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- FW: Sign the petition re: $2,231,400,000 for the 1% in Ohio
- FW: Tell Sen. Portman to vote NO on attacks on health care and middle class families
- FW: Let's Talk, Speaker Rosenberger
- FW: BREAKING: You helped beat the NRA and protect elephants!
- FW: Gabby Giffords SUES Trump (!!)
- FW: Quakers surround Pentagon; SANE founded; "Nixon Not a Crook"
- FW: “It is the policy of the United States not to use nuclear weapons first.”
- FW: Cohen Articles of Impeachment & The House Just Voted to Bankrupt Graduate Students
- FW: New ad for Need to Impeach: Watch and share
- FW: NYT Today's Headlines
- FW: America's Party of God & Perhaps more than meets the eye?
& A year into Trump's presidency, Christians are facing a spiritual reckoning - FW: NAACP analysis of the 2016 Party Platforms of the National Democratic & the National Republican Parties
- FW: New 'Black Death' plague strain can kill in three hours as lethal disease goes 'airborne'
- FW: GOP attacks ACA in tax bill! Sign the petition to STOP them
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From: Ben and Jerry; founders of Ben & Jerry's
Subject: Sign the petition re: $2,231,400,000 for the 1% in Ohio
Ben and Jerry here. The Ben and Jerry, founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. And we're writing you today about our simple request to Congress: Don't give rich folks—like us and Donald Trump—a tax giveaway and put the burden of paying for it on everyone else in America.
Republicans are currently rushing a tax scam through Congress that would be an enormous giveaway to corporations and the wealthiest Americans by putting the burden on everybody else. In Ohio alone, the richest 1% would receive $2,231,400,000 in tax breaks in 2018, if the proposed tax scam is passed. That's the equivalent of 461,014 health insurance premiums, 376,926 Pell Grants, or 21,154 infrastructure-related jobs in the state.1
We were fortunate and made a whole bunch of money making ice cream, and that's why we can say that slashing trillions from health care and education spending for regular Americans just to give people like us trillions more in tax breaks makes no sense. This tax scheme doesn't benefit everyone—it's designed to benefit guys like us (and those a lot richer than us)—and Trump. Because he'd be getting a tax break, too. (Can't say exactly how much of a tax break, since he won't show us his tax returns.)
So will you sign our petition to Congress that says:
Don't give massive tax cuts to corporations and the wealthiest Americans by taking trillions from everyone else. Medicare, Medicaid, education, job programs, and all of the other great things that the government pays for deserve MORE funding from the richest Americans, not massive cuts that would pay for tax cuts for corporations and the superrich.
We have been vocal about wanting the government to reduce spending, especially on our military budget. But this latest Republican scheme doesn't address military spending; it just ravages essential programs to give rich folks more money.
We need to oppose this plan completely—not one penny in tax giveaways to the wealthiest Americans and corporations and not one penny in cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and education.
Source:
- "What Else Could a Tax Cut for the Richest 1% Buy? A 50-State Perspective," National Priorities Project, November 10, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/21595?t=18&akid=193493%2E1195276%2EIx9qPz
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From: Ben, Gabby, Emma, Sunjeev, and the rest of the team, MoveOn.org Civic Action
Subject: Tell Sen. Portman to vote NO on attacks on health care and middle class families
Senator Rob Portman may be the crucial vote in stopping Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, raise taxes on tens of millions of middle-class families, and give corporations, millionaires, and billionaires a massive tax break at the expense of Medicare, Medicaid, and education. Now that the House has passed its own version of this corporate giveaway, it's up to the Senate to stop it.
Can you call Sen. Portman now? You can say, "Please don't take health care from tens of millions of Americans and raise taxes on tens of millions more—vote no on the tax scam and health care repeal."
Here's where to call: Sen. Portman - (202) 224-3353
Then click here to tell us about your call—we want to share the numbers of calls MoveOn members are making to let politicians and the media know the depth of constituent opposition to this bill.
Just last Thursday, House Republicans voted for a morally atrocious bill—that hurts middle-income families, teachers, veterans, grad students, people with student loans, and folks with medical conditions—in order to pay for a trillion-dollar holiday gift to major corporations and wealthy Americans, including the Trump family and big Republican donors.
They passed this bill despite the fact that it has the support of only 25% of Americans.1 And now the Senate is considering a version that's even WORSE. The Senate bill would eliminate the individual health care mandate—an act that would unravel the ACA, leave more than 13 million more Americans without health insurance, raise premiums for everyone else, and serve as a backdoor repeal of Obamacare.2
If just three Republican senators oppose this outrageous plan, it can be stopped—and numerous Republicans have expressed concerns.
But "concerns" are not enough. Can you call Sen. Portman and ask him to commit to voting no on this bill?
Here's where to call: Sen. Portman - (202) 224-3353
Then click here to let us know how your call went.
The House vote was a disaster—but not unexpected. As with Trumpcare, the fight now goes to the Senate. MoveOn members and our allies have won fights here before, and we can do it again. But it will take all of us.
P.S. MoveOn members are mobilizing for a national week of action from November 29 to December 2, during what will likely be a critical moment in this fight. You can click here to host a local action in your area to put pressure on your senators or representative—or click to see events that are already planned across the country.
