bonginoreport--2020-02-14--Woman Who Breached Mar-a-Lago Security in December Sentenced to Six Months Prison

A Chinese woman found guilty of resisting police after fleeing from President Trump ’ s resort was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday .
Jing Lu , 56 , told a Florida judge she made “ an honest mistake ” when she walked onto Mar-a-Lago in December , the Palm Beach Post reported .
Lu , who has been in custody since her arrest due to an expired visa , should be released by May after receiving credit for time already served .
The Chinese national tried to enter Mar-a-Lago via the main gate but was turned away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the resort ’ s service driveway and entered the property .
Security cameras recorded her taking photos , according to police documents .
When security approached her , she fled on foot and nonviolently resisted police when they later tried to detain her in a nearby shopping district .
A jury convicted her Wednesday on the resisting police charge but acquitted her of trespassing .
Assistant State Attorney Alexandra Dorman asked the judge to sentence Lu to a year in prison to send a message .
“ There ’ s great concern for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Mar-a-Lago property , ” Dorman said .
Lu is the second Chinese national arrested after taking photos at Trump ’ s Palm Beach resort in the last year .
Yujing Zhang , 33 , was found guilty in September of trespassing at the club and lying to federal agents about why she was there .
The arrests come at a time when U.S. officials have increasingly warned of Chinese intelligence activities , though neither of the cases has resulted in charges of espionage or acting as an agent of a foreign government @

A Chinese woman found guilty of resisting police after fleeing from President Trump’s resort was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday.
Jing Lu, 56, told a Florida judge she made “an honest mistake” when she walked onto Mar-a-Lago in December, the Palm Beach Post reported.
Lu, who has been in custody since her arrest due to an expired visa, should be released by May after receiving credit for time already served.
The Chinese national tried to enter Mar-a-Lago via the main gate but was turned away by security. She then walked to the resort’s service driveway and entered the property. Security cameras recorded her taking photos, according to police documents.
When security approached her, she fled on foot and nonviolently resisted police when they later tried to detain her in a nearby shopping district.
A jury convicted her Wednesday on the resisting police charge but acquitted her of trespassing.
Assistant State Attorney Alexandra Dorman asked the judge to sentence Lu to a year in prison to send a message.
“There’s great concern for this type of [incident] happening on Mar-a-Lago property,” Dorman said.
Lu is the second Chinese national arrested after taking photos at Trump’s Palm Beach resort in the last year. Yujing Zhang, 33, was found guilty in September of trespassing at the club and lying to federal agents about why she was there.
The arrests come at a time when U.S. officials have increasingly warned of Chinese intelligence activities, though neither of the cases has resulted in charges of espionage or acting as an agent of a foreign government.


bonginoreport--2020-02-14--Foreign Aid is Emboldening Corrupt Regimes Abroad

The Senate ’ s vote to acquit Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment this month brought a much-needed end to the tiring impeachment saga America has been subject to in the last few months .
The impeachment controversy arose when President Donald Trump initially withheld military aid from Ukraine unless President Volodymyr Zelensky provided revelatory information about political rivals such as presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden ’ s business dealings .
After a whistleblower alleged that Trump may have abused power , the managerial class was off to the races to launch an impeachment inquiry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months , DC pundits have yammered on about the implications of impeachment while the rest of the country has been busy getting on with their lives the way that normal people not living off government largesse do .
Now that the impeachment trial is over , maybe we can actually talk about more relevant issues like foreign aid .
For more than seventy-five years , foreign assistance has played an integral role in American foreign policy .
In 2019 , a total of $ 39.2 billion was spent on foreign assistance , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot to be desired .
School textbooks tend to make foreign aid look like a simple process , but as with anything the government runs , foreign aid has its obligatory share of red tape .
Fergus Hodgson of Econ Americas noted that “ Little of the development funds trickle down to the target communities , ” in explaining why countries like Ethiopia and Haiti remain backwards .
More importantly , Hodgson provided an unpleasant depiction of where foreign aid money generally goes : As far as the countries where the bulk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re not necessarily the most institutionally sound .
War-ravaged countries such as Afghanistan ( $ 5.1 billion ) , Iraq ( $ 880 million ) , and Yemen ( $ 565 million ) received substantial aid in the fiscal year of 2018—be it in economic or military form .
The first two countries have been subject to US invasions , in which the US government may have spent more than $ 5 trillion trying to turn them into Western-style democracies .
In the case of Yemen , the US has been dragged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its “ special relationship ” with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia .
After nearly two decades of nation building , there appears to be no end in sight to American involvement in the region .
Thanks to the ruling class ’ s Russophobia , Ukraine was easy to side with in the Crimean conflict after Russia ramped up its intervention in the Crimean Peninsula .
This resulted in the US disbursing a total of $ 559 million in aid to Ukraine in 2018 .
Foreign aid to Ukraine was at the center of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the aforementioned countries are exemplars of clean governance .
Transparency International ’ s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index revealed that Afghanistan , Iraq , Ukraine , and Yemen have putrid corruption rankings of 172nd , 168th , 120th , and 176th place , respectively .
Foreign aid is not a get-rich-quick scheme for developing countries .
Instead of building wealth , it comes with some not-so-pleasant consequences for the recipient nation .
Also , such programs aren ’ t free .
Someone ultimately has to pay for them .
At the 2011 Conservative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Paul famously declared that Thanks to a steady flow of outside funding , governments receiving aid no longer have to be accountable to their citizens .
Knowing that US taxpayers will bail them out , some governments have no incentive whatsoever to innovate or keep corruption in check .
Like subsidizing American banks making bad decisions at the domestic level , giving foreign aid to corrupt governments or factions within a country only encourages bad behavior .
DC has become so detached from the concept of rational economics that it treats the blood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that can be squeezed out of the population and sent abroad on a legislative whim .
All of this is done with complete disregard for the unforeseen consequences that these policies inevitably produce .
Economist Frédéric Bastiat ’ s essay `` That Which is Seen , and That Which is Not Seen '' offers various points to consider when approaching the subject of government transfers such as foreign aid .
What is seen is the recipient government being propped up thanks to the aid injection , which pleases both the recipient country ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , what is not seen are the potential reform movements that would emerge under normal political circumstances .
These movements often hold the key to breaking free of the cycle of corruption and poverty that many of these countries find themselves in .
But when foreign aid enters the equation , the establishment government is artificially propped up at reformist factions ’ expense .
Domestically speaking , foreign aid money is clearly coming from American taxpayers .
In an ideal world , this money would be in the hands of American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private sector .
Sadly , most political leaders will never take these concerns into consideration .
The signing ceremonies of foreign aid agreements and the subsequent ego boosts are too irresistible to DC do-gooders , so they ’ ll work diligently to keep the foreign aid gravy train in place .
Let ’ s not kid ourselves .
It is the height of naivete to believe that developing countries will magically become rich via wealth transfers from First World countries .
It ignores many of the institutions of freedom—private property and federalism—that enabled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most prosperous societies in human history .
Policymakers will have to think outside the box if they want to see more nations join the ranks of the developed world .
Some Alternatives to Consider Indeed , there are more practical alternatives to using heavy-handed state measures to help developing countires .
First off , bilateral free trade is a much better way to handle the issue of economic development .
Expanding trade relations makes sense with regions such as Central America , which stand to benefit from the inflow of North American capital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ living standards in these capital-starved regions while also providing American consumers and entrepreneurs access to a new market of goods and services .
Another foreign aid alternative to consider is the revival of exchange programs such as the renowned collaboration between the University of Chicago and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in the 1950s .
This program helped create a new generation of free market economists who would craft the very policies that catapulted Chile into the highest echelons of economic development in Latin America .
The exchange program between the two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be replicated and expanded to other countries without much state sponsorship .
Neither of these solutions involve dumping foreign aid into these regions or using military intervention to help them .
The key to beating poverty from Santiago de Chile to Kinshasa ( in the Congo ) is still to increase these countries ’ capital stock , not confiscate Americans ’ wealth and ship it off in the form of foreign aid packages .
The only serious way to do this is through policies which reduce regulatory barriers , respect property rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capital formation .
But this may be too much to ask of Western politicians who are fixated on using the government to solve every conceivable socioeconomic problem they encounter .

