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Seniors WHO officials blocked the DOS from issuing a statement condemning RU after Moscow seized Ukrainian ships in Nov 2018.
Trump boosted a tweet that alleges Amb Bill Taylor put fabricated info about about Firtash in a diplomatic cable. archive.is/HDZUT
Seniors WHO officials blocked the DOS from issuing a statement condemning RU after Moscow seized Ukrainian ships in Nov 2018.
Trump boosted a tweet that alleges Amb Bill Taylor put fabricated info about about Firtash in a diplomatic cable. archive.is/HDZUT
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Firtash happens to have a long-standing beef w/ Biden.
Catherine Croft & Christopher Anderson described the unusual intrusion into U.S. foreign policy by Trump-aligned consultants, including Giuliani and Robert Livingston, a lobbyist & former GOP congressman.
Firtash happens to have a long-standing beef w/ Biden.
Catherine Croft & Christopher Anderson described the unusual intrusion into U.S. foreign policy by Trump-aligned consultants, including Giuliani and Robert Livingston, a lobbyist & former GOP congressman.
⏰TicToc3⏰
Vindman told House investigators that a WH meeting AND nearly $400 million in security and military aid was “contingent” on Ukrainian officials carrying out multiple investigations, including into Burisma, the Bidens, the 2016 election and Crowd Strike.
Vindman told House investigators that a WH meeting AND nearly $400 million in security and military aid was “contingent” on Ukrainian officials carrying out multiple investigations, including into Burisma, the Bidens, the 2016 election and Crowd Strike.
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"During my time at the NSC, I received multiple calls from lobbyist Robert Livingston, who told me that Amb Yovanovitch should be fired.
He characterized Amb Yovanovitch as an 'Obama holdover' and associated with George Soros," Croft said.🙄
#UkraineLobbyGate
"During my time at the NSC, I received multiple calls from lobbyist Robert Livingston, who told me that Amb Yovanovitch should be fired.
He characterized Amb Yovanovitch as an 'Obama holdover' and associated with George Soros," Croft said.🙄
#UkraineLobbyGate
⏰TicToc5⏰
WH transcript of a July call between Trump & Zelensky omitted crucial words & phrases, & that Vindman’s attempts to include them were rebuffed.
Bolton Expressed Concerns About Giuliani in Ukraine, May Testify Next Week, His Adviser to Testify tomorrow.
WH transcript of a July call between Trump & Zelensky omitted crucial words & phrases, & that Vindman’s attempts to include them were rebuffed.
Bolton Expressed Concerns About Giuliani in Ukraine, May Testify Next Week, His Adviser to Testify tomorrow.
⏰TicToc5⏰
Christopher Anderson:
📌Expressed concern Giuliani ‘was a key voice with the Trump on UKR
📌RU forces "openly attacked & seized Ukrainian military vessels...
The DOS quickly prepared a statement condemning RU for its escalation, but was blocked by senior WHO
Christopher Anderson:
📌Expressed concern Giuliani ‘was a key voice with the Trump on UKR
📌RU forces "openly attacked & seized Ukrainian military vessels...
The DOS quickly prepared a statement condemning RU for its escalation, but was blocked by senior WHO
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Trump’s Tax Cut Underdelivers,
DEMs hope to make the economy, inequality & the middle class central to the 2020 election
Right-wing attacks on the loyalty and patriotism of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman backfired spectacularly Tuesday, even among Republican lawmakers.
Trump’s Tax Cut Underdelivers,
DEMs hope to make the economy, inequality & the middle class central to the 2020 election
Right-wing attacks on the loyalty and patriotism of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman backfired spectacularly Tuesday, even among Republican lawmakers.
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Mike Pence is reliably, relentlessly wrong & complicit.
Pence appears determined to ignore the sworn testimony of senior officials who have since confirmed the quid pro quo that the WH claims doesn’t exist.
Pence will go down with the Trumptanic.
Mike Pence is reliably, relentlessly wrong & complicit.
Pence appears determined to ignore the sworn testimony of senior officials who have since confirmed the quid pro quo that the WH claims doesn’t exist.
Pence will go down with the Trumptanic.
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Former Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson testifies in climate change fraud trial
Trump’s nominee to become the next ambassador to Russia suggested Wednesday that Trump’s and Rudolph W. Giuliani’s efforts with regard to Ukraine have crossed a line.
Former Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson testifies in climate change fraud trial
Trump’s nominee to become the next ambassador to Russia suggested Wednesday that Trump’s and Rudolph W. Giuliani’s efforts with regard to Ukraine have crossed a line.
