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💣Bomb of the Day💣
Shit’s about to get real:
House Intel is granted leave to intervene in Trump v. Deutsche Bank. House Financial Services Committee too. Maxine Waters and Adam Schiff are going to get to have their say.
Shit’s about to get real:
House Intel is granted leave to intervene in Trump v. Deutsche Bank. House Financial Services Committee too. Maxine Waters and Adam Schiff are going to get to have their say.
🤥Obfuscation🤥
One likely reason Barr wouldn't say if the White House has suggested he open an investigation of anyone
James Comey: How Trump Co-opts Leaders Like Bill Barr
Ben Sasse asked Barr about Deripaska Wednesday & Barr had nothing critical to say
One likely reason Barr wouldn't say if the White House has suggested he open an investigation of anyone
James Comey: How Trump Co-opts Leaders Like Bill Barr
Ben Sasse asked Barr about Deripaska Wednesday & Barr had nothing critical to say
🤥Obfuscation 2🤥
@LindseyGrahamSC asks if Mueller wants to clarify anything Barr said
Barr explicitly called for the government to subsidize Catholic religious education and to promote laws which “restrain sexual immorality”
@LindseyGrahamSC asks if Mueller wants to clarify anything Barr said
Barr explicitly called for the government to subsidize Catholic religious education and to promote laws which “restrain sexual immorality”
🤥Obfuscation 3🤥
Kush: the administration won't ask Israel 'to do things that would put them at risk'
John Kelly joins board of company operating largest shelter for unaccompanied migrant children
Kush: the administration won't ask Israel 'to do things that would put them at risk'
John Kelly joins board of company operating largest shelter for unaccompanied migrant children
🤥Obfuscation 4🤥
White House says it will not provide details on individual security clearances to House panel
📌Trump rolls back safety rules meant to prevent another Deepwater Horizon spill
😡Senate fails to override Trump's veto on Yemen
White House says it will not provide details on individual security clearances to House panel
📌Trump rolls back safety rules meant to prevent another Deepwater Horizon spill
😡Senate fails to override Trump's veto on Yemen
🤥Obfuscation 5🤥
‘Quit thinking like a New Yorker’: GOP smacks Trump on trade
🙄Ex-White House Official Says No One Pressured Him to Overturn Security Clearance Recommendations
📌Old Trump business partner Felix Sater being investigated for major money laundering
‘Quit thinking like a New Yorker’: GOP smacks Trump on trade
🙄Ex-White House Official Says No One Pressured Him to Overturn Security Clearance Recommendations
📌Old Trump business partner Felix Sater being investigated for major money laundering
🤥Obfuscation 6🤥
Naval report warned that the service is preparing for the wrong war one fought not with bombs and artillery but with terabytes and AI
📌The Committee has referred Erik Prince to DOJ for consideration of potential criminal prosecution for false testimony
Naval report warned that the service is preparing for the wrong war one fought not with bombs and artillery but with terabytes and AI
📌The Committee has referred Erik Prince to DOJ for consideration of potential criminal prosecution for false testimony
🤥Obfuscation 7🤥
😱GOP lawmaker gave pro-war speech on Yemen - by reading Saudi lobbyists talking points - verbatim
Kelly Craft formally nominated to UN post🙄
TurboTax and H&R Block Saw Free Tax Filing as a Threat
Facebook Building Cryptocurrency-Based Payments System
😱GOP lawmaker gave pro-war speech on Yemen - by reading Saudi lobbyists talking points - verbatim
Kelly Craft formally nominated to UN post🙄
TurboTax and H&R Block Saw Free Tax Filing as a Threat
Facebook Building Cryptocurrency-Based Payments System
🤥Obfuscation 8🤥
