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RSN: William Boardman | First Bomb the Wedding, Then Bomb the Rescue Workers

WHERE'S THE AMERICAN OUTRAGE FOR KILLING UNARMED CIVILIANS? 



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IF YOU'RE STILL A DRUMPF SUPPORTER, WHAT WILL CHANGE YOUR MIND WHEN THIS DIMWIT INSULTS YOUR FELLOW AMERICANS?

THIS WASN'T ENOUGH?  




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Paralympic medalist Dan Cnossen speaks as President Trump looks on during a 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic celebration at the White House on April 27, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

In Cringe-Worthy Speech, Trump Tells Paralympians They Were 'Tough to Watch'
D. Parvaz, ThinkProgress
Parvaz writes: "In what should have been an easy bit of positive PR for the White House as well U.S. Olympian and Paralympian athletes, President Donald Trump managed to slip in some self-congratulation and a few jaw-dropping insults."
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COLORADO: Energy Transfer Partners Corporate Tactics to Silence TRUTH

COLORADO: Energy Transfer Partners Corporate Tactics to Silence TRUTH

Charles Pierce | The House Republican Russia Report Is Nothing but a Hack Job

28 April 18

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Charles Pierce | The House Republican Russia Report Is Nothing but a Hack Job

Elizabeth Warren. (photo: Michael Dwyer/AP)

Elizabeth Warren to Consumer Chief: 'You Owe the Public Straight Answers'
Chris Arnold, NPR
Arnold writes: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the Trump administration's top consumer protection official late Thursday asking him whether he is doing the bidding of the industries he is supposed to be policing."
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Robin Wright | Why Trump's Boasts About the Korea Summit Are Premature

28 April 18

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Robin Wright | Why Trump's Boasts About the Korea Summit Are Premature

Mort Rosenblum | Extra! French Poodle Bites Puffed-Up Yank in the Ass

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Mort Rosenblum | Extra! French Poodle Bites Puffed-Up Yank in the Ass

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MASSterList: The Setti fallout | Bitcoin ransom | Face it, Springfield

MASSterList: The Setti fallout | Bitcoin ransom | Face it, Springfield

Make Way for Right Whales: State delays start of lobster season for some rather large reasons From Mary Whitfill at Wicked Local: “The dozens of right whales spotted off South Shore coasts since Sunday have delivered a major blow to the local fishing fleet. The unusually large number of right whales feeding close to the shores of Marshfield and Hull and in Cape Cod Bay this week has led the state Division of Marine Fisheries to implement two emergency regulations – pushing off the start of lobster season in southern Massachusetts.” Wicked Local State failed to pay taxes on state trooper car perks dating back to the ‘70s Another day, another State Police accounting revelation. From Kay Lazar at the Globe: “The state has failed to pay taxes on tens of millions of dollars doled out to state troopers since the 1970s as a reward for driving their own cars to work, leaving Massachusetts vulnerable to a potentially massive bill from the IRS.” Boston Globe FOR PROFIT VULTURE CAPITALISTS KNOW ALL ABOUT 'FOR PROFIT HEALTH CARE' ! HEAVEN HELP OUR VETERANS!  Partners HealthCare quietly advising Trump administration on how to fix VA At a Boston College Chief Executives Club event yesterday, Dr. John Noseworthy, chief executive of the Mayo Clinic, revealed that his organization and Boston’s Partners HealthCare have been quietly advising the Trump administration on how to improve care and services at the much-criticized Department of Veterans Affairs, reports the Globe’s Priyanka Dayal McCluskey. Boston Globe Senate passes bill giving consumers free credit freezes in wake of recent data breaches The state Senate yesterday approved a bill designed to make it easier for consumers to monitor and protect their credit – and to freeze or unfreeze their credit without fees, Shira Schoenberg reports at MassLive. The House has passed similar legislation in reaction to last year’s huge data breach at Equifax. MassLive CLICK ON LINK FOR MORE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE

