At the U.N. climate talks in Bonn, Germany, officials representing nearly 200 nations ended an all-night round of negotiations early Saturday morning. The negotiations were aimed at hammering out the implementation of the 2015 Paris climate deal. This year was the first COP since President Trump vowed to pull the United States out of the landmark 2015 Paris Climate Deal, a process which takes four years. Despite Trump’s vows to withdraw from the deal, a number of progressive U.S. senators, governors and mayors staged an anti-Trump revolt last week in Bonn, proclaiming “We Are Still In.” We spoke with Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto. https://www.democracynow.org/2017/11/20/trump_cited_pittsburgh_in_pulling_out[with embedded video, and transcript]
Virginia Governor Defies Trump on Paris Climate Deal, Pushes Investments in Solar & Wind
Published on Nov 20, 2017 by Democracy Now!
At the U.N. Climate Summit in Bonn, Germany, a number of U.S. senators, mayors and governors staged a defiant anti-Trump revolt. The lawmakers were part of a coalition of cities, universities, faith groups and companies who attended the U.N. climate summit to reject Trump’s vow to pull the U.S. out of the Paris deal and instead proclaim “We Are Still In.” We spoke with Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. https://www.democracynow.org/2017/11/20/virginia_governor_defies_trump_on_paris
Full Broadcast 20Nov17 Real News with David Knight GUESTS: • Jason Goodman — filmmaker turned journalist with an update on the Bundy trial & why the treatment of prisoners matters regardless of what you think of those on trial • Doug Casey — the USA is disintegrating as the melting pot is replaced with cultural meltdown TOPICS • Every few days a new aspect of political censorship is unveiled from Twitter. Now it will be offline activity, not what you do on Twitter. • Charles Manson died today. His “Helter Skelter” race war was a harbinger of things to come. • A Tale of Two Standards — one for the establishment and one for those challenging the establishment.
[from Alex Jones and his merry band of batshit bullshitters]
Monday, Nov. 20th 2017[, with Matt Dubiel hosting the fourth hour]: Charles Manson Rots In Hell - Psychotic cult leader Charles Manson died of natural causes yesterday at the age of 83 at a Kern Country hospital. Simon Roche will join today's broadcast to discuss the bloody civil war brewing in South Africa. Also, Stefan Molyneux breaks down the state of masculinity in the western world and more.
New sexual assault allegations hit the media and news cycle everyday. More accusers against Bill Clinton and Al Franken, only to be followed up with accusers of CBS reporter Charlie Rose. On today's War Room, we discuss the real reason behind this wave of allegations and ask whether we would be seeing this if Hillary Clinton had won the Presidential Election. Roger Stone returns to discuss the current state of his lawsuit against Twitter.
[from Alex Jones and his merry band of batshit bullshitters]
Mueller Russia investigation reaches Justice Department
The Beat With Ari Melber 11/20/17
Special Counsel Mueller is requesting emails about Jeff Sessions recusing himself from Russia investigation, and the firing of James Comey. Duration: 10:04
Roy Moore: There is a bipartisan conspiracy against me
The Beat With Ari Melber 11/20/17
Trailing in Alabama poll, Roy Moore blames bipartisan conspiracy for his accusers and while Trump remains silent, his aide Kellyanne Conway encouraged people to vote for Roy Moore to pass the Republican tax bill. Duration: 6:30
Kushner newspaper published material from Russian hackers
The Beat With Ari Melber 11/20/17
Kushner’s former newspaper the “New York Observer” promoted WikiLeaks hacks during the 2016 election, and became the favored outlet of a suspected Russian hacker. Former Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Spiers speaks exclusively to “The Beat.” Duration: 5:22
Fmr. Sen. Russ Feingold: Trump is “obviously corrupt”
The Beat With Ari Melber 11/20/17
Unprecedented ethics issues are facing Trump. From a GOP Committee holding a donor lottery for a trip to a Trump hotel, to secret events at Mar-A-Lago. Fmr. Sen. Russ Feingold on why “our government’s for sale under Donald Trump.” Duration: 5:23
Kellyanne Conway argues that Alabama voters should elect an accused child molester - because what really matters is passing a big tax cut for the rich. Duration: 9:23
Greg Gianforte lied to police about assaulting reporter
All In with Chris Hayes 11/20/17
Remember Greg Gianforte, a then-candidate for Congress from Montana who assaulted a reporter and still won the election? We’ve just learned that he not only lied to the public about the incident, but he also lied to the police. Duration: 3:02
Perfect shot of Georgia Dome implosion foiled by a bus
All In with Chris Hayes 11/20/17
If you were watching the Weather Channel’s Facebook live feed, awaiting the big moment of the Georgia Dome demolition, you would have also witnessed an emotional implosion from the cameraman when a bus rolled in at exactly the wrong time. Duration: 2:26
Trump to close self-dealing charity pending investigation
The Rachel Maddow Show 11/20/17
Rachel Maddow reports that Donald Trump intends to shut down his disgraced eponymous charitable foundation, but can't actually do so while the foundation remains under criminal investigation. Duration: 1:24
