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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2018 15:36:37 GMT
Jake Tapper....
“AP: “Trump recently told one confidant that he was ‘tired of being told no’ by Kelly and has instead chosen to simply not tell Kelly things at all,“ per source”
Its a stupid man who thinks he knows everything and refuses to listen to what others have to say.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 6, 2018 16:05:21 GMT
An environmental group hung posters around Washington, D.C., mocking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt over the scandal regarding a condo he rented last year. The posters appeared Friday morning in public spaces mostly around Capitol Hill, where Pruitt currently lives and previously lived at a lobbyist couple’s condo for $50 each night he slept there. They were also spotted outside the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington, which is owned by President Trump’s company. Friends of the Earth, an activist environmental group, took credit for the posters, saying it has put up 300 of them. “Americans are fed up with Scott Pruitt. He’s wasting their tax dollars on his luxurious lifestyle, giving handouts to corporate polluters and poisoning our air and water,” said Lukas Ross, lead climate and energy campaigner at the green group. “Activists around the country are increasing pressure to seek the removal of Scott Pruitt. And as Trump refuses to act, Congress must,” he said. “We will not back off until Congress steps up.” thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/381948-environmental-group-hang-posters-mocking-pruitts-rental-in-dc
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 6, 2018 16:23:10 GMT
Gowdy: 'I don't have a lot to show for the last seven years' in CongressBY MAX GREENWOOD - 04/06/18 10:37 AM EDT Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) says he doesn't have "a lot to show for the last seven years" of his time in Congress, adding that the legislative branch is hampered by "ineffectiveness." "To the extent men judge themselves based on what they do for a living, I don't have a lot to show for the last seven years," Gowdy told Vice News Tonight on HBO in an interview. ** Gowdy acknowledged the hyperpartisan nature of Congress, and that he's not likely to run for political office again after he retires next year. "We've convinced ourselves that we have to win, because the country will go to Hades in a handbasket if my team doesn't win," Gowdy said, later adding that the current state of the Republican Party is rooted simply in a desire to win.Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor who was first elected to the House in 2010, announced in January that he will not seek reelection and that he intends to return "to the justice system." thehill.com/homenews/house/381947-gowdy-i-dont-have-a-lot-to-show-for-the-last-seven-years-in-congressAnd for this he should be ASHAMED!! As they all should!
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Post by pierogi on Apr 6, 2018 16:36:24 GMT
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Post by pierogi on Apr 6, 2018 16:41:28 GMT
I watched Gowdy's interview last night. He all but admitted everything he did and said in congress was bullshit. He didn't even believe half the stuff that was spewing from his mouth. Then, as he said, "the Russia thing happened," and suddenly he realized that his Kabuki show had dangerous consequences. Too late, you prick.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2018 17:14:36 GMT
Josh Dawsey.... One thing that frequently happens in West Wing: Aides try to get TV guests to make certain points on shows Trump is watching. POTUS listens more when the advice is on TV, they say.”
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Apr 6, 2018 17:35:56 GMT
We can’t afford to pay teachers a living wages, and we can’t protect our children in school, but we can afford to send all these troops to guard a border. It’s outrageous. And what exactly will they be told to do if/when They are on the border?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 6, 2018 17:53:30 GMT
We can’t afford to pay teachers a living wages, and we can’t protect our children in school, but we can afford to send all these troops to guard a border. It’s outrageous. And what exactly will they be told to do if/when They are on the border? Maneuvers, be present, not much else...
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Post by imsirius on Apr 6, 2018 18:04:33 GMT
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Post by imsirius on Apr 6, 2018 18:11:56 GMT
You get him meathead!! ❤️
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Post by used2scrap on Apr 6, 2018 18:12:10 GMT
We can’t afford to pay teachers a living wages, and we can’t protect our children in school, but we can afford to send all these troops to guard a border. It’s outrageous. And what exactly will they be told to do if/when They are on the border? Hopefully they won’t shoot another American teenager tending his family’s sheep.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2018 18:36:33 GMT
ABC News...
Press Sec. Sanders tells @jonkarl that Pres. Trump "absolutely" still believes trade wars are easy to win "if he is in charge of those negotiations...he's the best negotiator at the table." abcn.ws/2JqpO4r
Yea the man that had not one, not two and not even three but four bankruptcies.
