A govenment of the people, by the people, for the people is not a two-party plutocracy where corporations and the uber-wealthy control the government and control the very narrative we hear every day. It's a war between personal freedom and liberty versus authoritarianism and tyranny.
This looks bad for Trump. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it
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"Former Donald Trump campaign deputy Rick Gates is quickly discovering
that cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller has its advantages.
The lead Russia investigator asked a federal court in Alexandria,
Virginia Tuesday to dismiss a series of criminal charges against Gates,
including tax and bank fraud, in exchange for his guilty plea and
testimony in the wider probe into the 2016 presidential election.
Gates also secured another win on Tuesday when a different judge granted
his request to take his children to Boston next week for their spring
break — well outside the 110-mile corridor between his home in Richmond
and Washington that he’d previously been confined to for his travels.
The additional leniency comes after Gates agreed to a plea deal last
Friday with Mueller that stipulates he must cooperate “in any and all
matters” that the special counsel’s office decides are “relevant.”
Gates likely can help the government in its prosecution of his longtime
business partner Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman who
is fighting Mueller’s indictments for money laundering, failing to
register as an agent of a foreign government, and bank and tax fraud.”*
The walls are closing in Donnie, you're lawyers and the 1% cannot save your Monkey Ass now!!!
In this Feb. 12, 2018, photo, Attorney General Jeff
Sessions waits onstage to address the National Sheriffs' Association
Winter Conference on law enforcement efforts to combat the opioid crisis
and violent crime, in Washington. The sudden departure of the Justice
Department’s No. 3 official is adding to the turmoil at an agency that
already lacks permanent, politically appointed leaders over many of its
most important divisions. Sessions lamented the problem during a Monday
speech, laying blame on a single Republican senator who is upset with
his new, tougher marijuana policy. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
WASHINGTON — The sudden departure of the Justice
Department’s No. 3 official is adding to the turmoil at an agency that
already lacks permanent, politically appointed leaders for many of its
most important divisions.
Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand’s (top left) resignation builds on an
unusual problem that has contributed to instability in the department,
current and former officials say, and has prevented the Trump
administration from fully implementing its agenda more than a year after
Attorney General Jeff Sessions took office.
Sessions lamented situation Monday, blaming a single Republican
senator for holding up the confirmations of key figures, including the
heads of the department’s national security, criminal and civil rights
divisions. While not mentioning him by name, Sessions left no doubt he
was referring to Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado,
who promised to prevent the confirmation of all Justice Department
nominees after Sessions lifted Obama-era protections for states that
have legalized marijuana.
Gardner continues to block the confirmations in protest, his spokesman confirmed Monday night.
Some of President Donald Trump’s Justice Department nominees have
been in limbo for months as they go through a drawn-out confirmation
process that has been aggravated by Gardner’s resistance.
That might be less surprising if Congress were controlled by
Democrats. But it’s unusual to see a Republican blocking his own
president’s nominee.
“It’s getting frustrating,” Sessions told a friendly crowd at a
gathering of the National Sheriff’s Association. “These are critically
important components … But because right now one senator’s concerns over
unrelated issues — like reversing federal law against marijuana — we
can’t even get a vote.”
Brand announced Friday she was leaving for a top
legal job at Walmart after less than nine months overseeing some of the
department’s most politically challenging areas, including its civil
rights, antitrust and civil rights divisions. She cited an a opportunity
in the private sector she could not turn down, which pays considerably
more than a job in government.
But her time at the Justice Department had no doubt been difficult,
especially with the staffing shortages. And her tenure came as the
institution is under extraordinary criticism from Trump, which has
strained morale. Her job also had the prospect of becoming even more
difficult because she would have been in line to oversee special counsel
Robert Mueller’s Russia probe if Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein
had resigned, been fired or otherwise stepped aside.
The process to nominate and confirm Brand’s replacement will take months.
Eight key positions lack Senate-confirmed leaders, including four
that were overseen by Brand. Also awaiting confirmation is John Demers,
Trump’s choice to lead the national security division responsible for
terrorism and espionage cases. The post is critical, in part because
only officials with Senate approval can sign warrants for foreign
surveillance, an essential duty for the head of the national security
division.
Twelve of Trump’s 58 U.S. attorney picks still await
confirmation, and dozens more have yet to be nominated. Some divisions
have seen more than one acting leader in the course of just a few
months. They have been briefing Congress and giving news conferences.
