Democrats have been proposing Universal Health Care in some form or another since the fucking Truman administration. The audacity of Bernie Sanders to imply that we wouldn't be talking about this without his fucking finger in our faces is truly astonishing.
https://twitter.com/pavanvan/status/1209128063730167808
Ability of re-grown Amazon forest to combat climate change 'vastly overestimated', study suggests - The capacity of re-grown areas of the Amazon rainforest to draw carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and combat climate change may have been “vastly overestimated”, scientists fear.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amazon-rainforest-climate-change-deforestation-drought-study-a9257631.html
The House Judiciary Committee told a federal appeals court on Monday that it is still seeking testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn because he could provide information that would help the panel decide whether to recommend additional articles of impeachment against Trump. The committee submitted a brief to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that its subpoena of McGahn is not moot following the House's vote to approve two articles of impeachment. "If McGahn’s testimony produces new evidence supporting the conclusion that President Trump committed impeachable offenses that are not covered by the Articles approved by the House, the Committee will proceed accordingly—including, if necessary, by considering whether to recommend new articles of impeachment," the panel wrote in its filing. The committee also said that McGahn's testimony would be crucial for helping the House present its case against Trump in an upcoming Senate trial over the approved impeachment articles.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/475748-house-panel-tells-court-mcgahn-testimony-would-help-decide-whether
The House Oversight and Reform Committee has opened an investigation into the medical care of immigrant detainees in the wake of a BuzzFeed News investigation that revealed a series of allegations substandard care from a whistleblower. The congressional committee issued letters on Monday demanding a series of documents from Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. | Raskin also called for documents on other allegations of improper medical care, all communications between ICE and CRCL discussing the medical care of detainees, internal death reviews, and any documents justifying personnel actions of individuals who worked for ICE and documented improper care or discussing retaliation against such an individual.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/congress-investigation-immigrant-detainees-medical-care
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/ice-immigrant-surgeries-deaths-jails-whistleblower-secret
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/us/politics/migrants-death-border.html
Saudis sentence five to death for Khashoggi murder instead of sentencing them to life in prison.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-middle-east-50890633
Saudi Arabia's "trial" and "investigation" of Jamal Khashoggi's murder has been a complete sham. Executing five nameless, faceless men without transparency and an investigation into the regime's responsibility is not justice. It's just more bloodshed.
https://twitter.com/KarenAttiah/status/1209144376338911233
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/saudi-arabia-says-five-sentenced-to-death-in-killing-of-jamal-khashoggi/2019/12/23/02fc0ea4-256a-11ea-9cc9-e19cfbc87e51_story.html
Neither Amari Cooper nor Randall Cobb were on the field for fourth-and-8 with the season on the line. Dallas throws a 50/50 ball to Michael Gallup.
https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/1208906997862678529
The thing about the Seahawks is that they aren't a great team and make poor in-game decisions but had a QB who played out of his mind for 9 weeks and got lucky in a bunch of close games
https://twitter.com/benbbaldwin/status/1208909853403549696?s=21
Processed meat recalls rise dramatically as consumers bite down on metal, plastic and glass
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/processed-meat-recalls-rise-dramatically-as-consumers-bite-down-on-metal-plastic-and-glass/2019/12/20/c6b670c6-15d6-11ea-8406-df3c54b3253e_story.html
Yes, Bernie did big-dollar events for his 2016 race, and not for nurses, either. You know, fancy Hollywood galas. Max donors got a special pre-reception. The usual fare. Sorry guys, it's true, and you don't have separation from Warren on this.
https://twitter.com/DanteAtkins/status/1208953569937907712
Vegan Fast Food Burgers Saving 250,000 Animals A Year
https://vegannewsnow.com/2019/12/23/vegan-fast-food-burgers-saving-250000-animals-a-year/
Delaware Tribe of Indians to skip meeting with Elizabeth Warren. A representative from the Delaware Tribe of Indians said its tribal council had decided not to attend a meeting with Senator Elizabeth Warren in her home state of Oklahoma on Sunday and cited her past claims of Delaware heritage as part of their reasoning.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/12/21/delaware-tribal-council-skip-meeting-with-elizabeth-warren/j8parT4pB9vtuXADdYOY7H/story.html
Walmart gets a green light to illegally restrict union buttons and other insignia at work
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/walmart-gets-green-light-to-restrict-union-buttons-at-work
This is precisely the reaction that is emboldening Democrats to keep the process in suspense, even if they ultimately move ahead when Congress comes back in January:
Nancy Pelosi, who has already lost the House & Speakership once, & is about to lose it again, is doing everything she can to delay the zero Republican vote Articles of Impeachment. She is trying to take over the Senate, & Cryin’ Chuck is trying to take over the trial. No way!....
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1209235490026774528
....What right does Crazy Nancy have to hold up this Senate trial. None! She has a bad case and would rather not have a negative decision. This Witch Hunt must end NOW with a trial in the Senate, or let her default & lose. No more time should be wasted on this Impeachment Scam!
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1209235491503169536
Once trial starts, 51 sens can vote to compel witness testimony or document production. With 47 Democratic senators, Schumer would need four GOP senators to break ranks. But he wants a deal on witnesses and documents before the Senate votes on trial rules; McConnell wants to wait
https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1209234396525613057
Delivery dilemma: Americans are ordering more, but the U.S. can only handle so much | The delivery crunch is a year-round phenomenon that’s causing people to rethink the design of American cities. | Developers have begun to think vertically. Last year, Prologis built the country’s first three-story warehouse in Seattle, with ramps so that delivery trucks can access the upper floors. Industry analysts say multifloor warehouses are beginning to make sense in areas where land is pricey, and for the first experiment Amazon and Home Depot signed on as tenants. Now, similar buildings are in the works, including a planned four-story warehouse in a Brooklyn industrial park. (Multistory warehouses are already a reality in Asia, where they rise more than 20 stories high and have ramps long enough to accommodate foot races.) new model has popped up to rent the unused corners in warehouses, like an Airbnb but for spare capacity to store and ship inventory. Startups such as Flexe, Flowspace and CubeWork offer short-term rentals that are flexible on the amount of space and location — helpful for a retailer that doesn’t want to commit to leasing a whole building. “Everybody is trying to figure out how to catch up with Amazon with two-day shipping,” said Dave Glick, chief technology officer of Flexe. But, he added: “The capital that Amazon has invested over the last 20 years, most likely no one is ever going to reproduce.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/delivery-dilemma-americans-are-ordering-more-u-s-can-only-n1106426
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-new-multistory-warehouse-aims-to-cut-delivery-times-11568113201
https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/industrial/will-multistory-warehouses-catch-on-in-nyc-and-a-handful-of-markets-maybe-100320
http://cn.goodman.com/en/properties-for-lease/goodman-interlink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buxzT-LjpCY
About 1,500 people died during the recent unrest in Iran
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-protests-specialreport/special-report-irans-leader-ordered-crackdown-on-unrest-do-whatever-it-takes-to-end-it-idUSKBN1YR0QR
Per the company's 2019 proxy statement, fired Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is likely to receive between $32,432,776 and $39,078,776 in severance payment.
https://twitter.com/SteveKopack/status/1209218235125682176
Trump gives a promotion to the Mulvaney aide who has blown off the impeachment inquiry.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EMgWsgNWwAAqSrI.jpg
France to Raise Pollution Tax on SUVs and Trucks to $22,240
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-20/france-sharpens-offensive-against-suvs-by-raising-penalties
Monday, December 23, 2019
NBA Highlights | Lakers And Clippers Lose Without LeBron/Kawhi
Giannis gives a young fan his shoes after the game. The fan gets emotional, so he gives her a hug and takes a picture with her
https://streamable.com/d8v4d
The Denver Nuggets (20-8) deal the Los Angeles Lakers (24-6) a third straight loss with a 128-104 victory
The Oklahoma City Thunder(15-14) defeat the Los Angeles Clippers(22-10) by a score of 118-112 in Paul George's Return to OKC
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs Clippers: 32pts, 5 assists, 12/25 FG, 6/6 FT, +16
In a loss against the Denver Nuggets, Lakers only had 2 players in double digits; Anthony Davis 32 points and Kuzma 16 points. Nuggets had 6 players in double digits.
The Toronto Raptors (21-8) complete a 30-point comeback against the Dallas Mavericks (19-10) to win 110-107
Kyle Lowry finishes with 32/8/10, including 20 points in the 4th, as he leads the Raptors 30-point comeback.
Chris Boucher notches a career-high 21 points in 24 min on 6/12 shooting along with 7 rebounds, 2 steals, and 4 blocks
The 2 fans who yelled obscenities at and made obscene gestures to #Wizards PG Isaiah Thomas in Sunday’s game have been banned from the Wells Fargo Center for 12 months. The season-ticket holder who gave them the seats for game had the tickets revoked, according #Sixers spokesman.
https://twitter.com/PompeyOnSixers/status/1208808209814867968
Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas has been suspended two games for entering crowd during verbal confrontation with fans Saturday night in Philadelphia.
Porzingis beats the half time buzzer from near half court
https://streamable.com/4ydbb
The Utah Jazz have won a season-high 5 straight games and are 6-2 since they moved Joe Ingles into the starting lineup.
Davis Bertans has a right quad strain and is out tomorrow against the Knicks, the Wizards announce. That’s seven players injured for Washington now.
Clippers officially rule out Kawhi Leonard for tonight’s game in OKC. Despite Leonard playing only 27 minutes yesterday vs San Antonio, Doc Rivers doubted Kawhi would play vs Thunder because Doc considered it too early to have him play full back-to-backs
Chris Boucher slams it to take the lead with 25s remainingHighlights
https://streamable.com/czzpk
Lowry bullies his way into the paint for 20 in the quarter
https://streamable.com/edgkl
Jayson Tatum drops a career high 39 points, to go along with 12 boards, two assists, and 3 blocks
Kyle Lowry with yet another quick-trigger transition 3 after a no-call by the refs
https://streamable.com/996p0
Malcolm Brogdon when asked: In a perfect world, would he have stayed? “I would’ve loved to play for this team, if they had wanted me. If they had valued me the way the Pacers value me. That’s all I gotta say."
https://twitter.com/E_Woodyard/status/1208873090496815110
Four out of the five starters for the Raptors today were worse than 20 points on plus-minus. Ibaka (-21), Anunoby (-27), VanVleet (-20) and McCaw (-25).
Porzingis gets one of the wildest and most ridiculous shots to go but does a bunch of weird shit beforehand so it doesn't count
https://streamable.com/23e70
Every bucket from the Toronto Raptors 30 point comeback in 14 minutes of play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43sFhvVmITw
Kyle Lowry puts the Raptors up 5
https://streamable.com/3brcb
Chris Boucher with a monster rejection on Seth Curry, getting his second block on a 3 in the half
https://streamable.com/qlb1s
Tacko eats Bridges shot attempt
https://streamable.com/du8ib
Kyle Lowry on how the Raptors flipped the switch in the second half to win the game: "Rondae, Terence Davis, Chris Boucher, and Malcolm Miller came in and gave us unbelievably crazy lift. Nick put that press in and we just kept going and going. Congrats to those four guys, that was unbelievable."
https://streamable.com/vbwxq
Paul George gets a standing ovation in his return to Oklahoma City
https://streamable.com/oofwx
Tacko gets the easy layup and then dunks it the next play
https://streamable.com/uwieu
The Boston Celtics (20-7) defeat the Charlotte Hornets (13-20) 119-93 behind Jayson Tatum's 39 points and 12 rebounds
The Lakers have officially ruled LeBron James out of tonight's game at Denver
Tatum blocks Graham and Javonte Green throws it down on the other end
https://streamable.com/vuocm
Jayson Tatum dropped 22 points of his career high 39 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Celtics to a win
https://streamable.com/8zhiq
Jaylen Brown throws down an alley-oop over Nic Batum
https://streamable.com/5u9gm
CP3 beats the buzzer to end the 3rd quarter
https://streamable.com/5q5js
Giannis range is here to stay as he knocks down another deep three
https://streamable.com/13k81
Dennis Schroder over the last 11 games is averaging 23-4-3 on 51-43-95 (63% TS) and a team high +7.5. The Thunder have won 8 out of the 11 games over that stretch. 6th man of the year?
Mcgee swishes the three
https://streamable.com/5e2a4
Los Angeles Clippers are 18-5 with Kawhi & 3-6 without him
Schroder with the clutch bucket puts Thunder up 6 and then Lou Will turns it over
https://streamable.com/57t6q
CP3's leadership is really carrying OKC right now
Jared Dudley is the only player in the NBA without a 2-point field goal made
Two big offensive rebounds from Ferguson and a clutch triple from Schroder bring Thunder just down by 1
https://streamable.com/mx3cl
Giannis throws down a powerful dunk on the break
https://streamable.com/yh18h
Raptors Complete 3rd largest comeback in NBA history after being down 85-55 with 2:55 to go in the 3rd quarter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comeback_(sports)
Dudley ruins the stat and makes his first 2-pointer of the season
https://streamable.com/r058y
AD falls awkwardly after closing out on Millsap
https://streamable.com/2e09q
The Lakers’ blowout loss to the Nuggets, as well as their loss to the Pacers show that without LeBron or AD they are in trouble
https://streamable.com/d8v4d
The Denver Nuggets (20-8) deal the Los Angeles Lakers (24-6) a third straight loss with a 128-104 victory
The Oklahoma City Thunder(15-14) defeat the Los Angeles Clippers(22-10) by a score of 118-112 in Paul George's Return to OKC
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs Clippers: 32pts, 5 assists, 12/25 FG, 6/6 FT, +16
In a loss against the Denver Nuggets, Lakers only had 2 players in double digits; Anthony Davis 32 points and Kuzma 16 points. Nuggets had 6 players in double digits.
The Toronto Raptors (21-8) complete a 30-point comeback against the Dallas Mavericks (19-10) to win 110-107
Kyle Lowry finishes with 32/8/10, including 20 points in the 4th, as he leads the Raptors 30-point comeback.
Chris Boucher notches a career-high 21 points in 24 min on 6/12 shooting along with 7 rebounds, 2 steals, and 4 blocks
The 2 fans who yelled obscenities at and made obscene gestures to #Wizards PG Isaiah Thomas in Sunday’s game have been banned from the Wells Fargo Center for 12 months. The season-ticket holder who gave them the seats for game had the tickets revoked, according #Sixers spokesman.
https://twitter.com/PompeyOnSixers/status/1208808209814867968
Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas has been suspended two games for entering crowd during verbal confrontation with fans Saturday night in Philadelphia.
Porzingis beats the half time buzzer from near half court
https://streamable.com/4ydbb
The Utah Jazz have won a season-high 5 straight games and are 6-2 since they moved Joe Ingles into the starting lineup.
Davis Bertans has a right quad strain and is out tomorrow against the Knicks, the Wizards announce. That’s seven players injured for Washington now.