Sources:
- "On the eve of the tax cut bill, few Americans actually want it," The Washington Post, November 1, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/25482?t=18&akid=193788%2E1195276%2EBN6Bd6 - 2. "CBO: 13 million more uninsured if you repeal Obamacare’s individual mandate," Vox, November 8, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/25382?t=20&akid=193788%2E1195276%2EBN6Bd6
Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us? Donate monthly or make a one-time gift
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From: SPAN Ohio
Subject: Let's Talk, Speaker Rosenberger
Let’s Talk, Speaker Rosenberger!
The following letter was sent to Speaker Rosenberger concerning comments he made about our bill being introduced into the Ohio House. In addition to the letter, Speaker Rosenberger was invited to join the SPAN State Council at its next meeting on December 9th in Columbus.
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Representative Clifford A. Rosenberger
77 S. High St.
14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Mr. Speaker:
In an article in the Toledo Blade concerning introduction to the Ohio House of a single payer universal health care bill by Representatives Teresa Fedor and Bernadine Kennedy Kent, you were quoted as saying:
“I don’t think it’s a conversation that’s gone over well on a national [level], and I don’t think it will go over well here,” he said. “We’ve got to find a way to fix the current system in our country that President Obama put forward in Obamacare.”
While we agree that there is an immediate need to protect the health coverage of vulnerable Ohioans due to action on the part of the current administration in Washington, DC, we disagree that the conversation has not gone over well at the national level concerning single payer.
Currently, HR 676, The Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, introduced by Representative John Conyers, has 120 co-sponsors, the most it has had in history. Also, the Medicare for All Act of 2017, introduced recently by Senator Bernie Sanders, has 16 co-sponsors. Again, this is the most in history.
The conversation is going equally well among the voters. A recent Harvard Harris poll found a majority support for single payer. A Pew poll conducted last July found:
A majority of Americans say it is the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage. And a growing share now supports a “single payer” approach to health insurance, according to a new national survey by Pew Research Center.
Currently, 60% say the federal government is responsible for ensuring health care coverage for all Americans, while 39% say this is not the government’s responsibility. These views are unchanged from January, but the share saying health coverage is a government responsibility remains at its highest level in nearly a decade.
Among those who see a government responsibility to provide health coverage for all, more now say it should be provided through a single health insurance system run by the government, rather than through a mix of private companies and government programs."
I, for one, would love to have this conversation here in Ohio. Not only does this bill provide security to Ohio families, it is good for business as well. Our health care costs are double those of our economic competitors and these excess costs are tacked onto every product we try to sell in the world market.
It is time to set aside political ideology and have that conversation where we talk health policy based on evidence and experience. Let’s do that as we discuss the health care legislation from Representatives Fedor and Kent.
Feel free to copy this letter, sign your name, and send it to Speaker Rosenberger. Let’s start the conversation!
From: Guns Down
Subject: BREAKING: You helped beat the NRA and protect elephants!
Earlier this week, we told you about yet another favor Donald Trump granted to the NRA and the corporate gun lobby. He'd decided to reverse a ban on importing elephant trophies and ivory, extending the NRA's "more guns, more places" agenda to include the slaughter of elephants.
Just last night, thanks to your huge response and that of millions of other citizens, that decision was put on hold -- for now. We need to keep the pressure on to make sure the ban on endangered elephant trophies remains PERMANENT.
We're asking you to keep up the fight against the NRA and its allies by putting the Administration on notice that you're watching.
The hold is only temporary while the ban is reviewed by Ryan Zinke, the Secretary of the Interior and a longtime ally of the gun lobby.
We can't let the ban on "trophies" and ivory be overturned. We know all too well what happens when the gun lobby gets their way and successfully pushes their agenda. And just like their efforts have led to more human deaths in America, their success on this issue would mean more dead elephants in Africa.
From: BREAKING -- Democratic Leadership [mailto:info@stenyhoyer.com]
Subject: Gabby Giffords SUES Trump (!!)
WOW: Gabby Giffords’ gun safety group is SUING the Trump Administration |
Gabby Giffords is launching an effort to EXPOSE Trump’s ties to the NRA: |
She’s leading a lawsuit against Trump to shed light on the money the NRA has spent to BUY OFF Trump. |
Gabby Giffords has been a champion for smarter gun laws. |
PAID FOR BY AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA |
From: carl bunin
Subject: Quakers surround Pentagon; SANE founded; "Nixon Not a Crook"
November 13, 1960 | November 15, 1957 | November 17, 1973 |
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From: Cassandra, Aubrey, Erica, and the Win Without War team
Subject: “It is the policy of the United States not to use nuclear weapons first.”
Finally — no beating around the bush. Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) just introduced a one-sentence bill that gets right to the point: “It is the policy of the United States to not use nuclear weapons first.”
Preventing the United States from triggering a nuclear apocalypse isn’t just general common sense. It’s also urgently-needed protection from a president with an itchy Twitter finger and the sole authority to launch nuclear war.
Add your name as a citizen co-sponsor of Rep. Smith’s bill to prove that the American people support common sense, not nuclear apocalypse.
The entire bill
Trump is playing an international game of chicken with the most deadly weapons humanity has ever dreamed up. It’s time to cut him off. Add your name now as a citizen co-sponsor to strip Trump of his ability to press the red button first.
P.S. We both know that common sense legislation doesn’t mean widespread support in Congress. This bill threatens the war lobby in Washington and their profit-driven agenda — so they’re eager to stifle the bill at the bottom of Congress’ to-do list. Add your name as a citizen co-sponsor to make it clear that the American people aren’t falling for their fearmongering.
