Citizens for Legitimate Government (CLG): Steve Scalise is in CRITICAL condition: House majority whip's condition is downgraded after surgery following baseball shooting

 News Updates from CLG
14 June 2017

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Steve Scalise is in CRITICAL condition: House majority whip's condition is downgraded after surgery following baseball shooting | 14 June 2017 | House majority whip Steve Scalise's condition was downgraded to critical on Wednesday afternoon after he was shot by a Trump-hating gunman who opened fire on Republican congressional baseball practice. The Louisiana congressman was shot in the hip as he stood on second base at the field in Alexandria, Virginia this morning and had been described by his staff as being 'stable'. But the Medstar Hospital in Washington DC said on Wednesday afternoon that Scalise was in critical condition after having surgery. He was among five injured when James T. Hodgkinson, 66, opened fire on the Republicans with an assault rifle from the third base dugout at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria, Virginia, as the group practiced batting at around 7.00am.

 

Top Republican among wounded as anti-Trump gunman fires on U.S. lawmakers | 14 June 2017 | Congressman Steve Scalise, the No. 3 Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, was in critical condition on Wednesday night after he and three others were shot as they practiced for a charity baseball game. The gunman, who had posted angry messages against President Donald Trump and other Republicans on social media, opened fire on a group of Republican lawmakers and colleagues at a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, outside Washington. He was wounded in a gunfight with Capitol Hill police at the scene and later died.

 

Congress baseball gunman was a Trump-hating Bernie supporter: Illinois man opened fire on Republican lawmakers on the President's birthday, leaving five injured --The police officers were injured as they returned fire with their pistols while the congressmen and their aides dove for cover | 14 June 2017 | The gunman was killed by cops after opening fire on a Republican congressional baseball practice on Wednesday, the president's 71st birthday, was a Trump-hating Democrat and Bernie Sanders supporter. Sixty-six-year-old James T. Hodgkinson from Belleville, Illinois, was killed by Capitol Police after firing up to 100 rounds from an assault rifle at a baseball park in Alexandria, Virginia, leaving five injured including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise...The union tradesman, who ran a home inspection business, threatened to 'destroy' the president and his administration on social media but was not known to Secret Service. He was shot by two Capitol Police officers who were accompanying Scalise to Eugene Simpson Stadium Park for the scheduled baseball practice ahead of Thursday night's charity game.

 

Suspected congressional baseball practice shooter was a fierce Trump opponent who called him a 'traitor' | 14 June 2017 | James Hodgkinson, the man suspected of opening fire on congressmen and staffers at a GOP baseball practice Wednesday morning, was a fierce opponent of President Donald Trump, according to initial accounts and a review of his social media. The 66-year-old Belleville, Illinois, man owned a home inspection business and appeared to be a fervent supporter of progressive politics and a Trump critic... "Trump is a Traitor. Trump Has Destroyed Our Democracy. It's Time to Destroy Trump & Co.," Hodgkinson wrote in a March 22 post.

 

Trump gives U.S. military authority to set Afghan troop levels: U.S. official | 13 June 2017 | U.S. President Donald Trump has given Defense Secretary Jim Mattis the authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday, opening the door for future troop increases requested by the U.S. commander. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said no immediate decision had been made about the troop levels, which are now set at about 8,400...Current and former U.S. officials say discussions revolve around adding 3,000 to 5,000 troops.

 

'Up to 15 tons of depleted uranium used in 1999 Serbia bombing' - lead lawyer in suit against NATO | 13 Jan 2017 | An international legal team is preparing a lawsuit against NATO over the alliance's alleged use of depleted uranium munitions during its bombing of Yugoslavia. These have allegedly caused a rise in cancer-related illnesses across the region over the years. "The NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999 used between 10 and 15 tons of depleted uranium, which caused a major environmental disaster," said Srdjan Aleksic, a Serbian lawyer who leads the legal team, which includes lawyers from the EU, Russia, China and India. "In Serbia, 33,000 people fall sick because of this every year," he claimed.

 

4 Syrian Brothers Face Terrorism Charges in Germany | 12 June 2017 | German authorities arrested four Syrian brothers on terrorism charges Monday for allegedly fighting for an extremist group in their homeland five years ago. Mustafa K., 41, Abdullah K., 39, Sultan K., 44, and Ahmed K., 51, whose last name wasn't released because of privacy regulations, are accused of membership in a terrorist organization for fighting for the Nusra Front in the northern Syrian city Ras al-Ayn starting in late 2012. Federal prosecutors said the men were allegedly involved in the group's fight against Syrian government troops and Kurdish defense forces.

 

Shooting erupts at San Francisco UPS facility; police urge neighbors to shelter in place | 14 June 2017 | San Francisco police are responding to a shooting at a United Parcel Service facility in the Potrero Hill neighborhood. At about 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, San Francisco police said they were conducting a search of the building and asked people in the area to continue to shelter in place...At least two drivers were involved in the shooting at the facility, said Steven Gaut, a UPS spokesman.

