-It sure does sound like Facebook wants to get into global payday lending with its Libra -Zuckerberg inconsistent when answering questions about moderating political ads, concedes that some disinfo should come down -Day after testimony that hurt Trump, House Republicans storm SCIF to disrupt impeachment depositions -Dow Chemical man leading EPA regional office in New England Subscribe on Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
-Investor-owned utility announces more planned blackouts due to weather conditions -Ohio counties receive $260 million in settlement with opioid manufacturers, eyeing pharmacies next -Senate Dems press regulators on Vanity Fair reporting of suspicious futures trades linked to President Trump’s statements -Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are angry about an effort to crackdown on market manipulation and insider trading -HUD screwing Puerto Rico out of billions in disaster-related grants, Ben Carson ...
-Buttigieg campaign hires two aides recommended by Mark Zuckerberg, with Facebook under fire from the left -US military now openly talking about “guarding oil” in Syria; Trump reportedly eyes keeping troops in east, along the Iraq border -UAW votes until Friday on ending GM strike, reports of workers unhappy with deal -Department of Agriculture finalizes new rules protecting corporations from FOIA, points critics to recent Supreme Court ruling -Federal land managers still failing to secure staff...
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-Pelosi talks about helping Trump pass a trade deal after standing up to him or whatever -The Speaker said she was mad about US global power. Slay him with a cruise missile, Queen! -Impeachment proceedings: US Ambassador to EU tells Congress he was directed to make policy through Giuliani -We need help: CDC data release confirms trend of rising youth suicide in the United States -Ron Wyden wants to throw Mark Zuckerberg in jail (good) -President plans to hold next year’s G-7 at his own shitty ho...
-One in sixteen dollars spent by Biden’s campaign is going to a private jet -Strike updates: UAW-GM dispute reportedly near its end; Chicago Teachers prepare for action -Nothing sinister here, folks: Trump admin wants public comments on “Special Immigrant Juvenile” designation, which gives status to immigrant orphans -CFPB head refused offer by company to compensate ripped-off customers, ignored career staff calls to seek said compensation, and then almost certainly lied about it to Congress tod...
-Vape ‘Em if You Got ‘Em: US military announces ban on vape sales through branch exchanges -White House unveils sanctions against Turkey for military operation Trump effectively greenlit -Professional relationship between Elaine Chao and Mitch McConnell could be investigated by DOT Inspector General, House committee -What could possibly go wrong? Senate Dem suggests making journalists a protected class -The Fed is upping intervention in financial markets and lowering interest rates, consumer cre...
-Warren reverses on accepting corporate campaign money in the general, but then says she’ll help the Democratic Party raise corporate cash -Giuliani clients charged with violating campaign finance law, House Dems subpoena them for reported role in Ukraine scandal -Warrantless wiretap search numbers revealed in FISA court filings -Facebook could be attempting to use crypto partners as a shield against regulators, Senators warn -Half of US bird species set for extinction with 2 percent global temp...
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-Justice Gorsuch frets about “massive social upheaval” if SCOTUS recognizes gay and trans workplace rights under Civil Rights Act -Gordon Sondlond, Trump donor who became Ambassador to EU, enters center stage of impeachment fight for clumsy text message scheming -Up to $27.3 billion in mortgages, one in every nine mortgage dollars insured last year by the FHA, may have been improperly backed due to borrowers’ federal tax debt -Orwell didn’t write instructions for Jeff Bezos, dang it. Congress ca...
-Trump goes from calling for wars to end to threatening to sabotage the Turkish economy in a few hours -Transportation Sec. Elaine Chao meeting disproportionately with local officials from state of husband, Mitch McConnell -SCOTUS kicks off new term hearing case on Kansas law narrowing the use of insanity pleas; White House sides with state, obviously, claiming pleas allow “an on-off switch for liability.” -GM strike drags on, UAW calls for assurances on job security Subscribe on Patreon.com/Dis...
-Warren releases labor plan to Vox praise of “most ambitious” but no vow to end “at will” employment (unlike Sanders) -Trump admin ratchets up trade war stance, hitting tasty butter, British blankeys and other European products with tariffs Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel To listen to the full episode, including bonus content at the end: Chicago Teachers Union votes to set Oct 17 strike date. Teacher/CTU bargaining unit member Kenzo Shibata discusses the state of Chicago schools, the e...
-House Oversight looks at possible rental of Trump Hotel rooms to curry favor with President -USDA floats another proposal to cut food stamps for millions of people -Whistleblower may have tried to stop Boeing 737 malfunctions; company applying to get planes back in the air -The world is on track to get 50 percent of its energy supply from renewables by 2050, a US government report says. That’s not good enough. Subscribe on Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
-A crowd reportedly booed Speaker Pelosi after she voiced support for Henry Cuellar, an incumbent Dem who voted with Trump for most of last Congress -Justice Dept. Inspector General details DEA light touch on opioids as overdose crisis worsened -Trump admin, North Korea to resume talks this weekend; South Korea continues to voice support for diplomacy -Manufacturing index dips to lowest level since 2009 -DC Circuit upholds FCC relaxation of Net Neutrality rules, blocks Trump admin effort to stop...