Kushner's Trump Russia hole deepens, Hicks to testify soon
The Rachel Maddow Show 11/20/17
Rachel Maddow reports on the latest developments in the Trump Russia investigation, including Jared Kushner extending his string of being caught not being honest with investigators, and expectations that Trump assistant Hope Hicks may testify as early as this week. Duration: 3:11
Trump ignores Nixon lesson with public pressure on DoJ, Sessions
The Rachel Maddow Show 11/20/17
Rachel Maddow looks at how Richard Nixon's disregard for the independence of the Department of Justice contributed to his downfall, and reports on two fresh instances of Donald Trump appearing to exert improper influence on the DoJ to serve his political ends. Duration: 12:13
Mueller turns attention to Justice Department, asks for documents
The Rachel Maddow Show 11/20/17
Paul Rosenzweig, former senior counsel on Ken Starr's investigation, talks with Rachel Maddow about the relationship between Robert Mueller's investigation of Donald Trump and the Justice Department, and the mechanics of Mueller asking the his own department for documents. Duration: 6:53
Rachel Maddow relays a Politico report that the FCC will revoke the net neutrality rule that gives everyone equal access to everything online, and will propose a system favored by internet service providers that could change the face of how the internet is used. Duration: 1:41
Trump to start paying own legal fees, Junior's tab less clear
The Rachel Maddow Show 11/20/17
Shannon Pettypiece, White House correspondent for Bloomberg News, talks with Rachel Maddow about why the Trump re-election campaign and the RNC have been paying the legal fees of Donald Trump and Trump Jr., and what it means that Trump is now going to be taking some of that on himself. Duration: 7:31
Trump moving stealthily to privatize the VA, alarming vets groups
The Rachel Maddow Show 11/20/17
Rachel Maddow relays reports that the Donald Trump White House is looking at the possibility of merging the VA with the private health care system used by the Pentagon. Duration: 2:21
Tide of public opinion turning against Moore in Alabama
The Rachel Maddow Show 11/20/17
Rachel Maddow reports on the strengthening position of Doug Jones, the Democratic challenger to Roy Moore as Moore maintains local party support but suffers rejection by national Republicans and local media. Duration: 2:59
Moore accuser speaks out as AL newspapers reject Moore
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 11/20/17
Leigh Corfman, who says Moore touched her inappropriately when she was just 14, speaks out for the first time on national television about her encounters with Moore. The president of the Alabama Media Group, Tom Bates, tells Lawrence how Alabama voters are reacting to the story and why his newspapers endorsed Doug Jones. Jennifer Rubin and Ron Klain join. Duration: 16:27
Donald Trump says the fate of the tax bill is “up to the Senate” now—after he took to Twitter and attacked one of those must-win Republican senate votes. Lawrence discusses with Josh Barro and Norm Ornstein, who says the worst thing that could happen to the bill is Trump’s involvement. Duration: 8:24
Report: McMaster called Trump an "idiot" at a private dinner
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 11/20/17
BuzzFeed reports that National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster called Trump a "dope" with the intelligence of a "kindergartner" during a dinner in July with the CEO of Oracle. But there are concerns that the report may have been pushed out by Trump supporters who are looking to push McMaster out of the White House. Lawrence discusses with Ron Klain and Jennifer Rubin. Duration: 6:58
WH on Moore: Trump wants people who support his agenda
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 11/21/17
While the president is staying mostly silent on Senate candidate Roy Moore who faces multiple sexual misconduct allegations, White House officials say they want someone to support their agenda. Our panel discusses. Duration: 9:20
Multiple women allege sexual misconduct by Charlie Rose
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 11/21/17
Multiple women are accusing veteran TV journalist Charlie Rose. New York Times reporter & MSNBC contributor Glenn Thrush is also being accused of sexual misconduct. Duration: 8:07
Trump faces a 'long winter' with Mueller's Russia probe
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 11/21/17
Trump's Russia lawyer once reportedly said he hoped Mueller's investigation would be all said & done by Thanksgiving. But that's not looking likely at all. Our panel reacts. Duration: 4:44
Atlanta city bus blocks view of imploding NFL stadium
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 11/21/17
Officials in Atlanta chose Monday to implode their old football stadium, the Georgia Dome. Now only if the crew from the Weather Channel had picked a better spot for their camera. MSNBC's Brian Williams has the details. Duration: 2:02
Published on Nov 21, 2017 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
President Trump wasn't happy with Senator Jeff Flake for getting caught on camera describing the GOP as 'The party of Roy Moore and Donald Trump. We are toast.'