Clippers officially rule out Kawhi Leonard for tonight’s game in OKC. Despite Leonard playing only 27 minutes yesterday vs San Antonio, Doc Rivers doubted Kawhi would play vs Thunder because Doc considered it too early to have him play full back-to-backs
Chris Boucher slams it to take the lead with 25s remainingHighlights
https://streamable.com/czzpk
Lowry bullies his way into the paint for 20 in the quarter
https://streamable.com/edgkl
Jayson Tatum drops a career high 39 points, to go along with 12 boards, two assists, and 3 blocks
Kyle Lowry with yet another quick-trigger transition 3 after a no-call by the refs
https://streamable.com/996p0
Malcolm Brogdon when asked: In a perfect world, would he have stayed? “I would’ve loved to play for this team, if they had wanted me. If they had valued me the way the Pacers value me. That’s all I gotta say."
https://twitter.com/E_Woodyard/status/1208873090496815110
Four out of the five starters for the Raptors today were worse than 20 points on plus-minus. Ibaka (-21), Anunoby (-27), VanVleet (-20) and McCaw (-25).
Porzingis gets one of the wildest and most ridiculous shots to go but does a bunch of weird shit beforehand so it doesn't count
https://streamable.com/23e70
Every bucket from the Toronto Raptors 30 point comeback in 14 minutes of play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43sFhvVmITw
Kyle Lowry puts the Raptors up 5
https://streamable.com/3brcb
Chris Boucher with a monster rejection on Seth Curry, getting his second block on a 3 in the half
https://streamable.com/qlb1s
Tacko eats Bridges shot attempt
https://streamable.com/du8ib
Kyle Lowry on how the Raptors flipped the switch in the second half to win the game: "Rondae, Terence Davis, Chris Boucher, and Malcolm Miller came in and gave us unbelievably crazy lift. Nick put that press in and we just kept going and going. Congrats to those four guys, that was unbelievable."
https://streamable.com/vbwxq
Paul George gets a standing ovation in his return to Oklahoma City
https://streamable.com/oofwx
Tacko gets the easy layup and then dunks it the next play
https://streamable.com/uwieu
The Boston Celtics (20-7) defeat the Charlotte Hornets (13-20) 119-93 behind Jayson Tatum's 39 points and 12 rebounds
The Lakers have officially ruled LeBron James out of tonight's game at Denver
Tatum blocks Graham and Javonte Green throws it down on the other end
https://streamable.com/vuocm
Jayson Tatum dropped 22 points of his career high 39 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Celtics to a win
https://streamable.com/8zhiq
Jaylen Brown throws down an alley-oop over Nic Batum
https://streamable.com/5u9gm
CP3 beats the buzzer to end the 3rd quarter
https://streamable.com/5q5js
Giannis range is here to stay as he knocks down another deep three
https://streamable.com/13k81
Dennis Schroder over the last 11 games is averaging 23-4-3 on 51-43-95 (63% TS) and a team high +7.5. The Thunder have won 8 out of the 11 games over that stretch. 6th man of the year?
Mcgee swishes the three
https://streamable.com/5e2a4
Los Angeles Clippers are 18-5 with Kawhi & 3-6 without him
Schroder with the clutch bucket puts Thunder up 6 and then Lou Will turns it over
https://streamable.com/57t6q
CP3's leadership is really carrying OKC right now
Jared Dudley is the only player in the NBA without a 2-point field goal made
Two big offensive rebounds from Ferguson and a clutch triple from Schroder bring Thunder just down by 1
https://streamable.com/mx3cl
Giannis throws down a powerful dunk on the break
https://streamable.com/yh18h
Raptors Complete 3rd largest comeback in NBA history after being down 85-55 with 2:55 to go in the 3rd quarter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comeback_(sports)
Dudley ruins the stat and makes his first 2-pointer of the season
https://streamable.com/r058y
AD falls awkwardly after closing out on Millsap
https://streamable.com/2e09q
The Lakers’ blowout loss to the Nuggets, as well as their loss to the Pacers show that without LeBron or AD they are in trouble
Sunday, December 22, 2019
NBA Highlights
Thanasis Antetokounmpo goes over RJ Barrett for the left handed putback slam in MSG
https://streamable.com/d4aop
Trae “Despite the Loss” Young scores 47/8/6 in yet another loss for his Atlanta Hawks
Harden 4 triples in a row in the 4th
https://streamable.com/74soa
Westbrook finishes with 30/10/4/2 on .524/.500/.778, +12 as well
Isaiah Thomas gets ejected for going into the stands to confront fans
https://streamable.com/xqdft
After making every shot yesterday, Ish Smith missed every shot today
The average shot distance for Ben Simmons is 4.7 feet. The average shot distance for Shaq in 2000-01 was 4.7 feet.
Reminder: Westbrook was coming off recent knee surgery this summer, played with multiple dislocated fingers during the beginning of the season, and was getting used to a completely new system in Houston after spending his entire career in OKC
James Harden vs. Suns tonight. 47/7/7
Giannis with another long three
https://streamable.com/m4yow
The streaking Portland Trailblazers (14-16) extend the Minnesota Timberwolves (10-18) losing streak to double digits, 113 - 106
Harden gets 47 with a stepback 3 on Booker
https://streamable.com/6skib
Isiah Thomas Explains Why He Went Into The Stands
https://streamable.com/ow0s3
Covington Shaqtin a fool fastbreak dunk attempt
https://streamable.com/gkpgy
The Houston Rockets (20-9) defeat the Phoenix Suns (11-19) 139-125 Behind James Harden's 47 points
The Bucks have a league leading record of 26-4. They would need to win the next 22 games to match the 15/16 Warriors 48-4 start.
Since James Harden responded to a fan complaining about his free throws with "No one wants to see fouls either...", he has had single-digit free throw attempts in 7 of his last 9 games
IT jumps into his own teammate and gets free throws
https://streamable.com/t383n
Brad Stevens getting Boston to react before he subs in Tacko ( a few games ago)
https://streamable.com/koakh
Whiteside with the HUGE block in clutch time to secure his 7th block of the night
https://streamable.com/9snuf
The Milwaukee Bucks (26-4) defeat the New York Knicks (7-23) by the score of 123-102
Ingles drills the three, then blows kisses to the Charlotte crowd
https://streamable.com/dweir
Lakers say LeBron James listed as doubtful for Denver game with thoracic muscle strain, around his rib cage. Kyle Kuzma practice but listed as probable
George Hill dunks on Frank Ntilikina
https://streamable.com/eg01b
Kawhi blows by Gay and slams it home over Poeltl
https://streamable.com/pbu1m
The Brooklyn Nets (16-13) defeat the Atlanta Hawks (6-24), 122-112, behind Spencer Dinwiddie's 39 points
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My Los Angeles Clippers (22-9) blow out My San Antonio Spurs (11-17) by 134 - 109 behind 26 points from Kawhi Leonard
DeAndre Jordan blows the wide open dunk late in the 4th as the crowd was ready to erupt
https://streamable.com/rvli3
Anfernee Simons insane double-clutch reverse layup
https://streamable.com/55xsd
Joe Harris tries (but fails) to get Dinwiddie free throws to reach 40 points
https://streamable.com/p85uh
Harden has 29 in 18 Minutes. 10/15 (67%) FG and 4/8 (50%) from 3
Beverley tries to draw an offensive foul but gets called for the block and imitates LaMarcus Aldridge's elbowing
https://streamable.com/mf5jp
The Philadelphia 76ers (21-10) defeat the Washington Wizards (8-20) with a final score of 125-108
Since the beginning of the 2000-01 season, the New York Knicks have lost 942 regular season games. The Spurs have only lost 942 regular season games since February 20th, 1987.
In December (11 games), Duncan Robinson is averaging 14 ppg on 51/49/100 splits. He is now shooting 48/45/94 on the season.
Joe Harris finishes the tough layup through contact after Reddish knocks away the ball from his teammate
https://streamable.com/ye7s5
Thybulle blocks Bertans from behind
https://streamable.com/z5lfi
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In 2013, an injured Dirk Nowitzki came back to lead a team of Chris Kaman, OJ Mayo, Shawn Marion and Mike James to a 28-18 record to close out the year. A 50 win pace.
In 13 seasons with the Bulls, Jordan nearly average the same amount of PPG as James Harden has in his last 5 seasons with Houston.
Whiteside seals the win with offensive rebound and bucket
https://streamable.com/mwurx
Landry Shamet with the block on Jakob Poeltl
https://streamable.com/6oa4i
Maurice Harkless comes down the lane for a big slam
https://streamable.com/9aewo
T.J. McConnell currently 10+ assists per 36 (3rd behind only Lebron and Rubio)
Through the last 7 games, Hassan Whiteside leads the league with 3.6 blocks per game.
Montrezl Harrell slams home over Poeltl
https://streamable.com/fv4oq
Simmons and Horford abuse the wizards on the offensive glass before getting a shot to go
https://streamable.com/0xlkk
76ers fan meets Luka and the fan proceeds to hit a jumper while Luka watches
James Harden passes Elgin Baylor for the 4th-most 40-point games (89) in NBA historyNews
Rookie Jarrett Culver goes strong to the hole and slams it against two Trailblazers
https://streamable.com/b03qb
Kenny Atkinson said that Kyrie Irving has still yet to be cleared for contact practices. Two weeks ago, Atkinson said the expectation was Irving would be cleared for contact in the next one to two weeks. That timetable did not come to fruition.
Despite being much maligned on draft night Cameron Johnson is shooting 41% from three on 5 attempts per game
Tyus Jones puts Marvin Bagley into the spin cycle and drains the midrange
https://streamable.com/icol1
Jeff Teague calls bank and beats the buzzer at the end of the third.
https://streamable.com/id2rx
Andrew Wiggins blocks Anfernee Simons' long two attempt to keep the point difference at one.
https://streamable.com/qc6n9
A seething Quin Snyder gets ejected, causing the Jazz to go on a 6-0 run.
https://streamable.com/0nqt8
Michael Jordan during his second threepeat: 2x MVP, 3x FMVP, 3x NBA Title, 3x scoring title, 3x All-Defense First Team
Matisse Thybulle is out indefinitely with a right knee sprain and bone bruise and will be reevaluated in approximately 2 weeks.
https://twitter.com/kyleneubeck/status/1208803744529469440
https://streamable.com/d4aop
Trae “Despite the Loss” Young scores 47/8/6 in yet another loss for his Atlanta Hawks
Harden 4 triples in a row in the 4th
https://streamable.com/74soa
Westbrook finishes with 30/10/4/2 on .524/.500/.778, +12 as well
Isaiah Thomas gets ejected for going into the stands to confront fans
https://streamable.com/xqdft
After making every shot yesterday, Ish Smith missed every shot today
The average shot distance for Ben Simmons is 4.7 feet. The average shot distance for Shaq in 2000-01 was 4.7 feet.
Reminder: Westbrook was coming off recent knee surgery this summer, played with multiple dislocated fingers during the beginning of the season, and was getting used to a completely new system in Houston after spending his entire career in OKC
James Harden vs. Suns tonight. 47/7/7
Giannis with another long three
https://streamable.com/m4yow
The streaking Portland Trailblazers (14-16) extend the Minnesota Timberwolves (10-18) losing streak to double digits, 113 - 106
Harden gets 47 with a stepback 3 on Booker
https://streamable.com/6skib
Isiah Thomas Explains Why He Went Into The Stands
https://streamable.com/ow0s3
Covington Shaqtin a fool fastbreak dunk attempt
https://streamable.com/gkpgy
The Houston Rockets (20-9) defeat the Phoenix Suns (11-19) 139-125 Behind James Harden's 47 points
The Bucks have a league leading record of 26-4. They would need to win the next 22 games to match the 15/16 Warriors 48-4 start.
Since James Harden responded to a fan complaining about his free throws with "No one wants to see fouls either...", he has had single-digit free throw attempts in 7 of his last 9 games
IT jumps into his own teammate and gets free throws
https://streamable.com/t383n
Brad Stevens getting Boston to react before he subs in Tacko ( a few games ago)
https://streamable.com/koakh
Whiteside with the HUGE block in clutch time to secure his 7th block of the night
https://streamable.com/9snuf
The Milwaukee Bucks (26-4) defeat the New York Knicks (7-23) by the score of 123-102
Ingles drills the three, then blows kisses to the Charlotte crowd
https://streamable.com/dweir
Lakers say LeBron James listed as doubtful for Denver game with thoracic muscle strain, around his rib cage. Kyle Kuzma practice but listed as probable
George Hill dunks on Frank Ntilikina
https://streamable.com/eg01b
Kawhi blows by Gay and slams it home over Poeltl
https://streamable.com/pbu1m
The Brooklyn Nets (16-13) defeat the Atlanta Hawks (6-24), 122-112, behind Spencer Dinwiddie's 39 points
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My Los Angeles Clippers (22-9) blow out My San Antonio Spurs (11-17) by 134 - 109 behind 26 points from Kawhi Leonard
DeAndre Jordan blows the wide open dunk late in the 4th as the crowd was ready to erupt
https://streamable.com/rvli3
Anfernee Simons insane double-clutch reverse layup
https://streamable.com/55xsd
Joe Harris tries (but fails) to get Dinwiddie free throws to reach 40 points
https://streamable.com/p85uh
Harden has 29 in 18 Minutes. 10/15 (67%) FG and 4/8 (50%) from 3
Beverley tries to draw an offensive foul but gets called for the block and imitates LaMarcus Aldridge's elbowing
https://streamable.com/mf5jp
The Philadelphia 76ers (21-10) defeat the Washington Wizards (8-20) with a final score of 125-108
Since the beginning of the 2000-01 season, the New York Knicks have lost 942 regular season games. The Spurs have only lost 942 regular season games since February 20th, 1987.
In December (11 games), Duncan Robinson is averaging 14 ppg on 51/49/100 splits. He is now shooting 48/45/94 on the season.
Joe Harris finishes the tough layup through contact after Reddish knocks away the ball from his teammate
https://streamable.com/ye7s5
Thybulle blocks Bertans from behind
https://streamable.com/z5lfi
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In 2013, an injured Dirk Nowitzki came back to lead a team of Chris Kaman, OJ Mayo, Shawn Marion and Mike James to a 28-18 record to close out the year. A 50 win pace.
In 13 seasons with the Bulls, Jordan nearly average the same amount of PPG as James Harden has in his last 5 seasons with Houston.
Whiteside seals the win with offensive rebound and bucket
https://streamable.com/mwurx
Landry Shamet with the block on Jakob Poeltl
https://streamable.com/6oa4i
Maurice Harkless comes down the lane for a big slam
https://streamable.com/9aewo
T.J. McConnell currently 10+ assists per 36 (3rd behind only Lebron and Rubio)
Through the last 7 games, Hassan Whiteside leads the league with 3.6 blocks per game.
Montrezl Harrell slams home over Poeltl
https://streamable.com/fv4oq
Simmons and Horford abuse the wizards on the offensive glass before getting a shot to go
https://streamable.com/0xlkk
76ers fan meets Luka and the fan proceeds to hit a jumper while Luka watches
James Harden passes Elgin Baylor for the 4th-most 40-point games (89) in NBA historyNews
Rookie Jarrett Culver goes strong to the hole and slams it against two Trailblazers
https://streamable.com/b03qb
Kenny Atkinson said that Kyrie Irving has still yet to be cleared for contact practices. Two weeks ago, Atkinson said the expectation was Irving would be cleared for contact in the next one to two weeks. That timetable did not come to fruition.
