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2024-08-12 23:53:07

Daily Beast:
George Takei: Enough of Trump’s Cruel Chaos. We Must Vote Harris
The promise and positivity Kamala Harris and Tim Walz exude stand in marked contrast to the doom and carnage of Donald Trump's MAGA movement.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/george-takei-enough-of-trumps-cruel-chaos-we-must-vote-harris?ref=home?ref=home
#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats #Harris #KamalaHarris #TimWalz

2024-08-12 12:56:13

Raw Story:
The MAGA plot to steal 2024 election is on a 'different level than 2020': experts
Richard Pildes, an election law expert at New York University, told The Guardian he is "definitely concerned" that there will be "a lot of efforts to disturb" vote counting.
https://www.rawstory.com/the-maga-plot-to-steal-2024-election-is-on-a-different-level-than-2020-experts/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-08-09 03:38:41

2/2
Steve Schmidt:
“Donald Trump is a disgrace, and every enlisted man to whom he ever returned a salute knows he is the most unworthy Commander in Chief the Nation has ever had. A liar, a demagogue, a cheat and a rapist. And that man and his vile eyeliner-wearing hillbilly scammer running mate have no damn right to insult and degrade and attack the service of a good man.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkJ4kigOZZo
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-07-24 12:55:33

Raw Story:
Young voter registration spikes to record numbers in 48 hours after Harris takes helm
The nonpartisan Vote.org website saw its highest level of new voter registrations of the 2024 election cycle in the first two days after Biden... endorsed vice president Kamala Harris, with 38,500 people signing up – a 700 percent spike, reported Politico Playbook.
https://www.rawstory.com/voter-registration/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-07-13 02:22:44

MSNBC:
Biden speaks live at Detroit rally after high-stakes news conference
“I am running and we're going to win! … I'm the nominee of the Democratic party, the only Democrat or Republican who has beaten Donald Trump ever and I'm going to beat him again! I know him, Donald Trump is a loser!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qi_l2f5OE0
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-07-11 11:17:27

Raw Story:
Majority in U.S. say Project 2025 is exactly what Trump represents
A new survey released Wednesday found that... a majority of Americans believe the far-right Project 2025 agenda represents what Trump stands for—and shows how a victory by the Republican would endanger people across the country.
https://www.rawstory.com/majority-in-u-s-say-project-2025-is-exactly-what-trump-represents/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-06-21 01:28:06

Raw Story:
'Break glass' moment: Judge Cannon info leaks 'almost as big as the news itself'
MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin noted that the judges who approached Cannon did so twice, escalating their approach. The fact that those from inside the court are leaking the information to the press shows that they believe there is a "break glass moment" in the documents case.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-documents-colleague-leak/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-05-02 11:04:01

TNR:
Stop Reading Tea Leaves. We Know What Trump Intends on Abortion.
Pinning down what Trump would do on abortion, if returned to the White House, has become an unnecessarily convoluted affair.
Trump’s abortion agenda, regardless of his meandering and inconsistent answers, is pretty clear. He appointed three Supreme Court justices who helped overturn Roe.
https://newrepublic.com/article/181186/trump-abortion-ban-pregnancies
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-04-25 01:41:28

Raw Story:
Internet melts down as Trump identified as 'unindicted co-conspirator' in Arizona filing
Trump's own niece, Mary Trump, had this to say about the news from Arizona:
"Good. Now indict the unindicted."
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-unindicted-arizona/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-04-22 11:25:38

Raw Story:
Las Vegas casino unions preparing to take on Trump again
Now ahead of November's election, the Culinary Union, which represents 60,000 mainly Las Vegas-based hotel and casino workers, is preparing to mobilize its formidable network against Donald Trump for a third time.
https://www.rawstory.com/las-vegas-casino-unions-preparing-to-take-on-trump-again-2667834296/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-04-16 00:48:53

Raw Story:
'There will be an arrest': Trump gets stark warning from hush money judge
The judge addressed Trump directly as he also explained that, though he was expected to be present, if he misbehaved during the proceedings he would be removed.
If that happens, he will be potentially arrested, and the case would continue without him, the judge said.
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-jail-2667776014/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-02-27 22:45:36

