March 1, 2019

Holy shit -- here's @ScottWalker suggesting some people "take the baby home and kill the baby at hom

crazy, dangerous talk at CPAP today




Aaron Rupar Verified account @atrupar
4h4 hours ago

Holy shit -- here's @ScottWalker suggesting some people "take the baby home and kill the baby at home."

"By the way, it's not live-birth abortion. It's not infanticide. It is murder if you take the baby home and kill the baby at home, it's murder."

Nobody disagrees with that!
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1101133124078047234

March 1, 2019

Texas lawmaker says he's not worried about measles outbreak because of 'antibiotics'

He ought to be brought up on charges for endangering kids lives!!






Texas lawmaker says he's not worried about measles outbreak because of ‘antibiotics'

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2019/02/27/measles-outbreak-anti-vaxx-texas-zedler-wrongly-cites-antibiotics/3001496002/


Ashley May, USA TODAY Published 7:33 a.m. ET Feb. 27, 2019 | Updated 1:29 p.m. ET Feb. 27, 2019

A measles outbreak is spreading across a Washington county known for choosing not to vaccinate its children, and health officials have declared a public health emergency. USA TODAY


Texas state representative Bill Zedler says a resurgence of measles across the U.S. isn't worrying him.

Zedler, R-Arlington, is promoting legislation that would allow Texans to opt out of childhood vaccinations.

“They want to say people are dying of measles. Yeah, in Third World countries they’re dying of measles,” Zedler said, the Texas Observer reports. “Today, with antibiotics and that kind of stuff, they’re not dying in America.”

There is no treatment for measles, a highly contagious virus that can be fatal. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections and can't kill viruses.

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February 28, 2019

House Democrats to Probe Trump Attacks on FBI, Courts, Media

Source: bloomberg.com



February 28, 2019, 1:26 PM CST

Judiciary panel to examine alleged abuses of executive power
Effort will include public hearings, but witness list unclear



House Democrats are opening an investigation into what they say are abuses of power by President Donald Trump through his attacks on the courts, the Justice Department, the FBI and the media, according to a House official familiar with the plans.

Topics for the inquiry will include Trump’s public humiliation of former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, his attacks on actions by the liberal Ninth Circuit Court and his abuse of reporters as “dishonest” and “enemies of the people,” said the person, who asked for anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.

The Judiciary Committee led by Democrat Jerrold Nadler of New York will announce the probe in days, the official said. There are plans to hold public hearings with witnesses, but it’s not immediately clear who will be summoned. A spokesman for Nadler said he had no immediate comment.


Bully Pulpit

Presidents have wide leeway to use their bully pulpit to attack foes and get their way. But the effort comes amid a broader push by Democrats now controlling the House to investigate actions of the president and his administration......................................

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-28/house-democrats-to-probe-trump-attacks-on-fbi-courts-media

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Ulcer time for Trump

February 28, 2019

Mark Meadows was up bright and early today to give a speech at CPAP......

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1101115494587867136



https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1101116840040939520


aron Rupar
?Verified account @atrupar
5h5 hours ago

Mark Meadows does not have a future in comedy: "They may call you deplorable, but most people will call you adorable patriots, alright?
0:12
51 replies 49 retweets 271 likes


https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1101145319226642434



3h3 hours ago

Former Trump White House official Sebastian Gorka: "They want to take away your hamburgers. This is what Stalin dreamt about but never achieved."

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1101152160845348866

https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/1101183927044194310







https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1101169598605549568

February 28, 2019

I tweet from Ted Lieu that

I do not completely agree with. Trump did fail with K. Because of his arrogance and his idea that he is the chief negotiator. He was not prepared, is even dissed Obama for not trying. It was a fail.
I do not want America to fail on the world stage and neither do other Democrats.

Lots of interesting responses to TED.


The hashtag #TrumpFail is trending and I find it inappropriate. People should not be hoping the President fails or taking pleasure in his failure on the global stage. Whether you like @realDonaldTrump or not, he represents America in foreign affairs. We want America to succeed.

https://twitter.com/tedlieu/status/1101110229276729347


https://twitter.com/popcorn_jane/status/1101172002377945089

February 28, 2019

Mcconnell is going senile or lying.............

Manu Raju Verified account @mkraju
35m35 minutes ago

Manu Raju Retweeted Manu Raju

Off the floor, McConnell won’t comment to @tedbarrettcnn on Trump’s Otto Warmbier remarks. “Yeah, I just addressed this whole issue on the floor."

Q-I don't think you brought up Warmbier.

"I just addressed the issue on the floor and that's what I have to say about it today."

Manu Raju added, Manu Raju
Verified account @mkraju


On the floor, McConnell praises Trump’s “smart” handling of North Korea and says he “should be commended for walking away.” He doesn’t mention Trump saying he believes Kim Jong Un didn’t want Otto Warmbier tortured
44 replies 132 retweets 220 likes



https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1101147143425921026

February 28, 2019

#Trump EEOC,agency responsible for stopping workplace discrimination has been stripped of employees

This article really shows that so many employers are just plain mean!




