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The White House has informed House Democrats that it will not participate in the Judiciary Committee's first impeachment hearing.
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/01/trump-impeachment-response-house-judiciary-074712


Six more countries join Trump-busting Iran barter group | Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden sign up to Instex mechanism that sidesteps US sanctions
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/01/six-more-countries-join-trump-busting-iran-barter-group

Trump's proposed cuts to food stamps would affect:
- 400,000 people in Texas
- 328,000 in Florida
- 225,000 in Pennsylvania
- 176,000 in Washington State
- 165,000 in Michigan
- 118,000 in Wisconsin
- 97,000 in Georgia
Pass it on.
https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1200869859287949312

It'd be great if they publicly outed the 'Russian-owned company' that hacked into Ohio election. My bet is on the RNC.

House Intel panel sets Tuesday vote on impeachment report
https://apnews.com/5869552714da4f98884aefe53e3d1be8

The movement toward these industries is clear. Does that mean gas and oil are dead? No. Coal is being reduced faster than they and all factors combine to raise question of why potus prefers to boost what is on the wane vs boosting opportunities where they exist most
https://twitter.com/ChrisCuomo/status/1201218932012703745

Solar and wind power are growing so rapidly that for the first time ever, the United States will likely get more power in 2021 from renewable energy than from coal, according to projections from the Institute for Energy Economic and Financial Analysis.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/26/business/renewable-energy-coal/index.html

Florida prison guards to be deputized as ICE agents in crackdown on dark-skinned people
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-florida-corrections-ice-agents-20191125-lvchvglutjaytmqf23htbgcr5i-story.html

Former OSU wrestlers say Rep. Jim Jordan knew about Richard Strauss' sexual abuse
https://www.wusa9.com/article/opinion/jim-jordan-should-step-down-ohio-state-sexual-abuse-allegations/65-a33fe57b-92e6-4a38-8235-2764738a4784

Pointing to a “hierarchical relationship” with local governments, the state late Friday asked an appeals court to uphold a 2011 law that threatened to fine city and county officials thousands of dollars and kick them out of office if they approve stricter gun regulations. Florida since 1987 has barred cities and counties from passing regulations stricter than state firearms laws, and the penalties in the 2011 law were designed to strengthen that “preemption.” The law, for example, could lead to local officials facing $5,000 fines and potential removal from office. Local governments and officials, including the city of Orlando, filed three lawsuits challenging the 2011 law after last year’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 people. The lawsuits were ultimately consolidated in Leon County circuit court, where a circuit court judge ruled parts of the law were unconstitutional.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-local-gun-law-appeal-20191125-y7huymkvababbegsnjf6zks4lq-story.html

The anti incrementalists said Trump will bring about dynamic change from the left through resistance and revolution. So they said "anyone but Hillary." In the long run all they got was Trump packing the courts with conservatives for the next 30 years or more.
https://twitter.com/gus_802/status/1200917486742360066?s=21o

Two women pass the Army's gruelling six month infantry training course making them the first British female soldiers whose main purpose is to kill the enemy at close quarters
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7742777/Two-women-pass-Armys-gruelling-six-month-infantry-training-course.html

Terrelle Pryor charged with assault, woman charged with attempted homicide
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/11/30/terrelle-pryor-charged-with-assault-woman-charged-with-attempted-homicide/

Rob Gronkowski will not be returning to the NFL in 2019 as the deadline for being added to the Pats roster has passed.

The Bills are 3-1 vs. NFC East this year, the 3 wins were against the teams that beat them in the Superbowl in the 90s

Not only is Pryor in stable condition, but he’s expected to make a full recovery according to his agent. https://twitter.com/abc7newsbayarea/status/1200869123821051905

Seven #Patriots players, all starters, were listed as questionable with illnesses, from flu to cold to anything in between. While things seem to be trending in the right direction & most or all should play, this was as challenging a week as one can imagine in NE. Worth watching.
https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1201066152782229504

Rep. Joaquin Castro: “This is a dereliction of duty by Bill Barr to not treat this as a criminal matter. It’s Bill Barr protecting the president..The way to handle it would have been to appoint a special counsel to investigate all these matters.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/01/justice-departmentelection-year-trump-074408

