This film explores the dramatic and little-known events that unfolded inside a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine during the Cuban Missile Crisis. While politicians sought a solution to the stand-off, Vasili Arkhipov, an officer aboard the submarine, refused to fire a nuclear torpedo, thus averting disaster. The program combines tense drama with eyewitness accounts and expert testimony about a critical event during the Cold War.
Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg on Trump and North Korea
The former cold war hawk talks about Snowden, Nixon and the chances of avoiding a nuclear catastrophe
Edward Luce December 9, 2017
I am half-expecting an invalid to turn up. Daniel Ellsberg’s publisher had emailed a week before to say he had been suffering from laryngitis, needed rest, and that his energy tended to flag early. They asked if I could bring the lunch forward to before noon. I could hardly blame Ellsberg, now 86, for wanting to cut our engagement short.
Shortly after I take a seat at our table, a sprightly, besuited man wanders in. The only hint of infirmity is a large pink hearing aid protruding from his left ear. I rush to help Ellsberg with his coat. It takes a while to disentangle him. “I got this in Moscow when I visited Edward Snowden,” he says, as if apologising for the garment. The moment we are seated, he asks a waiter for chamomile tea with honey. “I need it for my throat,” he says. Several times over lunch he explains he cannot talk for long. “My voice is going very fast,” he says. It begins weakly but grows steadily more animated. Two hours later he is still talking. https://www.ft.com/content/c7f058bc-d9b5-11e7-a039-c64b1c09b482
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Daniel Ellsberg Reveals He was a Nuclear War Planner, Warns of Nuclear Winter & Global Starvation
Full Broadcast 7Dec17 Real News with David Knight GUESTS: • Jon Rappoport — Deadly smallpox vaccine & the entrapment of Flynn • Jason Goodman — Bundys & the corrupt LEOs & private prisons that tortured them TOPICS: • Trump is hiring private spies to protect him against the Deep State • Al Franken video proving he’s a monster & “resignation” conference covered LIVE • BitCoin is skyrocketing — Why?
[from Alex Jones and his merry band of batshit bullshitters]
Thursday, Dec. 7th 2017[, with an appearance by Max Keiser]: Obama Declares Trump Hitler - Former President Obama compares President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler at an Economic Club of Chicago conference. Meanwhile, Democrat Senator Al Franken announces he'll be resigning in the coming weeks due to allegations of sexual misconduct. Former Navy Seal Matt Bracken joins us to break down Trump's strategic move to relocate the US embassy to Jerusalem. Breitbart editor Aaron Klein also explains why the move represents a campaign promise kept and could bring about lasting peace. Anthony Cumia hosts the fourth and final hour.
Today's War Room is stocked full of great guests, as we analyze Trump's Jerusalem decision, and the current status of the deep state coup to remove Trump, and nullify the Republic. Elizabeth Warren gets called to task again on her claim to being a Native American and we look at the momentum developing behind legalizing Cannabis.
[from Alex Jones and his merry band of batshit bullshitters]
In this video, we learn...something, who cares, it’s moths.
I cover approximately minutes 78-80 of the 110-minute "100 Reasons Evolution is So Stupid!". Dinosaur-to-bird evolution and Archaeopteryx. Original Video:
In this video, some two-bit John Morris Pendleton wannabe tells us that he thinks he uses stupid definitions of "evolution", then complains about some crappy old textbooks for a while.
I cover approximately the first 8.5 minutes of the 110-minute "100 Reasons Evolution is So Stupid!". Introductions, definitions, and some Big Bang discussion.
This is "the big video" I mentioned a while back. But it's coming out in chunks, because "big" meant "BIG". Consider the length of this video compared to the amount of Hovind material covered, and then consider that Hovind's original video is almost two hours long. I was going to make one video, but when I realized it would be six hours long, I decided to make it a series instead.
In this video, the preeminent scientific genius of the modern era tells us that the sun is the universe, shares with us an engaging intellectual discourse he once had in the bathroom mirror with the highly qualified Berkeley cosmologist Dr. Kent Hovind, then explains why evolution and watching YouTube videos are religions.
I cover approximately minutes 8.5 - 21 of the 110-minute "100 Reasons Evolution is So Stupid!". Big Bang, evolution as a religion, and Kent's imaginary friend (for once, not God).
