Shocker: Trump and Barr refuse to defend ban on female genital mutilation
New low for the Trump administration: The Justice Department won't defend a federal ban on the mutilation of girls
https://www.salon.com/2019/05/14/shocker...eccBOhKe151Eh_s

No surprise there.

China's tit-for-tat could wipe out Wall Street gains for the year
China is targeting sectors and industries located in Trump-voting states "in order to impose as much economic damage on the people that support Donald Trump as they can," said one economist.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy...Gs-CaznGTcd9CHs

Stung by Trump’s Trade Wars, Wisconsin’s Milk Farmers Face Extinction
The flagship industry in a pivotal swing state faces an economic crisis.

Over the past two years, nearly 1,200 of the state’s dairy farms have stopped milking cows and so far this year, another 212 have disappeared, with many shifting production to beef or vegetables. The total number of herds in Wisconsin is now below 8,000 — about half as many as 15 years ago. In 2018, 49 Wisconsin farms filed for bankruptcy — the highest of any state in the country, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/us/po...NZ14bfpaoZC2U_o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPbJER0GP_g
Flagellants of all countries, unite.

Nun zu den demokratischen Kandidaten:

"Beto" - eine Witzfigur, die sich demnächst entschuldigen wird, überhaupt zu existieren.

Biden - hat meine Achtung völlig verloren, als bekannt wurde, dass er Obama in der Frage seiner Kandidatur 2016 nachgegeben hat, um Killary den Weg zu ebnen.

Harris - eine Frau, die vor allem zwei Pluspunkte mitbringt: Sie ist eine Frau und schwarz. Darüber hinaus fallen mir keine Pluspunkte ein.

Warren - das klassische Ostküstenprodukt mit Appeal an der Ost- und Westküste (was nicht reichen wird, die Wahlen zu gewinnen). Geradezu lächerlich war ihr Gebaren in Zusammenhang mit den native Americans.

Buttigieg - hat meinen Respekt verloren, als er auf schamlose Weise Pence bloßzustellen versuchte (der sich zuvor positiv über ihn geäußert hatte), um sich als Opfer zu stilisieren. Wer Meinungsfreiheit hochzuschätzen vorgibt, sollte akzeptieren, dass es Leute gibt, die andere Vorstellungen von Ehe haben.

Sanders - ich mag den alten Zausel, aber seine Rezepte sind von vorgestern. Dennoch einer der wenigen, die sich einen Rest von Würde bewahrt haben.

Gillibrand - oder Hillary Clinton 2.0. Eine Frau, die nicht einmal vorgibt, eine Idee für das Land zu haben, sondern einfach nur nach Macht strebt.

Salwell - der wahrscheinlich dümmste Kandidat von allen, der allein aufgrund der "Russian collusion" ins Weiße Haus zu kommen gedenkt. Ein Mann mit dem Charme und Charisma eines Industrieroboters.

Und Tulsi Gabbard - die einzige Kandidatin, die mir gefällt (auch äußerlich): Sie hat tatsächlich ein paar vernünftige Ideen...

Yesterday Was a Dark Day for the Rule of Law
When Lindsey Graham told Donald Trump Jr. to ignore a subpoena from Senate Intelligence, he told him to commit a crime. But that’s not even the worst of it.

The degradation of Senator Lindsey Graham should no longer surprise us. Once the president’s implacable foe, now he’s his strongest ally. Once perceived as a Republican maverick alongside the late Senator John McCain, Donald Trump has turned him into a lackey.

Still, we ought to reserve some surprise for occasions like Monday, when the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, himself a lawyer, told a private citizen to defy a Republican senator and to break the law. And that’s what Graham did when he advised Donald Trump Jr. to ignore a subpoena from the Senate Intelligence Committee, run by his Republican colleague Richard Burr. We should pause to be horrified. For the record, in the past Graham claimed that both Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton could be impeached for defying subpoenas. But that was in the b.t. era: before trump. ...

To its credit, most of the mainstream media acted appropriately shocked by Graham’s wanton advocacy of lawbreaking. But one level of the prevailing analysis disturbs me. Many are shocked not just because Graham is advising Trump Jr. to defy a congressional subpoena and thwart its constitutional oversight function, but because he’s defying one from a conservative Republican.
https://www.thenation.com/article/lindse...-burr-subpoena/

Russia's propaganda machine discovers 2020 Democratic candidate Tulsi Gabbard
Experts who track websites and social media linked to Russia have seen stirrings of a possible campaign of support for Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard.

