Day: January 10, 2017

Backpage execs refuse to testify at sex-trafficking hearing

Executives at the advertising website Backpage.com refused to testify before Congress Tuesday following a Senate report that accuses the site of systematically editing its “adult” ads to remove words that indicate sex trafficking. Four top executives and the company’s lawyer told a Senate subcommittee they were invoking their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.

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A Michigan doctor accused of sexually abusing gymnasts has been hit with a new lawsuit by 18 women and girls who say they were molested by him, mostly at his clinic at Michigan State University. A Michigan doctor accused of sexually abusing gymnasts has been hit with a new lawsuit by 18 women and girls who say they were molested by him, mostly at his clinic at Michigan State University.

Men in KKK costumes disrupt Sessions confirmation hearing

Protesters disrupted Sen. Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing for attorney general on Tuesday, including two men wearing Ku Klux Klan costumes and a woman wearing a pink crown. The conservative Alabama senator, who is Donald Trump’s pick for the nation’s top law enforcement official, faces concerns over how committed he would be to civil rights.

Dakota Access protest policing costs exceed $22M

The cost of policing the Dakota Access pipeline protests in North Dakota has surpassed $22 million – an amount that would fund the state Treasury Department for two decades and $5 million more than the state set aside last year. Protest-related funding decisions will be made by state lawmakers during the 2017 session.

That time Arlen Specter said he regretted not making Jeff Sessions a judge

As you read this, U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is in the proverbial hot seat in Washington D.C., taking questions from his colleagues over his nomination to become America’s next attorney general. One issue that’s emerged since President-elect Donald Trump tapped the Alabaman for the job is a 1980s Senate vote denying Sessions a lifetime appointment to the federal bench — partly over his poor record on race-relations.

Protests erupt as Jeff Sessionsconfirmation hearing begins

A series of protests disrupted the opening minutes of the confirmation hearing for attorney general nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., with opponents of the nominee apparently staggering their interruptions for maximum effect. First up were a pair of demonstrators posing as Ku Klux Klan members masquerading as Sessions supporters, who erupted into protest at the outset in order to highlight charges of racism against him.

Confirmation hearing or Republican tongue bath of Jeff Sessions? You decide

Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… So far, Jeff Sessions has explained to the Senate Judiciary Committee how he is not a racist, no sir, never mind his record, and how the police are always right, except for maybe one or two bad apples. And it continues! Whitehouse following up on Russian election interference: If investigations show collusion would you prosecute Trump campaign and even family? Sessions dances around his answer, if there is a law there that was broken sure but this is probably something to happen in a political manner.

Paul Ryan surrenders on healthcare repeal: goal now is to repeal/replace ‘concurrently’

Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… That whole repeal immediately, replace later thing-not going so well for Republicans. Paul Ryan admitted as much Tuesday morning, writes The Hill: “It is our goal to bring it all together concurrently,” Ryan told reporters after meeting with House Republicans behind closed doors.

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Gunfire has been heard outside a Turkish police station as suicide bombers cause mass casualties in Kabul. Two loud explosions rocked the Afghan capital killing an unconfirmed number of people, while local media in Turkey say a terrorist has been shot dead in an attempted attack in Gaziantep.

Backpage execs refuse to testify at sex-trafficking hearing

From left, Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer, former owner James Larkin, COO Andrew Padilla, and former owner Michael Lacey, are sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, prior to testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent subcommittee hearing into Backpage.com knowing facilitation of online … (more)

Swinney: Penalty on final TD should’ve been called on ‘Bama

Clemson defeated Alabama 35-31 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game the night … A Michigan doctor accused of sexually abusing gymnasts has been hit with a new lawsuit by 18 women and girls who say they were molested by him, mostly at his clinic at Michigan State University. A Michigan doctor accused of sexually abusing gymnasts has been hit with a new lawsuit by 18 women and girls who say they were molested by him, mostly at his clinic at Michigan State University.

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Republicans will work on unraveling and replacing the health care law at the same time, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday as GOP leaders struggled to align their zeal to rapidly erase one of President Barack Obama’s proudest achievements with Congress’ legislative and political pitfalls. Ryan, R-Wis., spoke to reporters amid growing concern among Republican lawmakers about erasing Obama’s overhaul -which expanded coverage to 20 million people – without having an alternative to show voters.