-The Sams take the day off for the Jewish New Year -Trump's Civil War tweet, and other recent stories from over the weekend -UNLOCKED FROM BEHIND THE PAYWALL: An interview with podcaster Karen Geier on Justin Trudeau’s love of costumes and the Prime Minister’s chances of remaining in power after Canadian federal elections Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
-Whistleblower complaint on the Trump-Ukraine-Hunter Biden scandal alleges multiple White House inside sources, State Department efforts to rein in Rudy Giuliani -Joseph Maguire, Acting Director of National Intelligence, testified today. Maguire tried to explain why it took months to tell Congress, despite Inspector General corroboration -Obvious “Wag the Dog” reference much? The Trump administration is accusing Syria of chemical weapons use -GM strike enters day 11, though UAW and management lo...
-Dems look to screw up this up already, disingenuously framing the Ukraine issue as the only impeachment related matter that the public “understands” -On the Republican side: the “transcript” released by Trump is not a transcript and even then it does not make him look good at all -FHA reverse mortgage foreclosures spiked from 2 to 18 percent in four years, according to watchdog report -Fed governor Lael Brainard won’t answer question about whether she’s “a capitalist or a socialist” -FTC accuse...
-Bernie’s plan wouldn’t necessarily do that, but it gets us closer than Warren’s plan -More House Dems coming around on impeachment after Trump-Biden-Ukraine scandal -New York Fed promises up to $75 billion cash injections to overnight financial markets every day until Oct. 10 (that means the economy is good, right?) -Senate set to confirm former Koch lackey as top overseer of federal land management -Speaking of which, GAO details how energy companies have been getting away with highway robbery...
-Climate Strike protests clog rush hour for drivers in Washington, sparking reactionary thirst posting from Ken Cuccinelli -Senate Dems demand hearing on Trump Ukraine pressure over Biden failson -President clearly appears to be acting inappropriately, though Hunter exemplifies why ex-VP is a bad nominee -The Labor Department, which is about to be led by Eugene Scalia, wants to collect info on public sector management metrics -Trump admin assault on graduate student unions officially unveiled to...
-Fed decision to lower rates comes as New York Fed injects $128 billion in financial markets -Intelligence community tries to take Edward Snowden’s book profits -House moves bills that would stop forced arbitration, GOP attack on endangered species protections -Elizabeth Warren flubs question about raising taxes for single payer. Who cares about higher taxes with health insurance vampires on the prowl? Subscribe on Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
-Republican campaign donor/family company CEO set to he confirmed by Senate -Elaine Chao asked about self dealing by House Oversight Committee -Mitch McConnell predicts Dems will chicken out on Defense spending bill -GAO: Ten percent of airport and airline service workers reported physical assaults by passengers Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
-Trump threatens Iran to help Saudi campaign of atrocities in Yemen -Fifty thousand UAW workers out on strike, with healthcare at heart of fight -Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy as state officials reject settlement in push for more damages -New Kavanaugh sexual assault reporting leads to impeachment calls from every Dem candidate but Biden Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
-Trump using Cold War II money for Border Wall, Pelosi laments -Low bar cleared: House Speaker not criticizing Judiciary Committee move toward impeachment investigation -Sen. Schatz offers, but then withdraws amendment withholding US aid to Brazil over Bolsonaro’s butchering of the Amazon -Bolton’s departure may mean softening of US toward Iran, but Trump hints at ramping up goonishness in Venezuela -US officials accuse Israel of spying on the White House, admit there will be no consequences Sub...
-Trump admin cracking down on flavored e-cigs -Deadline tomorrow for Justice Department to invoke state secrets over name in lawsuit against Saudi government over 9/11 attacks -Right to work dweebs, GOP congressman introduce annual bill against “union violence” -White House and Commerce Department attack on NOAA to be investigated; bigoted attacks on Bahamians seeking refuge must also be probed Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
-Durbin holding off on attacking the White House for siphoning wall money, scared of angering Senate GOP -More than one in ten Americans remain in poverty by the government’s own flattering measure, at the end of economic expansion -Start telling people to smell their damn food -- GAO urges Department of Agriculture to change labels to cut down on food waste -It’s unclear to what extent President Trump approves of the mortgage finance privatization push by his own cabinet Subscribe at Patreon.co...
-Pentagon deploys psychologist to monitor “behavioral drift” leading to detainee abuse -House Judiciary Chairman finally makes moves, cautiously, amid sketchiness with Trump property in Scotland -The War on Vaping: FDA warns Juul against advertising practices downplaying nicotine -Warren backs Jessica Cisneros, challenger to Trump-friendly incumbent House Democrat Henry Cuellar. Sanders’ “Our Revolution” weighing endorsement Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
-Hannah Gais explains her recent investigation exposing far-right attempts to penetrate Washington, featuring an ex-Daily Caller guy Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
-Trauma caused by migrant family child separation detailed by HHS Inspector General -Banking regulators propose loosening rules for “less than well capitalized banks” -FTC slaps YouTube on the wrist for child privacy law violations, limiting executive criminal liability -The FBI, which needs absolutely zero new authorities to go after whte nationalists if they wanted to, is spying on groups at the border protesting Trump immigration policies Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel
-VP in Ireland, drooling over “trade” opportunities if Johnson crashes the UK out of the EU without a deal (though the PM just lost his parliamentary majority) -Journalists who keep defending far-right grifters poised to be smeared by them with the help of the Trump campaign -Department of Labor guy resigns after Bloomberg digs up antisemitic Facebook posts. He says they were jokes. He may have enjoyed them too much, plus he’s a Christian fundamentalist activist, so fuck him. -EPA hits BP with m...
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