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US formally withdraws from nuclear treaty with Russia & prepares to test new missile
UK blames Russia for nuclear treaty collapse, says threatens European security
U.S. Economy Slips From 1st to 3rd Place in Global Competitiveness Ranking Amid Trump's Tariffs
US formally withdraws from nuclear treaty with Russia & prepares to test new missile
UK blames Russia for nuclear treaty collapse, says threatens European security
U.S. Economy Slips From 1st to 3rd Place in Global Competitiveness Ranking Amid Trump's Tariffs
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Conspiracy Theorist Ratcliffe humiliated & out as DNI nom.
The WH is planning to block Sue Gordon, the nation’s No. 2 intelligence official, from rising to the role of acting director of national intelligence when Dan Coats steps down this month.
Conspiracy Theorist Ratcliffe humiliated & out as DNI nom.
The WH is planning to block Sue Gordon, the nation’s No. 2 intelligence official, from rising to the role of acting director of national intelligence when Dan Coats steps down this month.
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Cocaine worth 1 billion euros seized in Germany's largest drugs haul
Trump to sanction Russia over chemical weapons use
Trump has been loath to antagonize Russian President Vladimir Putin, but was forced to action by a bipartisan group of lawmakers.
Cocaine worth 1 billion euros seized in Germany's largest drugs haul
Trump to sanction Russia over chemical weapons use
Trump has been loath to antagonize Russian President Vladimir Putin, but was forced to action by a bipartisan group of lawmakers.
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After Trump cites Amazon concerns, Pentagon reexamines $10 billion JEDI cloud contract process
Jeff Bezos has sold more than $1.8 billion worth of stock, as the world's richest person continues to sell his Amazon stake to fund his space venture.
After Trump cites Amazon concerns, Pentagon reexamines $10 billion JEDI cloud contract process
Jeff Bezos has sold more than $1.8 billion worth of stock, as the world's richest person continues to sell his Amazon stake to fund his space venture.
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Families Go Deep in Debt to Stay in the Middle Class
Wages stalled but costs haven’t, so people increasingly rent or finance what their parents might have owned.
Over the past 20 years:
Median income up 14%
Housing prices up 290%
College tuition up 311%
Families Go Deep in Debt to Stay in the Middle Class
Wages stalled but costs haven’t, so people increasingly rent or finance what their parents might have owned.
Over the past 20 years:
Median income up 14%
Housing prices up 290%
College tuition up 311%
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Deconstructing Disinformation & Horseshoe Theory
Fact: College tuition up 311%
RW: Thiel & Tucker Carlson: fault “Global Elites”
LW: Bernie, Warren, Squad: fault “Global Elites”
Both Groups “Populists” Populism is the Con.
Truth: TOC is the cause.
Deconstructing Disinformation & Horseshoe Theory
Fact: College tuition up 311%
RW: Thiel & Tucker Carlson: fault “Global Elites”
LW: Bernie, Warren, Squad: fault “Global Elites”
Both Groups “Populists” Populism is the Con.
Truth: TOC is the cause.
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Odebrecht S.A. admitted in Dec 2016 to a massive corruption scheme that the U.S. DOJ described as the “largest foreign bribery case in history,” it set off a tsunami of political scandals across Latin America, & Miami.
July was Earth’s hottest month on record.
Odebrecht S.A. admitted in Dec 2016 to a massive corruption scheme that the U.S. DOJ described as the “largest foreign bribery case in history,” it set off a tsunami of political scandals across Latin America, & Miami.
July was Earth’s hottest month on record.
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Wary of Trump’s Hard Line on Iran, Europeans Decline to Join Escorts in Gulf
Mayor of Mogadishu dies as result of al-Shabaab attack
Ohio State women's coach Klein resigns amid NCAA investigation
Comey’s handling of Trump meeting memos does not merit charges.
Wary of Trump’s Hard Line on Iran, Europeans Decline to Join Escorts in Gulf
Mayor of Mogadishu dies as result of al-Shabaab attack
Ohio State women's coach Klein resigns amid NCAA investigation
Comey’s handling of Trump meeting memos does not merit charges.
