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If Trump really wanted to see Hillary locked up, he should’ve just hired her to work on his campaign. — William LeGate (@williamlegate) January 25, 2019

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They're not neophytes so I'm not sure how much that criticism will hold. That bill checks a lot of boxes voter-wise, though.

I'm a huge backer of Warren as well. The Dems will have a lot of good choices.

I think Harris/O'Rourke would be really hard to defeat if she makes it through (and I hope she does).

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marshall-medoff-the-unlikely-eccentric-inventor-turning-inedible-plant-life-into-fuel-60-minutes/ Not only turning Bio-mass into fuel, but creating single-use-plastic substitutes that can bio-degrade in weeks.

I'll save you some time (from the guy who wrote "Art of the Deal") : "Fear is the hidden through-line in Trump’s life – fear of weakness, of inadequacy, of failure, of criticism and of insignificance. He has spent his life trying to outrun these fears by “winning” – as he puts it – and by redefining reality whenever the facts don’t serve the narrative he seeks to create. It hasn’t worked, but not for lack of effort." https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/fear-donald-trump-us-president-art-of-the-deal

https://twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1068156132047360001 Michael Cohen plea documents (via CNN) 1. Moscow Project deal lasted until into Summer 2016 2. Cohen discussed deal more than three times with candidate Trump 3. Cohen briefed Trump family members 4. Cohen took steps in contemplation of Trump’s travel to Russia

Tick tock...... http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/why-michael-cohens-new-guilty-plea-so-important?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Because it's an anthology, some of the short stories are better than others. Because the Coen Brothers made it, it's better than most things you're going to see on TV. Now on Netfix.

Andrew Gillum's quote about Ron DeSantis equally applies to Trump: "I'm not saying he's a racist, I'm just saying the racists believe he's a racist".

As far as Trump goes, the Katie Johnson (13-year old) story hangs like a cloud. Note that Snopes neither proves or disproves the allegation. https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/06/23/donald-trump-rape-lawsuit/

This is potentially explosive for Trump, Bill Clinton, Alan Dershowitz, Prince Andrew, Ken Starr and Trump's current Secretary of Labour, Alexander Acosta: Jeffrey Epstein is finally going to get the scrutiny he avoided. Great reporting. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article220097825.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/27/manafort-held-secret-talks-with-assange-in-ecuadorian-embassy

The question is: What is worse than spending the rest of your life in jail? I would not be surprised if his family has been threatened by Mother Russia.

We do need to consider the impact on U.S. jobs — but that’s an argument for action rather than, as Ernst suggests, inaction. The National Climate Assessment warns that global warming could cause a 10 percent decline in gross domestic product and that the “potential for losses in some sectors could reach hundreds of billions of dollars per year by the end of this century.” Iowa and other farm states will be particularly hard hit as crops wilt and livestock die. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/i-was-wrong-on-climate-change-why-cant-other-conservatives-admit-it-too/2018/11/26/11d2b778-f1a1-11e8-bc79-68604ed88993_story.html?fbclid=IwAR3TkIwYVVAYvnfXFtIc4rstpHECLbQ_0AAuvw3x48STtuIZzI4fXTe5g6U&utm_term=.8f57d4a6792e

Global Weirding has a series of youtube videos that do an excellent job addressing skeptics talking points. For example, climate scientists are in it for the money:

"Late on Black Friday, the White House released a report that says everything they're doing is making climate change worse." https://www.gq.com/story/white-house-black-friday-climate-report?fbclid=IwAR1CUoSvlpTSwq__NeNFIxaFDSdTyK5U5rNRLA_8lTdRQuvs-xTn1tdFb30

"Insurance giant IAG has warned a failure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could result in a world that is "pretty much uninsurable", with poorer communities likely to bear the brunt of the effects." https://www.afr.com/business/insurance/climate-change-on-track-to-make-world-uninsurable-iag-20181115-h17xu5?fbclid=IwAR19WYEEFc7WfaOpKo_L7KznlyTc0j29bHCCx2v3zG_vxKHdDOjBJTgk0Pc

And he's also the the President to not separate himself from his business upon taking office. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-and-saudi-arabia-deep-business-ties-spark-new-scrutiny/

That's the one. Thanks! I'm done posting in this thread. Will continue in the climate change discussion.

The breakthrough will come with large-scale energy storage. I recommend Nova's "Search for the Super Battery" if you can find it online. It will blow your mind on how close we already are.

The third world is already pretty green from a carbon emissions standpoint. Per capita carbon footprint for Canadians is much, much higher. Either China, India or the U.S. will make the green energy breakthrough that changes everything and it will be that nation that benefits most (and brings all the other countries with it). Why wouldn't Canada want to get in on that action?