 

Special counsel is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, officials say | 14 June 2017 | The special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russia’s [alleged] role in the 2016 election is interviewing senior intelligence officials as part of a widening probe that now includes an examination of whether President Trump attempted to obstruct justice, officials [aka Jeff Bezos's five Deep State dirt-bags who wish to remain anonymous] said. The move by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to investigate Trump's conduct marks a major turning point in the nearly year-old FBI investigation, which until recently focused on [alleged] Russian meddling during the presidential campaign and on whether there was any coordination between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. Investigators have also been looking for any evidence of possible fin-ncial crimes among Trump associates, officials said.

 

Jeff Sessions Denies Collusion, Deploring 'Detestable Lie' in Senate Testimony | 13 June 2017 | Attorney General Jeff Sessions offered an indignant defense on Tuesday against what he called "an appalling and detestable lie" that he may have colluded with the Russian effort to interfere in the 2016 election, but he declined during an often contentious Senate hearing to answer central questions about his or President Trump’s conduct. Sounding by turns wounded and defiant, Mr. Sessions, a former senator from Alabama, often infused his testimony with more emotion than specifics as he showcased his loyalty to Mr. Trump. He insisted repeatedly that discussing his private conversations with the president, however relevant they might be, would be "inappropriate," visibly frustrating senators who have been conducting one of several inquiries into Russia's [alleged] election meddling.

 

Left-wing Twitter users celebrate GOP baseball shooting | 14 June 2017 | In the aftermath of Wednesday's shooting at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, which left House Majority Whip Steven Scalise and several other people injured, left-wing Twitter users are being called out for mocking and "celebrating" the attack. "Alexandra is the direct result of Scalise's votes and teab-gging beliefs. Love karma. This is what you vote for trumpsters [sic], No Whining," Twitter user @1976StEtienne wrote. Others online used the attack as a chance to criticize Scalise's stance on health care.

 

CNN's Fareed Zakaria hails Trump assassination play as 'masterpiece;' his employer sponsors it | 12 June 2017 | CNN serial plagiarist Fareed Zakaria went to see a production of Julius Caesar in New York's Central Park, a play that we now know depicts the gruesome assassination of President Trump. Nothing wrong with that. Zakaria might not have known what he was in for. But after it was over, Zakaria so enjoyed the bloody spectacle, was so enthused, he declared the play a "masterpiece" and publicly recommended it to others. "If you're in NYC, go see Julius Caesar, free in Central Park," Zakaria tweeted 13 days ago, "brilliantly interpreted for Trump era. A masterpiece[.]"

 

LGBT Pride Parade Turns Away Gay Trump Supporters | 09 June 2017 | LGBT leaders' opposition to President Donald Trump has made the parades more political. In at least one case, parade organizers have rejected a float. Even though Brian Talbert is gay, the organizers of Charlotte, North Carolina's pride event, have told him he can't participate with a float touting his support for Trump.

 

Trump Loses Travel Ban Ruling in Appeals Court | 12 June 2017 | A second federal appeals court on Monday ruled against President Trump's revised travel ban. The decision, from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, was the latest in a string of court rulings rejecting the administration’s efforts to limit travel from several predominantly Muslim countries. The administration has already sought a Supreme Court review of a similar decision issued last month by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Va. The new ruling affirmed a March decision from Judge Derrick K. Watson, of the Federal District Court in Hawaii. Judge Watson blocked major parts of the revised order, saying they violated the Constitution's ban on a government establishment of religion [but, in actuality, enforcing the prime directive: US corporations must continue have access to a pool of cheap labor, subsidized at taxpayers' expense].

 

California congressman tells AP that a mistaken report of a shooting led to Air Force base lockdown | 14 June 2017 | (Solano County, CA) Travis Air Force Base in California was on lockdown Wednesday afternoon after they reported a "real-world security incident." Officials later confirmed an active shooter incident, but a California congressman told the Associated Press that a false report led to the incident.

 

Travis Air Force Base reports 'real world security incident' | 14 June 2017 | (Solano County, CA) Travis Air Force Base is under a security alert due to a "real world security incident," the base said in a Facebook post. The Air Force base had a training exercise planned for Wednesday and Thursday, but this is not related to it, CBS Sacramento reports...A shelter in place warning was sent out by the base in a Twitter post.

 

UPS shooting leaves four dead, including gunman, in San Francisco | 14 June 2017 | A UPS driver armed with a handgun opened fire at a United Parcel Service Inc package-sorting center in San Francisco on Wednesday, killing three people before fatally shooting himself as officers closed in. The victims, like the gunman, were also company drivers, said Steve Gaut, head of investor relations at UPS...Two other people were taken to an area hospital with gunshot wounds, San Francisco police said.

 

Fire engulfs London tower block, at least 12 dead, dozens injured | 14 June 2017 | A blaze engulfed a 24-story housing block in central London on Wednesday, trapping residents as they slept and killing at least 12 people in an inferno that the fire brigade said was unprecedented in its scale and speed. More than 200 firefighters, backed up by 40 fire engines, fought for hours to try to control the blaze, London's deadliest for a generation. The Grenfell Tower apartment block was home to about 600 people.

 

Study Finds Polar Bears Have to Keep Up With Faster Ice Drift | 12 June 2017 | The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Wyoming have published a new study showing that polar bears are having to expend more energy to keep up with faster drifting sea ice. The study, titled "Increased Arctic sea ice drift alters polar bear movements and energetics," came out in the June 5 issue of Global Change Biology. UW Zoology and Physiology professor Merav Ben-David is one of the authors of the report.

 

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