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riversedge's JournalGOPers Fume At Republican Colleagues On Senate Intel Over Don Jr Subpoena
Source: TPM
May 9, 2019 7:59 am
Two top GOP lawmakers are not pleased that their colleagues on the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee haven’t let the Russia probe die as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell instructed earlier this week.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) scolded the committee, which is led by Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), for its decision to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday.
“It’s time to move on,” he said in a tweet, just after news broke that the committee wanted to bring the president’s son back to testify. Several Democratic members of the committee have been pushing to review Trump Jr.’s testimony against key findings of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, specifically his statements about the Trump Tower Moscow deal. In past Senate Intelligence Committee testimony, he claimed he knew very little about the plans.................................
Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/gop-reacts-senate-intel-don-jr-subpoena
https://twitter.com/GOPLeader/status/1126255647325134849
https://twitter.com/RiskyLiberal/status/1126401140344655872
Trump turns shooting migrants into a punchline at Florida rally
Source: vox.com
“Only in the Panhandle, you can get away with that statement!”
By Aaron Rupar@atrupar May 9, 2019, 10:10am EDT
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Referring to border agents who deal with undocumented border crossers, Trump brought up the possibility of using deadly force, but quickly ruled out the idea, saying he “would never do that.”
“And don’t forget — we don’t let them and we can’t let them use weapons. We can’t,” Trump said. “Other countries do. We can’t. I would never do that. But how do you stop these people? You can’t. There’s—”
Before Trump could finish his thought, a woman in the audience yelled out. While it was unclear exactly what she said during television coverage of the event, numerous eyewitnesses reported she said, “Shoot them!”
Trump apparently found the suggestion amusing. He gestured at the person who yelled and said, “That’s only in the Panhandle, you can get away with that statement. Only in the Panhandle!”
Watch:
Read more: https://www.vox.com/2019/5/9/18538124/trump-panama-city-beach-rally-shooting-migrants
The crowd needed a McCain type response with this deadly comment from his fan!!
But they only got a trump type response. Not close to funny but they cheered.
"Shoot them!": Trump escalates dehumanization campaign against migrants during ugly Florida rally
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1126490042199883777
https://twitter.com/wsteaks/status/1126293167073050626
Mary Daugharty
? @mary_daugharty
13h13 hours ago
Replying to @ndrew_lawrence
What’s sad is the American citizens laughing it up, behind him!
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DaCatKelly ? @DCKelly5
13h13 hours ago
Replying to @ndrew_lawrence
Wow, inciting violence again.
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25 Trump Now ? @25trumpnow
13h13 hours ago
Replying to @ndrew_lawrence @PrincessBravato
5th Avenue. The Florida panhandle. What’s the difference?
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Trump Goes Cold On Bolton Over Venezuela: He Wants To Get Me 'Into A War'
Source: TPM
May 9, 2019 8:39 am
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According to administration officials and people close to the White House who spoke to the Post, Trump’s ire is directed at John Bolton primarily over Bolton’s penchant for intervening in other country’s wars.
While Trump jokingly suggested this week that Bolton wants to get him “into a war,” he’s also been complaining that Bolton may have miscalculated Maduro and pushed Trump “into a corner,” in the Post’s words. Despite the irritation, Trump doesn’t plan to oust his national security adviser anytime soon, two senior administration officials told the Post.
Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-bolton-venezuela-war
Trump is lazy and lets others do his work--then whines about it.
https://twitter.com/TPM/status/1126466792887607297
@GOP Kevin McCarthy admits the Repugs did the Benghazi Committee to bring down Hillary's numbers....
