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Pres. Trump to attend the National Rifle Association convention in Dallas on Friday. abcn.ws/2r9iiCB
The NRA’s Terrible Texas Two-Step
Lou Ferrigno, Oliver North, and Mike Pence! A woman’s luncheon featuring Tucker Carlson! What could go wrong? thedailybeast.com/the-nras-terri…
Tulammo, an ammunition distributor with ties to recently sanctioned Russian oligarch Igor Rotenberg is listed among exhibitors at the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meetings that opened in Dallas, Texas on Friday. abcnews.go.com/Politics/nra-h…
Kremlin-linked Russian politician Alexander Torshin traveled frequently between Moscow and the U.S. to build relationships with conservatives starting as early as 2009—beyond his previously known contacts with the NRA—according to docs obtained by NPR. buff.ly/2G8F5no
'Trump's son should be concerned': FBI obtained wiretaps of Putin ally who met with Trump Jr. yahoo.com/news/trumps-so…
"The FBI has obtained secret wiretaps collected by Spanish police of conversations involving Alexander Torshin and the National Rifle Association, that led to a meeting with Donald Trump Jr. during the gun lobby’s annual convention in Louisville, Ky., in May 2016"
An email was sent regarding a meeting with Torshin and Putin's desire to set up a back-channel with Trump. The email goes on to instruct the recipient to move forward based on Sessions' advice on how to proceed with setting up that back channel.
Spanish law enforcement agencies consider Torshin a member of the Tagan OPG. In 2016, his representative, Alexander Romanov, who owned the hotel in Majorca Mar y Pins, was sentenced to confiscation of property and two years in prison for money laundering
Nashville lawyer who introduced Russian operative to the NRA has ties to Blackburn
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Imagine being this willfully ignorant.
For Reference: www-mercurynews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.mercur…
Also for reference: nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna8…
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On the second episode of Hasan Minhaj’s new show, he highlights the role Saudi money plays in propping up Silicon Valley companies. Now @Netflix has removed the episode at the request of the Saudi government. ft.com/content/5121f0…
The episode was only pulled in the KSA.
"Clearly, the best way to stop people from watching something is to ban it, make it trend online, and then leave it up on YouTube."

Hasan Minhaj speaks out after Netflix pulls an episode of "Patriot Act" in Saudi Arabia. wapo.st/2CKVJLC
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Russia's domestic security agency says it has arrested U.S. citizen Paul Whelan on espionage charges. The FSB said that the American man detained in Moscow on Friday.
Spying charges carry a prison sentence of up to 20 years in Russia. cbsnews.com/amp/news/paul-…
Paul Whelan's lawyer tells NYT he hopes he can be part of a prisoner exchange with the US [for Butina] nytimes.com/2019/01/03/wor…
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Within weeks of the Orlando nightclub shooting, Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) participated in a sit-in at the House to demand votes on gun control legislation, saying, "We owe it to the LGBT community & all families harmed by gun violence to keep terror suspects from obtaining guns."
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THESE ARE THE OWNERS OF THE GOP:

white fundamentalist Christian fascists who advocate rule by Old Testament law (like stoning people).

Recent speakers?

DJ Trump
Clarence Thomas
GW Bush
Dick Cheney
Rand Paul

This is a must-read.

Plz RT?

PLEASE READ.

splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016…
'One of its five founders, Tim LaHaye, is the co-author of the Left Behind series of apocalyptic Christian novels and a man who has described gay people as “vile,”'

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"Another advocated for a society ruled by Old Testament law requiring, among other things, the stoning of adulteresses, idolaters and “incorrigible” children."

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Knowing what we know now, let's look at the Trump Tower timeline again (THREAD)
April-May, 2016: Papadopoulos in communication with “high ranking Russian official” in an attempt to set up meetings between Trump team and Russian reps, w/the promise “that the Kremlin had 'dirt' on Hillary Clinton in the form of “thousands of emails…”
docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG…
(cont’d from the House Minority Report linked above)

May, 2016: “a senior Russian official approached the Trump campaign through the National Rifle Association (NRA) to try and arrange a meeting between candidate Trump and President Putin.”
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The NRA really badly wants this story to go away. Instead, we've kept adding to it. motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
We found video of an NRA leader who went to Moscow and offered to collaborate with a group set up by alleged Russian spies. You can watch it here. motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
Watch this NRA leader praise an accused Russian spy and international criminal: “It’s a great honor for me to be here today, partly because over the last three years I've hosted Alexander Torshin at the National Rifle Association annual meetings.” motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
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How Russian politician and Putin ally infiltrated the #NRA npr.org/2018/03/01/590…
“Torshin also documented his attendance at every NRA convention between 2012 and 2016, only some of which have been previously reported” #Russia #NRA
“The FBI is investigating whether Torshin, the deputy governor of the Bank of Russia, illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to assist the Trump campaign in 2016” — and subvert American democracy.
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It's amazing the things that constantly click when you read as much about politics as I do. I particularly read about the
Guns
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Pay party and their corrupt practices. And you must see how so many things are linked. And at the centre, time and time again the NRA come up.
Now we know that most Republican Presidents support the NRA. But changed occurred around the assassination attempt on Reagan, almost killing press secretary James Brady. This in turn made activists of James and his wife Sarah which works result in the Brady Bill of Background
Checks. Reagan, a firm believer in the right to bear arms urged Congress to enact the Brady Bill. Around this time, there was a massive change in the direction of the #TheRepublican party, coincidence maybe, but the GOP began to blatantly be seen as the Guardians Of Privilege.
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