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The Senate’s vote to acquit Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment this month brought a much-needed end to the tiring impeachment saga America has been subject to in the last few months.
The impeachment controversy arose when President Donald Trump initially withheld military aid from Ukraine unless President Volodymyr Zelensky provided revelatory information about political rivals such as presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings. After a whistleblower alleged that Trump may have abused power, the managerial class was off to the races to launch an impeachment inquiry against him. For the past few months, DC pundits have yammered on about the implications of impeachment while the rest of the country has been busy getting on with their lives the way that normal people not living off government largesse do.
Now that the impeachment trial is over, maybe we can actually talk about more relevant issues like foreign aid. For more than seventy-five years, foreign assistance has played an integral role in American foreign policy. In 2019, a total of $39.2 billion was spent on foreign assistance, and at a quick glance it has left a lot to be desired.
School textbooks tend to make foreign aid look like a simple process, but as with anything the government runs, foreign aid has its obligatory share of red tape. Fergus Hodgson of Econ Americas noted that “Little of the development funds trickle down to the target communities,” in explaining why countries like Ethiopia and Haiti remain backwards. More importantly, Hodgson provided an unpleasant depiction of where foreign aid money generally goes:
A confiscatory portion goes to the pockets of federal bureaucrats and U.S. contractors, and another sizable chunk goes to urban, middle-class, or affluent partners in recipient countries. Further, one-fifth of U.S. aid goes through local governments, which tend to be corrupt and incompetent.
As far as the countries where the bulk of foreign aid is going, they’re not necessarily the most institutionally sound. War-ravaged countries such as Afghanistan ($5.1 billion), Iraq ($880 million), and Yemen ($565 million) received substantial aid in the fiscal year of 2018—be it in economic or military form. The first two countries have been subject to US invasions, in which the US government may have spent more than $5 trillion trying to turn them into Western-style democracies. In the case of Yemen, the US has been dragged into a proxy war all thanks to its “special relationship” with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. After nearly two decades of nation building, there appears to be no end in sight to American involvement in the region.
Thanks to the ruling class’s Russophobia, Ukraine was easy to side with in the Crimean conflict after Russia ramped up its intervention in the Crimean Peninsula. This resulted in the US disbursing a total of $559 million in aid to Ukraine in 2018. Foreign aid to Ukraine was at the center of the now concluded impeachment charade.
None of the aforementioned countries are exemplars of clean governance. Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index revealed that Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, and Yemen have putrid corruption rankings of 172nd, 168th, 120th, and 176th place, respectively.
Foreign Aid Encourages Bad Behavior
Foreign aid is not a get-rich-quick scheme for developing countries. Instead of building wealth, it comes with some not-so-pleasant consequences for the recipient nation. Also, such programs aren’t free. Someone ultimately has to pay for them. At the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference, former congressman Ron Paul famously declared that
Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country and giving it to the rich people of a poor country.
Thanks to a steady flow of outside funding, governments receiving aid no longer have to be accountable to their citizens. Knowing that US taxpayers will bail them out, some governments have no incentive whatsoever to innovate or keep corruption in check. Like subsidizing American banks making bad decisions at the domestic level, giving foreign aid to corrupt governments or factions within a country only encourages bad behavior.
DC has become so detached from the concept of rational economics that it treats the blood and sweat of taxpayers as malleable inputs that can be squeezed out of the population and sent abroad on a legislative whim. All of this is done with complete disregard for the unforeseen consequences that these policies inevitably produce.
Economist Frédéric Bastiat’s essay "That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen" offers various points to consider when approaching the subject of government transfers such as foreign aid. What is seen is the recipient government being propped up thanks to the aid injection, which pleases both the recipient country’s elites and US foreign policy wonks.
However, what is not seen are the potential reform movements that would emerge under normal political circumstances. These movements often hold the key to breaking free of the cycle of corruption and poverty that many of these countries find themselves in. But when foreign aid enters the equation, the establishment government is artificially propped up at reformist factions’ expense. Domestically speaking, foreign aid money is clearly coming from American taxpayers. In an ideal world, this money would be in the hands of American taxpayers and put to use in the private sector. Sadly, most political leaders will never take these concerns into consideration. The signing ceremonies of foreign aid agreements and the subsequent ego boosts are too irresistible to DC do-gooders, so they’ll work diligently to keep the foreign aid gravy train in place.
Let’s not kid ourselves. It is the height of naivete to believe that developing countries will magically become rich via wealth transfers from First World countries. It ignores many of the institutions of freedom—private property and federalism—that enabled countries like the US to become the most prosperous societies in human history. Policymakers will have to think outside the box if they want to see more nations join the ranks of the developed world.
Some Alternatives to Consider
Indeed, there are more practical alternatives to using heavy-handed state measures to help developing countries. First off, bilateral free trade is a much better way to handle the issue of economic development. Expanding trade relations makes sense with regions such as Central America, which stand to benefit from the inflow of North American capital. Increased trade and investment will raise living standards in these capital-starved regions while also providing American consumers and entrepreneurs access to a new market of goods and services.
Another foreign aid alternative to consider is the revival of exchange programs such as the renowned collaboration between the University of Chicago and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in the 1950s. This program helped create a new generation of free market economists who would craft the very policies that catapulted Chile into the highest echelons of economic development in Latin America. The exchange program between the two universities still exists, but these efforts could be replicated and expanded to other countries without much state sponsorship.
Neither of these solutions involve dumping foreign aid into these regions or using military intervention to help them. The key to beating poverty from Santiago de Chile to Kinshasa (in the Congo) is still to increase these countries’ capital stock, not confiscate Americans’ wealth and ship it off in the form of foreign aid packages. The only serious way to do this is through policies which reduce regulatory barriers, respect property rights, expand commerce, and otherwise facilitate capital formation.
But this may be too much to ask of Western politicians who are fixated on using the government to solve every conceivable socioeconomic problem they encounter.


bonginoreport--2020-02-14--AOC: A President Sanders Probably Won’t Be Able to Implement His Agenda

You don ’ t say .
Actually , she does say it to HuffPost , even though Bernie Sanders claims just the opposite .
“ A president can ’ t wave a magic wand and pass any legislation they want , ” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says in dismissing chances for getting Medicare for All through Congress .
It ’ s basically a bargaining chip to restore the public option to ObamaCare : Ocasio-Cortez ― one of the most outspoken advocates for Medicare for All ― said she thought voters understood there was an “ inherent check ” on the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like our health care system .
And she argued that the realities of governing were actually an argument for someone like Sanders , as he ’ d be able to push Democrats and resulting changes further left .
But Ocasio-Cortez is also realistic about how far even a President Sanders could actually move Congress .
“ The worst-case scenario ?
We compromise deeply and we end up getting a public option .
Is that a nightmare ?
I don ’ t think so , ” she said .
Ocasio-Cortez stressed that just getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t the left ’ s ultimate goal .
But she also said she wasn ’ t here to railroad other members with differing viewpoints on health care ― she just thinks it helps to have a president who has a more ambitious platform than Congress so that Democrats could stretch what ’ s possible .
So … Bernie ’ s demanding an end to insurance coverage for more than 150 million Americans just to get back to 2009 ’ s original ObamaCare structure ?
That doesn ’ t sound at all like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If the public option is sufficient , then why not just get behind Joe Biden , who ’ s been arguing for that position all along ?
Sanders , AOC , and other allies ridiculed any structure that retained private insurance as a sellout .
For someone who ’ s selling The Revolution on the stump for Sanders , this sounds like a mighty big retreat by AOC on the central plank in his platform , and almost certainly an unauthorized walkback .
Sanders has other issues in his platform , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agenda .
His economic policies don ’ t work without it — well , they don ’ t work at all actually , but especially not without a complete switch to socialized medicine .
Furthermore , Sanders has had plenty of opportunities to offer compromises , such as Pete Buttigieg ’ s idea ( also promoted by others ) of optional Medicare buy-ins .
Sanders has steadfastly refused to water down his vision by a single inch .
Don ’ t be so sure that Sanders agrees with Ocasio-Cortez he can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Axios reports this morning that Team Bernie plans to expand the reconciliation process in the Senate to turn Congress into a complete rubber stamp by having the vice-president usurp the parliamentarian : The Sanders team knows the Senate will be a problem , thanks to ( what ’ s left of ) the filibuster .
They ’ re planning to get around that by using budget reconciliation rules to pass most of his major plans — channeling progressive Democrats ’ frustrations over the Senate ’ s track record of killing big plans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be passed with just a majority vote , but only under strict conditions .
Anything that doesn ’ t have an impact on spending or revenues can be knocked out , and some problems can ’ t be fixed , as Democrats found when they used it to finish passing the Affordable Care Act in 2010 .
Sanders plans to get around that problem by directing his vice president to rule that Medicare for All , the Green New Deal and other big proposals can be passed that way — overruling any procedural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that be done ?
It ’ s how Harry Reid got the final version of ObamaCare through the Senate after Ted Kennedy ’ s death ended his filibuster-proof supermajority .
It ’ s also how Republicans passed their big tax-cut package two-plus years ago .
It can be done with a united Senate majority caucus , but that may be the rub for President Bernie : • That would be an extreme challenge given that virtually all of his most ambitious proposal have divided Democrats on the campaign trail and would be sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Even if he managed to do that , there would be fallout within the Senate from repeated use of the vice president ’ s powers to overrule any procedural objections — and not just among the senators .
• The vice president would have to repeatedly overrule the Senate parliamentarian , a non-political officer whose job is to interpret the rules .
If that happens again and again , the parliamentarian could just step aside and stop offering advice on the next procedural challenges — basically telling the vice president : You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both of the previous two cases , reconciliation got pushed by Senate majority leaders , not the vice president , on policies that united their caucuses .
Will Senate Democrats go all-in for Bernie ’ s socialist agenda ?
Probably not , but this possibility might make for a very good election argument … from Republican candidates and incumbents in Senate races .

