What?!?! Flynn’s lawyers are in court telling the judge that the F.B.I didn’t give Flynn a chance to get legal representation. Mueller is letting Flynn go home for Christmas is this is how Flynn shows his gratitude?
What this girl + her father must have survived to reach our shores. The things he must have told her in the darkest moments ā about a country worth the journey, a place where the suffering would stop. Instead, this. Devastating. https://t.co/ggbt0pNjiS
Nobody got killed because the crimes that allowed Trump to win the election? What about Heather Heyer? The Capital Gazette journalists? Parkland & Pittsburgh? The little girl border patrol let die of dehydration? Hurricane Maria victims? People who died because ACA was sabotaged?
A lot of “somebodies” died. What about LaDavid and his fellow soldiers, those that had to drop their O’care because did things to make people think he killed it? The children who were murdered due to his embrace of the NRA?
Seen the well oiled photo of Scott Walker and Maria Butina smiling ear to ear?
-Butina was co-opted by the Kremlin – at 19 years of age – while working in a furniture store in Siberia.
-Walker was co-opted by the KOCH brothers – after dropping out of College – while working in a computer store.
Fact: KOCH OIL has been controlling the GOP Congress and thus the U.S.A. for decades.
Fact: KOCH brothers’ father helped Hitler and Stalin put in their 1st pipelines.
Seems they like to get their lackeys young and easy to manipulate, same as the KGB. How is it the KOCHs avoid investigation?
"It took more than a half century to reach the point where faced with a choice between democracy and power, the party chose the latter," argues George Packer. https://t.co/0xBA9wyXmV
Gov. Rick Snyder signs laws to significantly scale back citizen-initiated measures to raise Michigan's minimum wage and require paid sick leave for workers. https://t.co/VPIKAIA8iG
The corruption of the Republican Party in the Trump era seemed to set in with breathtaking speed. In fact, it took more than a half century to reach the point where faced with a choice between democracy and power, the party chose the latter. Its leaders donāt see a dilemmaādemocratic principles turn out to be disposable tools, sometimes useful, sometimes inconvenient. The higher cause is conservatism, but the highest is power.
FBI agents used the apparent signals intercept of Flynn's call with Kislyak to challenge his account by reciting his exact words back to him, and Flynn still stuck to his lie, according to the Special Counsel's filing. https://t.co/B5jpRYs9ddpic.twitter.com/fUwt0tm3Po
Mueller, in a court filing related to Mike Flynn's upcoming sentencing, pushes back on Flynn's implication that he was victim of some entrapment scheme. But the most interesting details come in the exhibits Mueller includes detailing the FBI interview where Flynn lied (THREAD)
JUST IN: Mueller team rebuts arguments that FLYNN interview was improper:
"A sitting National Security Advisor, former head of an intelligence agency, retired Lieutenant General, and 33-year veteran of the armed forces knows he should not lie to federal agents. "
Beto O'Rourke says JuliĆ”n Castro's likely 2020 presidential bid won't affect his own plans. OāRourke says he hasnāt ruled anything out, including a possible challenge to John Cornyn, who is up for reelection in 2020. https://t.co/zYDRLrrMRL
Nielsen is blocking/jailing all who come to our border LEGALLY, so (if someone tries another way) Nielsen is to blame.
Nielsen is knowingly risking thousands of lives by separating children from their families and warehousing them in brutal jails.
Nielsen would claim to be a unique individual with unique health issues? Well DITTO FOR ALL CHILDREN whose bodies/minds are unique.
-The medical issues of each baby are still in the discovery process – from allergies, emotional reactions and many unknowns.
-Babies and children need someone around who understands their signs and attempts at language.
In 2018 we know that children are NOT little adults. (The Victorians tried that.)
If a jailed child has a medical issue (respiratory infections kill as Nielsen already found out) or gets sick: Trump/NIelsen are culpable.
When a child they’ve taken forcibly or by cunning from her/his parents is abused, neglected, drugged, gets sick or DIES
FOR ANY reason: The Trump White House is responsible for child abuse, torture, sickness and death.
-What is the end game? What’s the plan to end this gruesome day?