That can be problematic, said Peter Keisler, who served as acting
attorney general under President George W. Bush when Alberto Gonzales
resigned from that job.
“The reality is that if someone is perceived as temporary and doesn’t
have the full legitimacy that comes with Senate confirmation, they are
less able to successfully advocate the interests and positions of their
agency to the rest of the government,” Keisler said.
Other impacts of the vacancies are less obvious. Leaders serving in
acting capacities are less likely to make wide-reaching policy changes
for fear they’ll be overturned once a permanent head is in place. That
matters, as Sessions and Trump continue to try to roll out an ambitious
agenda that targets urban crime and illegal immigration.
“You can keep the ship steering on the same course it has been on,
but it’s really hard to react to emerging problems,” said Joyce Vance, a
former U.S. attorney in Alabama who worked under the Obama
administration. “There’s a sense that everything is temporary. There’s
uncertainty.”
As a Native Coloradan and a for the most part left leaning individual, I do give a Tip of the Hat to Cory Gardner, and Well, you know for Jeff Sessions, Ok Ok, you took it out of me, I think he is a Douche Nozzle, much like Phrump's cabinet who have fallen short of even being confirmed... What's your take, do states rights matter these days, I think if Phrumpies overall blanket for his tax scheme matters, so do state rights, so I ask are we soon to be the United Seperated States of America or do we stand as one, not including Kaepernick... Oh, and I think Walmart must really pay their folks quite Well, other than their regular employees, if you remember right or correctly, another Douche Nozzle also served on their board, just saying...
Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton (left)Has Parkinson's Disease
We just got a press release this morning stating that the longtime
guitarist for the band was first diagnosed with the early stages of
Parkinson's 10 years ago. It reads, “from then until recently Glenn has
lived his life as the great heavy metal guitar player he has always
been, maintaining by his own definition a standard of quality and
performance that is incredibly important.
Right now Glenn is able to play and perform some of the Priest songs
that are less challenging but due to the nature of Parkinson's
progression he wants to let you all know that he won't be touring as
such -
True to the metal spirit of 'the show must go on' Glenn has requested
Andy Sneap to fly the flag on stage for him.
“I want everyone to know that it’s vital that the Judas Priest tour go
ahead and that I am not leaving the band - it’s simply that my role has
changed. I don’t rule out the chance to go on stage as and when I feel
able to blast out some Priest! So at some point in the not too distant
future I’m really looking forward to seeing all of our wonderful metal
maniacs once again.
Rob, Richie, Ian and Scott have this to say:
“We have been privileged to witness Glenn’s determination and steadfast
commitment over the years, showing his passion and self belief through
the writing, recording and performing sessions with Priest - he is a
true metal hero!
We are not surprised by Glenn’s insistence that we complete the
Firepower tour and thank Andy for joining us to make Glenn’s wishes
become real - as Glenn has said we also can’t wait to have him with us
at any time any place on the road.....
"We love you Glenn!”
Was on every single album going back to their first "Rocka Rolla" from
1974 until the soon to be released "Firepower." - by John Beaudin.
John Beaudin has been in major market radio (Edmonton, Vancouver &
Calgary) for 35 years and a music journalist since 1989. He graduated
from Broadcasting school as a news man so he would have the skills to
write about the artists that inspired him since he bought his first
album, “Madman Across The Water” by Elton John as a teen. In the 80's
Beaudin was the host of the syndicated radio show “The Cross Canada
Report” which had two version (Rock and A/C). Beaudin was also asked to
be a judge at the Juno Awards (Canada's answer to the Grammys) Twice. He
has anchored every position in radio including morning and afternoon
drive and was a Program and Music Director for The Breeze and California
103 in Calgary. He currently hosts the popular Lovesongs at QM-FM in
Vancouver and on iHeartRadio.
Damn had I been told when I was younger all my Heroes, of my youth and adult years would become ill, die or commit suicide, I would have said, Get a Life!!! But sadly this is Truth, I have been a Judas Priest Fan since British Steel, I wish Glenn the best to he and his family, and with all Metal fans like myself, we are behind you Glenn...
The Jaysh al-Nasr rebel group in Syria, part of the US-backed Free Syrian Army, has posted footage
of its fighters celebrating the shoot-down of a Russian Suhkoi-25 jet
fighter in the Idlib province of Syria. It is the first time a Russian
fighter has been shot down by Syrian rebels attempting to overthrow the
government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
The plane was apparently brought down by a man-portable air defense
system (ManPADS) surface-to-air missile. According to press reports, the
pilot ejected from the plane safely but was killed by the Syrian rebels
on the ground.
