JUST IN: On the US House floor, Rep. Lieu plays audio of children at detention facilities, despite being ruled out of order by the chair: "Why are we hiding this from the American people?" pic.twitter.com/WNsnMPjJX6— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 22, 2018
Friday, June 22, 2018
JUST IN: On the US House floor, Rep. Lieu plays audio of children at detention facilities, despite being ruled out of order by the chair: "Why are we hiding this from the American people?"
A plan Trump’s allies worked on that would have ceded Crimea to Russia and lifted key sanctions against the country was developed much earlier than has previously reported — in the beginning days of 2016.
A plan Trump’s allies worked on that would have ceded Crimea to Russia and lifted key sanctions against the country was developed much earlier than has previously reported — in the beginning days of 2016.— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) June 22, 2018
https://t.co/OMRcb0M9xw
Trump’s superpowers fail
Shafer: Trump can reliably win the battle if it’s fought with words. But against images and descriptions of distraught and traumatized children and parents, Trump’s superpowers fail https://t.co/Wqw5qwqFeu via @PoliticoMag— POLITICO (@politico) June 22, 2018
Prediction: Trump will keep harping on immigration. A Dem strategist told me why—‘it’s their only wedge issue that works right now’
Prediction: Trump will keep harping on immigration. A Dem strategist told me why—‘it’s their only wedge issue that works right now’ https://t.co/sNUS939hno— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) June 22, 2018
The brothel owner from HBO’s Cathouse is running for office with evangelical Christian support.
The brothel owner from HBO’s Cathouse is running for office with evangelical Christian support. https://t.co/GyHdwnlwSp— Mike Calia (@Michael_Calia) June 22, 2018
Fox & Friends host: "These aren't our kids. Show them compassion, but it's not like he is doing this to the people of Idaho or Texas"h
Fox & Friends host: "These aren't our kids. Show them compassion, but it's not like he is doing this to the people of Idaho or Texas"https://t.co/VWYB5hRPif pic.twitter.com/CMO9oTLIEX— Media Matters (@mmfa) June 22, 2018
Pruitt has only sent one email from official EPA account to an address outside the agency in nearly whole year as chief
Pruitt has only sent one email from official EPA account to an address outside the agency in nearly whole year as chief https://t.co/Rq1MGaJAf7 pic.twitter.com/9HuOj7Axbu— The Hill (@thehill) June 22, 2018
The Mystery of the American Lawyer Who Worked for a Putin-Friendly Oligarch and Julian Assange
The Mystery of the American Lawyer Who Worked for a Putin-Friendly Oligarch and Julian Assange – Mother Jones https://t.co/rto1KmP4LS— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 22, 2018
Trump’s young staffers say it’s hard to date and socialize in Washington once people find out they work for the White House
Trump’s young staffers say it’s hard to date and socialize in Washington once people find out they work for the White House https://t.co/NF9ih5ioz6— POLITICO (@politico) June 22, 2018
The Art of No Deal: Why Trump doesnt want an immigration bill
The Art of No Deal: Why Trump doesnt want an immigration bill https://t.co/cVFcNQBKjd— In Spite of Trump 🌊 (@InSpiteOfTrump) June 22, 2018
Turns out GEO, the company that runs immigration detention centers, is @CongCulberson’s largest donor.
Turns out GEO, the company that runs immigration detention centers, is @CongCulberson’s largest donor.— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 21, 2018
Rep Culberson’s opponent is @Lizzie4Congress - a @MomsDemand Gun Sense Distinction candidate. #txlege https://t.co/YMcUsy2WUV
Republicans in Washington added $1 trillion to the deficit so that they could give a giant tax cut to rich people and big businesses. Now, they're planning to cut your Medicare and Social Security benefits to pay for it.
Republicans in Washington added $1 trillion to the deficit so that they could give a giant tax cut to rich people and big businesses.— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 22, 2018
Now, they're planning to cut your Medicare and Social Security benefits to pay for it.https://t.co/9AQYmdMN3y
A foundation established by Ryan Zinke and headed by his wife is playing a key role in a real-estate deal backed by the chair of Halliburton, which stands to benefit from Interior Department decisions to open public lands and change standards for drilling.