Masha Gessen | What the Ronny Jackson Debacle Reveals About Donald Trump and the "Swamp"

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Masha Gessen | What the Ronny Jackson Debacle Reveals About Donald Trump and the "Swamp"

A federal judge said it appeared likely Cohen will be indicted in a related criminal investigation. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Judge Puts Stormy Daniels Case on Hold, Citing Likelihood Michael Cohen Will Be Indicted
Beth Reinhard, The Washington Post
Reinhard writes: "A federal judge on Friday granted Michael Cohen's request for a delay in a lawsuit brought against him by porn star Stormy Daniels, saying it appeared likely Cohen will be indicted in a related criminal investigation."
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Must Reads: NBC's culture of silence, Westminster's physical decay and Amazon's fake reviews

Must Reads: NBC's culture of silence, Westminster's physical decay and Amazon's fake reviews

Major, longstanding corruption

Major, longstanding corruption

Andy Borowitz | Americans Startled by Spectacle of President Who Can Speak English

27 April 18

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Andy Borowitz | Americans Startled by Spectacle of President Who Can Speak English

Sean Hannity paid for the complex with a mortgage for $6.4m. Hannity is the owner connected to a group that has spent $90m on more than 870 homes over the past decade. (photo: Evan Agostini/AP)

Sean Hannity: 400% Rise in Eviction Orders Since Host Bought Georgia Apartment Complex
Jon Swaine, Guardian UK
Swaine writes: "Records show 61 different residents have received notice to vacate their homes in Perry complex since Hannity took over in 2014."
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Charles Pierce | The President Is a Few Bulbs Short of a Chandelier

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FOCUS: Charles Pierce | The President Is a Few Bulbs Short of a Chandelier 

Charles Pierce | The President Is a Few Bulbs Short of a Chandelier

Gina Haspel Followed Orders. That's the Problem

27 April 18

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"....Senator John McCain so eloquently said, that “the mistreatment of prisoners harms us more than our enemies.” And the blind eye that the nation has turned on those responsible for the torture program is a good example of what that expansive moral corrosion looks like....."

"...In 2014, the Senate Intelligence Committee completed a 6,700-page classified report on the torture program, which exhaustively determined that suffocating men nearly to death had not produced useful intelligence. When Republicans took control of Congress and the White House, they demanded that multiple copies, which had been distributed to several agencies, be returned and locked away...."

FOCUS: Gina Haspel Followed Orders. That's the Problem 

Fact Checker: Surprise! It would take nine years for all of Trump’s nominations to be approved.

Fact Checker: Surprise! It would take nine years for all of Trump’s nominations to be approved.

Bernie Sanders Is Quietly Building an Alternative Media Powerhouse

27 April 18

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Bernie Sanders Is Quietly Building an Alternative Media Powerhouse

Gabriel Debenedetti, New York Magazine
Debenedetti writes: "The Vermont senator, who's been comparing corporate television programming to drugs and accusing it of creating a 'nation of morons' since at least 1979 - and musing to friends about creating an alternative news outlet for at least as long - has spent the last year and a half building something close to a small network out of his office in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill."
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The Daily 202: Bill Cosby’s conviction is a watershed. It also shows how hard it is to hold alleged abusers accountable.

The Daily 202: Bill Cosby’s conviction is a watershed. It also shows how hard it is to hold alleged abusers accountable.

DICTATOR PAUL RYAN'S HISSY FIT: 

Paul Ryan dismissed the Rev. Patrick J. Conroy as House chaplain. The decision angered some of the Jesuit priest’s allies in Congress, many of whom initially thought Conroy was leaving voluntarily. (Paul Kane)

Ryan dismisses House chaplain, leaving lawmakers demanding answers




In an interview with the New York Times, Conroy said he did not know whether politics were behind his departure. But he pointed to a prayer he had given on the House floor in November, when Congress was debating tax overhaul legislation.