You don’t say. Actually, she does say it to HuffPost, even though Bernie Sanders claims just the opposite. “A president can’t wave a magic wand and pass any legislation they want,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says in dismissing chances for getting Medicare for All through Congress. It’s basically a bargaining chip to restore the public option to ObamaCare:
Ocasio-Cortez ― one of the most outspoken advocates for Medicare for All ― said she thought voters understood there was an “inherent check” on the president’s ability to actually change things like our health care system. And she argued that the realities of governing were actually an argument for someone like Sanders, as he’d be able to push Democrats and resulting changes further left. But Ocasio-Cortez is also realistic about how far even a President Sanders could actually move Congress. “The worst-case scenario? We compromise deeply and we end up getting a public option. Is that a nightmare? I don’t think so,” she said. Ocasio-Cortez stressed that just getting a public option for health care wasn’t the left’s ultimate goal. But she also said she wasn’t here to railroad other members with differing viewpoints on health care ― she just thinks it helps to have a president who has a more ambitious platform than Congress so that Democrats could stretch what’s possible.
So … Bernie’s demanding an end to insurance coverage for more than 150 million Americans just to get back to 2009’s original ObamaCare structure? That doesn’t sound at all like what Sanders is saying on the road. If the public option is sufficient, then why not just get behind Joe Biden, who’s been arguing for that position all along? Sanders, AOC, and other allies ridiculed any structure that retained private insurance as a sellout.
For someone who’s selling The Revolution on the stump for Sanders, this sounds like a mighty big retreat by AOC on the central plank in his platform, and almost certainly an unauthorized walkback. Sanders has other issues in his platform, but Medicare for All is central to his agenda. His economic policies don’t work without it — well, they don’t work at all actually, but especially not without a complete switch to socialized medicine. Furthermore, Sanders has had plenty of opportunities to offer compromises, such as Pete Buttigieg’s idea (also promoted by others) of optional Medicare buy-ins. Sanders has steadfastly refused to water down his vision by a single inch.
Don’t be so sure that Sanders agrees with Ocasio-Cortez he can’t get his agenda through Congress, either. Axios reports this morning that Team Bernie plans to expand the reconciliation process in the Senate to turn Congress into a complete rubber stamp by having the vice-president usurp the parliamentarian:
The Sanders team knows the Senate will be a problem, thanks to (what’s left of) the filibuster. They’re planning to get around that by using budget reconciliation rules to pass most of his major plans — channeling progressive Democrats’ frustrations over the Senate’s track record of killing big plans. Those rules can allow proposals to be passed with just a majority vote, but only under strict conditions. Anything that doesn’t have an impact on spending or revenues can be knocked out, and some problems can’t be fixed, as Democrats found when they used it to finish passing the Affordable Care Act in 2010. Sanders plans to get around that problem by directing his vice president to rule that Medicare for All, the Green New Deal and other big proposals can be passed that way — overruling any procedural challenges that might come up.
Can that be done? It’s how Harry Reid got the final version of ObamaCare through the Senate after Ted Kennedy’s death ended his filibuster-proof supermajority. It’s also how Republicans passed their big tax-cut package two-plus years ago. It can be done with a united Senate majority caucus, but that may be the rub for President Bernie:
That would be an extreme challenge given that virtually all of his most ambitious proposal have divided Democrats on the campaign trail and would be sure to divide them in the Senate.
Even if he managed to do that, there would be fallout within the Senate from repeated use of the vice president’s powers to overrule any procedural objections — and not just among the senators.
The vice president would have to repeatedly overrule the Senate parliamentarian, a non-political officer whose job is to interpret the rules. If that happens again and again, the parliamentarian could just step aside and stop offering advice on the next procedural challenges — basically telling the vice president: You’re on your own.
In both of the previous two cases, reconciliation got pushed by Senate majority leaders, not the vice president, on policies that united their caucuses. Will Senate Democrats go all-in for Bernie’s socialist agenda? Probably not, but this possibility might make for a very good election argument … from Republican candidates and incumbents in Senate races.


bonginoreport--2020-02-14--State Employee Who Interned for Democrats Charged With Vandalizing New Mexico GOP HQ

State employee 'heavily involved with the Democratic Party ' arrested for allegedly vandalizing GOP headquarters in New Mexico Suspect also @ @ @ @ @ Michelle Lujan Grisham when she was a U.S. congresswoman

A New Mexico state employee who once interned for Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was arrested for allegedly vandalizing Republican Party headquarters in Albuquerque, KOAT-TV reported.
Detectives said Cameron Chase McCall was identified on surveillance video spray painting the words "Still Traitors" on the building last week, the station noted.
Image source: KOAT-TV video screenshot
"The [criminal] complaint says McCall is heavily involved with the Democratic Party," KOAT reported.
Image source: KOAT-TV video screenshot
What else?
McCall is an employee with Expo New Mexico and is now on leave, the station said, adding that an Expo spokesman noted that if McCall is the individual on the video, he could be terminated.
A spokesman for the governor confirmed McCall interned for her when she was a U.S. congresswoman and noted that Grisham condemned the vandalism as unacceptable behavior, KOAT said.
GOP staff told the station it will cost about $4,000 to repair the vandalism.
Police also are investigating if McCall is the same person who spray painted GOP headquarters last March with the word "Traitors," KOAT reported.
Image source: KOAT-TV video screenshot
Following last year's vandalism, Republican Party staffers installed cameras, the station said.
The police report indicated photos and tips led them to McCall, who was arrested Wednesday night, KOAT noted.
In addition, police said the same type of paint was used in last year's and this year's vandalism, the station reported.
Since McCall has no prior arrests on his record, he was released from jail until his next court date, KOAT said.


bonginoreport--2020-02-14--Liberal Groups Fighting Awfully Hard to Keep Dead Voters on the Rolls

Liberal groups and high-powered New York attorneys swooped into Detroit this week to help the city fight a lawsuit over its voter roll irregularities , which included thousands of deceased individuals appearing on the rolls .
The League of Women Voters of Michigan and its Detroit chapter filed a motion to intervene on behalf of Detroit city clerk Janice Winfrey and Director of Elections George Azzouz .
Winfrey and Azzouz were sued in December by the Public Interest Legal Foundation ( PILF ) , an election integrity group .
The officials had ignored PILF 's requests to inspect Detroit 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of ineligible voters on the city 's rolls .
The Brennan Center for Justice , a progressive policy institute at New York University School of Law , will help the League fight PILF 's lawsuit .
Myrna Pérez , the center 's director of voting rights and elections programs , and Eliza Sweren-Becker , counsel in the center 's Democracy Program , signed on to the motion .
New York-based attorneys from the Paul Weiss law firm , where former Obama attorney general Loretta Lynch is a partner , also joined the motion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ converging on Detroit as part of a broader campaign against alleged efforts to `` purge '' individuals from voter rolls .
Democrats have built a massive network of nonprofit groups , funded by George Soros and other liberal donors , to oppose Republican-backed voting initiatives such as voter identification laws .
Michigan is a significant target for such efforts given its `` swing state '' status ; Trump won the state by just 10,000 votes in the 2016 election .
`` The national 2020 elections will be held in less than nine months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ motion .
`` If a resolution of this matter—whether by court order or through a negotiated settlement—results in an aggressive purge and a heightened standard for voter list maintenance beyond reasonableness , the League may not have significant time to remedy the issue . ''
Logan Churchwell , communications director for PILF , said the groups still have to convince the court they belong in the room .
`` This is yet more evidence of the left 's deep investments to preserve faulty voter registration records and the questionable procedures at the root @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
PILF filed suit after discovering 2,500 deceased individuals among the city 's rolls and 5,000 duplicate registrations .
In a city where only 479,267 individuals are eligible to vote , PILF found 511,786 registered voters .
The League of Women Voters of Michigan did not respond to a request for comment .
Robert Atkins , the top attorney from Paul Weiss listed on the motion , also did not respond .
Many of the attorneys working with the League have donated to Democratic presidential and Senate candidates this cycle .
Atkins , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has provided contributions ranging from $ 250 to $ 3,000 to the presidential campaigns of Joe Biden , Pete Buttigieg , Kamala Harris , and Cory Booker .
Atkins also donated to the Senate campaigns of Cal Cunningham , running in North Carolina , and Theresa Greenfield , running in Iowa .
The IA/NC Senate 2020 committee , a joint fundraising venture between Cunningham and Greenfield , is bankrolled by dozens of attorneys at the firm , including Atkins and Loretta Lynch .
The committee has so far pushed $ 100,000 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16 , it disbursed $ 1,100 to Paul Weiss for catering and room rental .
Another attorney listed on the League 's motion , William Michael , has also given thousands to Democratic presidential candidates including Biden and Amy Klobuchar .
Employees at Paul Weiss provided more than $ 1 million to Democrats and $ 180,000 to Republicans so far this cycle , according to the Center for Responsive Politics .
Democrats began their attempts to chip away at Republican voting initiatives prior to the 2016 election .
After Trump 's victory , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more robust infrastructure .
Marc Elias , a top Democratic lawyer at the Washington , D.C. , office of the Perkins Coie law firm , led efforts to combat voter identification laws during the 2016 cycle .
Elias , who was Hillary Clinton 's top campaign lawyer at the time , brought lawsuits forward in a number of states , including Virginia , Ohio , Wisconsin , and North Carolina .
The campaign was heavily funded by George Soros , who expressed a goal of expanding the electorate by 10 million voters .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the board of Priorities USA to lead its nonprofit arm 's efforts against state voting laws .
Priorities USA additionally absorbed Every Citizen Counts , a nonprofit created by Clinton allies that focused on mobilizing Latino and African-American voters .
The group began to zero in on voting issues .
A number of organizations carrying the same mission sprang up around that time .
Let America Vote , a nonprofit established by former Democratic Missouri secretary of state Jason Kander , was one .
It works with other liberal outfits and contains dozens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including Elias , Stacey Abrams , and Guy Cecil , chairman of Priorities USA .

