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DSR 5/19/20: Owned for Trusting Mnuchin May 19, 2020

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-Dems are upset at the Treasury Secretary for not using his power to stop layoffs, but they didn’t force him to when writing coronavirus relief legislation -Worm Caucus: Steny Hoyer is attending a fundraiser for Joe Kennedy III -Pentagon classifies full extent of recent violence in Afghanistan, but acknowledges that it’s bad -Chinese company sanctioned by Treasury Dept for Iran airline ties -It’s looking like Missouri will execute an innocent man tonight Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 5/18/20: Major Yikes Energy May 18, 2020

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-Oil companies are in deep trouble and banks aren’t lending to them, Trump’s energy secretary compares the situation to redlining -FBI cracks Pensacola AQAP shooter iPhone, DOJ calls on Congress to undermine data security -Attorney General Barr says “Obamagate” prosecutions of Obama and Biden are unlikely -State Department inspector general fired while probing legality of Saudi arms transfers: NBC News Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 5/13/20: ChipChat: "Obamagate" May 13, 2020

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In the latest edition of Chip Chat, journalist Chip Gibbons tackles the "intrigue" of "Obamagate" Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 5/12/20: Relief v. Bank Profits May 12, 2020

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-Fed Vice Chair says emergency relief shouldn’t “crowd out that private sector financing” -More signs of a big recession: BLS data shows largest one month core inflation drop since 1957 -Dems “Rooseveltian” package includes bailout for lobbyists and landlords, plus the restoration of SALT deductions that benefit the wealthy -Coronavirus task force member promises Bernie he will fight for universal vaccines -SCOTUS hears oral arguments in cases on investigating President Trump -Mitch McConnell trying to slip through expansion of warrantless surveillance program targeting web browser data Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 5/11/20: Nothing to Fear But System Overlap? May 11, 2020

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-Democratic “Rooseveltian” stimulus proposal includes handwringing about welfare benefit overlap, plus another measly one-time check -Sioux nations, South Dakota square off over covid-19 checkpoints, as Supreme Court hears case involving tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma -US government continues to be dickish on world stage, vetoes UN resolution on covid de-escalation -Federal Reserve ties state and local government aid to credit ratings Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 5/6/20: Chip Chat: Florida Man Launches Coup on Sovereign Nation May 07, 2020

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Journalist Chip Gibbons breaks down the wild story of an attempted mercenary coup in Venezuela...

DSR 5/5/20: Over the Rat Cliff, Once Again May 05, 2020

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-Rep. John Ratcliffe, Trump’s pick to be next White House intelligence chief, says torture is fine -For the second time since 2013, SCOTUS hears challenge of law forcing non-profits to denounce sex work -EPA ignores watchdog warning on water utilities climate resiliency -Yearly data once again confirms that many common jobs are more dangerous than police work Subscribe on Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 5/4/20: Boat Shoe Guys Tear their V-Necks May 04, 2020

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-J.Crew files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, becomes the first major corporate victim of the Plague Recession -OSHA inspections down 70 percent despite spike in covid-19 complaints In Saudi nuclear talks, the Trump administration considered a loophole on non-proliferation required by US law, GAO says -War of words escalates: Secretary of State blames “a Chinese lab” for the coronavirus, offers no proof Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 4/29/20: Chip Chat: FBI's FISA Failures Apr 29, 2020

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In the latest edition of Chip Chat, journalist Chip Gibbons discusses the latest FISA revelations.

DSR 4/28/20: Dems Get Rolled on Buybacks Apr 28, 2020

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-Corporate America to get $500 billion in Federal Reserve cash with no restrictions on stock buybacks or layoffs -Washington Post: Senate Dems agreed to no-strings rules on bond purchases in exchange for oversight (House Dems can subpoena anything they want, at any time) -AFL-CIO pushes Trump admin on workplace safety, White House pushes for coronavirus liability shield for bosses -US government set to approve Israeli annexation of West Bank -Merger moratorium proposed by AOC, Elizabeth Warren, with a lull before a possible takeover frenzy Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

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