The Senate Intelligence Committee has asked Dr. Jill Stein, the 2016 Green Party presidential candidate, for documents as part of its probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Committee Chair Richard Burr of North Carolina said on Monday that they are looking for potential “collusion with the Russians.” Among the actions that reportedly drew their attention was Stein’s attendance at a 2015 dinner in Moscow sponsored by Russian state-run TV network RT, where she sat at the same table as Russian President Vladimir Putin. Also at that table was Michael Flynn, who went on to become President Trump’s national security adviser and has since entered into a plea agreement with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian election interference. Flynn pleaded guilty to a single felony count of lying to the FBI about his conversations with Russia’s U.S. ambassador. We speak with Dr. Jill Stein, the 2016 presidential nominee for the Green Party. https://www.democracynow.org/2017/12/20/broadcast_exclusive_jill_stein_says_senate[with embedded video, and transcript]
“The Rape of Recy Taylor”: How Rosa Parks Helped a Sharecropper Report Her Assault & Seek Justice
Published on Dec 20, 2017 by Democracy Now!
A new film looks at the 1944 gang rape of Recy Taylor, a 24-year old black mother and sharecropper. Following the rape, she refused to be silenced and spoke up with help from the NAACP’s chief rape investigator Rosa Parks. When Parks went to interview Taylor, the local sheriff kept driving by the house and eventually burst in, threatening Parks with arrest if she didn’t leave town. Parks left and then launched the Alabama Committee for Equal Justice for Mrs. Recy Taylor, triggering a movement to seek justice 11 years before Parks became a civil rights hero for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man, launching the Montgomery bus boycott. We speak with the film’s director, Nancy Buirski, and with Yale historian Crystal Feimster, author of “Southern Horrors: Women and the Politics of Rape and Lynching [ https://www.amazon.com/Southern-Horrors-Women-Politics-Lynching/dp/0674061853 , http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674061859 ].” https://www.democracynow.org/2017/12/20/the_rape_of_recy_taylor_how[with embedded video, and transcript]
Full Broadcast 20Dec17 Real News with David Knight
Democrats leaders are beside themselves at both Trump tax cuts and his changing National Security priorities from Obama’s climate change to controlling borders and opening up the economy. Bernie Sanders comes after homeschoolers and the US DOJ & EU highest court go after Uber.
[from Alex Jones and his merry band of batshit bullshitters]
Wednesday, Dec. 20th 2017[, with Roger Stone co-hosting the fourth hour]: Christmas Tax Cuts Pass! - The GOP tax cut was approved by the Senate on Wednesday morning, despite the fact that not one Democrat voted for it and now the House will hold a re-vote to finalize the decision at which point President Trump will make an official announcement. Also, Dr. Edward Group joins the transmission to share some holiday health tips and cover other current events.
The Tax Cuts Act Follows through on President Donald J. Trump’s Promise of Middle Class Tax Cuts “We’re going to cut taxes for the middle class, make the tax code simpler and more fair for everyday Americans, and we are going to bring back the jobs and wealth that have left our country — and most people thought left our country for good.” - President Donald J. Trump December 20, 2017 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/tax-cuts-act-follows-president-donald-j-trumps-promise-middle-class-tax-cuts/
A historic day for America, as Trump's Tax plan has passed the Senate and the House, as President Trump readies some of the biggest tax cuts in American history, fulfilling another promise to the America people. The War Room analyzes the details of the tax plan, what it means for Americans, and how to combat the scripted fake talking points put out by Democrats and fake news.
[from Alex Jones and his merry band of batshit bullshitters]
The highly unpopular GOP tax bill is on the verge of passing. Hidden in the bill is gutting the Obamacare mandate which could result in 13 million fewer people having health care. Duration: 11:42
Lewandowski: Trump Tower meeting was a "terrible decision"
The Beat With Ari Melber 12/20/17
Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, says if anyone on the Trump campaign colluded with Russia, he hopes they go to jail. Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman and Hillary Clinton aide Adrienne Elrod join Ari Melber to fact-check him. Duration: 8:40
Rep. Lieu: We will “try to impeach Donald Trump” if he fires Mueller
The Beat With Ari Melber 12/20/17
Top Senate Russia investigator Mark Warner makes unprecedented floor speech warning Trump against firing Special Counsel Bob Mueller, saying any attempt to do so would be a “gross abuse of power” and crosses a “red line.” Duration: 12:14
GOP Congressman struggles to defend accusations against Mueller
The Beat With Ari Melber 12/20/17
Rep. Matthew Gaetz started the “Fire Mueller” movement in Congress calling Mueller’s Russia investigation a ‘coup’. Gaetz responds to Sen. Warner’s stark warning to Trump against firing Mueller. Duration: 8:27
Mother’s plea: “Dangerous” risk to kids without CHIP
The Beat With Ari Melber 12/20/17
he GOP–led Congress leaves Washington without funding children’s health care for 9 million kids. An emotional mother who relies on CHIP says without it they have no health care options for their kids. Gov. Malloy says the GOP should be “ashamed of themselves” for not funding CHIP Duration: 8:15
Don't believe Republicans who say they care about debt
All In with Chris Hayes 12/20/17
After pushing fiscal austerity under President Obama, stalling the recovery, Republicans abandoned debt concerns to pass their tax bill. Duration: 5:39
GOP celebrates tax win as kids stand to lose health insurance
All In with Chris Hayes 12/20/17
Congress still has not reauthorized funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, putting 2 million kids' health coverage in jeopardy. Duration: 5:20
Americans brace for fallout from GOP tax bill; corporations happy