Despite being much maligned on draft night Cameron Johnson is shooting 41% from three on 5 attempts per game
Tyus Jones puts Marvin Bagley into the spin cycle and drains the midrange
https://streamable.com/icol1
Jeff Teague calls bank and beats the buzzer at the end of the third.
https://streamable.com/id2rx
Andrew Wiggins blocks Anfernee Simons' long two attempt to keep the point difference at one.
https://streamable.com/qc6n9
A seething Quin Snyder gets ejected, causing the Jazz to go on a 6-0 run.
https://streamable.com/0nqt8
Michael Jordan during his second threepeat: 2x MVP, 3x FMVP, 3x NBA Title, 3x scoring title, 3x All-Defense First Team
Matisse Thybulle is out indefinitely with a right knee sprain and bone bruise and will be reevaluated in approximately 2 weeks.
https://twitter.com/kyleneubeck/status/1208803744529469440
Saturday, December 21, 2019
NBA Highlights | Kevin Love: Ja almost ended my professional career with this dunk...that kid is something special 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Ja Morant nearly ended Kevin Love's career
https://streamable.com/uhl1t
Jaylen Brown hits the 3, immediately steals the inbound, the knocks down another 3
https://streamable.com/2vsr6
Jaylen Brown knocks down the three pointer and-1 to end the 1st half
https://streamable.com/ydt79
Hardaway Jr. drills his fifth three-pointer, giving him 19 points in the first quarter
https://streamable.com/8fiaw
Kleber runs past Embiid then dunks on him
https://streamable.com/97y8r
Romeo Langford scores his first career field goal attempt over Andre Drummond
https://streamable.com/50dsd
The Raptors close the half with a monster block from Ibaka into a two-handed slam for Anunoby
https://streamable.com/dvfm5
Celtics force the steal and Javonte Green throws down the big fast break dunk then raises the roof
https://streamable.com/ydsp7
Porzingis with a huge slam off of Wright's dish to give the Mavs a 17-point lead in Philly
https://streamable.com/dm892
Jimmy Butler lobs it for the Derrick Jones Jr. slam dunk
https://streamable.com/yytde
The Indiana Pacers (20-9) beat the Sacramento Kings (12-16) 119-105 behind 7 double-figure scorers
Theis with a massive one-handed putback slam
https://streamable.com/uaziv
Serge Ibaka with a big boy block
https://streamable.com/c9sbb
Referees wait for Malcolm Miller's shot to go through the bucket before calling an extremely late offensive foul
https://streamable.com/i6lrg
Loud chants of "We want Tacko" erupt at TD Garden
https://streamable.com/djnwu
Norvel Pelle kicks the ball out of Porzingis's hands freeing him up for the open midranger
https://streamable.com/hs5hc
Malcolm Miller with a big block that leads to a big three by Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Matt Devlin loses his mind on commentary
https://streamable.com/zapsl
Gallinari dunks past Baynes, gets shoved, boxes out on the other end and gets called for a non-existent tech
https://streamable.com/99z8f
Josh Okogie pump-fakes both Jamal Murray and Paul Milsap under rim before a quick pass to Robert Covington for an easy lay-up.
https://streamable.com/1moge
Ja almost ended my professional career with this dunk...that kid is something special 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
https://twitter.com/kevinlove/status/1208212568701054976
Instead of "defense," the Boston crowd erupts into a "TACKO" chant as he checks in to massive applause
https://streamable.com/cecf1
On February 1st, 2019, the Knicks traded a package including Kristaps Porzingis and Tim Hardaway for Dennis Smith, DeAndre Jordan, and Wes Matthews. Porzingis tonight: 22PTS, 18REB. Hardaway tonight: 27PTS (7 3s). Jordan and Matthews are no longer w/ NYK. DSJ has nearly fallen out of the rotation.
The Dallas Mavericks (19-9) defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (20-10), 117-98
Sad to see Ben Simmons turn into Jahlil Okafor crossed with Michael Carter-Williams in the fourth quarter.
Ish Smith went perfect tonight vs Raptors with 26 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 9/9 FG, 4/4 3FG and 4/4 FT
Shooting splits: 100/100/100 TS%: 120.8
Fultz attacks the rim with force
https://streamable.com/itquz
The Boston Celtics (19-7) defeat The Detroit Pistons (11-17). Tatum and Brown combine for 52 points. Grant Williams career high 18 points plus Tacko Time! Final score 114-93
Porzingis yams it to end a great night
https://streamable.com/8apvl
76ers fan meets Luka and the fan proceeds to hit a jumper while Luka watches
https://streamable.com/o2qhl
Tacko Fall with a couple of fakes and a hook shot
https://streamable.com/4u7eb
D'Angelo Russell with 4 clutch shots late in the fourth to lead Warriors to a win
https://streamable.com/lmsiz
Golden State Warriors (6-24) defeat New Orleans Pelicans (7-23) by 106 - 102 with 25 points from D'Angelo Russell
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finishes the night with 32 points on 13/18 shooting for a new career high
Tim Hardaway Jr. tonight: 27 points on 10/20 shooting, including 7/11 from 3
Jimmy Butler only took three shots tonight
The Toronto Raptors (20-8) stave off the Washington Wizards (8-19) comeback attempt, 122-118
What the Pacers are doing is not getting talked about enough. They currently have a 20-9 record all WITHOUT Mr. Oladipo
D'Angelo Russell drains the three to tie the game with Ingram in his faceHighlights
https://streamable.com/venkz
Portland Trailblazers (13-16) beats the Orlando Magic (12-17) 118-113 behind Anthony Tolliver's 3 points
The Denver Nuggets (19-8) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (10-17) 109-100 behind Jamal Murray's 28 points and another Jokic Triple-Double.
Razzle-dazzle from 6'11'' point guard Domantas Sabonis against the Kings
https://streamable.com/ds5q6
The Accountant hits a buzzer beater 3 to cap off the first for the Mavs
https://streamable.com/x9si0
D'Angelo Russell gives the warriors a two-point lead with 32 seconds left
https://streamable.com/45it4
The Minnesota Timberwolves are on a 9-game losing streak. They have a Top 10 player in KAT, Wiggins is averaging 25PPG, and a great 3 and D player in Covington. What is wrong with them.
The biggest difference seen during Irving's absence has been Brooklyn's ball movement. With Irving watching from the bench, the ball just isn't sticking as much. The Nets were 24th leaguewide in assists per 100 possessions before Irving got hurt; they are 11th since.
All of the Heat dunks vs the Knicks
https://streamable.com/wh8vo
In a microcosm of this seasons' top surprises, the Mavs and Heat have leapfrogged the Sixers in overall standings after both beat them at home
Andrew Wiggins soars to block Gary "Gary Harris" Harris' 3-point attempt
https://streamable.com/rod4q
GSW missed only one Free throw (24-25) and Dlo's clutch shots were amazing as well
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 114-107 behind Jordan Clarkson's 33 points.Post Game Thread
Lonzo with 14/5/2 and 5 steals tonight in 22 min
Bazley puts the moves on Phoenix
https://streamable.com/lyahj
Damian Lillard 36 PTS, 7 3PT Trail Blazers vs. Magic
Holiday drills the 3 from the logo to end the thirdHighlights
https://streamable.com/lgiuf
https://streamable.com/uhl1t
Jaylen Brown hits the 3, immediately steals the inbound, the knocks down another 3
https://streamable.com/2vsr6
Jaylen Brown knocks down the three pointer and-1 to end the 1st half
https://streamable.com/ydt79
Hardaway Jr. drills his fifth three-pointer, giving him 19 points in the first quarter
https://streamable.com/8fiaw
Kleber runs past Embiid then dunks on him
https://streamable.com/97y8r
Romeo Langford scores his first career field goal attempt over Andre Drummond
https://streamable.com/50dsd
The Raptors close the half with a monster block from Ibaka into a two-handed slam for Anunoby
https://streamable.com/dvfm5
Celtics force the steal and Javonte Green throws down the big fast break dunk then raises the roof
https://streamable.com/ydsp7
Porzingis with a huge slam off of Wright's dish to give the Mavs a 17-point lead in Philly
https://streamable.com/dm892
Jimmy Butler lobs it for the Derrick Jones Jr. slam dunk
https://streamable.com/yytde
The Indiana Pacers (20-9) beat the Sacramento Kings (12-16) 119-105 behind 7 double-figure scorers
Theis with a massive one-handed putback slam
https://streamable.com/uaziv
Serge Ibaka with a big boy block
https://streamable.com/c9sbb
Referees wait for Malcolm Miller's shot to go through the bucket before calling an extremely late offensive foul
https://streamable.com/i6lrg
Loud chants of "We want Tacko" erupt at TD Garden
https://streamable.com/djnwu
Norvel Pelle kicks the ball out of Porzingis's hands freeing him up for the open midranger
https://streamable.com/hs5hc
Malcolm Miller with a big block that leads to a big three by Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Matt Devlin loses his mind on commentary
https://streamable.com/zapsl
Gallinari dunks past Baynes, gets shoved, boxes out on the other end and gets called for a non-existent tech
https://streamable.com/99z8f
Josh Okogie pump-fakes both Jamal Murray and Paul Milsap under rim before a quick pass to Robert Covington for an easy lay-up.
https://streamable.com/1moge
Ja almost ended my professional career with this dunk...that kid is something special 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
https://twitter.com/kevinlove/status/1208212568701054976
Instead of "defense," the Boston crowd erupts into a "TACKO" chant as he checks in to massive applause
https://streamable.com/cecf1
On February 1st, 2019, the Knicks traded a package including Kristaps Porzingis and Tim Hardaway for Dennis Smith, DeAndre Jordan, and Wes Matthews. Porzingis tonight: 22PTS, 18REB. Hardaway tonight: 27PTS (7 3s). Jordan and Matthews are no longer w/ NYK. DSJ has nearly fallen out of the rotation.
The Dallas Mavericks (19-9) defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (20-10), 117-98
Sad to see Ben Simmons turn into Jahlil Okafor crossed with Michael Carter-Williams in the fourth quarter.
Ish Smith went perfect tonight vs Raptors with 26 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 9/9 FG, 4/4 3FG and 4/4 FT
Shooting splits: 100/100/100 TS%: 120.8
Fultz attacks the rim with force
https://streamable.com/itquz
The Boston Celtics (19-7) defeat The Detroit Pistons (11-17). Tatum and Brown combine for 52 points. Grant Williams career high 18 points plus Tacko Time! Final score 114-93
Porzingis yams it to end a great night
https://streamable.com/8apvl
76ers fan meets Luka and the fan proceeds to hit a jumper while Luka watches
https://streamable.com/o2qhl
Tacko Fall with a couple of fakes and a hook shot
https://streamable.com/4u7eb
D'Angelo Russell with 4 clutch shots late in the fourth to lead Warriors to a win
https://streamable.com/lmsiz
Golden State Warriors (6-24) defeat New Orleans Pelicans (7-23) by 106 - 102 with 25 points from D'Angelo Russell
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finishes the night with 32 points on 13/18 shooting for a new career high
Tim Hardaway Jr. tonight: 27 points on 10/20 shooting, including 7/11 from 3
Jimmy Butler only took three shots tonight
The Toronto Raptors (20-8) stave off the Washington Wizards (8-19) comeback attempt, 122-118
What the Pacers are doing is not getting talked about enough. They currently have a 20-9 record all WITHOUT Mr. Oladipo
D'Angelo Russell drains the three to tie the game with Ingram in his faceHighlights
https://streamable.com/venkz
Portland Trailblazers (13-16) beats the Orlando Magic (12-17) 118-113 behind Anthony Tolliver's 3 points
The Denver Nuggets (19-8) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (10-17) 109-100 behind Jamal Murray's 28 points and another Jokic Triple-Double.
Razzle-dazzle from 6'11'' point guard Domantas Sabonis against the Kings
https://streamable.com/ds5q6
The Accountant hits a buzzer beater 3 to cap off the first for the Mavs
https://streamable.com/x9si0
D'Angelo Russell gives the warriors a two-point lead with 32 seconds left
https://streamable.com/45it4
The Minnesota Timberwolves are on a 9-game losing streak. They have a Top 10 player in KAT, Wiggins is averaging 25PPG, and a great 3 and D player in Covington. What is wrong with them.
The biggest difference seen during Irving's absence has been Brooklyn's ball movement. With Irving watching from the bench, the ball just isn't sticking as much. The Nets were 24th leaguewide in assists per 100 possessions before Irving got hurt; they are 11th since.
All of the Heat dunks vs the Knicks
https://streamable.com/wh8vo
In a microcosm of this seasons' top surprises, the Mavs and Heat have leapfrogged the Sixers in overall standings after both beat them at home
Andrew Wiggins soars to block Gary "Gary Harris" Harris' 3-point attempt
https://streamable.com/rod4q
GSW missed only one Free throw (24-25) and Dlo's clutch shots were amazing as well
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 114-107 behind Jordan Clarkson's 33 points.Post Game Thread
Lonzo with 14/5/2 and 5 steals tonight in 22 min
Bazley puts the moves on Phoenix
https://streamable.com/lyahj
Damian Lillard 36 PTS, 7 3PT Trail Blazers vs. Magic
Holiday drills the 3 from the logo to end the thirdHighlights
https://streamable.com/lgiuf
Friday, December 20, 2019
Light News
#IMPOTUS
Republican Rep. Matt Shea removed from caucus, report sent to FBI and U.S. Attorney | Spokane Valley Rep. Matt Shea has been suspended from the House Republican caucus and removed from his position on the House Environment Committee in the wake of a report detailing serious allegations against him. The independent report says Rep. Shea engaged in domestic terrorism and repeated calls to arms against the United States government. It calls him a growing threat of political violence. The report was released Thursday. A short time later, House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox sent out a tweet, saying Shea should resign.
https://www.kxly.com/news/rep-matt-shea-removed-from-caucus-report-sent-to-fbi-and-us-attorney/1152912144
https://www.kxly.com/news/report-rep-matt-shea-presents-present-and-growing-threat-through-political-violence/1152896949
Pelosi invites Trump to deliver State of the Union on Feb. 4: In their great wisdom, our Founders crafted a Constitution based on a system of separation of powers: three co-equal branches acting as checks on each other. To ensure that balance of powers, the Constitution calls for the President to “from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union.” In the spirit of respecting our Constitution, I invite you to deliver your State of the Union address before a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 in the Chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
https://www.speaker.gov/sites/speaker.house.gov/files/12.20.19%20Letter%20to%20President%20Trump.pdf
Congress slaps robocallers with $10,000 penalty per call
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/12/congress-slaps-robocallers-with-10000-penalty-per-call/
Facebook faces another huge data leak affecting 267 million users | More than 267 million Facebook users’ IDs, phone numbers, and names were exposed to an online database that could potentially be used for spam and phishing campaigns. | Most of the Facebook users that were affected by this leak are located in the U.S., and the data included people’s Facebook IDs, phone numbers, and their full names.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/facebook-data-leak-267-million-users-affected/
Trump said he believes Ukraine interfered in 2016 election because 'Putin told me'
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/19/politics/trump-ukraine-putin-white-house-officials/index.html
Christianity Today Calls for Trump’s Removal
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/19/us/christianity-today-trump.html
Check out this principled, courageous candidate who is running like a mother for the Texas state house. If Jennifer Skidonenko @SkidonenkoForTX wins this race we’ll be another seat closer to a Democratic majority.