“The law was not written for us.” How the agency responsible for stopping workplace discrimination has been stripped of employees (chart) and weakened. Workers who face nooses at work and widespread bias are not being protected https://publicintegrity.org/workers-rights/workplace-inequities/injustice-at-work/workplace-discrimination-cases/ … @Publici @voxdotcom

https://twitter.com/dabeard/status/1101105411422408706


publicintegrity.org


Despite legal protections, most workers who face discrimination are on their own – Center for Public Integrity
Maryam Jameel


22-28 minutes
Introduction

MOBILE, Alabama — Ron Law walked into the breakroom at work one morning and found a noose hanging from the ceiling.

It was one of eight nooses that black employees reported discovering at the Austal USA shipyard, according to court filings. They were part of a chilling pattern, the workers alleged: Racist graffiti regularly appeared in the men’s restrooms — the workers described images of hanging men, threats against specific employees and Ku Klux Klan references scribbled inside stalls and on mirrors and walls.

Sometimes, workers said, slurs were etched into the ships Law and others helped build for the United States Navy. Law said he heard a white supervisor refer to black employees as “monkeys” over his walkie-talkie.

Law and more than a dozen of his fellow black co-workers sought relief through the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency created to eradicate job discrimination and investigate workers’ complaints. A year later, their case still not resolved, they gave up waiting on the EEOC for help.

That’s how it often goes. Each year the EEOC and its state and local partner agencies close more than 100,000 cases. But workers receive some form of assistance, such as money or a change in work conditions, only 18 percent of the time.

John Hendrickson, who spent 36 years as an EEOC attorney in Chicago before retiring in 2017, said too many cases are falling through the cracks. “In some offices it was really amazing how little discrimination they found,” said Hendrickson, who was head of litigation for a six-state region. “Many of [the cases] weren’t professionally investigated.”..................................

February 28, 2019

Headline on all the morning shows: "NO DEAL." ABC: "Talks collapse." NBC: "Heading home empty-handed

Just now on Morning Joe--Reporter in Vietnam saying--Trump said some good things came from the summit -some progress (paraphasing) and the the summit was a 'total Failure'



Headline on all the morning shows: "NO DEAL." ABC: "Talks collapse." NBC: "Heading home empty-handed..." @NorahODonnell: "A visibly deflated president..." @JimSciutto: "No clear path" forward...


https://twitter.com/LiberalPhenom/status/1101106630861770752


Big Tommy Mac Can’t Lose
🗯
? @DJDaddi01
32m32 minutes ago
Replying to @brianstelter @NorahODonnell @jimsciutto

FOX NEWS: “Can Ducks Talk?”
0 replies 0 retweets 34 likes

John Adams
? @jdadams100
14m14 minutes ago

Replying to @brianstelter @AnaCabrera and

Fox News: Hillary’s emails found in caravan headed north.
0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes

Dnk
? @RapidReformed
32m32 minutes ago

Replying to @brianstelter @NorahODonnell @jimsciutto

Fox - Triumph in Vietnam. War Over.
0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes

Elizabeth Smith
? @elizagardens
33m33 minutes ago

Replying to @brianstelter @NorahODonnell @jimsciutto

No beach condo for you. #TrumpistheNationalSecurityThreat #TrumpIsTheNationalEmergency #ImpeachTrump
0 replies 1 retweet 6 likes

Sharon Phillips
? @Catz41561Sharon
7m7 minutes ago

Replying to @brianstelter @AnaCabrera and

Ohhh, does this mean Trump won't get the Nobel Peace Prize this year either????

February 27, 2019

Robert Reich--- So far Cohen has confirmed that Trump:

I missed most of the hearing so glad to see this quick summary.....



Robert Reich
?Verified account @RBReich
26m26 minutes ago

So far Cohen has confirmed that Trump:
--Knew ahead of time about the release of hacked emails
--Committed fraud by devaluing assets for property taxes
--Abused his charity for personal gain
--Paid off a mistress, committing election fraud

When will it be enough for the GOP?
204 replies 966 retweets 2,903 likes



https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1100885426653417472




Jim Dollar
? @JimDollar
23m23 minutes ago
Replying to @RBReich

The GOP doesn’t care about any of it. The conscience of the R Party has been eaten alive by its agenda. No sacrifice is to large or too small in the service of its mission: To rid the US of everyone not like they are!
0 replies 3 retweets 12 likes

New conversation
Unpresidenting
? @Unpresidenting
26m26 minutes ago

Replying to @RBReich

When he wears a tan suit.
2 replies 0 retweets 24 likes
Casey Mathews
? @Casey_5231
22m22 minutes ago

When he uses dijon mustard.
0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes

February 27, 2019

Earlier, Gaetz had been spotted in the committee room even though he is not a member.....

This Gaetz jerk is a troublemaker. Nothing more to the story. Just a teaser


https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/dem-lawmaker-cohen-hearing-calls-matt-gaetz-referred-criminal-prosecution-witness-tampering/

Dem lawmaker at Cohen hearing calls on Matt Gaetz to be ‘referred for criminal prosecution’ for witness tampering

27 Feb 2019 at 15:05 ET




Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) on Wednesday called for an ethics investigation into her colleague Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
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“I want to apologize for the inappropriate comments and tweets that have been made by other members of this body,” Plaskett said. “And as a former prosecutor and as former counsel on house ethics, I think that the very least there should be a referral to the Ethics Committee of witness intimidation and tampering under 18 U.S. Code § 1512 of my colleague Matt Gaetz and maybe possibly him being referred for criminal prosecution.”

Earlier, Gaetz had been spotted in the committee room even though he is not a member.