Hello, My Name is Kent Hovind 3: Don't Step On Grandpa!
Published on Jan 5, 2015 by Logicked
In this video, Kent explains that evolutionists believe that the first life came from a rock through the exact process used in the Miller-Urey experiment, which didn't include any rocks.
I cover approximately minutes 21-31 of the 110-minute "100 Reasons Evolution is So Stupid!". Abiogenesis and the Miller-Urey experiment.
Hello, My Name is Kent Hovind 4: The Texas-Sized Pig and the Hammer-Proof Cockroach
Published on Apr 28, 2015 by Logicked
In this video, Kent explains that evolutionists believe that hamsters, tomatoes, and whales can be bred onto corn stalks, and he gives us an easy method by which we can classify animals into "kinds".
I cover approximately minutes 31-41 of the 110-minute "100 Reasons Evolution is So Stupid!". We've finally begun talking about evolution.
Hello, My Name is Kent Hovind 5: Full Hyrax o' Ribs
Published on May 31, 2015 by Logicked
In this video, Kent explains that horse evolution is stupid because Hyracotherium (HyraKOtherium...I used Kent's pronunciation without thinking about it. Of course co is not the same as coe. Kent is a horrible influence on me. But it's been 4 days and nobody's commented on it yet!) is just a hyrax (because they're both mammals and not very big, I guess) and makes another joke about how [small animal A] sucks compared to [large animal A] because it's smaller.
I cover approximately minutes 41-47 of the 110-minute "100 Reasons Evolution is So Stupid!". Horse evolution, comparative anatomy, homology, lug nuts.
Hello, My Name is Kent Hovind 6: A Headful of Rocks
Published on Sep 21, 2015 by Logicked
In this video, I barely manage to stay on topic, and Kent tells us about the amazing physically impossible origins of the Grand Canyon. Featuring the magnificent return of SchizophrenicQueen as the Oracle of Toronto!
I cover approximately minutes 47-60 of the 110-minute "100 Reasons Evolution is So Stupid!". Geology.
Hello, My Name is Kent Hovind 7: Dateless in Coeur d'Alene
Published on Feb 7, 2016 by Logicked
In this video, Kent disagrees with his own reasons for rejecting carbon dating.
I choked myself with my top button because my neck is too fat. Gonna have to fix that, but for now I just said fuck the button and the tie, goddammit. So the lights on either side of my shirt kind of make it look like I have cleavage. Oh, if only. I'd motorboat myself every day.
I cover approximately minutes 60-70 of the 110-minute "100 Reasons Evolution is So Stupid!". Geology.
Newly leaked emails shed new light on Trump Tower meeting
The Beat With Ari Melber 12/7/17
Leaked emails show the Donald Trump Jr.’s secret Trump Tower meeting with Russians was not an isolated event. This, as Donald Trump Jr. cited attorney client privilege when asked to disclose conversations he had with his father about that meeting. Duration: 11:53
Republicans go after Mueller during FBI Director Christopher Wray's hearing as some on the right call for Mueller to be removed from Russia probe. Duration: 6:45
Man denied same-sex marriage license runs to take Clerk's job
The Beat With Ari Melber 12/7/17
David Ermold, who was denied a marriage license by Kim Davis, in 2015 joins Ari Melber exclusively to discuss why he’s running to unseat the county clerk seat. Ermold says Republicans tried to "take advantage of our hardship” and that motivated him to run for office. Duration: 4:46
Trump’s slurred speech caused the term #denturedonald to trend online. But, The White House said it was just a case of “dry” mouth – the same thing he once mocked Sen. Rubio for. Duration: 1:55
In the last 15 years, one in three Detroit properties have been foreclosed on. When most people think of foreclosure, they think of people who can’t afford to pay off their mortgages.
But in Detroit, it’s often the result of people struggling to pay their property taxes. One big reason is that, in the years after the Great Recession, the city went bankrupt and failed to lower property assessments far enough to account for the impact of the housing crisis. While the value of residents’ homes fell, their taxes remained inordinately high, and tens of thousands of people fell so far behind on their inflated tax bills that the county seized their homes and sold them off at annual auctions.
