Monthly Archives: July 2019

Trump Cultist Dilbert Cartoonist Scott Adams Exploits California’s Mass Shooting To Sell His “Witness” App

Law & Crime reports: After a shooter armed with a semi-automatic rifle gunned down numerous people at a California festival on Sunday, Scott Adams, who is the creator of the comic strip Dilbert, used the mass act of violence to promote his new app and urged survivors to download it. “If you were a witness to the #GilroyGarlicFestivalshooting please sign …

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Trump: If I’m A Racist Then So Is Crazy Bernie Sanders

The Hill reports: President Trump on Monday seized on years-old comments from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) comparing parts of Baltimore to a third world country, arguing the Democratic presidential candidate should be labeled a racist for the remarks if people are going to criticize the president’s own recent tweets about the city. The remarks may have been an effort to …

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Secretive Catholic Group Operates “Rapid Response” Team To Shelter And Defend Pedophile Priests [VIDEO]

The Associated Press reports: The visiting priests arrived discreetly, day and night. Stripped of their collars and cassocks, they went unnoticed in this tiny Midwestern town as they were escorted into a dingy warehouse across from an elementary school playground They had been brought to town by a small, nonprofit group called Opus Bono Sacerdotii. For nearly two decades, the …

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Leading Putin Critic May Have Been Poisoned [VIDEO]

ABC News reports: A doctor for Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, has suggested the activist has been poisoned after he was hospitalized Sunday after falling mysteriously ill in a Moscow jail. Navalny was taken by ambulance to the hospital early on Sunday morning from the jail with what authorities said was a “severe allergic reaction,” his spokeswoman Kira …

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John Oliver Dissects Bumbling Buffoon Boris Johnson

Mashable reports: John Oliver is back from his three-week hiatus, and while we wouldn’t say all is right with the world now Last Week Tonight has returned, it’s certainly a relief to watch Oliver let fly on some things that are wrong with the world as only he can do. This week, it’s new U.K. Prime Minister Boris “Britain Trump” …

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Al Sharpton Hits Back At Trump: If I’m Such Hateful Con Man, Then Why Did You Invite Me To Mar-A-Lago?

Raw Story reports: The Rev. Al Sharpton called out President Donald Trump after he hurled racist abuse at the civil rights leader and MSNBC broadcaster. The two New Yorkers have known one another for decades, and Sharpton told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that the president once begged for his approval shortly after his election. “He was president-elect,” the reverend recalled, “and …

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Nearly Half Of House Dems Now Back Impeachment

Politico reports: Four more rank-and-file Democrats called for opening an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Sunday, inching lawmakers closer to a significant symbolic milestone: a majority of all House Democrats. Though the steadily climbing total may not move Speaker Nancy Pelosi off of her resistance to opening a formal impeachment inquiry, Sunday’s burst of support suggests momentum behind …

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Trump: Con Man Al Sharpton “Hates Whites And Cops”

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump went after Rev. Al Sharpton Monday morning in what cynics may see as a rather craven attempt to drive an ugly news narrative in which critics see the President driving a racist and/or racialized series of political attacks against people of color. In the economics of Twitter fame and attention, Trump’s attacks on Sharpton are …

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Four Dead In Mass Shooting At California Food Festival

CBS News reports: At least four are dead, 15 are injured and hundreds of others were sent scrambling for safety Sunday after at least one gunman opened fire in Christmas Hill Park during the last day of the Gilroy Garlic Festival, according to officials. A suspected gunman is dead. Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said the suspect gained entry into …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Playbill reports: With the July 27 matinee, its 3,487th performance, The Book of Mormon becomes the 14th longest-running Broadway show in history, surpassing 42nd Street. To celebrate, cast members filmed a special, tap-heavy homage to the earlier hit. Watch the video below. The Book of Mormon continues performances at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. To become the 13th longest-running show, it …

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#TrumpIsARat Hashtag Trends At #1 Nationwide