Having to declare bankruptcy 4 Times is not the sign of someone who could be termed a successful negotiator. It’s a sign they failed.
I understand that sometimes one does have to declare bankruptcy, they just have to. But when one does it 4 times there is something wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2018 18:44:45 GMT
Something to ponder from The Hill..
“Judging Trump: Are elites disconnected or is the public in denial?”
“One of the more fascinating aspects of today's politics is the opinion tug-of-war between the college-educated elites and the general public. Elites are often described as living inside a bubble and being disconnected from most Americans.
And while it is rare for elites to overtly cast aspersions on blue-collar workers, or those living in small towns, much of the commentary follows in vein of Thomas Frank's best-selling book, "What's the Matter with Kansas?," which implies that most rural populists foolishly act against their economic interests when they vote for the Republican Party.
Although public opinion polls show that most groups have grown less supportive of President Trump over the past year, college-educated elites appear much more concerned about where things are now than they were at the end of the Trump's first 100 days in office.
For example, Thursday morning's Axios e-mail newsletter began by describing "the case for extreme worry," referring not only to the "brewing trade war with China" but also the high levels of cabinet and staff turnover among the Trump administration, and the apparent waning influence of Chief of Staff John Kelly.
In addition, the stock markets have been volatile since January and respected analysts have begun sounding the alarm about the "epic bubble" soon bursting. In fact, one forecast even projects that 12 months from now, the Dow Jones Industrial Average will be trading in a range that is about 4,000 points lower than where it is today.
On any given day, the media offer up rational arguments and news stories that critique Trump's presidency and reveal everything from the confusion and dissembling about policy and personnel to the lack of personal ethics and widespread corruption to the serious concerns experts have about foreign policy threats and the Russia investigation.
Despite, and perhaps in conscious defiance of, these "elite-authored" stories, the American public hasn't much changed its impression of President Trump.
Comparing the Morning Consult/Politico Poll from late March 2017 to another one year later (2018), Trump's approval rating has dropped 6 points among those with a graduate degree (40 percent to 34 percent), 5 points among those with a bachelor's degree (45 percent to 40 percent), and only 3 points (48 percent to 45 percent) among those with less than a college education. In the suburbs, where many affluent elites reside, the percentage of those who strongly approve of the job Trump is doing has declined by 9 points (28 percent to 19 percent), whereas in rural areas, the percentage of those who strongly approve has declined by 5 points (32 percent to 27 percent).
Many pollsters suggest that the strong economy is boosting President Trump's approval, and but among those registered voters who rate the economy as the most important issue, Trump's approval rating has ticked down by 3 percentage points (from 49 percent to 46 percent) over the year. Interestingly, with regard to policy issues, Trump's highest approval rating (67 percent) comes from the 20 percent of registered voters who rate security as their top priority. It, too, has only slightly declined over the year (from 71 percent to 67 percent).
It's no wonder that as he began this week to turn his focus to the 2018 midterm elections, rather than touting the tax reform bill, he decided to respond to the "caravan" of immigrants traveling north by ordering the National Guard to the southern border.
But both of these numbers are in stark contrast to the 16-point drop (38 percent to 16 percent) among those voters who did not specify a policy area ("other") as a top priority and may well be judging Trump on his overall policy leadership.
All of this is to say, who is right about Trump, the college-educated elites or the general public? It's unlikely we'll ever get a definitive answer because how one judges a political leader is far more subjective than most scholars would care to admit. Still, when it comes to judging President Trump, what seems obvious is that everyone, not just the elites, is living in a bubble.”
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 6, 2018 19:21:34 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 6, 2018 21:22:25 GMT
Merge Embattled Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold resignsBy Daniella Diaz, CNN Updated 5:10 PM ET, Fri April 6, 2018 "While I planned on serving out the remainder of my term in Congress, I know in my heart it's time for me to move along and look for new ways to serve," he said in a statement Friday afternoon. "Leaving my service in the House, I'm able to look back at the entirety of my career in public office and say that it was well worthwhile." The House Ethics Committee announced late last year it would investigate Farenthold for allegations of sexual harassment from his former aide, Lauren Greene, who received the $84,000 settlement after she sued Farenthold in December 2014 for gender discrimination, sexual harassment and a hostile work environment. ** Farenthold had vowed to repay the taxpayer money used for the settlement in December, but as of last month he had not yet paid back that money.www.cnn.com/2018/04/06/politics/blake-farenthold-resigns-congress/index.htmlKnows in his heart!?!?!? And cost us, the taxpayers $84,000. Can they withhold his last paycheck??