It is a clear admission the Benghazi committee was NOT for legit purposes. damn
Aaron Rupar Verified account @atrupar
13h13 hours ago
Aaron Rupar Retweeted Kevin McCarthy
“But we put together a Benghazi special committee. A select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping. Why? Because she’s untrustable. But no one would have known any of that had happened had we not fought to make that happen.” — Kevin McCarthy, Sept 2015
Aaron Rupar added,
Kevin McCarthy
Verified account @GOPLeader
.@DonaldJTrumpJr has already spent dozens of hours testifying in front of Congressional committees. Endless investigations—by either party—won't change the fact that there was NO collusion. It's time to move on. It’s time to focus on ISSUES, not investigations. https://twitter.com/axios/status/1126216647176544257 …
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1126264519716679683
This sixth grader wanted to 'go down fighting' so he grabbed a bat during a school shooting
Source: cnn
Updated 8:13 PM ET, Wed May 8, 2019
(CNN)Children burst into tears in sixth-grader Nate Holley's classroom as gunfire erupted at his school Tuesday.
Two people believed to be students at STEM School Highlands Ranch had opened fire in two classrooms in the suburban Denver school.
"It was really chaotic," the 12-year-old said. "Most of the kids didn't know what to do."
Nate said he froze as gunshots shattered a window. A siren rang and someone in his classroom cracked a joke. His teacher shushed the student and moved them behind a desk and then to the closet.
"I had my hand on a metal baseball bat just in case," Nate told CNN's Brooke Baldwin. "'Cause I was gonna go down fighting if I was gonna go down."
Nate's wrenching account is a tragic reminder of what it's like to be a child in the United States in the age of school shootings. .................................
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/08/us/sixth-grader-grabs-baseball-bat-stem-highlands-ranch/index.html
This is so so so lovely to see. A 12 year old!!
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Marco Rubio from 2012 when the AG was a Democrat........
https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/1126202268448165888
Trump called tax avoidance a "sport," and bragged about how good he is at it. Is this the person who
In case you missed it this morning, President Trump called tax avoidance a "sport," and bragged about how good he is at it. Is this the person who best represents the middle class? Absolutely not! #BillionDollarLoser
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1126078423816921092
Donald J. Trump
?Verified account @realDonaldTrump
2h2 hours ago
....you would get it by building, or even buying. You always wanted to show losses for tax purposes....almost all real estate developers did - and often re-negotiate with banks, it was sport. Additionally, the very old information put out is a highly inaccurate Fake News hit job!
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Donald J. Trump Verified account @realDonaldTrump
2h2 hours ago
Real estate developers in the 1980’s & 1990’s, more than 30 years ago, were entitled to massive write offs and depreciation which would, if one was actively building, show losses and tax losses in almost all cases. Much was non monetary. Sometimes considered “tax shelter,” ......
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https://twitter.com/TrumpDotDotDot/status/1126110250988384256
https://twitter.com/crashcartjockey/status/1126107464976543744
The jumped-up Tea Party congresscritter Pompeo--sees melting ice as an opportunity to drill more.
https://twitter.com/esquire/status/1125861014556303361
Maybe Mike Pompeo Isn't the Brightest Secretary of State Ever to Hold the Office
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a27396560/mike-pompeo-northwest-passage-ice-melt-canada/
The jumped-up Tea Party congresscritter sees melting ice as an opportunity to drill more.
By Charles P. Pierce
May 7, 2019
FINLAND-US-DIPLOMACY
...........................As for Pompeo, well, he sees the climate crisis as it pertains to the Arctic sea ice as a rare opportunity to get at deposits of those fossil fuels that are at the root of the climate crisis in the first place. Everything's coming up oil wells! From CNN:
"The Arctic is at the forefront of opportunity and abundance," Pompeo said in remarks in Rovaniemi, Finland. "It houses 13 percent of the world's undiscovered oil, 30 percent of its undiscovered gas, an abundance of uranium, rare earth minerals, gold, diamonds, and millions of square miles of untapped resources, fisheries galore...
Of course, fisheries, galore or not, often do not react well to the presence of oil and gas wells, to say nothing of nearby gold and uranium mining. (One might check with some shrimpers in and around Louisiana for details on this.) What in the hell is this man talking about?