From: Andrew Tierman
Subject: FW: Cohen Articles of Impeachment & The House Just Voted to Bankrupt Graduate Students
Dems advance articles of impeachment
imetay ootay archmay! [that's igpay Latin for those who are not classics scholars(!)]
The House Just Voted to Bankrupt Graduate Students
Republicans in the House of Representatives have just passed a tax bill that would devastate graduate research in the United States. Hidden in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a repeal of Section 117(d)(5) of the current tax code, a provision that is vital to all students who pursue master’s degrees or doctorates and are not independently wealthy. (Read more by clicking here!)
From: Tom Steyer, Need to Impeach
Subject: New ad: Watch and share
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Subject: NYT Today's Headlines:
- Why a Firm Believer in Tax Cuts Could Derail the Senate Tax Cut Plan
- House and Senate Panel Pass Tax Bill in Major Step Toward Overhaul
- Tax Bill Thrown Into Uncertainty as First G.O.P. Senator Comes Out Against It
- Senate Plans to End Obamacare Mandate in Revised Tax Proposal
- Fifth Woman Accuses Senate Candidate Roy Moore of Sexual Misconduct
- After a Disciplined Week in Asia, Trump Unloads on Critics
- Trump Says Putin 'Means It' About Not Meddling
- He Took On the Voting Rights Act and Won. Now He's Taking On Harvard
Why a Firm Believer in Tax Cuts Could Derail the Senate Tax Cut Plan
By JIM TANKERSLEY
Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, a small-business owner, says the measure would give an unfair advantage to larger corporations.
House and Senate Panel Pass Tax Bill in Major Step Toward Overhaul
By THOMAS KAPLAN and ALAN RAPPEPORT
The tax overhaul still faces significant obstacles, as Republicans seek to align the House legislation with a version that is under consideration in the Senate.
Tax Bill Thrown Into Uncertainty as First G.O.P. Senator Comes Out Against It
By ALAN RAPPEPORT and THOMAS KAPLAN
Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said he opposed both the House and Senate tax plans as written, posing a new obstacle to Republican leaders eager to overhaul the tax code.
Senate Plans to End Obamacare Mandate in Revised Tax Proposal
By THOMAS KAPLAN and JIM TANKERSLEY
Republicans also said they would set all of their tax cuts for individuals to expire at the end of 2025, but deep cuts in the corporate tax rate would be permanent.
Fifth Woman Accuses Senate Candidate Roy Moore of Sexual Misconduct
By JONATHAN MARTIN and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
The new accusations came hours after Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, declared that he believes the accusers and urged Mr. Moore to step aside.
After a Disciplined Week in Asia, Trump Unloads on Critics
By MARK LANDLER
In a stream of tweets, he called those raising questions about Russia "haters and fools" and said he could call North Korea's leader "short and fat."
Trump Says Putin 'Means It' About Not Meddling
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
President Trump said, "Every time he sees me he says, 'I didn't do that,' and I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it."
He Took On the Voting Rights Act and Won. Now He's Taking On Harvard
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
Edward Blum, who has orchestrated more than two dozen lawsuits challenging racial preference laws, is now fighting affirmative action in the Ivies.
From: Eric Kramer
Subject: America's Party of God & Perhaps more than meets the eye?
& A year into Trump's presidency, Christians are facing a spiritual reckoning
- The Babylon Bee is a satirical Christian news site, and, like all good satire, their posts usually have some basis in fact or truth, yet I have to say that I believe this post seems to have crossed the line from satire, and is grounded even more firmly in truth than they, themselves, realize.
http://babylonbee.com/news/poll-majority-of-evangelicals-would-support-satan-if-he-ran-as-republican-candidate/
Perhaps the GOP, or, more specifically, its die-hard, evangelical supporters, whose primary concern appears to be in maintaining an 'ideological purity', should be referred to as the American Hezbollah.
- Although I don't doubt the veracity of the accusations leveled against Al Franken (he's apparently admitted culpability and issued an apology), Trump's friend and political operative, Roger Stone, seems to have been privy to what was coming down today, and Ms. Tweeden's own background cetainly raises a number of questions, in regard to the 'non-political' nature of her bringing these charges forth.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/360726-stone-appeared-to-know-franken-allegation-was-coming#.Wg4QN-qQLcl.facebook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k06RsK73HeU&feature=youtu.be
- A year into Trump’s presidency, Christians are facing a spiritual reckoning
Although not a particularly religious person, myself, I have many friends and family who are, and a considerable portion of these folks would even proudly claim themselves to be 'evangelicals'. While I consider all of these 'believers' to be deeply good people, many of them remain staunch political Conservatives and Trump supporters. Meanwhile, a number of others have grown increasingly distressed by the 'Deal with the Devil' which they feel many of their Christian brethren have made, and they've grown increasingly vocal about speaking out against it.
I've maintained a long-term and ongoing conversation with one such rebellious evangelical, an old friend and former coworker, who, along with her pastor/husband, has dared to try and dissuade their fellow brethren from their misguided political beliefs, an effort which has apparently cost them numerous friends and relationships, and yet they continue to speak out. This friend recently shared with me the following quote, something which her husband had posted online:
"Some people have repeatedly told me that my anti-Trump statements "divide the body of Christ." Such remarks assume that the body of Christ is naturally and rightly united under the GOP and Trump. That is a pernicious, blasphemous assumption."