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Cohen’s Ex-Partner Gets Probation After Turning on Him
Evgeny A. Freidman, aka New York’s Taxi King, cooperated in the federal inv’n of Cohen.
#SupercedingIndictment
Tim Morrison, the top Russia official will testify on Thursday, resigned his White House post
Cohen’s Ex-Partner Gets Probation After Turning on Him
Evgeny A. Freidman, aka New York’s Taxi King, cooperated in the federal inv’n of Cohen.
#SupercedingIndictment
Tim Morrison, the top Russia official will testify on Thursday, resigned his White House post
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Hungary vetoes NATO statement on Ukraine over minority rights:
Putin is visiting Hungary, an important ally for Moscow within the EU which has sanctioned RU over its military intervention in Ukraine.
Szijjártó also met with Russian minister, Gazprom CEO
Hungary vetoes NATO statement on Ukraine over minority rights:
Putin is visiting Hungary, an important ally for Moscow within the EU which has sanctioned RU over its military intervention in Ukraine.
Szijjártó also met with Russian minister, Gazprom CEO
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Deputy SOS John Sullivan testified he was aware of a "campaign" against the far U.S. amb to UKR by Giuliani over the summer.
Livingston's lobbying firm has worked for Ukrainian politician Yulia Tymoshenko (Putin ally) & disclosed she was introduced to Giuliani.
Deputy SOS John Sullivan testified he was aware of a "campaign" against the far U.S. amb to UKR by Giuliani over the summer.
Livingston's lobbying firm has worked for Ukrainian politician Yulia Tymoshenko (Putin ally) & disclosed she was introduced to Giuliani.
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Oil Execs Plead Guilty for Roles in Bribery Scheme Involving Foreign Officials
Defense Dep’t officials told the WH that if the $250 million in security assistance was not released by August 6, it would not be able to spend it all by the end of the fiscal year.
Oil Execs Plead Guilty for Roles in Bribery Scheme Involving Foreign Officials
Defense Dep’t officials told the WH that if the $250 million in security assistance was not released by August 6, it would not be able to spend it all by the end of the fiscal year.
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Two volatile meetings at the White House have become central to the impeachment inquiry
Details of the July 10 sequence, which Bolton likened to an illicit “drug deal,” have emerged from witnesses’ testimony before House lawmakers over the past several weeks.
Two volatile meetings at the White House have become central to the impeachment inquiry
Details of the July 10 sequence, which Bolton likened to an illicit “drug deal,” have emerged from witnesses’ testimony before House lawmakers over the past several weeks.
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Vindman was instructed “at the last second” not to attend the debriefing, b/c Trump’s advisers worried it might confuse the president:
Trump believed that Patel (Nunes staffer- no UKR experience/expertise), was the NSC’s top UKR expert instead of Vindman.
Vindman was instructed “at the last second” not to attend the debriefing, b/c Trump’s advisers worried it might confuse the president:
Trump believed that Patel (Nunes staffer- no UKR experience/expertise), was the NSC’s top UKR expert instead of Vindman.
⏰TicToc16⏰
Bill Taylor is willing to testify publicly in impeachment probe
Israeli JM Signs Extradition Order of Russian Hacker to U.S.
Israeli officials anticipate Russia will not be pleased with decision to extradite Aleksey Burkov to the US, to face cybercrime charges.
Bill Taylor is willing to testify publicly in impeachment probe
Israeli JM Signs Extradition Order of Russian Hacker to U.S.
Israeli officials anticipate Russia will not be pleased with decision to extradite Aleksey Burkov to the US, to face cybercrime charges.
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Russian Nuclear Submarine Fires Intercontinental Missile For First Time
Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates for Third Time in 2019 as the economy continues to show signs of slowing
DOD & Lockheed Martin finalize $34 billion deal for hundreds of F-35 fighter jets
Russian Nuclear Submarine Fires Intercontinental Missile For First Time
Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates for Third Time in 2019 as the economy continues to show signs of slowing
DOD & Lockheed Martin finalize $34 billion deal for hundreds of F-35 fighter jets
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But there’s another humanitarian crisis unfolding under Trump — one precipitated by his policy of requiring asylum seekers to remain in Mexico
WhatsApp sues Israel's NSO for allegedly helping spies hack phones around the world
But there’s another humanitarian crisis unfolding under Trump — one precipitated by his policy of requiring asylum seekers to remain in Mexico
WhatsApp sues Israel's NSO for allegedly helping spies hack phones around the world
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NC ruling could cost GOP House seats
GA plans to cancel over 300k voter regs
GA plans to send notices to inactive voters and the notice will come with a paid return postage to give voters the opportunity to remain active. People have 30 days to return the notice.
