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DARK MONEY Senator Sheldon Whitehouse exposes the right-wing $ 250 million’ ploy ‘that has corrupted the justice system to reverse the basic rights of many Americans

PLEASE FOLLOW Ethics Groups Call for Impeachment Inquiry Against Attorney General Bill Barr: “The Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics of Washington, based in Washington, said Barr could not be reliable in representing the work of his department accurately and that there were problems with the veracity of Barr’s public statements. « 

RALPH NORTHAM Democratic Governor of Virginia Blames Trump for Threatening to Kidnap Him « The Northam administration’s comments came shortly after the Associated Press reported that an FBI agent testified that members anti-government paramilitary groups plan to take down Michigan Democratic government Gretchen Whitmer also discussed the governor’s kidnapping of Virginia at a June meeting in Ohio « 

CALIFORNIA Attorney General Orders Removal Of Illegal Ballot Boxes GOP Installed Statewide GOP ADMITS: « California Republican Party has acknowledged responsibility for placing over 50 ‘official’ drop boxes ‘falsely labeled for mailed ballots in Los Angeles, Fresno and Orange Counties – an action state officials have called illegal and could lead to vote fraud « 

Nothing stinks of desperation like the Republican Party organization these days – ready to lie, cheat and threaten our democracy, all to gain power These unofficial drop boxes aren’t just deceptive, they’re illegal https: // tco / 5bWDVWPLEe

NOW: Here is a copy of the prohibition and disclaimer letter sent to @FresnoCountyGOP and the GOP offices in Los Angeles and Orange County from the offices of the Secretary of State and Attorney General of the California on unofficial ballot boxes picTwittercom / WpbMI72fwD

MARK ZUCKERBERG Facebook CEO and his wife donate an additional $ 100 million « to local governments to pay for the rental of polling stations, polling station staff, personal protective equipment and  » other election administration costs in the coming weeks »

CRISTIANO RONALDO Football superstar tested positive for COVID “Portugal confirmed in a statement that Ronaldo is isolated and has no symptoms The statement added that following Ronaldo’s test, the remaining players of the Portuguese team underwent further tests on Tuesday, which came back negative « 

UNAUTHORIZED Trump’s campaign ad uses senior military officials in violation of Pentagon policy: “The ad, which appeared as recently as Monday and targets potential voters in the mail, features a photo of Trump with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of the General Staff GeneralMark Milley at his side as well as Vice President Pence « 

Oh, hey, it’s @EsperDoD and @ thejointstaff’s Gen Milley in a Trump commercial (To me, he appeared on https: // tco / q7HqYy4zqG, and it led here: https: // tco / InzFE7yXtn) Penny for your thoughts, @jimgolby? picTwittercom / nuJ9Ti3o71

GOD SAVE AMERICA Kanye West locks rights to alleged campaign slogan and posts first ad « You just filed legal documents to lock down rights to » God Save America « – which he wants to put on shirts, sweaters and hoodies in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to get his message across which was at the forefront of his first ad campaign … bringing faith back to politics « 

DANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY Johnny Weir Wearing skin-tight red pants with suspenders over a colorful, flowy shirt that tied at his waist, the Quarryville native mirrored the moves of his dance partner, Britt Stewart, through graceful expansions, towers and lifts to Bonnie Tyler’s hit « Total Eclipse of the Heart » « 

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