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October 2, 2018
InfoWars publisher Alex Jones sues PayPal
02 October 2018
US radio host Alex Jones is suing PayPal, claiming bias against conservative views was behind its decision to block his website.
The conspiracy theorist has been banned from most major web services, including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Mr Jones is alleging PayPal's ban is "viewpoint discrimination", calling it a "dangerous precedent".
"It is at this point well known that large tech companies, located primarily in Silicon Valley, are discriminating against politically conservative entities and individuals, including banning them from social media platforms such as Twitter, based solely on their political and ideological viewpoints," Mr Jones's company, Free Speech Systems, states in a 15-page complaint.
"Having effectively cornered the market, [PayPal] is now using that market power to restrain conservative trade and commerce," it adds.
Mr Jones is himself being sued over alleged defamation by the parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, which he has claimed was a hoax.
PayPal told Courthouse News that the case was without merit and that it would vigorously defend itself.
InfoWars publisher Alex Jones sues PayPal
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/technology-45719245InfoWars publisher Alex Jones sues PayPal
02 October 2018
US radio host Alex Jones is suing PayPal, claiming bias against conservative views was behind its decision to block his website.
The conspiracy theorist has been banned from most major web services, including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Mr Jones is alleging PayPal's ban is "viewpoint discrimination", calling it a "dangerous precedent".
"It is at this point well known that large tech companies, located primarily in Silicon Valley, are discriminating against politically conservative entities and individuals, including banning them from social media platforms such as Twitter, based solely on their political and ideological viewpoints," Mr Jones's company, Free Speech Systems, states in a 15-page complaint.
"Having effectively cornered the market, [PayPal] is now using that market power to restrain conservative trade and commerce," it adds.
Mr Jones is himself being sued over alleged defamation by the parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, which he has claimed was a hoax.
PayPal told Courthouse News that the case was without merit and that it would vigorously defend itself.
October 2, 2018
Try this fixed link:
https://www.nvsos.gov/SOSCandidateServices/AnonymousAccess/CEFDSearchUU/ContributionResults.aspx?ns=Election+Systems+%26+Software
$32,000 may seem like a small amount of campaign money, but it is a BIG conflict of interest.
Replying to
@jennycohn1
@essvote
and 2 others
"So our riggable election systems are donating to keep republicans in power...while *potentially* lending a hand in the vote to do the same. If people don't protest this hard enough to make the sky shake they'll get away with it."
Replying to
@jennycohn1
@essvote
and 2 others
WTF. Vendors providing sensitive equipment and software to the federal government should be precluded from donating to ANY political organization. Period. Christ.
Twitter Link
https://mobile.twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1046948355157282818
ESSVoteing Machine Co donated to Republicans in capturing and holding control of state legislatures
https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1046948355157282818Try this fixed link:
https://www.nvsos.gov/SOSCandidateServices/AnonymousAccess/CEFDSearchUU/ContributionResults.aspx?ns=Election+Systems+%26+Software
$32,000 may seem like a small amount of campaign money, but it is a BIG conflict of interest.
Replying to
@jennycohn1
@essvote
and 2 others
"So our riggable election systems are donating to keep republicans in power...while *potentially* lending a hand in the vote to do the same. If people don't protest this hard enough to make the sky shake they'll get away with it."
Replying to
@jennycohn1
@essvote
and 2 others
WTF. Vendors providing sensitive equipment and software to the federal government should be precluded from donating to ANY political organization. Period. Christ.
Twitter Link
https://mobile.twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1046948355157282818
October 1, 2018
✔Republicans are now saying that there will be a final vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation "this week".
<https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/1046853833404624898
Twitter Link
https://mobile.twitter.com/krassenstein/status/1046853833404624898
October 1, 2018
Elaine Chao has taken the equivalent of weeks of vacation in 'private' meetings.
Trumps Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has already put in nearly 300 hours of private time while serving as a Cabinet member.
The highly unusual practice raises all sorts of questions about how Chao is spending her time as a taxpayer-paid public official.