A foundation established by Ryan Zinke and headed by his wife is playing a key role in a real-estate deal backed by the chair of Halliburton, which stands to benefit from Interior Department decisions to open public lands and change standards for drilling. https://t.co/ZyivDDJpCK— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 22, 2018
Fox News Is The Worst It's Ever Been Right Now
Fox News Is The Worst It's Ever Been Right Now https://t.co/9YZ3V7j4PM via @KateAurthur— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) June 22, 2018
Protester who drove Trump Homeland Security chief from Mexican restaurant is a Justice Dept employee
Protester who drove Trump Homeland Security chief from Mexican restaurant is a Justice Dept employee https://t.co/JEVJvovE6k pic.twitter.com/FgBoLL5VJw— The Hill (@thehill) June 22, 2018
Inside the Ukraine peace plan in Mueller probe: More authors, earlier drafting than believed - including former Republican Rep. Curt Weldon and New York real estate mogul Alexander Rovt
Inside the Ukraine peace plan in Mueller probe: More authors, earlier drafting than believed - including former Republican Rep. Curt Weldon and New York real estate mogul Alexander Rovthttps://t.co/BD6JCllNPQ— Wendy Siegelman (@WendySiegelman) June 22, 2018
Nikki Haley lashes out at UN for "ridiculous" analysis that blames US poverty on politics
Millions of Americans lack health care, housing or regular meals. This poverty crisis is worsening under President Trump, whose policies rig our economy for the wealthy while gouging the poor.@USUN-it is both appropriate & necessary for the UN to investigate poverty in America. https://t.co/aJj31l2XhS— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) June 22, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: @NYGovCuomo orders ALL NY agencies that received children from ICE to reveal their names, ages, the name of their parents and the place they were separated by 10am Friday or they will face legal sanctions.
EXCLUSIVE: @NYGovCuomo orders ALL NY agencies that received children from ICE to reveal their names, ages, the name of their parents and the place they were separated by 10am Friday or they will face legal sanctions. #FamiliesBelongTogether @NBCNewYork @NBCNews @Telemundo47 pic.twitter.com/tfQvBwHXbg— Pablo Gutierrez (@PablogtzT47) June 22, 2018
Protestors are outside of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s Alexandria townhouse, playing audio of the detained children. She appears to be still be home.
Protestors are outside of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s Alexandria townhouse, playing audio of the detained children. She appears to be still be home. pic.twitter.com/akIcxOcM3q— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 22, 2018
Cummings Announces New Effort by Oversight Dems: Trump Administration Officials Must Account for Every Immigrant Child They Separated From Parents
NEWS ALERT: @RepCummings announces new effort by Oversight Dems: Trump Administration officials must account for every immigrant child they separated from parents https://t.co/a7DLvIFjHT— House OversightDems (@OversightDems) June 22, 2018
A Trump supporting soybean farmer whose farm has lost ≈ $250k in value due to tariffs: “This isn't just numbers on a sheet or percentage of trade or dollar value. This is multi-generational Am
A Trump supporting soybean farmer whose farm has lost ≈ $250k in value due to tariffs: “This isn't just numbers on a sheet or percentage of trade or dollar value. This is multi-generational American families, your base, that you are now squarely putting into financial peril." https://t.co/Ti2PNNEKmQ— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) June 22, 2018
How Did Trump and Clinton Pal Jeffrey Epstein Escape #MeToo?
Jeffrey Epstein is a convicted pedophile. He is a billionaire pal of Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Kevin Spacey, and many others. Multiple people are suing him for actions too horrific to tweet.— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) June 22, 2018
Yet, in the #metoo era, he has largely escaped justice.
How?https://t.co/IddeK6iXV0
MeToo, like most social movements, has roots in legitimate issues and need for change. However, these movements are quickly co-opted by RIS to sow division and tear down the Kremlin’s opponents. The article below should make you ponder the selective enforcement of the movement... https://t.co/urVaIVXTEc— Counterchekist (@counterchekist) June 22, 2018
Think about it: This president built tent cities in order to separate, cage and jail immigrant children faster than aid was provided to American citizens in Puerto Rico.
Think about it: This president built tent cities in order to separate, cage and jail immigrant children faster than aid was provided to American citizens in Puerto Rico.— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) June 22, 2018
Tell the @GOP to put country before party and #ImpeachTrump here - https://t.co/MqMFGyXc5t pic.twitter.com/cZ7evivUMc
Seems like they really don't care. Do u? — Nancy Pelosi
Trump engaged in human rights abuses by caging babies after brutally separating them from their mothers.— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) June 21, 2018
Republican "leaders" in Washington are doing practically nothing.
Seems like they really don't care. Do u?