Hi, I'm Phil Ehr and I want to be the next Congressman for #FL1. @mattgaetz is the embodiment of what's wrong with Washington. I'm ready to fight for Northwest Florida, but I can't win this fight without you - join our team:
https://twitter.com/PhilEhr/status/1200782774606671872

This is the guy Trump cleared. Six fellow SEALs reported him. They called him "El Diablo." | “He’s interfering with the chain of command, which is trying to police its own ranks,” said Peter D. Feaver, a specialist on civilian-military relations at Duke University and former aide to President George W. Bush. “They’re trying to clean up their act and in the middle of it the president parachutes in — and not from information from his own commanders but from news talking heads who are clearly gaming the system.” Chris Shumake, a former sniper who served in Chief Gallagher’s platoon, said in an interview that he was troubled by the impact the president’s intervention could have on the SEALs. “It’s blown up bigger than any of us could have ever expected, and turned into a national clown show that put a bad light on the teams,” said Mr. Shumake, speaking publicly for the first time. “He’s trying to show he has the troops’ backs, but he’s saying he doesn’t trust any of the troops or their leaders to make the right decisions.” | When the captive was killed, other SEALs were shocked. A medic inches from Chief Gallagher testified that he froze, unsure what to do. Some SEALs said in interviews that the stabbing immediately struck them as wrong, but because it was Chief Gallagher, the most experienced commando in the group, no one knew how to react. When senior platoon members confronted Chief Gallagher, they said, he told them, “Stop worrying about it; they do a lot worse to us.” The officer in charge, Lt. Jacob Portier, who was in his first command, gathered everyone for trophy photos, then held a re-enlistment ceremony for Chief Gallagher over the corpse, several SEALs testified. A week later, Chief Gallagher sent a friend in California a text with a photo of himself with a knife in one hand, holding the captive up by the hair with the other. “Good story behind this, got him with my hunting knife,” he wrote. | As the deployment wore on, SEALs said the chief’s behavior grew more erratic. He led a small team beyond the front lines, telling members to turn off locator beacons so they would not be caught by superiors, according to four SEALS, who confirmed video of the mission obtained by The New York Times. He then tried to cover up the mission when one platoon member was shot. At various points, he appeared to be either amped up or zoned out; several SEALs told investigators they saw him taking pills, including the narcotic Tramadol. He spent much of his time scanning the streets of Mosul from hidden sniper nests, firing three or four times as often as the platoon’s snipers, sometimes targeting civilians. One SEAL sniper told investigators he heard a shot from Chief Gallagher’s position, then saw a schoolgirl in a flower-print hijab crumple to the ground. Another sniper reported hearing a shot from Chief Gallagher’s position, then seeing a man carrying a water jug fall, a red blotch spreading on his back. Neither episode was investigated and the fate of the civilians remains unknown. Chief Gallagher had been accused of misconduct before, including shooting through an Afghan girl to hit the man carrying her in 2010 and trying to run over a Navy police officer in 2014. But in both cases no wrongdoing was found. SEALs said they reported concerns to Lieutenant Portier with no result. The lieutenant outranked Chief Gallagher but was younger and less experienced. SEALs said in interviews that the chief often yelled at his commanding officer or disregarded him altogether. After the deployment, Lieutenant Portier was charged with not reporting the chief for war crimes but charges were dropped. So SEALs said they started firing warning shots to keep pedestrians out of range. One SEAL told investigators he tried to damage the chief’s rifle to make it less accurate. By the end of the deployment, SEALs said, Chief Gallagher was largely isolated from the rest of the platoon, with some privately calling him “el diablo,” or the devil. | Chief Gallagher was reported by six fellow SEALs and arrested in September 2017, charged with nearly a dozen counts including murder and locked in the brig in San Diego to await his trial.
A Fox Contributor’s Cause
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/30/us/politics/trump-seals-eddie-gallagher.html
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/26/trump-gallagher-case-navy-seal-war-crimes-casualties-spencer/