The Russian propaganda machine that tried to influence the 2016 U.S. election is now promoting the presidential aspirations of a controversial Hawaii Democrat who earlier this month declared her intention to run for president in 2020.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-el...gabbard-n964261

Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #6532

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Russia's propaganda machine discovers 2020 Democratic candidate Tulsi Gabbard
Experts who track websites and social media linked to Russia have seen stirrings of a possible campaign of support for Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard.

The Russian propaganda machine that tried to influence the 2016 U.S. election is now promoting the presidential aspirations of a controversial Hawaii Democrat who earlier this month declared her intention to run for president in 2020.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-el...gabbard-n964261

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #6531

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Yesterday Was a Dark Day for the Rule of Law
When Lindsey Graham told Donald Trump Jr. to ignore a subpoena from Senate Intelligence, he told him to commit a crime. But that’s not even the worst of it.

The degradation of Senator Lindsey Graham should no longer surprise us. Once the president’s implacable foe, now he’s his strongest ally. Once perceived as a Republican maverick alongside the late Senator John McCain, Donald Trump has turned him into a lackey.

Still, we ought to reserve some surprise for occasions like Monday, when the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, himself a lawyer, told a private citizen to defy a Republican senator and to break the law. And that’s what Graham did when he advised Donald Trump Jr. to ignore a subpoena from the Senate Intelligence Committee, run by his Republican colleague Richard Burr. We should pause to be horrified. For the record, in the past Graham claimed that both Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton could be impeached for defying subpoenas. But that was in the b.t. era: before trump. ...

To its credit, most of the mainstream media acted appropriately shocked by Graham’s wanton advocacy of lawbreaking. But one level of the prevailing analysis disturbs me. Many are shocked not just because Graham is advising Trump Jr. to defy a congressional subpoena and thwart its constitutional oversight function, but because he’s defying one from a conservative Republican.
https://www.thenation.com/article/lindse...-burr-subpoena/

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Republican senator says Trump’s tariff war is hurting his state badly
"It'll cause a rise in prices for the consumers. It directly hurts American companies."
https://thinkprogress.org/oklahoma-repub...s-34de36c51f1e/

The price of trumski "patriotism" has to be gladly paid. 😂😂😂

Tulsi Gabbard: White nationalists and Russian propaganda machine throw support behind 2020 candidate
The Hawaii Democrat is facing a growing pool of controversies surrounding her 2020 presidential candidacy

The analysis looked at a slate of major English-language news sites Russia used in its efforts to impact the previous election and undermine Hillary Clinton’s candidacy against Donald Trump, with several experts who track the Kremlin’s digital operations noting they have seen “what they believe may be the first stirrings of an upcoming Russian campaign of support for Gabbard”.

The Hawaii lawmaker has also received a full-throated from David Duke, a leading white nationalist and former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Mr Duke posted a photo to his Twitter banner of Ms Gabbard with a statement reading “Tulsi Gabbard for President. Finally a candidate who will actually put America First rather than Israel First”.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...a-a8768056.html

Conservative columnist shreds Bill Barr for allowing Trump to turn the DOJ into a ‘tool of partisan vengeance’
President Donald Trump continues to defy Congressional oversight, refusing to share his tax records, saying that he’ll won’t comply with subpoenas and calling investigations into his campaign’s links to Russia a hoax.

Writing in the Washington Post, conservative columnist Jennifer Rubin notes that Trump is also making a mockery of the judicial branch.
“President Trump is using the Justice Department in unprecedented, partisan ways and asserting ludicrously aggressive and unprecedented claims of executive power,” Rubin writes.
“The question is whether — in some cases, at least — the courts will stop him.”

She adds that after Attorney General William Barr’s mishandling of the Mueller report, the Justice Department has been hijacked for partisan purposes.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/conserv...isan-vengeance/

Trump Administration to LGBT Couples: Your ‘Out of Wedlock’ Kids Aren’t Citizens
Children of U.S. citizens are falling victim to a policy that de-recognizes their parents’ marriage—and strips them of their birthright citizenship.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/state-depa...-arent-citizens

Trump Is Now Defending War Crimes
It's not just bluster anymore.
https://thebulwark.com/trump-is-now-defending-war-crimes/

Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #6536

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Tulsi Gabbard: White nationalists and Russian propaganda machine throw support behind 2020 candidate
The Hawaii Democrat is facing a growing pool of controversies surrounding her 2020 presidential candidacy

The analysis looked at a slate of major English-language news sites Russia used in its efforts to impact the previous election and undermine Hillary Clinton’s candidacy against Donald Trump, with several experts who track the Kremlin’s digital operations noting they have seen “what they believe may be the first stirrings of an upcoming Russian campaign of support for Gabbard”.

