Monthly Archives: August 2020

DOJ To SCOTUS: Let Trump Block People On Twitter

CNN reports: The president who complains about censorship by Twitter wants to censor people himself. On Thursday, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s decision and grant President Donald Trump the ability to block his critics on Twitter. The petition seeks to revive a case decided by a New York federal judge in 2018. At …

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GOP. Sen. Bill Cassidy Is Third Senator To Test COVID+

Baton Rouge’s ABC News affiliate reports: Senator Bill Cassidy announced Thursday, Aug. 20 that he has tested positive for COVID-19. He says after being notified Wednesday night that he was exposed to someone with the virus, he was tested Thursday and received a positive result. Cassidy says he has contacted his doctor and is strictly following CDC recommendations to quarantine …

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Junior Claims “No Involvement” In Border Wall Scam

CBS News reports: President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., is seeking to distance himself from the “We Build the Wall” crowdfunding campaign after former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon and three others were arrested and charged with defrauding donors. A spokesperson for Trump Jr., whose name is listed on the organization’s website as having endorsed it, said he had …

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Bannon Was Arrested On Fugitive Billionaire’s Yacht

The Hartford Courant reports: Stephen K. Bannon, former top advisor to President Donald Trump, was arrested while on a yacht off Westbrook early Thursday, law enforcement sources said. Bannon was arrested by inspectors from the U.S. Postal Service while cruising Long Island Sound near Westbrook in a $28 million mega yacht called Lady May. The massive yacht remained off West …

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Forbes: New Senate Report Links Trump’s Business Partners To Russian Mob, Human Trafficking, And Putin

From an exhaustive report published today by Forbes: A new report from the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence offers a damning portrait of the people Donald Trump chose as his partners for potential projects in Russia. They include individuals with alleged connections to the mob, to Vladimir Putin and to human trafficking. The group would comprise an extraordinary list …

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Evangelical Coalition Urges Christians To Get COVID Vax Because “All Scientific Truth Is Ultimately From God”

The Christian Post reports: A coalition of more than 2,700 high-profile evangelicals spanning the fields of science and religion have signed onto a statement billed “A Christian Statement on Science for Pandemic Times,” which warns against the politicization of the new coronavirus and urges Christians to take appropriate action against it, including taking a vaccine when it’s ready. BioLogos was …

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Trump Flees Association With Bannon, Claims Little Knowledge Of Scam His Son Raised Money For [VIDEO]

ABC News reports: President Trump sought to distance himself from Stephen Bannon on Thursday following the former White House chief strategist’s arrest, with Trump saying he hasn’t dealt with Bannon in a “long” time and calling a fundraising project for which Bannon and three others were indicted “inappropriate.” “I feel very badly. I haven’t been dealing with him for a …

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Poll: Biden +20 Among Those Who Didn’t Vote In 2016

The Hill reports: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has the support of the majority of voters who didn’t cast a ballot in 2016, according to a new poll. Fifty-two percent of non-voters in 2016 said they plan to vote for Biden in November’s election, according to preliminary data of a USC Dornsife poll released Thursday. Trump has just 32 percent …

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“Build The Wall” Founder Participated In FL Trump Boat Parade, Feds Say He Bought The Boat With Donor Funds

The Verge reports: The recently unsealed case alleges that Bannon and others broke repeated promises to put “100 percent” of donations toward the wall. The group secretly arranged private payments through a nonprofit, giving Kolfage $100,000 within months of starting fundraising. While claiming the funds went toward social media expenses, they allegedly diverted $350,000 to Kolfage — money Kolfage allegedly …

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Feds Allege “Build The Wall” Founder Used Donor Funds On Boat, SUV, Cosmetic Surgery, And Credit Card Debt

Buzzfeed News reports: Stephen Bannon, a former top aide to President Donald Trump, and Brian Kolfage, the leader of the crowdfunded “We Build The Wall” effort, have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Kolfage, the criminal complaint said, “covertly took more than $350,000 in funds that has been donated to “We …

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Federal Court Boots Trump’s Bid To Hide Tax Returns

The New York Times reports: A federal judge on Thursday rejected President Trump’s latest effort to block the Manhattan district attorney from obtaining his tax returns, dismissing Mr. Trump’s arguments that the prosecutor’s grand jury subpoena was “wildly overbroad” and issued in bad faith. The ruling by Judge Victor Marrero of Manhattan Federal Court is the latest turn in a …

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BREAKING: Steve Bannon, Three Others Arrested In $25M Scheme To Defraud Donors To Private Border Wall

Just in from the Justice Department: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), announced the unsealing of an indictment charging BRIAN KOLFAGE, STEPHEN BANNON, ANDREW BADOLATO, and TIMOTHY SHEA for their roles in defrauding …

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Labor Dept: Jobless Claims For Week Rise To 1.1 Million

CNBC reports: The number of people filing for unemployment benefits last week was greater than expected, raising concern about the state of the economy as lawmakers struggle to move forward on a new coronavirus stimulus package. The Labor Department said initial jobless claims for the week ending Aug. 15 came in at 1.106 million. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected …

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Trump Retweets Log Cabin’s Lie That He’s The Most Pro-Gay President In History: “My Great Honor” [VIDEO]

Log Cabin’s chairman writes for USA Today: Democrats are using their convention this week to tout their agenda for the next four years, including their promise to stand up for the lesbian and gay community. For years, Democratic Party leaders have taken for granted the lesbian and gay community — along with other minority communities — thinking they had no …

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Ohio In Uproar After Trump’s Call To Boycott Goodyear

Cleveland’s NBC News affiliate reports: President Donald Trump shook things up in Northeast Ohio on Wednesday by calling for a boycott of Goodyear tires after the company reportedly told employees they couldn’t wear “Make America Great Again” or “Blue Lives Matter” attire. It didn’t take long for leaders in Akron and across the state to respond. Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan …

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Sportscaster Suspended After On-Air Anti-Gay Slur

UPI reports: Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman was caught using a homophobic slur during Wednesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. In a clip that has circulated around social media, Brennaman was heard saying the slur moments after the Fox Sports Ohio broadcast returned from a commercial break before the top of the seventh inning. The 56-year-old sportscaster didn’t appear …

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Russian Opposition Leader Reportedly Poisoned [VIDEO]

The BBC reports: Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital suffering from suspected poisoning, his spokeswoman has said. The anti-corruption campaigner fell ill during a flight and the plane made an emergency landing in Omsk, Kira Yarmysh said, adding that they suspected something had been mixed into his tea. The Kremlin said that it wished Mr Navalny a …

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Sarah Palin Implies Kamala Harris “Prostituted” Herself

Fox News reports: The media treats Democrats as “delicate pieces of china,” while Republicans are largely portrayed as the “bull in a china shop,” former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin argued Wednesday. In an interview on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Palin said she was both “nauseated and just laughing,” from remarks delivered at the Democratic Convention, reflecting a culture that is “just …

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Pompeo Again Trolls Pelosi With Lisa Simpson Gif

The Daily Beast reports: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted a GIF of Lisa Simpson sobbing and ripping up papers during House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night. Pompeo had mocked Pelosi by tweeting the same clip in February shortly after Pelosi ripped up President Trump’s State of the Union speech. The clip comes …

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Gabby Giffords Delivers Powerful Speech On Recovery

Buzzfeed News reports: Former Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was shot and almost killed during a mass shooting in 2011, made a powerful video for the Democratic National Convention about her long road to recovery, likening her challenge to what’s ahead for the country while plugging Joe Biden as the person for the job. “He was there for me. He’ll be …

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