Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 2, 2019. Published on June 3rd, 2019.
THE RUSSIAN INVESTIGATION
- Justice Department fails to comply with court order to release transcripts of Michael Flynn’s conversations with Russian ambassador
- Justice Department Refuses Court Order To Release Michael Flynn Voicemails
- The Justice Department Suddenly Changed Its Mind About the Constitution to Defend Trump’s Businesses
- Transcript released of Flynn voicemail from Trump lawyer showing possible attempt to obstruct
- Transcript released of Trump lawyer’s voicemail ‘reveals possible attempt to obstruct’
- U.N. official says Julian Assange is a victim of ‘psychological torture,’ warns against U.S. extradition
- Trump’s Attorney General Is Gaslighting Robert Mueller
- The Mueller Report will be read in its entirety over 24 hours in New York this weekend in an event organized by local theater groups
- Read the Mueller Report, it’s your patriotic duty
- New York theatre companies to hold 24-hour live reading of Mueller report
- Judge denies Facebook’s motion to dismiss Cambridge Analytica lawsuit in DC
- If the administration defied a court order, all bets are off
CONGRESS
- The Mueller conundrum facing House Democrats: What to do with a reticent special counsel?
- Democrats, in California, confront deep divisions over how to handle increasing calls for President Trump’s impeachment
- Ex-GOP Federal Prosecutors Explain How Trump Obstructed Justice In Viral Video: ‘Absolute Disregard For the Law’
- ‘Impeach!’ chants interrupt Pelosi at California Democratic Convention
- Impeachment Would Affirm the Will of the People. Trump lost the popular vote in 2016. Can we stop imagining that holding him to account would overturn the country’s general will?
- In Republican Video, Former Federal Officials Sound The Alarm On Trump Obstruction: “The behavior of this president ought to concern anyone that cares about the honest workings of government,” warns a Reagan administration official.
- Jerry Nadler: ‘There Certainly Is’ Justification for Impeaching Trump
- Justin Amash’s town hall revealed the cure for right-wing lunacy: right-wing common sense
- Nancy Pelosi greeted by cries of ‘impeach’ at California Democratic convention
- Poll: Support for Impeaching President Trump Is Climbing
- Poll: Support for impeaching Trump rises to 41 percent
- Support for Trump impeachment now over 40 percent, as majority of U.S. disapproves of president: Poll
TRUMP THE RUSSIAN ASSET A.K.A INDIVIDUAL-1
- Donald Trump won’t leave White House ‘voluntarily‘ if he loses 2020 election, predicts GOP candidate William Weld
- Donald Trump’s tariffs are paid by American consumers
- Trump won’t leave White House “voluntarily” if he loses 2020 election, predicts GOP candidate William Weld
- Trump’s reliance on pressure tactics is showing diminishing returns
- Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico would be biggest tax hike in almost 30 years: report
- Maggie Haberman: Trump Freaked Out at Mueller Comments Because He Never Read Special Counsel’s Report
- The President Is Not a King
McCAIN
- McCain warship incident raises questions about a changing military culture under Trump
- Navy acknowledges request was made to hide USS John S. McCain during Trump visit
- Navy confirms request was made to ‘minimize the visibility’ of USS John S. McCain during Trump’s visit to Japan
- Navy official confirms White House requested USS McCain be kept away during Trump visit
- The Pentagon Just Rebuked the White House Over USS John McCain Stunt
- Pentagon marks a Year without Press Secretary Briefings
- In an extensive interview, Cindy McCain reflects on her husband’s legacy and her future
- Pentagon tells White House to stop politicizing military
- Leaked Navy emails show top officers struggling with how to handle a former governor ensnared in scandal
TRAITOR TOTS
- Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Netted $40,000 Gain in Shares She Promised to Sell a Year Ago
- Attorney General William Barr on caring about his reputation: “Everyone dies”
- In Terrifying Interview, William Barr Goes Full MAGA
CULT 45
FIGHTING BACK
- Barack Obama Says His Administration Showed It’s ‘Possible to Achieve Great Power Without Corruption’
- James Comey rips William Barr for ‘echoing conspiracy theories’
- Reddit: August 17, 2019 |Demonstrations All Over the Country are Being Planned as Part of a Nationwide ‘March Against Fascism’ | More Info in Comments
EMERGENCIES, SHUTDOWN, & IMMIGRATION
- A half-mile of crowdfunded border wall is nearly done, even though a city tried to pause it
- A trans woman died in ICE custody on the first day of Pride Month, advocates report
- DHS watchdog finds 900 people at border facility with maximum capacity of 125
- Trans Woman Dies in ICE Custody On the First Day of Pride
- Trump administration to send DHS agents, investigators to Guatemala-Mexico border
- U.S. and Mexico plan summit in Washington on Wednesday in bid to head off trade dispute
RACISM, RIGHT WING TERRORISM & WHITE NATIONALISM
- WV county official who made racist Obama post sentenced for embezzling flood benefits
- Ex-County Official Who Called Michelle Obama an ‘Ape’ Sentenced for Embezzling FEMA Funds
- Italy disrupts Steve Bannon’s plan for a right-wing academy in an Italian monastery
- More sponsors drop Fresno Grizzlies over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez video
- Republican Rep. Mike Hill thinks it’d be funny to kill all gay people
SCOTUS & COURTS
- The Supreme Court can’t ignore damning new evidence on Trump’s census manipulation
- Republican Plot to Entrench White Power Revealed
- The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier for Police to Arrest You for Filming Them
#METOO & WOMEN’S RIGHTS
- Why are extreme abortion laws taking over America? Blame gerrymandering
- Clarence Thomas tried to link abortion to eugenics. Seven historians told The Post he’s wrong.