What follows are links to a number of articles which this friend and I have shared between us, over the past week or so. As Jim Wallis states in his op-ed piece, in the Washington Post, "President Trump is an ultimate and consummate worshiper of money, sex and power. American Christians have not really reckoned with the climate he has created in our country and the spiritual obligation we have to repair it. As a result, the soul of our nation and the integrity of the Christian faith are at risk."
But how can evangelicals ever affect such a repair if they staunchly continue to remain completely blind to the moral/spiritual crisis which they, themselves, are largely responsible for having created??
Peace -
Eric
- https://baptistnews.com/article/death-christianity-u-s/#.WhLgdkqnHcv
- http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453637/roy-moore-evangelical-supporters-lack-faith
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/a-year-into-trumps-presidency-christians-are-facing-a-spiritual-reckoning/2017/11/17/551dc318-cafd-11e7-b0cf-7689a9f2d84e_story.html?utm_term=.864da819c670
- http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/editorials/dana-hall-mccain-the-great-lie-we-ve-believed/article_bfcc78cc-c958-11e7-8d57-b35eadaf6042.html
- And, finally, a view from 'across the pond', as they say....
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42031670?SThisFB - as well as one from a satirical Christian news site (you probably didn't even know there was such a thing!):
http://babylonbee.com/news/poll-majority-of-evangelicals-would-support-satan-if-he-ran-as-republican-candidate/
From: Dr. Jerome Reide; Regional Field Director, NAACP
Subject: NAACP analysis of the 2016 Party Platforms of the National Democratic & the National Republican Parties
As a matter of policy and as a matter of law, the NAACP is a non-partisan advocacy organization and we do not endorse any candidates for elected office. We have members of all political leanings in our organization who are united by the call to ensure the civil rights of all people. We abide by the motto
“We have no permanent friends and no permanent enemies – only permanent interests.”
From: CLG_News
Subject: New 'Black Death' plague strain can kill in three hours as lethal disease goes 'airborne'
News Updates from CLG on 17 November 2017
All links are here: http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news
Previous edition: 'At least 27 people killed' at a Texas church and 24 injured after a gunman in full combat dress opens fire
Fort Detrick bioweapon? New 'Black Death' plague strain can kill in three hours as lethal disease goes 'airborne' | 16 Nov 2017 | An outbreak of the "Black Death" -- also known as pneumonic plague -- has been described as the "worst in 50 years" as numbers of recorded cases soar. The disease has already killed more than 171 people in Madagascar alone, with thousands more confirmed cases across the east African country. A local news crew following one health worker in the stricken city heard doctors informing residents that the new strain of the disease "can kill in three hours". Earlier this week, infection and immunity expert Dr Matthew Avison told Daily Star Online that the "extremely rare" disease has been "resilient" to antibiotics. A spokesman for the World Health Organisation admitted there were fears that this strain of plague -- which is now believed to be airborne -- could cause a global outbreak of the disease.
Plague spreads to dozens of health workers amid fears Madagascar can't contain black death | 16 Nov 2017 | The plague outbreak in Madagascar has spread to health workers, with dozens struck down by the black death. A staggering 82 health workers have been struck down by the disease -- about around four per cent of the total number of cases -- according to latest figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO)...There are also fears the disease could develop a resistance to the antibiotics being used to treat victims, which would likely see the number of cases surge. At least 2,119 cases of the plague have been reported and the death toll is continuing to rise with the disease having now claimed 171 lives, according to latest WHO figures.
DHS plans outdoor biological drill for 2018 on border of Oklahoma and Kansas, spurring protest | 13 Nov 2017 | Residents living in Newkirk, Oklahoma, and Kansas at the border are worried after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced plans to simulate the effects of biological weapons on buildings just outside their city under the DHS Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) which will conduct a program called the Hazards of Dynamic Outdoor Releases (HODOR). This has spawned protest against the decision, KWCH reported. In a statement on their website, the DHS said they would be releasing non-hazardous [we hope], non-toxic chemicals and biological materials at the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School planned for early next year and then again over the summer. According to DHS representatives that spoke to CNN, they will be testing the impact on buildings if terrorists [such as themselves] were to [when they] release a biological weapon. This has worried residents of Oklahoma and Kansas who are wondering why the DHS is testing biological warfare in their city.
ISIS Christmas threat to the Pope: Terror group threatens vehicle and gun attack on the Vatican | 14 Nov 2017 | The terror group ISIS has made a chilling threat against the Vatican just weeks before tens of thousands of faithful gather there to celebrate Christmas. A pro-ISIS propaganda channel made the threat in a poster depicting a car attack. The poster - reading "Christmas blood" - depicts a masked jihadi driving a vehicle towards St Peter's Basilica, where Pope Francis holds mass. An assault rifle and a rucksack are visible on the seat next to the driver, who is using a sat nav and driving at high speed.
ISIS snipers using sophisticated U.S. thermal devices | 14 Nov 2017 | ISIS [I-CIA-SIS] fighters are using sophisticated U.S. thermal devices, according to a new propaganda video by terror group. ISIS uploaded its latest propaganda video on Nov. 10, titled "Snipers of the South -- Wilayat al-Janub." The nearly six-minute video details ISIS sniper operations. In one scene, an ISIS fighter can be seen firing what appears to be a homemade high caliber anti-material gun. The video later focuses on an ISIS sniper and his spotter. The spotter is carrying a FLIR BHM thermal camera, and the shooter is operating a U.S. M4 with an unknown scope. [Hmm. How did they get them? Via one of John McCain's food and weapons drops for his I-CIA-SIS best buds?]
