Friday, November 20, 2020

McConnell is pouring MILLIONS into Georgia to save David Perdue's seat. Y’all, we need ALL HANDS ON DECK. Fight back:

 

Meanwhile, yesterday yet another prosecutor resigned from participation on Barr’s embarrassing Commission, saying that the work had been “smothered by a pernicious political agenda.”

 

Well this is new: The Federal Trade Commission is investigation Steve Bannon's efforts for Cambridge Analytica--whether "he may be held individually liable for the deceptive conduct."

 

BREAKING: Andrew Giuliani—who is known *NOT to wear a mask* and attended his father Rudy Giuliani’s unhinged press conference yesterday—has tested positive for the #coronavirus, along with *at least 4 other people* who work at the WH complex

 

Donald Trump told to pay his own legal bills

 

Thank you for supporting the people of Belarus!

 

Netanyahu’s cruel, booby-trapped inauguration gift to Joe Biden, @GershomG writes

 

While the president has the right to legitimate legal challenges, responsible citizens cannot let the reckless actions by him and his legal team stand. Republicans have an obligation when the subject is of such importance to challenge demagoguery and patently false statements.

 

New: Sen. David Perdue lobbied the Trump admin to extend a major tax break to wealthy sports team owners. Among the potential beneficiaries: WNBA team owner Kelly Loeffler.

 

The University of Nebraska Medical Center has been specifically preparing for emerging infections for nearly two decades. But even it is rapidly approaching a breaking point—a fact that should shake the entire U.S

 

2/We first heard about Yan in July when she went on Fox for the 1st time. She claimed that the Chinese govt had concealed H2H transmission & her HKU profs knew. It struck us as strange- we already knew about the cover-up & she didn't offer any concrete proof for her other claims.

 

NEW: The making of a misinformation campaign - how Steve Bannon & Guo Wengui transformed a HK researcher into a right-wing virus media sensation. Our look at the growing convergence b/w the far-right and parts of the Chinese diaspora.

 

"Ivanka Trump's Rage-Tweets About Ongoing Tax Fraud Investigations Have Serious Potential to Hurt Her Legal Defense" — @EluraNanos analyzes how posting through it might work out for the First Daughter.

 

1.8 million Georgians have pre-existing conditions. The only way we can protect their health care is if we take back the Senate.

 

"The pandemic, for most of us, has meant that we've had to shelter in place, but how do you do that when you don't have a place and you're a kid and you're hungry?" -@CovHousePrez Kevin Ryan on the impact of COVID on the 4.2M homeless youth across the country

 

OMG. The affidavit Sidney Powell and others are hyping when they say many precincts in Michigan have more votes than actual voters is .... based on data from Minnesota

 

Inbox: Republican Sen. Rick Scott has tested positive for COVID-19.

 

Mnuchin's Fed move is like stripping Titanic of its lifeboats, economist says

 

NEW: “Perversion of Justice” PART TWO — This prosecutor tried to put sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein away for decades. Powerful men maneuvered with his lawyers to stop her.

 

Mnuchin is effectively trying to create a financial crisis, or at least make one more likely 1/

 

NEW --> Fact-checking the craziest news conference of the Trump presidency

 

New Hampshire to issue statewide mask mandate

 

Mitch McConnell pushed a Supreme Court justice through in just 30 days. But with COVID-19 surging and unemployment back on the rise, he won't lift a finger for working families.

 

14 men charged in kidnapping plot of Michigan governor had plan to televise executions of gov’t. officials: report

 

This is Amy Coney Barrett’s first vote as a justice in an execution case. It appears* she voted with the majority to let the execution to take place. 6–3, liberals dissenting. *Technically justices can dissent from emergency orders without noting it, but that’s highly unlikely.

 

BREAKING: Great news! @Pfizer to submit an Emergency Use Authorization request to @US_FDA *TODAY* for its #coronavirus vaccine—they’ll will distribute the #vaccine "within hours after authorization.” Pfizer has enough to dose ~12.5 million Americans this year, much more in 2021.

 

In recent weeks, FBI agents in New York contacted witnesses and asked new questions about Giuliani's efforts in Ukraine and possible connections to Russian intelligence. The agents asked about possible origins of emails and docs related to Hunter Biden.

 

Coronavirus live updates: Pfizer seeking emergency use authorization for its vaccine candidate; El Paso seeks more morgue attendants

 

Romney: “It is difficult to imagine a worse, more undemocratic action by a sitting American President.”

 

Farewell with Raman Bandarenka today in Minsk. He was killed by Lukashenka's thugs. People are chanting "Long live, Belarus", reminding that we won't forget and won't forgive the state terror. The hearts of Belarusians are broken.