"This would be the only time in eight years that he'd request my presence in the middle of the workday, the two of us rearranging our schedules to be alone together for a moment of dim comfort." – Michelle Obama on President Obama's reaction to #SandyHookhttps://t.co/L8hlwIsvb4
Friends don't let friends go uninsured. If you still need health insurance for 2019, tomorrow, December 15th, is the last day to get it through https://t.co/2Ls3d80By6. This is about your health and peace of mind for you and your loved ones ā there's nothing more important. pic.twitter.com/hnXCRbOiOZ
Ruth Bader Ginsburg addresses 31 newly naturalized U.S. citizens: "We are a nation made strong by people like you." Via ABC. pic.twitter.com/nGQRPwmQgi
GM Jo…i really think this is a false narrative…Pence has created this no nothing almost stupid narrative around himself…when as the head of the transition team he knew everythingggggg….and i do mean everything…and don’t forget he was selected by Manafort to be the VP…Trump wanted Chris Christie
The court's decision is NOT limited to guaranteed issue and community rating. In the court's view — and this is *absolutely* insane — the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. pic.twitter.com/kHXU4E9wrH
BREAKING: A Texas judge just sided with Trump and the Republicans to rule the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. This endangers the health care of tens of millions of Americans, especially those with pre-existing conditions. We *must* fight back to save our health care.
Report: Newly released documents show Mick Mulvaney raked in huge cash from payday loan CEOs just days before he pressured government regulators to back off payday lending rules (via @IBTimes) https://t.co/03YEXiG3vZpic.twitter.com/mQJhisF0z9
Subtle reminder that Mick Mulvaney fired all 25 members of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advisory board because they actually wanted to protect consumers.
I can't think of a better person for the worst job in the country.
Tonightās absurd ruling exposes the monstrous endgame of the GOPās all-out assault on people w/ pre-existing conditions & the ACA. When @HouseDemocrats take the gavel, the House will swiftly intervene in the appeals process to #ProtectOurCare!
We cannot inflict this hell on these children or leave them with the burden of our failures. This is the greatest sin of our time; it's our collective responsibility to protect them. No child deserves any of this.
No, Obamacare has NOT been ruled "unconstitutional." What happened was a rogue federal judge made a stunt-like ruling against the individual mandate. This will go back to the Supreme Court, which will likely uphold it again. Nothing changes for now. Obamacare still stands
And for those worried about Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, they replaced two judges who voted against Obamacare in 2012. So unless one of the other seven judges has changed their mind, the original 5-4 math still holds.
Best ACA lawsuit explainer I've seen is from @sarahkliff. Screamy headlines are… fun, I guess, but ACA reporters, like GOP AGs, knew O'Connor would rule this way. Ruling itself doesn't halt ACA. Higher courts expected to laugh this out of existence. https://t.co/bvv098d1k5
No one should be gobsmacked. This was entirely predictable; the judge is a former Cornyn staffer! Our courts are utterly politicized. Any Senate Democrat still voting for Trump judges is not only naive, they should be primaried.https://t.co/FlUA42YA0A
Update: It looks like this decision will be put on hold until SCOTUS rules on the appeal. I predict Roberts will join the four liberals to reverse this overbroad decision. Thomas and Alito will dissent. If I had to bet, Iād bet that Kavanaugh will join Roberts. Gorsuch, unclear. https://t.co/0scXeLnoeU
Interesting podcast….@GaslitNation, hosted by writers Sarah Kendzior and Andrea Chalupa, experts on authoritarian states who warned America about election hacking before the 2016 election.
You thought Obamacare had already been held constitutional twice by the Supreme Court? You were right! Will the third time be a charm for its attackers? Short answer: NO WAY.https://t.co/ZJXyoWrZih
There will be appeals of this absurd decision but itās time to mobilize. Obamacare is at stake. Contact your Congressman and Senators- let them know how mad – and focused – you are. Be heard. Be seen. Apply pressure. And fight the McConnell court packing https://t.co/mIDYWKv7as
After an election in which the fate of Obamacare protections were decisive, a single, hard right judge destroys the system and defeated Republicans support this. It is time to move to some version of Medicare for all and end this nonsense.
Important to note about the future of Obamacare: 1. It will be stuck down in the 5th Circuit 2. If not, it goes to SCOTUS-Roberts was the swing vote in saving the ACA, not Kennedy (who was replaced by Kavanaugh) 3. Roberts called the ACA a constitutional mandate i.e. legal (1/)
The Roberts ruling in support of the ACA (Obamacare) was that it WAS an individual mandate but the Constitution gives Congress broad power to raise taxes āfor the general welfare.ā So, Congress need not point to some other enumerated power to justify a tax. (2/)
Those who opposed the ACA last time tried to call Obamacare a "penalty" and not a tax to strike it down. But Roberts found it would raise revenue, impose no sanction other than a tax and was calculated and collected by the IRS as part of the income tax, so he upheld the law. (3/)
This latest TX ruling is based on the premise that the $0 penalty for failing to sign up for the ACA means that it can no longer be considered a tax & should not protected as such. But this ruling is inconsistent with Robert's definition of the ACA & goes against precedent. (4/)
So expect this latest ruling to proceed on appeal to the 5th Circuit District Court and if the ACA is not saved there, it will go to SCOTUS, where it is not likely to be upheld. This TX ruling is wrong and not supported by precedent established by Roberts himself. (5/)
WHY was this ruling (on a case brought by GOP governors and state attorneys generals) issued before the last day of Obamacare sign-up by a supposedly "impartial" judge?