NC ruling could cost GOP House seats
GA plans to cancel over 300k voter regs
GA plans to send notices to inactive voters and the notice will come with a paid return postage to give voters the opportunity to remain active. People have 30 days to return the notice.
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J & J's own expert, working for FDA, found asbestos in Baby Powder
Juul accused of selling 1 million tainted vaping pods
Germany's Bayer (BAYGn.DE) is now facing 42,700 U.S. plaintiffs blaming its glyphosate-based weedkillers for their cancer.
J & J's own expert, working for FDA, found asbestos in Baby Powder
Juul accused of selling 1 million tainted vaping pods
Germany's Bayer (BAYGn.DE) is now facing 42,700 U.S. plaintiffs blaming its glyphosate-based weedkillers for their cancer.
⏰TicToc20⏰
400,000 more children are uninsured since Trump took office
Roughly 4.1 million children were uninsured in 2018
Murray Energy files for bankruptcy as Trump's coal bailout efforts falter
U.S. economic growth slows to 1.9% in the third quarter
400,000 more children are uninsured since Trump took office
Roughly 4.1 million children were uninsured in 2018
Murray Energy files for bankruptcy as Trump's coal bailout efforts falter
U.S. economic growth slows to 1.9% in the third quarter
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It makes quite a difference, Stewart adds, whether the U.S. is securing Syria's oil and protecting it for its true owners or taking it without the owners' consent.
"One would probably be more acceptable," he tells NPR. "The other would be a war crime."
It makes quite a difference, Stewart adds, whether the U.S. is securing Syria's oil and protecting it for its true owners or taking it without the owners' consent.
"One would probably be more acceptable," he tells NPR. "The other would be a war crime."
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Epstein’s injuries look more like murder than suicide, noted pathologist says
Citi plans to withdraw from two-thirds of foreign exchange platforms:
📌Denmark gives green light to Russia-Germany gas link
Chile cancels climate and Apec summits amid mass protests
Epstein’s injuries look more like murder than suicide, noted pathologist says
Citi plans to withdraw from two-thirds of foreign exchange platforms:
📌Denmark gives green light to Russia-Germany gas link
Chile cancels climate and Apec summits amid mass protests
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Vatican cardinals linked to missing millions and financial scandal
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey backs cryptocurrency startup after turning down Facebook’s Libra
#PlanB
Russian Metals Plant (Daripaska’s Rusal) to Start Bitcoin Mining, because US sanctions.
Vatican cardinals linked to missing millions and financial scandal
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey backs cryptocurrency startup after turning down Facebook’s Libra
#PlanB
Russian Metals Plant (Daripaska’s Rusal) to Start Bitcoin Mining, because US sanctions.
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Two plead guilty in conspiracy involving Uber, LinkedIn, others:
Russia says Kurds complete withdrawal from Turkish border
Russia test-fires missile from new nuclear-powered submarine
Russia Tests New Disinformation Tactics in Africa to Expand Influence
Two plead guilty in conspiracy involving Uber, LinkedIn, others:
Russia says Kurds complete withdrawal from Turkish border
Russia test-fires missile from new nuclear-powered submarine
Russia Tests New Disinformation Tactics in Africa to Expand Influence
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Senate Republicans almost unanimously voted Wednesday to endorse Trump's sabotage of the ACA
@SenateGOP votes to allow insurers to discriminate against people w/ preexisting conditions.
Supplies of banknotes from Russia to east Libya accelerated this year -data
Senate Republicans almost unanimously voted Wednesday to endorse Trump's sabotage of the ACA
@SenateGOP votes to allow insurers to discriminate against people w/ preexisting conditions.
Supplies of banknotes from Russia to east Libya accelerated this year -data
⏰TicToc27⏰
Supplies of banknotes from Russia to east Libya accelerated this year -data
FB has agreed to pay a $644,000 fine for breaches of data protection law related to the harvesting of data by Cambridge Analytica, Britain's information rights regulator said on Wednesday.
Supplies of banknotes from Russia to east Libya accelerated this year -data
FB has agreed to pay a $644,000 fine for breaches of data protection law related to the harvesting of data by Cambridge Analytica, Britain's information rights regulator said on Wednesday.