https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1207812214855544842
Implying he read it in the first place, Implying he reads anything at all: 'I won’t be reading ET again!': Trump attacks Christian magazine for backing impeachment then misspells its name during wild early morning rant
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-twitter-christian-magazine-et-tweets-today-a9254881.html
Donald Trump unable to name one verse from "favourite book" The Bible:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERUngQUCsyE
Ethiopia undertook a major national reforestation programme this year, with the ambitious target of planting four billion trees in just three months. The highlight was a single day in July, on which people across the country turned out to help with planting 350 million tree seedlings.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50813726
Mick Mulvaney Expected To Leave White House After Senate Impeachment Trial
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mulvaney-exit-white-house-post-senate-impeachment-trial
American diplomat’s wife to be charged with causing death by dangerous driving in case of 19-year-old British man
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/world/wp/2019/12/20/american-diplomats-wife-to-be-charged-with-causing-death-by-dangerous-driving-in-case-of-19-year-old-british-man/
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/anne-sacoolas-charged-dangerous-driving-harry-dunn-a4318466.html
After More Than 100 Days, U.S. Diplomat’s Wife Charged for Killing British Teen Harry Dunn
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/more-than-100-days-later-u-s-diplomats-wife-charged-for-killing-british-teen-harry-dunn/
U.S. Diplomat’s Wife Anne Sacoolas refuses to return to face Harry Dunn charges
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/20/anne-sacoolas-charged-over-death-of-harry-dunn
The New York Times was able to track President Trump's movements with leaked location data, showing how easy it is to spy on people via their phones
https://www.businessinsider.com/nyt-tracked-trump-leaked-location-data-mobile-phone-spying-easy-2019-12
Republicans rolls back standards on energy saving light bulbs
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-energy-lightbulbs/u-s-rolls-back-standards-on-energy-saving-light-bulbs-idUSKBN1YO270
When @BetoORourke ran for Senate in 2018, he won nine Texas House districts that are currently held by Republicans. We only need to win nine seats to flip the Texas House blue. 2020 is the year we get it done. #txlege
https://twitter.com/DLCC/status/1208069466560614400
Facebook says a pro-Trump media outlet used artificial intelligence to create fake people and push conspiracies. Facebook took down more than 600 accounts tied to The Epoch Times, a media outlet that has spent heavily on digital ads to push pro-Trump conspiracy theories.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-says-pro-trump-media-outlet-used-artificial-intelligence-create-n1105951
People Have A Fundamental Right To Be Protected From Climate Change, A Landmark Court Ruling Says | The Dutch Supreme Court's decision could have huge repercussions for how other countries tackle rising emissions.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/urgenda-climate-crisis-netherlands-supreme-court
Senior Tory who grabbed female protester by throat breached ministerial code, inquiry finds. Boris Johnson had dropped an investigation – allowing Mark Field to leave the Commons quietly
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mark-field-tory-protest-climate-change-greenpeace-boris-johnson-a9255471.html
Republican Senators Refuse to Force Military to Screen for ‘White Nationalists’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/mitch-mcconnell-led-senate-refuses-to-force-military-to-screen-for-white-nationalists
Yang told me after the last debate that he would consider pardoning Trump
https://twitter.com/mikememoli/status/1207832318984912896
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/live-blog/nov-20-democratic-debate-live-updates-n1087226/ncrd1088231#liveBlogHeader
Yang is cancelled. Given Yang hired Bernie & Putin's political strategist Tad Devine, this should surprise nobody.
Trump administration demanded Democrats strip Ukraine aid language from spending package | The language would have required the White House to release Ukraine defense aid quickly. | Senior Trump administration officials in recent days threatened a presidential veto that could have led to a government shutdown if House Democrats refused to drop language requiring prompt release of future military aid for Ukraine, according to five administration and congressional officials. The language was ultimately left out of mammoth year-end spending legislation that passed the House and Senate this week ahead of a Saturday shutdown deadline. The White House said President Trump would sign the $1.4 trillion package before midnight. The Ukraine provision was one of several items the White House drew a hard line on during negotiations to finalize the spending legislation, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the developments. It would have required the White House to swiftly release $250 million in defense money for Ukraine that was part of the spending package.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/12/20/trump-administration-demanded-democrats-strip-ukraine-aid-language-spending-package/
Democratic Senators Have Been Privately Pushing A Major Museum To Change A Controversial Torture Exhibit | Democratic senators condemned the International Spy Museum in DC for "sanitizing" its CIA torture exhibit
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmaloop/senators-intelligence-committee-spy-museum-torture
Leaked audio: Trump adviser says Republicans 'traditionally' rely on voter suppression
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/world/leaked-audio-trump-adviser-says-republicans-traditionally-rely-on-voter-suppression-1.4739219
https://apnews.com/af2f0ede054d8baebbe1bb6ca47b4895
The simplest way to define Evangelicalism: Bebbington’s quadrilateral:
*Biblicism: The centrality of the Bible’s authority
*Crucicentrism: The centrality of the Cross
*Conversionim: The centrality of personal transformation
*Activism: The centrality of living the Gospel
Columbia University required Treasury's Monica Crowley to revise 32 instances of plagiarism in her PhD dissertation after a two-year investigation into her work. | Ms. Crowley, a former Fox News contributor and prominent conservative pundit, has served as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s top spokeswoman since July.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/us/politics/monica-crowley-treasury-plagiarism-investigation.html
Russian media mentions of Tulsi Gabbard are 200% more often positive than for any other US Democratic Candidate. Because of her stands against the "Democratic Establishment," she is seen as a useful tool for dividing the Democratic Base in the US election.
https://www.fpri.org/fie/russia-media-mentions/
Democratic Rep. Gabbard meets with Trump at Trump Tower - Nov.21 2016
https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/21/politics/gabbard-trump-transition/index.html
Why in God's name has she not been removed from committee assignments yet? The vote happened almost a day ago. Strip her of committee assignments right now. Pull DNC support now, send Emails to donors now.
Surveillance Court Orders Review of Actions by Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer | Amid fallout from a scathing inspector general report, the court that oversees national security surveillance is also getting a new presiding judge. | A secretive court that oversees national security surveillance has taken a step toward addressing dysfunction in the system detailed in a recent inspector general report, ordering the Justice Department to identify all cases that an F.B.I. lawyer heavily criticized in the report has worked on, according to an order made public on Friday. Separately, the court announced that its presiding judge, Rosemary M. Collyer, is stepping down nine weeks earlier than planned for health reasons. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. of the Supreme Court has selected Judge James E. Boasberg to succeed her in that role in the new year. He will be the first judge appointed by a Democrat to lead the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court since 1995. The developments underscored that the court has entered a period of turmoil and change after the report this month by the Justice Department inspector general that uncovered damning inaccuracies and omissions in applications to wiretap a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/us/politics/surveillance-court-fisa.html
McConnell, McCarthy, Collins, Rick Scott have all been featured in Trump tweets with quotes attributed to them that there’s no record of them saying.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/us/politics/trump-twitter-quotes.html
‘How? How? How?’: Victims’ Families Rage as Matt Bevin Defends Pardons
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/us/kentucky-governor-matt-bevin-pardons.html
Republican Rep. Matt Shea removed from caucus, report sent to FBI and U.S. Attorney | Spokane Valley Rep. Matt Shea has been suspended from the House Republican caucus and removed from his position on the House Environment Committee in the wake of a report detailing serious allegations against him. The independent report says Rep. Shea engaged in domestic terrorism and repeated calls to arms against the United States government. It calls him a growing threat of political violence. The report was released Thursday. A short time later, House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox sent out a tweet, saying Shea should resign.
https://www.kxly.com/news/rep-matt-shea-removed-from-caucus-report-sent-to-fbi-and-us-attorney/1152912144
https://www.kxly.com/news/report-rep-matt-shea-presents-present-and-growing-threat-through-political-violence/1152896949
Pelosi invites Trump to deliver State of the Union on Feb. 4: In their great wisdom, our Founders crafted a Constitution based on a system of separation of powers: three co-equal branches acting as checks on each other. To ensure that balance of powers, the Constitution calls for the President to “from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union.” In the spirit of respecting our Constitution, I invite you to deliver your State of the Union address before a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 in the Chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
https://www.speaker.gov/sites/speaker.house.gov/files/12.20.19%20Letter%20to%20President%20Trump.pdf
Congress slaps robocallers with $10,000 penalty per call
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/12/congress-slaps-robocallers-with-10000-penalty-per-call/
Facebook faces another huge data leak affecting 267 million users | More than 267 million Facebook users’ IDs, phone numbers, and names were exposed to an online database that could potentially be used for spam and phishing campaigns. | Most of the Facebook users that were affected by this leak are located in the U.S., and the data included people’s Facebook IDs, phone numbers, and their full names.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/facebook-data-leak-267-million-users-affected/
Trump said he believes Ukraine interfered in 2016 election because 'Putin told me'
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/19/politics/trump-ukraine-putin-white-house-officials/index.html
Christianity Today Calls for Trump’s Removal
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/19/us/christianity-today-trump.html
Check out this principled, courageous candidate who is running like a mother for the Texas state house. If Jennifer Skidonenko @SkidonenkoForTX wins this race we’ll be another seat closer to a Democratic majority.
https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1207812214855544842
Implying he read it in the first place, Implying he reads anything at all: 'I won’t be reading ET again!': Trump attacks Christian magazine for backing impeachment then misspells its name during wild early morning rant
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-twitter-christian-magazine-et-tweets-today-a9254881.html
Donald Trump unable to name one verse from "favourite book" The Bible:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERUngQUCsyE
Ethiopia undertook a major national reforestation programme this year, with the ambitious target of planting four billion trees in just three months. The highlight was a single day in July, on which people across the country turned out to help with planting 350 million tree seedlings.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50813726
Mick Mulvaney Expected To Leave White House After Senate Impeachment Trial
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mulvaney-exit-white-house-post-senate-impeachment-trial
American diplomat’s wife to be charged with causing death by dangerous driving in case of 19-year-old British man
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/world/wp/2019/12/20/american-diplomats-wife-to-be-charged-with-causing-death-by-dangerous-driving-in-case-of-19-year-old-british-man/
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/anne-sacoolas-charged-dangerous-driving-harry-dunn-a4318466.html
After More Than 100 Days, U.S. Diplomat’s Wife Charged for Killing British Teen Harry Dunn
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/more-than-100-days-later-u-s-diplomats-wife-charged-for-killing-british-teen-harry-dunn/
U.S. Diplomat’s Wife Anne Sacoolas refuses to return to face Harry Dunn charges
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/20/anne-sacoolas-charged-over-death-of-harry-dunn
The New York Times was able to track President Trump's movements with leaked location data, showing how easy it is to spy on people via their phones
https://www.businessinsider.com/nyt-tracked-trump-leaked-location-data-mobile-phone-spying-easy-2019-12
Republicans rolls back standards on energy saving light bulbs
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-energy-lightbulbs/u-s-rolls-back-standards-on-energy-saving-light-bulbs-idUSKBN1YO270
When @BetoORourke ran for Senate in 2018, he won nine Texas House districts that are currently held by Republicans. We only need to win nine seats to flip the Texas House blue. 2020 is the year we get it done. #txlege
https://twitter.com/DLCC/status/1208069466560614400
Facebook says a pro-Trump media outlet used artificial intelligence to create fake people and push conspiracies. Facebook took down more than 600 accounts tied to The Epoch Times, a media outlet that has spent heavily on digital ads to push pro-Trump conspiracy theories.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-says-pro-trump-media-outlet-used-artificial-intelligence-create-n1105951
People Have A Fundamental Right To Be Protected From Climate Change, A Landmark Court Ruling Says | The Dutch Supreme Court's decision could have huge repercussions for how other countries tackle rising emissions.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/urgenda-climate-crisis-netherlands-supreme-court
Senior Tory who grabbed female protester by throat breached ministerial code, inquiry finds. Boris Johnson had dropped an investigation – allowing Mark Field to leave the Commons quietly
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mark-field-tory-protest-climate-change-greenpeace-boris-johnson-a9255471.html
Republican Senators Refuse to Force Military to Screen for ‘White Nationalists’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/mitch-mcconnell-led-senate-refuses-to-force-military-to-screen-for-white-nationalists
Yang told me after the last debate that he would consider pardoning Trump
https://twitter.com/mikememoli/status/1207832318984912896
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/live-blog/nov-20-democratic-debate-live-updates-n1087226/ncrd1088231#liveBlogHeader
Yang is cancelled. Given Yang hired Bernie & Putin's political strategist Tad Devine, this should surprise nobody.
Trump administration demanded Democrats strip Ukraine aid language from spending package | The language would have required the White House to release Ukraine defense aid quickly. | Senior Trump administration officials in recent days threatened a presidential veto that could have led to a government shutdown if House Democrats refused to drop language requiring prompt release of future military aid for Ukraine, according to five administration and congressional officials. The language was ultimately left out of mammoth year-end spending legislation that passed the House and Senate this week ahead of a Saturday shutdown deadline. The White House said President Trump would sign the $1.4 trillion package before midnight. The Ukraine provision was one of several items the White House drew a hard line on during negotiations to finalize the spending legislation, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the developments. It would have required the White House to swiftly release $250 million in defense money for Ukraine that was part of the spending package.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/12/20/trump-administration-demanded-democrats-strip-ukraine-aid-language-spending-package/
Democratic Senators Have Been Privately Pushing A Major Museum To Change A Controversial Torture Exhibit | Democratic senators condemned the International Spy Museum in DC for "sanitizing" its CIA torture exhibit
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmaloop/senators-intelligence-committee-spy-museum-torture
Leaked audio: Trump adviser says Republicans 'traditionally' rely on voter suppression
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/world/leaked-audio-trump-adviser-says-republicans-traditionally-rely-on-voter-suppression-1.4739219
https://apnews.com/af2f0ede054d8baebbe1bb6ca47b4895
The simplest way to define Evangelicalism: Bebbington’s quadrilateral:
*Biblicism: The centrality of the Bible’s authority
*Crucicentrism: The centrality of the Cross
*Conversionim: The centrality of personal transformation
*Activism: The centrality of living the Gospel
Columbia University required Treasury's Monica Crowley to revise 32 instances of plagiarism in her PhD dissertation after a two-year investigation into her work. | Ms. Crowley, a former Fox News contributor and prominent conservative pundit, has served as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s top spokeswoman since July.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/us/politics/monica-crowley-treasury-plagiarism-investigation.html
Russian media mentions of Tulsi Gabbard are 200% more often positive than for any other US Democratic Candidate. Because of her stands against the "Democratic Establishment," she is seen as a useful tool for dividing the Democratic Base in the US election.
https://www.fpri.org/fie/russia-media-mentions/
Democratic Rep. Gabbard meets with Trump at Trump Tower - Nov.21 2016
https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/21/politics/gabbard-trump-transition/index.html
Why in God's name has she not been removed from committee assignments yet? The vote happened almost a day ago. Strip her of committee assignments right now. Pull DNC support now, send Emails to donors now.