The 2017 US military spending bill provided authorization
for the Department of Defense to arm the rebels with shoulder-fired
anti-aircraft missiles or ManPADS. At the time, the Russians vigorously
objected to the dramatic US move to provide sophisticated weaponry to
the rebels, claiming (rightfully it turns out) that “[t]he relevant
decision also poses a direct threat to aircraft of the Russian Aerospace
Forces…”
The scenario where a US-backed, US-supplied jihadist group in Syria
uses US weapons to shoot down a Russian plane and then murders the pilot
on the ground should be seen as a near-nightmare escalation, drawing
the US and Russia terrifyingly closer to direct conflict.
Now this is all very Interesting to me, as I have heard very little of this news on American media channels, but Wait, There's More!!! I probably did not catch the follow up here as I do not watch Fox News...
Trump's legal team reportedly now wants to keep him away from a meeting
with Robert Mueller. Our panel reacts to what that could mean for the
Russia investigation.
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So... Where are all the ChuckleHeads screaming: They want their country Back???
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) took to the Senate floor to respond to President
Donald Trump's calling some Democrats who did not applaud during the
State of the Union address treasonous and un-American. The White House
says President Trump was joking.
I am gonna miss Senator Flake, one of the only Republicans I agree with...
DENVER (Reuters) - A man
who police said fatally shot three people at random inside a Denver-area
Walmart in November was ordered on Wednesday to undergo a competency
evaluation to determine if he is fit to stand trial, prosecutors said.
Adams
County District Judge Ted Tow granted a request by lawyers for Scott
Allen Ostrem to have him mentally evaluated, a spokeswoman for District
Attorney Dave Young said in a statement.
Ostrem’s lawyers declined to comment on the case.
Ostrem,
47, who has been held without bond since his arrest, is charged with
multiple counts of first-degree murder and 30 counts of attempted murder
for the shooting spree inside a Walmart in the Denver suburb of
Thornton.
Police
said Ostrem walked “nonchalantly” into the store and opened fire,
killing Pamela Marques, 52, Carlos Moreno, 66 and Victor Vasquez, 26.
No
other shoppers or workers were injured in the shooting, but prosecutors
charged him with attempted murder for discharging his weapon inside the
crowded store with “extreme indifference.” Ostrem fled the scene
and was arrested outside his suburban Denver apartment the following
day after authorities identified him and his car from images captured by
the store’s surveillance cameras.
Young told Reuters after an
earlier court hearing that he would take into account the wishes of the
victims’ families, among other considerations, before deciding whether
to pursue capital punishment in the case.
Separately, Ostrem has
asked the judge to have his lawyers removed from the case so he can
represent himself, a court official said.
Under Colorado’s
competency statute, a judge must make a legal finding on whether a
defendant is fit to stand trial after mental health professionals
conduct an examination.
Another accused Colorado
gunman, Robert Dear, who is charged with shooting three people to death
at a Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015, was deemed mentally unfit to
stand trial after going through the competency process.
The
Colorado Court of Appeals this month upheld a lower court’s ruling that
authorities could forcibly medicate Dear in an effort to restore him to
competency.
Ostrem is due back in court in April for a review hearing, the district attorney’s office said.
Reporting by Keith Coffman; Editing by Peter Cooney
Ya know this article really brings out the best or worse of how to treat these reckless criminals, Me I am all for public executions, I see it as a cure to those who seek to do harm to others for no other reason than the Voices in their heads, I want public visual of the cost of one's crimes and could give a Hefty Shit about wasting my and fellow Coloradans on housing these cretins on the public's tax dollars, some say: Intravenous application is inhumane... I ask: and how the Fuck do you feel about the families this demon, whose lives have been changed forever feel!!! Should we go back to public hanging or execution by gun fire??? Either way, I think it is time to show these Lunatics what their final solution will be, and yes, for Friends and Family as well as those whose lives have changed forever get to see the last Punishment of those who have served their fellow citizens in an unmost practical manner... Take Nathan Dunlap for instance, this Piece of Shit has been on death row for what 18 years??? My Tax Dollars at work??? Fuck That!!! A bullet in his head would have saved the people of Colorado MILLIONS other than to house this Criminal POS!!!
Sometimes it seems that politics can change the news at Hand???
