Wednesday, June 5, 2019 and Thursday, June 6. Published on Sunday, June 9.
THE RUSSIAN INVESTIGATION
- In ‘Potentially Major’ Development, Michael Flynn Fires His Lawyers
- Listen To The Voicemail Trump’s Lawyer Left For Michael Flynn’s Lawyer After Flynn Cut A Deal — Trump’s lawyer at the time, John Dowd, asked Flynn’s lawyer to “remember what we’ve always said about the President and his feelings toward Flynn.”
- FBI agent: Russian official tried to arrange Trump-Putin call for day after inauguration
- Report: Russian 2016 troll campaign was well planned, made money
- “I Can’t Get the Asshole off the Phone”: In Michael Wolff’s Newest, Everyone—Even Rupert—Thinks Trump Is Beyond Crazy
- CNN sues FBI for Mueller investigation witness memos
- The Latest: Putin denies meddling in US elections
CONGRESS
- Barr and Ross Must Produce Census Documents by Tomorrow to Avoid Contempt
- Contempt vote likely after DOJ rejects demand for census docs
- House Democrats likely to hold William Barr, Wilbur Ross in contempt after subpoena demands are rejected
- House Democrats officially introduce contempt resolution for Barr,McGahn
- House Democrats Plan Event to Examine Donald Trump’s Allegedly Deteriorating Mental Health
- Poll: 74 percent of Americans say former Trump officials should obey congressional subpoenas
- The Articles of Impeachment Against Donald J. Trump: A Draft
- GOP lawmakers warn White House they’ll try to block Trump’s Mexico tariffs
- White House official says Mexico tariffs might not go into effect after Trump says ‘no bluff’
COHEN, NEW YORK, AND THE OTHER LAWSUITS
- A New Report on Trump’s Foreign Business Holdings Points to a Gobsmacking Level of Corruption
- A wealthy Iraqi sheikh who urges a hard-line U.S. approach to Iran spent 26 nights at Trump’s D.C. hotel
TRUMP THE RUSSIAN ASSET A.K.A. INDIVIDUAL-1
- Trump committing nuclear ‘malpractice’ with ‘absolutely disastrous’ technology transfer to Saudi Arabia, senator warns
- Sources: WH withheld intel on Saudi missile program
- Families blast decision not to punish higher-ranking officers in Niger ambush
- Trump dodges his own Benghazi: Pentagon quietly closes investigation into Niger ambush
- Another Trump falsehood: Trans troops take ‘massive amounts of drugs’
- Donald Trump Blows As Much Taxpayer Money On Golf As Richest Pro Golfer Tiger Woods Earns Golfing
- The President* Is Traveling the World Finding New Problems to Make Worse
- Trump insulted Nancy Pelosi and Robert Mueller while at a cemetery for American WWII dead
- Trump is ‘making up’ for not serving in Vietnam with increased defense funding, he says
- Trump says he has the ‘all-time record’ for approval among Republicans. He ranks sixth.
- Trump Says Mueller Made ‘Such a Fool’ of Himself in His ‘Testimony.’ Mueller Hasn’t Testified.
- Trump’s shelving of Harriet Tubman $20 bill sends a message voters should heed.
TRAITOR TOTS
CULT 45
FIGHTING BACK
EMERGENCIES, SHUTDOWN & IMMIGRATION
- Arrests at U.S.-Mexico border surpass 144,000 in May, a 32 percent jump from April, as Central American migration wave grows larger
- New ICE chief says agency plans to target more families for deportation
- Senate Democrats Demand State Dept. Reverse ‘Disturbing’ Policy Denying Citizenship to Kids of LGBT Couples
- Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for unaccompanied child migrants in U.S. shelters
- Trump sent US troops to the southern border for a ‘national emergency.’ They’re about to spend the next month painting his wall.
RACISM, RIGHT WING TERRORISM, & WHITE NATIONALISM
- Alabama mayor refuses to resign after saying to “kill” LGBTQ community on Facebook
- White nationalist attacks should be prosecuted as terrorism, lawmakers say
- Woman charged after pulling gun on black couple at Miss. campground
- YouTube will remove more white supremacist and hoax videos, a more aggressive stance on hate speech
- Racist posts from police officers’ social media accounts trigger a wave of investigations
- Trump Supporter Arrested After Allegedly Threatening To Kill Members of Congress
SCOTUS & COURTS
Voter Suppression
- Dead GOP operative’s files reveal North Carolina gerrymandering strategy, watchdog says | The deceased strategist has also been linked to the Trump administration’s controversial push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
- Newly Discovered Files Suggest GOP Lawmakers Lied in Court About Racial Gerrymandering to Stop An Election
- Supreme Court Could Ignore Shocking New Evidence Trump Officials Tried to Rig Elections for Whites
- Voter Suppression Is the Expressed Policy of Virtually Every Republican Officeholder
#METOO & WOMEN’S RIGHTS
- Sen. Susan Collins Keeps Voting For Trump’s Anti-Abortion Judges
- “Pro-choice” Susan Collins has voted to confirm 32 anti-abortion Trump judges
- Missouri Forcing Invasive Pelvic Exam on Women Seeking Abortion — Rachel Maddow Delivers a TRMS Special Report on the State of Missouri Requiring Women Seeking a Legal Abortion in the State to Undergo a Mandatory, Medically Unnecessary, Invasive Pelvic Examination By Order of the State Government.