Senator Elizabeth Warren Explains Who Benefits From The Tax Bill
Published on Nov 21, 2017 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Senator of Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren has read the fine print and can explain why, like 52% of Americans who 'strongly oppose' Trump's tax cuts, she's against it.
[originally aired November 20, 2017 (U.S. central time)]
Seth takes a closer look at how Republicans are trying to sell their tax plan while the White House seems to have settled on a different message: vote for an accused sexual predator, and leave American citizens imprisoned in China.
The breakneck speed of the Republican tax bill is angering Democrats and increasing its chances Republicans have hastily moved their tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, through the House and nearly through the Senate. The speed of the battle has caused analysts to raise expectations for passage. It has also cracked open even more serious divisions between the GOP and Democrats. http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-gop-tax-reform-bill-odds-pass-2017-11
Dax sinks on collapse of German coalition talks Both the German stocks index and the euro are trading lower after German Chancellor Angela Merkel's efforts to form a coalition government failed, stoking political uncertainty in the eurozone's largest economy. http://www.dw.com/en/dax-sinks-on-collapse-of-german-coalition-talks/a-41448972
Goldman says the economy is doing so well the Fed will need to stop it from overheating next year Goldman Sachs turned some heads when it issued 2018 projections that see the economy growing well ahead of the post-recession trend. The forecast includes a near-50-year low in the unemployment rate and rising inflation. Under that scenario, Goldman thinks the Fed could raise interest rates four times, or double what the market is projecting. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/20/goldman-the-fed-will-need-to-stop-economy-from-overheating-next-year.html
A key recession indicator is getting closer to the danger zone — and the Fed can't ignore it A shift in the bond market is giving investors and Federal Reserve officials pause about the economic outlook. The concern stems from earlier periods when long-term interest rates slip toward or even below their short-term counterparts, often signaling recessions. Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker says the central bank must avoid inverting the yield curve, or allowing 10-year Treasury yields to slip beneath two-year rates. http://www.businessinsider.com/yield-curve-flattening-could-derail-fed-interest-rate-hikes-2017-11
Leeann Tweeden Busted For Lying on Howard Stern and It Was a Big One (Howard TV On Demand - Leeann Tweeden FHM https://youtu.be/3GrGsXmIv3s [since gone dark]) On Show in 2007 After FHM Photo Spread Leeann Tweeden, who has accused Sen. Al Franken of sexual harassment, appeared on the Howard Stern show a year later and was caught lying about her resume. Trump operative and GOP dirty trickster Roger Stone was tweeting about Al Franken hours before Leeann Tweeden went public with her allegations. Leeann Tweeden, the former Playboy model, Hooter’s girl and hard-Right talking head who has accused Sen. Al Franken of sexual harassment, was caught lying during an interview on the Howard Stern’s radio show and it was a big one. Tweeden appeared on the show to promote her semi-nude 2007 photo spread in lad magazine FHM, a year after her USO Tour with Franken in Iraq. It was a typical, unabashed Stern interview. Tweeden appeared to by totally in touch with, and carefree, about her sexuality. She talked laughingly about not wearing panties, flashing her butt crack, losing her virginity at 14 and running away with a 30-year-old man when she was 17. Trump operative and GOP dirty trickster Roger Stone was tweeting about Al Franken hours before Leeann Tweeden went public with her allegations. (Photo: ScreenCap) Ironically, Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore has been sharply criticized for soliciting sex from underage teenagers, including molesting a girl when she was 14 and he was 32, casting a shadow over his campaign. During her statement about Franken’s alleged harassment, Tweeden said she’d been humiliated for years by men. But she apparently had no problem doing Stern’s frat-boy show or appearing on the “Jerry Springer Show,” known for its low-brow, sexually charged programming. She was on the show to model lingerie and shame wives for not being sexy enough. She even dressed for the part for Stern. “Howard’s a man, he likes pretty ladies, so I thought I’d dress sexy for him,” said Tweeden during the show’s intro. She was wearing a tight, midriff-baring