Trump repeals Obama order protecting oceans from oil spills
Trump repeals Obama order protecting oceans from oil spills: https://t.co/Gk1tZdggbn pic.twitter.com/X6Tcji1E3S— The Hill (@thehill) June 21, 2018
Americans don't support President Trump's tariffs or foreign policy, a new CNN poll shows
Americans don't support President Trump's tariffs or foreign policy, a new CNN poll shows https://t.co/bkRed03cVp pic.twitter.com/qXXPRw7yWu— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 21, 2018
DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen: Russia was not ‘taking sides’ when it hacked 2016 election to help Trump
DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen: Russia was not ‘taking sides’ when it hacked 2016 election to help Trump— (((DuneMyThang™))) (@Kris_Sacrebleu) June 22, 2018
She's useless https://t.co/1YTiNPiAmy
Russia and Saudi's plans for a so-called OPEC+ could reshape the global oil order
Russia and Saudi's plans for a so-called OPEC+ could reshape the global oil order https://t.co/XQDuj1OJeq pic.twitter.com/Hr36rj7L63— Bloomberg (@business) June 22, 2018
Stocks set for worst week in three months on trade war worries
Stocks set for worst week in three months on trade war worries https://t.co/MXaJ4bb2OL— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 22, 2018
GOP candidates are digging in on their support for Pres. Trump, trying to cast blame for separation of immigrant families on their Democratic opponents.
GOP candidates are digging in on their support for Pres. Trump, trying to cast blame for separation of immigrant families on their Democratic opponents. https://t.co/XOn9YU88XY pic.twitter.com/1373QK2jYr— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 22, 2018
.@HouseGOP just passed a bill that will strip nutrition assistance from millions and take school lunches away from hundreds of thousands of school kids. Because after giving trillions in tax breaks for billionaires, @SpeakerRyan has decided it’s too expensive to feed hungry kids.
.@HouseGOP just passed a bill that will strip nutrition assistance from millions and take school lunches away from hundreds of thousands of school kids. Because after giving trillions in tax breaks for billionaires, @SpeakerRyan has decided it’s too expensive to feed hungry kids. pic.twitter.com/7TX0Lz9KTw— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) June 21, 2018
Dear Sir or Madam: The United States government no longer wants to know how much methane gas you are leaking into the atmosphere. Thank you for your continued support....(Letter sent out to the industry after Pruitt killed data collection effort)
Dear Sir or Madam: The United States government no longer wants to know how much methane gas you are leaking into the atmosphere. Thank you for your continued support....(Letter sent out to the industry after Pruitt killed data collection effort) pic.twitter.com/egEQo30JHu— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) June 21, 2018
NEW: At least five government employees have reached out on an offer of legal representation for potential conscientious objection to Trump's family separation policy.
NEW: At least five government employees have reached out on an offer of legal representation for potential conscientious objection to Trump's family separation policy.— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) June 22, 2018
Full interview with @@JRittereiser: https://t.co/EHWgUp8sBE pic.twitter.com/rhfbA7YA1N
We found out that HHS Secretary Azar was at college reunion while the migrant child crisis was boiling over this weekend. Anyone have a photo of him at that reunion?:
We found out that HHS Secretary Azar was at college reunion while the migrant child crisis was boiling over this weekend.— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) June 22, 2018
Anyone have a photo of him at that reunion?: https://t.co/ZOA2vHMNnD pic.twitter.com/qYNgzBz2hI
But a cluster of flight attendants who had been on board stood nearby after the children deplaned, visibly distraught. “They lied to us,” one flight attendant said.
But a cluster of flight attendants who had been on board stood nearby after the children deplaned, visibly distraught. “They lied to us,” one flight attendant said.https://t.co/sMKFQL1ub7— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) June 22, 2018
Protesters confront Stephen Miller at Mexican restaurant, call him a "fascist"
Protesters confront Stephen Miller at Mexican restaurant, call him a "fascist" https://t.co/1iPiRwmXes pic.twitter.com/a5nA8mCRb9— The Hill (@thehill) June 21, 2018
BREAKING: GOP to propose $1.5 trillion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.