To dissuade people from singing up to justify another political attack after this ruling fails on appeal. šš» https://t.co/YQAhUtwFRj
California @AGBecerra and a coalition of Dem state AGs who intervened in the case to defend the #ACA are expected to appeal the ruling, and are likely to seek a delay of the ruling while they take the case up to the US Court of Appeals https://t.co/siyBzNHboI#Obamacare
The Judge didn't rule Obama's ObamaCare "Unconstitutional". He ruled Trump's version unconstitutional. The only reason it is now "Unconstitutional" is because Trump and the Republicans removed the penalty associated with the individual mandate. FACTS MATTER!
I wouldnāt have health insurance but for Obamacare because of my pre-existing conditions. Iām looking forward to you rotting in jail for the rest of your natural life. https://t.co/b4vPuB9gF6
Saturday, December 15th is the deadline to sign up for Obamacare.
Today's ruling from Texas means NOTHING. If you're not covered yet, please do so. Please pass it on to those you care about.#ObamacareDeadlinehttps://t.co/Cbo0MNQOd1
The judge waited until after the midterms and is now sabotaging the biggest day of enrollment. If you are in the mood for an act of defiance, 1) ENROLL and 2) spread the word–the ACA is still very much alive. https://t.co/z4ZNAPLQ7I
After blocking comprehensive immigration reform for years, Paul Ryan making a special pitch to bring more White people to America on the way out the door is so fucking perfect that I can't stand it https://t.co/ekhYhDkcXA
Of course, Trump will replace him with a similarly compromised idiot. Let’s see how quickly the new guy can rack up more corruption.
David Bernhardt, the agencyās No. 2 official, is considered his likely successor. He lobbied for oil drillers and pipeline companies before coming to Interior: https://t.co/oyxinzgdKW
Thought I’d share this. I think we should post this often and everywhere.
Lindsey Graham on removing Bill Clinton from office: āYou donāt even have to be convicted of a crime to lose your job in this constitutional republic if this body determines your conduct as a public official is clearly out of bounds in your role.ā pic.twitter.com/u0t9PC5BTP
You thought Obamacare had already been held constitutional twice by the Supreme Court? You were right! Will the third time be a charm for its attackers? Short answer: NO WAY.https://t.co/ZJXyoWrZih
Can’t WAIT for 2019! These hearings are probably going to be public and not behind closed doors as they were for Republicans. The people will finally begin to get a damn clue as to how corrupt and beholden these Republicans are. Eyes Open
Adam Schiff says that the House Intelligence Committee is going to be looking at the issue of possible money laundering by the Trump Organization. "And Deutsche Bank is one obvious place to start,ā Schiff added. https://t.co/DIKD4D2I0C
I have no problem with the incoming house spending all of its time investigating trump And saving the country, the thing about us Dems is that we can multitask.
Congressman and civil rights hero @repjohnlewis: āWe must never, ever forget that we are facing a bitter, stubborn resistance to true democracy in this nation.ā #gapolpic.twitter.com/q7sRxD4HwH
The Obama Diary 
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What?!?! Flynn’s lawyers are in court telling the judge that the F.B.I didn’t give Flynn a chance to get legal representation. Mueller is letting Flynn go home for Christmas is this is how Flynn shows his gratitude?
Other than the White House???
I”m Down with this!
ICAM
greetings rikyrah…missed ya…
Needs to be investigated.
These people really should be brought to The Hagueš”
Absolutely!
Thank you, NW
For all that you do.
You rock!ššš
A lot of “somebodies” died. What about LaDavid and his fellow soldiers, those that had to drop their O’care because did things to make people think he killed it? The children who were murdered due to his embrace of the NRA?
Seen the well oiled photo of Scott Walker and Maria Butina smiling ear to ear?
-Butina was co-opted by the Kremlin – at 19 years of age – while working in a furniture store in Siberia.
-Walker was co-opted by the KOCH brothers – after dropping out of College – while working in a computer store.
Fact: KOCH OIL has been controlling the GOP Congress and thus the U.S.A. for decades.
Fact: KOCH brothers’ father helped Hitler and Stalin put in their 1st pipelines.
Seems they like to get their lackeys young and easy to manipulate, same as the KGB. How is it the KOCHs avoid investigation?
Hello TODbots, Good Afternoon.
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Thank you, NW.