In recent years, the city and county have lowered assessments and offered reduced interest rates to some homeowners. But they have no plans to stop punishing those who were overcharged in the past.
VICE News followed this year’s tax foreclosure auction and investigated how the county financially benefits from the process. As Detroit touts its comeback and celebrates its success in climbing out of the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history, many of the city’s residents remain on the brink of displacement.
This segment originally aired December 7, 2017, on VICE News Tonight on HBO.
Fmr. Franken staffer: "Democrats need to make this count"
All In with Chris Hayes 12/7/17
Al Franken's former spokesperson Jess McIntosh says we need to replace sexual harassers with "bold, progressive women" and hold Republicans "to the same principle." Duration: 4:24
Man denied marriage license by Kim Davis to run against her
All In with Chris Hayes 12/7/17
When Kim Davis decided to run for re-election for Rowan County clerk in Kentucky, she probably didn’t expect her opponent to be a man she denied a marriage license. Duration: 2:44
Rachel Maddow reports that the judge in the Mike Flynn case has recused himself, and depending on the reason, Republicans trying to undermine the Trump Russia investigation will likely latch onto this development. Duration: 3:51
Rachel Maddow reports on a spate of ethics scandals by members of Congress including Al Franken, John Conyers, Blake Farenthold, and Trent Franks, and one member, Devin Nunes, cleared by the ethics committee in what is likely to be bad news for the productivity of Trump Russia investigation. Duration: 7:24
Another Trump official knew of Trump Tower Russian meeting: CNN
The Rachel Maddow Show 12/7/17
Rachel Maddow shares details of a CNN report that new e-mails show that Donald Trump Jr.'s Trump Tower meeting with Russians did have some follow-up that included Trump social media director Dan Scavino. Duration: 1:53
White House schedules medical exam for Trump after slurred speech
The Rachel Maddow Show 12/7/17
Rachel Maddow notes Donald Trump's unusually slurred speech during his Jerusalem announcement yesterday and reports on the White House announcing that Trump will have a medical exam in January with the results to be made public. Duration: 4:42
Russian media report confirms cyber attack on US election
The Rachel Maddow Show 12/7/17
Rachel Maddow shares the details of a Russian media report that explains that the reason Russian intelligence cyber experts were arrested for treason a year ago is that they were the sources that helped the U.S. figure out who was responsible for the DNC hack. Duration: 9:12
Steve Kornacki, MSNBC political correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow about how governors like Minnesota's Mark Dayton are thinking about how to replace members of Congress who are resigning before their terms are up, like Senator Al Franken. Duration: 6:07
Nunes return would likely hamstring House Trump Russia probe
The Rachel Maddow Show 12/7/17
Natasha Bertrand, political correspondent for Business Insider, talks with Rachel Maddow about the likely deleterious effect Devin Nunes will have on the altready struggling House Intel Trump Russia investigation now that he has been cleared by the ethics committee. Duration: 4:49
Glenn Simpson Fusion GPS Senate testimony approved for release
The Rachel Maddow Show 12/7/17
Rachel Maddow reports that the transcript of the testimony of Glenn Simpson, co-founder of Fusion GPS, the company that hired Dossier author Christopher Steele, is approved for public release as long as Chuck Grassley delivers on his promise to publish it. Duration: 3:28
California Republicans backed tax bill that hurts fire victims
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 12/7/17
In a first, the threat to Los Angeles is "purple," meaning extreme danger that fires erupt and burn uncontrollably. 11 CA Republicans actually voted to eliminate the deduction for fires and earthquakes but keep the benefit for hurricanes. NBC's Jay Gray reports. Duration: 2:21
White House on defense over Trump Jr. Russia meeting
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 12/8/17
After a slew of new reports and questions from Capitol Hill, the White House goes on defense facing new questions on Trump Jr., Russia, and Michael Flynn. Our reporter panel reacts. Duration: 12:26
With mounting allegations of inappropriate behavior, Democratic Sen. Al Franken announced he will resign. And Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks is also stepping down facing a claim of unwanted behavior. Our panel reacts. Duration: 8:49
Trump to veterans: Pearl Harbor was a pretty wild scene
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 12/8/17
While meeting with veterans on Pearl Harbor Day, Pres. Trump referred to the surprise World War II attack by Japan as 'a wild scene.' Eugene Robinson discusses. Duration: 1:35
Veteran Republican: New poll a dumpster fire for Trump
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 12/8/17
With his approval rating hitting a new log and his numbers down with women and other key Republican groups, longtime GOP Strategist Mike Murphy says the poll numbers are a 'dumpster fire' for Trump. Duration: 1:50
House Republicans pass a law allowing concealed guns across state lines, a man saves a rabbit from Los Angeles wildfires, and an Atlanta reporter calls out a racist viewer.