📌Senate Dems ask NRA execs, PR firm for docs related to alleged self-dealing
Watergate had the Nixon tapes Mueller had Annie Donaldson’s notes
3 Germans Who Operated Dark Web Marketplace with Over 1M Users Face U.S. Narcotics and Money Laundering Charges
📌Senate Dems ask NRA execs, PR firm for docs related to alleged self-dealing
Watergate had the Nixon tapes Mueller had Annie Donaldson’s notes
3 Germans Who Operated Dark Web Marketplace with Over 1M Users Face U.S. Narcotics and Money Laundering Charges
🤥Obfuscation 9🤥
Singapore to Send 1MDB Money From Ex-Goldman Banker Back to Malaysia
The largest tribe in South Dakota told the state’s governor on Thursday that she is “not welcome” in its homelands
FL Senate Passes Court Fee Payment Requirement for Felons Who Want to Vote
Singapore to Send 1MDB Money From Ex-Goldman Banker Back to Malaysia
The largest tribe in South Dakota told the state’s governor on Thursday that she is “not welcome” in its homelands
FL Senate Passes Court Fee Payment Requirement for Felons Who Want to Vote
🤥Obfuscation 10🤥
😡SUNOCO buys Chester County homes where sinkholes opened
📌California Senate passes bill that would keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he releases tax returns
👊AAU basketball coach who sexually exploited more than 400 boys gets 180 years in prison
😡SUNOCO buys Chester County homes where sinkholes opened
📌California Senate passes bill that would keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he releases tax returns
👊AAU basketball coach who sexually exploited more than 400 boys gets 180 years in prison
🤥Obfuscation 11🤥
👊Federal judges toss out Ohio’s congressional map as illegal gerrymander
Sentencing In August For Former St. Louis County Executive
💣L.A. Archdiocese’s handling of sex abuse cases under investigation by attorney general
👊Federal judges toss out Ohio’s congressional map as illegal gerrymander
Sentencing In August For Former St. Louis County Executive
💣L.A. Archdiocese’s handling of sex abuse cases under investigation by attorney general
🤥Obfuscation 12🤥
Saudi Arabia temporarily releases four women’s rights activists
🚨An open letter to Maria Butina from her victims
📌Maduro Speaks to Troops, Trying to Discredit Guaidó’s Call for Mutiny
Saudi Arabia temporarily releases four women’s rights activists
🚨An open letter to Maria Butina from her victims
📌Maduro Speaks to Troops, Trying to Discredit Guaidó’s Call for Mutiny
🤥Obfuscation 13🤥
Carnival faces lawsuits over business dealings with Cuba
😢DEATH TOLL IN NEW ZEALAND MOSQUE ATTACKS RISES TO 51
📌Pentagon says China's military using espionage to steal secrets
Carnival faces lawsuits over business dealings with Cuba
😢DEATH TOLL IN NEW ZEALAND MOSQUE ATTACKS RISES TO 51
📌Pentagon says China's military using espionage to steal secrets
🤥Obfuscation 14🤥
HISTORY: How a Standoff With the U.S. Almost Blew Up Israel's Nuclear Program
😡‘You Should Be in the Kitchen’: At Afghan Assembly, Women Are Told They Don’t Belong
HISTORY: How a Standoff With the U.S. Almost Blew Up Israel's Nuclear Program
😡‘You Should Be in the Kitchen’: At Afghan Assembly, Women Are Told They Don’t Belong
🤥Obfuscation 15🤥
📌Julian Assange begins long court battle against extradition
🖕Dear Republicans: Stop using my father, Ronald Reagan, to justify your silence on Trump
First Amendment vs. Hate speech
Cohen to prison Monday. Ex-officials say the 'rat' should watch his back.
📌Julian Assange begins long court battle against extradition
🖕Dear Republicans: Stop using my father, Ronald Reagan, to justify your silence on Trump
First Amendment vs. Hate speech
Cohen to prison Monday. Ex-officials say the 'rat' should watch his back.
💣House Intel is granted leave to intervene in Trump V. Deutsche Bank, meaning they are now a party to this action as the issuing body of the subpoena and can file briefs in the case.