Liberal groups and high-powered New York attorneys swooped into Detroit this week to help the city fight a lawsuit over its voter roll irregularities, which included thousands of deceased individuals appearing on the rolls.
The League of Women Voters of Michigan and its Detroit chapter filed a motion to intervene on behalf of Detroit city clerk Janice Winfrey and Director of Elections George Azzouz. Winfrey and Azzouz were sued in December by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), an election integrity group. The officials had ignored PILF's requests to inspect Detroit's voter registrations after the group discovered thousands of ineligible voters on the city's rolls.
The Brennan Center for Justice, a progressive policy institute at New York University School of Law, will help the League fight PILF's lawsuit. Myrna Pérez, the center's director of voting rights and elections programs, and Eliza Sweren-Becker, counsel in the center's Democracy Program, signed on to the motion. New York-based attorneys from the Paul Weiss law firm, where former Obama attorney general Loretta Lynch is a partner, also joined the motion.
The liberal groups and attorneys are converging on Detroit as part of a broader campaign against alleged efforts to "purge" individuals from voter rolls. Democrats have built a massive network of nonprofit groups, funded by George Soros and other liberal donors, to oppose Republican-backed voting initiatives such as voter identification laws. Michigan is a significant target for such efforts given its "swing state" status; Trump won the state by just 10,000 votes in the 2016 election.
"The national 2020 elections will be held in less than nine months," the League states in its motion. "If a resolution of this matter—whether by court order or through a negotiated settlement—results in an aggressive purge and a heightened standard for voter list maintenance beyond reasonableness, the League may not have significant time to remedy the issue."
Logan Churchwell, communications director for PILF, said the groups still have to convince the court they belong in the room.
"This is yet more evidence of the left's deep investments to preserve faulty voter registration records and the questionable procedures at the root of the problem," Churchwell said.
PILF filed suit after discovering 2,500 deceased individuals among the city's rolls and 5,000 duplicate registrations. In a city where only 479,267 individuals are eligible to vote, PILF found 511,786 registered voters.
The League of Women Voters of Michigan did not respond to a request for comment. Robert Atkins, the top attorney from Paul Weiss listed on the motion, also did not respond.
Many of the attorneys working with the League have donated to Democratic presidential and Senate candidates this cycle. Atkins, co-chair of Paul Weiss's litigation department, has provided contributions ranging from $250 to $3,000 to the presidential campaigns of Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, and Cory Booker.
Atkins also donated to the Senate campaigns of Cal Cunningham, running in North Carolina, and Theresa Greenfield, running in Iowa. The IA/NC Senate 2020 committee, a joint fundraising venture between Cunningham and Greenfield, is bankrolled by dozens of attorneys at the firm, including Atkins and Loretta Lynch. The committee has so far pushed $100,000 to each of the candidates. On Dec. 16, it disbursed $1,100 to Paul Weiss for catering and room rental.
Another attorney listed on the League's motion, William Michael, has also given thousands to Democratic presidential candidates including Biden and Amy Klobuchar. Employees at Paul Weiss provided more than $1 million to Democrats and $180,000 to Republicans so far this cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Democrats began their attempts to chip away at Republican voting initiatives prior to the 2016 election. After Trump's victory, however, they mobilized to build a more robust infrastructure.
Marc Elias, a top Democratic lawyer at the Washington, D.C., office of the Perkins Coie law firm, led efforts to combat voter identification laws during the 2016 cycle. Elias, who was Hillary Clinton's top campaign lawyer at the time, brought lawsuits forward in a number of states, including Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. The campaign was heavily funded by George Soros, who expressed a goal of expanding the electorate by 10 million voters.
Following the 2016 election, Elias joined the board of Priorities USA to lead its nonprofit arm's efforts against state voting laws. Priorities USA additionally absorbed Every Citizen Counts, a nonprofit created by Clinton allies that focused on mobilizing Latino and African-American voters. The group began to zero in on voting issues.
A number of organizations carrying the same mission sprang up around that time. Let America Vote, a nonprofit established by former Democratic Missouri secretary of state Jason Kander, was one. It works with other liberal outfits and contains dozens of high-level operatives on its advisory board, including Elias, Stacey Abrams, and Guy Cecil, chairman of Priorities USA.


bonginoreport--2020-02-16--Cryotocurrency Regulation is in the Works

The U.S. bitcoin and cryptocurrency community has had a rough week—and its future is looking bleak .
This week , Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin warned `` significant '' new bitcoin and cryptocurrency regulations are on their way , Minneapolis Federal Reserve president Neel Kashkari branded cryptocurrencies `` a giant garbage dumpster , '' and the Department of Justice called bitcoin mixing `` a crime . ''
However , the news has failed to much move the bitcoin price , which remains up almost 50 % since the beginning of the year .
Mnuchin , who last year echoed U.S. president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cryptocurrencies , told the Senate Finance Committee the U.S. Treasury Department 's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ) is preparing `` significant new requirements '' around cryptocurrencies and we 'll `` be seeing a lot of work coming out very quickly . ''
`` We want to make sure that technology moves forward but , on the other hand , we want to make sure that cryptocurrencies are n't used for the equivalent of old Swiss secret number bank accounts , '' Mnuchin said , adding FinCEN and the Treasury Department more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time on this . ''
Last year , Mnuchin warned that bitcoin will not be widely used in ten years time and that it could be considered a U.S. national security risk .
Meanwhile , adding to the assault on bitcoin and cryptocurrencies coming out of the U.S. this week , Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kashkari said cryptocurrencies lack the basic characteristics of any stable currency .
`` The reason that the dollar has value is because the U.S. government has a legal monopoly on producing the dollar , '' said Kashkari , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked whether he would want his 1-year-old daughter to be gifted a Treasury bond or a bitcoin for her next birthday .
`` In the virtual-currency and cryptocurrency world , there are thousands of these garbage coins out there .
Literally , people have been fleeced for tens of billions of dollars , and finally the SEC is getting involved in cracking down on this . ''
Elsewhere , Department of Justice prosecutors this week branded bitcoin mixing software , designed to mask the origin of bitcoin transactions , `` money laundering .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who was this week arrested for his alleged involvement in a money-laundering conspiracy worth more than $ 300 million , the Department of Justice referred to Harmon 's Helix software as a `` money transmitting and money laundering business . ''
The bitcoin and cryptocurrency regulatory landscape in the U.S. has long been found stifling by the nascent crypto industry—with some choosing to more favourable regions such as Switzerland .
`` Everyone in the know is already well aware of Europe ’ s clear guidance on crypto custody , exchange licensing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and security tokens , '' said blockchain pioneer and managing director of Yeoman ’ s Capital David Johnston , adding , `` European rules are very clear at this point . ''
Social media giant Facebook , which last year revealed it will launch its own cryptocurrency , libra , in 2020 , opted to base its independent governing Libra Association in Switzerland .