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Post by Merge on Apr 6, 2018 21:31:13 GMT
Merge Embattled Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold resignsBy Daniella Diaz, CNN Updated 5:10 PM ET, Fri April 6, 2018 "While I planned on serving out the remainder of my term in Congress, I know in my heart it's time for me to move along and look for new ways to serve," he said in a statement Friday afternoon. "Leaving my service in the House, I'm able to look back at the entirety of my career in public office and say that it was well worthwhile." The House Ethics Committee announced late last year it would investigate Farenthold for allegations of sexual harassment from his former aide, Lauren Greene, who received the $84,000 settlement after she sued Farenthold in December 2014 for gender discrimination, sexual harassment and a hostile work environment. ** Farenthold had vowed to repay the taxpayer money used for the settlement in December, but as of last month he had not yet paid back that money.www.cnn.com/2018/04/06/politics/blake-farenthold-resigns-congress/index.htmlKnows in his heart!?!?!? And cost us, the taxpayers $84,000. Can they withhold his last paycheck?? Buh-bye, Blake! What a tool.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2018 21:34:24 GMT
linkDaily Mail UK... “ EXCLUSIVE: Saudi crown prince bragged that Jared Kushner gave him CIA intelligence about other Saudis saying 'here are your enemies' days before 'corruption crackdown' which led to torture and death”
From the article. Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman bragged of receiving classified US intelligence from Jared Kushner and using it as part of a purge of 'corrupt' princes and businessmen, DailyMail.com can disclose. The de facto ruler of the Middle East's largest economy is currently on a US tour which has seen him meet President Donald Trump in the White House, hold talks with a string of the country's richest and most influential people and book the entire Four Seasons in Beverly Hills for himself and his entourage.” Of course he did.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 6, 2018 21:39:03 GMT
linkDaily Mail UK... “ EXCLUSIVE: Saudi crown prince bragged that Jared Kushner gave him CIA intelligence about other Saudis saying 'here are your enemies' days before 'corruption crackdown' which led to torture and death”
From the article. Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman bragged of receiving classified US intelligence from Jared Kushner and using it as part of a purge of 'corrupt' princes and businessmen, DailyMail.com can disclose. The de facto ruler of the Middle East's largest economy is currently on a US tour which has seen him meet President Donald Trump in the White House, hold talks with a string of the country's richest and most influential people and book the entire Four Seasons in Beverly Hills for himself and his entourage.” Of course he did. holy sh*t!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 6, 2018 23:09:09 GMT
linkDaily Mail UK... “ EXCLUSIVE: Saudi crown prince bragged that Jared Kushner gave him CIA intelligence about other Saudis saying 'here are your enemies' days before 'corruption crackdown' which led to torture and death”
From the article. Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman bragged of receiving classified US intelligence from Jared Kushner and using it as part of a purge of 'corrupt' princes and businessmen, DailyMail.com can disclose. The de facto ruler of the Middle East's largest economy is currently on a US tour which has seen him meet President Donald Trump in the White House, hold talks with a string of the country's richest and most influential people and book the entire Four Seasons in Beverly Hills for himself and his entourage.” Of course he did. holy sh*t! WOW, sure hope it can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt!! kelly ain't gonna be happy!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2018 23:45:24 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 6, 2018 23:54:32 GMT
They locked Pruitt out, because he wouldn't leave. Lease was initially for SIX weeks. He kept extending it. "The source said the Harts tried in a nice was way to tell Pruitt that it was time to leave, and learned of some texts Vicki Hart sent with some alternative condos where Pruitt could live. The source said the texts were meant to be a hint that it was time to go. But the source said Pruitt still just didn't get the picture. At that point, they changed the code on the apartment, effectively locking him out.Politico was first to report on the changed lock code. The source said it is believed Pruitt liked the rate he was getting on the $50 per night apartment because he was getting a good deal. Despite the favorable deal, the source said Pruitt was "slow to pay" the rent." www.cnn.com/2018/04/06/politics/pruitt-trump/index.html** "Both people familiar with the condo arrangement described Pruitt as a difficult tenant who, intoxicated by his newfound power, paid little attention to the headaches he was causing others. He(Hart) and his wife, a health care lobbyist, viewed the six-week living arrangement as a favor for a friend. They drew up a lease running from February through April 1, 2017, said the people familiar with it, in order to make sure neither they nor Pruitt ran afoul of ethics rules, which prohibit political appointees from accepting gifts from lobbyists. Under the terms of that lease, Pruitt paid a cut rate of $50 per night to stay in the condominium. ** That favor turned into a headache for the couple when Pruitt repeatedly asked to extend his lease. “There were gentle questions regarding, OK, when are you going to leave and what have you ... and they even started sending him ads of places close by that he could rent,” said the first person. “Scott Pruitt is the Kato Kaelin of Capitol Hill. He is the long-term house guest who takes advantage of his hosts and refuses to take a hint about when it’s time to leave,” the second person said. A spokesman for Pruitt did not immediately reply to a request for comment. The Harts eventually told Pruitt, who had to be reminded repeatedly to pay his rent, that they had plans to rent the room to somebody else — and that he needed to find another place to live, according to the people familiar with events. They also informed him in early August that they were changing the locks on their door. ** www.politico.com/story/2018/04/06/pruitt-was-the-kato-kaelin-of-capitol-hill-505658Can you imagine being called 'Kato Kaelin'?!?!?