tee-shirt that showed off her ample cleavage. “You’ve got good boobs,” said Stern during the interview. “Are those you’re real boobs?” “No, actually,” Tweeden replied. She also laughed off a non-stop stream of lewd comments from Stern’s sidekick Artie Lange. Among other “revelations,” Tweeden said she once blew-off George Clooney, who was “hovering around” her and her girlfriends at a Los Angeles bar during filming of “Ocean’s 11” in 2010. The Clooney story seems apocryphal given the fact that he was in a two-year relationship with Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis at the time. They broke up in 2011, and he immediately began dating wrestler Stacy Keibler that summer, according to People. For what it’s worth, she said she also turned down Derek Jeter during his rookie season with the New York Yankees. Tweeden wasn’t above telling little white lies. She claimed she was 5-feet, 7-inches tall, even though her official biography lists her at five-feet, five-inches tall. No big deal, except when you’re a model and height matters. But then, Stern stumbled on something in her biography that proved to be a whopper. Tweeden said she “turned down going to Harvard to model.” Stern wasn’t buying it. “When you say you were going to go, you didn’t get in?” he questioned. “They have a wet tee-shirt department?” he quipped. “Here’s something I don’t like,” Stern pressed. “It says in your bio you were going to go to Harvard, but you decided to model. “But you didn’t get into Harvard, so you can’t say you were going to go.” What’s troubling about the exchange is that Tweeden doubled down on the lie, instead of just admitting she faked it. “Well, I could even be accepted now, if I wanted to,” she said. Tweeden bolstered her claim by saying she graduated high school at 16, but according to her official biography, she graduated from Osbourn Park Senior High School in Prince William County, Va., in 1991 when she was 18 like most other students. The interview is relevant because it sheds light on Tweeden’s credibility just like Donald Trump’s telling Stern interview caused such a stir during the 2016 presidential campaign. What’s more, her interview raises even more questions about her sexual assault allegations. Her accusations against Franken are based solely on her own account, which already has been called into question. Despite some complaints that Tweeden is being slut-shamed and victim-blamed, critics say her actions appear to be politically motivated, especially since other parts of her story don’t add up. Tweeden is a protege of hard-right Fox News commentator Sean Hannity, who has been widely accused of advancing specious conspiracy theories and fake news to smear Democrats, particularly Franken and Hillary Clinton. Both Hannity and Trump operative and GOP dirty trickster Roger Stone revealed that Franken was going to face allegations hours before Tweeden went public. In any event, check out her interview below. The discussion about Harvard starts at 26:37 into the interview. http://www.theimproper.com/151426/leann-tweeden-busted-lying-howard-stern/
Mueller just requested new documents from the DOJ that could spell trouble for Trump and Sessions Special counsel Robert Mueller has requested documents from the DOJ related to the firing of former FBI Director James Comey and the recusal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The documents could help Mueller determine whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice when he fired Comey in May. Comey was leading the FBI's investigation into Russia's election interference and whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow during the election. http://www.businessinsider.com/mueller-trump-russia-comey-firing-sessions-recusal-2017-11
Sources: McMaster Mocked Trump’s Intelligence At A Private Dinner At dinner at a lobbying hotspot with a powerful tech CEO, the national security adviser said the president has the intelligence of a “kindergartner,” according to sources. Oracle and the Trump administration deny the comments. https://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/sources-mcmaster-mocked-trumps-intelligence-in-a-private
