August 27, 2018

Pallbearers at McCain's funeral

https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1034209217781981185


Pallbearers at McCain’s funeral in DC on Saturday will include:
—Warren Beatty
—Joe Biden
—Phil Gramm
—Michael Bloomberg
—Russ Feingold
—Carla Eudy
—Tom Ridge
—Gary Hart
—Mark Salter
—Fred Smith
—Sheldon Whitehouse
—Vladimir Kara-Murza

August 27, 2018

Heads up! New Yorker story coming on Roger Stone

https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1034186365792079872


Roger Stone says in an Instagram video that a story is coming in The New Yorker which says Stone explicitly told Trump in October 2016 that WikiLeaks had/was going to dump the Podesta emails.

August 26, 2018

A brief history of Gov. Rick Scott doing jack shit about Florida gun violence

https://twitter.com/OrlandoWeekly/status/964666019007619072



In the past seven years under his reign as governor of Florida, Scott has actually loosened commonsense regulations on gun laws, and has done absolutely nothing to curb gun violence, except for, of course, offer his "thoughts and prayers."

To illustrate this point, here's a handy list of Scott's efforts to do as little as possible about gun violence, and reading it consecutively is sobering.

2011: Rick Scott signed preemption legislation, prohibiting localities from regulating firearms and ammunition. Cities and counties were forced to allow guns in parks, hospitals, and government buildings as a result. [Tampa Bay Times, 8/19/11]

2011: Rick Scott signed a controversial “docs versus glocks” bills, which punished doctors who asked patients about gun ownership. Pediatricians feared the safety repercussions of the legislation.

https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/02/16/a-brief-history-of-gov-rick-scott-doing-jack-shit-about-florida-gun-violence?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter


There are many more items on the list.

August 23, 2018

New York City road sign made to read 'F--k Trump'

A light-up road sign near New York City was rearranged this week to read "F--k Trump."

The sign was sitting at the foot of the Pulaski Bridge in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had previously warned vehicles and pedestrians about bridge closures, according to The New York Post.


https://instagram.com/p/BmzlxL6nxmP/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_loading_state_control


But individuals began posting pictures of the sign's new message on Wednesday night. The Gothamist reported that a Department of Transportation employee began shutting down the sign the next morning


http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/403320-new-york-city-road-sign-rearranged-to-read-f-ck-trump

August 23, 2018

Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio's New York home is vandalized with hate speech and pro-Trump political

Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio's New York home is vandalized with hate speech and pro-Trump political scrawl after he put up Democrat signage


The 'Top Chef' host found the graffiti outside the home he shares with his wife Lori Silverbush and their two sons in Long Island, New York on Tuesday.

Colicchio said he found his wife's name, a cross and a defaced Jewish star outside his property. They also found 'TRUMP' written in red paint on the mailbox, as well as 'Cuomo=Death to America' with a hammer and sickle painted on the street and grass.The words 'Cynthia Nixon' and 'Go Home' were also painted in white.



Colicchio said he believes the incident was in response to him putting up a sign supporting Perry Gershon, the Democrat who is running for Congress against Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin.






http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6091515/Celebrity-chef-Tom-Colicchios-New-York-home-vandalized.html



Fuck Trump and all his supporters.

August 8, 2018

Dem senator: Russians have 'penetrated' some Florida election systems

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) on Wednesday said Russian hackers had successfully "penetrated" some of Florida's election systems ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

"They have already penetrated certain counties in the state and they now have free rein to move about," Nelson told the Tampa Bay Times.


Nelson said leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee encouraged him fellow Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) to notify Florida state election supervisors that "the Russians are in their records," according to the report.

Nelson told the news outlet that the state has to act quickly, emphasizing that Russia is trying to undermine faith in the U.S. democratic system.The specifics of the activity remain unclear, including which counties were targeted and why it is believed to be the work of Russians.

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/400969-dem-senator-says-russians-penetrated-some-florida-election-systems?__twitter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true

August 8, 2018

Some good news for Ferguson, MO in last nights election results

Wesley Bell won!


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A councilman from Ferguson, Mo. defeated St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch during Tuesday's Democratic primary, according to The Associated Press.

The AP reported that Wesley Bell topped McCulloch by a 57 to 43 percent margin, marking an end to McCulloch's seven-term career as a prosecutor.


The news service notes that McCulloch gained national attention four years ago for his handling of the investigation into the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson.
No Republicans are on the ballot in the race for St. Louis County prosecutor, meaning Bell is set to take the position after the November election.

http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/400845-ferguson-councilman-beats-st-louis-prosecutor-who-led-investigation-of

August 8, 2018

2017-2018 federal special election results as compared to the seat's partisan lean:

https://twitter.com/JesseLehrich/status/1027016175904022530

2017-2018 federal special election results as compared to the seat's partisan lean:

#CA34 – D+18
#KS04 – D+23
#MTAL – D+16
#GA06 – D+6
#SC05 – D+16
#UT03 – D+3
#ALSen – D+31
#PA18 – D+22
#AZ08 – D+20
#TX27 – D+5
#OH12 – D+13 (est.)