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Demovictory9's JournalTrump invites man wearing border wall suit to stage: 'We know who he's voting for'
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/20/trump-talks-immigration-invites-man-wearing-border-wall-suit-stage/3749188002/
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Movement Aims to Kick Chicago Out of Illinois, Conservative activists largely behind the push
https://www.newser.com/story/275452/movement-aims-to-kick-chicago-out-of-illinois.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_topNEWSER) – Cook County, which includes Chicago, and the five urban counties surrounding it are largely Democratic. But though Illinois has a Democratic governor and Democratic majorities in the state Senate and House, the rest of the state is increasingly Republican, a political professor emeritus says. That may explain why there's a growing movement to split Illinois into two states. Republican state lawmaker Brad Halbrook recently got big applause at an Effingham, Ill., rally when he talked about a bill he reintroduced in February to do just that, reports the Washington Post, which takes a look at the movement that includes grass-roots groups with names like Illinois Separation and New Illinois. Supporters say Chicago has too much influence in Illinois politics; Halbrook went on Fox & Friends Monday to make that argument and call for a "new Illinois."
Some supporters also insist it's not just about politics: While Chicago has a lot of economic power, "one in four jobs [in the state] is related to agriculture, so there is another economic driver," Halbrook says, noting that the rest of Illinois could hold its own economically. The co-founder of New Illinois adds that the issue isn't a "red, blue, Republican and Democrat thing. It’s an urban versus rural thing." The founder of the Illinois Separation blog is calling for counties to introduce nonbinding resolutions to their ballots in an effort to "show the legislature that this is truly what the people want"; one of the state's 102 counties has already decided to do so, and the blog founder says many others are considering it. Experts say the urban vs. rural divide has led to similar movements in California and New York. The Illinois bill has "a long way to go," per the Post; Fox goes further and says it has "virtually no chance of passing."
Nevada advances abortion decriminalization bill
https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/21/lawmakers-ok-abortion-decriminalization-bill/3757940002/The Nevada Assembly has passed a wide-ranging bill to decriminalize abortion procedures, moving the measure one step closer to the governor's desk on a day of nationwide protests against a wave of abortion restrictions enacted in other states.
No Republicans joined the near-unanimous bloc of Assembly Democrats who supported Senate Bill 179, also known as the Trust Nevada Women Act. The measure passed to polite nods of approval from pro-choice advocates gathered for a Tuesday rally in Carson City. It now heads back to the state Senate, where lawmakers will have to concur on a minor amendment before sending the bill to Gov. Steve Sisolak.
SB 179 would repeal existing prohibitions on self-induced abortions and drugs that cause a miscarriage.
The bill also strikes a requirement that makes doctors explain “the physical and emotional implications” of an abortion. If passed, doctors would be allowed to simply “describe the nature and consequences of the procedure” in a patient-signed consent form. They would no longer have to record the age of the patient seeking the procedure.
Ben Carson confuses real estate term "REO" for "Oreo"
Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., was attempting to ask Secretary Carson about disparities in REO rates. According to Porter, Federal Housing Administration loans have far more properties that become real estate owned, than other loans from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
“I would also like to ask you to get back to me, if you don’t mind, to explain the disparity in REO rates. Do you know what an REO is?” asked the congresswoman.
“An Oreo…” replied Carson.
“R, no not an Oreo. An R-E-O.” shot back Porter.
“Real estate?” asked Carson.
“What’s the O stand for?” said Porter.
“E-organization?” asked Carson.
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After the hearing, Carson tweeted a picture of himself sending a pack of "Double Stuf" Oreos to Porter, along with a note.
"To Rep. Porter: Thanks for your part in today's hearing. Hope you like the OREO(s)," it read.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/21/ben-carson-real-estate-term-oreo-cookies/3755393002/
NJ man urinates on memorial for 9 year old who died, while friend films and laughs (both arrested)
wo men have been arrested after one of them allegedly urinated on a memorial for a nine-year-old boy who died of cancer.