I’m not a big Sanders Stan but I will support him if he’s the nominee. People, Trump’s re-election is an existential threat. If you do not think the GOP is watching these attacks and will amplify them in the general, you’re wrong.
https://twitter.com/neeratanden/status/1201173095802966019

In 2016, I was on this website as some on the left shredded Hillary in ways that I believe ultimately weakened her in the general. Everyone said it’s a primary so it’s ok. Now as we hit the heat of the primary, many people are gleefully doing it again to multiple candidates.
https://twitter.com/neeratanden/status/1201173090346192896

Wait so Bernie’s own 2017 free college bill had means testing in it? The same as Buttigieg’s now? 😭😭😭 #ItsACult
https://twitter.com/marcushjohnson/status/1200966892581720064?s=21

Assad’s war crimes are so well documented investigators are overwhelmed. The US hasn’t been pushing for regime change since 2012-13 and even then they barely made a serious effort. At this point you’re just echoing propaganda for the most brutal dictator of the 21st century.
https://twitter.com/DGisSERIOUS/status/1200865603252297729

Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death)

Assad’s war crimes are so well documented investigators are overwhelmed. The US hasn’t been pushing for regime change since 2012-13 and even then they barely made a serious effort. At this point you’re just echoing propaganda for the most brutal dictator of the 21st century.
https://twitter.com/DGisSERIOUS/status/1200865603252297729

On healthcare, Biden interestingly made the case that opponents supporting M4A are proposing parts of his "Biden plan" for their transitional healthcare proposals. He also said that other candidates have taken pieces of plan, suggesting that's why his plan is the most favorable
https://twitter.com/MariannaNBCNews/status/1201208348789616640

US Supreme Court set to wade into gun control debate for the first time in nearly a decade on Monday, hearing a dispute over an NYC gun restriction that could have major implications for gun rights nationwide.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/gun-control-advocates-nervous-supreme-court-takes-first-2nd-amendment-n1093451?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_np

Oh, hey, Charlie. Would you like to officially call for the immediate and unconditional release of Trump's tax returns? How about a full and complete set of financial statements from Trump's hundreds of LLCs and shell corporations? Otherwise, sit down,, son.
https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/1201137033432854530
https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1200856000846168065

And, related, of course, is that Biden still has a fairly large lead in national polls. I remain sort of amazed how unable people are to recognize that opinion among their peer groups/social circles/social media channels is often not representative of public opinion at large.
https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1201201129465536512

Your dad’s policies released a prison full of ISIS fighters. You may want to sit out a critique.
https://twitter.com/neeratanden/status/1201198201375805440
https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1200629241508958214

Tom Steyer’s impeachment group is missing its big moment because he’s running for president
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/11/20/20964803/tom-steyer-2020-need-impeach-trump-hearings-presidential-campaign

Our exclusive story on the mass killing in Mahshar. Revolutionary Guards forces surrounded, shot and killed 40 to 100 demonstrators — mostly unarmed young men — in a sugar cane field where they had sought refuge. | Iran is experiencing its deadliest political unrest since the Islamic Revolution 40 years ago, with at least 180 people killed — and possibly hundreds more — as angry protests have been smothered in a government crackdown of unbridled force.

It began two weeks ago with an abrupt increase of at least 50 percent in gasoline prices. Within 72 hours, outraged demonstrators in cities large and small were calling for an end to the Islamic Republic’s government and the downfall of its leaders.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/01/world/middleeast/iran-protests-deaths.html

"Since Mr. Trump took office, more than 40 foreign governments have invoked the specter of 'fake news' to discredit journalists in the United States and abroad."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/30/opinion/editorials/fake-news.html

Elizabeth Warren introduced legislation this week that would rescind 20 Medals of Honor awarded to U.S. soldiers who slaughtered hundreds of Lakota Indians — mostly women and children ― in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elizabeth-warren-revoking-medals-wounded-knee-massacre_n_5dde7cc6e4b0d50f329a68bf

"Iraq’s Secret Sex Trade" reveals how, to increasing concern among Iraqi Shias, some clerics are abusing an ancient Islamic marriage practice to exploit women and girls. Stream the full documentary.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/nine-gripping-new-documentaries-to-stream-over-thanksgiving-break/?