FCC to Outline Plan to Roll Back Net-Neutrality Rules Move could fundamentally reshape internet economy and consumers’ online experience WASHINGTON—Federal regulators this week are expected to unveil their plans for reversing Obama-era rules that require internet service providers to treat all web traffic equally, a move that could fundamentally reshape the internet economy and consumers’ online experience. The changes, expected to be adopted at the Federal Communications Commission meeting in mid-December, would open the door to a wide range of new opportunities for internet providers, such as forming alliances with content firms to serve up their webpages or video at higher speeds and quality than those without such deals. Such “paid prioritization” was explicitly blocked under the 2015 rules, which required internet service providers to keep all corners of the internet equally accessible to consumers, and limited the providers’ ability to favor content, including their own. The new rules, according to industry officials, are expected to thoroughly dismantle the “open internet” plan adopted by the Obama administration’s FCC. Advocates of the current approach, including consumer groups and big internet companies, argued that such regulation is needed to curb the power of the broadband providers to affect the online environment through their control over the pipes. Proponents of reversing them, including current FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, say hard-and-fast rules can stifle investment and innovation in a fast-moving industry. Internet service providers worried the Obama administration rules could open the door to eventual rate regulation and other heavy-handed oversight. They also viewed the rules as a solution in search of a problem, given the internet’s relative openness historically. Mr. Pai began the process of reversing the 2015 rules earlier this year. If the rollback survives likely legal challenges, it has the potential to reorder the online business environment. It could give internet providers such as AT&T Inc., Comcast Corp., Charter Communications Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. more flexibility to use bundles of services and creative pricing to make their favored content more attractive to consumers. These companies generally profess support for basic principles of “net neutrality,” such as not blocking content or throttling its delivery. But with the Obama-era bright-line rules widely expected to be eliminated, many experts predict the industry will experiment with new services. The big internet providers either declined to comment or didn’t respond over the weekend. [...] https://www.wsj.com/articles/fcc-to-outline-plan-to-roll-back-net-neutrality-rules-1511136800
U.S. To Sue To Block AT&T Purchase Of Time Warner: Report - Reuters Donald Trump attacked the deal on the campaign trail last year. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice will file a lawsuit later on Monday to block AT&T Inc’s <T.N> $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc <TWX.N>, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. The legal challenge was expected after AT&T rejected a demand by the Justice Department earlier this month to divest its DirecTV unit or Time Warner’s Turner Broadcasting - which contains news network CNN - in order to win antitrust approval. AT&T’s chief executive said then that he would defend the deal in court to win approval if necessary. The No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier struck a deal in October 2016 to buy Time Warner, which also owns the premium channel HBO and movie studio Warner Bros, in order to compete with emerging technology companies by bundling video entertainment on its mobile service. The deal instantly became a political lightning rod. Donald Trump, a frequent critic of CNN, attacked the deal on the campaign trail last year, vowing that as president his Justice Departmentwould block it. The deal is opposed by an array of consumer groups and smaller television networks on the grounds that it would give AT&T too much power over the content it would distribute to its wireless customers. Reuters reported last week that the Justice Department had approached 18 state attorneys general asking them to join the challenge of the deal, but as of Monday none had publicly agreed to do so. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/doj-att-time-warner_us_5a134386e4b0bfa88c1c4f80 original https://www.reuters.com/article/us-time-warner-m-a-at-t/u-s-to-sue-to-block-att-purchase-of-time-warner-source-idUSKBN1DK2HN
Teenage girls are being pressured into having anal sex with up to one in five millennials engaging in the act compared to just one in 10 young people in 1990 - and porn is to blame Past research suggests anal sex has become more common due to pornography Researchers worry young people, particularly girls, may feel pressured into it People's first sexual experience, like kissing, occurs at 14, not 16 in the 1930s Young people wait around two years between a first kiss and having intercourse Most lose their virginity at 16, versus 20 for women and 19 for men in the 30s http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5100311/Up-one-five-millennials-anal-sex.html
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