- Judge’s order means Missouri hasn’t yet become the only state without an abortion clinic
COLD WAR 2.0
British Visit
- ‘Bare minimum’: Britain decides no palace stay or parliamentary speech for Trump in low-key state visit
- London Mayor Sadiq Khan Calls Donald Trump 20th Century Fascist
- London mayor says protesters can fly Trump baby during his state visit
- London’s mayor Sadiq Khan compares Trump to ‘the fascists of the 20th century’
- Trump Campaign Ridiculed for Denying President Called Meghan Markle ‘Nasty’ Despite Video Proving He Had
- Trump denies calling Meghan Markle ‘nasty’ despite comments being recorded
- Trump Insists He ‘Never’ Called Markle ‘Nasty’ Despite Recording Of Him Doing So
- China wages relentless crackdowns on its Muslims. But Saudi Arabia stays quiet as it bolsters ties with Beijing.
- This is how easily the U.S. and Iran could blunder into war
#NEVERAGAIN
- Eleven people dead in shooting at Virginia Beach municipal complex, police say
- DeWayne Craddock, a longtime Virginia Beach employee, identified as shooter who killed 12 in city building
- The victims of the Virginia Beach mass shooting
- Virginia Beach gunman resigned hours before mass shooting, officials say
- ‘Suddenly, a kind of hole exploded in my wall.’ Pop-pops and then duck for cover.
FIXING THE INTERNET
- Russian trolls fueled anti-vaccination debate in U.S. by spreading misinformation on Twitter, study finds
- Study finds Russian trolls amplified anti-vaccine debate with misinformation
THE PROPAGANDA MACHINE
- Fox News viewer surprised that Mueller hadn’t exonerated Trump on obstruction
- We Found The Guy Behind the Viral ‘Drunk Pelosi’ Video
WHITE HOUSE CHAOS
TRADE WAR, HEALTH CARE, & ECONOMY
- A devastating analysis of the tax cut shows it’s done virtually no economic good
- ACA linked to reduced racial disparities, earlier diagnosis and treatment in cancer care
- Amazon could face heightened antitrust scrutiny under a new agreement between U.S. regulators
- Business groups are considering legal action against the White House over Mexico tariffs
- China says it will blacklist ‘unreliable’ companies and individuals in response to technology ban
- Costco says ‘prices will go up’ in the wake of U.S. trade war with China as tariffs rise
- Ocasio-Cortez waits tables to raise awareness for increasing minimum wage
- Ocasio-Cortez: $2.13 tipped minimum wage is ‘indentured servitude’
- Study Finds Trump Tax Cuts Failed to Do Anything But Give Rich People Money
- The average millennial has a net worth of $8,000. That’s far less than previous generations.
- Trump proposes the biggest tax hike in 30 years
GOP: THE PARTY OF LINCOLN IS DEAD
PRIESTS & RELIGION
ENVIRONMENT & SCIENCE
- Climate change: ‘We’ve created a civilisation hell bent on destroying itself – I’m terrified’, writes Earth scientist
- U.S. Sees Largest Reduction of Protected Lands in History Under Trump
- Your meditation practice may reduce negative emotions in the people you interact with
- Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Four Trump Judges Try to Immunize Flint Officials from Liability for Flint Water Crisis
ELECTIONS
- Voter Registration Is Surging—So Republicans Want to Criminalize It
- Warner: ‘Height of irresponsibility’ that Congress hasn’t improved election security
- What Are Zombie Campaigns? FEC Wants to Know Why Mitt Romney And Others Are Still Spending Campaign Dollars
- FEC wants to know why Mitt Romney and others are still spending campaign dollars
- The Kochs Are Rebranding Themselves as Do-Gooders. Don’t Be Fooled.
- Nevada governor signs bill to restore voting rights to convicted felons
THINKING AHEAD
- If 2020 comes down to turnout, a white male Democratic nominee might be a problem for his party
- Bernie Sanders backs 2 policies to dramatically shift corporate power to U.S. workers
- Bernie Sanders Calls For House To Start Impeachment Inquiry
- Elizabeth Warren says she wants to make it legal to indict presidents
- Elizabeth Warren vows to pass law if elected allowing for presidents to be indicted
- Mayor Pete: Trump has ’deteriorating and embarrassing relationship with the military’
- Sanders calls Pres. Trump ‘a racist and sexist, a homophobe, and a religious bigot’
- Shutdowns, emergencies and tariffs: Trump’s frenetic immigration approach has become central to his 2020 bid
- Warren Wows Dem Convention in California
- 6,500 turn out for Elizabeth Warren’s Oakland town hall
IN OTHER NEWS…
- Four hours from the Raptors’ home, the cradle of basketball also resides in Ontario
- Mini Brands are the latest bizarre toy craze to sweep the nation, and they’re filling me with existential dread
That’s it for the last couple days. There’s not much of a coda today, as I’ve been out of the loop for the last couple days. It wasn’t a slow weekend, but I wasn’t around to deal with most of it. I look forward to things quieting down in my personal life over the next couple weeks. I also look forward to a Pirates World Series, a night of uninterrupted sleep and not being sore in the morning, and taking a jetpack to work. I can dream, can’t I?
Thank you, and have a good one.
“Without Journalists, it’s just propaganda.”
– Katy Tur
None of this is Normal 