.
wapo.st/2W8f7ZK
Mike Pompeo dismissed the threat posed by climate change even as the threat it poses to military installations became tangible.
wapo.st/2W8f7ZK
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked how long he plans to be in his role:
“I'm going to be there until he tweets me out of office."
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked how long he plans to be in his role:
“I'm going to be there until he tweets me out of office."
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The State Dept is holding a special informational call today. But the State Dept press corps wasn’t invited. Being told it’s for “faith-based media only”...
The State Dept is holding a special informational call today. But the State Dept press corps wasn’t invited. Being told it’s for “faith-based media only”...
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State dept will not provide transcript of @SecPompeo call with so-called “faith based media” not say who took part or what criteria were for participating.
Usually transcripts are provided for all on the record interviews.
State dept will not provide transcript of @SecPompeo call with so-called “faith based media” not say who took part or what criteria were for participating.
Usually transcripts are provided for all on the record interviews.
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As a developer, Trump borrowed more than $2B from Deutsche Bank despite leaders seeing red flags.
Once elected, the bank moved into damage-control mode, issuing an unusual direction to Wall St. employees: Do not publicly utter the word "Trump."
nytimes.com/2019/03/18/bus…
As a developer, Trump borrowed more than $2B from Deutsche Bank despite leaders seeing red flags.
Once elected, the bank moved into damage-control mode, issuing an unusual direction to Wall St. employees: Do not publicly utter the word "Trump."
nytimes.com/2019/03/18/bus…
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Federal Authorities Raided Trump Fundraiser’s Office in Money Laundering Probe
propublica.org/article/federa…
Federal Authorities Raided Trump Fundraiser’s Office in Money Laundering Probe
propublica.org/article/federa…
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Federal authorities searched Elliott Broidy’s office last summer, according to a sealed warrant we obtained.
Broidy served as a major Trump campaign fundraiser & was national deputy finance chair of the Republican National Committee.
propublica.org/article/federa…
Federal authorities searched Elliott Broidy’s office last summer, according to a sealed warrant we obtained.
Broidy served as a major Trump campaign fundraiser & was national deputy finance chair of the Republican National Committee.
propublica.org/article/federa…
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The sealed warrant obtained that the Feds used to raid Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy’s office cites three potential crimes:
• Conspiracy
• Money laundering
• Violating the law that bans covert lobbying on behalf of foreign officials propublica.org/article/federa…
The sealed warrant obtained that the Feds used to raid Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy’s office cites three potential crimes:
• Conspiracy
• Money laundering
• Violating the law that bans covert lobbying on behalf of foreign officials propublica.org/article/federa…
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Cambridge Analytica has been accused of trying to liquidate the company before a full investigation into their activities could be held. thedailybeast.com/cambridge-anal…
Cambridge Analytica has been accused of trying to liquidate the company before a full investigation into their activities could be held. thedailybeast.com/cambridge-anal…
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WH lawyers expect to have an opportunity to review whatever version of Mueller's report Barr submits to Congress before it reaches lawmakers and the public.
The attorneys want the White House to have an opportunity to claim executive privilege
cnn.com/2019/03/18/pol…
WH lawyers expect to have an opportunity to review whatever version of Mueller's report Barr submits to Congress before it reaches lawmakers and the public.
The attorneys want the White House to have an opportunity to claim executive privilege
cnn.com/2019/03/18/pol…
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Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial set of bills that make it a crime to "disrespect" the state and spread "fake news" online, according to Russian media reports.
themoscowtimes.com/2019/03/18/put…
Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial set of bills that make it a crime to "disrespect" the state and spread "fake news" online, according to Russian media reports.
themoscowtimes.com/2019/03/18/put…
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Nadler says House Judiciary Committee has received “tens of thousands” of documents from “a large number” of the 81 Trump world recipients who got letters.
Nadler says House Judiciary Committee has received “tens of thousands” of documents from “a large number” of the 81 Trump world recipients who got letters.
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The top Democrats are asking the FBI to investigate Li Yang, the founder of the recently raided massage parlor in Florida (which she had sold). Yang was also pictured with Pres Trump at Mar-a-Lago’s Super Bowl party—>
The top Democrats are asking the FBI to investigate Li Yang, the founder of the recently raided massage parlor in Florida (which she had sold). Yang was also pictured with Pres Trump at Mar-a-Lago’s Super Bowl party—>
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This is what Pelosi and Schumer are asking for in the investigation into Li "Cindy" Yang
This is what Pelosi and Schumer are asking for in the investigation into Li "Cindy" Yang
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What is Ben Carson doing with his time? Meeting with the My Pillow guy, leaving the office early to jet off to his $4.3 million Florida home. Meets with senior staff just once a week. Great muckracking by @strickdc:
nbcnews.com/politics/white…
What is Ben Carson doing with his time? Meeting with the My Pillow guy, leaving the office early to jet off to his $4.3 million Florida home. Meets with senior staff just once a week. Great muckracking by @strickdc:
nbcnews.com/politics/white…
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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...
Daily reminder...
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In case you missed yesterday's thread:
In case you missed yesterday's thread:
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Kellyanne Conway's husband suggests Trump has at least two diagnosable personality disorders hill.cm/LFgQA8Y
Kellyanne Conway's husband suggests Trump has at least two diagnosable personality disorders hill.cm/LFgQA8Y