Jordan scarfs down a presidential fast-food feast as Citizen Journalist Tim Baltz weighs in on Trump's bold decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
American Voices & Also Faces: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Published on Dec 8, 2017 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Meet Pete Muldoon, the Mayor of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He's also a band member, a skier, and a guy known for removing the town hall's portrait of President Trump.
Al Franken Resigns; Donald Trump Jr. Testifies in Russia Investigation: A Closer Look
Published on Dec 7, 2017 by Late Night with Seth Meyers
Seth takes a closer look at Senator Al Franken's resignation amid a growing sexual harassment scandal and how Donald Trump Jr. testified in the Russia investigation and refused to answer some questions on the basis of attorney-client privilege.
As GOP Lawmakers Eye Cutting Estate Tax, Will They Increase Income Inequality? Republicans in Congress are on the verge of fulfilling their long-time dream of eliminating the federal estate tax, and they could do it in a way that is even more generous to heirs than previous repeal efforts. Bills passed by the Senate and the House recently would reduce or scrap the taxes heirs now pay on estates larger than $5.5 million. And the bills would do so without repealing the so-called "stepped-up basis" provision. Ordinarily, people have to pay taxes when they sell off assets that have appreciated in value, like shares of stock or real estate. But heirs are exempted from that tax. That's because they already pay the estate tax. The bills approved by Congress recently would eliminate or reduce the estate tax, while leaving the exemption in place. To put it another way: Someone could inherit her grandfather's large beachfront mansion without paying estate tax, and sell it off right away without paying any capital gains tax. It's a much more generous policy than previous tax overhauls, says Lily Batchelder, a professor of law and public policy at New York University Law School. "We've never seen a proposal like this," she says. "I don't recall ever seeing a proposal that would both fully repeal the estate tax and fully exempt from tax all the accrued gains on these giant estates." The bill passed by the Senate early Saturday would double the exemption on large estates, allowing people to pass on estates worth $11 million to their heirs tax-free. The exemption for married couples would be $22 million. The House bill would gradually reduce the estate tax and then scrap it altogether in 2023. [...] https://www.npr.org/2017/12/07/568828538/as-gop-lawmakers-eye-cutting-estate-tax-will-they-increase-income-inequality
Seth Meyers Nails What Trump Means When He Says ‘Law And Order’
(What Donald Trump Really Means When He Talks About "Crime": A Closer Look, Seth takes a closer look at President Trump going all-in on backing the accused sexual predator running for Senate in Alabama and offering sympathy for a former top aide who lied to the FBI., https://youtu.be/tyhBmsLC-JY [should have been included in the post to which this is a reply, along with The Tiny Voice in the Back of Donald Trump's Head: "You Can't Even Read", Seth shows off some new technology that can hear the tiny voice in the back of Donald Trump's head.,
A Racist Flyer Might Cost Doug Jones the Election Because the Entire Democratic Party Is Trash re "Think if a black man went after high school girls anyone would try to make him a senator?" Jones campaign flyer - by a very high and mighty (and very clueless/buying into e.g. Alex Jones plantation theory) black guy https://www.theroot.com/a-racist-flyer-might-cost-doug-jones-the-election-becau-1821065764
Voucher Schools Championed By Betsy DeVos Can Teach Whatever They Want. Turns Out They Teach Lies. These schools teach creationism, racism and sexism. They’re also taking your tax dollars. - CHRISTO-FASCISM PORTLAND, Ore. ? It was late morning in an artsy cafe, the smell of coffee and baked goods sweetening the air, and Ashley Bishop sat at a table, recalling a time when she was taught that most of secular American society was worthy of contempt. Growing up in private evangelical Christian schools, Bishop saw the world in extremes, good and evil, heaven and hell. She was taught that to dance was to sin, that gay people were child molesters and that mental illness was a function of satanic influence. Teachers at her schools talked about slavery as black immigration, and instructors called environmentalists “hippie witches.” Bishop’s family moved around a lot when she was a child, but her family always enrolled her in evangelical schools. So when Bishop left school in 2003 and entered the real world at 17, she felt like she was an alien landing on Planet Earth for the first time. Having been cut off from mainstream society, she felt unequipped to handle the job market and develop secular friendships. Lacking shared cultural and historical references, she spent most of her 20s holed up in her bedroom, suffering from crippling social anxiety. Now, at 31, she has become everything that she was once taught to hate. She shares an apartment with her girlfriend of two years. She sees a therapist and takes medication for depression, a condition born, in part, of her stifling education. Years later, some of the schools Bishop attended are largely the same, but some have changed in a significant way: Unlike when Bishop was a student, parents are not the only ones paying tuition for these fundamentalist religious schools – so are taxpayers. [...] https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/school-voucher-evangelical-education-betsy-devos_us_5a021962e4b04e96f0c6093c