'Rare opportunity': Pentagon confirms joint drill of 3 aircraft carriers in Pacific | 09 Nov 2017 | Three US aircraft carrier strike groups will hold joint drills in the Western Pacific, the Pentagon has confirmed. It comes as the US President continues his Asia tour, reiterating Washington's willingness to use military force against Pyongyang if necessary. In the largest naval exercise in a decade, the USS Nimitz, USS Ronald Reagan and USS Theodore Roosevelt strike groups will soon join forces in the Pacific, Reuters first reported Monday. The Reuters report added that a Japanese destroyer, the Inazuma, will join the US maneuvers.
Trump asks for another $4bn to 'detect, defeat, and defend' against North Korea | 07 Nov 2017 | President Donald Trump wants lawmakers to give the Pentagon an additional 4 billion for "urgent" missile defense improvements against North Korea and nearly 2 billion more to increase troop levels in Afghanistan by 3,500 and repair damaged naval ships. In a letter sent to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) on Monday, Trump asked Congress to consider budget amendments to give the Department of Defense an extra 4 billion for "defense enhancements to counter the threat from North Korea."
Gordon Brown: UK was 'misled' over Iraq WMDs --The former PM says if the "truth" had been known, then "we were not just misinformed but misled on the critical issue of WMDs". | 05 Nov 2017 | The UK was "misled" over Saddam Hussein's access to weapons of mass destruction, and the Iraq War was unjustified, Gordon Brown has said. The former prime minister, who was chancellor when the decision to go to war in 2003 was made, said the US failed to share crucial intelligence that cast serious doubt over the leader's destructive capabilities. He believes the course of history could have been different had the information been shared.
Saudi-led warplanes strike defense ministry in Yemeni capital | 11 Nov 2017 | The defense ministry building in Yemen's capital, Sana'a, has been targeted in at least two airstrikes by Saudi-led coalition warplanes, local media and eyewitnesses report. There are fears of civilian casualties as nearby buildings were also reportedly hit. "There were two to three strikes on the Ministry of Defense," local journalist Hassain Abukhaiti told RT, confirming that Saudi-led planes are targeting the Yemeni capital. He said there are reports that "one of the missiles hit a house" near the military building. "A family was living there," the journalist said. "The house has been destroyed. It is very likely that the entire family was killed."
Drone strikes passenger Boeing descending over theme park in Argentina | 12 Nov 2017 | In a chilling incident in Argentina, a drone hit a passenger plane on approach as it was flying over Tierra Santa religious theme park in Buenos Aires. The jet landed safely. An Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737-800, flying from Trelew, northeastern Patagonia, was struck by a drone during the final landing approach to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery Airport, La Capital reports. At the time of the accident, the plane was flying over the Tierra Santa theme park.
5 Years After Sandy Hook Shooting, State Police Have Not Released Report on Response [to Drill Gone Live] --The preliminary report didn't include any interviews with Newtown police officers who were the first responders on the scene. ] | 12 Nov 2017 | Nearly five years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School 'shooting in which 26 children and educators were killed,' Connecticut state police have not released a report critiquing their response. And the status of the report has become a mystery...Multiple state police sources said that the report has been complete for more than a year and that officials are reluctant to release it, in part, because of criticisms about state police response and post-shooting actions. Then-Mst. Sgt. Erik Murray was assigned to do the after-action report within days of the massacre...In 2015, when The Hartford Courant first requested the report, Murray was transferred to headquarters and ordered to complete it. State police sources said that Murray completed a preliminary report that was shared with members of the Western District Crime Squad and other state police brass who were asked to make revisions around July of 2015. It is unclear what has happened to the report since those revisions were made.
Route 91 massacre survivor saw brass shell casings strewn across Tropicana parking lot upon his retreat | 13 Nov 2017 | Route 91 massacre survivor Joe Napoli retraced the path in which he and several of his colleagues took on the night of the massacre as they fled the concert venue along with thousands of others as volley after volley of bone-rattling gunfire pierced the air and bullets pummeled scores of innocent victims. According to the official story...a gunman reportedly opened fire from his 32nd-floor hotel room window, killing 58. Once Napoli arrived in the southeast parking lot of the Tropicana...he was able to point out the exact area in which he had witnessed "about a dozen" shell casings strewn across the parking lot in between 11:30 and 11:40 p.m. "[…] I saw casings right here," the witness said as he pointed at a specific area of the parking lot.
Recently incarcerated Saudi Prince linked to 5 independently managed floors inside Mandalay Bay | 05 Nov 2017 | Saudi Prince [and Twitter's top shareholder] Al-Waleed bin Talal's recent arrest, along with the arrest of 10 other princes and over 38 cabinet ministers, has created quite a stir within the intelligence community after it was revealed publicly last Tuesday on "The Alex Jones Show with special guest Shepard Ambellas" that the Saudi-based private military company ETS Risk Management was, in fact, on the ground before, during, and after the Oct. 1 attack in Las Vegas. During the broadcast, a former military intelligence analyst named "Zach" called into the show to validate that ETS was "on the ground" the night of the shooting which Ambellas highlighted as having "all the same fingerprints of a 9/11-style operation."
Texas church massacre survivor says there was a shooter 'on top of the roof' | 08 Nov 2017 | A woman who survived Sunday's mass shooting at the First Baptist Church where 26 people lost their lives said that her and another survivor "know" that shots were raining down into the room from above and that the shooter was "on the roof." "I didn't just hear them, I saw them, and then people went down." the woman said in a brief interview with ABC News from the hospital..."He was on top, that's how I got shot back here," the woman explained while pointing toward her shoulder blade.
