During his 10 years on the Senate, Bernie Sanders has been a regular presence at luxurious Democratic fundraising retreats, according to more than a half-dozen lobbyists, donors and former Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee staff members with whom he attended the events.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bernie-sanders-regular-luxurious-dscc-fundraising-retreats
Sanders needs to stop attacking Democrats already
Nine Democratic candidates for president have qualified for next month's Climate Crisis Town Hall, which will air exclusively on CNN platforms, and eight of them have said they will participate. CNN is devoting the evening of Sept. 4 to the climate crisis. Eight of the Democratic candidates have accepted CNN's invitation to discuss this critically important issue: former Vice President Joe Biden; Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey; South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota; former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas; Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont; Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts; and businessman Andrew Yang.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/19/politics/cnn-climate-crisis-town-hall/index.html
Despite heavy rain, threats from Beijing, and weeks of clashes with the police, hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday for the 11th weekend in a row.
https://www.vox.com/world/2019/8/18/20810872/hong-kong-protests-beijing-military-police-violence-airport-demonstration-extradition-bill-11-week
Leaked Recording Shows Oil Lobbyist Touts Success in Effort to Criminalize Pipeline Protests,
https://theintercept.com/2019/08/19/oil-lobby-pipeline-protests/
White House officials explore payroll tax cut to defund Social Security and Medicare - programs that all Americans need. Payroll taxes need to be increased.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2019/08/19/white-house-officials-explore-payroll-tax-cut-to-prevent-economic-downturn-people-familiar-with-the-matter-say/
Our country was founded on racism—and is still racist today. In Arkansas, I said why I believe there’s no denying this reality; and why it’s on all of us to change it.
https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1163107323373600769
Chinese embassy tells Canada to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs (they have a point)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-canada-hongkong-idUSKCN1V80OO
"We Build The Wall", the group behind privately funded border wall, under criminal investigation in Florida
https://abcnews.go.com/US/build-wall-group-privately-funded-border-wall-criminal/story?id=64827607
Trump drops support for enhanced background checks two weeks after mass shootings
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-backs-off-support-for-background-checks-for-gun-purchases-5df62498fdaf/
SDNY has filed court papers to dismiss the indictment of Jeffrey Epstein in the wake of his death. SDNY said it "remains committed to doing its utmost to stand up for the victims who have already come forward, as well as for the many others who have yet to do so.”
https://twitter.com/eorden/status/1163542314347892737
The Protecting Animals and Wildlife (PAW) Plan
https://medium.com/castro2020/pawpolicy-c8a56f66f64b
https://twitter.com/JulianCastro/status/1163539631809449985
First House Republican backs bill banning assault weapons
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/457993-new-york-republican-backs-assault-weapons-ban
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