Add 57 to gun-related deaths tied to Sandy Hook Add at least 57 to the number of gun-related deaths tied to the Sandy Hook mass shooting One little-known fact about mass shootings is that they have been very good for the gun business. Americans’ anxieties are stoked both by the random violence itself and the ensuing debates over gun control. Customers, including some who’ve never owned a gun, race to buy weapons they fear may be denied them down the road. And gun sales soar. But the aftermath of a mass shooting does not appear to be very good for Americans’ safety. New research suggests that the increased availability of firearms after a mass shooting exacts a deadly toll of its own. That toll falls heavily on children, according to the study, which links the spike in gun sales following a mass shooting with an increase in fatal accidents involving firearms. To reach that conclusion, researchers zeroed in on the five-month period following the Dec. 14, 2012, shootings in Newtown, Conn., that claimed the lives of 20 schoolchildren and six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In addition to the expected number of guns sold in a typical five-month period, the study’s authors found that about 3 million additional guns were sold following the Sandy Hook shootings. And beyond the expected number of accidental gun deaths in the United States, they estimated that at least an additional 57 fatal gun accidents — and as many as 66 — occurred. Somewhere between 17 and 22 of those accidental deaths took the life of a child. The analysis, published Thursday in the journal Science, is the latest in a crop of studies that look at the public health impact of firearms. “This is part of this blossoming in gun research,” said Duke University emeritus professor Philip J. Cook, a pioneer in the field of firearms injury research who wasn’t involved in the new study. [...] http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-sandy-hook-guns-20171207-story.html study http://science.sciencemag.org/content/358/6368/1324
California fires: 'Firefighters taking a beating' as Santa Ana winds rage NEW: Three National Guardsmen helping fight the wildfires have lost their homes Winds could intensify fires as mandatory evacuations ordered in Ojai Valley http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/07/us/ventura-fire-california/index.html
Sessions derides intern in newly released DOJ video Attorney General Jeff Sessions dismissed a claim that there’s widespread fear of police among poor minority communities and taunted a woman who said guns were more fatal than marijuana, calling her “Dr. Whatever Your Name Is.” The attorney general’s comments came in a 25-minute session with Justice Department interns on June 22, according to ABC News, which first reported Sessions’ remarks and obtained internal DOJ video of the event through a Freedom of Information Act request. In the video, a student from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law began his question by invoking Philando Castile and Michael Brown, two African-Americans who were killed by police officers in separate incidents that drew national attention, and others who have “fallen victim to excessive force.” Sessions said DOJ cares about “all communities” and “public safety.” “We care about having neighborhoods — every neighborhood — where children can walk safely in their communities and feel that they can play outside, that their mothers and fathers don’t have to drive them to the bus stop, as I hear in New York is required because they’re afraid they might be attacked on the way to the bus stop,” he said. The student responded, noting that he “grew up in the projects to a single mother, and the people who we are afraid of are not necessarily our neighbors but the police.” “Well, that may be the view in Berkeley,” Sessions shot back, “but it’s not the view in most places in the country.” He added that law enforcement needs to “confront violent crime in America in cities that have abandoned traditional police activity, like Baltimore and Chicago,” asserting that murder rates in those cities “have surged, particularly in poor neighborhoods.” Another student, a woman attending Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, told the attorney general that “statistically, guns kill more people than marijuana does.” “You support pretty harsh policies for marijuana and pretty lax gun control laws — I’m not even sure where you stand on the assault weapons ban,” she continued. “So I’d like to know, since guns kill more people than marijuana, why lax laws on one and harsh laws on the other?” Sessions laughed and called her question one of “apples and oranges,” before remarking: “The Second