In total, Chao clocked more than 290 hours of appointments labeled private the equivalent of about seven weeks vacation during her first 14 months in President Donald Trumps Cabinet, based on a review of documents provided under the Freedom of Information Act, Politico reports.
Theres a suspicion that Chao just isnt work that hard, as she constantly fills up her Friday afternoon schedules with private time meetings. Either that or Chao and her office are purposefully trying to hide from the public what shes doing as secretary of transportation.
If Chao is regularly checking out early on Friday afternoons, she would be mirroring the light work schedule of her boss. Trump typically doesnt start his workday until 11 a.m., after hes taken advantage of three hours of executive time, which usually means watching Fox News.
Chaos office insists the unknown private time blocks of time listed on her day-to-day calendars are used to conceal Chaos travel plans for security reasons. Or theyre because shes doing things like meeting with personal friends, going to the doctor, or having lunch with her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
More
Cabinet Secretary (Elaine Chao) logged 290 hours of mysterious 'private' time
https://shareblue.com/elaine-chao-trump-cabinet-secretary-290-hours-private-time/Elaine Chao has taken the equivalent of weeks of vacation in 'private' meetings.
Trumps Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has already put in nearly 300 hours of private time while serving as a Cabinet member.
The highly unusual practice raises all sorts of questions about how Chao is spending her time as a taxpayer-paid public official.
In total, Chao clocked more than 290 hours of appointments labeled private the equivalent of about seven weeks vacation during her first 14 months in President Donald Trumps Cabinet, based on a review of documents provided under the Freedom of Information Act, Politico reports.
Theres a suspicion that Chao just isnt work that hard, as she constantly fills up her Friday afternoon schedules with private time meetings. Either that or Chao and her office are purposefully trying to hide from the public what shes doing as secretary of transportation.
If Chao is regularly checking out early on Friday afternoons, she would be mirroring the light work schedule of her boss. Trump typically doesnt start his workday until 11 a.m., after hes taken advantage of three hours of executive time, which usually means watching Fox News.
Chaos office insists the unknown private time blocks of time listed on her day-to-day calendars are used to conceal Chaos travel plans for security reasons. Or theyre because shes doing things like meeting with personal friends, going to the doctor, or having lunch with her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
More
October 1, 2018
The FBI docs they refuse to release also contain damning data on the GW/Cheney Admin.
https://twitter.com/susandagostino6/status/1046531036522393601
Twitter Link
https://mobile.twitter.com/susandagostino6/status/1046531036522393601
Brett & his wife Estes both have Long time relationships with GW Bush family
TwitterLink
https://mobile.twitter.com/Ally_Katz/status/1045928467622219776
https://twitter.com/Ally_Katz/status/1045928467622219776
Old Bush pal Kravenaugh stopped the FL Bush/Gore recount
Was he promised the SC seat for his help in getting GW the 2000 win?The FBI docs they refuse to release also contain damning data on the GW/Cheney Admin.
https://twitter.com/susandagostino6/status/1046531036522393601
Twitter Link
https://mobile.twitter.com/susandagostino6/status/1046531036522393601
Brett & his wife Estes both have Long time relationships with GW Bush family
TwitterLink
https://mobile.twitter.com/Ally_Katz/status/1045928467622219776
https://twitter.com/Ally_Katz/status/1045928467622219776
October 1, 2018
Lindsey Graham Received Campaign Donations From Firm Tied To Russian Oligarch
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham received $800,000 from a Ukrainian-born oligarch with ties to Putin's inner circle.
As President Donald Trump appears to sink deeper into legal trouble and special counsel Robert Muellers Russia investigation pushes forward, the relative silence of congressional Republicans becomes increasingly difficult to ignore.
But apart from the obvious reasons conservative lawmakers might steer clear of commenting on Trumps situation party loyalty and fear of inviting a presidential Twitter attack come to mind it is worth remembering that several noteworthy Republicans have Russia links as well.
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is one such lawmaker.
The Dallas Morning News reported last year that Graham was one of several Republican politicians to receive contributions from a Ukrainian-born oligarch who is the business partner of two of Russian president Vladimir Putin's favorite oligarchs and a Russian government bank.
