While you were watching Barr, President Donald Trump asked courts to end Obamacare
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-ends-obamacare-aca-rollback-court-1413317
Killing off animals and plants now threatens humanity itself, UN experts to warn in urgent call for action - Up to a million species facing extinction in the world’s sixth mass die-off as big a risk as climate change, say scientists
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/un-nature-biodiversity-report-2019-humans-animals-earth-paris-a8899926.html
Trump Says 10% China Tariffs Will Rise to 25% on Friday
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-05/trump-says-10-china-tariffs-will-rise-to-25-on-friday-jvb5dort
The Trump Administration Is Expanding Its Network Of Privatized Immigrant Prisons
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-administration-expanding-privately-run-immigrant-prisons_n_5cccb54fe4b0548b735a0f1c
IRS commissioner Charles Rettig is the terrorist standing between Congress and Trump's tax returns
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/05/politics/irs-commissioner-charles-rettig-trump-taxes/
Trump retweets far-right, 9/11 conspiracy theorist recently banned from Facebook
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/trump-retweets-far-right-conspiracy-theorist-banned-from-facebook-1.7200310
Trump Gives Big Oil Green Light to Kill Whales, Dolphins, People
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/05/trump-offshore-drilling-regulations
Florida lawmakers pass bill prohibiting plastic straw bans in cities
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/florida-lawmakers-pass-bill-prohibiting-plastic-straw-bans-in-cities/67-f2c3c104-69bc-4bb6-87fd-26546052111f
Tipping Point: In Historic First, US Renewables Made More Electricity Than Coal in April — The sun is shining and the wind is blowing on the U.S. energy grid
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/05/04/tipping-point-historic-first-us-renewables-made-more-electricity-coal-april
Republican Considering Deporting LEGAL RESIDENTS Who LEGALLY Use Medicaid
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/05/trump-public-charge-medicaid-refugees/
U.S. Appeals Court upholds AG Maura Healey’s interpretation of assault weapons ban
https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/05/us-appeals-court-upholds-ag-maura-healeys-interpretation-of-assault-weapons-ban.html
Beto is using his campaign list to raise money for Iowa flood recovery.
https://twitter.com/rachelsb/status/1124422781372964864?s=21
Measles: German minister proposes steep fines for anti-vaxxers - German Health Minister Jens Spahn is proposing a law that foresees fining parents of non-vaccinated children up to €2,500 ($2,800). The conservative lawmaker said he wants to "eradicate" measles.
https://www.dw.com/en/measles-german-minister-proposes-steep-fines-for-anti-vaxxers/a-48607873
Not nearly enough, they need $100 PER swing state: Liberal mega-donors plan $100 million swing-state blitz to beat Trump
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/05/liberal-donors-trump-2020-1301639
Trump administration denies special help to Venezuelans seeking asylum -- Despite clarion calls for Venezuelan ‘freedom’ the US has resisted offering Temporary Protected Status to those fearing persecution
Jay Inslee Just Promised to Shut Down Every Coal Power Plan in the Next 12 Years
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/05/jay-inslee-just-promised-to-shut-down-every-coal-power-plan-in-the-next-12-years-challenge-beto-orourke/
YEP: I have the feeling Rashida - that if the US were attacked by terror groups - and over 600 rockets had been fired at Michigan communities in just 48 hours - those people who voted you in - would want you to do a little more than support the side of the terrorists.
https://twitter.com/mishtal/status/1125103924145524738
Elizabeth Warren: Warren: The Mueller report "demonstrated conclusively that Russia attacked our electoral system with the purpose of helping Donald Trump and he turned around ... and says 'we're all good on this.' We're not all good on this. We're at risk ... Trump puts us squarely in trouble."
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1125112972664287233
Julián Castro
Julián Castro Retweeted Elizabeth Warren
Thanks for the shout out, @ewarren. You’re setting the pace on policy.
https://twitter.com/JulianCastro/status/1125070521492750338
Elizabeth Warren
@JulianCastro is right—no person is illegal, and our laws should reflect that. I admire his smart ideas on reforming our immigration laws. We should all pay attention to them.
https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1125063495781888007
Since Israel unilaterally withdrew from Gaza, there have been 3 wars w Hamas.Since Israel withdrew from southern Lebanon there has been one.Chances are near certain that there will be another in both arenas. In each instance, terror groups were emboldened by the withdrawals (1/2)
https://twitter.com/SeanDurns/status/1125102209048489984
Another important point: the same people who cheered on these concrete, irreversible concessions/actions, criticize Israel or urge it restraint when the terrorists who benefitted from the withdrawals attack. Why would Israel accept their judgment about its security?
https://twitter.com/soccerdhg/status/1125107244515958785
This also applies to women accused of adultry, the media REFUSES to point out the FACT that the bill calls for the death penalty for women accused of adultry. The reportage of this bill is an example of Identity Politicking: they're pushing the "poor gay" angle to win gay Republicans to the Democratic side while IGNORING WOMEN'S RIGHTS......AGAIN: Brunei’s reversal comes after condemnation from global celebrities like Elton John & George Clooney and massive companies like Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase & Deutsche Bank banning staff from using hotels owned by the Sultan
https://twitter.com/SteveKopack/status/1125127595463409665
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/29/wall-street-boycotts-brunei-owned-hotels-after-gay-death-penalty-law.html
North Korea ‘executed four officials’ after failed U.S. summit in Hanoi,
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/north-korea-executed-four-officials-220802325.html
Russian plane with 78 on board explodes in fireball as it lands at Moscow’s main international airport
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6995039/Passenger-jet-lands-flames-Moscow-airport-terrified-passengers-flee-miracle-escape.html?ito=rss-google-news
Israel Assassinates Hamas Official in Charge of Transferring Iranian Money
https://www.jewishpress.com/news/eye-on-palestine/hamas/israel-assassinates-hamas-official-in-charge-of-transferring-iranian-money/2019/05/05/
A funeral has been held for three children of Denmark's wealthiest man, after they were killed in the Easter Sunday bomb attacks in Sri Lanka
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/sri-lanka-attacks-asos-boss-comforts-wife-at-funeral-of-their-three-children-that-died-in-blast-a4134471.html
Man-made climate change linked to droughts as early as 1900, scientists discover
https://www.newsweek.com/manmade-climate-change-linked-droughts-early-1900-scientists-discover-1411239
The felling of forests, the plundering of seas and soils, and the pollution of air and water are together pushing the natural world to the brink. That's the warning more than 500 experts in 50 countries are expected to give in a major UN-backed report, due to be published on Monday.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48104037
Afghan Air Force pilot training program in US ends after nearly half go AWOL
https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/afghan-air-force-pilot-training-program-in-us-ends-after-nearly-half-go-awol-1.579471
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/05/venezuela-asylum-seekers-refugees-trump-administration-us
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