Air Force missed at least two chances to stop Texas shooter buying guns | 09 Nov 2017 | The U.S. Air Force missed at least two chances to block the shooter in last weekend's deadly church attack in Texas from buying guns after he was accused of a violent offense in 2012, according to current and former government officials and a review of military documents. A third opportunity to flag shooter Devin Kelley was lost two years later by a twist of bad luck [?!] when a Pentagon inspection of cases narrowly missed the former airman. The Air Force said on Monday it had failed to provide information as required about Kelley's criminal history to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's criminal databases. It gave few other details about the omission.
Secret Service arrest man near White House who wanted to kill 'all white police' | 06 Nov 2017 | A man who was arrested Monday in Washington, D.C., allegedly traveled to the nation's capital to kill "all white police" at the White House. Michael Arega, of Dallas, Texas, was arrested Monday afternoon after the Secret Service Protective Intelligence Division received an alert just before 3 p.m. from the Montgomery County Maryland Police Department to be on the lookout for Arega. He reportedly traveled from Texas to kill "all white police" at the White House, according to a statement from the U.S. Secret Service.
Another day, another holistic doctor murdered. Prominent holistic doctor and entire family found shot dead in Arizona home --This is our 77th doctor in my unintended Holistic Doctor Series. Read about the first 76 in detail, with a timeline and photos. | 11 Nov 2017 | It is with very heavy heart that we announce that holistic Dr. Annie Fairbanks, 39, husband Jason Fairbanks, 39, and their 3-year-old daughter and 9-month-old son died in a shooting Friday afternoon November 10th. The Scottsdale Police Department released their names Saturday morning, November 11th. [See also: Vaccines and Vaccine Safety - The Full Truth By David Wolfe. An enzyme produced by viruses and cancers called nagalase appears to be in some vaccines. Nagalase blocks the super immune compound GcMAF (Gc Macrophage Activating Factor). This may be causing autism and cancers sooner or later in life. Dr. Gonzales (possibly heart attacked -- killed, but made to look like a heart attack) and Dr. Bradstreet (murdered) were on to the nagalase connection in vaccines and were also aware of the solution and a potential autism and cancer cure: GcMAF.
Vaccinated child still gets the disease: Case of diphtheria confirmed at Edmonton elementary school | 07 Nov 2017 | The mother of a 10-year-old Edmonton boy who came down with diphtheria -- potentially exposing his elementary school class to the disease -- said her son is up to date on all of his vaccinations. Shewchuk's son is a student at Evansdale Elementary School in north Edmonton. Edmonton Public Schools said it was notified by Alberta Health Services (AHS) on Friday about a case of cutaneous diphtheria at one of its schools. Shewchuk doesn't know how her son contracted the disease, but said he has battled severe eczema [a condition likely caused by vaccines] since he was five months old, and that makes him more susceptible to certain illnesses. [See: Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated: Mawson Homeschooled Study Reveals Who Is Sicker 04 May 2017.]
Disneyland shuts down two cooling towers after nine contract Legionnaires' disease at the theme park | 11 Nov 2017 | Disneyland has shut down two cooling towers after nine people contracted Legionnaires' disease at the theme park. A total of a dozen cases of the bacterial lung infection were discovered in Anaheim, California, about three weeks ago, the Orange County Health Care Agency announced Friday. One of the three cases not linked to Disneyland was fatal, the agency said.
Workers repair hydrogen leak at Cooper Nuclear power plant | 15 Nov 2017 | A coolant leak in one of Cooper nuclear power plant's turbines in southeast Nebraska has been repaired. Nebraska Public Power District spokesman Mark Becker said the hydrogen leak was repaired before 6 p.m. Tuesday. The leak was discovered earlier that day by maintenance workers. The plant near Brownville, Nebraska, continued operating after the leak was found Tuesday morning.
Keystone pipeline spills 210,000 gallons of oil on eve of permitting decision for TransCanada | 16 Nov 2017 | The Keystone pipeline running from Canada across the Great Plains leaked Thursday morning, spilling about 5,000 barrels of oil -- or 210,000 gallons -- southeast of a small town in northeast South Dakota. The spill comes on the eve of a crucial decision by the Public Service Commission in Nebraska over whether to grant a permit for a new, long-delayed sister pipeline called Keystone XL, which has been mired in controversy for several years. Both are owned by Calgary-based TransCanada. The spill on the first Keystone pipeline is the latest in a series of incidents that critics of the new pipeline say shows that TransCanada should not receive another permit.
'Smart Fire' Aircraft Lasers Likely Used on California Fires By aplaintruth.info | 05 Nov 2017 | Using the excuse that the county/state does not want to use taxpayer funds for debris removal and must require homeowners hand over any debris removal funds from their homeowners insur-nce is highly questionable because the President already approved debris removal funding under the Stafford Act. (See here.) Due to the severity of the destruction, it looks like the county/state may get 100% federal funding for debris removal rather than the normal 75%. IMO, those that sign the ROE are in for a major shock when they try to rebuild...
Oh dear. The deep state dirt-bags aren't going to like this one: 'Haters and fools': Trump lashes out at those rejecting good relations with Russia | 12 Nov 2017 | President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to reiterate his belief that "Russia can greatly help" the US in solving many pressing world issues, such as global terrorism and the North Korean crisis, blasting those who disagree with that assertion as "haters and fools." "When will all the haters and fools out there realize that having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing," Trump wrote, emphasizing, that "playing politics" instead of moving forward to resolve high-priority issues is "bad for our country."