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The U.S. bitcoin and cryptocurrency community has had a rough week—and its future is looking bleak.
This week, Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin warned "significant" new bitcoin and cryptocurrency regulations are on their way, Minneapolis Federal Reserve president Neel Kashkari branded cryptocurrencies "a giant garbage dumpster," and the Department of Justice called bitcoin mixing "a crime."
However, the news has failed to much move the bitcoin price, which remains up almost 50% since the beginning of the year.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told the Senate Finance Committee that the Financial Crimes ... [+] Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is preparing to unveil new regulations around bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Getty Images
Mnuchin, who last year echoed U.S. president Donald Trump's criticism of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, told the Senate Finance Committee the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is preparing "significant new requirements" around cryptocurrencies and we'll "be seeing a lot of work coming out very quickly."
"We want to make sure that technology moves forward but, on the other hand, we want to make sure that cryptocurrencies aren't used for the equivalent of old Swiss secret number bank accounts," Mnuchin said, adding FinCEN and the Treasury Department more broadly are "spending a lot of time on this."
Last year, Mnuchin warned that bitcoin will not be widely used in ten years time and that it could be considered a U.S. national security risk.
Meanwhile, adding to the assault on bitcoin and cryptocurrencies coming out of the U.S. this week, Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kashkari said cryptocurrencies lack the basic characteristics of any stable currency.
"The reason that the dollar has value is because the U.S. government has a legal monopoly on producing the dollar," said Kashkari, speaking at a Montana event after being asked whether he would want his 1-year-old daughter to be gifted a Treasury bond or a bitcoin for her next birthday.
"In the virtual-currency and cryptocurrency world, there are thousands of these garbage coins out there. Literally, people have been fleeced for tens of billions of dollars, and finally the SEC is getting involved in cracking down on this."
The bitcoin price has climbed since the beginning of the year but remains far from its 2019 highs of ... [+] around $14,000 per bitcoin. Coinbase
Elsewhere, Department of Justice prosecutors this week branded bitcoin mixing software, designed to mask the origin of bitcoin transactions, "money laundering."
In the indictment of Larry Harmon, who was this week arrested for his alleged involvement in a money-laundering conspiracy worth more than $300 million, the Department of Justice referred to Harmon's Helix software as a "money transmitting and money laundering business."
The bitcoin and cryptocurrency regulatory landscape in the U.S. has long been found stifling by the nascent crypto industry—with some choosing to more favourable regions such as Switzerland.
"Everyone in the know is already well aware of Europe’s clear guidance on crypto custody, exchange licensing, rules for issuance of payment, utility and security tokens," said blockchain pioneer and managing director of Yeoman’s Capital David Johnston, adding, "European rules are very clear at this point."
Social media giant Facebook, which last year revealed it will launch its own cryptocurrency, libra, in 2020, opted to base its independent governing Libra Association in Switzerland.
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bonginoreport--2020-02-16--America Has a Record Number of “401(k) Millionaires”

As for the rest of us , there 's good news and bad news , particularly for those at or near retirement .
Still , 401 ( k ) and IRA millionaires are relatively rare : The number of retirement millionaires represents 1.6 % of the 27.2 million IRA and 401 ( k ) accounts managed by Fidelity .
Fidelity , the largest 401 ( k ) provider in the United States , released its quarterly analysis Thursday .
The report on retirement trends has become increasingly relevant as baby boomers retire in record numbers .
Thanks to record-breaking markets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 401 ( k ) and IRA millionaires has reached a new record , according to Fidelity .
Boomers — they are now 56 to 74 years old — have an average balance of $ 210,400 , but it 's well-known that small groups of super-savers — the 401 ( k ) millionaires — push the averages up .
Drill down into the results , and the situation is particularly difficult for baby boomers — the huge segment of society born between 1946 and 1964 who are now entering retirement age in record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have more and half have less — is a far-more modest $ 69,900 .
That leaves very little to draw down on a yearly basis .
Assuming a 5 % yearly drawdown , that 's about $ 3,500 a year .
`` As the median amounts in this study show , millions of Americans over the age of 55 have too little saved for a comfortable retirement , and not enough time to save significantly more , '' David John , senior strategic policy advisor , AARP Public Policy Institute , told CNBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but not much else .
This will continue until every employer offers some form of retirement benefit and every American can save for retirement from the day they go to work until the day they retire . ''
Of course , that is not the complete retirement picture .
There is Social Security and pensions .
And some have more than one retirement account .
For example , if someone takes a new job but rolls their old 401 ( k ) into an IRA , their new 401 ( k ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 0 , which would keep the median and average down .
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Among individuals who have been in their 401 ( k ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ average balance reached a record of $ 328,200 .
Still , even Fidelity admits more needs to be done .
`` Millions of people rely on a 401 ( k ) , 403 ( b ) or IRA as primary vehicles for retirement savings , so the industry needs to continue to find ways to make these accounts more accessible , more efficient and easier to use , '' Kevin Barry , president of Workplace Investing at Fidelity Investments , said in a statement .
The recently passed SECURE Act should help : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minimum distributions , which allows older investors to keep more in their retirement plan for longer periods .
It allows investors to contribute to traditional IRAs after turning 70.5 years old and makes it easier for administrators to offer annuities , which under some circumstances may be an attractive way to reduce risk .

As for the rest of us, there's good news and bad news, particularly for those at or near retirement.
Still, 401(k) and IRA millionaires are relatively rare: The number of retirement millionaires represents 1.6% of the 27.2 million IRA and 401(k) accounts managed by Fidelity.
Fidelity, the largest 401(k) provider in the United States, released its quarterly analysis Thursday. The report on retirement trends has become increasingly relevant as baby boomers retire in record numbers.
Thanks to record-breaking markets and more retirement savings, the number of 401(k) and IRA millionaires has reached a new record, according to Fidelity.
Boomers — they are now 56 to 74 years old — have an average balance of $210,400, but it's well-known that small groups of super-savers — the 401(k) millionaires — push the averages up.
Drill down into the results, and the situation is particularly difficult for baby boomers — the huge segment of society born between 1946 and 1964 who are now entering retirement age in record numbers.
The median — where half have more and half have less — is a far-more modest $69,900.
That leaves very little to draw down on a yearly basis. Assuming a 5% yearly drawdown, that's about $3,500 a year.
"As the median amounts in this study show, millions of Americans over the age of 55 have too little saved for a comfortable retirement, and not enough time to save significantly more," David John, senior strategic policy advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute, told CNBC. "They will have Social Security, but not much else. This will continue until every employer offers some form of retirement benefit and every American can save for retirement from the day they go to work until the day they retire."
Of course, that is not the complete retirement picture. There is Social Security and pensions. And some have more than one retirement account. For example, if someone takes a new job but rolls their old 401(k) into an IRA, their new 401(k) would have an initial balance of $0, which would keep the median and average down.
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Fidelity notes that those who have been in their 401(k)s longer have higher averages, which makes sense. Among individuals who have been in their 401(k) plan for 10 years straight, the average balance reached a record of $328,200.
Still, even Fidelity admits more needs to be done. "Millions of people rely on a 401(k), 403(b) or IRA as primary vehicles for retirement savings, so the industry needs to continue to find ways to make these accounts more accessible, more efficient and easier to use," Kevin Barry, president of Workplace Investing at Fidelity Investments, said in a statement.
The recently passed SECURE Act should help: It raises the minimum age for required minimum distributions, which allows older investors to keep more in their retirement plan for longer periods. It allows investors to contribute to traditional IRAs after turning 70.5 years old and makes it easier for administrators to offer annuities, which under some circumstances may be an attractive way to reduce risk.


bonginoreport--2020-02-16--Judicial Watch: “Strong Evidence” of Hunter Biden Criminal Misconduct in Ukraine

There is 'strong evidence of criminal misconduct ' by Hunter Biden , says top government watchdog 'This Biden scandal ai @ @ @ @