The Rachel Maddow Show 12/20/17
Rachel Maddow reports on the concerns that Americans are facing now that Republicans have passed their tax bill, and the new windfall banks and telecoms are eager to enjoy. Duration: 13:08
GOP group meeting in secret to undermine Trump investigation
The Rachel Maddow Show 12/20/17
Rachel Maddow relays details of a report by Politico that a subset of Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have been meeting secretly to find a way to use committee documents to undermine Robert Mueller's Trump Russia investigation. Duration: 10:00
Schiff: Republicans will burn down the House to protect Trump
The Rachel Maddow Show 12/20/17
Congressman Adam Schiff talks with Rachel Maddow about a Politico report that a group of House Intel Republicans are meeting in secret to undermine the FBI investigation of Donald Trump, part of a broader Republican campaign. Duration: 9:08
Rachel Maddow shares a Bloomberg report that because of Republicans' rush to pass their tax bill without due consideration for its implementation, Donald Trump may have to wait to sign it to avoid triggering automatic Medicare cuts. Duration: 0:43
GOP courts disaster, confusion with rush to implement tax bill
The Rachel Maddow Show 12/20/17
Bernie Becker, tax reporter for Politico, talks with Rachel Maddow about the practicalities for the IRS of trying to implement Republicans' sweeping tax changes in contrast with Republican eagerness to implement the changes almost immediately. Duration: 7:10
Michiganders rally to end gerrymandering with grassroots drive
The Rachel Maddow Show 12/20/17
Rachel Maddow reports on a volunteer, grassroots effort in Michigan to get enough signatures to a ballot measure that would undo the state's gerrymandered voting districts and implement a fair, non-partisan system. Duration: 3:48
Will Trump fire Robert Mueller in a 'Christmas Massacre'?
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 12/20/17
Lawrence O'Donnell says "decency still lives" in the Senate after Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, took to the floor to issue a direct warning to the president: firing special prosecutor Robert Mueller will cross a "red line." Duration: 9:29
How GOP attacks on Mueller threaten American democracy
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 12/20/17
Former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum says the continued attacks on Robert Mueller from Republicans are "pollution" and threaten to destroy the trust not only of the FBI and DOJ, but of all public institutions. Barbara McQuade also joins Lawrence O'Donnell. Duration: 6:04
After tax bill, signs GOP could face 'historic' losses in 2018
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 12/20/17
Indivisible founder Ezra Levin predicts "unexpected" and "historic" GOP losses in 2018 as a new poll shows Democrats have their biggest lead in congressional elections in 20 years. Ex-Obama Press Secretary Josh Earnest says opinion of the bill will only get worse. Duration: 7:35
Report: Secret group of GOP lawmakers probing FBI & DOJ
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 12/21/17
POLITICO is reporting a group of House Republicans are looking into perceived corruption on the Russia probe as a key Senate Democrat warns Trump firing Mueller would 'cross a red line.' Duration: 10:32
GOP lavishes praise on Trump after tax bill passes
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 12/21/17
Hill Republicans & Trump's Cabinet took complimenting the boss to a new level on the same day that the GOP tax reform plan cleared all its hurdles on Capitol Hill. Vivian Salama & Jonathan Lemire join. Duration: 7:57
Despite bragging, Trump lags behind past presidents
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 12/21/17
To hear Pres. Trump tell it, he's done more in his first year in office than almost any other president in history. But as NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss explains, history tells a different story. Duration: 4:40
Does Disney's new animatronic bot look like Trump?
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 12/21/17
Disney World has debut its animatronic Trump in The Hall of Presidents. But the internet is rife with theories of who the robot really looks like... including some who say Hillary Clinton. Brian Williams has more. Duration: 2:02
Seth takes a closer look at the Republicans' sweeping overhaul of the tax code that will overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy and amounts to nothing less than a brazen heist of the country.
On "Day 335" The Donald Trump Zionist Regime releases a Kosher Meatpacker from prison on the last day of Hanukkah, (Sholom Rubashkin). GIVE UP AMERICANS, JUST GIVE UP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017 News Section for Caravan to Midnight full long-form interview Episode 855 - Dr. Kent Hovind In this edition Dr. Kent Hovind tells his story of going from his church to Federal lockup on charges reminiscent of the railroading of the Bundys and the Finicums; underscoring the fact that Federal charges are almost impossible to defend against because the Federal Courts make the law up as they go along. Full interview - https://caravantomidnight.com/Episode/EpisodesDetails?Id=20851
Former Host of Coast To Coast AM John B Wells is now in control on Caravan To Midnight & Ark Midnight.
Opinion: The Polish people are the big losers The European Commission is demanding punishment. Poland has managed to exclude itself from the EU. In the end, both will damage the country and EU-Poland relations have reached rock bottom, says DW’s Bernd Rieger. http://www.dw.com/en/opinion-the-polish-people-are-the-big-losers/a-41880031
How CRISPR gene editing is poised to change everything from medicine to ecosystems Until recently, gene editing used to be relegated to science fiction novels and movies. The idea of being able to edit our genetic code or the genetics of other creatures was something that was totally out of reach — until CRISPR changed all that. https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/genetic/crispr-changing-medical-ecosystem-20122017/
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