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 6, 2018 23:56:19 GMT
Didn't believe his own people!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 0:02:59 GMT
A reminder of how the right addressed the Obama family.
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Post by imsirius on Apr 7, 2018 2:26:15 GMT
Lots of good responses to bill's tweet.
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Post by imsirius on Apr 7, 2018 2:41:54 GMT
He must be FUMING..😡😡😂😂
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 7, 2018 3:17:40 GMT
For real ?!?!?!?!?!?!? the wedding?!?!?!?!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 7, 2018 3:47:51 GMT
Trump's sending troops to the border to take on 200 kids and parentsBy Patricia Fernández-Kelly Updated 6:45 PM ET, Thu April 5, 2018 Source: CNN Patricia Fernández-Kelly is a professor of sociology at Princeton University, where she directs the Center for Migration and Development. The views expressed in this commentary are solely hers. (CNN)According to President Donald Trump, the mightiest, richest country in the world is under a threat so huge and scary that it will require the deployment of military forces -- as many as 2,000 to 4.000, Trump said Thursday -- along its 2,000-mile southern border. The danger consists of a ragtag caravan formed by several hundred impoverished people, many of them children from tiny Central American nations. Yes, the time has come to protect America from marauding youngsters and their parents. That preposterous notion would be the staple of satire were it not being proposed as a matter of policy by the leader of the free world. Yet again we must ask -- does Trump have no shame? Is there no end to his malignant opportunism? There is no immigrant invasion. There's not an avalanche of interlopers trying to break American gates in search of DACA relief. There is no reason to erect a wall or militarize the border outside the delusional world that the Trump administration has created. 2peasrefugees.boards.net/board/2/nsbr-resurrectedThis is done every year and yes some get to the border seeking asylum, some are granted asylum. The others go back peacefully.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 5:17:51 GMT
linkDidn’t show up for town hall meetings about health care and now it’s gun control. Huffington... “ GOP Lawmakers To Skip Student-Led 'Town Hall For Our Lives' Events Across The Country”From the article “A flurry of town halls to address the country’s gun violence epidemic are planned nationwide for Saturday, marking the next major action organized by March For Our Lives. The forums with elected officials and their constituents are the result of a call to action issued March 25 by David Hogg, a 17-year-old survivor of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting and outspoken member of the #NeverAgain movement to end gun violence. March For Our Lives partnered with Town Hall Project, a volunteer-based initiative that identifies and promotes congressional forums, to help students organize each event, known as a “Town Hall For Our Lives.” By Friday afternoon, there were more than 120 Town Hall For Our Lives events listed on Town Hall Project’s website, with over 30 Democratic members of Congress having organized or accepted invitations to the forums. But their Republican counterparts failed to accept a single invitation to a Town Hall For Our Lives, causing the bulk of the events to be planned as “empty chair” town halls, in which the invited lawmakers aren’t expected to show up. To be sure, the organizing process behind Town Hall For Our Lives appeared less seamless than that of March For Our Lives, the massive student-led protest against gun violence held nearly two weeks ago in Washington, D.C., and other cities worldwide. Over a dozen events were added to Town Hall Project’s website just days before April 7, which could make it difficult for some lawmakers to rearrange their schedules given such short notice. In one case, a retired congressman was listed as having been invited, though it was unclear why. HuffPost reached out to all of the roughly 90 Republican members of Congress who were invited to a Town Hall For Our Lives, as listed on Town Hall Project’s website. Ten responded. Representatives for six of the Republican lawmakers who responded to HuffPost’s request for comment ― Sens. Rob Portman (Ohio) and Pat Toomey (Pa.) and Reps. Justin Amash (Mich.), Lou Barletta (Pa.), Bob Goodlatte (Va.) and Jim Renacci (Ohio) ― cited scheduling conflicts as their reasons for being unable to participate. All but one of those spokespeople did not respond when asked if the lawmakers planned to host a town hall on gun violence at a later date. “We don’t have any town halls on the calendar but certainly [are] open to hosting a productive forum to talk about it,” a spokeswoman for Renacci told HuffPost in an email.”
