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Fed Chair Powell said rate hikes are unlikely. But he also removed the following sentence from his press conference opening statement. (h/t to my eagle-eyed colleague Jean Yung for spotting this)

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4 years

If Donald Trump resigned tonight, the Dow would open 4,000 points higher in the morning.

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"We're working on mass distribution of the virus," Treasury Secretary Mnuchin tells CNBC, presumably meaning the vaccine.

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Dear troops: You do not have to follow illegal orders. History will remember your actions.

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Kudlow totally unravels on @CNN after Jake Tapper shows clip of him saying the virus was contained.

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“No one took the memo separating children from their parents away from Trump’s desk.” - @chrislhayes

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Stop. Being. Surprised.

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What if Donald Trump shut down the U.S. government because he’s working on behalf of a foreign one?

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It’s not a summit, it’s a crime scene.

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Macron, playing toddler-level reverse psychology, gets Trump to defend NATO.

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Stop calling it a press conference.

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What time is Putin speaking at #CPAC ?

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Elect a clown, get a circus.

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Trump on the man he picked to be ambassador to the world’s largest economic bloc: “I hardly knew the gentleman.”

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4 years

Suddenly Ivanka's voting machine trademarks start to make a whole lot more sense.

China grants more trademark approvals for Ivanka Trump firm - including voting machines

China last month granted initial approval for 16 new trademarks for the fashion brand of U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka, including voting machines, a search of official...

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Trump called the warrant-backed FBI raid of his lawyer’s home and office ��an attack on our country.” He has never referred to the Kremlin’s attack on our country as an attack on our country.

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"By 2013, 79 of Obama’s nominees had been blocked by filibusters, compared with 68 in the entire history of the US."

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4 years

Proper headline.

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Don Jr. should be tried as an adult.

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5 years

To be clear: Trump was impeachable on his first day in office because his failure to divest created an insurmountable conflict of interest that is expressly forbidden in the constitution. #ImpeachmentHearingsNOW

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6 years

Shouldn’t Donald Trump’s 19 accusers get FBI investigations as well?

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5 years

Never. Forget. Complicity.

Mitch McConnell should explain why he obscured Russian interference in our election

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should explain why he blocked a bipartisan denunciation of Russian interference in our election before voters went to the polls.

www.kentucky.com

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"We will be the world's richest nation once again," says Trump, apparently unaware the United States is in fact the world's richest nation.

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"Do not drink soap, detergent or bleach," doctor is forced to tell children on CNN/Sesame Street town hall. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Post- #Brexit strategy session.

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Trump told CNBC he wants to cut Social Security.

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Pence thanks Capitol police for defending the Capitol from his supporters. Surreal left the station.

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5 years

"His government was constantly in chaos, with officials having no idea what he wanted them to do. Nobody was clear who was actually in charge of what. He procrastinated wildly when asked to make difficult decisions, and would often rely on gut feeling."

Hitler Was Incompetent and Lazy—and His Government an Absolute Clown Show

Why did the elites of Germany so consistently underestimate Hitler? Possibly because they weren't actually wrong in their assessment of his competency—they just failed to realise that this wasn't...

www.newsweek.com

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Obstruction of the obstruction of the obstruction.

The New York Times

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Breaking News: White House and Justice Department officials discussed Robert Mueller’s findings several times ahead of his report’s release Thursday

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@TuckerCarlson Because he owned you and you flew off the handle. Noted.

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4 years

Bread lines, USA.

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Cable networks that gave Rudy Giuliani unlimited airtime to bash the criminal investigation into the president remain silent on news that he's actually an unregistered foreign agent, like the fired former NSA chief Michael Flynn.

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Putin cancels meeting with Kremlin asset as said asset looks increasingly compromised.

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There is no immigration crisis. There is no surge in crime. It's just racist politics.

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Trump lamenting corruption is gaslighting on crack.

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4 years

Fascism sucks. #TrumpVirus

The New York Times

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Government health officials and scientists will have to clear statements about the coronavirus outbreak with the office of Vice President Mike Pence, in an effort to tighten the White House’s control of messaging about the virus

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"No evidence."

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Lanny Davis just said Michael Cohen and his family feel threatened by the Russian mob via Trump. (MSNBC)

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"The Panama Papers showed Trump allies were using a network of tax havens to quietly stash their wealth offshore. They included the Koch Brothers, Sheldon Adelson, Robert Kraft, and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross."