Hearing on disqualification of new attorney for Rep. Duncan Hunter postponed | A hearing Monday to decide whether a new defense attorney for Rep. Duncan Hunter should be disqualified because of an alleged conflict of interest was postponed until Dec. 3.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-11-25/hearing-on-disqualification-of-new-attorney-for-rep-duncan-hunter-postponed
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-11-19/rep-duncan-hunter-says-witnesses-told-grand-jury-his-wife-was-responsible-for-questioned-spending

No Big Ben. Bell and Brown long gone. No JuJu, no Conner, no Pouncey or Tuitt. Fourth-string QB from training camp. They still found a way to win and get to 7-5. Pretty incredible resolve from the Steelers. https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1201249352787906562

The Dolphins pull off the miraculous trick play from the goal line with a touchdown thrown by the punter Matt Haack to the kicker Jason Sanders
https://streamable.com/2zlk0

Justin Tucker wins the game for the Ravens
https://www.clippituser.tv/c/pdnxlz

I’d like to hear nothing from the Browns for the rest of the season. You made shirts, talked, and then lost to a 3rd string QB.
https://twitter.com/ryenarussillo/status/1201247927475171329

Jimmy G finds Deebo on 4th down for the touchdown
https://www.clippituser.tv/c/mnpedm

“Ryan Fitzpatrick has thrown a touchdown against the Eagles for seven different teams” is an amazing stat
https://twitter.com/TomFornelli/status/1201231089727090691

Ryan Fitzpatrick has now thrown a TD pass against the Eagles with 7 different franchises: Rams, Bengals, Bills, Texans, Jets, Buccaneers, Dolphins. He is the only player in NFL history to pass for a TD against 1 opponent with 7 different franchises in his career
https://twitter.com/NFLResearch/status/1201214920655687680

Marcel Harris strips the ball right from Lamar for his first lost fumble on the year
https://www.clippituser.tv/c/lwvrar

The Titans block Vinatieri's kick and return it for a touchdown to take the lead
https://streamable.com/o0f3w

Fantastic sideline grab by Jarvis Landry
https://streamable.com/pmnpr

James Washington makes a fantastic touchdown catch despite getting pulled and interfered with
https://streamable.com/bwd7j

Chuck Pagano's Colts special teams walked so Brian Flores' special teams could run.
https://twitter.com/bykevinclark/status/1201219480980000768

Joe Haden picks Baker off to seal the win for the Steelers
https://twitter.com/i/status/1201247477573263371

Steelers players wearing “Free Pouncey” shirts as they arrive at Heinz Field for rematch vs. Browns
https://twitter.com/mysportsupdate/status/1201167945264746496?s=21

When Jimmy Garoppolo and Lamar Jackson meet on the field later today, they will enter with a combined record of 33-6 (.846) as starting quarterbacks. Since the merger in 1970, that is the best combined record in a QB matchup in which both quarterbacks have at least one start.
https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1201184181696565249

QB @GardnerMinshew5 is 8 of 10 passing for 98 yards and one TD for a passer rating of 140.8.
https://twitter.com/TDickman89/status/1201238421429248008

Daniel Jones finds Sterling Shepherd in the snow for a 18 yard touchdown
https://streamable.com/nzkwo

The Dolphins have scored 20 points unanswered and now lead the Eagles, 34-28 in the 4th quarter

Here are 13 reasons why statements by @SenJohnKennedy & other GOP lawmakers re Ukraine are fundamentally misleading: 1- Russia interfered in 2016, turbo-charged by cyber means, to a degree no foreign power ever has in a US election.
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1201279930476224513

2- No one, including US intel, the GOP-led Senate Intel Cmte, & private cyber security firms Crowdstrike & FireEye, express doubts about this. Only Trump and his most loyal allies do.
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1201280190829252610

3- No one, including US intel, the GOP-led Senate intel Cmte, & private cyber security firms Crowdstrike & FireEye, put any other country in the same galaxy as Russia re 2016 interference. Only Trump and his most loyal allies do.
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1201280347033522177