Former Bush Ethics Chief Calls for Mnuchin to Release Trump's Tax Returns or Go 'To The Slammer'
Source: Newsweek
By Daniel Moritz-Rabson On 5/7/19 at 4:55 PM EDT
A chief ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush has called for Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to release Donald Trump's tax returns or go to jail.
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Facing mounting pressure from congressional Democrats, the treasury secretary has refused to release Trump's tax returns to Congress.
In a letter sent on Monday to the Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Mnuchin wrote, "I have determined that the committee's request lacks a legitimate legislative purpose, and pursuant to section 6103, the department is therefore not authorized to disclose the requested returns and return information."
Mnuchin also wrote that the request presented "serious constitutional questions." His refusal to release Trump's tax returns could end up in the Supreme Court.
Critics of Mnuchin's decision not to release the president's financial records have pointed to a 1924 law giving the House Ways and Means chairman the ability to request taxpayer information from the IRS. The legislation says the treasury secretary "shall furnish" the information to Congress.........................
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/ethics-chief-mnuchin-release-trump-tax-returns-1418467
https://twitter.com/RWPUSA/status/1125826473389121536
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? @Sarah_SKG_1983
4h4 hours ago
Replying to @RWPUSA
Quit playing nice. Go nuclear, send a message, put Mnuchin in jail..
We have laws and consequences, stop pushing paper, take action or be judged complicit. Hello @HouseDemocrats
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? @CoastalCndn
2h2 hours ago
Replying to @RWPUSA
No worries Richard ... I’m sure the Dems are in the process of constructing a really really really strongly worded letter 🙄
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JK ? @JKenney78
4h4 hours ago
Replying to @RWPUSA
Mnuchin has had more than ample time to comply even if, for some reason, he needed guidance. A vote should have happened yesterday, and he should in jail today. Charles Rettig should be forced to produce the requested documents immediately or face incarceration as well.
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Theresa O'Neil
? @emt822011
3h3 hours ago
Replying to @RWPUSA
This whole administration is breaking the law on a daily basis.
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Ran ? @RosenbergRan
4h4 hours ago
Replying to @RWPUSA @djrothkopf
The dems will waste weeks more with more letters, ultimatums, interviews that make them look like they mean business and then they will bring the big guns... Writing another letter. Stop wasting time and lock him up!
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https://twitter.com/bahiawilson/status/1125827602625679360
USMCA trade deal could cost Georgia produce growers nearly $900 million, report says
Source: cnbc.com
Published 3 hours ago
Key Points
Unless the proposed U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement is changed, it could “cause extensive economic damage to Georgia” and its fresh produce industry, according to a report from the University of Georgia.
“While the deal may be an overall positive for the United States, it exposes U.S. fruit and vegetable growers to a high risk of substantial harm through unfair competition from Mexican imports,” the UGA report said.
The report also said there’s the potential for “catastrophic damage” to Georgia growers from the USMCA, including annual economic losses for the industry that could approach nearly $900 million.
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The report projected annual economic losses to Georgia’s small fruit and vegetable industry under USMCA could be $340 million to nearly $900 million. It also said there could be job losses of about 3,300 to more than 8,600 under the proposed replacement to the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement.
According to the report, Georgia’s blueberries usually have a market presence in Northern states ahead of local producers due to climate advantage. Similarly, it said Georgia’s climate is ideal to grow fall vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, and eggplant...........................
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue was not available for comment. Perdue is a former governor of Georgia and agribusinessman.
President Trump Meets With China's Vice Premier Liu He
Sonny Perdue, U.S. secretary of agriculture
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But he recently defended the Trump administration deal.
“Not only does USMCA expand market access for commodities and crops, but also the agreement specifically addresses agricultural biotechnology, including new technologies such as gene editing, to support innovation and reduce trade-distorting policies,” Perdue wrote in a guest column this week in the Gazette paper in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.............................................
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/07/usmca-losses-to-georgia-growers-could-reach-about-900-million-report.html
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Farm laborers work at a tomato field in Los Pinos, San Quintin Valley, Baja California State, Mexico on April 23, 2015.
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