26 billionaires own as much wealth as half the world

Alexa, explain to me why AOC's 70 percent marginal tax rate is so popular.

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5 years

Wait, @StevenMnuchin1 was finance chair of the Trump campaign? Oh boy.

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5 years

How are you still in Congress?

Rep. Jim Jordan

@Jim_Jordan

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This is not how the Oversight Committee is supposed to operate.

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4 years

Can we stop calling people who criminally breach legal and reasonable physical distancing measures thereby endangering public health and safety 'protesters'?

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Never heard on TV despite rampant racism, xenophobia, kids in cages: “Has the @GOP moved too far to the right?”

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7 years

Trump says he does not need to read extensively because he reaches the right decisions “with very little knowledge"

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"We're not just a law firm. We're the Department of Justice." - #SallyYates defends her decision to reject travel ban

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4 years

Trump shreds Constitution: Silence. Pelosi shreds Trump: Gasps!

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6 years

It feels so yucky to live in a country where an alleged rapist president names an alleged rapist judge to the highest court.

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6 years

Why isn’t this on TV all day?

The Washington Post

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7 years

House majority leader told colleagues last year "I think Putin pays" Trump. Paul Ryan told them not to leak remarks.

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“Both sides” of #climatechange “debate”: 1. Pro-human 2. Pro-extinction

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Grand Old Puppets: "Russiagate isn’t just the narrow story of a few corrupt officials. It isn’t even the story of a corrupt president. It’s the story of a corrupt political party."

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4 years

There is nothing ok with this.

Jon Cooper

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4 years

Bernie Sanders’ wife went on Russian TV to explain why open primaries — like the SC Democratic primary on Saturday — are more “democratic” because they allow REPUBLICANS to vote for who the Democratic nominee should be. Sorry, Jane — THIS IS JUST WRONG! 😡

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ICE HAS MORE PEOPLE IN ITS CONCENTRATION CAMPS THAN CANADA HAS IN PRISON!!!

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ICE has 45,000 people in detention today. That's 5,000 more people than the whole of Canada has in prison.

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Treason caucus.

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Planting a Russian spy as US president probably does qualify as the biggest scandal in history.

Donald J. Trump

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SPYGATE could be one of the biggest political scandals in history!

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RUSSIA STATE TV: "WE'RE STARTING TO ELECT TRUMP FOR A SECOND TERM."

Julia Davis

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#Russia 's state TV concludes the #MuellerReport findings cemented Trump's odds of being re-elected in 2020. State TV host Evgeny Popov: "Trump will win in this election, with or without our help." State TV host Olga Skabeeva: "We're starting to elect Trump for the second term."

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WTF is a “racial bone”?

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All aboard the Trump Treason Express.

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U.S. senator Paul to meet Russian lawmakers in Moscow on Aug. 6: agencies

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Patients eating dog food in #PuertoRico clinics as despair rises, @CNN reports

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"At one modeling event, Trump allegedly went down a line of women feeling their bodies to guess their dress size. Backstage at a lingerie show, he is said to have moved his hands all over a model’s breasts under the guise of inspecting the bra’s fabric."

Teen Models Remember Trump Would “Find a Reason” to Come Backstage When They Were Changing

In exclusive excerpts from the explosive new book ‘All the President’s Women,’ modeling contestants recall President Trump’s “gropey” behavior and his interest in young girls.

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6 years

There is no deal with the EU. There is no deal with Mexico and Canada. There is no deal with North Korea. There are no deals.

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Why does everyone assume Trump's Cabinet's reverence for him emanates from duty or respect, rather than Kompromat?

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7 years

Newsrooms around the country are having to spend additional money on security for staff because of the president's anti-media incitement.

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5 years

The sharpie is not a joke. Just like Greenland wasn’t a joke. There is no humor in fascism.

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They put a bankrupt casino owner in charge. He gambled it all away.

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If #WhyIDidntReport doesn't break your heart, you don't have one.

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#MariaButina pictured with @CNN talking head and lobbyist @RickSantorum .

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CHILDREN. AT. GUANTANAMO.

Daily Kos

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Trump admin has reportedly considered jailing migrant children at Guantánamo Bay

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Retweet this if you still have no idea how to get tested for the #coronavirus .

