November 20, 2018

Exclusive: Here's What Michael Avenatti's Accuser Posted On Instagram Hours After His Arrest

The following is a snapshot from a video on Instagram.
Hillreporter.com

The string of posts, shared hours after Avenatti was taken into custody do not seem to paint the violent picture that was first reported by TMZ. The publication originally said their law enforcement source claimed Miniutti’s face was “swollen and bruised” from the incident that took place on Tuesday.

https://hillreporter.com/exclusive-avenatti-accuser-post-this-on-instgram-hours-after-his-arrest-14897

November 20, 2018

Photo of Michel Avenatti's accuser surfaces

Marieli Miniutti, born in the former Soviet republic of Estonia, is the person who accused Michael Avenatti of physically assaulting her.

https://www.newsweek.com/who-mareli-miniutti-actor-files-restraining-order-against-michael-avenatti-1223846

November 20, 2018

53% of Democrats support, 27% oppose Pelosi for House Speaker (Quinnipiac)

Her lead is large across the political spectrum.
For instance, 53-27 among the very liberal.
https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2587

November 20, 2018

Dairy farmers to Trump: We need more subsidies

Dairy farmers sent Donald Trump a letter telling him that the subsidies he gave them are not enough to make up for the money they have lost as a result of the trade war:

The dairy industry has been particularly critical of the program and, in a letter to Mr. Perdue, asked the administration to rethink how it calculates subsidies and to make them more generous to dairy farmers. The milk federation expects dairy farmers to lose $1.5 billion from the tariffs in the second half of this year and it has received only $127 million in aid.

Maybe farmers should start voting for Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/us/politics/farming-trump-trade-war.amp.html#click=https://t.co/3jDOurQ25q

November 20, 2018

House Democrats: We are going to investigate Ivanka

https://twitter.com/mariannanbcnews/status/1064715148013776898?s=21

November 20, 2018

About the "new blood" argument against Pelosi

It is not a bad thing to use this argument, as long as the person using it doesn't endorse a man in his 70's in the 2020 presidential primaries.

November 20, 2018

Guess what the #1 hashtag is on Twitter?

As I type this:


#CrookedIvanka at #16 and advancing.

November 19, 2018

Trump caught lying about rally crowd sizes again

In Cleveland:

In Cleveland, Trump claimed “thousands” of people outside because the venue was packed. But Twitter users at the event posted evidence that Trump didn’t fill the venue

In Tampa:

In Tampa, Trump claimed thousands of people who couldn’t get in were watching outside on a “tremendous movie screen” — that didn’t exist.

And more in this new Washington Post piece:
"President Trump’s crowd-size estimates: Increasingly unbelievable"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/19/president-trumps-crowd-size-estimates-increasingly-unbelievable/

November 19, 2018

WaPo to Trump: The CIA (Not William McRaven) was in charge of finding Bin Laden

More embarrassment for the stupid Donald Trump, who suggested that Navy SEAL McRaven should have found Bin Laden sooner. But McRaven was in charge of smoking (not finding) Bin Laden.

Former CIA deputy director Michael Morrell pointed out on Twitter that McRaven’s forces had nothing to do with locating bin Laden. Morrell said it was the CIA that did the “finding” and McRaven’s forces that did the “getting,” moving out within days of receiving the order.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-attacks-retired-navy-admiral-for-not-capturing-osama-bin-laden-faster/2018/11/18/b3e1bbb0-eb69-11e8-9236-bb94154151d2_story.html

November 18, 2018

WaPo: Congress must punish Saudi Prince because Trump is protecting him

The Washington Post has a new editorial calling on Congress to pass legislation to sanction Mohammed bin Salman, because Trump is helping the latter get away with murder (literally).

Mr. Corker is giving Mr. Trump a chance to tell the truth about Mohammed bin Salman and adjust his policies accordingly, a correction that is essential to a rational and workable U.S. strategy in the Middle East. If the White House instead continues to abet the crown prince in his lies, Congress must act — swiftly and decisively.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trump-is-defending-mohammed-bin-salmans-lies-congress-must-insist-on-the-truth/2018/11/17/70a9a43c-ea7b-11e8-a939-9469f1166f9d_story.html