Amendment — you’re aware of that — guarantees the right of the American people to keep arms, and I intend to defend that Second Amendment. It’s as valid as the First Amendment.” The attorney general knocked the notion that marijuana is “harmless” and “does no damage.” “Marijuana is not a healthy substance, in my opinion,” he said. “American Medical Association is crystal clear on that. Do you believe that?” The student hesitated. “Uhh, I don’t,” she said nervously. “OK. Dr. Whatever Your Name Is, you can write the AMA and see why they think otherwise,” Sessions said. [...] https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/07/jeff-sessions-video-interns-justice-department-286076 citing: Less-guarded Sessions spars with interns in internal DOJ video http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/guarded-sessions-spars-interns-internal-doj-video/story?id=51623744
Arizona’s Trent Franks Expected to Resign Rumors of inappropriate behavior surround Freedom Caucus member’s anticipated exit Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks is expected to resign from Congress, a source with knowledge told Roll Call. The 8th District congressman did not confirm or deny any plans to resign. He said he expected to make a statement Thursday. “We will have a statement a little bit later, but that’s all I can tell you right now,” Franks told Roll Call. “The statement will explain.” It is unclear exactly why Franks is stepping down, but one Arizona Republican said there had been rumors of inappropriate behavior. The Republican said the congressman had apparently been making plans to run for Senate in 2012, but abruptly canceled those plans. “There’s been rumors swirling around him for years, at least in 2012,” the Republican said. “And if this turns out to be true, there won’t be that many people who are surprised.” https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/arizonas-trent-franks-expected-resign
Trump slightly misquotes FDR's famous speech and Melania cites the wrong date on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor Both President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump made small errors on tweets commemorating the attack on Pearl Harbor. Thursday is the 76th anniversary of the attack that launched the US's involvement in World War II. http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-pearl-harbor-tweet-fdr-melania-date-2017-12
CNN: Emails show follow-up to June 2016 Trump Tower meeting Emails sent by Rob Goldstone raise new questions about the topics that were discussed at a controversial June meeting in Trump Tower attended by senior Trump officials and a Russian lawyer, CNN reported. Goldstone, the British publicist who set up the meeting, sent multiple emails in the days that followed to a Russian participant in the meeting and Trump aide Dan Scavino. In one email Goldstone encouraged Scavino, now the White House's social media director, to get candidate Trump to join the Russian social network. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/07/cnn-emails-show-follow-up-to-june-2016-trump-tower-meeting.html
On eve of Trump visit, Mississippi blacks say he’s brought back troubles of the past JACKSON, Miss. — The president is coming to America’s poorest, blackest state to open a civil rights museum on Saturday, and people in the neighborhoods surrounding that gleaming tribute to the past would rather have Donald Trump visit their present. “It’s hostile now, more hostile than in a long, long time,” said Pete McElroy, who employs three men at the auto repair shop that’s been his family’s business for three generations. “People almost boast about it: ‘We got our man in the White House and this is the way the ball’s going to roll now.’ ” Three miles from the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, over rutted roads, past littered lots, abandoned houses and shuttered plants and warehouses, McElroy, 69, and other black residents of this struggling capital city say that after nearly a year of the Trump presidency, they have a definitive answer to the question candidate Trump posed when he spoke at a rally in Jackson in August of last year. “What do you have to lose?” Trump asked, making a quixotic and ultimately failed bid for black votes to a nearly all-white crowd. “We’re losing a lot,” McElroy said here this week. “Losing Obamacare. Where are people going to go? Losing money. He’s making the rich richer and the poor poorer. Mostly, we’re losing respect. No way you can evade that. The way he speaks, the racists feel like they can say anything they want to us.” Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) — an early and avid supporter of Trump’s — had invited the president to attend the opening months ago, but few here thought he would actually come. Except for crises such as hurricanes and oil spills, no president had set foot in small, poor, reliably Republican Mississippi for decades. [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/were-losing-a-lot-on-eve-of-trump-visit-mississippi-blacks-say-hes-brought-back-troubles-of-the-past/2017/12/07/6f26c302-db76-11e7-a841-2066faf731ef_story.html