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For those still wondering why the @GOP is covering for Donald Trump, a reminder: Michael Cohen was *Finance Chair* of the Republican National Committee.

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"A Reuters investigation found that 63 people with Russian addresses or passports have purchased $98.4 million of property in Trump-branded condos in South Florida."

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@KyleKashuv Here's what happened: You are super racist and busted for it.

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Leahy: "Can the president pardon someone in exchange for a bribe?" #Kavanaugh : It depends.

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Seeing Lavrov strut around the White House like he owns it, because for now he sort of does, makes me angrily patriotic.

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Hundreds of Mexican actors stand ready to replace you, #MatthewMcConaughey .

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Gun-shaped state holds nation hostage. #Florida

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”Mueller’s memo clearly states the Trump transition team was heavily involved in Flynn’s illegal dealings with Russia. And, as everyone now remembers, the person in charge of that transition team was none other than @VP Mike Pence.”

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Jared is going to be disappointed when he discovers prison reform won’t apply to RICO cases.

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THREAD: Trump and #DeutscheBank : "Trump’s financial malfeasance has always been the crux of his deep-seated core of corruption. And many of the questions raised by Trump's finances lie within his longstanding and dubious relationship with Deutsche Bank."

Trump and Deutsche Bank: What a twisted web they weave

The steady flow of controversy and scandal coming from the White House is difficult to follow. But a new development in one investigation specifically is likely keeping Donald Trump up at night, an…

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The #RodRosenstein story is a set-up.

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4 years

Too late Doc. The mask came off.

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I’ve realized my comments on risks around opening schools have confused and upset people, which was never my intention. I misspoke.

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You know who Trump won't *ever* say is dumb? His real Secretary of State, Lavrov.

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AG's ties to Russia: "Barr’s previous employers are connected to key subjects in the probe."

Should William Barr Recuse Himself From Mueller Report?

Attorney General Barr has, like many in the Trump administration, Russian connections. Should he, like Jeff Sessions, recuse himself?

www.newsweek.com

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Trump: Declares utterly bogus national emergency to bypass Congress. Cable News: Are Democrats moving too far left?

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@morethanmySLE The next reporter NEEDS to back him up.

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Thanks Aaron, for always coming up with the clip.

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On CNN, Larry Kudlow defends his ludicrously false Feb 25 claim that the coronavirus was "contained": "At the time, there were only 40 or 50 cases, and it was contained, particularly after President Trump boldly put up travel restrictions in China." (It was not contained.)

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How about a #militaryparade to the Special Counsel's office?

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"It's a terrible time to have a terrible government, especially with a president who is now melting down visibly out of control." - @Maddow

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July 4: Republican senators hold closed door meeting with top Kremlin officials. July 5, TV “news”: ‘Democrats divided over abolishing ICE.’

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"The meeting was about adoptions." "The call was about corruption." "The women are all lying." "Mexico is going to pay for the wall."

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Remember when Mike Pompeo was going to restore morale to a State Department shaken by Rex Tillerson?

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“The Putin surrogate who allegedly set up the key meeting between Trump’s people and the Russians two years ago is the same guy Rand Paul met with in Moscow this past summer.”

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Entire world. #ElectionNight

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@dan613 @ohJuliatweets #Broflake triggers are fascinating.

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“The @FederalReserve knew.”

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Deutsche Bank has had some Russian money laundering problems. Compliance officers knew. The Fed knew. The problems continued.

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Strong headline.

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What is the legal basis for the failure to arrest every insurgent that illegally breached the U.S. Capitol building?

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CNN makes it clear Minneapolis cops inexplicably arrested clearly identified Hispanic reporter, while treating white reporter covering separate part of protest like a buddy.

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Trump's ties to organized crime were fundamental to his business

Donald Trump and the Mob

GOP nominee Donald Trump’s business career is dotted with instances where he worked with people who had ties to gangsters; Trump says he’s ‘the cleanest guy there is.’

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Yesterday evening, Trump took the longest walk of his entire life.

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"-Did any of your bankers visit the properties for which Trump was requesting loans? - Can you produce the documents, plans, and pictures Trump gave you? - Did Deutsche bankers ask for the methodology Trump used to determine the value of his assets?"

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