The Midwest's "bomb cyclone" was more of a catastrophe than anyone could have ever imagined https://t.co/e32tojWcLf— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) March 21, 2019
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
The Midwest's "bomb cyclone" was more of a catastrophe than anyone could have ever imagined
Prosecutors lied to the judge handling pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal, according to an attorney for some of his victims. Needless to say, if true, that is a major ethical violation. It is shocking that this did not come to light until now.
Prosecutors lied to the judge handling pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal, according to an attorney for some of his victims. Needless to say, if true, that is a major ethical violation. It is shocking that this did not come to light until now. https://t.co/c67ePGclt8— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) March 20, 2019
The Enigmatic Russian Paying Maria Butina's Legal Bills
Selfies with Butina? - The Atlantic https://t.co/WvvAPtEWF7— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) March 21, 2019
No doubt it makes Donald Trump feel good to deny any ground to congressional Democrats attempting to perform their oversight responsibilities. The problem is, in America, this is not allowed.
No doubt it makes Donald Trump feel good to deny any ground to congressional Democrats attempting to perform their oversight responsibilities.— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) March 21, 2019
The problem is, in America, this is not allowed. pic.twitter.com/xlMWUhJEJw
SCOOP: Maria Butina’s Russian Fundraiser Hosted US Separatists Prior to 2016 Election - The Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia founded by Alexander Ionov was paid by Kremlin to fly Texas & California separatists to Moscow in Sept '16
SCOOP: Maria Butina’s Russian Fundraiser Hosted US Separatists Prior to 2016 Election - The Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia founded by Alexander Ionov was paid by Kremlin to fly Texas & California separatists to Moscow in Sept '16 by @shootingthemesshttps://t.co/POx2qSVSXA— Wendy Siegelman (@WendySiegelman) March 20, 2019
How can anyone not think this man is off his nut? Honestly??
How can anyone not think this man is off his nut? Honestly?? https://t.co/BdVNif3nP1— Jamie Clark (@gypsynurse2222) March 20, 2019
The Pentagon's inspector general says it will investigate a watchdog group's allegations that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has used his office to promote his former employer, Boeing Co.
The Pentagon's inspector general says it will investigate a watchdog group's allegations that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has used his office to promote his former employer, Boeing Co. https://t.co/ViEpUc5Dez— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 20, 2019
NEW: One of Trump’s closest confidantes - Hope Hicks - has agreed to turn over documents to House Judiciary, which asked her to respond to an array of issues - Comey firing, Flynn statements, Don Jr. meeting. Nadler also asked for diary and other docs.
NEW: One of Trump’s closest confidantes - Hope Hicks - has agreed to turn over documents to House Judiciary, which asked her to respond to an array of issues - Comey firing, Flynn statements, Don Jr. meeting. Nadler also asked for diary and other docs. https://t.co/XxJM4EMHww— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 20, 2019
NEW: The House Judiciary Committee is planning to send a 2nd wave of doc requests to associates of Trump, including Rudy Giuliani, Rex Tillerson, Gary Cohn, and a former lawyer for Michael Cohen who last year sought a pardon on Cohen's behalf, WSJ reports.
NEW: The House Judiciary Committee is planning to send a 2nd wave of doc requests to associates of Trump, including Rudy Giuliani, Rex Tillerson, Gary Cohn, and a former lawyer for Michael Cohen who last year sought a pardon on Cohen's behalf, WSJ reports.https://t.co/Plji1qciY5— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 20, 2019
"Let New Zealand be a place where there is no tolerance for racism ever." In the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern asks students for help stomping out racism and extremism
"Let New Zealand be a place where there is no tolerance for racism ever."— CNN (@CNN) March 20, 2019
In the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern asks students for help stomping out racism and extremism https://t.co/rMBBAIFaqK pic.twitter.com/H6cmkhdjeW
NYC Official Says Kushner Firm Harassed & Endangered Tenants
NYC Official Says Kushner Firm Harassed & Endangered Tenants https://t.co/TT9dX7ypSj pic.twitter.com/VeiKtO1HCR— Courthouse News (@CourthouseNews) March 20, 2019
I don’t know about enlarging the Court, but put bluntly it has been captured by big #Republican donor interests, and if the Court won’t clean up its own act, something will have to be done.
Its 73-0 record of 5-4 partisan decisions for big Republican donor interests is too much to ignore. https://t.co/HFdrj1i09R— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) March 19, 2019
I don’t know about enlarging the Court, but put bluntly it has been captured by big #Republican donor interests, and if the Court won’t clean up its own act, something will have to be done. https://t.co/B2CW27MgHh— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) March 19, 2019
Brett Kavanaugh clerked under Justice Kennedy. Justice Kennedy’s son worked for Deutsche Bank, the same bank that gave Trump so many loans. Then Kavanaugh's $200,000 credit card debt disappeared before his confirmation.