The Hawaii lawmaker has also received a full-throated from David Duke, a leading white nationalist and former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Mr Duke posted a photo to his Twitter banner of Ms Gabbard with a statement reading “Tulsi Gabbard for President. Finally a candidate who will actually put America First rather than Israel First”.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...a-a8768056.html

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https://www.facebook.com/motherjones/vid...09083715974564/


😂😂😂

Zitat von Maga-neu im Beitrag #6540

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #6536

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Tulsi Gabbard: White nationalists and Russian propaganda machine throw support behind 2020 candidate
The Hawaii Democrat is facing a growing pool of controversies surrounding her 2020 presidential candidacy

The analysis looked at a slate of major English-language news sites Russia used in its efforts to impact the previous election and undermine Hillary Clinton’s candidacy against Donald Trump, with several experts who track the Kremlin’s digital operations noting they have seen “what they believe may be the first stirrings of an upcoming Russian campaign of support for Gabbard”.

The Hawaii lawmaker has also received a full-throated from David Duke, a leading white nationalist and former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Mr Duke posted a photo to his Twitter banner of Ms Gabbard with a statement reading “Tulsi Gabbard for President. Finally a candidate who will actually put America First rather than Israel First”.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...a-a8768056.html

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Even more smear campaigning...

Jetzt wird Gabbard verantwortlich gemacht für Schilder, die jemand anders postet, während Ilhan Omar eifrig Antisemitismen twittert:
"If Israel Is So Innocent, Then Why Do They Insist on Being Jews?"
"Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel."
Ach ja, nicht zu vergessen den palästinenischen Jesus...

Oder diese prickelnde Abgeordnete Rashida Tlaib:
"There's kind of a calming feeling I always tell folks when I think of the Holocaust, and the tragedy of the Holocaust, and the fact that it was my ancestors, Palestinians, who lost their land and some lost their lives, their livelihood, their human dignity, their existence in many ways, have been wiped out, and some people's passports."
Klar, die fabrikmäßige Vernichtung von sechs Millionen Juden ist mit der Vertreibung ihrer Familie aus Palästina gleichzusetzen...

Willie, du bemerkst Antisemitismus nicht einmal, wenn er sich in der krassesten Form offenbart. Das Problem mit Gabbard liegt nicht in der Unterstützung von David Duke - niemand kann dagegen gefeit sein, dass er nicht von Schwachköpfen gelobt wird -, sondern darin begründet, dass sie die Russophobie und den imperial overstretch der Demokraten zum Beispiel in Syrien nicht unterstützt. Wahrscheinlich weil sie im Gegensatz zu den armchair strategists and warmongers in Washington selber Soldatin war.

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #6542

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Zitat von Maga-neu im Beitrag #6540

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #6536

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Tulsi Gabbard: White nationalists and Russian propaganda machine throw support behind 2020 candidate
The Hawaii Democrat is facing a growing pool of controversies surrounding her 2020 presidential candidacy

The analysis looked at a slate of major English-language news sites Russia used in its efforts to impact the previous election and undermine Hillary Clinton’s candidacy against Donald Trump, with several experts who track the Kremlin’s digital operations noting they have seen “what they believe may be the first stirrings of an upcoming Russian campaign of support for Gabbard”.

The Hawaii lawmaker has also received a full-throated from David Duke, a leading white nationalist and former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Mr Duke posted a photo to his Twitter banner of Ms Gabbard with a statement reading “Tulsi Gabbard for President. Finally a candidate who will actually put America First rather than Israel First”.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...a-a8768056.html

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Even more smear campaigning...

Jetzt wird Gabbard verantwortlich gemacht für Schilder, die jemand anders postet, während Ilhan Omar eifrig Antisemitismen twittert:
"If Israel Is So Innocent, Then Why Do They Insist on Being Jews?"
"Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel."
Ach ja, nicht zu vergessen den palästinenischen Jesus...

