Click:dragon dance costume Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE’s (D-Mass.) proposal to break up the country’s largest tech companies has set the tone for the Democrats vying for their party’s 2020 presidential nomination. The progressive senator staked her claim as a trustbuster with an ambitious plan to break up companies like Facebook, Google and…

Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld (R), who last month announced a committee to explore a GOP primary challenge to President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE, slammed the president Tuesday as a “national embarrassment” over his recent criticism of the late Sen. John McCainJohn Sidney McCainThe Hill’s Campaign Report: Bad polling data is piling up for Trump Cindy McCain ‘disappointed’ McGrath used image of John McCain in ad attacking McConnell Report that Bush won’t support Trump reelection ‘completely made up,’ spokesman…

Click:electronic circuit board President Donald Trump’s Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney openly admitted during a press briefing Thursday that the White House withheld military aid to Ukraine to pressure that country to investigate so-called “corruption” by Democrats in the 2016 election. “The look-back to what happened in 2016 certainly was part of the thing that [Trump] was worried about in corruption with that nation. And that is absolutely appropriate,” said Mulvaney. “Did he also mention to me in passing the corruption related to the DNC. server? Absolutely. No question about that. But that’s it, and that’s why we held up the money.” The New York Times noted that Mulvaney…

A new report released Tuesday claims that the number of people in poverty in the U.S. is being undercounted by three million due to “inflation inequality,” the process by which prices rise more quickly for those on the bottom end of the economy.  Groundwork Collaborative’s “The Cost of Being Poor” (pdf) examines the way that inflation inequality is making it difficult to accurately calculate the number of people living in poverty. The study relies on research by co-author and London School of Economics professor Xavier Jaravel, who found earlier in 2019 that “annual inflation rates for those at the bottom of the income distribution are substantially higher than for those at…

It seemed like divine intervention—or at least the hand of Gaia.  Minutes after the Venetian city council voted down a resolution addressing the climate crisis Wednesday, the council chambers were filled with water for the first time in history, the result of unprecedented flooding in the city due to the highest tides in 50 years.  “Mother Nature does a mic drop,” tweeted software developer Denis Õstir. As Common Dreams reported, Venice is currently suffering through intense flooding that observers have tied directly to the climate crisis. “From north to south, Italy has been impacted by a series of extreme climate events,” Greenpeace Italy said Wednesday. “What’s happening in Venice is a…

Click:6m street light pole More than 800 academics, activists, and public figures published an open letter Sunday demanding that the United States and the international community end its support for the right-wing, anti-Indigenous regime in Bolivia that seized power following the military’s ouster of former President Evo Morales. “What is happening in Bolivia is highly undemocratic and we are witnessing some of the worst human rights violations at the hands of the military and the police since the transition to civilian government in the early 1980s,” reads the open letter, which was signed by renowned linguist Noam Chomsky, activist and academic Angela Davis, journalist John Pilger, and other prominent human…

A group of more than 350 health professionals—led by three preeminent psychiatrists—delivered a petition to the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday warning that President Donald Trump’s allegedly deteriorating mental state could result in “catastrophic outcomes,” including nuclear war, as the possibility of impeachment looms. “We bear in mind that Donald Trump, as president, has the unfettered authority to launch nuclear weapons at any time for any reason,” psychiatrists Bandy Lee, John Zinner, and Jerrold Post said in a statement accompanying the petition. “Short of this calamity, there are many other dangers he can pose by the use, fueled by rage, of his assumed absolute executive authority, and by the loyalists…

The coronavirus pandemic in China’s northeastern Wuhan province led to the Asian nation shutting down travel for around 35 million citizens as authorities rushed to contain the outbreak.  Tens of millions of people in China’s Hubei province and surrounding areas, including the city of Wuhan, were barred from travel. The order comes during China’s Lunar New Year celebrations, a time when many in the country are on the move. As the New York Times reported, the disease could be poised for a worldwide outbreak: Click Here: camiseta seleccion argentina President Donald Trump told CNBC Friday that he believed “China’s in very good shape.” SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT According to the Guardian, not so much:…

Many brands have long been planning their London Fashion Week events, which is due to start one week from today. Those holding live shows and events will have timely sent invitations, organised seating charts and secured celebrity and influencer attendance. All of that looks set to be made irrelevant, as new government rules announced on Wednesday ban gatherings of six or more persons. Click Here: camisetas de futbol baratas Called the Rule of Six, from next week Monday it will be illegal to assemble in groups of seven or more anywhere in England, whether indoors or out. Any person caught doing so will be fined 100 pounds, with only schools,…

A spokesperson for Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE pushed back forcefully on Monday at a “cottage industry of lies” he said has formed about the former vice president supposedly crossing a line between affectionate or supportive behavior with women to something inappropriate. Biden spokesman Bill Russo in a lengthy statement emailed to reporters highlighted two images of Biden with different women…