During the last election, Ukrainian-born billionaire Leonard "Len" Blavatnik $6.35 million to Republican candidates and and incumbent senators, using two holding companies, Access Industries and AI Altep Holdings.
Graham received $800,000 of that money.
Len Blavatnik, considered to be one of the richest men in Great Britain, holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and the U.K. He is known for his business savvy and generous philanthropy, but not without controversy.
Blavatnik's relationships with Russian oligarchs close to Putin, particularly Oleg Deripaska, should be worrisome for Trump and the six GOP leaders who took Blavatnik's money during the 2016 presidential campaign. Lucky for them no one has noticed. Yet.
Deripaska founded RUSAL, the second largest aluminum country in the world, and until earlier this year, he was the majority owner. In an agreement struck with the U.S. Treasury Department following financial difficulties due to Deripaskas placement on the U.S. sanctions list, the billionaire stepped down as director and pledged to reduce his ownership stake to less than 50 percent.
According to The Dallas Morning News, Blavatnik owns a significant stake in the company as well and served on its Board until just two days after Trump was elected president.
Though Graham has been less shy than other Republicans about criticizing Trump on occasion, he was the first GOP lawmaker to signal openness to the president firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, saying Thursday that Trump is entitled to having an attorney general he has faith in and there will come a time sooner rather than later where it will be time to have a new face and a fresh voice at the Department of Justice, according to CNN.
_____________
Here is the article from Dallas Morning News, dated August 2017 it has since been updated also.
Donald Trump and the political action committees for Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Lindsey Graham, John Kasich and John McCain accepted $7.35 million in contributions from a Ukrainian-born oligarch who is the business partner of two of Russian president Vladimir Putin's favorite oligarchs and a Russian government bank.
During the 2015-2016 election season, Ukrainian-born billionaire Leonard "Len" Blavatnik contributed $6.35 million to leading Republican candidates and incumbent senators. Mitch McConnell was the top recipient of Blavatnik's donations, collecting $2.5 million for his GOP Senate Leadership Fund under the names of two of Blavatnik's holding companies, Access Industries and AI Altep Holdings, according to Federal Election Commission documents
Read more at Link
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/08/03/tangled-web-connects-russian-oligarch-money-gop-campaigns
This is in part, why their desperate need to shove Kavanaugh's SC vote through asap.
They are compromised up to their eyeballs.
I say it's a big part because there is no doubt more that would send them all to prison.
They are desperate.
Lindsey Graham Received $800,000 in Campaign Donations From Firm Tied To Russian Oligarch
https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/api/amp/theintellectualist/news/lindsey-graham-received-campaign-donations-from-firm-tied-to-russian-oligarch-pavoDoUI-U6je1HgaF2sag/?__twitter_impression=trueLindsey Graham Received Campaign Donations From Firm Tied To Russian Oligarch
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham received $800,000 from a Ukrainian-born oligarch with ties to Putin's inner circle.
As President Donald Trump appears to sink deeper into legal trouble and special counsel Robert Muellers Russia investigation pushes forward, the relative silence of congressional Republicans becomes increasingly difficult to ignore.
But apart from the obvious reasons conservative lawmakers might steer clear of commenting on Trumps situation party loyalty and fear of inviting a presidential Twitter attack come to mind it is worth remembering that several noteworthy Republicans have Russia links as well.
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is one such lawmaker.
The Dallas Morning News reported last year that Graham was one of several Republican politicians to receive contributions from a Ukrainian-born oligarch who is the business partner of two of Russian president Vladimir Putin's favorite oligarchs and a Russian government bank.
During the last election, Ukrainian-born billionaire Leonard "Len" Blavatnik $6.35 million to Republican candidates and and incumbent senators, using two holding companies, Access Industries and AI Altep Holdings.
Graham received $800,000 of that money.
Len Blavatnik, considered to be one of the richest men in Great Britain, holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and the U.K. He is known for his business savvy and generous philanthropy, but not without controversy.
Blavatnik's relationships with Russian oligarchs close to Putin, particularly Oleg Deripaska, should be worrisome for Trump and the six GOP leaders who took Blavatnik's money during the 2016 presidential campaign. Lucky for them no one has noticed. Yet.
