Carole Cadwalladr’s relentless pursuit of the bad acts committed by a host of bad actors around Brexit and the 2016 US presidential elections has some news for us from the British parliamentary inquiry, also attended by representatives from Canada, Germany, Belgium, and other countries, into Facebook. From the 4:30 PM GMT session: Straight in: ‘Lord …
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He Knows When You’ve Been Sleeping, He Knows When You’re Awake: Special Counselor Mueller Drops the Hammer on Paul Manafort, Who Is, Still, In Jail
Tierney Sneed at Talking Points Memo has reported that Special Counsel Mueller has informed the Federal district court in DC that Paul Manafort has not been cooperative since reaching his plea agreement. Shocking!!! Special counsel Robert Mueller said in a court filing Monday that Paul Manafort had breached his plea agreement by lying to investigators since …
Something Is Happening in Mississippi’s Early Absentee Voting!
People are standing in line outside the Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson, #Mississippi, to vote absentee in US Senate runoff between Mike Espy & Cindy Hyde-Smith. Those who were in line before noon deadline will be able to vote. #MSsen pic.twitter.com/YtekH7dLEM — Emily Wagster Pettus (@EWagsterPettus) November 24, 2018 WOW. Lines to vote absentee ballot …
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Late Night Open Thread: Non-Person of the Year
Who should be TIME’s Person of the Year for 2018? https://t.co/9N0EYhuxEa — TIME (@TIME) November 20, 2018 WE KNOW pic.twitter.com/HBNoagVbAR — Schooley (@Rschooley) November 21, 2018 TIME has a (non-binding, of course) poll up, with a wide range of options. I voted for Nancy Pelosi, just in case the Oval Office Occupant has some misfortunate …
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Secretary of Defense Mattis Gets Out Maneuvered
EXCLUSIVE: Mattis said no to lethal military force at the border. So DHS went behind his back. https://t.co/dWbeBmuSas — Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) November 21, 2018 From The Daily Beast: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis last month objected to using military force to protect border agents on the southwest border, a knowledgeable current U.S. official and a former Defense Department …
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The President Attempted to Order the Department of Justice to Prosecute Secretary Clinton and Director Comey
It appears it is that time once again; time for the monthly Don McGahn singlehandedly saves the Republic news dump via court stenographer Maggie Haberman at The New York Times. WASHINGTON — President Trump told the White House counsel in the spring that he wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute two of his political …
The Maintenance of White Supremacy is a Terrible Burden and a Lot of Work! Mississippi Senatorial Runoff Election Edition
The flower of white Mississippian womanhood is a fragile, and, apparently, none too bright thing. From Ashton Pittman and Ko Bragg at The Jackson Free Press: JACKSON—U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith demanded there be no audience or outside press allowed at tonight’s U.S. Senate debate and requested other restrictions, two sources familiar with the debate negotiations told …