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Wednesday, Oct. 02, 2019

Trump labels impeachment a "coup"

www.vox.com - President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday night that the Democrats’ investigation into the Ukraine scandal “is not an impeachment, it is a COUP” — an authoritarian rhetorical escalation that shows ho…

‘It’s a dumb thing to say': Critics blast Trump for calling his impeachment inquiry a ‘COUP’

www.washingtonpost.com - President Trump and Vice President Pence participate in an Armed Forces welcome ceremony for the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, on Monday at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Ha…

Another whistleblower has apparently come forward alleging that 'inappropriate' steps were taking to influence an audit of Trump's taxes

www.businessinsider.com - Another whistleblower complaint was filed and alleges that "possible misconduct" occurred in an effort to influence the audit of President Donald Trump's taxes. House Ways and Means chairman Richard …

Seeking asylum in the U.S. under Trump

www.pbs.org - The caravan of migrants camped out at the U.S.-Mexico border this week has focused fresh attention on the process of seeking asylum. The caravan, which traveled through Mexico from Central America an…

Pompeo accuses House Dems of "bullying" State Department officials amid impeachment fight

www.vox.com - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is pushing back against House Democrats’ effort to investigate the State Department’s involvement in the Ukraine scandal as part of their impeachment inquiry into Presi…

‘A presidency of one’: Key federal agencies increasingly compelled to benefit Trump

www.washingtonpost.com - President Trump participates in the ceremonial swearing-in of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia in the Oval Office on Monday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) By Philip Rucker and Philip Rucker White…

Relaying Views of US’s Top General, Newsweek Sees No Need for Countervailing Facts

fair.org - Newsweek (9/18/19) reports NATO is losing “superiority” over Russia, without mentioning that the alliance’s combined military budget is 17 times that of Russia. Lazy, one-sided reports like Newsweek’…

Could President Trump be impeached and convicted – but also reelected?

theconversation.com - The launching of an “official impeachment inquiry” into President Donald Trump’s conduct has sailed America into largely uncharted waters. While there have been demands for the impeachment of many pr…

Military Might Takes Center Stage at Chinese 70-Year Anniversary Parade

fas.org - The Chinese leadership used the 70-year anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China to display a dizzying amount of military hardware during a parade in Beijing (see officially narr…

The Anti-Abortion Doctor Who Believes Ectopic Pregnancies Can Be 'Reimplanted'

jezebel.com - There is a story that Dr. James Patrick Johnston, a family physician, likes to tell about a patient he saw a few years ago: a woman who discovered her pregnancy had gone ectopic, the embryo implanted…

Trump Is ‘Last Hope for White People,’ Said Police Chief on Trial

www.nytimes.com - In 2015, Mr. Nucera had told a colleague that African-Americans were “like ISIS, they have no value,” according to a criminal complaint filed in Federal District Court in New Jersey. “They should lin…

Bus-hailing apps in Kenya are facing their first major regulatory challenge

qz.com - The move to disrupt Nairobi’s commuter transport system has hit a snag. Transport officials announced on Monday (Sept. 30) they had blocked two bus-hailing apps from operating, noting they flouted re…

Quit Obsessing About Climate Change. What You Do or Don’t Do No Longer Matters.

medium.com - Quit worrying about going vegan, or recycling, or riding a bicycle to work, or buying a Tesla instead of that Ford F-650 pickup you’ve always wanted in order to save the planet. You’re off the hook. …

There used to be 4 billion American chestnut trees, but they all disappeared

timeline.com - American chestnut trees once blanketed the east coast, with an estimated 4 billion trees spreading in dense canopies from Maine to Mississippi and Florida. These huge and ancient trees, up to 100 fee…

The Far Right’s Apocalyptic Literary Canon

newrepublic.com - Politico has reported recent discussions among White House staff of a self-published, rambling essay called Bronze Age Mindset. The book is a dizzying 198-page treatise, written under the pseudonym o…

Climate change means wild weather. Does that include snowstorms?

grist.org - If it seems like just last week that summer ended, you are correct — so why does the first day of October look like the dead of winter in the Northern Rockies? Over the weekend, Montana Governor Stev…

Opinion -Three Saudi Brigades Annihilated in Devastating Houthi Offensive in Saudi Arabia

www.informationclearinghouse.info - September 30, 2019 "Information Clearing House" - Many may have hitherto been led to believe that the Houthis were a ragtag armed force lacking in sophistication. Many, seeing the drone and missile a…

This Is How Big Oil Will Die

medium.com - It’s 2025, and 800,000 tons of used high strength steel is coming up for auction. The steel made up the Keystone XL pipeline, finally completed in 2019, two years after the project launched with grea…

The Dirtiest Secret Capitalism Doesn’t Want You to Know

eand.co - When future generations look back at us, at our age, they are going to be struck by three facts, which add up to one dirty, ugly, terrible secret. A secret we are trying to keep from ourselves, I sup…

Opinion - We Americans Enable Unspeakable Atrocities Every Day

www.informationclearinghouse.info - Few Americans remember the US invasion, occupation, and pacification – a neat euphemism, that – of the Philippine Islands, but Filipinos will never forget. Perhaps half a million locals died (one-six…

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Doomstead Diner Daily 10/2

News digest brought to you by the Doomstead Diner.

Trump labels impeachment a "coup"

‘It’s a dumb thing to say': Critics blast Trump for calling his impeachment inquiry a ‘COUP’

Another whistleblower has apparently come forward alleging that 'inappropriate' steps were taking to influence an audit of Trump's taxes

Seeking asylum in the U.S. under Trump

Pompeo accuses House Dems of "bullying" State Department officials amid impeachment fight

‘A presidency of one’: Key federal agencies increasingly compelled to benefit Trump

Relaying Views of US’s Top General, Newsweek Sees No Need for Countervailing Facts

Could President Trump be impeached and convicted – but also reelected?

Military Might Takes Center Stage at Chinese 70-Year Anniversary Parade

The Anti-Abortion Doctor Who Believes Ectopic Pregnancies Can Be 'Reimplanted'

Trump Is ‘Last Hope for White People,’ Said Police Chief on Trial

Bus-hailing apps in Kenya are facing their first major regulatory challenge

Quit Obsessing About Climate Change. What You Do or Don’t Do No Longer Matters.

There used to be 4 billion American chestnut trees, but they all disappeared

The Far Right’s Apocalyptic Literary Canon

Climate change means wild weather. Does that include snowstorms?

Opinion -Three Saudi Brigades Annihilated in Devastating Houthi Offensive in Saudi Arabia

This Is How Big Oil Will Die

The Dirtiest Secret Capitalism Doesn’t Want You to Know

Opinion - We Americans Enable Unspeakable Atrocities Every Day

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