Raw Story:
'Crazy like a fox': Lawyer urges FBI to stop 'desperate' Trump from selling U.S. secrets
Speaking to Salon, he warned that intelligence agencies should monitor Trump and his inner circle to make sure he doesn't sell or give away the country's military secrets to a hostile foreign power or any other entity as a way to raise money to cover the massive civil judgments handed down against him.
https://www.rawstory.com/classified-docs-sell
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-02-21 00:20:17

CNN:
Estonian government says officials arrested several people with ties to Russian-directed influence operation
Estonia has detained 10 suspects for “acting on behalf of a Russian special service” in connection to influence operation on its territory, its government announced Tuesday.
https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-02-20-24/h_649c9773d69389a8af8ef40f5b046a26
#News #WorldNews #Ukraine #Russia #War #RussiaUkraineWar

2024-02-17 06:01:52

The Last Word
Lawrence: Trump's stupidity, recklessness, & depravity costing him $551 million
“As of tonight, because of Donald Trump's stupidity and recklessness as a businessman and because of Donald Trump's utter depravity in raping E Jean Carroll in the 1990s, Donald Trump owes a total of 551 million dollars... in the state of New York, and the interest is ticking on that total amounts every day that it remains unpaid.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0n2iy6cXOg
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-02-16 23:24:40

CNN:
Biden: 'Putin is responsible for Navalny's death'
"Russian authorities are going to tell their own story. But make no mistake, Putin is responsible for Navalny's death."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR1c75D6ZvQ
#News #WorldNews #Ukraine #Russia #War #RussiaUkraineWar #Putin

2024-02-09 23:07:25

Daily Beast:
Special Counsel Robert Hur’s Report on Biden’s Classified Documents Is Partisan and Unprofessional
As part of his... quest to avoid criticism, Attorney General Merrick Garland has binged on special counsel appointments throughout his tenure at the U.S. Department of Justice.
...it was Garland’s responsibility to ensure that Hur’s report did not stray from proper Justice Department standards...
https://www.thedailybeast.com/biden-classified-documents-report-is-partisan-and-unprofessional?ref=home?ref=home
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-02-08 03:30:46

Raw Story:
Jack Smith could move to have Judge Aileen Cannon booted from Trump's docs case: analysis
This Tuesday, the judge presiding over Donald Trump's classified documents case granted a request from his lawyers to unseal a number of classified documents related to the case...
Now, according legal experts cited by Newsweek, Smith could use this development to get Judge Aileen Cannon removed from the case.
https://www.rawstory.com/jack-smith-aileen-cannon-2667190753/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-02-06 01:22:01

Raw Story:
'John Roberts' worst nightmare': How Trump is putting SCOTUS in an impossible position
"I think the language is clear. I think the application is clear. The court should apply the 14th Amendment. I think it's highly unlikely they will because despite all the protestations about being originalists, ultimately, the court is a political body..."
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-14th-amendment-john-roberts/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats #SCOTUS

2024-02-04 00:39:18

WP:
Biden brings home first official win in South Carolina primary
President Biden won the Democratic primary in South Carolina on Saturday, the Associated Press projected, notching a decisive victory in his party’s first official nominating contest.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/03/biden-south-carolina-primary/
#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats

2024-01-30 10:29:37

HuffPost:
Joe Biden Reveals What World Leaders Are Telling Him About Donald Trump
“I know every one of those heads of state, and I’ve known them for a while. And every meeting I go to internationally, as they’re walking out... virtually every one of them pull me aside and says, ‘You’ve got to win. We can’t let that happen again..."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-donald-trump-world-leaders_n_65b8c135e4b0102bd2d5fb23
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-01-27 00:19:51

WP:
Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3M in defamation damages trial
NEW YORK — A federal court jury awarded a total of $83.3 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll for defamatory comments Donald Trump made about her as president in 2019, remarks attacking her character
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/26/trump-verdict-e-jean-carroll-defamation-trial/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2024-01-22 05:59:31