Deripaska founded RUSAL, the second largest aluminum country in the world, and until earlier this year, he was the majority owner. In an agreement struck with the U.S. Treasury Department following financial difficulties due to Deripaskas placement on the U.S. sanctions list, the billionaire stepped down as director and pledged to reduce his ownership stake to less than 50 percent.
According to The Dallas Morning News, Blavatnik owns a significant stake in the company as well and served on its Board until just two days after Trump was elected president.
Though Graham has been less shy than other Republicans about criticizing Trump on occasion, he was the first GOP lawmaker to signal openness to the president firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, saying Thursday that Trump is entitled to having an attorney general he has faith in and there will come a time sooner rather than later where it will be time to have a new face and a fresh voice at the Department of Justice, according to CNN.
_____________
Here is the article from Dallas Morning News, dated August 2017 it has since been updated also.
Donald Trump and the political action committees for Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Lindsey Graham, John Kasich and John McCain accepted $7.35 million in contributions from a Ukrainian-born oligarch who is the business partner of two of Russian president Vladimir Putin's favorite oligarchs and a Russian government bank.
During the 2015-2016 election season, Ukrainian-born billionaire Leonard "Len" Blavatnik contributed $6.35 million to leading Republican candidates and incumbent senators. Mitch McConnell was the top recipient of Blavatnik's donations, collecting $2.5 million for his GOP Senate Leadership Fund under the names of two of Blavatnik's holding companies, Access Industries and AI Altep Holdings, according to Federal Election Commission documents
Read more at Link
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/08/03/tangled-web-connects-russian-oligarch-money-gop-campaigns
This is in part, why their desperate need to shove Kavanaugh's SC vote through asap.
They are compromised up to their eyeballs.
I say it's a big part because there is no doubt more that would send them all to prison.
They are desperate.
September 30, 2018
https://www.senecawomen.com/seneca-events/
Hillary Clinton at the Seneca Womens Forum
Hillary Clinton made an appearance Saturday at the Fast Forward Womens Innovation Forum sponsored by Seneca Women.
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1046209049535160320
SENECA WOMEN & SENECA POINT GLOBAL
Seneca Women is a global leadership platform centered on the principle that advancing women and girls will fast forward us to a more equitable and prosperous world. Seneca Women focuses on driving impactful media and thought leadership, including at institutions such as the World Economic Forum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the World Bank, the U.S. State Department and the United Nations, among others.
Seneca is led by co-founders Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Kim Azzarelli, co-authors of the best-selling book Fast Forward: How Women Can Achieve Power and Purpose.
Seneca Point Global is the worlds leading strategic organization focused on advising Fortune 100 companies and public sector institutions seeking to advance women and girls.
For more than two decades, we have worked with companies, media, governments and non-profits to help shape global policy and business practices that create shared value.
Senecas co-founders have helped launch and/or implement some of the largest media, philanthropic and business initiatives focused on women.
Fast Forward Womens Innovation Forum
Saturday, September 29, 2018
3:00 PM 5:00 PM
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (map)
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Madeleine Albright and other notable speakers join an audience of leaders from the realms of business, government and philanthropy at Seneca Womens annual Fast Forward Womens Innovation Forum at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium in New York City.
The Forum consists of an afternoon of conversation about power, purpose and innovating through technology to design our future.
This is Hillary Clinton's lifelong legacy.
She is respected worldwide among women, men & those who have committed there lives, who have built & joined positions of power to always advance the value of a struggling minority in this world.
This is where America would shine & where it's global strength would be focused, had the course of humanity in this country allowed foresight to see this far better path when it had the opportunity to so choose.
Here is the very reason why patriarchial & dictatorial governments presented a multifaceted assault on the one woman who stood strong, who went face-to-face against the oppressors, the victimizers of women & girls around the world.
What we witnessed in the Kavanaugh/Ford hearing this past week, the oppressive voices of Hatch, Grassley, Graham is a mirror image of the reaction within global dictatorial regimes, to the threat of a woman challenging their self appointed omnipotent heirarchy.
