This is one of those stories.
Hat tip – reader at Balloon Juice
Tens of Thousands With Outstanding Warrants Purged From Background Check Database
Tens of thousands of people wanted by law enforcement officials have been removed this year from the FBI criminal background check database that prohibits fugitives from justice from buying guns.
The names were taken out after the FBI in February changed its legal interpretation of “fugitive from justice” to say it pertains only to wanted people who have crossed state lines.
What that means is that those fugitives who were previously prohibited under federal law from purchasing firearms can now buy them, unless barred for other reasons.
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After Trump was inaugurated, the Justice Department further narrowed the definition to those who have fled across state lines to avoid prosecution for a crime or to avoid giving testimony in a criminal proceeding.
On Feb. 15, the FBI directed its employees in the Criminal Justice Information Services Division to remove all entries of fugitives from justice from the background check database and said that “entries will not be permitted” under that category until further notice. Before the FBI memo, there were about 500,000 people identified as fugitives from justice in the database — and all of those names were removed.
Now there are 788.
Think on that.
From about FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND…
TO 788.
Just out there, people.
Not on the database.
Guess what they can do now..
BUY WEAPONS OF DEATH.
Does this make you feel MORE SAFE… or LESS SAFE…
They are all Law and Order when it comes to Non-White folks..
But, they can’t study White Racist Nationalist Groups..
But, they can Black Lives Matter…
And now, we have a fugitive database, which has pretty much been eliminated.
Now, tell me Ladies and Gentlemen…what would happen if 44 had done this?
Uh huh
Uh huh.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/936416021732347906
https://twitter.com/TheRoot/status/936416405846716416
https://twitter.com/MikeDorning/status/936359445898170368
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/936365797064302593
Yashar Ali
🐘Verified account @yashar
Trump isn’t going to Alabama to campaign for Moore — but plans to hold a rally next door. @jdawsey1 is scoopin’ at the Post
https://twitter.com/tbogg/status/936098127441825792
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https://twitter.com/freepress/status/936252318151999488
https://twitter.com/davidminpdx/status/936404449370587138
https://twitter.com/SenKamalaHarris/status/936395496565936129
They are TRIFLING.
They have NO Home Training.
https://twitter.com/LogoTV/status/936294166807621633
They are white supremacists. They don’t even pretend not to be.
https://twitter.com/Eugene_Scott/status/936268672800382977
https://twitter.com/JoeMyGod/status/936355689194176512
https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/936313295245627393
Mikel Jollett
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@Mikel_Jollett
Guys, the Republican are trying to overhaul the entire economy to redistribute a massive amount of money from the poor to the rich in one bill with no CBO score, no hearings, not even a final text.
THIS IS MADNESS.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/business/republican-tax-cut.html?_r=0 …
9:27 AM – Nov 30, 2017
“With prosecutions over, six Baltimore officers back at work after death of Freddie Gray”
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-officers-back-to-work-20171128-story.html
Excerpt:
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Not to worry, it’s not your eyes. SG2 turned on the snow, :).
-It’s Rep. Conyers’ Right To Fight Allegations, Rep. Gwen Moore Says
November 30, 20177:33 AM ET
Heard on Morning Edition
Listen· 7:07
https://www.npr.org/2017/11/30/567418878/its-rep-conyers-right-to-fight-allegations-rep-moore-says
SNIP: Rep Moore had to CHIN CHECK David Greene
GREENE: I know you say it’s his choice, but I want to ask you about, you know, the choice of the caucus and how to respond to things like this because even before the Conyers sexual harassment allegations became public, there were some questions about how the CBC responded to things like this. In October, your colleague Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas was criticized by many for suggesting that women can bear some responsibility for being sexually harassed. And we should say she later walked that back. But given that, given the response to Conyers, do you worry at all about the credibility of a caucus that has this foundation in the civil rights movement.
MOORE: David, interrupt you right now.
GREENE: Please, no, please.
MOORE: Let me interrupt you right now. First of all, this is not a, quote, unquote, “Congressional Black Caucus problem.” The problem of sexual harassment is very pervasive. I wouldn’t be shocked or stunned if there were a hundred men in this body on both sides of the aisle in both chambers who are accused of this behavior. Sexual predation is pervasive not only in Congress but in our society. We need – this is a social problem that has bubbled up at this time. And so for you to characterize this as some sort of Congressional Black Caucus problem, I take offense to that. And just let me say, the Congressional Black Caucus met yesterday, and we categorically are opposed to sexual assault. We stand firm on that ground.
As a matter of fact, the Congressional Black Caucus has taken leadership in promoting sexual assault training. We have one of our members from Detroit, by the way, Brenda Lawrence, who has taken the lead, along with Jackie Speier, in reforming the means, methods, modes for women to be able to come forth with their complaints that are not as arduous and grueling as the current process. And so, David, I would have to say, no, this is not a Congressional Black Caucus problem.