DW News:
Germany: Organizers say over 1.4 million protested against far right over the weekend
Cities across Germany were overwhelmed by chants of “never again”!
In Munich, organizers had to cut their demonstration short citing overcrowding, but protesters had already made their message clear rejecting the far right and any slide back to fascism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8is0gqn6Us
#News #WorldNews #Politics #Germany #EU

2023-11-22 23:56:28

Glenn Kirschner:
Trumps have a REALLY bad day in their NY fraud trial; witness "ties Donald Trump to the conspiracy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv88v-hWktg
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2023-11-22 08:38:17

MSNBC:
Parallel hearings expose Trump's special treatment by the courts
Neal Katyal:
“If you want to see unequal treatment in our judicial system, look no further than the way the courts have treated Donald Trump, or indeed his co-defendant today. They’re afforded leniency and second chances than the average defendant could never dream of. Time and time again we are seeing Trump and his co-defendants get the benefit of the doubt."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksy7UMf6mbQ
#News #Politics #Trump #Democrats

2023-11-22 01:55:14

Reuters:
US reviewing possible 'terrorist' designations for Houthis
The United States is reviewing "potential terrorist designations" for Yemen's Houthi... in response to its seizure of a cargo ship, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Tuesday.
Kirby called the Houthis' seizure of the vessel a "flagrant violation of international law" in which "Iran is complicit."
called for the immediate release of the ship and its international crew.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-reviewing-possible-terrorist-designations-houthis-2023-11-21/
#News

2023-11-17 00:56:32

Raw Story:
'In the bag for Trump': Former federal prosecutor directly accuses Judge Aileen Cannon
On X, Weissmann posted, "Breaking: Judge Cannon's bias is showing over and over again. Smith has to be weighing whether, when, and how to seek her reversal by the Ct of Appeals and her removal."
https://www.rawstory.com/in-the-bag-for-trump/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2023-11-03 00:35:25

Raw Story:
Ivanka Trump complains she can't testify at civil fraud trial during a 'school week'
Her complaint about the school week making testimony unworkable has already drawn derision from commentators and legal experts.
"Is there a person alive who thinks Ivanka and Jared, who seem to travel overseas every time I blink, are sitting around doing laundry and packing their kids’ lunches?" wrote attorney Bradley Moss ...
https://www.rawstory.com/ivanka-2666135423/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2023-11-02 03:50:45

Back to 1967.
Back then, Gaza was under the control of Egypt and the West Bank under the control of Jordan
Take note at ~ 55sec in the video - [ Russia ] (Soviet Union at the time).
Animated historical video [16m]
Six-Day War (1967) - Third Arab–Israeli War DOCUMENTARY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHqJ6pgdE-c
#News #WorldNews #War #Israel

2023-10-02 01:14:22

CNN:
Pelosi reacts to Gaetz's plan to oust McCarthy
Pelosi:
"It's such a fraud when they [say] the basis of this is about spending."
"These are people who gave a tax cut to the richest people in America, to the cost of $2 trillion to our national debt when 'what's his name' was president of the United States."
"They're on the prowl for Medicare, Medicaid... Social Security... This is not about the budget, it's about a values debate"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKqQ8h58NzA
#News #Politics #Democrats

2023-10-01 06:12:48

CNN:
More than 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as water hits 102 degrees Fahrenheit
The dead dolphins were all found in Lake Tefé over the past seven days, according to the Mamirauá Institute, a research facility funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Science.
Researchers and activists are trying to rescue surviving dolphins by transferring them from lagoons and ponds in the outskirts to the main body of the river where the water is cooler...
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/01/americas/amazon-river-dolphins-dead-temperatures-drought-intl-hnk/index.html
#News #WorldNews #ClimateChange