Trump and Rudy Giuliani are pushing Barr to open investigations into Trump's political opponents
😳Great take on the power of Trump over the GOP
It takes character like Mr. Mattis’s to avoid the damage, because Mr. Trump eats your soul in small bites.
nytimes.com/2019/05/01/opi…
It takes character like Mr. Mattis’s to avoid the damage, because Mr. Trump eats your soul in small bites.
nytimes.com/2019/05/01/opi…
Sasse asked Barr about who Deripaska is and what his objectives are. When Barr declined to go into detail in an open setting, Sasse began reading from a Dept. of Treasury report that describes the oligarch.
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@LindseyGrahamSC sends Mueller a letter asking if he "would like to provide testimony regarding any misrepresentation by the Attorney General of the substance of that phone call."
‼️OBG‼️
#BarrResign
“He explicitly called for the government to subsidize Catholic religious education and to promote laws which “restrain sexual immorality,” a reference to homosexuality and extramarital sex.”
#BarrResign
“He explicitly called for the government to subsidize Catholic religious education and to promote laws which “restrain sexual immorality,” a reference to homosexuality and extramarital sex.”
Kushner hopes Israel won't take unilateral steps before Trump's peace plan is released🙄
HAARETZ.COM/ISRAEL-NEWS/.P…
HAARETZ.COM/ISRAEL-NEWS/.P…
💣Caliburn International confirmed John Kelly had joined its BOD. Caliburn is the parent company of Comprehensive Health Services, which operates Homestead and three other shelters for unaccompanied migrant children in Texas.
H/T @tbrennan666
cbsnews.com/news/john-kell…
H/T @tbrennan666
cbsnews.com/news/john-kell…
WH said that it will not authorize any exec branch officials to disclose to Congress information about individual security clearances, a move that @RepCummings called “the latest example of the president’s widespread and growing obstruction of Congress.”
washingtonpost.com/politics/white…
washingtonpost.com/politics/white…
😱The revised Well Control Rule announced in Louisiana, not far from the site of the spill, reflects President Trump’s stance on “facilitating energy dominance” by increasing domestic oil and gas production and reducing burdens on the fossil fuel industry
washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
Cowards
7 Rep broke with the White House and joined all Senate Democrats to override the veto, which ultimately failed on a 53-45 vote. The measure needed 67 votes to override the veto. Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla) did not vote.
politico.com/story/2019/05/…
7 Rep broke with the White House and joined all Senate Democrats to override the veto, which ultimately failed on a 53-45 vote. The measure needed 67 votes to override the veto. Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla) did not vote.
politico.com/story/2019/05/…
Senate Rep say that unless Trump removes steel and aluminum tariffs on allies his NAFTA replacement isn’t going anywhere. And that’s assuming Trump doesn’t follow through with his threat to impose new levies on foreign auto companies,
politico.com/story/2019/05/…
politico.com/story/2019/05/…
This is a mob tactic, underling takes the fall for the boss
Kline told @HouseOversight this week that he overruled the recom of staff, app security clearances for WH officials on his own auth and denied that Trump or anyone else had directed him to do it
nytimes.com/2019/05/02/us/…
Kline told @HouseOversight this week that he overruled the recom of staff, app security clearances for WH officials on his own auth and denied that Trump or anyone else had directed him to do it
nytimes.com/2019/05/02/us/…
‼️OBG‼️
Old Trump business partner being investigated for major money laundering. Surprised?🙄
Old Trump business partner being investigated for major money laundering. Surprised?🙄
Trump’s decision to build an aircraft carrier will cost the Navy more than $20 billion over the next two decades, much of which the service had planned to spend on new unmanned vessels and other advanced technologies.
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time.com/5582063/trump-…
The Committee has formally referred Erik Prince to the DOJ for consideration of a potential criminal prosecution for false testimony.
Special Counsel Mueller’s report strongly indicates that Prince’s testimony before the Committee was materially false.
Special Counsel Mueller’s report strongly indicates that Prince’s testimony before the Committee was materially false.
@REPEDROYCE who chaired the Foreign Aff Com gave a speech on the House floor 11/17 imploring his fellow lawmakers to maintain support for the SA-led war in Yemen. He warned that foreign adversaries could gain a foothold in Yemen through the Houthi rebels
theintercept.com/2019/05/02/yem…
theintercept.com/2019/05/02/yem…
Ugh coal baron wifey.