Surveillance Court Orders Review of Actions by Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer | Amid fallout from a scathing inspector general report, the court that oversees national security surveillance is also getting a new presiding judge. | A secretive court that oversees national security surveillance has taken a step toward addressing dysfunction in the system detailed in a recent inspector general report, ordering the Justice Department to identify all cases that an F.B.I. lawyer heavily criticized in the report has worked on, according to an order made public on Friday. Separately, the court announced that its presiding judge, Rosemary M. Collyer, is stepping down nine weeks earlier than planned for health reasons. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. of the Supreme Court has selected Judge James E. Boasberg to succeed her in that role in the new year. He will be the first judge appointed by a Democrat to lead the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court since 1995. The developments underscored that the court has entered a period of turmoil and change after the report this month by the Justice Department inspector general that uncovered damning inaccuracies and omissions in applications to wiretap a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/us/politics/surveillance-court-fisa.html
McConnell, McCarthy, Collins, Rick Scott have all been featured in Trump tweets with quotes attributed to them that there’s no record of them saying.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/us/politics/trump-twitter-quotes.html
‘How? How? How?’: Victims’ Families Rage as Matt Bevin Defends Pardons
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/us/kentucky-governor-matt-bevin-pardons.html
NBA Highlights | Los Angeles Lakers And Los Angeles Clippers Lose Same Night
The Raptors announce that, in addition to Marc Gasol being out indefinitely, as @wojespn reported, both Pascal Siakam (strained groin) and Norm Powell (left shoulder subluxation) are out indefinitely, too. Just brutal news for the Raptors, who have been injury-riddled all year.
https://twitter.com/TimBontemps/status/1207836608860479489
The Milwaukee Bucks (25-4) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (24-5) by the score of 111-104
Giannis Antetokounmpo with a pull triple on AD to force Lakers into a timeoutHighlights
https://streamable.com/vu1wi
Houston Rockets (19-9) defeat Los Angeles Clippers (21-9) by 122 - 117 with a season high 40 points from Russell Westbrook
Giannis drains it from deep
https://streamable.com/hq9fv
Doc Rivers on if the Clippers and Rockets don’t like each other: "No, it's just me and Austin."
https://streamable.com/v840q
"I wear this shit now" -GiannisHighlight
https://streamable.com/xt0fn
Giannis going right at Anthony Davis early in the game
https://streamable.com/93bqx
Giannis airballs the 3 but gets redemption on the next play down
https://streamable.com/mbzi5
Kevin Huerter whiffs the breakaway dunk
https://streamable.com/oe0m0
Santa takes a tumble at the Hawks game
https://streamable.com/jgcxd
Trae Young pulls up from deep in transition
https://streamable.com/xqbez
Giannis hits another three and Kostas Antetokounmpo smiles on the Lakers bench
https://streamable.com/qtw6m
Halftime : Giannis has exactly double of AD's PTS, REB, AST | Giannis : 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST | AD : 8 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST | Bucks defensive rotation is on point and they're doing a great job of protecting the rim.
Giannis pulls up from downtown after KCP plays good defence on him
https://streamable.com/vo8y2
DiVincenzo with a dime to Hill, who lays it in to put the Bucks up 17Highlights
https://streamable.com/p7fz4
Trae Young hits Donovan Mitchell with a nasty crossover and drains the three
https://streamable.com/j6hbj
Antetokounmpo Brothers exchange jerseys after the game
https://streamable.com/ja3gc
Patrick Beverley fouls out and Russell Westbrook waves him goodbye
Westbrook becomes the first Rockets player not named Harden to score 40 in a regular season game since 2011
Russell Westbrook tonight vs the Clippers: 40 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists including 12/13 from the line
Giannis against the Lakers: 34 PTS | 11 REB | 7 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 11/19 FG | 5/8 3PT | 7/10 FT | 4 TO | 32 MIN
Harden styles on PG and scores
https://streamable.com/ttx86
Harden hits the ridiculous clutch 3 over Shamet
https://streamable.com/j8tcz
Giannis had more threes made (5) than the Lakers bench had points (4)
Doc Rivers on Russell Westbrook getting 40 points: "We gave so much attention to Harden, we forgot about the other MVP on their team. You need to respect him, and play him the right way."
LeBron outlets it to AD from the jam over Giannis
https://streamable.com/6qxu4
"After Patrick Beverley got ejected, James Harden came over to you. Do you wish you didn’t do that?" Westbrook: "Why would I wish I didn’t do it?" Reporter: "You got a technical." Westbrook: "What else is new?"
https://streamable.com/lyhim
Westbrook gets the and 1 for 40 points on the night
https://streamable.com/o527d
Harden 28/10/1 (50% FG) and Russ 40/5/10 (42% FG) lead Rockets to comeback win after being 15 down at Half. 15-4 run in the Fourth
Bestbrook with the pull up heat check 3 to give him 35 on the night
https://streamable.com/94as8
Nets G/F David Nwaba has suffered a torn right Achilles tendon, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Nwaba has been emerging in Nets rotation before sudden injury tonight
http://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1207866733048074241
Lou Williams is unhappy about a foul call and subsequently gets ejected
https://streamable.com/nd3rp
Over the last 7 games, Russell Westbrook is averaging 29-9-7 on 50-30-90 (60% TS). Rockets need to continue to do what they're doing, and make sure Russ gets rest on back-to-backs going forward, bcuz if they can keep him producing at this level going into post-season, they have a really good shot.
LeBron shares his thoughts on Giannis making five three-pointers tonight
https://streamable.com/ugydu
The San Antonio Spurs (11-16) defeat the Brooklyn Nets (15-13) 118-105 behind Patty Mills' 27 points
Coming off an ankle injury, Anthony Davis just lodged 43 minutes in a loss against the Milwaukee Bucks and ended the game with 36 Points, 10 Rebounds, 3 Blocks and 5 Assists.
Patrick Beverley forces a turnover against James Harden
https://streamable.com/53ff4
Utah Jazz (17-11) defeat the Atlanta Hawks (6-23) 111 to 106, their 4th straight win
Harden upset with Russ after technical.
https://streamable.com/ef8kf
The Lakers bench scored a grand total of 4 points against the Bucks tonight. The Bucks bench? 34
Paul George pulls up in transition to put Clippers up 5
https://streamable.com/n671q
Rajon Rondo tonight: 2 points (1-3 FG), 3 assists, 5 turnovers, 3 fouls in 17 minutes
Westbrook gets the tough layup to fall
https://streamable.com/giol9
Players that have been injured at some point so far this season(27 games) for the Raptors: Siakam/Gasol/Ibaka/VanVleet/Lowry/OG/Powell/ McCaw/RHJ/Thomas/Johnson
Paul George drops Clint Capela, then hits Kawhi Leonard who finds Landry Shamet for three
https://streamable.com/kuu6f
Collin Sexton has the most career double digit scoring games of anyone in the 2018 Draft Class
During the 3 times the Rockets and Clippers have matched up this season, Patrick Beverley has managed to foul out of the game every single time.
Dwyane Wade on James Harden: "It’s undeniable that he’s one of the greatest to ever touch the basketball...Just the way that he's able to score the basketball...That’s why he’s getting hate, because we’ve never seen it like this before."
https://streamable.com/ielga
Curse of the 2019 NBA Finals. Since Game 1 of the finals, 26 players from both teams have missed time due to injury, or found themselves out of the league.
On May 30th 2019, the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors faced off in the 2019 NBA Finals. 33 players entered the arenas for their teams... and it immediately went to shit from there. Since the start of that series, almost all of those players have found themselves either injured or entirely out of the league. Obviously the basketball gods were demanding payment from the Warriors for their dynasty, while also being pissed off that a Canadian team was even in the finals. So here I present to you, the hitlist for the 2019 NBA Finals Curse.
Golden State Warriors
Kevon Looney - Suffered a collarbone cartilage fracture to start the finals, showed an incredible amount of heart and played through it. He then missed most of the start of this season with a combination of a hamstring strain and a neuropathic condition.
Klay Thompson - Injured himself during the finals and missed a game, then tore his ACL in the middle of a potentially legendary Game 6 Klay performance. Out for the entire season.
Kevin Durant - Snapped his achilles during game 5 of the finals, is now on the Nets bench with Kyrie. While being Kyrie's teammate may not be part of the curse, I'm sure KD thinks otherwise.
DeMarcus Cousins - Tore his ACL in the off-season after joining the Lakers. Has been hanging out on the Lakers bench all season chanting Taco Tuesday, and is not likely to play this season.
Jonas Jerebko - After the finals, Jerebko found himself in Europe and not in the NBA. Rough times ahead.
Andrew Bogut - Left for Austrailia, not sure what happens down there but he's definitely not in the league right now.
Andre Iguodala - He is stuck in Memphis, a fate worse than death. Definitely counts as out of the league. I'm not even sure if they have a team.
Shaun Livingston - After the finals he was waived by the Warriors, and chose to retire rather than risk the curse trying to give him an injury.
Quinn Cook - Started the 2019-2020 season nursing a sore left calf.
Jordan Bell - Started the 2019-2020 season with a calf strain, has also dealt with a shoulder strain putting him in and out of the lineup.
Steph Curry - Started this season by breaking his hand against the suns. Warriors are now in a freefall tank, Chase Center was built over an Indian Burial Ground.
Marcus Derrickson - Was on a two-way during the finals, and is now out of the league playing with Atlanta's G-League team.
Jacob Evans - Still on the Warriors but strained his left adductor 2 months ago, missed 3 weeks.
Draymond Green - The Warriors tank commander tore a ligament in his left index finger in November, has also banged up his heel and elbow this season. Along with this he has reported that his back hurts due to carrying the entire franchise in his backpack.
Damion Lee - Was on a two-way during the finals, and he broke his hand earlier this November. The gods do not care if you played a minute in the finals or not.
15/17 players on the Warriors roster for the finals have either suffered injuries causing them to miss time, or found themselves out of the league since the 2019 NBA finals.
Toronto Raptors
Jeremy Lin - After logging an unbelievable 51 seconds during the finals, he found himself out of the league and playing in China.
Jodie Meeks - Currently not signed to any roster
Eric Moreland - Spent the summer trying to get a long term contract, and now finds himself in China.
Jordan Lloyd - Got a contract in europe, left the league quickly to pay his price to the curse.
Patrick Mccaw - Sat out the start of the season up until earlier this week recovering from knee surgery. 3-peats are expensive.
Kawhi Leonard - Played with an overexterted leg during the finals, and has been dealing with a knee strain as well as his chronic condition all season so far. Can you load manage a curse?
Kyle Lowry - Played through an injured thumb during the finals which required surgery during the summer, fractured his thumb again during this season.
Serge Ibaka - Sprained his ankle gruesomely during the season, needs to eat more Bif Pinus
OG Anunoby - Did not play during the finals due to recovery from an appendix surgery. The gods chose to make this up by having Kawhi Leonard claw his eyes out early in the season.
Fred VanVleet - Bruised his knee last week, out indefinitely. Might need to have another baby.
Marc Gasol - Hamstring strain just recently, out for a number of weeks. The gods chose to strike him immediately after his hangover had worn off.
Norman Powell - Banged up his shoulder against the Pistons, likely to miss 20+ games with a similar injury to what he had last year.
Pascal Siakam - Groin strain against the Pistons as well, out indefinitely. Entire city of Toronto currently burying itself under mountains of snow.
13/16 Raptors players from the finals have either missed time due to injury or found themselves out of the league.
Out of the 33 players on these teams during the finals, 28 of them have been hit with the curse so far. Somewhere in LA Danny Green is shitting himself, waiting for the curse to catch up to him. (Someone put my boy Danny in bubble wrap please I don't want to lose him) This isn't even counting all the new players for both teams who also have been hit with some serious injury or another. I'm not sure what the hell is happening, someone help us. This curse is real.
https://twitter.com/TimBontemps/status/1207836608860479489
The Milwaukee Bucks (25-4) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (24-5) by the score of 111-104
Giannis Antetokounmpo with a pull triple on AD to force Lakers into a timeoutHighlights
https://streamable.com/vu1wi
Houston Rockets (19-9) defeat Los Angeles Clippers (21-9) by 122 - 117 with a season high 40 points from Russell Westbrook
Giannis drains it from deep
https://streamable.com/hq9fv
Doc Rivers on if the Clippers and Rockets don’t like each other: "No, it's just me and Austin."
https://streamable.com/v840q
"I wear this shit now" -GiannisHighlight
https://streamable.com/xt0fn
Giannis going right at Anthony Davis early in the game
https://streamable.com/93bqx
Giannis airballs the 3 but gets redemption on the next play down
https://streamable.com/mbzi5
Kevin Huerter whiffs the breakaway dunk
https://streamable.com/oe0m0
Santa takes a tumble at the Hawks game
https://streamable.com/jgcxd
Trae Young pulls up from deep in transition
https://streamable.com/xqbez
Giannis hits another three and Kostas Antetokounmpo smiles on the Lakers bench
https://streamable.com/qtw6m
Halftime : Giannis has exactly double of AD's PTS, REB, AST | Giannis : 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST | AD : 8 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST | Bucks defensive rotation is on point and they're doing a great job of protecting the rim.
Giannis pulls up from downtown after KCP plays good defence on him
https://streamable.com/vo8y2
DiVincenzo with a dime to Hill, who lays it in to put the Bucks up 17Highlights
https://streamable.com/p7fz4
Trae Young hits Donovan Mitchell with a nasty crossover and drains the three
https://streamable.com/j6hbj
Antetokounmpo Brothers exchange jerseys after the game
https://streamable.com/ja3gc
Patrick Beverley fouls out and Russell Westbrook waves him goodbye
Westbrook becomes the first Rockets player not named Harden to score 40 in a regular season game since 2011
Russell Westbrook tonight vs the Clippers: 40 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists including 12/13 from the line
Giannis against the Lakers: 34 PTS | 11 REB | 7 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 11/19 FG | 5/8 3PT | 7/10 FT | 4 TO | 32 MIN
Harden styles on PG and scores
https://streamable.com/ttx86
Harden hits the ridiculous clutch 3 over Shamet
https://streamable.com/j8tcz
Giannis had more threes made (5) than the Lakers bench had points (4)
Doc Rivers on Russell Westbrook getting 40 points: "We gave so much attention to Harden, we forgot about the other MVP on their team. You need to respect him, and play him the right way."
LeBron outlets it to AD from the jam over Giannis
https://streamable.com/6qxu4
"After Patrick Beverley got ejected, James Harden came over to you. Do you wish you didn’t do that?" Westbrook: "Why would I wish I didn’t do it?" Reporter: "You got a technical." Westbrook: "What else is new?"
https://streamable.com/lyhim
Westbrook gets the and 1 for 40 points on the night
https://streamable.com/o527d
Harden 28/10/1 (50% FG) and Russ 40/5/10 (42% FG) lead Rockets to comeback win after being 15 down at Half. 15-4 run in the Fourth
Bestbrook with the pull up heat check 3 to give him 35 on the night
https://streamable.com/94as8
Nets G/F David Nwaba has suffered a torn right Achilles tendon, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Nwaba has been emerging in Nets rotation before sudden injury tonight
http://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1207866733048074241
Lou Williams is unhappy about a foul call and subsequently gets ejected
https://streamable.com/nd3rp
Over the last 7 games, Russell Westbrook is averaging 29-9-7 on 50-30-90 (60% TS). Rockets need to continue to do what they're doing, and make sure Russ gets rest on back-to-backs going forward, bcuz if they can keep him producing at this level going into post-season, they have a really good shot.