- Margaret Atwood says it’s “a form of slavery to force women to have children they can’t afford”
- Poll: 77 percent say Supreme Court should uphold Roe v. Wade
COLD WAR 2.0
- Amid London protests, Trump appears in denial over his standing abroad
- Donald Trump said the UK is America’s largest trading partner. It ranks 5th
- In a city of ever-shifting front lines, Libyans confront their worst fighting in years
- In Sochi, Russia’s seaside playground, Putin’s hand is everywhere
- Rolling the red carpet out for a bully like Trump is an insult to the honour of the D-Day veterans
- The White House Paid an Irish Funeral Home $1 Million to Rent Limos for Trump’s Visit, Report Says
- Trump admin spends nearly $1M on limo rentals for two-day Ireland visit
- Trump thinks that Ireland wants a border wall. Good grief.
- Trump, Macron, Merkel, May and Queen attend stirring commemoration marking 75th anniversary of D-Day
- US taxpayers are spending millions so Trump’s adult children can meet the Queen
- We Are Being Embarrassed by Ugly-American Grifters on an Ego Trip to London
#NEVERAGAIN
- Alex Jones expected to be deposed in Sandy Hook case
- Dick’s Sporting Goods overhauled its gun policies after Parkland. The CEO didn’t stop there.
- Former Broward sheriff’s deputy who did not confront Parkland shooter arrested, charged with neglect
- More Americans were shot to death by March 6 this year than died on D-Day
FIXING THE INTERNET
- Twitterbots: Anatomy of a Propaganda Campaign
- Facebook shareholder revolt gets bloody: Powerless investors vote overwhelmingly to oust Mark Zuckerberg as chairman
THE PROPAGANDA MACHINE
- Republicans Are Three Times More Likely Than Democrats To Blame Journalists For Fake News
- Fox News judge: “There is ample evidence to have indicted President Donald Trump for obstruction”
- Hannity Says It’s ‘Despicable’ to Call for Political Opponents to Be ‘Locked Up’
- Hannity, Trump, and the Whole “Lock Her Up” Crew Are Absolutely Outraged at Pelosi’s Prosecution and Prison Comment
- Trump Whines About AT&T, Ignores His FCC Has Spent Two Years Kissing The Company’s Ass
TRADE WAR, HEALTH CARE, AND ECONOMY
- Fewer kids are riding and buying bicycles, and the industry is worried
- ADP private-sector job growth tumbles to a 9-year low in May
- Restaurants in stores are trendy again, but their goal is as old as ever
GOP: THE PARTY OF LINCOLN IS DEAD
- Conservative Icon George Will Shreds Republicans For Turning Into A Trump ‘Cult’
- Republicans Have Become the Except-When-Trump-Does-It Party
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
- 3 Americans found dead in same Dominican Republic resort within 5 days
- Shakira appears before Spanish judge in tax fraud case
- The Couple Who Feds Say Scammed Berkshire Hathaway for Millions
PRIESTS & RELIGION
ENVIRONMENT & SCIENCE
- Pfizer had clues its blockbuster drug could prevent Alzheimer’s. Why didn’t it tell the world?
- ‘This Is an Emergency. We Need the Democrats to Act Like It’: Outrage as DNC Announces It Will Not Host 2020 Debate on Climate Crisis
- Trump administration imposes new restrictions on fetal tissue research
- Trump administration tries to block youth lawsuit by claiming ‘there is no constitutional right to a stable climate system’
ELECTIONS
- Federal investigators to examine equipment from 2016 N.C. election amid renewed fears of Russian hacking
- Let the most popular win: Oregon backs change in presidential voting
THINKING AHEAD
- Trump’s approval rating is underwater in 9 major 2020 battleground states, and it’s a troubling sign for his re-election prospects
- Trump’s giant gender gap: 62 percent of women say they are unlikely to vote for him
- Trump’s Job Approval Trending Back Down, Now 40%
- Bernie Sanders blasts Walmart execs to their faces: “Pay your workers a living wage”
- Beto O’Rourke Wants Term Limits For Congress And The Supreme Court
- Elizabeth Warren Rises in 2020 Race as Policy Focus Catches Fire
- I Want to Live in Elizabeth Warren’s America
- Joe Biden’s campaign acknowledges lifting language from other groups for its policy plans
- Joe Biden’s Views on Abortion Are Unacceptable for a 2020 Democrat
- Texas Dem voters would rather see O’Rourke run for Cornyn’s Senate seat than 2020 presidency
- Watching Elizabeth Warren Come Alive
PROGRESS IS PROGRESS
That’s it for the last couple days. Sorry for the delay on posting. I did not have time to get this published on Thursday or Friday.
Thank you, and have a good one.
“Without Journalists, it’s just propaganda.”
– Katy Tur
None of this is Normal 