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One interesting thing I saw on one of @MSNBC's shows last night was the report that, should @ewarren take the Democratic nomination next year, some usually Democratic Wall Street donors might back Trump in 2020.

cnbc.com/2019/09/26/wal…
As surprising as that might seem, it may not be that surprising after all. Back in the 1930s, some of the Wall Street tycoons of that era, along with gun makers such as Remington Arms, planned to overthrow FDR.

timeline.com/business-plot-…
And by the way, the names of some of those mentioned as having taken part in that is as shocking as the plot itself. Included were:

-Al Smith (1928 Dem. nominee)
-Prescott Bush (father of one future POTUS and the grandfather of another)
-The DuPonts
-Elihu Root, a previous Secretary of State
-Remington Arms

And many others were in on the plot to overthrow FDR, which was exposed by Gen. Smedley Butler, the Military Industrial Complex's original whistleblower.
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of what might have been the worst disaster ever to hit or affect a sporting event, the 1989 #WorldSeries Earthquake. Just before the @SFGiants & @Athletics we to take the field, a 6.9 earthquake hit and leveled parts of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Got an update coming on the breadth of the GOP lawmakers that are tied to Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, mainly through campaign donations in the 2018 election cycle, and it's more than the 13 that I previously know about. A number of them lost in 2018, but others won their races.
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With tonight's blockbuster story from the @nytimes tonight implicating OMB Secretary/Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney deeper into the current Ukraine mess that's prompted an official inquiry of the President, ...

nytimes.com/2019/10/14/us/…
... there are now SEVEN key Trump Administration figures that may merit at least an impeachment inquiry:

1. President Trump
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3. USAG William Barr
4. Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross
5. SCOTUS Justice Brett Kavanaugh
6. Transportation Sec. Elaine Chao
7. OMB Secretary/Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney

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