Oder diese prickelnde Abgeordnete Rashida Tlaib:
"There's kind of a calming feeling I always tell folks when I think of the Holocaust, and the tragedy of the Holocaust, and the fact that it was my ancestors, Palestinians, who lost their land and some lost their lives, their livelihood, their human dignity, their existence in many ways, have been wiped out, and some people's passports."
Klar, die fabrikmäßige Vernichtung von sechs Millionen Juden ist mit der Vertreibung ihrer Familie aus Palästina gleichzusetzen...

Willie, du bemerkst Antisemitismus nicht einmal, wenn er sich in der krassesten Form offenbart. Das Problem mit Gabbard liegt nicht in der Unterstützung von David Duke - niemand kann dagegen gefeit sein, dass er nicht von Schwachköpfen gelobt wird -, sondern darin begründet, dass sie die Russophobie und den imperial overstretch der Demokraten zum Beispiel in Syrien nicht unterstützt. Wahrscheinlich weil sie im Gegensatz zu den armchair strategists and warmongers in Washington selber Soldatin war.

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Ich bemerke Putin's Truppen. 😂😂😂

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Zitat von Maga-neu im Beitrag #6543

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #6542

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Zitat von Maga-neu im Beitrag #6540

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #6536

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Tulsi Gabbard: White nationalists and Russian propaganda machine throw support behind 2020 candidate
The Hawaii Democrat is facing a growing pool of controversies surrounding her 2020 presidential candidacy

The analysis looked at a slate of major English-language news sites Russia used in its efforts to impact the previous election and undermine Hillary Clinton’s candidacy against Donald Trump, with several experts who track the Kremlin’s digital operations noting they have seen “what they believe may be the first stirrings of an upcoming Russian campaign of support for Gabbard”.

The Hawaii lawmaker has also received a full-throated from David Duke, a leading white nationalist and former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Mr Duke posted a photo to his Twitter banner of Ms Gabbard with a statement reading “Tulsi Gabbard for President. Finally a candidate who will actually put America First rather than Israel First”.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...a-a8768056.html

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Even more smear campaigning...

Jetzt wird Gabbard verantwortlich gemacht für Schilder, die jemand anders postet, während Ilhan Omar eifrig Antisemitismen twittert:
"If Israel Is So Innocent, Then Why Do They Insist on Being Jews?"
"Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel."
Ach ja, nicht zu vergessen den palästinenischen Jesus...

Oder diese prickelnde Abgeordnete Rashida Tlaib:
"There's kind of a calming feeling I always tell folks when I think of the Holocaust, and the tragedy of the Holocaust, and the fact that it was my ancestors, Palestinians, who lost their land and some lost their lives, their livelihood, their human dignity, their existence in many ways, have been wiped out, and some people's passports."
Klar, die fabrikmäßige Vernichtung von sechs Millionen Juden ist mit der Vertreibung ihrer Familie aus Palästina gleichzusetzen...

Willie, du bemerkst Antisemitismus nicht einmal, wenn er sich in der krassesten Form offenbart. Das Problem mit Gabbard liegt nicht in der Unterstützung von David Duke - niemand kann dagegen gefeit sein, dass er nicht von Schwachköpfen gelobt wird -, sondern darin begründet, dass sie die Russophobie und den imperial overstretch der Demokraten zum Beispiel in Syrien nicht unterstützt. Wahrscheinlich weil sie im Gegensatz zu den armchair strategists and warmongers in Washington selber Soldatin war.

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Ich bemerke Putin's Truppen. 😂😂😂

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Russophobia is the last resort of a scoundrel - or of a Democratic presidential candidate (which in most cases is the same). :-)

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #6544

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Zitat von Maga-neu im Beitrag #6543

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #6542

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Zitat von Maga-neu im Beitrag #6540

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #6536

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Tulsi Gabbard: White nationalists and Russian propaganda machine throw support behind 2020 candidate
The Hawaii Democrat is facing a growing pool of controversies surrounding her 2020 presidential candidacy

The analysis looked at a slate of major English-language news sites Russia used in its efforts to impact the previous election and undermine Hillary Clinton’s candidacy against Donald Trump, with several experts who track the Kremlin’s digital operations noting they have seen “what they believe may be the first stirrings of an upcoming Russian campaign of support for Gabbard”.

