Monthly Archives: July 2018

Republicans Seek To Gut Endangered Species Act

Courthouse News reports: The Republican chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee introduced a draft bill this week that has conservationists worried. The legislation proposed by Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso will significantly revamp the Endangered Species Act, but critics of the move say it will essentially gut the law. Jason Rylander, a senior attorney with Defenders of Wildlife, …

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Michael Cohen Scrubs Trump From Twitter Profile

More of the drip drip towards the flip flip: Michael Cohen has taken his divorce with Donald Trump to the next level. In the past, people who visited Cohen’s Twitter profile would notice his bio where he proudly declared his status as “Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump.” However, if you visit @MichaelCohen212 as of today, you will notice …

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At The Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest [VIDEO]

The New York Daily News reports: Joey Chestnut proved it again: He’s second to bun. The king of competitive eating slammed down a record 74 franks in steamy Coney Island to easily capture his 11th Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog contest in the last 12 years. He gobbled up 10 more than the next-closest chomper in the annual Fourth of July …

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Michael Avenatti Floats 2020 Bid For President

Politico reports: Michael Avenatti, the attorney representing adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, said Wednesday he will run against President Donald Trump if he seeks reelection, but only if he thinks there isn’t another candidate that could beat the president. The tweet came after Avenatti was asked on Twitter when he would announce his 2020 bid. Avenatti represents Daniels, who is suing …

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REPORT: Trump Wanted US To Invade Venezuela

The Associated Press reports: As a meeting last August in the Oval Office to discuss sanctions on Venezuela was concluding, President Donald Trump turned to his top aides and asked an unsettling question: With a fast unraveling Venezuela threatening regional security, why can’t the U.S. just simply invade the troubled country? The suggestion stunned those present at the meeting, including …

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Trump: We Will Always Be One Nation Under God

The Hill reports: President Trump marked the Fourth of July on Wednesday by hailing the “noble sacrifice” of U.S. servicemembers. In a video posted online, Trump recounted the story of the Declaration of Independence and the war against Great Britain that ensued. “It was 242 years ago today in Philadelphia that 56 brave representatives of the American people adopted our …

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40+ WTO Nations Raise Alarm Over Trump’s Tariffs

Reuters reports: Major U.S. trading partners including the European Union, China and Japan voiced deep concern at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday about possible U.S. measures imposing additional duties on imported autos and parts. Japan, which along with Russia had initiated the discussion at the WTO Council on Trade in Goods, warned that such measures could trigger a …

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Former Wrestler: Jordan Is “Absolutely Lying” [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: Former Ohio State wrestler Mike DiSabato, who claimed to NBC News that Rep. Jim Jordan ignored allegations of sexual abuse against the team’s doctor when he was the university’s assistant wrestling coach, appeared on CNN Wednesday morning. Jordan, a House Freedom Caucus founder who coached wrestling at Ohio State from 1986 to 1994, claims he did not have …

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IRELAND: Dublin Bus Company Delivers “Proud Dads” To Surprise Their Kids Before Pride Parade [VIDEO]

Britain’s iNews reports: A moving advert for Dublin Bus features four dads surprising their children by picking them up for Dublin Pride. The short film opens with a bus driver who has been with bus company since 1982. “We’re going to pick up people for Pride parade” he explains. “We’re going to have proud fathers on the bus.” Three of …

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GOP Rep. Jim Jordan: My Accusers Are Lying, I Never Knew About Sexual Abuse Of My College Wrestlers

Politico reports: Rep. Jim Jordan emphatically denied allegations that he intentionally overlooked widespread sexual abuse of wrestlers whom he coached decades ago, telling POLITICO in a late Tuesday night interview that he would have taken action had he known of the alleged behavior. The Ohio Republican, a former assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University, refuted accusations that he was …

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GEORGIA: Church Boots Senior Pastor After Multiple Males Report His Sexual Interest In Rubbing Their Feet

The Christian Post reports: Brad Waller, a married father and senior pastor of the Grace Church of the Islands, PCA, in Savannah, Georgia, has left his church and several others in his congregation in shock after confessing to abusing multiple men and boys under his spiritual care with sexual foot massages, which prompted his swift removal from ministry by the …

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New York Daily News: Trump Is A Clown Who Plays King

From the New York Daily News: On the occasion of the 242nd birthday of the United States of America, again recall the words of our foundational creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Playbill reports: Oscar and Tony Award-winning cabaret star Liza Minnelli made a long-awaited return to the concert stage June 30 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California. Minnelli joined longtime friend Michael Feinstein for the evening in which she discussed her legendary career on stage and screen and performed a selection of her signature songs. Among …

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Barnes & Noble Abruptly Fires CEO, Won’t Say Why

MarketWatch reports: Barnes & Noble Inc. has fired Chief Executive Demos Parneros, citing company policy violations. The bookseller said Tuesday that Parneros won’t receive any severance pay and that he is no longer a board member. Barnes & Noble didn’t disclose what rules Parneros may have violated, but said the decision wasn’t tied to any disagreement over financial reporting or …

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BRITAIN: Gov’t Earmarks Up To $6.6M In Security Costs Should Trump Visit His Scotland Golf Course During Trip

We’re not the only ones getting screwed by his golfing: The British government confirmed on Tuesday that it would cover up to $6.6 million in policing costs for President Trump’s potential visit to Scotland to go golfing. Liz Truss, the chief secretary of Treasury and Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk, shared a letter addressed to the Scottish …

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Glorious Leader Brags About His Totally Amazing Writing Ability In Yet Another Tweet With A Misspelled Word

Glorious Leader is ever so pissed that people are mocking his very high IQ by pointing out his misspellings and random capitalizations on Twitter. After all, people, he has written books! Very bigly smart books! Yeah, OK so those books were actually written by paid ghostwriters but shut up, you stupid snowflakes.  After having written many best selling books, and …

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Pruitt Directly Asked Trump To Give Him Sessions’ Job

CNN reports: Embattled Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Scott Pruitt directly appealed to President Donald Trump this spring to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and let him run the Department of Justice instead, according to three people familiar with the proposal. In an Oval Office conversation with Trump, Pruitt offered to temporarily replace Sessions for 210 days under the Vacancies Reform …

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Senate Intelligence Panel: Putin Was Helping Trump

CNN reports: Breaking with their House Republican counterparts, the Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday that the intelligence community properly concluded in January of last year that Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to help Donald Trump when Moscow meddled in the 2016 election. The Senate panel released a summary Tuesday of its examination of the intelligence community’s January 2017 assessment, …

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BRITAIN: Defense Secretary Has Speech Interrupted By iPhone Siri Because He Used The Word “Syria” [VIDEO]

Gizmodo reports: For modern smartphone owners, it’s a common enough of an occurrence. You’re just sitting there, talking about whatever, when suddenly you say something that triggers the digital assistant on your phone. Now normally, you’d probably get annoyed for a second, tap a button to dismiss the interruption, and then continue with whatever you were doing. But if you’re, …

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Federal Court Rules Census Citizenship Question Was Added In “Bad Faith,” Allows ACLU’s Lawsuit To Proceed

Mother Jones reports: A federal judge said Tuesday that there was a “strong showing of bad faith” by the Trump administration in adding a controversial question about US citizenship to the 2020 census. The judge hinted that he would allow the case to move forward over objections from the administration, and senior administration officials will be subjected to questioning under …

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