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Fires worsen as every Australian state hits 40C
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50938504

Jay Glazer reported on Fox that Jason Garrett’s tenure as the Dallas Cowboys HC will be over when his contract expires on Wednesday.
https://twitter.com/JoshClark1053/status/1211451648028971008

2 trillion, 16 years later and the government that we literally built doesn’t support our own military action within it and is basically a vassal state of our enemy. Bang up job to everyone involved
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/30/world/middleeast/iraq-airstrikes-us-iran-militias.html

Jimmy Garoppolo didn't throw a single incomplete pass in the second half against the Seahawks, finishing 7 of 7 for 129 yards and a 118.8 quarterback rating. His stat line for the game: 18 of 22 (81.8%) 285 yards 13 yards/attempt 118.8 QB rating 0 touchdowns 0 turnovers #49ers
https://twitter.com/Rob_Lowder/status/1211511435466924033?s=09

Tulsi Gabbard missed 85% of House votes this fall. Hawaii's ex-governor wants her to resign
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-who-missed-85-of-house-votes-this-fall-should-resign-says-ex-hawaii-governor-neil-abercrombie/

Native Americans, the census' most undercounted racial group, fight for an accurate 2020 tally
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/native-americans-census-most-undercounted-racial-group-fight-accurate-2020-n1105096

Emails show Mulvaney's role in illegally and unconstitutionally halting Ukraine aid
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid.html

Republican Telemarketer Stiffed the Feds Out of $411K. The Trump White House Gave Him a Job. Shannon Burns spent years dodging creditors and fighting off lawsuits. He found an angel at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-telemarketer-shannon-burns-stiffed-the-feds-out-of-dollar411k-the-trump-white-house-gave-him-a-job

The #Giants have fired coach Pat Shurmur, source says. It’s over after two years.
https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1211648101456515074?s=19

The Cowboys are expected to inform Jason Garrett today that he will not get a new contract, ending his 9.5-year tenure with the club, a source tells @1033fmESPN (twitter.com)
https://twitter.com/JJT_Journalist/status/1211645745700442114

Former Panthers’ HC Ron Rivera is expected to be hired as the next head coach of the Washington barring any unforeseen developments, per sources.
https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1211618853517742081?s=21

Washington owner Dan Snyder statement that Bruce Allen out of the organization. Done. Gone.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/12/30/bruce-allen-fired-by-redskins/

The NY Jets have more playoff wins (4) than the Dallas Cowboys (3) in the last 10 years. Good morning y'all

The Browns drafted Baker Mayfield at No. 1 in April 2018. When Mayfield reports for OTAs in May 2020, he'll be on his fourth head coach.
https://twitter.com/akronjackson/status/1211449866032795648?s=21

Jimmy Garoppolo returned from a torn ACL to lead the #49ers to a 13-3 record and the NFC West crown in his first full season as a starter: 329 of 476 (69.1%) 3,978 yards 8.3 yards/attempt 27 touchdowns 13 interceptions 102.5 QB rating
https://twitter.com/rob_lowder/status/1211522824742981632?s=21

Trump golfed with John Daly as officials reportedly tried to convince him to release aid appropriated by Congress
https://www.salon.com/2019/12/30/trump-missed-call-on-ukraine-aid-to-play-golf-on-day-whistleblower-complaint-was-filed-report/

Democrats could gain control of the TX house for the first time since 2001
https://www.texastribune.org/2019/12/13/will-texas-house-turn-blue-after-2020-elections/

Texas coal companies are leaving behind contaminated land. The state is letting them.
https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/30/how-texas-lets-coal-companies-leave-behind-contaminated-land/

So saddened to hear about another church shooting in Texas, this one in White Settlement near Fort Worth. Clearly what we are doing in Texas, what we are doing in this country, when it comes to guns is not working.
https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1211362454833442817

Deputy Premier backs calls to cancel Sydney NYE fireworks
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/risk-is-just-too-high-deputy-premier-backs-calls-to-cancel-sydney-nye-fireworks-20191230-p53nj4.html

Joe Biden: "Hillary Clinton was the single most qualified person on the fact of it to run for president that we've had, period. It wasn't that she didn't have all these ideas. She did. But the press, you didn't cover it."
https://twitter.com/biden_express/status/1211078065738125312

Tokyo 2020 organisers will take “emergency countermeasures” after asbestos was found at the water polo venue for next year’s Olympic Games after initially opting against treating it when it was discovered two years ago, according to a report
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/tokyo-2020-olympics-japan-latest-asbestos-water-polo-a9264121.html

Now that Judge Leon has dismissed the Kupperman/Bolton case, Judge Jackson's ruling is the definitive word. Bolton must testify.
https://lawandcrime.com/impeachment/bolton-has-no-excuse-must-testify-now-that-judge-has-dismissed-kuppermans-lawsuit-legal-experts/

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1211769457691021314

@MikeLeslieWFAA I’m told entire #Cowboys coaching staff has been fired
https://twitter.com/MikeLeslieWFAA/status/1211715811364265986

So now you want to allow the WR to initiate contact... Push off from the defender and get the P.I. Yea that sounds about right. 👍🏾 (twitter.com)
https://twitter.com/rsherman_25/status/1211713548662923264?s=21

Stephen Smith’s movement-based campaign has released the first of 32 bottom-up proposals to change the state. It includes a wealth tax. | The final “People’s Platform,” written and ratified by the movement and the bottom-up wishes of local residents, are being dribbled out weekly at the West Virginia Can’t Wait website. Thus far it includes a half-penny wealth tax on nonresidential property assets above $2 million, the first state-level non-real estate wealth tax proposal in the nation. Other plans released would bolster workers and small business, combat discrimination and racism, and assist people with disabilities. 
https://prospect.org/politics/peoples-platform-rises-in-west-virginia/
https://wvcantwait.com/peoples-platform/
https://wvcantwait.com/half-penny-wealth-tax/
https://wvcantwait.com/workers-bill-of-rights/
https://wvcantwait.com/small-business-revolution/
https://wvcantwait.com/fight-discrimination-and-racism/
https://wvcantwait.com/freedom-for-people-with-disabilities/