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DSR 1/30/20: The Lion and the Lamb Jan 30, 2020

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-Connor Lamb was the only Dem to vote against two war power checks, including the 2002 AUMF repeal from Barbara Lee -Brazilian asylum seekers barred from US entry amid new cohort of migrants fleeing Bolsonaro nightmare -F-35 still failing the “Mattis Test,” can’t perform at least one type of combat mission 80 percent of the time -Banking regulators propose rule enabling federally-insured banks to increase exposure to hedge funds; FDIC Dem board member raises alarm, pointing to Bear Stearns and Goldman role in ‘08 crash Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 1/29/20: Testifying at the Impeachment Trial for Retweets Jan 29, 2020

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-John Bolton has a book to sell. It’s still good he might screw our doofus President. -Democrats can’t believe Trump didn’t give them credit for helping his re-election campaign on NAFTA re-write -Pelosi unveils infrastructure bill seeking to help Trump fulfill another campaign promise, Speaker says at press conference -Defense contracting giant Boeing reports annual losses for the first time in two decades -Pompeo says State considering China travel ban over coronavirus Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 1/22/20: Tulsi Sues Hillary: Can They Both Lose? Jan 22, 2020

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-Gabbard, seemingly the only one who wants Hillary Clinton in the public spotlight, sues HRC for $50 million over Russian stooge comments -SCOTUS hears oral arguments in case involving Montana private school donor tax credit, separation of church and state -Brown-nosing frat boys at Barstool Sports agree to settle illegal union-busting charges in case demonstrating the weakness of labor law -EPA sued for lack of scientific integrity while drafting new clean water rule -Trump says he’s thinking of doubling the number of countries on the list that started as his Muslim Ban Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 1/21/20: Impeach the Whole Damn Constitution Jan 21, 2020

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-Sham trial rules show, yet again, how the Founding Fathers were blowhards -SCOTUS denies Democrats’ request for expedited Obamacare litigation -Justices refrain from killing lawsuit that could cost Facebook bigtime in Illinois -Trump admin moves this week to relax rules on small arms exports -CBP appears to be targeting documented Iranians with deportation orders Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 1/16/20: Warren sides with Trump on Trade Jan 16, 2020

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-NAFTA rewrite passes Senate; Sanders laments impact on climate change, notes criticism from unions -Most Dems side with President, though Schumer objected at the last second on environmental grounds -Uhh did the President try to get an ambassador whacked? Sketchy texts coming out in the impeachment trial -GAO also rules that President Trump illegally withheld aid to Ukraine -Watchdog calls for lawsuits against the FCC for failing to consider the environmental impacts of satellite approval -Failed state: the two grifters who ran the CIA post-9/11 torture program look set to testify at Gitmo next week Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 1/15/20: Let me Speak to the Manager Jan 15, 2020

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-Dems name impeachment managers -Reefer sadness: Congress, executive branch still pretending weed is too dangerous to study -Military lying “by omission” to lawmakers about Afghanistan -- Special Inspector General -DHS employees report being miserable, especially the anti-WMD unit, reassuringly Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 1/14/20: Refusing to Fight Warmongering Republicans Jan 14, 2020

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-Top Dem on House Foreign Affairs shrugs his shoulders about Pompeo’s committee no-show, as the Secretary of State arrogantly boasts of Iran policy success at a right-wing think tank -Trump admin official defends policy of criminalizing asylum seeking -Republican Congressman: Actually, children die in custody all the time so it’s okay -Leaked emails show Stephen Miller engaging in white nationalist “demographic replacement” discourse -Senate to move forward on impeachment trial, McConnell lacking votes to kill it -Merkley: The CIA is doing funny business with Iran intelligence, not unlike 2003 with respect to Iraq Subscribe on Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 1/13/20: Stock Market Coked Up on Trade Deal it Hasn’t Seen Yet Jan 13, 2020

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-Dow Jones reaching new historic highs with text of US-China “Phase 1” set to be released this week -Chinese officials staying quiet on details ahead of release with US negotiators changing their mind so much -Labor Department proposes rule to protect franchise feudalism from legal challenges -Iran admits to shooting down Ukranian airliner, apologizes (contrasting sharply with George H.W. Bush), though no resignations yet -Totally chill: US government increasing production of “plutonium pits” for nuclear stockpile Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 1/9/20: “Weak Democrats” Doesn’t Include Bernie Jan 09, 2020

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-Trump mocks “weak” 2020 opponents, name-by-name, but leaves out Bernie -President says he doesn’t need Congress for war with Iran -House readies war powers resolution, which, while not an actual check on power, makes the US look weak -Two Senate Republicans, Mike Lee and Rand Paul, disgusted with administration briefing on Iran -Of course there is some approval for the Suleimani assassination, in our country of adult babies, but the vast majority say it’s reckless and puts everyone at risk - Poll -FTC moving forward with study of managers forcing workers to sign “non-compete” contracts Subscribe on Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 1/8/20: Striking Back at the Empire (Sort of) Jan 08, 2020

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-No casualties: Iran cites proportionality and international law in response to Suleimani assassination -President Trump appears fine with not escalating for now, but Ayatollah Khamenei calls for an end to “seditious American presence in the region.” -Non-war news: IRS watchdog decries lack of staffing, problems with “free file” -Federal appeals court delivers setback to Atlantic Coast Pipeline -Contractor coughs up $375,000 for scamming NASA Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

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