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Post by imsirius on Apr 7, 2018 12:26:34 GMT
Did you all see this?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 7, 2018 14:14:02 GMT
Related With Trump on the attack, Congress must defend free pressBy Kurt Bardella Updated 7:09 PM ET, Fri April 6, 2018 Editor's Note:Kurt Bardella is a former spokesperson for Rep. Darrell Issa & the House Committee on Oversight & Government Refor m, Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-California). Follow him on Twitter: @kurtbardella. (CNN)In February 2017, President Donald Trump declared that "The FAKE NEWS media ... is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American people." That July, Trump took it even further with a juvenile tweet depicting him attacking someone WWE-style with the CNN logo superimposed over the person's head. Trump returned to these familiar attacks, accusing outlets like CNN, NBC, ABC & CBS of engaging in "so much dishonest reporting that they should only be allowed to get awards for fiction!" In another tweet this week, Trump dubbed the "Fake News Networks" as being "among the most dishonest groups of people I have ever dealt with..." Trump is deliberately undermining the First Amendment and even more insidious, he is using his platform as the leader of the free world to encourage distrust of and, by extension, violence against journalists. According to the Radio Television Digital News Association's (RTDNA) US Press Freedom Tracker, there were 44 physical attacks against journalists in the United States last year. Thirty of those attacks came as journalists were covering civil unrest such as in Charlottesville, Virginia. Two were attacked by politicians. Earlier this year, a Michigan man was arrested for allegedly making 22 threatening calls to CNN. According to the OC Weekly, last March one of its interns was punched by a Trump supporter at a Trump rally in Huntington Beach. Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte might be the only member of the House of Representatives with a mugshot as a result of his assault of Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs last May. Clearly, violence against the free press is no longer a problem limited to parts of the world run by warlords and dictatorial regimes. Violence against journalists is happening right here, right now, in America and it's happening at the behest and encouragement of the President of the United States. At least one person is taking this escalation of violence with the gravity and urgency it deserves: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California). In February, Rep. Swalwell introduced the Journalist Protection Act, which would make it a federal crime for any person to use violence or intimidation to prevent journalists from doing their job.Speaking at the RTDNA's First Amendment Defender Awards last month, Swalwell observed that the "hostility toward the media began before the election of Donald Trump, and it won't go away when he does." Flake: Trump's attacks on the media inspire dictators 05:55 He's right. Once we've gone down a certain path it is almost impossible to go back. At the heart of our democracy is the right to be informed. Journalists exist to ensure we have an informed society. Regardless of who controls the lever of power at any point in time, journalism at its best is a check on that power. We rely on reporters to question our leaders. To demand transparency in their actions. To be the voice of the voiceless.
Nothing would precipitate the fall of our nation more than the eradication of the free press. Of all the issues that require the attention of the Congress, none match the urgency of acting on legislation like Rep. Swalwell's Journalist Protection Act. The attacks against the media will only escalate and it may be only a matter of time until a deranged person inspired by the President's words takes matters into their own hands. The sad truth is we are in many ways already past the unthinkable. We are beyond hypothetical. We must confront the reality of the moment. Our elected representatives are the guardians of our freedom. If they won't protect that freedom, it will be lost.www.cnn.com/2018/04/06/opinions/congress-prioritize-protecting-journalists-bardella-opinion/index.html
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