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Feds say Steve Stenger should receive no break in a possible 3-4 year prison sentence, painting him as a vindictive bully who used his pol power to line his pockets, reward donors & punish his perceived enemies.
WH Asks for List of Top Spies During Intel Shakeup
Feds say Steve Stenger should receive no break in a possible 3-4 year prison sentence, painting him as a vindictive bully who used his pol power to line his pockets, reward donors & punish his perceived enemies.
WH Asks for List of Top Spies During Intel Shakeup
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'Smoking gun': Huawei staff employment records link them to Chinese military agencies
Since Trump’s elex, fed white-collar enforcement has taken a big hit. Fines & settlements against corps have plummeted.
Prosecutions of individuals are falling to record lows.
'Smoking gun': Huawei staff employment records link them to Chinese military agencies
Since Trump’s elex, fed white-collar enforcement has taken a big hit. Fines & settlements against corps have plummeted.
Prosecutions of individuals are falling to record lows.
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In settlements last year with the two big U.K.-based banks, Barclays & Royal Bank of Scotland, political appointees at the Trump adm DOJ over ruled staff prosecutors to reduce the settlements sought, leaving billions of dollars in potential recoveries on the table
In settlements last year with the two big U.K.-based banks, Barclays & Royal Bank of Scotland, political appointees at the Trump adm DOJ over ruled staff prosecutors to reduce the settlements sought, leaving billions of dollars in potential recoveries on the table
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In the case of RBS, then-DAG Rosenstein decided that the charges should not be pursued as a criminal case, as the prosecutorial team advocated, but rather as a less serious civil one.
A Los Angeles hospital director has been arrested on child pornography charges
In the case of RBS, then-DAG Rosenstein decided that the charges should not be pursued as a criminal case, as the prosecutorial team advocated, but rather as a less serious civil one.
A Los Angeles hospital director has been arrested on child pornography charges
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Working agreement calls for CBS acting chief Joe Ianniello to oversee all of CBS’s branded assets and for Viacom boss Bob Bakish to become CEO
📌Money from a retirement program for the US military is set to be diverted to pay for Trump's border wall😱
Working agreement calls for CBS acting chief Joe Ianniello to oversee all of CBS’s branded assets and for Viacom boss Bob Bakish to become CEO
📌Money from a retirement program for the US military is set to be diverted to pay for Trump's border wall😱
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Fundraisers Convinced Conservatives to Donate $10 Million — Then Kept Almost All of It.
Beginning in 2012, operatives used a federal PAC to target small-dollar donors, claiming they’d use the money to oppose Obama.
But that’s not what happened.
#GOPGrifters
Fundraisers Convinced Conservatives to Donate $10 Million — Then Kept Almost All of It.
Beginning in 2012, operatives used a federal PAC to target small-dollar donors, claiming they’d use the money to oppose Obama.
But that’s not what happened.
#GOPGrifters
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Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without permission from men
The Pentagon booted two Chinese recruits from the enlistment process because of their dead grandfathers, who lived very different lives.
Eli Lilly confirms probe by New York's AG over insulin prices
Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without permission from men
The Pentagon booted two Chinese recruits from the enlistment process because of their dead grandfathers, who lived very different lives.
Eli Lilly confirms probe by New York's AG over insulin prices
Elijah Cummings is responsible and trusted. Trump is neither
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Ben Carson’s Department of Housing and Urban Development is circulating a proposal to make it more difficult to bring discrimination claims under the Fair Housing Act.
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The United States announced its formal withdrawal from a cold-war era nuclear treaty with Russia Friday as the US military is set to test a new non-nuclear mobile-launched cruise missile developed specifically to challenge Russia in Europe
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cnn.com/2019/08/01/pol…
Trump Drops Plans to Nominate John Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence
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Jeff Bezos has sold more than $1.8 billion worth of stock, as the world's richest person continues to sell his Amazon stake to fund his space venture.