Newsweek reports: President Donald Trump continued to use his Twitter platform Sunday to defend himself after he drew fire from critics for angry comments previously tweeted about Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings and the city of Baltimore. The president’s insistence on insulting the metropolis ultimately resulted in the hashtag #TrumpIsARat trending on social media. Trump’s comments on Baltimore appeared to be …

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Trump Rages: Rep. Elijah Cummings Is The Real Racist

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump on Sunday doubled down on criticizing House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and his Baltimore-area congressional district. “Congressman Elijah Cummings has done a very poor job for his district and the City of Baltimore,” he tweeted on Sunday, claiming that the congressman has “failed badly.” Later Sunday, Trump called Cummings, who is black, …

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Axios: Trump To Reward GOP Rep For Mueller Hearing Grandstanding With Top National Intelligence Post

Axios reports: President Trump is expected to nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence, according to three sources familiar with the president’s deliberations. Behind the scenes: Trump was thrilled by Ratcliffe’s admonishment of former special counsel Robert Mueller in last week’s House Judiciary Committee hearing. “The special counsel’s job, nowhere does it say …

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Oliver Stone: I’m Not Homophobic And Neither Is Putin

Director Oliver Stone writes on his Facebook page: As to gay/LGBTQ beliefs in Russia, again much misunderstood. Mr. Putin made himself clear in “The Putin Interviews” — he’s not anti-gay/LGBTQ. Nor am I. Have another look at “Alexander,” for which we took a beating in 2004. Beyond the Hephaestion story in the sexuality department, I prominently featured Alexander’s love for …

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BRAZIL: Amazonian Rain Forest Loss Accelerates After Bolsonaro Allows Exploitation By Logging And Mining

The New York Times reports: While campaigning for president last year, Mr. Bolsonaro declared that Brazil’s vast protected lands were an obstacle to economic growth and promised to open them up to commercial exploitation. Seven months into his term, that is already happening. Brazil’s part of the Amazon has lost more than 1,330 square miles of forest cover since Mr. …

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Former Virginia Governor: Forget Impeachment, The GOP Senate Wouldn’t Convict Trump Of Robbing A Bank

The Hill reports: Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) said there’s no way the Republican-controlled Senate would impeach President Trump even if House Democrats started an inquiry. “The issue for Democrats is, are we going to spend all our time talking about impeachment, which we know they can’t get him in the Senate,” McAuliffe said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the …

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Mick Mulvaney: Trump Isn’t Racist, He Just Hates Liars

Politico reports: Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday President Donald Trump’s tweets against Rep. Elijah Cummings were not racist, explaining the president was just fighting back against “lies.” On “Fox News Sunday,” host Chris Wallace pointed out that the median household income in Cummings’ district is in the upper half nationally and that Columbia, Md., …

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POLL: Impeachment Support Unchanged Post-Mueller

ABC News reports: Among those who read, saw or heard about Mueller’s testimony, 47% said it made no difference in their views about impeaching the president. The public hearings had opposing impacts based on partisanship: among Democrats, 48% said they are more likely to support the process of impeachment that could ultimately lead to Trump’s removal from office, 8% said …

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More States Adopt Mandatory “In God We Trust” Law

The Washington Post reports: South Dakota’s Republican lawmakers said it was about history — the motto appears on money, on license plates and in the fourth stanza of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” It’s also likely to be discussed in the classroom, where historical inquiry is a key part of the state’s social studies curriculum. But legislators said they wanted to make …

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Boris Johnson “Turbo-Charging” No-Deal Brexit Plan

The Guardian reports: Boris Johnson is “turbo-charging” preparations to leave the EU without a deal on 31 October as his government’s number one priority, according to several senior cabinet ministers. The new prime minister sent out cabinet ministers for interviews across newspapers and broadcasters this weekend as part of a publicity blitz about the prospect of a no-deal Brexit. Their …

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