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Please give this a listen, it came out some time ago, but it is interestingly relevant today, don’t you think @GOPLeader @senatemajldr?
cc @SpeakerPelosi @RepAdamSchiff
H/T @jprah1
Please give this a listen, it came out some time ago, but it is interestingly relevant today, don’t you think @GOPLeader @senatemajldr?
cc @SpeakerPelosi @RepAdamSchiff
H/T @jprah1
White House lawyer moved transcript of Trump call to classified server after Ukraine adviser raised alarms
washingtonpost.com/politics/white…
washingtonpost.com/politics/white…
UPDATE: White House transcript of a July call between President Trump and Ukraine’s president omitted crucial words and phrases, and that Vindman’s attempts to include them were rebuffed.
nytimes.com/2019/10/29/us/…
nytimes.com/2019/10/29/us/…
Trump boosted a tweet Monday promoting a controversial allegation from an indicted Ukrainian oligarch: that a top U.S. diplomat put fabricated information about the mogul in a diplomatic cable.
Firtash happens to have a long-standing beef with Joe Biden.
thedailybeast.com/trump-sides-wi…
Firtash happens to have a long-standing beef with Joe Biden.
thedailybeast.com/trump-sides-wi…
Trump impeachment inquiry: Read the opening statements from diplomats Catherine Croft and Christopher Anderson
usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
Bolton cautioned about the influence Rudy Giuliani had on US-Ukraine policymaking during a meeting in mid-June with top US officials, Christopher Anderson a career foreign service officer plans to tell Congress today.
cnn.com/2019/10/30/pol…
cnn.com/2019/10/30/pol…
"During my time at the NSC, I received multiple calls from lobbyist Robert Livingston, who told me that Amb Yovanovitch should be fired. He characterized Amb Yovanovitch as an 'Obama holdover' and associated with George Soros," Croft said.
reuters.com/article/us-usa…
reuters.com/article/us-usa…
Under the settlement with U.S. prosecutors, Jho Low, relinquishes claims to assets that were seized by U.S. beginning in 2016.
The settlement would also allow millions of dollars in fees to be paid to Low’s legal team. #1MDB #Flip?
apnews.com/f38f39ca07ba4c…
The settlement would also allow millions of dollars in fees to be paid to Low’s legal team. #1MDB #Flip?
apnews.com/f38f39ca07ba4c…
Russian Metals Plant (Daripaska’s Rusal) to Start Bitcoin Mining, because US sanctions.
themoscowtimes.com/2019/10/29/rus…
themoscowtimes.com/2019/10/29/rus…
Oil Executives Plead Guilty for Roles in Bribery Scheme Involving Foreign Officials
justice.gov/opa/pr/oil-exe…
justice.gov/opa/pr/oil-exe…
Israeli Justice Minister Signs Extradition Order of Russian Hacker to U.S.
Israeli officials anticipate Russia will not be pleased with decision to extradite Aleksey Burkov to the US, to face cybercrime charges.
H/T @File411
haaretz.com/israel-news/.p…
Israeli officials anticipate Russia will not be pleased with decision to extradite Aleksey Burkov to the US, to face cybercrime charges.
H/T @File411
haaretz.com/israel-news/.p…
Hungary vetoes NATO statement on Ukraine over minority rights:
Szijjarto was speaking at a conference on the same day Putin is visiting Hungary, an important ally for Moscow within the EU which has sanctioned RU over its military intervention in Ukraine.
reuters.com/article/us-hun…
Szijjarto was speaking at a conference on the same day Putin is visiting Hungary, an important ally for Moscow within the EU which has sanctioned RU over its military intervention in Ukraine.
reuters.com/article/us-hun…
Catherine Croft and Christopher Anderson described to investigators the unusual intrusion into U.S. foreign policy by Trump-aligned consultants, including his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Robert Livingston, a lobbyist and former GOP congressman.
politico.com/news/2019/10/3…
politico.com/news/2019/10/3…
📌Livingston Group
New FARA records reveal foreign agents and lobbyists on the payroll of Livingston Group
s3.amazonaws.com/fara2.opensecr…
New FARA records reveal foreign agents and lobbyists on the payroll of Livingston Group
s3.amazonaws.com/fara2.opensecr…
A failed Ukrainian presidential candidate. Former congressmen turned lobbyists. Mysterious shell companies and offshore accounts funding it all
opensecrets.org/news/2019/05/f…
opensecrets.org/news/2019/05/f…
Bolton Expressed Concerns About Giuliani in Ukraine, Adviser to Testify
Christopher Anderson says then-national security adviser was concerned Rudy Giuliani ‘was a key voice with the President on Ukraine
wsj.com/articles/ukrai…
Christopher Anderson says then-national security adviser was concerned Rudy Giuliani ‘was a key voice with the President on Ukraine
wsj.com/articles/ukrai…
Vindman was instructed “at the last second” not to attend the debriefing, b/c Trump’s advisers worried it might confuse the president: Trump believed that Patel (Nunes staffer- no UKR experience/expertise), was the NSC’s top UKR expert instead of Vindman.