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cnn.com/2019/08/01/tec…
The White House is planning to block Sue Gordon, the nation’s No. 2 intelligence official, from rising to the role of acting director of national intelligence when Dan Coats steps down this month.
nytimes.com/2019/08/02/us/…
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What the story of Omidyar Network and hi-tech industry’s love affair with Indian ultranationalism reveals is how that power is wielded around the globe, whether directly through investments, or indirectly through foundations and political campaigns.
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Trump’s pick for managing federal lands doesn’t believe the government should have any.
Yep, it is all about striping down USA down to parts and selling it all off for profit—their personal profit not USA. #MiningRights
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Yep, it is all about striping down USA down to parts and selling it all off for profit—their personal profit not USA. #MiningRights
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When the Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht S.A. admitted in Dec 2016 to a massive corruption scheme that the U.S. DOJ described as the “largest foreign bribery case in history,” it set off a tsunami of political scandals across Latin America, & Miami.
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🏵ODEBRECHT & CHINA🏵
2017: No One Has Ever Made a Corruption Machine Like This One
There’s graft, and then there’s Odebrecht graft.
H/T @911corlebra777
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There’s graft, and then there’s Odebrecht graft.
H/T @911corlebra777
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Odebrecht had funded plots to elect a half-dozen presidents in Latin America; buy the friendship of heads of state in Angola, Peru, and Venezuela; and pay off hundreds of legislators from Panama to Argentina.
H/T @911CORLEBRA777
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H/T @911CORLEBRA777
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Feds say Steve Stenger should receive no break in a possible 3-4 year prison sentence, painting him as a vindictive bully who used his political power to line his pockets, reward donors & punish his perceived enemies.
#StLouis
H/T @ericgarland
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#StLouis
H/T @ericgarland
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🏵StLouis Mobster Sentenced🏵
‼️Deplorable‼️
Money from a retirement program for the US military is set to be diverted to pay for Trump's border wall
businessinsider.com/military-retir…
Money from a retirement program for the US military is set to be diverted to pay for Trump's border wall
businessinsider.com/military-retir…
Families Go Deep in Debt to Stay in the Middle Class
Wages stalled but costs haven’t, so people increasingly rent or finance what their parents might have owned.
Over the past 20 years:
Median income up 14%
Housing prices up 290%
College tuition up 311%
wsj.com/articles/famil…
Wages stalled but costs haven’t, so people increasingly rent or finance what their parents might have owned.
Over the past 20 years:
Median income up 14%
Housing prices up 290%
College tuition up 311%
wsj.com/articles/famil…
Repetitive Propaganda Soundbites are effective & here is why
Omar personifies an ideological & political combination of Marxism-Leninism & Islamism.
A look at Omar’s upbringing is a key to identifying her extremism, & where she wants to take the country
Omar’s Family beholden to Communist-Islamist Somalia dictator
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A look at Omar’s upbringing is a key to identifying her extremism, & where she wants to take the country
Omar’s Family beholden to Communist-Islamist Somalia dictator
centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2019/02/21/fam…
Ilhan Omar Endorsed Somalia’s New President. Four Days Later, Omar’s Brother-in-Law Had a Powerful Job in His Administration
H/T @NoelMGreene
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H/T @NoelMGreene
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North Korea’s aggression dismissed by Trump
Statement related to the recent decision to place eVoting temporarily on hold in Switzerland - Scytl
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Wary of Trump’s Hard Line on Iran, Europeans Decline to Join Escorts in Gulf
The Europeans see risks of escalation and want to distance themselves from Trump policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran.
nytimes.com/2019/08/01/wor…
The Europeans see risks of escalation and want to distance themselves from Trump policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran.
nytimes.com/2019/08/01/wor…
The director of artificial intelligence medicine at Cedars-Sinai hospital has been charged with distributing and possessing child pornography
cnn.com/2019/08/01/us/…
cnn.com/2019/08/01/us/…
A year and a half after the plea deal from Rick Gates helped convict former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, a federal judge indicated Friday that the former lobbyist is finally ready for sentencing.
