Gotham City Digest

(Signs? We don't need no stinkin' signs!)

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     “Speaker Pelosi said something terrible today and accused me of a cover-up.” He then went to the Rose Garden to eat worms.

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     Light dawns on Marblehead. It's about time they started talking about impeachment.

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     Oh, this sucks. We shouldn't have to strike a deal with Republicans. The law's on the Democrats' side. At least the subpoena remains in effect, and will be enforced if the DoJ fails to comply.

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     Now I've seen everything. Fredo got a book deal that'll be fast-tracked for this year. What'll it be called, The Son Never Rises?

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     Family values Republicans: "Mississippi lawmaker punched his wife because she undressed too slowly for sex."

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     Court filings show Michael Cohen exchanged nearly 1000 messages with the cousin of a Russian oligarch. I'd like to say I'm shocked but I can't.

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     Looks as if Donnie Dumbo has a Mini Me in the Democratic Party.

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     Pro life, huh? Pro-lifers: Birth begins at conception then ends at birth.

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     For every Alex Jones Facebook bans, there are literally 1000 cases like this where they usually side with the alt-right and other fascists who squeal like stuck pigs and secretly report those who had bested them like a cat shitting behind a couch.

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     What a wonderful idea! To hell with pesticides. Just let nature do the work.

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     "The American Left Can Learn a Lesson From Israel." A good article and very well worth reading.

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     This is one of our own, Ayanna Pressley, from MA-07, grilling Ben Carson, who appeared to be talking in his sleep.

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     Seriously, this is what a sitting member of the United States Congress had to put on her Twitter account yesterday. IDIOCRACY, are we there, yet? Fuck, yeah! It's already in the rear view mirror.

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     Meanwhile, in the bloated salt lick of Utah, home of the Chadwicks, it's another wonderful day in Mr. Trump's neighborhood.

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     I don't know why NBC is reporting this as news since they themselves say they can't absolutely authenticate these documents. But if they're real, it's troubling to see how far the Russians are willing to go to destroy America. Here's a sample:

"The documents contained proposals... to further exacerbate racial discord in the future, including a suggestion to recruit African Americans and transport them to camps in Africa 'for combat prep and training in sabotage.' Those recruits would then be sent back to America to foment violence and work to establish a pan-African state in the South, particularly in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana."

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     Karma. That shit's real.

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     President until he's 90? So, the 22nd amendment was just a dream?

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    These Republican nut bags were relieved that Buttigieg didn't want to have Jefferson “stricken from the history books.” Which is exactly what the Texas Board of Education did nine years ago when they did their own mass purge of history.

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     Hoard books, by all means. But not living creatures far beyond your capacity to care for them.

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     These psychopath Trump voters are what's truly frightening. This reminds me of something else I'd read a few months ago when one Trump voter was complaining that his policies were hurting her. "He's not hurting the people he's supposed to be hurting." As long as Trump is cruel and sadistic they'll always love him and never leave him. The mindset of these people are indistinguishable from that of Germans who voted for Hitler 87 years ago. They don't want a compassionate, Democratically-elected leader- They want a dictatorial strongman as long as he doesn't hurt them. And they never seem to realize that their vote does not make them immune from the horrible policies of those strongmen.

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     The busted dyke in Dutch folklore started with a tiny crack.

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     Another federal judge in four days has smacked down Donald Trump and his ridiculous efforts to obstruct justice, this time involving his financials.

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     In case you needed more evidence of right wing hypocrisy. A fifth child has died in Border Patrol Custody and "pro-lifers" are silent.

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     Again, something a totally innocent man would do.

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     These are large chunks from Rachel Maddow's show from last Friday the 17th. It contains some real eye openers regarding the Flynn and Stone cases, Judges Sullivan's and Jackson's rulings. Adam Schiff's looming showdown with the DOJ and Trump's own financial disclosures proving he indeed made those hush money payouts to two women through Michael Cohen. If you have 28 minutes to spare, these videos are well worth your time.