The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump may be over, but federal officials are examining the behavior of former Vice President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden. At least one major government watchdog believes the younger Biden may find himself in serious trouble.
Hunter Biden's business dealings were at the center of Trump's impeachment case, following the revelation that he was being paid up to $50,000 per month to sit on the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian natural gas producer, an amount well above the average paid to top executives who sit on major corporate boards.
Moreover, the younger Biden had no experience on energy matters or in Ukraine, further raising suspicions that he was inappropriately leveraging his relationship with his father, who was serving as the U.S. vice president, for his personal financial gain.
'Strong evidence of criminal misconduct'
Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton says that Hunter Biden's business activities in Ukraine could land him in hot water with prosecutors at the Justice Department.
In an interview with One America News, Fitton said there is "strong evidence of criminal misconduct" by the younger Biden, as the U.S. Treasury Department has begun turning over confidential bank records related to Biden in response to a request from Senate investigative committees that are scrutinizing his activities.
The Washington Examiner reported the documents requested by Senate investigators are known as "suspicious activity reports," or "banking alerts involving money laundering or fraud, related to Biden and his associates."
Senate investigators have also asked the Secret Service to turn over Hunter Biden's travel records, which Fitton explained could be the beginning of a broader criminal probe.
"This would be the basic investigative work one would do if you were trying to figure out where Hunter Biden was and who he was traveling with during the Obama presidency," Fitton, who recommended that federal investigators also look into Joe Biden's travels to China, another country where his son was working, said.
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'No evidence it was a legitimate business relationship'
Fitton also raised questions about Hunter Biden's role with Burisma.
"There's no evidence that it was a legitimate business relationship or that Biden had the background or capability to serve on the board," he said.
Additionally, Fitton explained that "the payments were out of the ordinary and extraordinary, suggesting some other improprieties. Now we have Rudy Giuliani with documents, some of them from court cases here in the United States, suggesting that money he was receiving was, in part, laundered."
"This Biden scandal ain't going away," he said.
A recent poll shows that most Americans seem to agree with Fitton. According to a Politico/Morning Consult survey, 52 percent of voters believe it was inappropriate for Hunter Biden to take the job with Burisma, while only 18 percent said it was appropriate. Fifty-seven percent of respondents also said Biden's relationship with the Ukrainian firm was a scandal, while 19 percent said it was not.


bonginoreport--2020-02-16--Nancy Pelosi Finds New Excuse for SOTU Shredding, Blames Media

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) made waves when she shredded President Donald Trump 's State of the Union address earlier this month .
The next day we learned that she planned to make a scene , as evidenced by video footage .
She confirmed her desire for attention during an exclusive interview with CNN on Saturday .
`` Are you giving a signal that the Democrats will fight back hard , that you will not be constrained by what you believe to be insurgent behavior on the other side , and that this is , you know , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ? ''
CNN 's Christiane Amanpour asked .
`` Let me say this : I had no intention of doing that when we went to the State of the Union .
In fact , I was well into past the first third of it .
I 'm a speed reader so I was reading ahead so I knew what was there .
I got past about a third of it and I thought , 'This is terrible , ' '' Pelosi explained .
According to the speaker , she decided to put little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted to remember .
Except each page had something she thought was `` rememberable . ''
`` I made a niche on a couple of pages thinking , 'You ought to remember what was on this page , this page , ' then I realized most every page had something in it that was objectionable .
So it wasn ’ t a planned thing , but it was — '' she rolled her tongue in her mouth , clearly looking for words , before she changed the subject .
She then changed her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fault that she had to resort to such actions .
`` One of my disappointments is the fact that all we have done legislatively , whether it ’ s equal pay for equal work , raising the minimum wage , gun violence protection , issues that relate to our children , the list goes on , climate action now , we have very little press on it , '' Pelosi stated .
`` And it seems if you want to get press you have to get attention .
So I thought , 'Well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that what he said here today was not true . '
'' We all knew this was premeditated .
It was obvious Nancy was doing this for attention .
If she was n't , she would n't have ripped the speech up in sections .
She would n't have continually turned as she ripped the papers so that every camera saw her .
If her actions are because of a lack of press , what newspapers is she reading ?
What news stations is she watching ?
Because leftist media continually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And `` gun violence prevention '' is something that 's covered widely across the board .
The left covers it as a national health crisis .
Those of us on the right point to the policies and continually talk about the Second Amendment infringements .
Nice attempt at spinning , Nancy , but we see through your BS .

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) made waves when she shredded President Donald Trump's State of the Union address earlier this month. The next day we learned that she planned to make a scene, as suggested by video footage. She confirmed her desire for attention during an exclusive interview with CNN on Saturday.
"Are you giving a signal that the Democrats will fight back hard, that you will not be constrained by what you believe to be insurgent behavior on the other side, and that this is, you know, a time to go mano a mano?" CNN's Christiane Amanpour asked.
"Let me say this: I had no intention of doing that when we went to the State of the Union. In fact, I was well into past the first third of it. I'm a speed reader so I was reading ahead so I knew what was there. I got past about a third of it and I thought, 'This is terrible,'" Pelosi explained.
According to the speaker, she decided to put little tears in the areas of pages she wanted to remember. Except each page had something she thought was "rememberable."
"I made a niche on a couple of pages thinking, 'You ought to remember what was on this page, this page,' then I realized most every page had something in it that was objectionable. So it wasn’t a planned thing, but it was —" she rolled her tongue in her mouth, clearly looking for words, before she changed the subject.
She then changed her narrative, saying it's the press's fault that she had to resort to such actions.
"One of my disappointments is the fact that all we have done legislatively, whether it’s equal pay for equal work, raising the minimum wage, gun violence protection, issues that relate to our children, the list goes on, climate action now, we have very little press on it," Pelosi stated. "And it seems if you want to get press you have to get attention. So I thought, 'Well, let’s get attention on the fact that what he said here today was not true.'"
We all knew this was premeditated. It was obvious Nancy was doing this for attention. If she wasn't, she wouldn't have ripped the speech up in sections. She wouldn't have continually turned as she ripped the papers so that every camera saw her.
If her actions are because of a lack of press, what newspapers is she reading? What news stations is she watching? Because leftist media continually covers climate change and minimum wage proposals. And "gun violence prevention" is something that's covered widely across the board. The left covers it as a national health crisis. Those of us on the right point to the policies and continually talk about the Second Amendment infringements.
Nice attempt at spinning, Nancy, but we see through your BS.


bonginoreport--2020-02-16--Bloomberg Campaign Ad Spending Tops $400 Million

Michael Bloomberg has spent more than double his nearest Democratic presidential primary rival on campaign ads .
Data from political ad tracker Kantar/CMAG shows the former New York City mayor spent roughly $ 417.7 million as of Sunday morning , which according to CNN 's David Wright , also includes futures reservations .
The amount is 10 times as much as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former South Bend , Indiana , Mayor Pete Buttigieg , who leads the delegate race in the contest , have each spent .
The closest candidate to Bloomberg in spending is Tom Steyer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign , who poured about $ 193.6 million into ads .
As Bloomberg 's spending has increased , so has his poll numbers .
The former mayor has nearly doubled his support from 8 % to 14 % in just two weeks according to , RealClearPolitics national average .
Bloomberg 's rise has coincided with Joe Biden 's stumbling in early state contests .
The former vice president 's support has dropped nearly 10 % in the last two weeks .
Bloomberg has faced criticism from his fellow contenders for buying ads instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said the billionaire 's strategy is `` to hide behind airwaves . ''

Michael Bloomberg has spent more than double his nearest Democratic presidential primary rival on campaign ads.
Data from political ad tracker Kantar/CMAG shows the former New York City mayor spent roughly $417.7 million as of Sunday morning, which according to CNN's David Wright, also includes futures reservations.
The amount is 10 times as much as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who leads the delegate race in the contest, have each spent.
Here's a look at ad spending through today (including future reservations:
Bloomberg: $417.7 million
Steyer: $193.6 million
Sanders: $41.8 million
Buttigieg: $40 millon
Warren: $21.4 million
Biden: $12.3 million
Klobuchar: $10.6 million
Gabbard $5.4 million — David Wright (@DavidWright_7) February 16, 2020
The closest candidate to Bloomberg in spending is Tom Steyer, a fellow billionaire who is self-funding his campaign, who poured about $193.6 million into ads.
As Bloomberg's spending has increased, so has his poll numbers. The former mayor has nearly doubled his support from 8% to 14% in just two weeks according to, RealClearPolitics national average.
Bloomberg's rise has coincided with Joe Biden's stumbling in early state contests. The former vice president's support has dropped nearly 10% in the last two weeks.
Bloomberg has faced criticism from his fellow contenders for buying ads instead of trying to qualify for debates. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said the billionaire's strategy is "to hide behind airwaves."


bonginoreport--2020-02-16--Eight CNN and MSNBC Legal Analysis Sign Petition Calling for Resignation of AG Barr