politico.com/news/2019/10/3…
politico.com/news/2019/10/3…
Oil Executives Plead Guilty for Roles in Bribery Scheme Involving Foreign Officials
Read this — it will mushroom YUGELY
justice.gov/opa/pr/oil-exe…
Read this — it will mushroom YUGELY
justice.gov/opa/pr/oil-exe…
Croft Testimony
Exclusive: White House Ignored Pentagon Warning on Ukraine Funding
Defense Dep’t officials told the WH that if the $250 million in security assistance was not released by August 6, it would not be able to spend it all by the end of the fiscal year.
justsecurity.org/66767/exclusiv…
Defense Dep’t officials told the WH that if the $250 million in security assistance was not released by August 6, it would not be able to spend it all by the end of the fiscal year.
justsecurity.org/66767/exclusiv…
Christopher Anderson:
READ: Catherine Croft's Opening Statement In Impeachment Inquiry : NPR npr.org/2019/10/30/774…
Senate Republicans almost unanimously voted Wednesday to endorse Trump's sabotage of the Affordable Care Act
@SenateGOP votes to allow insurers to discriminate against people with preexisting conditions. #BlueWave2020
dailykos.com/story/2019/10/…
@SenateGOP votes to allow insurers to discriminate against people with preexisting conditions. #BlueWave2020
dailykos.com/story/2019/10/…
What about all the other patriots?
Right-wing attacks on the loyalty and patriotism of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman backfired spectacularly Tuesday, even among Republican lawmakers.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Right-wing attacks on the loyalty and patriotism of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman backfired spectacularly Tuesday, even among Republican lawmakers.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Testimony: Nunes acolyte misrepresented himself to Trump as Ukraine expert
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman also testified on Tuesday that the National Security Council staffer, Kash Patel, fed the president disinformation about Ukraine.
politico.com/news/2019/10/3…
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman also testified on Tuesday that the National Security Council staffer, Kash Patel, fed the president disinformation about Ukraine.
politico.com/news/2019/10/3…
Two volatile meetings at the White House have become central to the impeachment inquiry
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
The other humanitarian crisis under Trump, exposed by a new report
But there’s another humanitarian crisis unfolding under Trump — one precipitated by his policy of requiring asylum seekers to remain in Mexico
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
But there’s another humanitarian crisis unfolding under Trump — one precipitated by his policy of requiring asylum seekers to remain in Mexico
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Mike Pence is reliably, relentlessly wrong & complicit.
Pence appears determined to ignore the sworn testimony of senior officials who have since confirmed the quid pro quo that the WH claims doesn’t exist.
Pence will go down with the Trumptanic.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/globa…
Pence appears determined to ignore the sworn testimony of senior officials who have since confirmed the quid pro quo that the WH claims doesn’t exist.
Pence will go down with the Trumptanic.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/globa…
It makes quite a difference, Stewart adds, whether the U.S. is securing Syria's oil and protecting it for its true owners or taking it without the owners' consent.
"One would probably be more acceptable," he tells NPR. "The other would be a war crime."
npr.org/2019/10/30/774…
"One would probably be more acceptable," he tells NPR. "The other would be a war crime."
npr.org/2019/10/30/774…
Jeffrey Epstein’s injuries look more like murder than suicide, noted pathologist says
miamiherald.com/news/state/flo…
miamiherald.com/news/state/flo…
WhatsApp sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, accusing it of helping government spies break into the phones of roughly 1,400 users, included diplomats, political dissidents, journalists and senior government officials
reuters.com/article/us-fac…
reuters.com/article/us-fac…
Exclusive: J&J's own expert, working for FDA, found asbestos in Baby Powder
reuters.com/article/us-usa…
reuters.com/article/us-usa…
🌳Breathe🌳
It was raining bombshells today and I bet tomorrow will be no different.
Many more shoes to drop.
Savor their fear & desperate measures — GOP is toast for at least the next generation.
Sleep well Patriots!
xoxo Karol
It was raining bombshells today and I bet tomorrow will be no different.
Many more shoes to drop.
Savor their fear & desperate measures — GOP is toast for at least the next generation.
Sleep well Patriots!
xoxo Karol
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