MS-13 Gang: 96 Charged in Sweeping Crackdown on Long Island
The accusations included 7 murder conspiracies, as well as gun running & drug trafficking
UK votes overwhelmingly to back BoJo’s Brexit deal, a major step toward a Jan. 31 exit but not the final approval
Trump’s eager and vigorous defense of Saudi after a Saudi soldier's shooting spree on a US military base in Nov makes it clear that his bet on MBS & the Saudi alliance shows no sign of abating.
Trump has not offered any real military deterrent to Iran’s provocations.
Breaking: Senior Trump administration officials in recent days threatened a presidential veto that could have led to a government shutdown if House Democrats refused to drop language requiring prompt release of future military aid for Ukraine
The Ukraine provision was one of several items the WH drew a hard line on during negotiations to finalize the spending legislation, It would have required the WH to swiftly release $250 million in defense money for Ukraine that was part of the spending package.
Effective leadership does not sacrifice truth & principle on the altar of consensus.
Instead, it gives voice to truth & lends courage to those who are fearful.
Our nation is truly indivisible only when there is liberty & justice for all
The language would have required the White House to release Ukraine defense aid quickly.
washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019…
The federal prosecutor investigating the origins of the Russia inquiry is examining testimony by the former C.I.A. director John Brennan & seeking his communications records.
nytimes.com/2019/12/19/us/…
mormonwomenforethicalgovernment.org/official-state…
haaretz.com/us-news/EXT-IN…
The speaker reflects on Trump and a tumultuous year back in the majority in an interview with POLITICO.
politico.com/news/2019/12/2…
U.S. prosecutors claim Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas concealed information about his finances, including a $1M payment he had received from an account in RU (Firtash) in Sept
haaretz.com/us-news/giulia…
apnews.com/af2f0ede054d8b…
gregolear.substack.com/p/how-rudy-giu…
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Alexander Vinnik to be handed to France, Russian embassy says
Vinnik has been held in Greece since his arrest there in 2017
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
cnn.com/2019/12/19/pol…
MyKingz (Smominru) botnet hides the malware it deploys on infected hosts inside a JPEG of Taylor Swift.
H/T @Chey_Cobb
zdnet.com/article/crypto…
cnn.com/2019/12/19/pol…
TGIF! We made it through this historic week.
Today was on the quiet side, quieter than I expected anyway.
This is time to enjoy the holiday season with friends and family.
Enjoy your last minute holiday shopping & please take time to breathe away from Twitter.
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December 20, 2019
Rest well #TeamPatriot #USVIA