US Politics in Trump era
7 Jaw-Dropping Revelations From Hearings on the Motion to Dismiss the DNC Fraud Lawsuit
Here’s the Public Evidence Russia Hacked the DNC – It’s Not Enough
It's impossible to present the evidence that Russia hacked the DNC without using words like "possibly," "appears," "connects," and "indicates." We should also bear in mind that private security firm CrowdStrike’s frequently cited findings of Russian responsibility were essentially paid for by the DNC, who contracted their services in June. It’s highly unusual for evidence of a crime to be assembled on the victim’s dime. If we’re going to blame the Russian government for disrupting our presidential election - easily construed as an act of war — we need to be damn sure of every single shred of evidence. Guesswork and assumption could be disastrous.
What I saw at the Michigan recount
How the Hillary Clinton campaign deliberately “elevated” Donald Trump with its “pied piper” strategy
An email recently released by the whistleblowing organization WikiLeaks shows how the Clinton campaign and Democratic Party bear direct responsibility for propelling the bigoted billionaire to the White House. In its self-described “pied piper” strategy, the Clinton campaign proposed intentionally cultivating extreme right-wing presidential candidates, hoping to turn them into the new “mainstream of the Republican Party” in order to try to increase Clinton’s chances of winning.
Ballots With Sanders Votes Covered with White-Out Filmed by Election Monitors in San Diego
Citizen election monitors in San Diego have captured film of ballots which have been tampered with, with white-out erasing only only Sanders votes, sometimes with part of Bernie Sanders’ first name obscured as well. In the film, a monitor reports that almost half the ballots in the box of ballots she witnessed had been so altered, always against Sanders.
For the Last Time: Here’s Proof the Democratic Primary Wasn’t Rigged Against Bernie Sanders
Why America Couldn’t Hear Or See Bernie Protesters During Hillary Clinton’s Speech
Bernie Sanders Delegates Complain of “Disrespect” on Democratic Convention Floor
Michael Wilson, a Sanders-pledged delegate from California, told me that floor officials attempted to confiscate his delegation’s anti-TPP signs, and that he returned from a walkout by Sanders supporters on Tuesday evening to find that his seat had been taken by a nondelegate who refused to give it up.
DNC Betrayal of Bernie Sanders campaign Worse Than Thought
The DNC was trying to hide the details of the fundraising deal they struck with Hillary bill Clinton; Clinton would do joint fundraising gigs with state democratic parties across the country and allow states to keep only a tiny fraction of the money raised. David Pakman discusses this.The David Pakman Show is a...
As Democrats Gather, a Russian Subplot Raises Intrigue
DNC Caught Accepting Money from Union-Busting Companies in New Leak
A new set of documents leaked by hacker Guccifer 2.0 allegedly shows the Democratic National Committee has no qualms about asking for donations from some of the most evil corporations in America — even the corporations whose values are directly in opposition to the Democratic Party’s stated goals. The spreadsheet, which can be viewed in its entirety [...]
Bernie Sanders moves toward a fight over Israel, forcing Hillary Clinton to navigate a splintered party
A Split Over Israel Threatens the Democrats’ Hopes for Unity
Two of the senator’s appointees to the party’s platform drafting committee, Cornel West and James Zogby, on Wednesday denounced Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and said they believed that rank-and-file Democrats no longer hewed to the party’s staunch support of the Israeli government. They said they would try to get their views incorporated into the platform, the party’s statement of core beliefs, at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July.
Hillary Clinton, Debbie Wasserman Schultz Pick Influence Peddlers to Guide DNC Platform
Three professional influence peddlers, including a registered corporate lobbyist, have been chosen by Hillary Clinton and Democratic National Committee Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to serve on the committee responsible for drafting the party’s platform. The 15-member panel has six members chosen by Clinton, five chosen by Bernie Sanders and four chosen by Wasserman Schultz.
Is the Democratic Party Rigging the Election for Hillary Clinton? | VICE | United States
Bernie Sanders and Allies Aim to Shape Democrats’ Agenda After Primaries
In January, the party chairwoman, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, appointed dozens of Clinton supporters and advisers to the three standing committees of the Democratic Party convention. Of 45 potential members submitted by Mr. Sanders, she appointed just three, according to Mr. Sanders’s campaign.