6 Democrats introduce 5 Articles of Impeachment against President Trump | 15 Nov 2017 | A sextet of House Democrats introduced five articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump today -- from obstruction of justice for interfering in the [insane] Russia investigation to making charges of fake news against the media from the bully pulpit. In addition to Al Green, Reps. Steve Cohen, Luis Gutierrez, Marcia Fudge, John Yarmuth and Adriano Espaillat -- on the far left of the House Democratic Caucus -- have taken the step against the wishes of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Whip Steny Hoyer.
Special Counsel Mueller Issued Subpoena for Russia-Related Documents From Trump Campaign Officials | 16 Nov 2017 | Special counsel Robert Mueller's team in mid-October issued a subpoena to President Donald Trump's campaign requesting Russia-related documents from more than a dozen top officials, according to a person familiar with the matter. The subpoena, which requested documents and emails from the listed campaign officials that reference a set of Russia-related keywords [LOL!], marked Mr. Mueller's first official order for information from the campaign, according to the person. The subpoena didn't compel any officials to testify before Mr. Mueller's grand jury, the person said.
Sessions directs prosecutors to 'evaluate certain issues' involving Uranium One and Clinton, leaves door open on special counsel | 13 Nov 2017 | Attorney General Jeff Sessions directed senior federal prosecutors to evaluate "certain issues" requested by congressional Republicans, involving the sale of Uranium One and alleged unlawful dealings related to the Clinton Foundation, leaving the door open for an appointment of another special counsel. In a letter first obtained by Fox News, the Justice Department responded to July 27 and September 26 requests from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and other committee members, who called for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the matters in question. The letter comes on the eve of Sessions's testimony before the same committee, scheduled for Tuesday.
Corruption trial of U.S. Senator Menendez ends in mistrial | 16 Nov 2017 | The corruption trial of New Jersey's Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez ended in a mistrial on Thursday, after the jury said it was hopelessly deadlocked on bribery, fraud and other charges. Menendez, 63, a longtime fixture in the state's political circles who first joined the Senate in 2006, was accused of accepting private flights, campaign contributions and other bribes from a wealthy patron, Florida ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen, in exchange for official favors. The hung jury was a victory for Menendez and a major setback for federal prosecutors in what was the Justice Department's first high-profile corruption trial since a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year limited its ability to bring such cases.
Rep says Congress paid out $15M to silence sex harassment victims | 14 Nov 2017 | The US congresswoman who testified that current members of Congress are known sex harassers said Tuesday night that 15 million in hush mon-y has been paid to accusers. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) told MSNBC that the millions have been doled out to alleged victims of harassment from congressional members over the past decade. She did not disclose which members of Congress have been accused of sexual misconduct.
Two prominent Minnesota Democrats call on Al Franken to resign | 16 Nov 2017 | Two prominent members of Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party are calling on Sen. Al Franken to resign his Senate seat following allegations of sexual misconduct. Although many other Democrats have called the former comedian's actions disturbing, state auditor Rebecca Otto and Megan Thomas, president of the party's official Feminist Caucus, say he should leave office.
Al Franken Issues Apology After Accusation of Forcible Kissing and Groping | 16 Nov 2017 | A growing national outcry over sexual harassment reached the Senate on Thursday, when a radio newscaster accused Al Franken, Democrat of Minnesota, of kissing and groping her without consent during a 2006 U.S.O. tour of the Middle East before he took public office. Mr. Franken, who has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate, almost immediately released an apology to the newscaster, Leeann Tweeden, who said that Mr. Franken forcibly kissed her during a rehearsal and groped her for a photo as she slept. After initially apologizing without fully acknowledging her all of her accusations, he then released another lengthier, more contrite statement that contested nothing.
Woman says Franken groped, kissed her without consent in 2006 | 16 Nov 2017 | A female radio news anchor said Thursday that Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken groped and "forcibly kissed" her without her consent during an overseas USO tour in 2006, two years before Franken was elected to the Senate. The revelations have prompted Franken to apologize and ignited calls for a Senate ethics investigation into Franken's behavior. Leeann Tweeden is now a morning news anchor on TalkRadio 790 KABC in Los Angeles and posted her story in a lengthy post on the station's website...Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have each called on the Senate ethics committee to review Tweeden's account against Franken.
Cruz pulls support from Moore: Allegations merit 'criminal prosecution' if true | 13 Nov 2017 | Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday withdrew his support from Alabama GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore, saying allegations of sexual misconduct should be looked at by prosecutors. "As it stands, I can't urge the people of Alabama to support a campaign in the face of these charges without serious, persuasive demonstration that the charges are not true," the Texas Republican told reporters, according to a Texas Tribune reporter. "Both last week and this week, there are serious charges of criminal conduct that if true, not only make him unfit to serve in the Senate but merit criminal prosecution," he added.
Moore lashes out at Washington Post | 11 Nov 2017 | A defiant Roy Moore on Saturday adamantly denied accusations that he pursued romantic and sexual relationships with teenagers while he was in his 30s, instead charging that The Washington Post published "fake news" to advance its own political agenda. Speaking at a Mid-Alabama Republican Club event at the Vestavia Hills Public Library near Birmingham, the embattled Republican argued that the timing of the story just a few weeks before the special election for U.S. Senate was an attempt by the Post and his opponents to undercut his campaign.
