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Russia Sanctions Trump Critics — Including Joe Scarborough, Rachel Maddow and Stephen Colbert By Colby HallMay 22nd, 2023, 8:01 am 3247 comments submit to reddit Chris McGrath, Getty It’s not clear if Joe Scarborough has any near-term plans to visit Russia, but if so, he should change them given the recent sanctions announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry. “Russia’s Latest Sanctions on U.S. Officials Turn to Trump Enemies” blares a New York Times headline with a dek that reads, “Among the 500 people singled out for travel and financial restrictions were Americans seen as adversaries by former President Donald J. Trump.” Peter Baker reports: Russia has expanded its list of sanctioned Americans in a tit-for-tat retaliation for the latest curbs imposed by the United States. But what is particularly striking is how much President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is adopting perceived enemies of former President Donald J. Trump as his own. Among the 500 people singled out for travel an...

The real story behind the Durham report is the people reporting on it Alternet.org by John Stoehr / May 18, 2023 at 11:35AM https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/real-story-behind-durham-report/ The real story behind the Durham report is more disturbing than what’s being reported this week, because the people reporting on the Durham report are avoiding putting themselves at the center of the story. They are the real story. The truth, meanwhile, is beside the point. The Durham report is named after Special Prosecutor John Durham. He was appointed in 2019 by then-US Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate the people who investigated Russia’s sabotage of the 2016 presidential election. READ MORE: 'Unseemly whining': Legal experts rebuke John Durham’s criticism of juries Led by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller, that inquiry “produced more than two dozen criminal cases, including against a half-dozen Trump associates,” the AP said. “Though it did not charge any Trump ...

He said he wouldn't have time to play golf. He said he wouldn't spend three hours every day doing his hair and makeup. He said he would repeal ObamaCare and replace it with something "beautiful." He said he would raise taxes on the rich. He said his tax cuts to the rich would result in every American getting a $6,000/year raise. He said he would eliminate the federal debt. He said he would bring down the price of prescription drugs. He said he would bring back coal mining jobs. He said Mexico would pay for a border wall. He said he would lock up Hillary Clinton; He said he would end DACA. He said he would get North Korea to give up their nukes. He said he would release his tax returns. He said he would end the opioid crisis. He said he would negotiate a better Iran nuclear deal. He said he would get colleges to reduce tuition. He said he would bring back steel jobs. He said he would negotiate a better deal than the Paris Climate Accord. He said he would approve the Ke...

The Case(s) Against Donald Trump It’s hard to keep track, so we made a guide. By Nia Prater, Intelligencer staff writer, who covers New York politics The Case(s) Against Donald Trump It’s hard to keep track, so we made a guide.By Nia Prater, Intelligencer staff writer, who covers New York politicsPhoto-Illustration: by Intelligencer; Photos Getty imagesDonald Trump’s legal troubles extend far beyond New York’s city limits. In Georgia, he is being investigated for his attempts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results while he was president. In Washington, D.C., a Justice Department special counsel is running a fast-moving probe into both his handling of classified documents and his conduct around the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Then there are the civil case against him by E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of sexual assault and defamation, and Attorney General Letitia James’s fraud case against Trump and three of his children. It can be a lot to follow, so here’s what’s on deck.Sto...

The Coming Biden Blowout https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/04/gop-republicans-2024-election-biden-trump/673856/?utm_source=feed 74The Atlantic by David Frum / April 26, 2023 at 06:28AM//keep unread//hide The Republican plan for 2024 is already failing, and the party leadership can see it and knows it. There was no secret to a more intelligent and intentional Republican plan for 2024. It would have gone like this: (1) Replace Donald Trump at the head of the ticket with somebody less obnoxious and impulsive. (2) Capitalize on inflation and other economic troubles. (3) Offer plausible ideas on drugs, crime, and border enforcement. (4) Reassure women worried about the post-Roe future. (5) Don’t be too obvious about suppressing Democratic votes, because really blatant voter suppression will provoke and mobilize Democrats to vote, not discourage them. Unfortunately for them, Republicans have turned every element of the plan upside down and inside out. Despite lavish anti...

All the Texts Fox News Didn’t Want You to Read By Nia Prater, Matt Stieb, and Benjamin Hart https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/04/all-the-texts-fox-news-didnt-want-you-to-read.html Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photos: Getty Images In 2021, Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News. Last week, just as the trial was getting underway, Fox settled the case with a $787.5 million payment. And on Monday, in shocking news that may or may not be directly related to that settlement, the network parted ways with Tucker Carlson, its biggest star. Dominion had accused Fox personalities of repeatedly airing debunked election-fraud theories involving Dominion’s voting machine used in the 2020 election. Dominion would have had to prove that Fox News hosts knowingly disseminated falsehoods to their viewers. To that end, the company subpoenaed extensive internal text messages and emails from and between prominent names in the Fox News infrastructure, inc...

30 years of public health research supports thinking of guns as statistically more of a personal hazard than a benefit. Case-control studies have repeatedly found that gun ownership is associated with an increased risk of gun-related homicide or suicide occurring in the home (Kellermann and Reay, 1986; Kellermann et al., 1993; Cummings and Koepsell, 1998; Wiebe, 2003; Dahlberg et al., 2004; Hemenway, 2011; Anglemeyer et al., 2014). For homicides, the association is largely driven by gun-related violence committed by family members and other acquaintances, not strangers (Kellermann et al., 1993, 1998; Wiebe, 2003). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-019-0373-z/