GREENE: Well, Congressman, I want to say forgive me if I came across in any way suggesting that.
MOORE: Yeah, you did come across that way.
“NFL’S ANTHONY WALKER HONORS TRAYVON MARTIN… With Custom Cleats”
http://www.tmz.com/2017/11/30/kenyon-martin-honors-trayvon-martin-custom-cleats/
https://media.tmz.com/2017/11/29/1129-travyon-martin-cleats-tmz-3.jpg
https://twitter.com/axios/status/936369546461577216
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/936357595924828166
Another story from Dolt45’s America..
Just getting those CRIMINALS, right?
Sessions hints at crackdown on recreational pot, affecting California, other states
NOVEMBER 29, 2017 06:12 PM
Attorney General Jeff Sessions hinted Wednesday that the Justice Department may take a tougher stance on recreational marijuana in the near future, a change in policy that would have a significant impact on the five states plus the District of Columbia that already allow the drug to be used for more than medicinal purposes.
California is scheduled to join that group on Jan. 1.
Sessions and other DOJ officials previously indicated they would continue the policy laid out by the department under former President Barack Obama, which in essence allows state officials leeway in how they deal with the drug as long as they meet certain standards, like keeping cannabis out of the hands of minors, keeping it from crossing into states where it isn’t legal and preventing drugged driving.
Marijuana, however, remains illegal under federal law, and there was always the possibility the Trump administration could crack down.
“In fact, we’re looking at that very hard right now, we had a meeting yesterday and talked about it at some length,” Sessions said at a press conference Wednesday. “It’s my view that the use of marijuana is detrimental, and we should not give encouragement in any way to it, and it represents a federal violation, which is in the law and is subject to being enforced.”
https://twitter.com/michaelscherer/status/936263934633562115
https://twitter.com/AlBoeNEWS/status/936330287247699968
I had never heard of @DanaNessel until about ten minutes ago, and after watching this ad several times, I now want to know everything about her. Goodness gracious, THIS is how a Democrat should talk. She’s got my support. pic.twitter.com/gqOeG97pzc— Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) November 30, 2017
Liking young teen girls is not of Yahweh, the God “I AM”. It’s a perversion of Christianity. A counterfeit. A hoax. You’re mocking the Gospel. The Scripture is clear. Galatians 6:7-9 God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
https://twitter.com/MooreSenate/status/936315009424031746
NFL Players Just Sold Kaepernick’s Protests for $100 Million. Are They Sellouts or Heroes?
Michael Harriot and Stephen A. Crockett Jr.
Today 12:13pm
A group of players in the National Football League accepted an offer from NFL owners for $100 million for social justice causes in exchange for … umm … I want to use a term that expresses the exact sentiment while still conveying a modicum of journalistic integrity. I think the most precise way to describe what the owners want in exchange for this obscene amount of cash is an Old English term called “Shutting the fuck up.”
Actually, none of the parties involved will say outright that the proposed sum is a payoff for discontinuing the protests against injustice and equality during the national anthem.
A group of mostly black players calling themselves “The Players Coalition” held a conference call on Wednesday evening and accepted the offer, according to the Chicago Tribune. The group was started by Malcolm Jenkins of the Philadelphia Eagles and former NFL wide receiver Anquan Boldin. However, the article reports that there are close to 40 players who want to reject the offer, including Miami Dolphins safety Michael Thomas and 49ers safety Eric Reid.
https://www.theroot.com/nfl-players-just-sold-kaepernicks-protests-for-100-mil-1820866749
SHORT::: STFU DARKIES!
https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/936317170090262528
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/936319534553804802
https://twitter.com/eji_org/status/936309502076444678
Equal Justice InitiativeVerified account
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3h3 hours ago
Typically costing $65, pedestrian tickets significantly disrupt the lives of poor people, who were about six times as likely to receive a pedestrian citation as those living in the city’s more affluent zip codes
Equal Justice InitiativeVerified account
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The sheriff’s office said issuing tickets is necessary to reduce fatalities in Florida’s most populous city, which has one of the highest pedestrian fatality rates in the country.
But ProPublica found no strong relationship between where tickets are issued and where fatalities occur.
In fact, census tracts where the population is mostly black had similar numbers of deadly crashes compared to other neighborhoods, but residents there were ticketed anywhere from two to five times as much.
Equal Justice InitiativeVerified account
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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office told reporters that its officers use pedestrian infractions to stop, question, and search people they perceive as suspicious.
Equal Justice InitiativeVerified account
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Even larger racial disparities exist in ticketing for violations of less-familiar statutes.
For example, 78% of all tickets for “walking in the roadway where sidewalks are provided” were issued to black pedestrians, as were 68% of tickets for “failing to cross the road at a right angle or shortest route.”
