An apt day to remember that Dolly Parton once recorded a cover of Stairway to Heaven - and, in defiance of every moral law in the universe, she absolutely owned it.
Stephen Colbert was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for his advocacy for free speech and speaking truth to power. A fitting honor for a champion of our democracy.
RETWEET to congratulate Colbert on this honor!
After his win at Dover last weekend, #KyleBusch was asked if he has a number in mind when it came to career win totals:
"Take whatever you can get, man. You never know when the last one's going to be, so cherish them all. Trust me."
#NASCAR
After his win at Dover last weekend, #KyleBusch was asked if he has a number in mind when it came to career win totals:
"Take whatever you can get, man. You never know when the last one's going to be, so cherish them all. Trust me."
#NASCAR
CNN Reports that a binder of 'highly classified information related to Russian election interference' as well as raw intelligence that the US and NATO collected on Russian agents, including sources and methods went missing at the end of Trump’s presidency and Mark Meadows may have it.
Intelligence officials were so concerned over this at the time, that they had to brief the Senate Intelligence Committee leaders.
The WH at the time planned to redact material and distribute it to Republicans in Congress, but the WH attorneys stopped them at the last minute.
The original unredacted Binder of documents has yet to be found according to CNN, and according to Cassidy Hutchinson she believes Mark Meadows took this Binder Home.
In 2016, #MissyBevers was murdered with a hammer while prepping for her Camp Gladiator in Midlothian, Texas, outside of Dallas.
This case is dear to me because she was a friend of one of my closest friends who is a Camp Gladiator Trainer.
Her attacker posed as law enforcement.
I use her case in our NO FEAR self-defense training module.
Her case remains unsolved.
#MYSTERY
#DallasTX
Mark Meadows may have sealed his and Trumps fate this morning during court testimony
Meadows just confirmed Trumps guilt in court today
He stated that Trump was looking for a less litigious way to win because the courts kept smacking him down
The call Meadows set up with Raffensperger was designed to basically steal Georgia without the help of the courts
His documented testimony shows that Trump was the one looking for another way to gain a victory outside of the judicial system
In essence Trump knew he lost, the courts told him he lost, so he tried to bully Raffensperger into finding 11,780 votes
Making calls on behalf of Trumps campaign is not part of his official duties and by testifying today he not only buried himself, but he buried any and all of Trumps excuses
Both men are guilty
https://t.co/BycuRjrb9Q
Video of the evening
Here’s Marc Short on CNN debunking Mark Meadows’s defense in the Georgia case and then debunking Trump’s defense of the Raffensperger call:
BREAKING: Mark Meadows FOLDS on the stand in Georgia and implicates Trump.
While testifying under oath, Meadows outlined in DETAIL a phone call he set up between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
According to Meadows, the call was about Trump hoping to figure out “a less-litigious way of resolving” his election concerns.
It makes Trump the one who was looking for another way to get to a victory outside of the judicial system.
In other words by CHEATING.
What followed was Trump telling Raffensperger that he needed the lawmakers to "find 11,780 votes.”
This is only the first time Mark Meadows has testified in Georgia.
Trump is TOAST!
A thread. 🧵
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BELOW: Don’t miss Mike VP Pence’s own Chief of Staff discrediting Mark Meadows bogus argument that he acted within his official duties. 👇
BREAKING NEWS: Jim Jordan has been disqualified from running for Congress in 2024 due to a violation of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
This Constitutional provision states that no person who previously took an oath as a U.S. officer and engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the country, or provided aid and comfort to its enemies, can hold any office.
Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig and top legal scholar Laurence Tribe make the case that the Fourteenth Amendment has already been triggered. No votes are necessary.
Jordan's refusal to acknowledge and address the events of January 6th, 2021, when the Capitol was stormed, clearly violates this provision.
His failure to condemn the violence, hold those responsible accountable, and support the peaceful transition of power undermines the foundations of democracy.
This lack of leadership is deeply disappointing and does not reflect the values our community deserves.
The consequences of such choices are extensive, eroding trust in our democratic processes, perpetuating division, and compromising the rule of law.
As a candidate for public office, committed to integrity and dedication, it is concerning that Jordan does not uphold these same values.
Ohio's Secretary of State Frank LaRose should follow the Constitution and take Jim Jordan off the ballot.
Do you want Jim Jordan PUNISHED?
Here’s how you can help!!
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🚨Since Republicans continue to lie about President Biden’s response to the Hawaii wildfires, he’s a new updated list of what his administration has done via the White House:
•As of Saturday, August 19, there are more than 1,000 federal personnel on the ground in Maui assisting residents in their greatest time of need, including more than 450 search and rescue team members.
•To date, the Biden-Harris Administration has approved nearly $7 million in assistance to nearly 2,200 households, including nearly $3 million in initial rental assistance.
•FEMA has made available more than 50,000 meals, 75,000 liters of water, 5,000 cots and 10,000 blankets and shelter supplies to the county government for distribution.
• The number of survivors in congregate shelters was reduced by 50% on Thursday. The Red Cross expects to move all survivors who are still in shelters into hotel rooms by next week.
•On Wednesday, President Biden made additional disaster funding available to the state of Hawaii.
•More than 600 personnel from the Department of Defense and 140 members of the Coast Guard are actively participating in the coordinated response to the Western Maui Wildfire.
•The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has deployed 54 responders, 16 remote personnel, and 41 contractors who are assisting with public works and engineering support.
•The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deployed 47 responders to Maui following the Hawaii wildfires and has a full incident command team on the ground working closely with FEMA and other federal, state, and local partners.
•The Department of Energy has deployed emergency responders to support the Federal response to the wildfires in Maui.
•The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) deployed 85 responders from ASPR, including experts from the National Disaster Medical System’s Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team and a Victim Identification Center team to assist Maui County with victim identification.
•The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has more than 30 staff on the ground in Hawaii and are phasing in more. Survivors and businesses who register for FEMA assistance, will also be eligible for low-interest disaster loans.
•The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service approved waivers, which will allow SNAP households in Hawaii, including on Maui, to purchase hot foods with SNAP benefits through September 14; allow package size flexibility for those using the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program through October 31 so they have more options to purchase what is available; and allow parents or guardians to pick up meals for children at grab ‘n go sites.
•The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing a 90-day relief from foreclosures of Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgages and home equity conversion mortgages.
•The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has created a disaster and emergencies guide to handling finances, including resources to help impacted residents recover, such as tackling housing issues, protecting your finances, dealing with property damage, managing your bills, and asking for help from financial companies like banks, credit cards and other lenders.
•The U.S. Department of Transportation currently has three temporary flight restrictions in place to help facilitate search and rescue missions and has worked with major U.S. airlines that serve Kahului Airport to promote flexible travel policies.
•The Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF), a partnership between FEMA and Smithsonian Institution, is in contact with the National Heritage Responders: Hawaii cultural heritage emergency network.
Thank you, President Biden.
Yes!
#BryanKohberger
INDICTED by Secret Grand Jury!
What we've been talking about for months happened!
No Preliminary Hearing.
We will be breaking it down on Morning in America.
#Idaho4#Idaho#IdahoFour