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UK blames Russia for nuclear treaty collapse, says threatens European security
uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa…
uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa…
White House Asks for List of Top Spies During Intelligence Shakeup
thedailybeast.com/white-house-as…
thedailybeast.com/white-house-as…
Comey’s handling of Trump meeting memos does not merit charges, Justice Department says
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Eli Lilly confirms probe by New York's Attorney General over insulin prices
cnbc.com/2019/08/02/eli…
cnbc.com/2019/08/02/eli…
RNC chair defends GOP donor platform in tense meeting
Ronna Romney McDaniel choked up as she addressed rumors surrounding the rollout of WinRed, the Trump-endorsed online donor platform.
politico.com/story/2019/07/…
Ronna Romney McDaniel choked up as she addressed rumors surrounding the rollout of WinRed, the Trump-endorsed online donor platform.
politico.com/story/2019/07/…
⚠️Win-Red⚠️
More RNC shenanigans - larger scandal incoming:
More RNC shenanigans - larger scandal incoming:
‼️2017‼️
FBI raids office of Republican campaign consultant in Annapolis
capitalgazette.com/news/crime/ph-…
FBI raids office of Republican campaign consultant in Annapolis
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2017: FBI searches Republican political consulting firm in Annapolis
Its leaders include GOP strategists Kelley Rogers, Chip O’Neil and Dennis Whitfield. #WinRed #ConservativeMajorityFund
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Its leaders include GOP strategists Kelley Rogers, Chip O’Neil and Dennis Whitfield. #WinRed #ConservativeMajorityFund
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The PAC, called the Conservative Majority Fund, has raised nearly $10 million since mid-2012 and continues to solicit funds to this day, many donors are senior citizens. But it has made just $48,400 in political contributions to candidates and committees.
propublica.org/article/conser…
propublica.org/article/conser…
U.S. Economy Slips From First to Third Place in Global Competitiveness Ranking Amid Trump's Tariffs
newsweek.com/us-economy-sli…
newsweek.com/us-economy-sli…
Lindsey Graham warns Trump administration against Afghanistan withdrawal
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Immigrant enlistees have been cut loose for being the children of foreign parents or for having family ties to their native government or military. In some cases, they have relatives who served in militaries closely allied with the United States
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washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without permission from men
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The White House has instructed newly installed SecDef Mark T. Esper to reexamine the awarding of the military’s massive cloud-computing contract because of concerns that the deal would go to Amazon, officials close to the decision-making process said.
washingtonpost.com/business/2019/…
washingtonpost.com/business/2019/…
Cocaine worth 1 billion euros seized in Germany's largest drugs haul
reuters.com/article/us-ger…
reuters.com/article/us-ger…
Five Eyes nations target tech titans on child sex abuse
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Reluctantly Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on Russia for its use of chemical weapons in the 2018 attack on the Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, according to two U.S. officials.
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Trump casts doubt on Russian interference in 2020 election
The president said he didn't raise the issue with Putin, even after his advisers offered dire assessments of the Kremlin's ongoing threat to U.S. elections.
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The president said he didn't raise the issue with Putin, even after his advisers offered dire assessments of the Kremlin's ongoing threat to U.S. elections.
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🔑2016: CIA Concludes Russia Mounted Operation to Help Trump Win: Source
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US formally withdraws from nuclear treaty with Russia and prepares to test new missile
cnn.com/2019/08/02/pol…
cnn.com/2019/08/02/pol…
Since Donald Trump’s election, federal white-collar enforcement has taken a big hit. Fines and settlements against corporations have plummeted. Prosecutions of individuals are falling to record lows.
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🌳Breathe🌳
The news that Gates’ cooperation is complete & is ready for sentencing is a huge signal indictments are likely to rain down on TeamTrump soon on several fronts as noted above.
So keep the 🍿at the ready, we shd have good news soon
This news cheered me immensely!
The news that Gates’ cooperation is complete & is ready for sentencing is a huge signal indictments are likely to rain down on TeamTrump soon on several fronts as noted above.
So keep the 🍿at the ready, we shd have good news soon
This news cheered me immensely!
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