Hi Nena! This is great news!
The Damage these GOP are allowed to continue to inflict on US & her Constitution is beyond belief.
Have they no sense of Constitution Republic?
Great article…
from the article
The corruption of the Republican Party in the Trump era seemed to set in with breathtaking speed. In fact, it took more than a half century to reach the point where faced with a choice between democracy and power, the party chose the latter. Its leaders donāt see a dilemmaādemocratic principles turn out to be disposable tools, sometimes useful, sometimes inconvenient. The higher cause is conservatism, but the highest is power.
Good.
Mueller is not having this BS from Flynn.
I’d like to see Beto run against Cornyn. He’d be dynamite.
UGH
Lyinā Leprechaun. They will be perfect for one another
Everyone who works in that Administration looks angry and unhappy. They are evil soulless individuals that do not belong in government.
Heartbreaking.
Nielsen is blocking/jailing all who come to our border LEGALLY, so (if someone tries another way) Nielsen is to blame.
Nielsen is knowingly risking thousands of lives by separating children from their families and warehousing them in brutal jails.
Nielsen would claim to be a unique individual with unique health issues? Well DITTO FOR ALL CHILDREN whose bodies/minds are unique.
-The medical issues of each baby are still in the discovery process – from allergies, emotional reactions and many unknowns.
-Babies and children need someone around who understands their signs and attempts at language.
In 2018 we know that children are NOT little adults. (The Victorians tried that.)
If a jailed child has a medical issue (respiratory infections kill as Nielsen already found out) or gets sick: Trump/NIelsen are culpable.
When a child they’ve taken forcibly or by cunning from her/his parents is abused, neglected, drugged, gets sick or DIES
FOR ANY reason: The Trump White House is responsible for child abuse, torture, sickness and death.
-What is the end game? What’s the plan to end this gruesome day?
The death of this 7 year old girl should concern Trump’s evangelicals. Not a peep from them.
That murder of those little kids hit everybody except the Republicans who are own by the heartless NRA.
Right ON!!
Eric Holder is who I’d like to see run for President in 2020.
Wonderful! But there should be soft padding around her at all times. Whereās the bubble wrap and packing peanuts? Protect this woman at all costs!!!
GM Jo…i really think this is a false narrative…Pence has created this no nothing almost stupid narrative around himself…when as the head of the transition team he knew everythingggggg….and i do mean everything…and don’t forget he was selected by Manafort to be the VP…Trump wanted Chris Christie
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These Selected Fed Judges keep trying to undermine, #ACA.
It will Not work.
Soc. Sec. is Mandated. Medicare is mandated. We all pay into it.
How can they do this when the other courts have ruled other wise. This is B.S. Texas must pay for this.
What?!!!
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It is a beautiful moment with our Forever FLOTUS44 and the little girl.
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what a beautiful moment
Crooks. Every last one of them!
Aw! Iād forgotten this! Here come the waterworks again! š
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She deleted and posted this replacement
Interesting podcast….@GaslitNation, hosted by writers Sarah Kendzior and Andrea Chalupa, experts on authoritarian states who warned America about election hacking before the 2016 election.
worth a listen…
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I am not sure why that link is not working…but if you go to the twitter feed…you can gain access…
you can get the podcast gaslight nation on google podcasts…
Here is the page with all her podcasts:
https://gaslitnation.libsyn.com
thanks…meta….smilin
Morning everyone. JUST SIGN UP. YOU COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE. Especially when an entire political party is trying to KILL YOU…
Making it easy for people to get covered. DO IT NOW!
Thread is informative, too
On the First Day of Christmas my true love gave to me: The Trumps in Cell Block D.
On the Second Day of Christmas my true love gave to me: Never mind, I got everything I want.
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LOL!
Zinke is OUT.
HOT DIGGITY!
Of course, Trump will replace him with a similarly compromised idiot. Let’s see how quickly the new guy can rack up more corruption.
He should be made to repay all that he stole from Americans
Thought I’d share this. I think we should post this often and everywhere.
Can’t WAIT for 2019! These hearings are probably going to be public and not behind closed doors as they were for Republicans. The people will finally begin to get a damn clue as to how corrupt and beholden these Republicans are. Eyes Open
19 days until accountability happens:)
Someone needs to haul his ass into court
I agree wholeheartedly!
I have no problem with the incoming house spending all of its time investigating trump And saving the country, the thing about us Dems is that we can multitask.
Yes we can!
I mean, COME ON. Insanely gorgeous people.
Joy looks like this:)
Imagine in all the noise… a moment of repose with someone so trusted….beautiful.
Everything he says is a lie. Think about it that way.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2018/12/15/the-deadline-is-today/