The Hawaii lawmaker has also received a full-throated from David Duke, a leading white nationalist and former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Mr Duke posted a photo to his Twitter banner of Ms Gabbard with a statement reading “Tulsi Gabbard for President. Finally a candidate who will actually put America First rather than Israel First”.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...a-a8768056.html

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Even more smear campaigning...

Jetzt wird Gabbard verantwortlich gemacht für Schilder, die jemand anders postet, während Ilhan Omar eifrig Antisemitismen twittert:
"If Israel Is So Innocent, Then Why Do They Insist on Being Jews?"
"Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel."
Ach ja, nicht zu vergessen den palästinenischen Jesus...

Oder diese prickelnde Abgeordnete Rashida Tlaib:
"There's kind of a calming feeling I always tell folks when I think of the Holocaust, and the tragedy of the Holocaust, and the fact that it was my ancestors, Palestinians, who lost their land and some lost their lives, their livelihood, their human dignity, their existence in many ways, have been wiped out, and some people's passports."
Klar, die fabrikmäßige Vernichtung von sechs Millionen Juden ist mit der Vertreibung ihrer Familie aus Palästina gleichzusetzen...

Willie, du bemerkst Antisemitismus nicht einmal, wenn er sich in der krassesten Form offenbart. Das Problem mit Gabbard liegt nicht in der Unterstützung von David Duke - niemand kann dagegen gefeit sein, dass er nicht von Schwachköpfen gelobt wird -, sondern darin begründet, dass sie die Russophobie und den imperial overstretch der Demokraten zum Beispiel in Syrien nicht unterstützt. Wahrscheinlich weil sie im Gegensatz zu den armchair strategists and warmongers in Washington selber Soldatin war.

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Ich bemerke Putin's Truppen. 😂😂😂

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Russophobia is the last resort of a scoundrel - or of a Democratic presidential candidate (which in most cases is the same). :-)

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Postings that surely are their money's worth. 😄😄😄

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Mitch McConnell has blocked over 100 bills from Democrat-led House in just 4 months
Since January, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has prevented over 100 bills that have passed in the House from even coming up for a vote. His actions obstruct and ignore legislation that millions of Americans backed by electing a Democratic House majority in 2018.

"We have multiple, House-passed bills awaiting action. Leader McConnell need only call them up for debate. But instead, the legislative graveyard, where good legislation doesn’t even get debated or amended — let alone passed — is upon us," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech on Monday.
https://www.sourcepolitics.com/mitch-mcc...NswVPp8RTjKabF4

The vast majority of Republicans support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders' plan to cap credit-card interest rates at 15%
Nearly 70% of Republican primary voters and 73% of Democratic primary voters said they either support or strongly support the proposal to cap rates at 15%, according to a new INSIDER poll. Just over 60% of respondents who don't plan to vote in the 2020 presidential primaries also said they support the bill, known as the Loan Shark Prevention Act.

Just 13% of GOP primary voters were opposed to the idea, while 7% of Democratic primary voters were opposed.
https://www.businessinsider.com/republic...DiKl4PAYYFFskUA

Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #6547

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The vast majority of Republicans support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders' plan to cap credit-card interest rates at 15%
Nearly 70% of Republican primary voters and 73% of Democratic primary voters said they either support or strongly support the proposal to cap rates at 15%, according to a new INSIDER poll. Just over 60% of respondents who don't plan to vote in the 2020 presidential primaries also said they support the bill, known as the Loan Shark Prevention Act.

Just 13% of GOP primary voters were opposed to the idea, while 7% of Democratic primary voters were opposed.
https://www.businessinsider.com/republic...DiKl4PAYYFFskUA

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The US held a global summit to isolate Iran. America isolated itself instead.
Witness the Trump administration’s spectacular failure in Poland.
https://www.vox.com/world/2019/2/15/1822...ting-conference

Trump’s New Favorite Network Embraces Russian Propaganda
One America News Network has no qualms with playing the mouthpiece for Kremlin-hatched conspiracy theories. And one of its most loyal viewers lives in the White House

When it comes to putting disinformation in front of American eyeballs, Vladimir Putin has long been able to count alt-right social media stars like Alex Jones and Mike Cernovich as reliable allies. Now the One America News Network, a pro-Trump cable news and commentary channel, is joining them in embracing some of Moscow’s most vile fake news.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-new...PhWyOK52uiTvIpk