Brett Kavanaugh clerked under Justice Kennedy. Justice Kennedy’s son worked for Deutsche Bank, the same bank that gave Trump so many loans. Then Kavanaugh's $200,000 credit card debt disappeared before his confirmation.— Denizcan Grimes (@MrFilmkritik) March 19, 2019
This is all connected.
While you were sleeping Trump retweeted a QAnon conspiracy theorist, via Larry the Cable Guy, to slam the TSA
While you were sleeping Trump retweeted a QAnon conspiracy theorist, via Larry the Cable Guy, to slam the TSA— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 20, 2019
This is normal in America in 2019 https://t.co/EHmgb5AS5y
A top Interior department press secretary has a disturbing history of Islamophobic comments
A top Interior department press secretary has a disturbing history of Islamophobic comments https://t.co/T522IZM9e0 via @MotherJones— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) March 20, 2019
America’s days as a superpower may be numbered — because of Trump
"It’s one thing to have great power; it’s another thing to be a great power." Individual-1 doesn't understand that to be a great power involves sacrifice, generosity, compromise. The power of our example is already tarnished. Good column. https://t.co/MA35eEadEt— Richard Stengel (@stengel) March 20, 2019
Mayor Pete on Morning Joe: “The biggest problem with capitalism is the way it has become intertwined with power... the growth of business is eroding our democracy. Capitalism without democracy is Russia.”
Mayor Pete on Morning Joe: “The biggest problem with capitalism is the way it has become intertwined with power... the growth of business is eroding our democracy. Capitalism without democracy is Russia.” @PeteButtigieg #FeelTheButt pic.twitter.com/V9Ux08yd5c— Justin Kanew (@Kanew) March 20, 2019
The president is determined to prove he IS certifiably insane
The president is determined to prove he IS certifiably insane https://t.co/Hr4toFpASq— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) March 20, 2019
NEW: In February, @VP Mike Pence’s leadership PAC spent about $193,000. Of that, Pence’s PAC spent about $55,000 at the Trump International Hotel in D.C., per filing w/ @FEC.
NEW: In February, @VP Mike Pence’s leadership PAC spent about $193,000.— Dave Levinthal (@davelevinthal) March 20, 2019
Of that, Pence’s PAC spent about $55,000 at the Trump International Hotel in D.C., per filing w/ @FEC. pic.twitter.com/1P2O36WCQM
“I don’t care if he’s president of United States, owns all the real estate in New York.... Nothing is more important than the integrity of the country and those who fought and risked their lives for all of us.”
“I don’t care if he’s president of United States, owns all the real estate in New York.... Nothing is more important than the integrity of the country and those who fought and risked their lives for all of us.” https://t.co/CDJbTWGF4O— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) March 20, 2019
If you’ve ever wondered what the decline of a civilization feels like while it’s happening, it’s the feeling you get when you read this message from the president of the United States.
If you’ve ever wondered what the decline of a civilization feels like while it’s happening, it’s the feeling you get when you read this message from the president of the United States. https://t.co/piWxkNTShN— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) March 20, 2019
Trump has taken increased control of negotiations over North Korea's nuclear weapons program, sidelining his own top negotiator and dismissing the warnings of top intel & foreign policy advisors in the wake of last month's failed summit, TIME reports.
Trump has taken increased control of negotiations over North Korea's nuclear weapons program, sidelining his own top negotiator and dismissing the warnings of top intel & foreign policy advisors in the wake of last month's failed summit, TIME reports. https://t.co/KHRag7izKX— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 20, 2019
Hmmm...your bizarre tweets and recent temper tantrums reveal your panic over the likelihood the Special Counsel will soon further complicate your life, putting your political & financial future in jeopardy. Fortunately, Lady Justice does not do NDAs.
Hmmm...your bizarre tweets and recent temper tantrums reveal your panic over the likelihood the Special Counsel will soon further complicate your life, putting your political & financial future in jeopardy. Fortunately, Lady Justice does not do NDAs. https://t.co/ktFRevlOcd— John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) March 20, 2019
Look at the spending differences between Trump and all other candidates for president on Facebook
Good lord. Look at the spending differences between Trump and all other candidates for president on Facebook. (via @axios) https://t.co/3BGPPxK1RC pic.twitter.com/9CblJ7jFnO— Meghann Farnsworth (@mtfarnsworth) March 19, 2019
"Watching twin populists Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro today was to see how nationalism today is at its ugly root ethnic and racial nationalism, eventually reducing identity to supposed genetics,"
"Watching twin populists Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro today was to see how nationalism today is at its ugly root ethnic and racial nationalism, eventually reducing identity to supposed genetics," writes @TheRickWilson https://t.co/WxqA7Q2mlo— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 20, 2019
The Trump administration is withholding a report justifying "shock" auto tariffs
The Trump administration is withholding a report justifying "shock" auto tariffshttps://t.co/eqVA3P31rs— POLITICO (@politico) March 20, 2019
Donald Trump Jr.'s op-ed in the Telegraph has many top officials and business people in the U.K. on edge, wondering what it means for U.S.-U.K. relations.