Equal Justice InitiativeVerified account
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Almost a third of all tickets issued in this period went to African American males from age 14 to 35.
Equal Justice InitiativeVerified account
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Black pedestrians received 55 percent of the tickets issued even though the city’s population is only 29 percent black.
https://twitter.com/BeattyLaw/status/935879271628894209
https://twitter.com/selectedwisdom/status/936288677717860352
.@GOP @JeffFlake @SenBobCorker Do you not care about the racism and hatred Trump is spreading across the world? You have the power to stop this. Why do you remain silent when everyone can see how dangerous he is to America and the world?
https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/936287200450351104
Well, I just called Sen Flake.
COME BACK!
https://twitter.com/kharyp/status/936219269628596229
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/936282940199317504
important to understand why all GOP supports such horrendous tax bill
bc it’s not just a “tax” bill. it’s an abortion bill. it’s a gun bill. it’s a cut-Medicare and Social Security bill
and they get to pass it ALL w/o hearings or debate
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) November 30, 2017
Gene SperlingVerified account @ genebsperling
The GOP tax plan designed to politically punish California & dramatically increase impact of CA state & local taxes moves closer & closer. 11 House GOP from CA have complete power to block. Instead, they’re caving to crass GOP politics at expense of CA families. Time to speak up.
Stuart Rothenberg @ StuPolitics
It’s interesting that so many members of the media think passing the tax bill is more important for Trump & the GOP than what is in the bill and who wins/loses.
Applause!
No is talking about loss of healthcare, cuts to Medicare, Social Security, etc…
But wasn’t it msm that created Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and for free?
* No one is talking…*
A comment from BJ:
“What this country looks like 10 years from now economically and socially resembles a cross between Russia after the Crimean War, 1920s China and Spain under Franco.”
What I’ve been thinking. I’ve started to believe that they will leave this country in shambles even if they are voted out in 2018. They’ve had enough time to destroy the country and they seem hell bent on doing it.
https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/936272872942850050
https://twitter.com/renato_mariotti/status/936217724988076032
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/936274056248250368
I don’t believe that WHATSOEVER
Me neither.
LIAR
https://twitter.com/NewsHourWorld/status/936191168941084672
https://twitter.com/wpjenna/status/936040696976433152
https://twitter.com/KHOU/status/936269579956969472
https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/936270008879075329
One asshole talking about another asshole…
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/936240977819381760
https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/936270462631534592
How about Senator Franken, NANCY?
I told you…
They’d sell their mothers to Lucifer for those tax cuts.
4/ More than a few Members have told me, “We have to get the tax bill out. That’s why we put up with him.” Now, that’s not *entirely* why they put up with him, but ride with that as the framing idea for a moment.— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) November 30, 2017
REASONS TO FIGHT THE GOP TAX SCAM:
hat tip- BJ
More on the GOP Tax Scam:
Ok, I’m not for harrassment, but gotta call foul on some of this.
Reading one of the ‘ instances’ of Conyers and went WHAT THE PHUCK?!
I’m still back at the description of the harrassment….
HIM IN HER BEDROOM AND SHE HAS ON A NIGHTGOWN.
I’ll ask again…
WHO out here has had their BOSS in their BEDROOM – and it’s NOT a HOUSEWARMING TOUR?
Shyt don’t make no sense.
Scary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://twitter.com/pacelattin/status/936031688030797824
We’re mobilizing our members to take action — CALL 844-502-4371 and tell your Senators to vote NO on Medicare cuts and a tax hike for seniors! Keep following us for updates https://t.co/YdUhRxSQ5b -Caroline D.— AARP (@AARP) November 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/StephenWunderl4/status/936267735696261120
https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/936268190287613953
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/936229763290562560
How could you do this, @SenJohnMcCain
https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/936266512666648576
Y’all KNOW he’s lying his ass off. This is right up there with him lying about thousands and thousands of Muslims cheering on 9/11.
https://twitter.com/christinawilkie/status/935975565542264835
The GOP Tax Scam
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The tax plan has been marketed by President Trump and Republican leaders as a straightforward if enormous rebate for the masses, a $1.5 trillion package of cuts to spur hiring and economic growth. But as the bill has been rushed through Congress with scant debate, its far broader ramifications have come into focus, revealing a catchall legislative creation that could reshape major areas of American life, from education to health care.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/29/business/republican-tax-cut.html
https://twitter.com/KPRC2/status/936256075342458880
So, you mean that the Secretary of Exxon might not get his $ 71 million dollar tax break?
Oh, the horror.
NYTimes story on Tillerson being pushed to the exit.