LeBron shares his thoughts on Giannis making five three-pointers tonight
https://streamable.com/ugydu
The San Antonio Spurs (11-16) defeat the Brooklyn Nets (15-13) 118-105 behind Patty Mills' 27 points
Coming off an ankle injury, Anthony Davis just lodged 43 minutes in a loss against the Milwaukee Bucks and ended the game with 36 Points, 10 Rebounds, 3 Blocks and 5 Assists.
Patrick Beverley forces a turnover against James Harden
https://streamable.com/53ff4
Utah Jazz (17-11) defeat the Atlanta Hawks (6-23) 111 to 106, their 4th straight win
Harden upset with Russ after technical.
https://streamable.com/ef8kf
The Lakers bench scored a grand total of 4 points against the Bucks tonight. The Bucks bench? 34
Paul George pulls up in transition to put Clippers up 5
https://streamable.com/n671q
Rajon Rondo tonight: 2 points (1-3 FG), 3 assists, 5 turnovers, 3 fouls in 17 minutes
Westbrook gets the tough layup to fall
https://streamable.com/giol9
Players that have been injured at some point so far this season(27 games) for the Raptors: Siakam/Gasol/Ibaka/VanVleet/Lowry/OG/Powell/ McCaw/RHJ/Thomas/Johnson
Paul George drops Clint Capela, then hits Kawhi Leonard who finds Landry Shamet for three
https://streamable.com/kuu6f
Collin Sexton has the most career double digit scoring games of anyone in the 2018 Draft Class
During the 3 times the Rockets and Clippers have matched up this season, Patrick Beverley has managed to foul out of the game every single time.
Dwyane Wade on James Harden: "It’s undeniable that he’s one of the greatest to ever touch the basketball...Just the way that he's able to score the basketball...That’s why he’s getting hate, because we’ve never seen it like this before."
https://streamable.com/ielga
Curse of the 2019 NBA Finals. Since Game 1 of the finals, 26 players from both teams have missed time due to injury, or found themselves out of the league.
On May 30th 2019, the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors faced off in the 2019 NBA Finals. 33 players entered the arenas for their teams... and it immediately went to shit from there. Since the start of that series, almost all of those players have found themselves either injured or entirely out of the league. Obviously the basketball gods were demanding payment from the Warriors for their dynasty, while also being pissed off that a Canadian team was even in the finals. So here I present to you, the hitlist for the 2019 NBA Finals Curse.
Golden State Warriors
Kevon Looney - Suffered a collarbone cartilage fracture to start the finals, showed an incredible amount of heart and played through it. He then missed most of the start of this season with a combination of a hamstring strain and a neuropathic condition.
Klay Thompson - Injured himself during the finals and missed a game, then tore his ACL in the middle of a potentially legendary Game 6 Klay performance. Out for the entire season.
Kevin Durant - Snapped his achilles during game 5 of the finals, is now on the Nets bench with Kyrie. While being Kyrie's teammate may not be part of the curse, I'm sure KD thinks otherwise.
DeMarcus Cousins - Tore his ACL in the off-season after joining the Lakers. Has been hanging out on the Lakers bench all season chanting Taco Tuesday, and is not likely to play this season.
Jonas Jerebko - After the finals, Jerebko found himself in Europe and not in the NBA. Rough times ahead.
Andrew Bogut - Left for Austrailia, not sure what happens down there but he's definitely not in the league right now.
Andre Iguodala - He is stuck in Memphis, a fate worse than death. Definitely counts as out of the league. I'm not even sure if they have a team.
Shaun Livingston - After the finals he was waived by the Warriors, and chose to retire rather than risk the curse trying to give him an injury.
Quinn Cook - Started the 2019-2020 season nursing a sore left calf.
Jordan Bell - Started the 2019-2020 season with a calf strain, has also dealt with a shoulder strain putting him in and out of the lineup.
Steph Curry - Started this season by breaking his hand against the suns. Warriors are now in a freefall tank, Chase Center was built over an Indian Burial Ground.
Marcus Derrickson - Was on a two-way during the finals, and is now out of the league playing with Atlanta's G-League team.
Jacob Evans - Still on the Warriors but strained his left adductor 2 months ago, missed 3 weeks.
Draymond Green - The Warriors tank commander tore a ligament in his left index finger in November, has also banged up his heel and elbow this season. Along with this he has reported that his back hurts due to carrying the entire franchise in his backpack.
Damion Lee - Was on a two-way during the finals, and he broke his hand earlier this November. The gods do not care if you played a minute in the finals or not.
15/17 players on the Warriors roster for the finals have either suffered injuries causing them to miss time, or found themselves out of the league since the 2019 NBA finals.
Toronto Raptors
Jeremy Lin - After logging an unbelievable 51 seconds during the finals, he found himself out of the league and playing in China.
Jodie Meeks - Currently not signed to any roster
Eric Moreland - Spent the summer trying to get a long term contract, and now finds himself in China.
Jordan Lloyd - Got a contract in europe, left the league quickly to pay his price to the curse.
Patrick Mccaw - Sat out the start of the season up until earlier this week recovering from knee surgery. 3-peats are expensive.
Kawhi Leonard - Played with an overexterted leg during the finals, and has been dealing with a knee strain as well as his chronic condition all season so far. Can you load manage a curse?
Kyle Lowry - Played through an injured thumb during the finals which required surgery during the summer, fractured his thumb again during this season.
Serge Ibaka - Sprained his ankle gruesomely during the season, needs to eat more Bif Pinus
OG Anunoby - Did not play during the finals due to recovery from an appendix surgery. The gods chose to make this up by having Kawhi Leonard claw his eyes out early in the season.
Fred VanVleet - Bruised his knee last week, out indefinitely. Might need to have another baby.
Marc Gasol - Hamstring strain just recently, out for a number of weeks. The gods chose to strike him immediately after his hangover had worn off.
Norman Powell - Banged up his shoulder against the Pistons, likely to miss 20+ games with a similar injury to what he had last year.
Pascal Siakam - Groin strain against the Pistons as well, out indefinitely. Entire city of Toronto currently burying itself under mountains of snow.
13/16 Raptors players from the finals have either missed time due to injury or found themselves out of the league.
Out of the 33 players on these teams during the finals, 28 of them have been hit with the curse so far. Somewhere in LA Danny Green is shitting himself, waiting for the curse to catch up to him. (Someone put my boy Danny in bubble wrap please I don't want to lose him) This isn't even counting all the new players for both teams who also have been hit with some serious injury or another. I'm not sure what the hell is happening, someone help us. This curse is real.
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Pick up the phone and call Mitch McConnells office. | Tell them we want a FAIR trial that includes witnesses. 71% of Americans & 64% of republicans support this. |
(202) 224-2541
(502) 582-6304
https://twitter.com/Indivisible_KY3/status/1207672261844570113
(502) 582-6304
https://twitter.com/Indivisible_KY3/status/1207672261844570113
In 2020, we're going to take back the Senate. We need to flip just four seats to win the majority—and competitive races are shaping up all over the map.
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/swing-us-senate-left?refcode=tw_20191219_sen
The Oldest Forest in the World Has Been Discovered in a New York Quarry: The fossilized roots, which date 386 million years, shed light on Earth’s first forests and the enormous effect they had on global climate and ecology.
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(19)31569-6
The impeached President of the United States just mocked a congresswoman mourning the death of her husband who was a long time congressman by saying that he was probably in hell right now. This is our timeline.
https://theweek.com/speedreads/885258/rep-debbie-dingell-says-trumps-comments-about-husband-brought-down-way-never-imagine
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-appears-to-suggest-late-husband-of-rep-debbie-dingell-is-in-hell-after-she-votes-for-impeachment
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-appears-to-suggest-late-husband-of-rep-debbie-dingell-is-in-hell-after-she-votes-for-impeachment
No Acquittal For Trump: Trump Is Forever Impeached: Nancy Pelosi won’t send the articles of impeachment to the Senate until she feels they’ll get a fair hearing. This means Trump WILL NOT BE ACQUITTED. It's the "We won't fill a Supreme Court seat in an election year" version of impeachment.
Now instead all headlines are "TrumpImpeached" and any response from
the Senate happens when Pelosi decides. She completely yanked the
narrative away from the GOP and it's hilarious. No fast acquittal. Simply, Trump Impeached Forever.
Then we might as well introduce more articles of impeachment while we wait
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3a8z5w/nancy-pelosi-just-made-a-major-impeachment-power-play
Foreign Emoluments
Domestic Emoluments
Campaign Finance Violations
Charity Fraud
Bribery
Extortion
Unregistered Foreign Agency
Moneylaundering
Nepotism
Tax evasion
Bank fraud
Acting as an unregistered foreign agent
Conspiracy against the United States
Kidnapping, False Imprisonment, Crimes Against Humanity
There was an article that said they’re gonna have another inquiry based on the Mueller Report:
https://lawandcrime.com/impeachment/dems-tells-federal-court-muellers-secret-grand-jury-materials-could-lead-to-second-impeachment/
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House Democrats told a federal court on Monday that they will continue impeachment investigations into President Donald Trump after the scheduled vote on articles of impeachment later this week.
In a 66-page filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, attorneys for congressional investigators led by House General Counsel Douglas N. Letter vowed that Democrats on the Judiciary Committee would continue their impeachment inquiry into whether Trump committed obstruction of justice–regardless of the outcome of the House’s current “narrow impeachment” process premised on the president withholding military aid to the Ukraine in an apparent scheme to obtain an investigation into Joe Biden‘s son.
The Judiciary Committee’s separate impeachment investigation is based on the findings contained in the report on election interference and obstruction of justice produced by former special counsel Robert Mueller. According to Letter, Judiciary Committee Democrats are determined to obtain additional grand jury materials produced in the course of Mueller’s investigation that the Department of Justice has been just as determined to keep under judicial lock-and-key.
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Then we might as well introduce more articles of impeachment while we wait
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3a8z5w/nancy-pelosi-just-made-a-major-impeachment-power-play
Foreign Emoluments
Domestic Emoluments
Campaign Finance Violations
Charity Fraud
Bribery
Extortion
Unregistered Foreign Agency
Moneylaundering
Nepotism
Tax evasion
Bank fraud
Acting as an unregistered foreign agent
Conspiracy against the United States
Kidnapping, False Imprisonment, Crimes Against Humanity
There was an article that said they’re gonna have another inquiry based on the Mueller Report:
https://lawandcrime.com/impeachment/dems-tells-federal-court-muellers-secret-grand-jury-materials-could-lead-to-second-impeachment/
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House Democrats told a federal court on Monday that they will continue impeachment investigations into President Donald Trump after the scheduled vote on articles of impeachment later this week.
In a 66-page filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, attorneys for congressional investigators led by House General Counsel Douglas N. Letter vowed that Democrats on the Judiciary Committee would continue their impeachment inquiry into whether Trump committed obstruction of justice–regardless of the outcome of the House’s current “narrow impeachment” process premised on the president withholding military aid to the Ukraine in an apparent scheme to obtain an investigation into Joe Biden‘s son.
The Judiciary Committee’s separate impeachment investigation is based on the findings contained in the report on election interference and obstruction of justice produced by former special counsel Robert Mueller. According to Letter, Judiciary Committee Democrats are determined to obtain additional grand jury materials produced in the course of Mueller’s investigation that the Department of Justice has been just as determined to keep under judicial lock-and-key.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
This is the pile of House-passed bills, 90% bipartisan, dead on Mitch McConnell’s desk in the Senate #LegislativeGraveyard
https://twitter.com/SenWhitehouse/status/1207312222441136128
President Due Process urged the death penalty for people who invoke the Whistleblower statute
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-09-26/trump-at-private-breakfast-who-gave-the-whistle-blower-the-information-because-thats-almost-a-spy
In case you have forgotten, President Due Process also urged police to bang arrested suspects' heads against car doors
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/07/28/trump-tells-police-not-to-worry-about-injuring-suspects-during-arrests/
President Due Process urged forms of torture "a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding" against persons suspected of terrorism
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
And President Due Process has denied thousands of illegal immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, student visa holders, worker visa holders, legal immigrants, temporary residents, permanent residents, US citizens born in other countries, ACTUAL US CITIZENS WHO WERE BORN IN THE US, etc, DUE PROCESS, instead ordering ICE to cage and/or deport anybody and everybody WITHOUT DUE PROCESS who appeared to be Latin American, African-descent, Asian-descent, Middle Eastern descent, etc.
In case you have forgotten, President Due Process also urged police to bang arrested suspects' heads against car doors
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/07/28/trump-tells-police-not-to-worry-about-injuring-suspects-during-arrests/
President Due Process urged forms of torture "a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding" against persons suspected of terrorism
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
And President Due Process has denied thousands of illegal immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, student visa holders, worker visa holders, legal immigrants, temporary residents, permanent residents, US citizens born in other countries, ACTUAL US CITIZENS WHO WERE BORN IN THE US, etc, DUE PROCESS, instead ordering ICE to cage and/or deport anybody and everybody WITHOUT DUE PROCESS who appeared to be Latin American, African-descent, Asian-descent, Middle Eastern descent, etc.
News Dump | This is an historic day. By tonight we will be living under the leadership of an impeached President.
