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Republicans are gaslighting Ilhan Omar. Meanwhile Steve King retweets an actual anti-Semite — again
Via: Don Overton • Op/Ed • 0 Comments • 5 years ago
“As the GOP gaslights Rep. Omar for criticizing the state of Israel for it’s policy positions vis-a-vis its treatment of the Palestinian people, and...”
As the GOP gaslights Rep. Omar for criticizing the state of Israel for it’s policy positions vis-a-vis its treatment of the Palestinian people, and democrats in the House apparently moving towards condemning her to placate them, Rep. Steve King openly supports an Anti-Semite and White...
Bombshell: Trump Tried to Use DOJ to Punish CNN for Bad Coverage
Via: Don Overton • News & Politics • 6 Comments • 5 years ago
“The latest in Donald Trump’s long sequence of impeachable offenses just came to light this morning.”
The latest in Donald Trump’s long sequence of impeachable offenses just came to light this morning. In a new report from The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer it is revealed that Trump tried to use the Department of Justice (DOJ) to punish CNN for their unfavorable coverage of him. Trump ordered former...
Trump Threatens The UK After Being Ordered To Pay Scottish Government Legal Fees In Golf Course Lawsuit
Via: Don Overton • World News • 6 Comments • 5 years ago
“Trump’s tweet promoting his golf course makes sense after he was ordered to pay the Scottish government’s legal fees in a dispute over his golf...”
The BBC reported, “Mr. Trump battled unsuccessfully in the courts to halt the project before he became US president. A total of 11 turbines make up the development off Aberdeen. Judges have now ruled Trump International Golf Club Scotland Ltd should pay the legal bills incurred.” David Frum...
Not Again
Via: Don Overton • News & Politics • 0 Comments • 5 years ago
“I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just...”
This week everybody was talking about Michael Cohen Two things were striking about Michael Cohen’s public testimony to the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. He accused the president of multiple crimes, offered documents to back up his claims, and gave names of people who were also...
100 Bible Verses about Donald Trump
Via: Don Overton • Religion & Ethics • 0 Comments • 5 years ago
“2 Timothy 3:1-9 ESV /But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of...”
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,...
Incoming Florida state speaker of the House calls pregnant women ‘host bodies’
Via: Don Overton • News & Politics • 5 Comments • 5 years ago
“Florida state Rep. Jose Oliva, incoming speaker of the state House, describes himself as the kind of small-government conservative who thinks...”
Make that “people should be able to make the decisions that they would like to make for themselves unless they’re pregnant women.”
‘This Policy Has Led to Reduced Access to Critical Health Services’
Via: Don Overton • Health, Science & Technology • 0 Comments • 5 years ago
“Janine Jackson interviewed Nina Besser Doorley about Trump’s global gag rule for the February 22, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly...”
Janine Jackson: Put in effect in 1984 by Ronald Reagan, the Mexico City Policy prevents foreign organizations that receive US government funding from performing abortions, even if they are using funds from non-US government sources, and even if abortion is completely legal in their country. But...
Reps. Mark Meadows, Jim Jordan Refer Michael Cohen to DOJ for Alleged Perjury
Via: Don Overton • The Lighter Side/ Humor • 0 Comments • 5 years ago
““It may not be surprising that two pro-Trump Committee members known have a baseless criminal referral. In my opinion, it is a sad misuse of the...”
Proving just how clowish the right can be and is. These two idiots have've got beyond 3rd grade, I surprise they can find their seat everyday. GOP Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Mark Meadows (R-NC) referred Michael Cohen to the Justice Department Thursday, alleging in a letter that he committed...
Matt Gaetz Under Investigation By Florida State Bar Over Michael Cohen Threat
Via: Don Overton • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 5 years ago
““Do your wife & father-in-law know about your girlfriends? Maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat.”
The Florida Bar has opened an investigation into whether Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) violated professional conduct rules by threatening former Trump fixer Michael Cohen ahead of Cohen’s congressional testimony on Wednesday. The organization, which licenses lawyers to practice in the state, would...
Trump’s ambassadors are the least qualified in 40 years — but gave record amounts of money to Trump: report
Via: Don Overton • News & Politics • 10 Comments • 5 years ago
“It is a time-honored tradition for presidents in both parties to give at least some ambassadorial positions to friends and political donors, over...”
It is a time-honored tradition for presidents in both parties to give at least some ambassadorial positions to friends and political donors, over people who have actual qualifications or experience. But President Donald Trump has taken the practice to a new extreme. According to a paper...