The White House just formally nominated Kelly Craft to be U.S. ambassador to the U.N.—more than two months after Trump announced he planned to do so.
cnn.com/2019/05/02/pol…
The White House just formally nominated Kelly Craft to be U.S. ambassador to the U.N.—more than two months after Trump announced he planned to do so.
cnn.com/2019/05/02/pol…
Despite signing a deal with IRS that pledged they would help tens of millions of Americans file taxes for free, TurboTax, and H&R Block instead deliberately hid the free option and actively steered customers into paid products
propublica.org/article/intuit…
propublica.org/article/intuit…
Just another reason to #DeleteFB
Facebook Inc. is recruiting dozens of financial firms and online merchants to help launch a cryptocurrency-based payments system on the back of its gigantic social network.
wsj.com/articles/faceb…
Facebook Inc. is recruiting dozens of financial firms and online merchants to help launch a cryptocurrency-based payments system on the back of its gigantic social network.
wsj.com/articles/faceb…
Three Senate Dems have asked current and former NRA execs and the organization’s public relations firm to turn over letters, third-party audits, memos and other materials as they look into allegations of self-dealing and examine the NRA’s nonprofit status
washingtonpost.com/national/senat…
washingtonpost.com/national/senat…
💣The public airing of the notes — which document then-White House counsel Donald McGahn’s contemporaneous account of events and his fear that the president was engaged in legally risky conduct — has infuriated Trump.
washingtonpost.com/politics/water…
washingtonpost.com/politics/water…
👊Following a nearly 2 yr int'nl inv involving US law enforcement and auth in Germany/Netherlands, fed pros have charged 3 German nationals with being the admins of Wall Street Market (WSM), which was one of the world’s largest dark web marketplaces
justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/3…
justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/3…
#1MDB
Singaporean authorities are preparing to return about S$35 million ($26 million) surrendered by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Roger Ng and his family in connection with the 1MDB scandal to Malaysia
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Singaporean authorities are preparing to return about S$35 million ($26 million) surrendered by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Roger Ng and his family in connection with the 1MDB scandal to Malaysia
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The latest escalation in a years-long feud over the #KeystoneXL pipeline a conflict that now pits advocates of indigenous rights, environmentalism and free speech against the state gov, the Trump admin and a powerful oil company.
H/T @modernhomesla
washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/…
H/T @modernhomesla
washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/…
Florida passed a bill that would require felons to pay all “court-ordered restitution, fees, fines and court costs” before being able to vote
thedailybeast.com/florida-senate…
thedailybeast.com/florida-senate…
Sunoco has purchased two Chester County, PA homes on a street that has been plagued for more than a year by sinkholes and construction mishaps related to the controversial Mariner East pipeline project.
philly.com/news/pennsylva…
philly.com/news/pennsylva…
The California state Senate on Thursday approved a bill to require ALL candidates appearing on the presidential primary ballot — including Trump — to release five years' worth of income tax returns.
thehill.com/homenews/state…
thehill.com/homenews/state…
👊Greg Stephen, 43, had pleaded guilty to multiple counts related to child pornography and sexual exploitation of minors, after prosecutors accused him of sexually exploiting at least 440 boys over a period of several years.
H/T @modernhomesla
washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/05…
H/T @modernhomesla
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🚨WINNING!🚨
A three-judge federal panel unanimously ruled Friday that Ohio’s gerrymandered congressional district map is unconstitutional, and ordered the creation of a new map in time for the 2020 election.
cleveland.com/open/2019/05/f…
A three-judge federal panel unanimously ruled Friday that Ohio’s gerrymandered congressional district map is unconstitutional, and ordered the creation of a new map in time for the 2020 election.
cleveland.com/open/2019/05/f…
👊Former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of public corruption for steering county contracts to campaign donors and now could face up to 20 years in prison on each count when he is sentenced in August.
