PASTOR WARNS IF TRUMP IS REMOVED FROM OFFICE, 'GUYS THAT KNOW HOW TO FIGHT' WILL HUNT DOWN DEMOCRATS

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Christian church leader Rick Wiles threatened that "There's gonna be violence in America" if President Donald Trump is removed from office. Wiles, the senior pastor at Flowing Streams Church in Florida, made the remarks on his right-wing TruNews program Tuesday evening. He claimed that cowboys,...

Matthew Shepard's parents have sharp words for William Barr in speech delivered at DOJ event

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(CNN)The family of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old Wyoming man killed in a brutal homophobic attack in 1998, had sharp words for Attorney General William Barr in a speech delivered Wednesday at the Justice Department. The striking speech, at an event marking the anniversary of a hate crimes...

Happy Halloween

By: Ender  •  Holiday  •  77 Comments  •  9 Likes  •  7 years ago

It is that time of year. A time of ghosts and goblins. Spooks wanting candy. Halloween is here. Some of my family members loved it. My Aunt put up house lights, yard decorations, inside decorations including a Halloween tree. My Uncle would dress up and loved to scare people. One year my...

Justice Department hasn’t interviewed key Russia probe witnesses

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“The DOJ’s investigation into the origins of the Russia probe seems to be focusing on the intelligence community’s links with foreign sources.”

For months, President Donald Trump’s allies have been raising expectations for prosecutor John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Russia probe, predicting that he will uncover a deep state plot to stage a “coup” against the president. Durham “is looking at putting people in jail,”...

2nd whistleblower comes forward after speaking with IG: Attorney

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Mark Zaid, the attorney representing the whistleblower who sounded the alarm on President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine and triggered an impeachment inquiry, tells ABC News that he is now representing a second whistleblower who has spoken with the inspector general. Zaid tells ABC News'...

How a Shadow Foreign Policy in Ukraine Prompted an Impeachment Inquiry

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WASHINGTON — Petro O. Poroshenko was still the president of Ukraine earlier this year when his team sought a lifeline. With the polls showing him in clear danger of losing his re-election campaign, some of his associates, eager to hold on to their own jobs and influence, took steps that could...

Come From Away: the musical that dares to deal with 9/11

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“The musical tells the story of travellers grounded in the remote Canadian town of Gander on 9/11 – yet despite the sensitive subject matter, it has...”

It might be the most unlikely pitch for a musical since Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom came up with Springtime for Hitler. The action in Come From Away starts on 11 September 2001, a day on which nearly 3,000 Americans were killed by terrorists and which artists still approach at their peril,...

Mitch McConnell Received Donations from Voting Machine Lobbyists Before Blocking Election Security Bills

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell squashed two bills intended to ensure voting security on Thursday, just one day after former special counsel Robert Mueller warned that Russians were attempting to sabotage the 2020 presidential elections "as we sit here." McConnell said he wouldn't allow...

SANCTIONED RUSSIAN OLIGARCH'S COMPANY TO INVEST MILLIONS IN NEW ALUMINUM PLANT IN MITCH MCCONNELL'S STATE

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Rusal, the aluminum company partially owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, announced plans to invest around $200 million to build a new aluminum plant in Kentucky just months after the Trump administration removed it from the U.S. sanctions list. The new aluminum plant, slated to be built...

How Republicans Questioned Robert Mueller Should Terrify Us All

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“In this op-ed, writer Jenna Birch examines how Republicans questioned Robert Mueller during his congressional testimony on the investigation into...”

During his testimony to Congress on Wednesday, special counsel Robert Mueller faced attacks from Republicans attempting to bring his character into question by criticizing his team, his interpretations of the law, his findings, and his patriotism. One Republican congressman went so far as to...