Democrats in Trump country put principle ahead of politics | In impeachment vote, moderate Democrats are almost unanimously coming down on the side of upholding the Constitution
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/12/18/opinion/democrats-trump-country-put-principle-ahead-politics/
In the first lawsuit of its kind, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Dell, and Tesla are being sued on behalf of 14 Congolese families whose children were killed or permanently injured while illegally mining cobalt for electronics made by these companies
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bvg8n8/first-lawsuit-of-its-kind-accuses-big-tech-of-profiting-from-child-labor-in-cobalt-mines
One of New Zealand's wealthiest businessmen, Sir Ron Brierley, arrested at Sydney airport & charged with possession of child pornography
https://7news.com.au/politics/law-and-order/sir-ron-brierley-arrested-at-sydney-airport-charged-with-possession-of-child-pornography-c-611431
A shitstain New York state judge illegally dismissed the indictment against Paul Manafort brought by Manhattan DA’s office. The judge illegally dismissed the indictment on non-applicable double jeopardy grounds. The hearing was 90 seconds long and the judge didn’t explain decision. It will be appealed ASAP.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/18/judge-dismisses-new-york-state-criminal-charges-against-paul-manafort.html
Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Closing New York's Double Jeopardy Loophole, Authorizing the State to Prosecute Individuals Pardoned By a President
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-legislation-closing-new-yorks-double-jeopardy-loophole-authorizing-state
Now, she says — wait for it — “You don’t have to take it, but it’s available to you if you want it. The choice is yours.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/18/did-medicare-for-all-lose-already/
DHS Was Finally Getting Serious About Cybersecurity. Then Came Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2019/12/18/america-cybersecurity-homeland-security-trump-nielsen-070149
Stephen King Vows Effort to Defeat Maine Democratic Congressman If He Doesn't Vote for Both Trump Articles of Impeachment
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/18/stephen-king-vows-effort-defeat-maine-democratic-congressman-if-he-doesnt-vote-both?cd-origin=rss
A Lou Dobbs Guest Compared Trump's Very Normal Letter to the Gettysburg Address. It's times like these that you remember these people don't actually give a shit about anything. It's a political movement based on low-quality trolling.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a30269770/trump-letter-gettysburg-address-lou-dobbs-fox-business/
Obama Says Women are 'Indisputably Better' Leaders Than Men — and Old Men Should Get Out of the Way: "I'm absolutely confident," he said, "that for two years if every nation on earth was run by women, you would see a significant improvement across the board on just about everything"
https://people.com/politics/barack-obama-says-women-better-leaders-than-men/
A top Pentagon intelligence official will soon leave the building, the fourth key defense official to announce their resignation within a week. Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Kari Bingen will leave in January. Her departure was first reported by Politico. | Her announced departure follows three others within seven days: the Dec. 12 notification that top Asia policy official Randall Schriver would leave after two years on the job; the Dec. 13 announcement that top official in charge of personnel and readiness Jimmy Stewart had resigned after a little over a year on the job; and on Tuesday Defense News reported that Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency leader Steven Walker will leave in January for a private sector job.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/475114-fourth-pentagon-official-announces-resignation-within-week
Three years into Trump's presidency, DOD is bleeding senior policymakers faster than it can replace them--an exodus that many blame on a toxic work environment created by John Rood, the department's top policy official. My latest
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/12/18/pentagon-policy-chief-john-rood-under-fire-senior-officials-leave/
Portland leaders failed to fully deliver on promises they made to voters as they implemented arts, cannabis, affordable housing, and street repair programs funded by voter-approved taxes and bond measures, according to a city auditor’s report released early Tuesday. | City leaders, for example, promised to use cannabis tax revenues to pay for drug and alcohol education and treatment, public safety, and to support for neighborhood small businesses. In reality, nearly 80% of the tax revenue was spent on public safety in each of the first two years, the audit found. None of the funds went to drug and alcohol treatment during one year.
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/12/audit-portland-city-council-fell-short-on-promises-to-voters-on-recent-tax-bond-measures.html
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditservices/article/749724
Trump critics launch super PAC to help reelect Congressman Justin Amash
https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2019/12/trump-critics-launch-super-pac-to-help-reelect-congressman-justin-amash.html
This is happening now. @realDonaldTrump’s campaign staged a protest at my office. They even bussed in protestors and organizers. I refuse to be intimidated, I will do what is right. Please contribute to help me fight back:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/1219social?refcode=20191218_1
Germany Is Hiring 600 Police and Intelligence Agents to Hunt Down Neo-Nazis
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/g5xpdj/germany-is-hiring-600-police-and-intelligence-agents-to-hunt-down-neo-nazis
Australia registers hottest day in recorded history. Outback towns become some of warmest places on Earth as report details season of unprecedented fire risk. | 'An Unthinkable and Unlivable Reality': Australia Sees Hottest Day on Record as National Average Temperature Hits 105.6°F | "We are in a climate emergency," said meteorologist Eric Holthaus.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-hottest-day-record-bushfire-climate-change-spring-bom-a9251101.html
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/18/unthinkable-and-unlivable-reality-australia-sees-hottest-day-record-national-average
Earth's Magnetic North Pole Keeps Moving Towards Siberia at a Mysteriously Fast Pace
https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-s-magnetic-north-pole-is-drifting-towards-siberia-at-a-mysteriously-rapid-pace
EU ministers opt to continue overfishing, despite 2020 deadline
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/18/eu-ministers-opt-to-continue-overfishing-despite-2020-deadline?
Jailed Uighur activist's daughter receives EU top rights prize. Ilham Tohti is serving a life sentence after Beijing accused him of trying to promote separatism. Thousands of Uighur Muslims are thought to be in concentration camps in China's Xinjiang province.
https://www.dw.com/en/jailed-uighur-activists-daughter-receives-eu-top-rights-prize/a-51719948
UN peacekeepers 'fathered hundreds of children in Haiti mission', report says
https://news.sky.com/story/un-peacekeepers-fathered-hundreds-of-children-in-haiti-mission-report-says-11889570
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Greek Royal Tombs Dating Back 3,500 Years
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/17/789142592/archaeologists-discover-ancient-greek-royal-tombs-dating-back-3-500-years
This is a troubling and incredible piece of investigative journalism by @lawfareblog about a massive media operation with ties to Russia that is building a huge distribution network on Youtube and facebook:
https://twitter.com/ianbassin/status/1207381720493776897
The Biggest Social Media Operation You’ve Never Heard Of Is Run Out of Cyprus by Russians | What the heck is TheSoul Publishing? I’m still honestly not sure. Here’s what I do know: Measured in terms of views and subscribers, it had the third-largest reach of any group of entertainment channels on YouTube in November—outranked only by Disney and WarnerMedia. It is run by Russian nationals and based in and managed from Cyprus, with U.S. operations housed in a shared work space in New York. It funds itself with ad revenues from YouTube and Google worth tens of millions of dollars. And in 2018, it purchased a small suite of Facebook advertisements targeting U.S. citizens on political issues—and it made those purchases in rubles. | TheSoul is a web publishing company that distributes its content across a range of YouTube channels. The more popular channels—like 5-Minute Crafts, Bright Side, 5-Minute Crafts Kids, 5-Minute Crafts Girly, 7-Second Riddles and 5-Minute Magic—post multiple times a day and, according to publicly available information found on YouTube, have uploaded more than 1,000 videos each since their creation. The company’s website boasts 140 YouTube channels and 70 Facebook pages. I have been able to identify 35 YouTube channels and 25 Facebook pages that identify connections with TheSoul Publishing. Asked about the discrepancy, a representative of the company confirms that these are all of the English-language sites but says the company also runs channels in several other languages, including Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Korean and Japanese. The oldest of the YouTube channels I have seen was created in 2016; the oldest Facebook page dates from 2015. TheSoul’s numbers are undeniably impressive. Its largest channels have millions of subscribers and billions of views, according to information publicly available on the YouTube channels themselves. As of Dec. 16, 2019, 5-Minute Crafts had more than 62.8 million subscribers, and a total of 16,648,886,677 views; Bright Side had more than 32.3 million subscribers and 6,286,157,368 views. According to Tubular Labs, a company that provides insights into metrics for each brand creator, in November 2019, TheSoul Publishing had the third most views of any media and entertainment creator on YouTube and Facebook, behind only the Walt Disney Company and WarnerMedia. In October, it was fourth. And in November, 5-Minute Crafts was the second most viewed of any media and entertainment channel. This is all especially impressive because I have been unable to identify any YouTube channels associated with TheSoul Publishing that were created before 2016. According to the information found on its various YouTube channels, 5-Minute Crafts began Nov. 15, 2016, while Bright Side began March 15, 2017. The majority of TheSoul Publishing’s channels were created in 2018 and 2019, according to an examination of 35 of its sites. TheSoul isn’t only on YouTube. It has also built an enormous Facebook presence—which is impressive given that the pages I have examined were all developed after 2015 and thus have had only a few years to attract an audience. For example, Bright Side, whose Facebook presence claims to have begun in June 2004—Facebook’s transparency measures put the start date on July 2, 2015—has more than 44 million followers. By contrast, the New York Times’s Facebook page has a comparatively paltry 16 million followers. Lawfare’s meager Facebook page has just over 24,000 followers. | If you’ve never heard of TheSoul, you’re not alone. The company has built its online empire in relative obscurity. Public coverage of the company in English has been sporadic. In September 2019, Time magazine raved over the company’s traffic and described the “bizarre” content posted by 5-Minute Crafts. Vox likewise posted an article in November 2018 characterizing the channel’s content as “cringey” and “peculiar.” Forbes has noted the lightning-fast rise of TheSoul Publishing and its remarkable traffic, contrasting the apparently anodyne videos with dire-sounding concerns over Russian election interference: “So just what are those Trump loving, Hillary hating Russians promoting ad nauseam on Facebook to fool Americans into voting the way Vladimir Putin wants?” the Forbes article asks, before showing a lengthy video compilation of TheSoul’s crafting suggestions. TheSoul Publishing grew out of a company called AdMe, the company confirms, which began in 2004 in Kazan, Russia. AdMe was focused on digital advertising and content distribution. In 2016, its founders moved operations to Cyprus. In the summer of 2018, TheSoul opened a U.S.-based entity and a U.K. entity, which is currently managed from Cyprus. Earlier this year, the company incorporated another U.K. entity, the company confirms. The Cyprus headquarters owns and manages all of TheSoul Publishing’s operations worldwide, the company says, and any legal entity that has been set up elsewhere is simply created to support the overall business. | Data acquired using Facebook’s transparency measures identifies none of the account administrators for these pages as based in the United States. Instead, by and large, across all pages, most administrators are listed as residing in Cyprus or Russia, with some located in a smattering of other countries—including former Soviet bloc countries such as Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Romania and Ukraine, as well as incongruous locales such as El Salvador.
https://www.lawfareblog.com/biggest-social-media-operation-youve-never-heard-run-out-cyprus-russians
Tulsi Gabbard, who has been skeptical of impeachment, did not show up for the first four votes today - and her office hasn’t told @byrdinator if she will show up for vote on the articles
https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1207384260673454082
Beto O'Rourke's 2020 focus: flipping the Texas House
https://www.texastribune.org/2019/12/17/beto-orourkes-2020-focus-flipping-texas-house/
Agency says it will review Trump Jr.’s sheep hunt in Mongolia
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/agency-says-it-will-review-trump-jr-s-sheep-hunt-in-mongolia
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy restores voting rights for 80,000 on probation or parole | The state will now create a "clean slate" expungement for residents who have not committed an offense in 10 years and who have not been convicted of the "most serious" crimes. The bill also requires that low-level marijuana convictions be sealed at the disposition of the case, so those convictions cannot be used in the future.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jersey-gov-phil-murphy-restores-voting-rights-80000/story?id=67806071
A federal appeals court ruled that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate provision was unconstitutional but punted on deciding whether the rest of the landmark health-care law should be tossed out.
https://khn.org/morning-breakout/aca-individual-mandate-ruled-unconstitutional-but-appeals-court-does-not-invalidate-health-law/
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/475186-appeals-court-strikes-obamacare-mandate-sends-case-back-to-lower-court
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/18/court-finds-obamacare-mandate-unconstitutional-sends-case-back-to-lower-court-087389
California will appeal ruling directly to the Supreme Court, per AG spokeswoman, regarding appeals court saying Obamacare individual mandate is unconstitutional
The Oxford Gazette started in 1665 by order of King Charles II. That year, he lived in Oxford to avoid the plague in London. This issue reported 281 deaths that week; the final death toll was 100,000. In 1666, the king returned to London & the paper became The London Gazette.
https://twitter.com/Newseum/status/1207426823086333953
The USDA listed Wakanda, the home of Marvel's Black Panther, as a free trade partner in a tariff tracker on its website. They took it off after we asked why it was listed. Still waiting for an answer from USDA.
https://twitter.com/PhilMcCausland/status/1207386657550479361
The Defense Department’s senior adviser for international cooperation earlier this week left the Pentagon, marking the fifth top official in seven days to leave or announce their departure. Amb. Tina Kaidanow, a long-time State Department official who began working in her Pentagon role in September 2018, resigned on Dec. 16, the Pentagon confirmed. Defense News first reported her departure.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/475205-fifth-pentagon-official-announces-resignation-in-seven-days
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Impeachment debate.....
This is necessary. You can't set a precedent where the president can interfere in an upcoming election without consequences. I thank the House for doing their job here and this is what we wanted when we voted in 2018.
Kind of conspicuous that the Rs are complaining about access to committee materials but not a word about the unprecedented blanket denial of relevant documents by the WH.
In the coverage of impeachment, I worry punditry is outpacing reporting. And I worry some in the political establishment and the press underestimate the seriousness with which many American voters are approaching this presidency.
https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1207155004454273025
It's remarkable how no moderate Republicans are even tempted to vote for Trump's impeachment. Even members who are often conflicted about hard-right Republican legislation, or those who are retiring and have nothing to lose by doing the right thing, appear to have no qualms voting against this.
2016 - Trump wins
2018 - Dems win back the House
You're seeing the ultimate consequences of both today. Elections matter.
The Minority called Jonathan Turley, Gordon Sondland, Volker, Morrison, etc. They called Volker and Morrison but when their testimony supported the whistleblower, the Republicans denied they called them as witnesses
C-Span caller: Let me quote the Bible then proceed to forget the verse halfway through.
"This isn't about siding with your team. I didn't swear an oath to defend a political party. I took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America." - Jim McGovern
So, we're half an hour in, and the Republicans' tactics so far involve:
- motioning to adjourn
- filing the first of what I'm sure will be many fake resolutions
Barbara Lee was the only vote against the use of force authorization in Afghanistan, stating then she feared it would result in an endless war. She was also one of the few to vote against the Iraq war. She's right, a lot.
For the rest of my life, I will never forgive the Republican party for what they are doing now. They are not using facts. They are using talking points hand fed to them for Hannity, Limbaugh, and "journalists" from ClownHall, Breitbart, Daily Wire. It's almost like they are living in a different reality, and world. Obama was 100% right in his interview with Letterman on the Netflix special.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/28/politics/barack-obama-media-climate/index.html
The House committees gave Trump/ The White House all the time and opportunities to come clean, clear the smoke, come testify. But Trump refused, and told everyone to not cooperate.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/473443-white-house-tells-democrats-it-wont-cooperate-in-impeachment-hearings
CNN needs to stop with this "Its a sad day for this nation" no its amazing we are going to see someone who spent over 70 years of his life never having any consequences for his actions be held to account and it will be a glorious sight to see his reaction. Much like a child who has been told no for the first time in its life, he will throw a tantrum and he will make it ever more clear why he is not fit for office, damaging the GOP ever more as they will have to justify all that much more why they are saving him. I do not want Trump to accept the fact that he is impeached, I want him to claim either that it did not happen or that it is illegitimate or anything that can stir up his base because that is what will hurt the GOP the most and push away those who are not his direct extreme base.
It's not too early for Christmas carols is it?
