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Gates Unloads, Iran Sanctions Return

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Den of Thieves: Paul Manafort’s former business partner Rick Gates testified yesterday in federal court that the two men engaged in a seven-year conspiracy in which Gates helped file false tax returns, hid multiple foreign bank accounts, and gave phony …

Trump Admits Russia Meeting, Steel Wars

Monday, August 6, 2018

The Trumpster Fire: President Trump admitted that the 2016 meeting in Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer was about getting dirt on Hillary Clinton, but he claims he didn’t know anything about it at the time. He tweeted yesterday, “Fake …

NRA Cries ‘Poorhouse,’ Drone Attack

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Guns and the Girl: The National Rifle association, which gave $21 million to the Trump presidential campaign, claims it’s going broke because of restrictions placed on its business partners by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The NRA claims it has …

He’d Shut it Down, Collusion Not a Crime

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Shutdown Shoutdown: President Trump yesterday repeated his threat to shut down the government if Congress doesn’t give him tighter border security and pay for his promised wall. “If we don’t get border security after many, many years of talk within …

Trump Threatens Govt. Shutdown

Monday, July 30, 2018

Up Against the Wall: President Trump yesterday threatened to shut down the government if Congress doesn’t give him the money to build his border wall. Trump wrote on Twitter, “I would be willing to “shut down” government if the Democrats …

CBS Boss Under the Eye, Steady or a Blip?

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Equal Opportunity: CBS says it will investigate claims of sexual misconduct against its CEO, Les Moonves. The company made the announcement shortly in advance of the publication of a Ronan Farrow story in The New Yorker  in which six women …

Facebook Unfriended, The Tweet Investigation

Friday, July 27, 2018

Unfriended: Facebook stock lost $120 billion in value yesterday on fears about privacy protection and a disappointing earnings report. It’s the biggest value loss for a company in market history. Privacy invasion is Facebook’s number one product, so why the …

What Kind of Lawyer?, Fully Briefed

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Recorded for Your Protection: The audiotape of one conversation between candidate Donald Trump and his lawyer/fixer Michael Cohen has been released and it sounds like Joey Meatballs talking business with Vinnie the Chin. They’re discussing a $150,000 deal to keep …

Joey Meatballs, Don’t Believe

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Recorded for Your Protection: The audiotape of one conversation between candidate Donald Trump and his lawyer/fixer Michael Cohen has been released and it sounds like Joey Meatballs talking business with Vinnie the Chin. They’re discussing a $150,000 deal to keep a …

Fire and Heat, Punishing Critics

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Like a Heat Wave: Wildfires pushed by high winds have ripped through resort areas outside Athens, burning hotels and cars and sending residents and tourists fleeing. At least 49 people are reported to have been killed. Authorities found 26 bodies …