 

Had a productive meeting with Dutch NGOs. Thank you to @amnesty,@NHC_nl and all present for your unyielding commitment to Belarus. We are calling for more of your support on the ground in Belarus. Support for HR defenders, journalists, emerging initiatives and local communities

 

As if their farcical assault on democracy were not enough, the Trump administration is deliberately damaging US and allied interests around the world in order to harm the Biden administration

 

“I’m more troubled that you’re seeing a lot of Republican officials go along with it, not because they actually believe it, but because they feel intimidated by it,” former Pres. Obama says of Pres. Trump's attempts to overturn election results

 

Atop today's @nytimes, @SangerNYT writes, "President Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election are unprecedented in American history..."

 

“Patriarch Irinej, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, has died after contracting COVID-19...”

 

“Michigan’s state legislative leaders, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and House Speaker Lee Chatfield, both Republicans, will visit the White House (today) at Trump’s request.”

 

The CDC urges Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving and posts updated guidelines for safely celebrating the holiday. Follow live updates on coronavirus:

 

New: Here are the updated CDC guidelines for Thanksgiving:

 

In translation: Families get letters from Hongkongers detained in China, but concern group suspects wording was dictated

 

Tyson put the lives of its meatpacking workers at risk during this pandemic – and supervisors bet on them like a cockfight. How many of these disgusting stories need to come out before @OSHA_DOL finally does its job to hold giant meatpackers accountable?

 

There are no words to describe how inappropriate this is

 

Judges toss frivolous post-election lawsuits in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping was furious about a speech Jack Ma gave. That ultimately doomed Ant’s IPO

 

Mitt Romney calls Trump's attempt to overturn Michigan election 'undemocratic'

 

you scared, bruh

 

Anyone else getting a message like this?

 

"Two separate New York State fraud investigations into [Donald] and his businesses, one criminal and one civil, have expanded to include tax write-offs on millions of dollars in consulting fees, some of which appear to have gone to Ivanka." No pardons. No immunity.

 

Suicide of a political party by tweet

 

Maddow: Don't get this thing. Do whatever you can to keep from getting it. Rachel Maddow reveals that her partner, Susan, tested positive for Covid-19 and is still recovering, and implores viewers to consider their loved ones when they calculate their own Covid-19 risk.

 

JUST IN: After a statewide audit, Georgia election officials have confirmed President-elect Biden's victory over President Trump

 

Breaking NYT: Two separate New York State fraud investigations into Trump and his businesses, one criminal and one civil, have expanded to include tax write-offs on millions of dollars in consulting fees, some of which appear to have gone to Ivanka Trump.

 

ZERO questions. This was the first Trump WH Coronavirus Task Force presser in months. No questions for all the 250,000 dead. Just a silent walk off stage. History will have judgement day for them them all

 

Two separate New York State fraud investigations into Trump and his businesses, one criminal and one civil, have expanded to include tax write-offs on millions of dollars in consulting fees, some of which appear to have gone to Ivanka Trump

 

A Montana state lawmaker just tapped by Gov.-elect Greg Gianforte for his transition is either clueless or thinks we are

 

We have been incredibly patient, @GSAEmily, but we can wait no longer. Your refusal to follow the law is active and existential threat to our democratic norms and institutions. You owe us, and the American people, an explanation. We are demanding you provide one. By Monday

 

FBI investigation into Giuliani is still active, CNN reports

 

Dr. Anthony Fauci to families ahead of the holiday season: “Each and every family unit should do a risk-benefit determination about the holidays.” “Think about the risk that you might be putting your loved ones under if in fact you bring infection into the home."

 

DO NOT CONGRATULATE Tucker Carlson is an unrepentant xenophobic racist who neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin said is, “literally our greatest ally.” Just because he called out Trump’s lawyer doesn’t change that.

 

Sen. David Perdue, one of two Republicans facing a runoff election in Georgia, began buying large amounts of ultimately profitable shares in a Navy contractor just before taking over as chair of a Senate subcommittee that oversees the Navy fleet.

 

The president’s free lawyer, during a pandemic. (Watch with audio.)

 

Georgia prosecutors shouldn’t be deterred by Graham’s status as a US Senator from South Carolina. Article I’s Speech or Debate Clause doesn’t shield attempted theft of presidential votes cast by citizens of a sovereign state of the Union

 

A Covid-19 patient played the violin while on a ventilator in the ICU to thank health care workers

 

“Kelly Loeffler gets middle Georgia.” —introduction at rally in Perry, GA Note: this where Kelly Loeffler lives

 

This is why we can't give corporations liability protection in that bill. @SenateDems @SenSchumer @SpeakerPelosi you listening?

 

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