news.stlpublicradio.org/post/stenger-p…
news.stlpublicradio.org/post/stenger-p…
💣The California attorney general’s office will review how the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has handled sexual abuse allegations, including whether it followed mandatory reporting requirements to law enforcement
latimes.com/local/lanow/la…
latimes.com/local/lanow/la…
Saudi Arabia Thursday temporarily released at least 4 women’s rights advocates
The four are among a group of 11 female activists on trial in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, on charges related to their advocacy for greater freedoms for women in the kingdom.
washingtonpost.com/world/saudi-ar…
The four are among a group of 11 female activists on trial in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, on charges related to their advocacy for greater freedoms for women in the kingdom.
washingtonpost.com/world/saudi-ar…
“Soldiers of the fatherland, it’s time to fight!” Mr. Maduro said to hundreds of soldiers at the Fuerte Tiuna base.
nytimes.com/2019/05/02/wor…
nytimes.com/2019/05/02/wor…
The lawsuits filed against Carnival demand compensation from the Miami-based cruise line that is operating at Cuban ports some said were confiscated from their families by Castro a half-century ago.
local10.com/news/cuba/carn…
local10.com/news/cuba/carn…
The man, the last person still in intensive care following the attack seven weeks ago, was one of three Turkish citizens who were shot. Nine people remain in hospitals in stable condition,.
nytimes.com/2019/05/02/wor…
nytimes.com/2019/05/02/wor…
China is continuing to modernize its armed forces in order to transform its military into a major global power and using espionage to steal cutting edge technology for military purposes
cnn.com/2019/05/02/pol…
cnn.com/2019/05/02/pol…
‼️New docs available online!‼️
Kennedy's ultimatum, Ben-Gurion's 'sick' reply and a 'fiasco' nuclear inspection: Newly declassified documents shed light on the diplomatic crisis that some feared may lead to a U.S. raid on Israel's Dimona plant
haaretz.com/israel-news/.p…
Kennedy's ultimatum, Ben-Gurion's 'sick' reply and a 'fiasco' nuclear inspection: Newly declassified documents shed light on the diplomatic crisis that some feared may lead to a U.S. raid on Israel's Dimona plant
haaretz.com/israel-news/.p…
🤬On the 2nd day of a traditional Afghan assembly this week a delegate rose to speak on peace in Afghanistan
A bearded man from Kandahar ordered her to shut up. He told her ‘Peace has nothing to do with you. Sit down you should be in the kitchen cooking!’
nytimes.com/2019/05/03/wor…
A bearded man from Kandahar ordered her to shut up. He told her ‘Peace has nothing to do with you. Sit down you should be in the kitchen cooking!’
nytimes.com/2019/05/03/wor…
Julian Assange on Thursday began what is likely to be a long, high-profile and politicized legal battle against extradition to the United States, telling a packed British courtroom that he would not willingly surrender to U.S. authorities.
washingtonpost.com/world/wikileak…
washingtonpost.com/world/wikileak…
🖕I was 10 years old when my father decided to stop being a Democrat and instead become a Republican. From that point on, you were a frequent guest at our dinner table — and an unwelcome one to me
washingtonpost.com/opinions/dear-…
washingtonpost.com/opinions/dear-…
"I have noticed some confusion in the twitterverse about the relationship between the 1st amendment and the banning of Nazis, 'Alt-Righters', White Supremacists, & others for what they allege as protected speech."
🐀Cohen could also be a target of bullying, harassment or worse for his cooperation with SCO Mueller's invest and other probes and that could make him a candidate for the prison's protective housing unit. Trump himself has branded Cohen a "rat."
nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
🍃Breathe🍃
This week was insane, in every sense of the word, it was hard to keep our heads on straight, and keep the eyes on the facts, but I did, how about you!
The are lobbing bombs left and right, they might even go to war to keep Trump and Mueller out of the news!
This week was insane, in every sense of the word, it was hard to keep our heads on straight, and keep the eyes on the facts, but I did, how about you!
The are lobbing bombs left and right, they might even go to war to keep Trump and Mueller out of the news!
@threadreaderapp unroll please and TY!
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