Donald Trump Jr.'s op-ed in the Telegraph has many top officials and business people in the U.K. on edge, wondering what it means for U.S.-U.K. relations. https://t.co/PzaXWlsXnk— Robert Costa (@costareports) March 19, 2019
Extraordinary -- George Conway details his private conversations with Trump to @jdawsey1, including the president asking him about firing Preet Bharara and seeking his advice on lawyers to hire for Mueller probe
Extraordinary -- George Conway details his private conversations with Trump to @jdawsey1, including the president asking him about firing Preet Bharara and seeking his advice on lawyers to hire for Mueller probe https://t.co/ypnFu3op4I— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) March 19, 2019
Trump makes Republicans choose him or their principles. Makes Lindsay Graham choose him over his dear friend John McCain. Makes Kellyanne Conway choose him or her husband. The loyalty tests never, ever end. And the choice shouldn’t even be hard.
Trump makes Republicans choose him or their principles. Makes Lindsay Graham choose him over his dear friend John McCain. Makes Kellyanne Conway choose him or her husband. The loyalty tests never, ever end. And the choice shouldn’t even be hard.— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 19, 2019
The lawyer for the 16-year-old girl who prosecutors say was the victim attached to the deal given to Jeffrey Epstein says neither he nor his client was informed that it was her case that ended Epstein’s prosecution
The lawyer for the 16-year-old girl who prosecutors say was the victim attached to the deal given to Jeffrey Epstein says neither he nor his client was informed that it was her case that ended Epstein’s prosecution. Another blockbuster from @jkbjournalist https://t.co/LNUxsZg84u— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) March 20, 2019
The Super-Rich
Sadly, more true now than ever before. pic.twitter.com/qpeh7yLRLl— Alt-Rupert (@TheMurdochTimes) March 20, 2019
Bullying McCain, Trump shows his fights don't stop at the graveyard's edge
Only a coward would attack a dead man. #NoBalls #FuckFatNixon #TrumpPutinAlliance #TrumpRussia #MARINESagainstTrump #VeteransAgainstTrump #VetsResistSquadron #Resistance https://t.co/TSYYnK3Q2I— 1st Sergeant (First Shirt) (@Top_Sergeant) March 19, 2019
Here are some pictures of Franklin Graham meeting with Vyacheslav Volodin in Russia earlier this month. Volodin has been sanctioned by the U.S. since 2014. Graham described the meeting (on his Instagram) as an “honor.”
Here are some pictures of Franklin Graham meeting with Vyacheslav Volodin in Russia earlier this month.— Casey Michel 🇰🇿 (@cjcmichel) March 19, 2019
Volodin has been sanctioned by the U.S. since 2014. Graham described the meeting (on his Instagram) as an “honor.” pic.twitter.com/la9wlxcJZa
I still want to know what @realDonaldTrump said to Justice Kennedy that made him stop dead in his tracks in this video.
I still want to know what @realDonaldTrump said to Justice Kennedy that made him stop dead in his tracks in this video. #Trump #TrumpRussia #Muellerpic.twitter.com/buCh7e9JhH— Koogslaw (@Koogslaw) March 19, 2019
Murdoch's new Fox debuts on Nasdaq, names ex-Speaker Paul Ryan to board
Murdoch's new Fox debuts on Nasdaq, names ex-Speaker Paul Ryan to board https://t.co/2gb7zcb6M6 pic.twitter.com/jN0z12nFdo— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 19, 2019
SCOOP: The House Judiciary Committee has received 8,195 pages of documents from these EIGHT individuals & entities as part of its Trump probe.
SCOOP: The House Judiciary Committee has received 8,195 pages of documents from these EIGHT individuals & entities as part of its Trump probe.— Andrew Desiderio (@desiderioDC) March 19, 2019
The vast majority so far — nearly 6,000 pages — have come from Steve Bannon and Tom Barrack.https://t.co/zGgyQCSfjY
w/ @kyledcheney pic.twitter.com/GM1b05i1jV
Remember that infrastructure plan Trump touted, where he said that he was investing $199 billion into infrastructure? He cuts transportation by $286 billion. And this doesn't even include other kinds of infrastructure like housing. This is why the admin withheld this info.