The Trump campaign’s Russia-connected contacts – annotated list
11/29/17 09:50 PM—UPDATED 11/30/17 12:26 AM
1. Sergey Kislyak (1, 2, 3)
2. Sergey Gorkov (4)
3. Felix Sater (5)
4. Sergei Gordeev (6)
5. Konstantin Kilimnik (7, 8)
6. Oleg Deripaska (9)
7. Alexander Torshin (10, 11)
8. Natalia Veselnitskaya (12, 13)
9. Rinat Akhmetshin (14)
10. Ike Kaveladze (15)
11. Emin Agalarov (16)
12. Shlomo Weber (17, 18)
13. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich (19, 18)
14. Andrey Baranov (20, 18)
15. Igor Sechin (21) (disputed by Carter Page)
16. Joseph Mifsud (22)
17. Ivan Timofeev (23)
18. Olga Polonskaya (23, 24)
19. Kirill Dmitriev (25)
Each number links to a story about them and Trump Campaign contact. Find those links at the story.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 11/29/17
Trump campaign had at least 19 Russia-connected contacts
Rachel Maddow updates a running list of Russia-connected contacts by members of the Donald Trump campaign, bringing the count to 19, with the open possibility of new ones being exposed
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 11/29/17
Jared Kushner met with Robert Mueller in Trump Russia probe: NYT
Rachel Maddow replays breaking news from the New York Times that Jared Kushner has spoken with special counsel Robert Mueller, with additional reporting from CNN that the main subject of discussion was Mike Flynn.
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Can’t stop thinking about how Matt Lauer made $25 million a year while 23,000 U.S. journalists have lost their jobs since 2007.
How Randall’s Visit To Howard University On ‘This Is Us’ Rang True To The HBCU Experience
“Like Randall, I too attended a predominantly white high school and knew that I wanted an HBCU experience because of that.”
https://blavity.com/how-randalls-visit-to-howard-university-on-this-is-us-rang-true-to-the-hbcu-experience?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Blavity%20Daily%20Newsletter%20113017&utm_content=Blavity%20Daily%20Newsletter%20113017+CID_0459fe253a632601682632daa697c98d&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=Randalls%20visit%20to%20Howard%20University
I have fallen for This Is Us.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 11/29/17
NBC News fires Matt Lauer over sexual allegations
Stephanie Gosk, correspondent for NBC News, talks with Rachel Maddow about the firing of Matt Lauer for “inappropriate sexual behavior” and the challenges of reporting on a story within one’s own company.
China Has a Plan to Rule the World
A good description of the horror Xmas decorations at the WH:
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 11/29/17
World astonished at yet more falsehoods from Donald Trump
Eric Mouthaan, correspondent for RTL Dutch TV, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump’s retweet of a false anti-Muslim propaganda video and the reaction of the world to a U.S. president who so regularly disgraces himself and his country.
Greg SargentVerified account
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Shocker:
Treasury Sec Mnuchin promised an analysis showing tax cuts will pay for themselves.
But Treasury has not released it yet, one source admits, because no such analysis exists:
No Lie Told.
From BJ:
Emotionally he’s a mess. But politically he’s in control, The media has spent weeks focusing on sexual misconduct (other than his). Meanwhile he guts the CFPB and net neutrality. Senate poised to pass an awful tax bill. Then confirm some judges. Wake up!https://t.co/9yLxMxnOqo
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) November 29, 2017
Hmmm, Marco Rubio says that the tax plan is just the first step before “instituting structural changes to Social Security and Medicare” benefits to reduce the federal deficit. https://t.co/MPMczpCLjT
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 29, 2017
Maryland, D.C. AGs get permission to subpoena @realdonaldTrump’s companies in suit over foreign emoluments https://t.co/S8HJY1wrsY
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) November 29, 2017
Please shoot me: This limited edition Trump 45 gun finished in 24 karat gold is on sale for between $15,000 and $50,000 https://t.co/zUF63Y8O1G cc: @doctorow pic.twitter.com/SIcXcmPufO
— Christian Nightmares (@ChristnNitemare) November 28, 2017
Mueller’s team has postponed an anticipated grand jury testimony linked to his investigation into Michael Flynn amid growing indications of possible plea deal discussions. https://t.co/Z6wHlU38Du
— Anthony De Rosa 🗽 (@Anthony) November 29, 2017
If Stone is charged with a crime, his false statements to journalists and others could be used against him. https://t.co/kstOzkDopf
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) November 30, 2017
Two ways:
1) If he takes the stand, he can be asked about these matters and then can be confronted with prior statements if he changes his story.
2) His prior statements can be used as direct evidence if they are relevant to the offense. A defendant’s statements are admissible.
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) November 30, 2017
A New York radio personality was Roger Stone’s Wikileaks contact https://t.co/9jHVJHU8Ou pic.twitter.com/SYLFxcGoQx
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 29, 2017
Good Morning, Everyone 😄😄😄
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