2023-10-01 04:55:36

CNN:
Pro-Russian politician wins Slovakia’s parliamentary election
The party of Slovakia’s former Prime Minister Robert Fico, an openly pro-Russian politician, has won the country’s parliamentary election, although it will need a coalition partner to govern.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/01/world/slovakia-election-pro-russia-robert-fico-win-intl-hnk/index.html
#News #WorldNews #Ukraine #Slovakia #Russia #War #RussiaUkraineWar

2023-09-30 21:23:51

CNN:
Failure to approve new Ukraine aid will have serious consequences for the war, Biden administration warns
After the stopgap measure without Ukraine aid passed the House on Saturday afternoon, a White House official called on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to quickly bring new Ukraine funding up for a vote in the House.
https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/government-shutdown-deadline-09-30-23/h_ebbee2382604960ece1fb1a37f51fd5f
#News #WorldNews #Politics #Democrats #Ukraine #Russia #War #RussiaUkraineWar

2023-09-23 02:55:33

Raw Story:
Jack Smith taps war crimes prosecutor to help put away Trump: report
Smith's hiring of his old war crimes associate, Cheney wrote, is a sign that he is "gearing up for a new phase of his efforts — preparing for trials that could send a former president to prison for the first time in U.S. history."
https://www.rawstory.com/jack-smith-war-crimes-trump/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2023-09-17 22:05:10

Raw Story:
'A colossal mistake to showcase this sociopath': NBC facing backlash after 'shameful' Trump interview airs
"Unchallenged by Welker. Every word out of his mouth is a lie"
media critic Dan Froomkin ... "This is, actually, worse than the CNN town hall in terms of normalizing a maniac."
Shameful," Trump critic and attorney Victor Shi wrote... "What we just saw is honestly an insult to viewers... Embarrassing."
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-kristen-welker/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2023-09-17 00:21:13

Raw Story:
'What was in that vape?' Bush ethics czar asks if Lauren Boebert lied on gun forms
Rep. Lauren Boebert could have had cannabis in her vape when she was kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical, which might make her guilty of the same law Hunter Biden is being charged with, Richard Painter, the former ethics czar for George W. Bush, said Saturday.
"So, what did [Boebert] say on the forms she signed to buy her guns?
https://www.rawstory.com/boebert-biden-vape/
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2023-09-15 22:10:13

The Daily Beast:
‘Putin’s Attack Dog’ Kadyrov Reportedly in Critical Condition
The ardent Kremlin loyalist reportedly fell into a coma before his condition drastically “worsened,” according to Ukrainian intelligence.
“There is information that the war criminal Kadyrov is in a serious condition and the diseases that were there have worsened and caused such a serious condition.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ramzan-kadyrov-chechen-leader-and-putin-ally-is-reportedly-in-critical-condition?ref=home?ref=home
#News #WorldNews #Ukraine #Russia #War #RussiaUkraineWar

2023-09-14 10:34:35

Raw Story:
Intimidation and harassment of election workers could land violators in prison under new Michigan legislation
Under legislation introduced in the state House, intimidating, threatening, or harassing an election worker could be prosecuted as a criminal offense, up to a felony.
https://www.rawstory.com/election-workers/
#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats

2023-09-07 00:59:37

CNN:
Mar-a-Lago IT worker struck cooperation agreement with special counsel, his former lawyer says
Mar-a-Lago IT worker Yuscil Taveras has struck a cooperation agreement with the special counsel’s office in the federal case over former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, Taveras’ former defense attorney said in a new court filing.
The filing marks the first public acknowledgment...
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/06/politics/mar-a-lago-it-worker/index.html
#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats

2023-09-06 12:07:24

The Daily Beast:
Enough! Advertisers and Governments Must Dump Elon Musk.
scapegoated the Anti-Defamation League for costing his business money.
We’ve seen enough, Elon Musk. You are a bad guy.
You’re not merely eccentric... You don’t just play footsie with authoritarians and thugs worldwide. You are much more than that.
You’re a menace. And while it is certainly your right to be an ***hole, it is not your right to put others at risk...
https://www.thedailybeast.com/enough-advertisers-and-governments-must-dump-elon-musk?ref=home?ref=home
#News #Elonmusk #Twitter