We woman honor Hillary Clinton for her lifelong efforts for advancing women, children, the politically oppressed, & her relentless work in connecting those around the world who openly challenge the inhumanity of ruthless regimes.
To Sec Clinton and those of power she gathers with, we hold your worth among women in the highest regard.
We stand together in gratitude and forever honor you.
Thank you
"Women's Rights are Human Rights, once and for all"
hrc
Sec Hillary Clinton at the Seneca Women's Forum - Sept 29/18
SenacaWomen's Global Missionhttps://www.senecawomen.com/seneca-events/
Hillary Clinton at the Seneca Womens Forum
Hillary Clinton made an appearance Saturday at the Fast Forward Womens Innovation Forum sponsored by Seneca Women.
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1046209049535160320
SENECA WOMEN & SENECA POINT GLOBAL
Seneca Women is a global leadership platform centered on the principle that advancing women and girls will fast forward us to a more equitable and prosperous world. Seneca Women focuses on driving impactful media and thought leadership, including at institutions such as the World Economic Forum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the World Bank, the U.S. State Department and the United Nations, among others.
Seneca is led by co-founders Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Kim Azzarelli, co-authors of the best-selling book Fast Forward: How Women Can Achieve Power and Purpose.
Seneca Point Global is the worlds leading strategic organization focused on advising Fortune 100 companies and public sector institutions seeking to advance women and girls.
For more than two decades, we have worked with companies, media, governments and non-profits to help shape global policy and business practices that create shared value.
Senecas co-founders have helped launch and/or implement some of the largest media, philanthropic and business initiatives focused on women.
Fast Forward Womens Innovation Forum
Saturday, September 29, 2018
3:00 PM 5:00 PM
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (map)
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Madeleine Albright and other notable speakers join an audience of leaders from the realms of business, government and philanthropy at Seneca Womens annual Fast Forward Womens Innovation Forum at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium in New York City.
The Forum consists of an afternoon of conversation about power, purpose and innovating through technology to design our future.
This is Hillary Clinton's lifelong legacy.
She is respected worldwide among women, men & those who have committed there lives, who have built & joined positions of power to always advance the value of a struggling minority in this world.
This is where America would shine & where it's global strength would be focused, had the course of humanity in this country allowed foresight to see this far better path when it had the opportunity to so choose.
Here is the very reason why patriarchial & dictatorial governments presented a multifaceted assault on the one woman who stood strong, who went face-to-face against the oppressors, the victimizers of women & girls around the world.
What we witnessed in the Kavanaugh/Ford hearing this past week, the oppressive voices of Hatch, Grassley, Graham is a mirror image of the reaction within global dictatorial regimes, to the threat of a woman challenging their self appointed omnipotent heirarchy.
We woman honor Hillary Clinton for her lifelong efforts for advancing women, children, the politically oppressed, & her relentless work in connecting those around the world who openly challenge the inhumanity of ruthless regimes.
To Sec Clinton and those of power she gathers with, we hold your worth among women in the highest regard.
We stand together in gratitude and forever honor you.
Thank you
"Women's Rights are Human Rights, once and for all"
hrc
September 30, 2018
From SNL Twitter:
https://mobile.twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1046246103367241730
😂 SNL COLD OPEN 9/29/2018 Matt Damon as Brett Kavanaugh
https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1046246103367241730From SNL Twitter:
https://mobile.twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1046246103367241730
September 28, 2018
Democratic Coalition
@TheDemCoalition
The nation's largest grassroots Resistance organization. We campaign for Democrats, investigate Trump/GOP and we fight foreign influence. #TheResistance
New York, USAdemocraticcoalition.org
https://www.democraticcoalition.org
Thank you Scott Dworkin & the Democratic Coalition
✔Democratic Coalition files perjury charges against Kavanaugh
https://twitter.com/TheDemCoalition/status/1045758798529474566Democratic Coalition
@TheDemCoalition
The nation's largest grassroots Resistance organization. We campaign for Democrats, investigate Trump/GOP and we fight foreign influence. #TheResistance
New York, USAdemocraticcoalition.org
https://www.democraticcoalition.org
Thank you Scott Dworkin & the Democratic Coalition
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