Andrew Cuomo Raises His Profile Ahead of 2020

New York Times : “As Democratic leaders reassess their party’s mission and long-term strategy after the election of Donald J. Trump to the White House, Mr. Cuomo seems eager to quickly position himself as a different sort of Northeast liberal, one capable of building things beyond a social agenda – and remaking a persona that has long rubbed some of his colleagues and voters the wrong way.”

Trump’s Pick for Attorney General to Make Final Case for Confirmation

NPPD Retail Gener… – Police are investigating a bizarre incident where a man claims to have filmed a bank robbery on Facebook Live before making a bomb threat and allegedly handing… — Russia’s government responded for the first time Monday to a U.S. intelligence report last week on alleged Russian hacking, calling the claims “absolutely unfounde… Opening trade with Cuba presents clear market opportunities for U.S. agriculture.

Looking Ahead at Possible Senate Confirmation Flashpoints

NPPD Retail Gener… – Police are investigating a bizarre incident where a man claims to have filmed a bank robbery on Facebook Live before making a bomb threat and allegedly handing… — Russia’s government responded for the first time Monday to a U.S. intelligence report last week on alleged Russian hacking, calling the claims “absolutely unfounde… Opening trade with Cuba presents clear market opportunities for U.S. agriculture.

In final speech, Obama must reconcile his hopes with Trump’s

Now an elder statesman, Barack Obama is returning to Chicago where he launched his unlikely political career to tell Americans not to lose faith in their future, no matter what they think about their next president. Obama’s final speech as president, before thousands who will gather at McCormick Place, is his last chance to try to define what his presidency meant for America.

Obama Still Trying To Push His Gender Confused Requirements In Schools

He’s already lost in court with his earlier guidance on how schools should accommodate and pander to the tiny number of kids who believe they’re gender confused , now he wants to continue the push The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a federal appeals court to overturn a judge’s ruling that suspended enforcement of the administration’s order allowing transgender students and workers to use the bathroom of their choice. Lawyers for the administration asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to throw out O’Connor’s ruling, arguing the courts do not have the power to review the government’s order.

Blagojevich Supporters Plan Vigil

Under mounting pressure to free convicts as one last act, President Barack Obama is planning at least one more batch of pardons and commutations before leaving office in two weeks. The list of bold names appealing to Obama for compassion in his final weeks includes accused leaker Chelsea Manning, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Army Sgt.

AG nominee Jeff Sessions set to face grilling in Senate hearing

The first major test of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration comes on Tuesday, as Sen. Jeff Sessions faces a grilling from his colleagues in his confirmation hearing to become attorney general. Sessions’ hearing, which begins on Tuesday and continues into Wednesday, is expected to be one of the most contentious of any of Trump’s nominees.

Backpage.com shuts down – adult’ ads after Senate committee report

The owners of Backpage.com on Monday shut down the “adult” section on the online classified advertising site, just hours after a U.S. Senate committee released a report that found the site knowingly aided users in posting ads for prostitution and child sex trafficking, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. The 53-page report issued Monday by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is the most scathing probe yet of the controversial online marketplace built by the founders of the Village Voice.

Obama says goodbye

NOVEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama waves before descending from Air Force One upon his arrival on November 16, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. President Obama is scheduled to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel tomorrow and hold talks with other European leaders on Friday as part of his last trip to Europe as President before continuing to Peru.

GOP celebration: Local Republicans mark imminent Trump presidency

Local Republican voters and leaders from north Mississippi gathered Tuesday night to celebrate the imminent inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the next president of the United States. Mitch Tyner, who served as chairman of Trump’s Mississippi election campaign, spoke Tuesday night at an event hosted by the Lee County Republican Club.

U.S. senators seek Russia sanctions over hacking, Ukraine, Syria

Jan 10 Senior U.S. Republican and Democratic senators will introduce legislation on Tuesday seeking to impose a wide range of sanctions on Russia over its cyber activities and actions in Syria and Ukraine. The legislation is sponsored by Republican Senator John McCain and Democrats Ben Cardin and Robert Menendez, all influential legislators on foreign policy matters.

Welcome to Psychopathocracy

We are now on the brink of a new form of government, undreamed of by Aristotle, who spoke of monarchy, aristocracy and democracy. We are headed to a psychopathocracy, which has something in common with the degraded form of classical regime types that Aristotle warned against .