Bryan Bellace, 23, is accused of defacing the monument in a park in Mays Landing, New Jersey, while Daniel Flippen, also 23, allegedly held a camera and laughed.
The memorial was dedicated for aspiring veterinarian Christian Clopp, who died of an inoperable brain tumor in February 2012.
His father Mark Clopp said he was 'disgusted' by the video, calling the suspects 'scumbags', but said his friends and neighbors had come together to clean up the memorial and the park.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7050267/New-Jersey-man-caught-URINATING-memorial-child.html
According to President Trump's own Twitter feed, he detests seeing Democratic candidates on Faux
According to President Trump's own Twitter feed, he detests seeing Democratic candidates on his favorite television channel.
Last month he complained about Fox News' town hall with Bernie Sanders. And on Sunday he said Fox wasted its airtime on a town hall with Pete Buttigieg.
"Fox is moving more and more to the losing (wrong) side in covering the Dems," Trump tweeted on Sunday before Buttigieg's town hall aired.
Trump evidently expects more loyalty out of Fox, a network that he often promotes while attacking its competitors.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/20/media/trump-fox-news-democratic-town-halls/index.html
Trump says he doesn't need banks because he has cash. NYT - "this is not true"
NEWSER) – The New York Times wrote a story critical of President Trump's dealings with Deutsche Bank, and now the president is firing back. In Monday morning tweets, Trump rejected the notion that banks have been leery of working with him—instead, he says he's been so successful in business that he often doesn't need banks because he has so much cash. "Very old fashioned, but true," writes Trump. "When you don't need or want money, you don't need or want banks. Banks have always been available to me, they want to make money." The Hill notes that the newspaper's financial editor then fired back at Trump.
"This is not true," writes David Enrich. "I have spent a long time looking into this, and @DeutscheBank was the only bank willing to lend to @realDonaldTrump for 20 years because of his pattern of defaults and the bank's hunger for growth in the US." The original story said bank employees flagged possibly suspicious transactions by entities controlled by Trump or son-in-law Jared Kushner. The president derided the story as "fake news" and suggested the newspaper was making up sources. "I built a great business and don't need banks," he added, "but if I did they would be there." (The president's financial disclosure form for 2018 is out.)
https://www.newser.com/story/275412/trump-i-dont-need-banks-for-my-business.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_top
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Congressman announces cancer diagnosis months after characterizing illness as a personal failing
https://thinkprogress.org/mo-brooks-cancer-health-care-comments-0d472b2bc9ef/?fbclid=IwAR35fzt9vpjCgs_4J4Qp15JbPzfzTHeIerCzhLOc8gRmmbGWVz3bE-ZiX7wDuring a speech on the House floor on Wednesday, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) announced that he has prostate cancer.
“Don’t ever, ever, take your health or family for granted. During the holidays, enjoy your family, because no one, no one, is promised tomorrow,” Brooks said, adding that he learned he has cancer following a doctor’s scan in October.
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While Republicans were trying to repeal Obamacare in May, Brooks — who introduced a one-sentence Obamacare repeal bill in March — went on CNN and defended Republicans’ plan to allow insurance companies to discriminate against people who have preexisting conditions, which he characterized as personal failings.
“My understanding is that (the new proposal) will allow insurance companies to require people who have higher health care costs to contribute more to the insurance pool,” Brooks said in comments that generated swift backlash. “That helps offset all these costs, thereby reducing the cost to those people who lead good lives, they’re healthy, they’ve done the things to keep their bodies healthy. And right now, those are the people — who’ve done things the right way — that are seeing their costs skyrocketing.”
But people “who lead good lives” get cancer too, and discovering and treating it can be exorbitantly expensive. Nonetheless, Republicans like Brooks who support legislation that would result in tens of millions of people losing coverage routinely characterize insurance as a luxury item that some people
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