Remember that infrastructure plan Trump touted, where he said that he was investing $199 billion into infrastructure?— Bobby Kogan (@BBKogan) March 18, 2019
He cuts transportation by $286 billion. And this doesn't even include other kinds of infrastructure like housing. This is why the admin withheld this info. pic.twitter.com/992rSOtSbd
Trump's budget calls for $3.5 billion in cuts to WIC, which provides food assistance to infants, toddlers, and pregnant moms. WIC serves over 6 million people and is incredibly effective.
Trump's budget calls for $3.5 billion in cuts to WIC, which provides food assistance to infants, toddlers, and pregnant moms. WIC serves over 6 million people and is incredibly effective.https://t.co/Zy22sKTjUJ pic.twitter.com/9M2HBRlugX— Bobby Kogan (@BBKogan) March 18, 2019
The Trump budget would cut the CDC in third!!!! You want a public health crisis? This is how you get a public health crisis!
The Trump budget would cut the CDC in third!!!! You want a public health crisis? This is how you get a public health crisis! pic.twitter.com/6K9xQMxSt7— Bobby Kogan (@BBKogan) March 18, 2019
Elijah Cummings: The White House hasn’t turned over a single piece of paper to my committee
Elijah Cummings: The White House hasn’t turned over a single piece of paper to my committeehttps://t.co/T2Mdc2yEhu— 🍿Justice is Served (@pleasesaveour) March 20, 2019
Indicted Oligarch Dmytro Firtash Praises Paul Manafort, Says Trump Has Third-Grade Smarts
An indicted Ukrainian oligarch who faces years in an American prison joked about Trump’s intellect: "He can’t even talk. He has no education.” https://t.co/CqaVLn9lyS— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 19, 2019
Prosecutors have offered to drop solicitation charges against Robert Kraft in unusual deal that calls for admitting he would've been found guilty
Who knew a wealthy old white guy could get an Alford Plea...sometimes justice isn’t justice but a grand bargain by those who can afford... https://t.co/pNau5h4uI1— SpicyFiles is on MaddogPAC (@MaddogSpicy) March 19, 2019
Houston uneasy beneath black plume of days-long chemical fire
Houston uneasy beneath black plume of days-long chemical fire https://t.co/ItzrBgLiFv via @msnbc— Chef Witch Hunter (@Chefefefe) March 20, 2019
Trump investigations harder to track as they grow beyond Mueller
Trump investigations harder to track as they grow beyond Mueller https://t.co/hqQ4A9vr5W via @msnbc— Chef Witch Hunter (@Chefefefe) March 20, 2019
House document responses pose challenge in processing
House document responses pose challenge in processing https://t.co/29O4GyBH7W via @msnbc— Chef Witch Hunter (@Chefefefe) March 20, 2019
Intriguing clues seen in Cohen search documents, redactions too
Intriguing clues seen in Cohen search documents, redactions too https://t.co/yecedE49y2 via @msnbc— Chef Witch Hunter (@Chefefefe) March 20, 2019
Trial of Trump transition official may expose new Flynn details
Trial of Trump transition official may expose new Flynn details https://t.co/kZAO5tif5D via @msnbc— Chef Witch Hunter (@Chefefefe) March 20, 2019
A note to @realDonaldTrump & his team: @HouseDemocrats are committed to performing our oversight duties as laid out by our Founding Fathers in the Constitution – and no amount of red tape will change that.
A note to @realDonaldTrump & his team: @HouseDemocrats are committed to performing our oversight duties as laid out by our Founding Fathers in the Constitution – and no amount of red tape will change that. https://t.co/6Nv47Qsnj9— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) March 20, 2019
A former McCain aide says Trump was lying when he claimed today the senator had misled the WH and said he was going to support “repeal and replace” effort before changing his mind. “Nope. Never happened,” the former aide said. “You’re surprised Trump lied?” the ex-aide added.
A former McCain aide says Trump was lying when he claimed today the senator had misled the WH and said he was going to support “repeal and replace” effort before changing his mind. “Nope. Never happened,” the former aide said. “You’re surprised Trump lied?” the ex-aide added.— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) March 19, 2019
In light of a SECOND JURY finding today that #Monsanto #Roundup was a substantial factor in causing cancer, below again is my statement from having worked on this issue for years. PEOPLE SHOULD STOP USING ROUNDUP!!!
In light of a SECOND JURY finding today that #Monsanto #Roundup was a substantial factor in causing cancer, below again is my statement from having worked on this issue for years.— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 20, 2019
PEOPLE SHOULD STOP USING ROUNDUP!!! https://t.co/xTwOeh69rE
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