Eight legal analysts who work for CNN and MSNBC or appear frequently on the networks signed a petition Sunday calling on Attorney General William Barr to resign over his handling of Roger Stone ’ s case .
CNN analysts and former federal prosecutors Elie Honig and Renato Mariotti signed the petition , which has more than 1,140 signatures .
MSNBC analysts Paul Butler , Frank Figliuzzi , Matthew Miller and Jill Wine-Banks also signed the document , which was compiled by Protect Democracy , a nonprofit group staunchly opposed to President Donald Trump .
Nick Akerman , a former Watergate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Mimi Rocah , a former prosecutor who recently left MSNBC to run for a district attorney position , also signed the petition .
The petitioners are upset that Barr directed the U.S. Attorney ’ s Office in Washington , D.C. , to revise a court filing that recommended that Stone , a long time Trump confidante , serve between 87 months and 108 months in prison on charges that he obstructed a congressional investigation and tampered with a witness .
Prosecutors said in a revised filing on Feb. 11 that Stone deserved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but one that was “ far less ” than the 87-108 months that was initially recommended .
( RELATED : DOJ Revises Stone Sentencing Recommendation ) Trump weighed in on the initial filing and called the recommendation “ disgraceful ” and a “ miscarriage of justice.
” Barr insisted in an interview on Feb. 13 that he did not speak with Trump about Stone ’ s case .
He told ABC News that he had problems with prosecutors ’ initial recommendation , because he and other Justice Department officials believed that a nine-year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Stone ’ s case .
Four prosecutors withdrew from the Stone case in protest of the revision .
Democrats and various pundits also pounced on Barr ’ s involvement in the matter .
“ President Trump and Attorney General Barr have openly and repeatedly flouted this fundamental principle , most recently in connection with the sentencing of President Trump ’ s close associate , Roger Stone , who was convicted of serious crimes , ” reads the petition .
“ Those actions , and the damage they have done to the Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the rule of law , require Mr. Barr to resign.
” The petitioners also urged Justice Department employees to take matters into their own hands .
They called on employees to “ report future abuses ” to the Justice Department ’ s Office of the Inspector General , the FBI ’ s Office of Professional Responsibility and Congress .
They also urged employees to “ refuse to carry out directives that are inconsistent with their oaths of office , ” to withdraw from cases that involve misconduct , and , if necessary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the reasons for their resignation .
In the new filing , prosecutors took issue with how much additional jail time was added to Stone ’ s prospective sentence due to his witness tampering charge .
That charge dealt with messages that Stone sent to his longtime associate , Randy Credico , in April 2018 .
In one , Stone told Credico : “ Prepare to die , cocksucker.
” Credico testified at Stone ’ s trial that he did not feel threatened by the message .
He also wrote a letter on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to spare Stone of jail time .
Prosecutors initially discounted Credico ’ s testimony .
But in the new filing , prosecutors said that Stone ’ s recommended prison sentence would be five years lower if the messages were not factored into the sentencing guidelines .
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Eight legal analysts who work for CNN and MSNBC or appear frequently on the networks signed a petition Sunday calling on Attorney General William Barr to resign over his handling of Roger Stone’s case.
CNN analysts and former federal prosecutors Elie Honig and Renato Mariotti signed the petition, which has more than 1,140 signatures.
MSNBC analysts Paul Butler, Frank Figliuzzi, Matthew Miller and Jill Wine-Banks also signed the document, which was compiled by Protect Democracy, a nonprofit group staunchly opposed to President Donald Trump.
Nick Akerman, a former Watergate prosecutor who appears frequently on MSNBC, and Mimi Rocah, a former prosecutor who recently left MSNBC to run for a district attorney position, also signed the petition.
The petitioners are upset that Barr directed the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., to revise a court filing that recommended that Stone, a long time Trump confidante, serve between 87 months and 108 months in prison on charges that he obstructed a congressional investigation and tampered with a witness.
Prosecutors said in a revised filing on Feb. 11 that Stone deserved a “substantial” prison sentence, but one that was “far less” than the 87-108 months that was initially recommended. (RELATED: DOJ Revises Stone Sentencing Recommendation)
Trump weighed in on the initial filing and called the recommendation “disgraceful” and a “miscarriage of justice.” Barr insisted in an interview on Feb. 13 that he did not speak with Trump about Stone’s case. He told ABC News that he had problems with prosecutors’ initial recommendation, because he and other Justice Department officials believed that a nine-year prison sentence was “very excessive” for Stone’s case.
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Four prosecutors withdrew from the Stone case in protest of the revision. Democrats and various pundits also pounced on Barr’s involvement in the matter.
“President Trump and Attorney General Barr have openly and repeatedly flouted this fundamental principle, most recently in connection with the sentencing of President Trump’s close associate, Roger Stone, who was convicted of serious crimes,” reads the petition. “Those actions, and the damage they have done to the Department of Justice’s reputation for integrity and the rule of law, require Mr. Barr to resign.”
The petitioners also urged Justice Department employees to take matters into their own hands.
They called on employees to “report future abuses” to the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General, the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility and Congress.
They also urged employees to “refuse to carry out directives that are inconsistent with their oaths of office,” to withdraw from cases that involve misconduct, and, if necessary, to resign and “report publicly” the reasons for their resignation.
In the new filing, prosecutors took issue with how much additional jail time was added to Stone’s prospective sentence due to his witness tampering charge.
That charge dealt with messages that Stone sent to his longtime associate, Randy Credico, in April 2018. In one, Stone told Credico: “Prepare to die, cocksucker.”
Credico testified at Stone’s trial that he did not feel threatened by the message. He also wrote a letter on Jan. 20 asking Judge Amy Berman Jackson to spare Stone of jail time.
Prosecutors initially discounted Credico’s testimony. But in the new filing, prosecutors said that Stone’s recommended prison sentence would be five years lower if the messages were not factored into the sentencing guidelines.
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bonginoreport--2020-02-16--“Goal Complete” – President Trump Signs Helmet for Racer Hailie Deegan

Following the announcement that President Donald Trump would be serving as the grand marshal of the Daytona 500 on Sunday , those that support him were very excited .
One NASCAR driver , Hailie Deegan , was particularly fired up .
She headed to Daytona International Speedway with the goal of getting her helmet signed by the president , and she was successful in this attempt .
`` Today 's goal .
Get my helmet signed by Trump , '' Deegan wrote on Twitter after discovering that the president would be present at the Daytona 500 .
She knew that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easiest , but she actually had some inside help .
Donald Trump Jr. responded to her and said : `` DM me ...
I may know someone . ''
It was n't made clear if Trump Jr. actually did help Deegan acquire her autograph , but she did find success prior to the race .
However , she was also greeted with a number of responses from her fans .
Some were excited about the autograph while others made it clear that they would be cheering on a different driver in the coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dislike Hailie for this , bye do n't let the door hit ya on your way out , '' one of Deegan 's supporters stated on Twitter .
Other users said that they would be boycotting her , as well as her sponsors .
The 18-year-old Deegan originally started following in the footsteps of her father , Metal Mulisha founding member Brian Deegan , but she soon transitioned into off-road racing .
She found considerable success in the off-road world and was named the 2016 Lucas Oil Off-Road Driver of the Year .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 and soon became a popular figure in the racing world .
She joined Toyota 's driver development program and ultimately transitioned into a full-time career within NASCAR in 2018 .
Two years later , Deegan is now working with Ford 's driver development program and is taking part in select series throughout the year .
She has hopes of continuing her career with more and more races , as well as numerous wins .
That being said , Deegan took time away from racing to get an autograph prior to the Daytona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and have him sign her helmet , and she accomplished that goal on Sunday afternoon .

Following the announcement that President Donald Trump would be serving as the grand marshal of [...]
Following the announcement that President Donald Trump would be serving as the grand marshal of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, those that support him were very excited. One NASCAR driver, Hailie Deegan, was particularly fired up. She headed to Daytona International Speedway with the goal of getting her helmet signed by the president, and she was successful in this attempt.
"Today's goal. Get my helmet signed by Trump," Deegan wrote on Twitter after discovering that the president would be present at the Daytona 500. She knew that getting this autograph would not be the easiest, but she actually had some inside help. Donald Trump Jr. responded to her and said: "DM me ... I may know someone."
It wasn't made clear if Trump Jr. actually did help Deegan acquire her autograph, but she did find success prior to the race. However, she was also greeted with a number of responses from her fans. Some were excited about the autograph while others made it clear that they would be cheering on a different driver in the coming years.
"Some of you now dislike Hailie for this, bye don't let the door hit ya on your way out," one of Deegan's supporters stated on Twitter. Other users said that they would be boycotting her, as well as her sponsors.
The 18-year-old Deegan originally started following in the footsteps of her father, Metal Mulisha founding member Brian Deegan, but she soon transitioned into off-road racing. She found considerable success in the off-road world and was named the 2016 Lucas Oil Off-Road Driver of the Year.
Deegan began transitioning to asphalt racing in 2016 and soon became a popular figure in the racing world. She joined Toyota's driver development program and ultimately transitioned into a full-time career within NASCAR in 2018.
Two years later, Deegan is now working with Ford's driver development program and is taking part in select series throughout the year. She has hopes of continuing her career with more and more races, as well as numerous wins.
That being said, Deegan took time away from racing to get an autograph prior to the Daytona 500. She wanted to meet President Trump and have him sign her helmet, and she accomplished that goal on Sunday afternoon.
(Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)


bonginoreport--2020-02-17--Stacey Abrams Wants to be a VP Candidate

Failed Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Stacey Abrams sat-down with the hosts of The View Monday ; saying she would be “ honored ” to run alongside any of the Democratic candidates during the 2020 presidential election .
“ It would be doing a disservice to every woman of color , every woman of ambition… for me to say no , ” said Abrams .
“ I want it — of course I want to serve America.
” Abrams unveiled her “ plans ” to become the President of the United States within 20 years last month ; telling a reporter she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Do you think the country will elect a woman president in the next 20 years ?
” asked reporter Clare Malone .
“ Do you think it will elect a black woman ?
” Malone pressed .
“ Yes , I do .
That ’ s my plan .
And I ’ m very pragmatic , ” Abrams replied .
“ Abrams has never held an office higher than a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives , although she did spend several years as a member of the Democratic leadership of that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her contentious election against Kemp in 2018 — a race that was seen as a potential bellwether for Republicans in right-leaning states nationwide during what was a wave election year for Democrats , ” reports Fox News .