“May all members be mindful that the institutions and structures of our great nation guarantee the opportunities that have allowed some to achieve great success, while others continue to struggle,” Conroy said at the time. “May their efforts these days guarantee that there are not winners and losers under new tax laws, but benefits balanced and shared by all Americans.”

About a week later, Conroy told the Times, he heard from the speaker’s office. “A staffer came down and said, We are upset with this prayer; you are getting too political,” he said.

Shortly after, when he saw Ryan himself, Conroy said that the speaker told him: “Padre, you just got to stay out of politics.”

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National Law Journal

National Law Journal

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POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: Three things to watch at the GOP-VENTION – HOUSE passes $41B budget – STATIE tax trouble

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: Three things to watch at the GOP-VENTION – HOUSE passes $41B budget – STATIE tax trouble

THE ELIZABETH WARREN ATTACKERS FUNDED BY WEALTHY UNNAMED DONORS [LIKE THE MERCERS] ARE IN FULL SWING....NOTE THAT THEY NEVER ADDRESS ISSUES AND JUST EMPLOY DOG WHISTLE SLOGANS FOR THE SIMPLE-MINDED TO EMBRACE LIKE SHEEP.

- There will be SWAG. In the form of Elizabeth Warren "barf bags," thanks to the Deal Her Out super PAC. Why barf bags? "The record and hypocrisy of Elizabeth Warren is enough to make any person sick," Marty Lamb, president of Deal Her Out PAC, told the Washington Times . "The Elizabeth Warren barf bag is a stark reminder of this fact and that only one thing could make the voters sicker and that is if the Massachusetts Republican Party fails to offer a clear alternative to Senator Warren and her out of touch policies by nominating an imitation candidate of Senator Warren such as John Kingston III or Beth Lindstrom." Deal Her Out is not-so-subtly is a single-issue super PAC that opposes Sen. Warren.

I'll be in at in the hall on Saturday - be sure to say hi.

- "Clergy members lobby Beacon Hill for 'red flag' bill," by Michael P. Norton, State House News Service: "Citing the 'righteous impatience of our forebears,' faith leaders from various denominations throughout Massachusetts joined gun control activists in making the rounds on Beacon Hill Wednesday, urging lawmakers to pass a 'red flag' bill designed to reduce gun violence. Under the bill, a family member, roommate or law enforcement official could petition the court to bar someone from owning a firearm if their gun ownership presents a 'significant danger of causing personal injury to self or others.'"

- "Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Trump administration the 'most corrupt ... ever'," by Clare Foran, CNN: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren called President Donald Trump's administration the 'most corrupt administration ever' in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on Wednesday. Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, leveled the accusation after Tapper asked her to comment on a series of controversial remarks made by Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, whom Trump tapped to also serve as interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in November."

- "Taxes not paid on perks for troopers," by Kay Lazar, Boston Globe: "The state has failed to pay taxes on tens of millions of dollars doled out to state troopers since the 1970s as a reward for driving their own cars to work, leaving Massachusetts vulnerable to a potentially massive bill from the IRS."

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Garrison Keillor | A Winning Candidate for 2020

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Trump's friends at Fox. (photo: Fox News)

ALSO SEE: Trump Made 2 Costly Legal Errors
During Unhinged Fox & Friends Interview

ALSO SEE: Prosecutors Seize on Trump Interview
Admission of Comey Representing Him

Trump's Fox and Friends Interview Is Already Creating Legal Problems
Adam K. Raymond, New York Magazine
Raymond writes: "For President Trump, the territory doesn't get any friendlier than Fox and Friends. But that's not how he treated the show that helped launch his political career during an unhinged interview Thursday morning."
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Toronto attack: the scene of the crime. (photo: Cole Burston/Getty)

Incel, the Misogynist Ideology That Inspired the Deadly Toronto Attack, Explained
Zack Beauchamp, Vox
Beauchamp writes: "Alek Minassian, the man who killed 10 people by driving a van down a busy street in Toronto on Monday, is a terrorist."
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