Thread by @AlamoOnTheRise

Trump: Day 604
-Kavanaugh Accuser Comes Forward
-Kavanaugh's Confirmation in Chaos
-Terrified What Manafort Could Share
-Considers Pulling Troops From SoKo
-Continues 2 Jab @ Obama Economy
-FEMA Boss Offers Own Conspiracy
-Florence Death Toll Climbs to 17

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Day 709 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office

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Day 561 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.

The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies

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Day 348 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough

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Survivors of Las Vegas mass shooting reunite with the doctors and nurses who cared for them after the massacre. abcn.ws/2Ooqbys

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Day 170 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?

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Day 170 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.

With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.

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Day 149 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.

416 of 2,654 migrant kids separated from parents are *still* in custody, as of September 4th.

14 still-separated kids are under 5.

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Day 97 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.

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Graham says Trump will consider moving troops out of South Korea if North Korea is "playing" him hill.cm/bvYfvGj

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U.S. calls urgent U.N. Security Council meeting Monday on North Korea sanctions violations nbcnews.to/2Our4Fw

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Day 27 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.

Is Trump above the law?

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Ken Starr: "It is very likely that Paul Manafort has indicated through his counsel and directly that he can provide very helpful information ... so it is a very significant breakthrough." (via ABC)

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"What happens if [Trump] pardons Manafort?"

Ken Starr: "He has the power to do that, then I think it really becomes an issue of, is that an abuse of power on the part of the president in light of an ongoing investigation?" (via ABC)

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• Papadopoulos: Pleaded guilty. Sentenced.
• Patten: Pleaded guilty.
• Manafort: Pleaded guilty.
• Cohen: Pleaded guilty.
• van der Zwaan: Pleaded guilty. Sentenced.
• Gates: Pleaded guilty.
• Pinedo: Pleaded guilty.
• Flynn: Pleaded guilty.

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Ex-Obama chief ethics lawyer Norm Eisen says he believes this is "not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning for Donald Trump."

"We have seen the new chapter. He's not going to survive Manafort's testimony." (via ABC)

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Schiff: Trump team "terrified" of what Manafort could tell Mueller hill.cm/du8FmDM

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Manafort wrote that a scholar at a think tank partially funded by Congress coordinated with him to defend Yanukovich
thedailybeast.com/manafort-in-an…

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AGs suing Trump ask for all communications with foreign officials about Trump Hotel hill.cm/Z664hiL

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Joe Biden said he regrets not speaking out against Trump earlier.

Making the sign of the cross over his chest, he said, "God forgive me" for not voicing concern sooner.
thebea.st/2NiplXi

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FEMA head Brock Long has been under surveillance by investigators looking into his travel home to N.C., WSJ says.

Long often traveled with a caravan of federal workers, who stayed in hotels. He's spent about 150 days in N.C. since taking the job.
wsj.com/articles/white…

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FEMA Administrator Brock Long calls Puerto Rico studies “frustrating”

@FEMA_Brock: “You might see more deaths indirectly as time goes on... Spousal abuse goes through the roof. You can’t blame spousal abuse after a disaster on anyone”

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FEMA Director says he’s “focused on Floyd right now.”

Ugh, Florence?

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Florence causes coal ash landfill to collapse in North Carolina; unclear if contamination flowed into Cape Fear River. The gray ash left behind when coal is burned contains toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, lead and mercury.
apnews.com/28d9884e801248…

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If this freaks you out, you may be interested to learn that Trump's EPA very recently rolled back coal ash storage regulations.
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/t…

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Catastrophic flooding from Florence spread across the Carolinas today as the storm's death toll climbed to 17. cbsloc.al/2xjOxSs

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Professor Christine Blasey Ford, who wrote the confidential Kavanaugh letter, is now speaking out about her sexual assault allegation.

"I thought he might inadvertently kill me," said Ford. "He was trying to attack me and remove my clothing."
washingtonpost.com/investigations…

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Ford said she told no one of the incident in any detail until 2012, when she was in couples therapy with her husband.

Portions of the therapist's notes were provided by Ford and reviewed by WaPo.
washingtonpost.com/investigations…

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"I think it derailed me substantially for four or five years," Ford said to WaPo. She said she struggled academically & socially and was unable to have healthy relationships with men. "I was very ill-equipped to forge those kinds of relationships."
washingtonpost.com/investigations…

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The head of school at Holton-Arms School, the school that Christine Blasey Ford attended, just put out this statement saying she is "proud" of Blasey Ford for speaking out:

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Anyone rushing to defend Kavanaugh is climbing out on a limb where the Trump White House is currently not joining them.