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     Oops. Looks as if even the IRS run by one of Trump's goons thinks Congress should get his tax returns.

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     Not racial, my ass. In North Carolina, it takes 9 cops and three visits to enforce a noise pollution ordinance on a Muslim black woman?!

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     So much winning. "Ford to Cut 7000 jobs by August."

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     Oh, that's rich. Profile in Courage Award for a centrist who got the dry heaves at impeaching Bush & now Trump.

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     Last Monday, the Supreme Court just ruled in favor of Native American rights in a 5-4 ruling in a case out of Wyoming. The court held that hunting rights for the Crow tribe under a 19th Century treaty did not expire when Wyoming became a state. Neil Gorsuch, the sole Westerner on the High Court, was the swing vote.

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     Even though he's not my guy for 2020, it makes no sense to attack Pete Buttigieg for appearing on Fox's Town Hall Sunday night. After all, Bernie did the same thing last month and he won big time. And Mayor Pete acquitted himself nicely, I think.

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     This is tragic beyond words. God, I hope her two kids pull through.

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     It appears as if homemade historian Bill O'Reilly is partly responsible for the Poway synagogue shooting.

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     Oh, I'll bet Trump's dreading it. And for good reason.

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     Because Romney has such great insight into human character. I am so ashamed this carpetbagging asshole was ever my Governor.

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     You can't possibly tell me Republicans aren't sadists.

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     Deutsche Bank anti money laundering specialists flagged several suspicious transactions in Trump & Kushner accounts... then failed to file them with the government.

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     Non-compete clauses are essentially the return of indentured servitude.

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     Next time you walk into a mall jewelry store and see the woman behind the counter, think of this horrifying article.

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     Now I know why Hunter S. Thompson once said Joe Biden looked like "a rabid weasel on speed." This is Senator Hair Plugs viciously fighting tooth & nail for Clinton's odious crime bill. Note all the racist tropes that he used. He's not even close to apologizing for the legislation that put hundreds of thousands if not millions of black men in prison for nonviolent crimes.

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     Gene Simmons recently held a press conference in the virtually abandoned Pentagon Press Briefing Room. Yes that Gene Simmons. I can now no longer distinguish my country from The Onion. Seriously, I can't.

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     So, 101% voted on Barr?

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     God only knows why Trump is so enamored of the military to the point of pardoning war criminals considering he's avoided being part of it his whole life.

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      And speaking of which... Uh, NO. Guess again, asshole.

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     Biker clubs feed migrants with 30,000 meals. Very cool thing to do.

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     Here's where we're at now:

      Justin Amash wants to impeach Trump. That's REPUBLICAN Rep. Justin Amash. A Republican wants to impeach Trump yet Pelosi doesn't. All of you still defending this witch deserve what she does to this country.

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     Trump's 2020 campaign posters are made in China. I guess we should consider ourselves fortunate they're not made in Moscow and are written in Cyrillic. Maybe they should be, At least they'd be in line with the truth in advertising laws.

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     According to Yahoo Finance, AOC is paying her entry-level staffers $52,000 a year. That's a good way to reduce the burden on the social safety net- Pay people what they're worth.

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     I guaran-fucking-tee you those hacked Florida counties were Democratic strongholds. If they were Republican, the Republicans wouldn't be so furtive and secretive about it. They knew the Russians would hack Democratic counties & they gladly held the door open for them.

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      You ever heard of a money pit? They actually exist. And this Trump scam cost one family $400,000.

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     A member of Congress tried to commit obstruction of justice & Michael Flynn has the tape. This just got a whole lot bigger.

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     Texas: "First Amendment? You don't need no steenkin' first amendment!"

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     Meanwhile, in Lunch Lady Land: This is what happens when you outsource jobs once provided by districts to cold-blooded corporate assholes.

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     Trump's looking for a major nuclear deal with Russia and China. You know, since the last one with NoKo went so swimmingly. THIS will end well. And finally...

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     Is there a slimier, more hypocritical right wing fuck on the planet than Glen Casada, TN House Speaker? No, no there isn't.