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Scott Pruitt, New Trump EPA Head, Dangerous, Unqualified, Says NY AG

Keith Girard
Scott Pruitt, who was tapped today by Donald Trump to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is “dangerous” and “unqualified” to protect the nation’s air and water, said New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. In a blistering statement, the state’s top cop said he is “ready to use the full power” of his office to battle Pruitt if he “fails to uphold our nation’s environmental laws.”...
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Bernie Sanders Calls Donald Trump Tweets ‘Delusional, Insane’ (Watch!)

Keith Girard
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Democratic candidate for president, told Conan O’Brien last night (Nov. 29) that President-elect Donald Trump’s rambling Tweets are “delusional and insane.” He also warned that Trump and the GOP are about to engage in a massive effort to suppress poor and minority votes. Sanders, who was defeated in the Democratic primary by Hillary Clinton, was responding to one of Trump’s off-the-wall claims that was widely denounced yesterday as an outright falsehood....
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Star Trek’s Mr. Sulu Details Tragedy of U.S. Internment Camps; He Lived It

Keith Girard
George Takei, forever known as Mr. Sulu on the 1960s series “Star Trek,” is taking the Trump transition’s talk of World War II era internment camps personally. He was forced, with his family to live in one, calling it a horrifying experience. Takei warned citizens to prevent the government from using the idea as an “instrument of terror and division.”...
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New York Attorney General Mobilizes to Battle Trump-Inspired Hate Crimes

Keith Girard
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today (Nov. 17) ramped up statewide efforts to crack down on hate crimes inspired by Donald Trump’s election, vowing to protect religious and ethnic minorities, women, gays and immigrants from attacks. He launched the effort with an “urgent bulletin” to law enforcement offices that provides guidance and support to “identify, investigate, and prosecute hate crimes.”...
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Trump Treason: Russia Campaign Link Confirmed… by Gloating Russians

Keith Girard
Donald Trump has been president-elect for all of two days and his campaign whoppers are already catching up to him. Russia confirmed today that its agents were in regular contact with his campaign during the election in an obvious effort to humiliate him. This time, there can be no smug denials of what was clear evidence of a Vladimir Putin connection during the campaign....
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Donald Trump Elected 45th President, Get Ready for Big Sellout to Begin

Keith Girard
Donald Trump was elected president on a vote that could be called anything but a mandate, on promises that will be next to impossible to keep once he takes office. If his business career is any guide, get ready for the big sellout once he’s in office. If there was any message from Trump’s slim plurality victory–47.8 percent of the vote–it’s that voters want change. But what kind of change?...
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Clinton Email Probe a False Red Flag: No Reason to Re-Open Case, FBI Says

Keith Girard
Hillary Clinton’s connection to emails found on a computer shared by Anthony Weiner and top aide Huma Abedin was a false red flag raised by FBI director James Comey, who corrected the record today after inflicting incalculable damage to her campaign. In a statement released today, just two days before the election, Comey said the new emails don’t change his decision in July to drop the investigation into Clinton’s private State Department email server....
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Donald Trump’s America: 17 Reasons Not to Vote For Trump on Tuesday

Keith Girard
Donald Trump plans to “make America great, again” but for who? He’s run on a polyglot of slogans appealing to the baser instincts of nation’s psyche. But when it comes to real policy, he’s basically relied on time-worn conservative Republican issues that could have disastrous repercussions. It’s been hard to separate policy from the posturing, lies, bombastic statements and Hillary Clinton attacks. But here’s a list of 15 reasons not to vote for Donald Trump on Tuesday, Nov. 8....
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Melania Lied About Illegal Modeling; Donald in New Playboy Model Scandal

Keith Girard
Melania Trump gave her first speech this week and immediately stepped into the heated election’s firing line. A new report claims she lied about modeling illegally in the United States, while husband Donald was hit with a new cheating claim during their marriage. Karen McDougal, the 1998 Playboy Playmate of the Year, said she had a year-long affair with Trump starting in 2006 through 2007 while Trump was married to Melania....
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Donald Trump Russian Connection Surfaces in Trump Tower Bankruptcy

Keith Girard
Donald Trump’s ties to Russian businessmen extend to more than “selling a few condos,” as he’s claimed. The Trump International Hotel & Tower in Toronto went bankrupt this week, revealing Trump’s partner–a Russian business mogul with ties to Vladimir Putin. Trump has denied substantial ties to Russian businessmen, but the Toronto tower illustrates his deep involvement in a multi-million dollar deal....
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Donald Trump Causes European Alarm; Allies Fear Russia Has Co-opted Him

Keith Girard
Donald Trump has caused alarm bells among U.S. allies in Europe who are on the front lines against Russia and have dealt with Valdimir Putin’s efforts to interfere in their own elections. The fear he’s been co-opted because of his pro-Putin stance. Trump has repeatedly rebuffed suggestions that Russia is meddling in the U.S. election, despite being briefed to the contrary by U.S. intelligence agencies. For more than a month now, the Homeland Security Department and the Director of the Office National Intelligence have said they are “confident” Russia is responsible....
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Wikileaks Head on Message With Trump, Kremlin Aims on Russian TV

Keith Girard
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared on a Russian television station known to as a propaganda outlet for Russian president Vladimir Putin to cast dispersion on the U.S. election with off-the-wall claims that it will be rigged to prevent Republican Donald Trump’s election. Assange’s comments are on message with allegations voiced by Trump and promoted by the Russian government....
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