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Dianne Feinstein: "I support Mrs. Ford's decision to share her story, and now that she has, it is in the hands of the FBI to conduct an investigation.

This should happen before the Senate moves forward on this nominee."

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Chuck Schumer: "Senator Grassley must postpone the vote until, at a very minimum, these serious and credible allegations are thoroughly investigated. For too long, when woman have made serious allegations of abuse, they have been ignored. That cannot happen in this case."

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Here's the full video of Sen Susan Collins comments on Kavanaugh, whether she still supports him, whether vote should be delayed.

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Interesting. Lindsey Graham says that he would like the Judiciary Committee to hear from Christine Ford if she wants to provide them information.

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Sen. Bob Corker says the Senate Judiciary panel shouldn't vote on Kavanaugh until Ford is heard out. "I think that would be best for all involved, including the nominee. If she does want to be heard, she should do so promptly."
politico.com/story/2018/09/…

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Statement from Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans

“These are old and unproven allegations” was not an issue when Trump brought Juanita Broadderick and others to the St Louis debate in 2016.

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During an interview, Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) says he doesn’t think the Judiciary Cmte should move ahead with its Thursday vote on Kavanaugh until they hear more from Christine Blasey Ford. “For me, we can’t vote until we hear more.”

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Jeff Flake says that Christine Ford "must be heard."

"I've made it clear that I'm not comfortable moving ahead with the vote on Thursday if we have not heard her side of the story or explored this further," said Flake.
wapo.st/2QAbRnW

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A lawyer close to the W.H. said the nomination will not be withdrawn. “No way, not even a hint of it. If anything, it’s the opposite. If somebody can be brought down by accusations like this, then you, me, every man certainly should be worried.” politi.co/2D0shDd

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Three people close to the White House said they expect Trump to go after Kavanaugh's accuser rather than to turn on the judge.
politi.co/2D0shDd

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“Deny, deny, deny” was someone else’s quote too.

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Republicans will crawl of broken glass for Kavanaugh because this is the fifth vote the conservative legal movement has been fighting for for 40+ years. They may not get another chance. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/theyll-…

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In Georgia, a legal battle over electronic vs paper voting has national security implications. Pitting a Trump-endorsed gubernatorial hopeful, who says the system's safe, vs activists who say it's vulnerable to Russian hacking. @nakashimae:
wapo.st/2xmxT4K

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RT's interview with the Skripal poisoning suspects didn't go well.

"Not a very convincing interview at all."

"Until today I perceived this Skripal story as Britain's provocation. But once I saw these two idiots, my view has been shaken."
washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-ca…

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Pussy Riot says member doing "better" after transfer to Berlin hospital for suspected poisoning hill.cm/jgjAh9G

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Trump Jr.: "No one with a brain" believes Obama did anything good for economy, foreign policy hill.cm/2PFjr06

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Under Obama, the jobless rate fell from 10.0% to 4.8% when Trump took office. Under Trump, it's fallen to 3.9%.

More jobs were created during Obama's last 19 mos than during Trump's first 19 mos. The Dow rose 148% under Obama, 40.7% under Trump.

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Week 96 has 166 not normal items.

This week even by Trump standards, his behavior was unbalanced and alarming.
See what you missed in the chaos! @Amy_Siskind
theweeklylist.org/weekly-list/we…

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Day 63 at the #KremlinAnnex

"5K LIES"

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51 Days until midterm elections.

We've got great candidates, great energy, and great issues. Take nothing for granted -- we can't let up.

To power a 🌊 this November, make SURE you're registered, help others register & vote early!
IWillVote.com

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Daily reminder...

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In case you missed yesterday's thread:

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Brett Kavanaugh’s fellow alumni at Yale Law School call him ‘morally bankrupt’ in scathing open letter (nearly 1000 signatures on this letter) #WithDrawKavanaugh #StopKavanaugh other98.com/brett-kavanaug…

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This was posted by Donald Trump Jr on Instagram.

The “🤣🙌” comment at the bottom is from senior HUD official @LynnePattonHUD.

Making light of sexual assault is pretty disgusting.

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Key GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski tells CNN tonight she is open to delay in Kavanaugh vote, saying “if there are more questions that need to be asked and answered, then I think it would be appropriate for that time.”