4- Diverting attention to Ukraine originated in a deliberate Kremlin-led disinformation campaign intended to divert attention away from Russia. See Fiona Hill sworn testimony.
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1201280888786575366

5- Two of the 2016 culprits - Russian hacking groups known as Cozy Bear & Fancy Bear - and their tactics were well-known and easily identifiable by US intel.
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1201281051403915264

6- Russian hackers had hacked the State Dept email system in 2014-2015 & followed similar patterns, schedule & coding. As a fmr NSA official told me, in 2016, they didn’t even bother to hide.
htthttps://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1201281224871960576

7- Russia’s aim was to hurt Clinton & help Trump. See the release of stolen Podesta emails just minutes after the release of the Access Hollywood tape.
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1201281437497999360

8- The DNC server sits in the basement of the DNC HQ, not Ukraine.
The FBI, as per normal, had no need for the physical device. It captured digital copies
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1201281635016216576

9- Trump, Nunes etc have persisted in peddling the conspiracy theories that Ukraine stole the server (& that Crowdstrike is owned by a Ukrainian) as the root of their false Ukrainian interference claim. There are numerous public statements to this effect
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1201282104849506305

10- Despite this, GOP lawmakers, including Kennedy, are now misleadingly claiming things such as a 2016 Op/Ed critical of Trump by a Ukrainian official are the basis of Trump/GOP claims. By doing so they are, in effect, laundering a lie.
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1201282179306840068

11- Russia is already interfering in the 2020 election, including by amplifying GOP repetition of Russian propaganda re Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1201282317735604226

12- To date, Trump has yet to identify preventing such interference as a priority. In fact, fmr DHS Secretary Nielsen & others have said there was a deliberate effort in the WH *not* to even discuss such interference with the president.
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1201282518240108551

13- I’ve asked numerous current & former intel & law enforcement officials and GOP & Democratic lawmakers if the 2020 election is sufficiently safe from interference by Russia & others without the president. All have told me No.
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1201282964514099200


Last year 17 TX State House Republicans won their election by less than 10 points. We can flip these seats by reaching un-registered Democrats. Your donation will be used to send them pre-filled voter registration forms w/ stamped return envelope.
https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1201268796612317185
https://flipthetxhouse.com/donate

We win nine seats in the TX legislature, Dems will have a majority. That means an end to racist gerrymandering, a chance to address gun violence, reproductive rights, Medicaid expansion, & climate change in Texas. Will be positive for Congressional & Presidential races as well.
https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1201269931410644998

And @BetoORourke won in 9 of these 17 districts! These districts only went by abo 60k votes and there are more than 90k Dems who need to update their voter reg. Help us get them registered so we can #FliptheTexasHouse!
https://twitter.com/FliptheTXhouse/status/1201272961581355011

“Explain the Chargers to me.” “Well, imagine a Choose Your Own Adventure book but no matter what choice you make you die.”
https://www.twitter.com/ChrisBurkeNFL/status/1196649502075228160

Jaguars QB Gardner Minshew on Nick Foles: “One thing I didn’t appreciate was all the booing today. No one deserves that. You have guys pouring their heart and soul into this”
https://twitter.com/ashlynrsullivan/status/1201259017781358593

"That’s the GOAT. Before he hangs it up, I had to at least get one.” - @DeshaunWatson on @TomBrady
https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1201364553222639616

The Baltimore Ravens and the New York Giants both started the season at 2-2. Since then, the Ravens have won 8 straight and the Giants have lost 8 straight.

Doug Pederson on losing to the Miami Dolphins: “That’s a good football team.””
https://twitter.com/BrandonGowton/status/1201257986544619521

Tom Brady is 50 for 103 with 4.7 YPA since the bye

Seventh straight game for Brady with a passer rating below 100. Longest streak of his career.

Freddie Kitchens: “my daughters wanted me to wear the shirt and I’d wear it again... the t-shirt didn’t cause us to give up 40-yard passes”
https://twitter.com/BenAxelrod/status/1201253861043904512?s=20