BREAKING: GOP to propose $1.5 trillion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) June 21, 2018
If you have a choice between believing someone’s words or their budget, believe their budget. https://t.co/9vvmu871HP
Undocumented migrant children allege grave abuse at detention centers ranging from assaults to drugging, a CNN investigation finds
Undocumented migrant children allege grave abuse at detention centers ranging from assaults to drugging, a CNN investigation finds https://t.co/CGtSyK3UGJ pic.twitter.com/nLRL0bHC3C— CNN (@CNN) June 22, 2018
JUST IN: Accused NSA leaker will plead guilty to giving cybersecurity memo to The Intercept
JUST IN: Accused NSA leaker will plead guilty to giving cybersecurity memo to The Intercept https://t.co/LMZNz2DYsu pic.twitter.com/91azatQYQv— The Hill (@thehill) June 22, 2018
Sinclair Forces Stations To Air Commentary Arguing ‘Liberal’ Reports of Child Detention Were Exaggerated
Sinclair is reportedly forcing its stations to air commentary that argues 'liberal' reports of children detention were exaggerated, according to Mediaite.https://t.co/Y5SjkORtHb— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 22, 2018
Attorneys launch a frantic effort to reunite immigrant parents with their separated kids, but find few of the children their parents are seeking
Attorneys launch a frantic effort to reunite immigrant parents with their separated kids, but find few of the children their parents are seeking https://t.co/B0Dxtd5Zn2— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 22, 2018
The truth: With each passing day, it becomes less likely that these families will be reunited. Time and distance is working against them. The public needs to DEMAND that these families be reunited NOW. Otherwise, we are on the verge of destroying thousands of families...— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) June 22, 2018
Rhode Island bill would keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he files his tax returns
Rhode Island bill would keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he files his tax returns https://t.co/hkuY5fshYp pic.twitter.com/YMpahk4aP2— The Hill (@thehill) June 22, 2018
Rational people always knew the National Enquirer was fiction. Now we know it was also an arm of the @realDonaldTrump campaign. And currently it operates essentially as state media. Sort of like Sean Hannity.
Rational people always knew the National Enquirer was fiction. Now we know it was also an arm of the @realDonaldTrump campaign. And currently it operates essentially as state media. Sort of like Sean Hannity. https://t.co/V0aSV5R9PW— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 22, 2018
Opinion: A matter of honor and the fiction of Malcolm Nance
“Bottom line: he left the Naval Security Group in disgrace and we... generally have a good laugh at his self-promotion, exaggeration of performance and associations, and his pretense of expertise.”#TeamPillowForts cc @MSNBChttps://t.co/4vX83zqm24— Counterchekist (@counterchekist) June 22, 2018
"Just tell me whatever you want me to do. I will go to the borders. I'd get arrested again. If necessary, I'm prepared to go to jail."
Hugging a child, Rep. John Lewis vows action to stop practice of family separation.— ABC News (@ABC) June 20, 2018
"Just tell me whatever you want me to do. I will go to the borders. I'd get arrested again. If necessary, I'm prepared to go to jail." https://t.co/CdvGwSIhzc pic.twitter.com/MGJYZs26ls
Dear @realDonaldTrump: You are correct no Dems voted for the Goodlatte bill. A bunch of Republicans voted no too. Why? Because the bill sucked. Also, the bill did nothing to reunite the 2300 kids you ripped away from parents. Until you return the kids, it looks like kidnapping.
Dear @realDonaldTrump: You are correct no Dems voted for the Goodlatte bill. A bunch of Republicans voted no too. Why? Because the bill sucked.— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 22, 2018
Also, the bill did nothing to reunite the 2300 kids you ripped away from parents. Until you return the kids, it looks like kidnapping. https://t.co/GySbnEc6xB
Disgraced corrupt former head of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, has private meeting with Putin in the Kremlin. Pretty much says it all.
Disgraced corrupt former head of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, has private meeting with Putin in the Kremlin. Pretty much says it all. https://t.co/hXZDUxcGkE— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) June 22, 2018
As I told Politico, I don’t think most Americans understand that a 33-year-old with connections to white supremacists is crafting policies that are going to literally destroy our country and what we stand for. Stephen Miller should be fired. He should not be in the White House.
As I told Politico, I don’t think most Americans understand that a 33-year-old with connections to white supremacists is crafting policies that are going to literally destroy our country and what we stand for. Stephen Miller should be fired. He should not be in the White House. https://t.co/6oelioNa5Q— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) June 22, 2018
This was March 2017 and we all forgot it even happened. “MELANIA’S JACKET!!” - all news outlets
This was March 2017 and we all forgot it even happened. “MELANIA’S JACKET!!” - all news outlets https://t.co/R1y19F4Ohj— Louise Bagshawe (@LouiseBagshawe) June 22, 2018
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)