House passes tax overhaul on party-line vote | 16 Nov 2017 | The House of Representatives passed its version of a tax overhaul Thursday, advancing a key Republican priority. The bill, called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, would cut the corporate rate to 20%; set up four tax brackets; and switch the U.S. to a so-called territorial tax system. The Senate Fin-nce Committee is working on a separate measure that differs in key respects, notably by repealing Obamacare's individual insurance mandate. The House bill passed 227 to 205.
Mitch McConnell admits middle class America may see tax hike if new Republican Senate bill passes | 11 Nov 2017 | Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is now admitting that some middle class Americans might see tax increases after all if the new Republican tax plan goes through. Kentucky Republican senator McConnell had previously stated that 'nobody in the middle class is going to a tax increase' under the new tax plan, but dialed back his assertion in a new interview. 'I misspoke on that,' McConnell told the New York Times on Friday, noting that it wasn't possible to guarantee that 'no one sees a tax increase.'
Virtue signaling officially jumps the shark: Customers savage Ben & Jerry's for bizarre blog claiming choosing certain flavors 'might mean you are racist' | 13 Nov 2017 | Conservative ice cream fans want Ben & Jerry's to 'stick to selling ice cream,' following a bizarre tweet and blog post which suggested customers might be racist for choosing certain flavors. The Vermont-based ice cream company posted a tweet asking its followers, 'What is implicit bias, and how does it shape our actions? The answer might surprise you.' The tweet linked to a company blog post titled, 'Scoop Shop Sociology,' discussing the idea of implicit bias -- the theory that people make unconscious associations with or stereotype groups.
Professor Reported to Bias Response Line for Alleged Transphobia | 15 Nov 2017 | "NYU Psychology Professor Edgar Coons was reported by Steinhardt junior August Enzer, a transgender man, to NYU's Bias Response Line on Wednesday, Nov. 8 for repeated instances of alleged transphobia. Although Enzer was the one to formally report Coons, the action was spurred by accusations from multiple students about Coons's repeated and intentional bigotry, according to Enzer...When information is reported to the Bias Response Line, an Office of Equal Opportunity employee listens to the report and determines any follow-up action, if necessary, the office said. If the office concludes that action should be taken, it relays the information to the specific school or department in which the original bias issue occurred."
Iran-Iraq earthquake death toll climbs to more than 400 --Rescuers battle to find survivors trapped under collapsed buildings after the 7.3-magnitude quake | 13 Nov 2017 | A powerful magnitude-7.3 earthquake has rocked the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing more than 400 people and injuring thousands more. Iran's state-run Irna news agency has raised the death toll to 407 and said 6,700 people were injured after the quake that struck the country's western provinces at 9.20pm local time on Sunday. Tremors were felt hundreds of miles away in both capitals, in Tehran and Baghdad. Local officials said the toll was likely to rise as search and rescue teams reached remote areas.
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From: Katie O'Connell; Digital Communications Coordinator, People For the American
Subject: GOP attacks ACA in tax bill! Sign the petition to STOP them
Earlier this year, the American people banded together and took to the streets to STOP Republicans in Congress from repealing the Affordable Care Act. It was a powerful victory for Americans’ health care and our democracy.
Well, the Trump administration’s response was to take executive action to sabotage the ACA and now Senate Republicans are following Trump’s lead, with a sneak attack they’re adding to their tax scam bill to destroy one of the foundational elements of health care reform, the individual mandate.
This move will end up denying 13 million Americans access to health care and will drive the costs up, through increased premiums, for many millions more.
The Senate is expected to vote on their version of the tax bill shortly after Thanksgiving. It’s a disastrous and devious plan that, in addition to including this latest health care attack, would -- like the House version -- shift more of the tax burden onto the middle class in order to pay for massive giveaways to corporations and the top fraction of the 1%.
Sign our emergency petition to STOP the GOP’s tax scam -- including the new attack on health care -- NOW>>
The House votes on their version of the tax bill TOMORROW and every American who cares about stopping this scam needs to speak out now.
Besides the attack on health care, both the House and Senate versions of the bill are a terrible deal for working families.
THE REPUBLICAN TAX SCAM WOULD...
- give massive cuts to corporations and a relative handful of the very top most wealthy families, including the elimination of the Estate Tax and the Alternative Minimum Tax -- one of the very few things we know about Trump’s taxes is that with no AMT, Trump himself would have saved $31 million in taxes in 2005!
- directly set up massive cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, public education, and other vital programs.
- actually INCREASE taxes on millions of middle-class tax payers, especially in states like California, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland. This is in addition to elements of the bill that hurt many middle-class households like capping mortgage interest and property tax write-offs, and cuts to personal exemptions.
- increase the overall tax burden over 10 years on 46% of Americans earning under $100,000 a year.
- INCENTIVIZE the offshoring of jobs via a specific tax giveaway to American companies with offshore subsidiaries.
- reduce giving to charities in the US by BILLIONS, through changes in the tax code.
- blow a massive hole in our national debt (as much a $1.5 trillion).
It’s easy to be baffled by why the GOP would pursue a tax plan that would cause such harm to the middle class and working families ... but the answer is that, after the failure of health care repeal, their Big Money donors are DEMANDING a legislative win or they are threatening to close their check books. And this tax bill gives them A LOT of the items on their regressive, right-wing wish list.
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