Reps. John Lewis and Bennie G. Thompson Joint Statement on Not Attending Opening of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum December 7, 2017 | Press Release WASHINGTON — “After careful consideration and conversations with church leaders, elected officials, civil rights activists, and many citizens of our congressional districts, we have decided not to attend or participate in the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. “President Trump’s attendance and his hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed in this civil rights museum. The struggles represented in this museum exemplify the truth of what really happened in Mississippi. President Trump’s disparaging comments about women, the disabled, immigrants, and National Football League players disrespect the efforts of Fannie Lou Hamer, Aaron Henry, Medgar Evers, Robert Clark, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and countless others who have given their all for Mississippi to be a better place. “After President Trump departs, we encourage all Mississippians and Americans to visit this historic civil rights museum.” https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-john-lewis-and-bennie-g-thompson-joint-statement-not-attending
Arizona GOP Rep. Trent Franks to resign following sexual harassment claim Rep. Trent Franks is a Phoenix area congressman who is anti-abortion rights He supports President Donald Trump and opposed GOP Sen. Jeff Flake http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/07/politics/trent-franks-resigns/index.html
FBI director rebukes Trump, says the FBI's reputation isn't 'in tatters' and 'worst in history' FBI Director Christopher Wray pushed back on President Donald Trump's assertion that the bureau's reputation was "in tatters." He responded to Trump's weekend tweet during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday. Wray was pressed on the subject by Democratic Reps. Jerold Nadler of New York and Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas http://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-director-christopher-wray-responds-to-trump-tweets-2017-12
Trump Tower’s Murky History and Murkier Future: Slumping Sales, Pentagon Leases, and Shadowy L.L.C.s Once home to celebrities like Bruce Willis and Michael Jackson, apartments in Trump Tower are now frequently owned by shadowy L.L.C.s—and even a few criminals. With security up and sales slumping, what does the future hold for the Trump Organization’s flagship property? https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/12/trump-towers-murky-history-slumping-sales-pentagon-leases
Trump's approval rating strikes a new low The president's approval rating slid from 39 percent in February to a new low of 32 percent in the latest poll by Pew Research Center Trump's approval among Republicans and those who lean Republican dropped from 84 percent in February to 76 percent, Pew said https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/07/trump-approval-rating-president-hits-new-low-of-32-percent.html
CRISPR/Cas9 can reverse multiple diseases in mice New use for the genetic tool turns genes on instead of snipping them A new twist on gene editing makes the CRISPR/Cas9 molecular scissors act as a highlighter for the genetic instruction book. Such highlighting helps turn on specific genes. Using the new tool, researchers treated mouse versions of type 1 diabetes, kidney injury and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the team reports December 7 in Cell. The new method may make some types of gene therapy easier and could be a boon for researchers hoping to control gene activity in animals, scientists say. [...] https://www.sciencenews.org/article/crisprcas9-can-reverse-multiple-diseases-mice study http://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(17)31247-3
Cities sue Pentagon over failure to report convictions
Two separate military investigations — one by the Air Force and one by the Department of Defense Inspector General — recently found the failure to share the data is systemic across the military branches, in some cases a full third of the time. | Getty Images
By BRYAN BENDER
12/26/2017 02:58 PM EST
The cities of New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco have filed suit against the Pentagon for repeatedly failing to report military convictions to a federal database designed to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals.
The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Virginia on Friday in cooperation with former Arizona Democratic congresswoman and shooting victim Gabby Giffords’ gun control advocacy group.
The cities are seeking a court order to monitor compliance with reporting requirements that the Pentagon in recent weeks has acknowledged it has failed to comply with for years.
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The reviews were undertaken in November after a former airman, David Kelley, shot to death 26 people — including an unborn baby — in a Texas church. Kelley had been convicted in a military court of domestic violence, but his case was never reported to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which would have prevented him from buying a gun.
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