🎶Donald got run over by impeachment... tweeting from the White House Christmas Eve...you might think there's no such thing as justice... but as for U S House Reps, we believe
He'd been watchin' too much Fox news...and we begged him not to tweet...but he forgot his medication, and stumbled out the White House to the street 🎵
Notice how Republicans cry over Donald Trump not getting his 'due process' in this endeavour, but don't have a tear to shed Trump's attempts to deprive Joe Biden and his son of the same. To clarify, these are the basic due process rights I'm referring to:
- An unbiased tribunal aka House/Senate hearings, official request for DoJ and State Department to investigate (as opposed to a tribunal of Trump and Giuliani)
- Notice of the proposed action and the grounds asserted for it (versus hidden efforts to compel Ukraine with no justification)
- Opportunity to present reasons why the proposed action should not be taken (no opportunity for Biden and Biden to do the same)
- The right to present evidence, including the right to call witnesses (in the Ukraine, there have been instances of a defendant’s counsel being forcibly removed from the courtroom, documents seized and attorney-client privilege shredded)
- The right to know opposing evidence (he hidden investigations would avoid the Bidens gaining this information before it was dumped on the media)
- The right to cross-examine adverse witnesses (see above, and that is if this reached a trial at all)
- A decision based exclusively on the evidence presented (a decision based exclusively on its benefit to Trump)
- Opportunity to be represented by counsel (see above)
- Requirement that the committees/doj/state department/et prepares a record of the evidence presented (see above)
- Requirement that the committees/doj/state department/et prepares written findings of fact and reasons for its decision (do you expect that from Trump?)
For the Republican complaints, they fail to realize the hypocrisy. What Trump tried to do to Biden was criminal.
We know the "investigations" were code for an announcement of an investigation to trigger a blitz of negative free negative PR sinking Biden's campaign.
The extremely junior congressperson Elissa Slotkim just schooled the Republican House Leader and national disgrace Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy rambled and lied for 10 minutes trying to dodge the simple question: did Trump do anything wrong? It was a humiliating sycophantic mess. Then it was bookended by Slotkin answering every question candidly, truthfully, and precisely. The Democrats' least experienced member is making the Republicans' most senior Rep look like a corrupt and dishonest clown.
There's two main reasons why the Republicans are pulling these bullshit motions:
- They want this to be a miserable experience for viewers. They know they are selling out their country today and the last thing they want is an audience.
- They want to bully out any dissenting Republicans. If anyone votes against the party on these early votes then they have time to threaten them before the actual impeachment vote. Also, psychologically, it encourages members to continually swear their allegiance to the R party which is a way of keeping them in line.
Clinton and Nixon both offered public apologies to the nation before impeachment vote. Trump? Another day of rage, maybe even break his 123 twitter record today.
The minority witness rule explained, and why it might be irrelevant for impeachment: But how the Republicans have portrayed House Rule XI, clause 2(j)(1) isn’t exactly correct. Most importantly, the rule doesn’t grant the minority their own day for minority-called witnesses to testify. In fact, this accommodation process has already occurred during the first House Judiciary impeachment hearing when the Republican request for Professor Jonathan Turley to testify was granted without formally invoking the minority witness rule.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2019/12/12/the-minority-witness-rule-explained-and-why-it-might-be-irrelevant-for-impeachment/
- During one of the House Committee hearings, the Democratic majority and Republic minority were able to call esteemed Constitutional Scholars
- Democrats got 3, Republicans got 1
- All four could arguably be considered "liberal" scholars, including, as Republican's have personally stated, their "liberal" scholar Johnathan Turley
- During and throughout the hearing, three of the constitutional scholars agreed that the President committed impeachable defenses
- Turley, being the outlier, disagreed and said that he believes the process has been going too quickly and thinks the President should not impeached
Strictly, from an empirical standpoint, these are four greatly esteemed scholars, where 3/4 believe the President can and should be impeached, where as the 1/4 believe he shouldn't. This is objectively indisputable. Republicans are gaslighting and grandstanding throughout this entire process, and they need to be called out on it. Really, any elected representative that gaslights, tells a lie and is clearly grandstanding should be called out and reprimanded.
Mick Mulvaney flat out admitted on live TV that there was a quid pro quo... if the Republicans had a spine they would be demanding he testify.
"Whereas Adam Schiff stole the ranking members stapler. It was a nice stapler. It was a red matte finish Swingline. It had Jordan written on some masking tape on the top. Whereas he laughed when we asked about the stapler."
The whole "They wanted to impeach him since day one" argument is inane because HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IMPEACHED FROM DAY 1. Most people knew he was a fucking game show con man before he ever entered the race. Such a person should have never been considered for the office, and the Republicans failed America the second they lined up behind him.
“They wanted to impeach him before he even took office” I love how the GOP act like they didn’t already have a plan to impeach Hillary when they thought she was going to win.
1776-1974 One impeachment.
1974-2019 Three impeachments.
Democrats investigate Trump using Republicans own House rules...Republicans cry about due process
Trump provides zero due process to the Bidens or DNC etc, breaks the law extorting a sham investigation from the Ukraine...Republicans totally silent
I wish one of the Democrats in the House would tackle this claim from the Republicans that the President was treated unfairly and not given due process during this investigation of the facts, by asking if these same Republicans also believe that the Biden family was afforded fair and due process when the President requested that a foreign country investigate them alongside his personal attorney and the Attorney General, aka his other personal attorney (who ultimately denied knowing anything about it). At what point during this sham investigation of "Burisma" would the Biden's have any opportunity to present their defense, and why was it at all necessary as a condition for the Ukrainian President to publicly announce this investigation if the President cared only about the truth and not harming Biden's reputation with the American people? I know it's a futile effort when the Republicans have mastered the art of spoken Cirque de Soleil, but it should still be said on the record for the viewers at home to think about.
A point about C-SPAN callers. These people may be absolutely insane, but they vote. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. They mistakenly believe they understand the world and they vote accordingly. They have the motivation, the time, and the misguided anger to get them to the polls. There needs to be 2-3 of us for every one of them at the polls. Are you in a safe blue state? VOTE. In an impossible-to-change red state? VOTE. Are you alive? VOTE. Are you out of state/country? MAIL-IN VOTE. Bring your friends. Bring your relatives. Bring strangers. This is the only way we convince the world we aren't a nation of C-SPAN callers. Do your duty.
Republicans: "This isn't fair because we didn't impeach Obama when we dreamed that he committed a crime." That sounds like a YOU problem.
Very believable, in fact. You violated your oath of office. You have invited foreign interference in our election (again) and have allowed Russian money to influence our policies, as long as it benefits YOU.
https://twitter.com/thehowie/status/1207278296687370240
Impeachment is a horrible and solemn outcome. We should never have to impeach a POTUS. But there really is no choice, when that POTUS does not even have the insight to know what he has done wrong. You can not enrich yourself at the public's expense.
https://twitter.com/thehowie/status/1207278679782547457
And here's Lindsey Graham, who would become one of the House impeachment managers in the Senate trial: "Let it be said that any president who cheats our institutions shall be impeached."
https://twitter.com/SteveKornacki/status/1207364070804017152
Abuse of power is indeed an impeachable offense. From the HJC evidentiary report, which the Republicans have chosen to completely ignore today, for whatever reason: To the founding generation, abuse of power was a specific, well-defined offense. It occurs when a President exercises the powers of his office to obtain an improper personal benefit while injuring and ignoring the national interest. The evidence shows that President Trump leveraged his office to solicit and pressure Ukraine for a personal favor. This unquestionably constitutes an impeachable offense, but the first article of impeachment also identifies two aggravating factors. When President Trump asked President Zelensky for a favor, he did so at the expense of both our national security and the integrity of our elections.
https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20191216/CRPT-116hrpt346.pdf
Johnson: Trump doesn't think he can win an election fair and square, so he's trying to cheat
Clay Higgins scares me is the kind of guy to "jokingly" suggest that people with guns "resist" the Democrats if Trump is impeached and/or removed and/or loses re-election. He is a diehard MAGA zombie that threatens our very democracy and free society.
Jerry Nadler reminds "Democrats want to undo the elections!" Republicans that if Trump is impeached and removed, Mike Pence would be President, not Hillary Clinton. To which a cluster of Republicans on the floor started cheering.
Hours of floor speeches are an inspiring reminder that in America, truly anyone can grow up to become a member of Congress
Republican Rep. Steve King argued that Biden was not actually Trump's opponent, since he is in a giant primary against other Democrats and is "running third in that race." Biden has led in national polls since he entered the race.
King also misstated the timeline of Biden's pressure on Ukraine to fire the prosecutor, suggesting Biden went to Ukraine at some point in mid- or late 2016. The relevant visit was in December 2015. And King wrongly suggested Obama authorized only "blankets and MREs" for Ukraine.
Classic @RepJerryNadler: Hearing a lot from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, except for a defense. Because his [Trump’s] conduct is indefensible.
https://twitter.com/JoyceWhiteVance/status/1207359373120622592
Doug Collins (R) Georgia introducing the GOP like it's a game show...
Moreover, with respect to election interference, the President’s entire intelligence community had already concluded that Russia was responsible for interfering in the 2016 election and, as President Trump’s former Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert made clear, the idea of Ukraine hacking the DNC server was “not only a conspiracy theory, it is completely debunked.”
https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20191216/CRPT-116hrpt346.pdf
Republicans: This process is too fast!
Also republicans: This process has been going on for years!
"Politicians worry about the next election. Statesmen worry about the next generation."
Just a reminder for you in Iowa-4: J.D. Scholten is running against Steve King
https://ballotpedia.org/J.D._Scholten
"When he separated babies on the border I didn't move to impeach" - Her point is countering the Republican narrative that Democrats have been trying to do this all along.
Obama Obama Obama Obama
Hillary Hillary Hillary Hillary
Biden Biden Biden Biden
Not one single defense of Trump's actions. But Trump is Jesus and the impeachment is as big as the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Ah yea, thousands of Americans dying in an unprovoked attack by a foreign nation is exactly the same as a lawfully elected House of Representatives merely impeaching a criminal responsible for attacking the entire planet. Impeachment is just like surprise attacking a naval base early on a Sunday. Got it.
The projection is so painful to listen to. You'd swear the Republicans were talking about the Republicans.
All Democratic candidates should say they're now accepting assistance from all foreign administrations. Just want to see how the Republicans handle that one.
While Democrats are impeaching, Republicans are seating pure evil ABA UNQUALIFIED conservative Judges to lifetime appointments.
https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1207385613487529984
Republican Rep. Barry Loundermilk claims "Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than the Democrats have afforded this president."
Chairman Nadler: "The president was given the opportunity to come and testify...he declined to do so."
The White House said Trump 'will be working all day.' Instead he's been angrily rage tweeting about impeachment. See his twitter.
Reminder:
Republicans were talking about impeaching HRC before the 2016 election.
They also planned on impeaching Bill Clinton from the day he won the election.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/11/republicans-are-already-talking-about-impeaching-clinton/amp
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/barr021098.htm
That asshole just equated the Pearl Harbor attack that killed 2,403 Americans and wounded 1,178 others to the impeachment of Trump. Absolutely disgusting.
Impeachment has thus far been compared to:
-Salem witch trials
-Jesus's crucifixion
-Pearl Harbor
-The trial of Socrates
-A lynching and more
"The Democrats TOOK the majority!"
No, the Democrats were elected. And they didn't have to cheat.
Nadler clapbacks are the best part of this hearing today so far.
The Republicans are right about one thing. This IS divisive. I don't think I could ever trust a single Republican or Trump supporter so long as I live. It is truly sad to see so many Americans drinking this dangerous cultish kool aid. There is no doubt in my mind that all Republicans and all people who support them and all people who refuse to vote Democrats are pure evil terrorists.
Demographics for the House
https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/demographics
Republicans:
1 African American
1 Asian American
7 Hispanic Americans
2 American Indians
15 women
Democrats:
52 African Americans
13 Asian Americans
35 Hispanic Americans
2 American Indians
89 women
Dear Chabot,
Congress has the sole power of impeachment.
Not the courts.
Sincerely, The Constitution
Do Republicans have a single rep that's not a "good ol' boy"?
Halfway there: Nadler hands over the remaining three hours of floor debate to Rep Adam Schiff and the House Intelligence Committee.
If you don't like a person, and you say you'd like them [impeached] then it is literally impossible for that person to do anything to actually cause [impeachment]. No action said person commits can ever rise to [impeachment] because people don't like that person.
The Republican really called Zelensky a pathological liar (while in the same breath saying Zelensky said Trump never pressured him therefore Trump did nothing wrong, even though Zelensky is a pathological liar and should not be believed LOL) because Zelensky strategically said something that might not be true because it was the best stance for his country at the time.
All together now, everyone:
🎶 There's just one thing that you have to know 🎶 🎶 Trump said "do us a favor, though" 🎶
"Hold him accountable for the first time in his privileged life" says the man with a bicycle pin. I love it. Trump and republicans, you've pissed off quiet normal people. See you at the ballot box. He’s from Portland and a leader of the Bike Caucus https://blumenauer.house.gov/congressional-bike-caucus
"I stand with Trump". Not the truth not justice, and not with the Constitution. They are saying it all in plain view.
Donald Trump cheated on his wife Melania while she was pregnant with [name redacted] and the Republicans support him.
Donald Trump and his children had their charity shut down for rampant fraud and are now barred from forming any charities in the state of ny and the Republicans support him. Every. Single. Republicans congressman supports him 100%
Republicans Then: We can hold and write legislation in private and not let anyone see it, until the vote.
Republicans Now: It isn't fair that Schiff held private hearings! (to prevent witness coordination)
Republicans Then: We can impeach Clinton on December 16 (plus or minus a day)
Republicans Now: We cannot impeach Trump a week before Christmas!
Republicans Then: Sullying the office is enough for impeachment!
Republicans Now: Since no crime can be alleged, he must go free!
Republicans Then: We will impeach Hillary as soon as she is elected!
Republicans Now: It isn't right that the Democrats have been trying to impeach the president for three years!
Republicans Then: The vote to impeach must bi-partisan!
Republicans Now: If you vote to impeach, you will be kicked out of the party
Republicans Then: We cannot allow 3 days for the investigate the Kavanugh debacle!
Republicans Now: 22 Days for investigation is not enough time!
Schiff is giving a TED talk here right now. Telling the truth and Republicans hate it.
Please yield all remaining time to Adam Schiff thanks
These 28 Republican members of the incoming Congress voted to impeach or convict President Bill Clinton:
Rep. Robert Aderholt, Ala.
Sen. (then-Rep.) Roy Blunt, Miss.
Rep. Kevin Brady, Texas
Sen. (then-Rep.) Richard Burr, N.C.
Rep. Ken Calvert, Calif.
Rep. Steve Chabot, Ohio
Sen. (then-Rep.) Mike Crapo, Idaho
Sen. Mike Enzi, Wyo.
Sen. (then-Rep.) Lindsey Graham, S.C.
Rep. Kay Granger, Texas
Sen. Charles Grassley, Iowa
Sen. James Inhofe, Okla.
Rep. Walter Jones, N.C.
Rep. Frank Lucas, Okla.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, Ky.
Sen. (then-Rep.) Jerry Moran, Kan.
Sen. (then-Rep.) Rob Portman, Ohio
Sen. Pat Roberts, Kan.
Rep. Hal Rogers, Ky.
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, Wis.
Sen. Richard Shelby, Ala.
Rep. John Shimkus, Ill.
Rep. Chris Smith, N.J.
Rep. Mac Thornberry, Texas
Sen. (then-Rep.) John Thune, S.D.
Rep. Fred Upton, Mich.
Sen. (then-Rep.) Roger Wicker, Miss.
Rep. Don Young, Alaska
Democrats running against Andy Biggs for Arizona's 5th Congressional District:
Joan Greene
https://joangreeneaz.com/
Jonathan Ireland
https://ballotpedia.org/Jonathan_Ireland
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