Failed Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Stacey Abrams sat-down with the hosts of The View Monday; saying she would be “honored” to run alongside any of the Democratic candidates during the 2020 presidential election.
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“It would be doing a disservice to every woman of color, every woman of ambition… for me to say no,” said Abrams. “I want it — of course I want to serve America.”
.@staceyabrams "would be honored to run for vice president with the nominee" if asked. "It would be doing a disservice to every woman of color, every woman of ambition… for me to say no," she adds. "I want it — of course I want to serve America." https://t.co/iSpno6P0QG pic.twitter.com/vMoFXE2jE2 — The View (@TheView) February 17, 2020
Abrams unveiled her “plans” to become the President of the United States within 20 years last month; telling a reporter she’s “very pragmatic.”
“Do you think the country will elect a woman president in the next 20 years?” asked reporter Clare Malone.
“Yes, absolutely,” Abrams said.
“Do you think it will elect a black woman?” Malone pressed.
“Yes, absolutely,” Abrams fired-back.
“Do you think they’ll elect you?” asked Malone.
“Yes, I do. That’s my plan. And I’m very pragmatic,” Abrams replied.
“Abrams has never held an office higher than a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives, although she did spend several years as a member of the Democratic leadership of that body. Abrams gained national fame for her contentious election against Kemp in 2018 — a race that was seen as a potential bellwether for Republicans in right-leaning states nationwide during what was a wave election year for Democrats,” reports Fox News.
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bonginoreport--2020-02-17--Brawl Breaks Out at Bernie Sanders Rally After Supporter is Triggered by “Black Guns Matter” T-Shirt

– A fight broke out in the middle of the Bernie Sanders rally on Sunday evening at the Colorado Convention Center .
The Democratic presidential candidate rallied thousands of supporters in Denver in a campaign stop before the March 3 Colorado primary .
CBS4 ’ s news camera was capturing video of the event when two men began fighting .
They pushed through a metal barrier fence toward the back near the media risers as they grappled with each other and one man knocked the other down onto the ground after lifting him up .
They both landed on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the middle of delivering his speech from .
Friends of both people quickly intervened and after some more shoving successfully broke up the fight .
It wasn ’ t immediately clear to CBS4 ’ s crew what the two men were fighting about , but someone contacted CBS4 on Monday by phone and said he is a Sanders supporter and one of the people involved .
He said his name is Tyler and that a person with a T-shirt on that read “ Black Guns Matter ” was with two other men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When Tyler tried to capture video of the booing on his phone ’ s camera , the man shoved him through the barrier .
Tyler then retaliated .
It was that action which was captured by CBS4 ’ s camera .
Another video provided to CBS4 by an anonymous viewer shows the moments leading up to the brawl .
It allegedly shows Tyler , in a jeans jackets , and another man arguing about the man ’ s shirt .
That man with the “ Black Guns Matter ” shirt also contacted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tyler the aggressor and said he is African American .
“ He had a problem with the shirt I was wearing , ” this man said .
“ I was recording the event , he walks up and calls me a racist .
But I thought , ‘ What ’ s he know about black lives , about discrimination , or , for that matter , the representation of the shirt . '
” Throughout American history , the man continued , “ Black people and their ability to own firearms has historically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got from a conceal-carry class.
” He said he agrees with Sanders on a number of policies but definitely not on gun ownership .
“ I think it ’ s really a sad thing at a Bernie rally , when someone has a difference of opinion , that someone would be treated like that .
I thought it really would be a lot more inclusive than that .
It ’ s not a safe place to express differences .
I would expect that sort of thing at a Trump rally.
” Neither one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security instead chose to instruct them to separate from each other in the crowd .
Sanders didn ’ t pause during his speech at any point during the fight .

DENVER (CBS4) - A fight broke out in the middle of the Bernie Sanders rally on Sunday evening at the Colorado Convention Center. The Democratic presidential candidate rallied thousands of supporters in Denver in a campaign stop before the March 3 Colorado primary.
(credit: CBS)
CBS4's news camera was capturing video of the event when two men began fighting. They pushed through a metal barrier fence toward the back near the media risers as they grappled with each other and one man knocked the other down onto the ground after lifting him up.
(credit: CBS)
Friends of both people quickly intervened and after some more shoving successfully broke up the fight.
It wasn't immediately clear to CBS4's crew what the two men were fighting about, but someone contacted CBS4 on Monday by phone and said he is a Sanders supporter and one of the people involved. He said his name is Tyler and that a person with a T-shirt on that read "Black Guns Matter" was with two other men and they were booing during the speech. When Tyler tried to capture video of the booing on his phone's camera, the man shoved him through the barrier. Tyler then retaliated. It was that action which was captured by CBS4's camera.
Another video provided to CBS4 by an anonymous viewer shows the moments leading up to the brawl. It allegedly shows Tyler, in a jeans jackets, and another man arguing about the man's shirt. That man with the "Black Guns Matter" shirt also contacted CBS4, although anonymously. He called Tyler the aggressor. The other man identified himself as African American.
"He had a problem with the shirt I was wearing," this man said. "I was recording the event, he walks up and calls me a racist. But I thought, 'What's he know about black lives, about discrimination, or, for that matter, the representation of the shirt.'"
Throughout American history, the man continued, "Black people and their ability to own firearms has historically been very restricted. The shirt I got from a conceal-carry class."
He said he agrees with Sanders on a number of policies but definitely not on gun ownership.
"I think it's really a sad thing at a Bernie rally, when someone has a difference of opinion, that someone would be treated like that. I thought it really would be a lot more inclusive than that. It's not a safe place to express differences. I would expect that sort of thing at a Trump rally."
Neither one of the men was escorted out -- security instead chose to instruct them to separate from each other in the crowd.
Sanders didn't pause during his speech at any point during the fight.
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bonginoreport--2020-02-17--Jeff Bezos to Invest $10 Billion Into “Bezos Earth Fund”

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Monday a $ 10-billion plan to tackle what he says is the most important threat facing human beings : man-made global warming .
Bezos is pressing forward with what he dubbed the Bezos Earth Fund , an initiative he hopes will spur investments to find climate solutions .
His statement came as Amazon workers continue to threaten a mass walkout over the company ’ s supposed lack of climate action .
“ Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet , ” the billionaire wrote in a statement .
“ We can save Earth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collective action from big companies , small companies , nation states , global organizations , and individuals.
” Bezos noted that he is providing a $ 10-billion infusion of cash to kick off the initiative .
“ Earth is the one thing we all have in common — let ’ s protect it together , ” he added .
( RELATED : Amazon Has Spent Nearly $ 1.5 Million On Seattle ’ s City Council Races In 2019 ) Amazon employees created a group called Employees for Climate Justice , which published a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow company employees to speak to the press in September .
More than 1,000 employees walked off their jobs in September 2019 in support of a national march calling on Bezos to do more on global warming .
“ Now is a time when we need to have communications policies that let us speak honestly about our company ’ s role in the climate crisis , ” Karen Costa , a user experience principal designer at Amazon , said in a statement in January .
Bezos ’ s worth fell to $ 111.4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wife in April of that year , according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index .
He lost more money than any other human on the planet that year .
He was worth roughly $ 150 billion before the split .
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Monday a $10-billion plan to tackle what he says is the most important threat facing human beings: man-made global warming.
Bezos is pressing forward with what he dubbed the Bezos Earth Fund, an initiative he hopes will spur investments to find climate solutions. His statement came as Amazon workers continue to threaten a mass walkout over the company’s supposed lack of climate action.
“Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet,” the billionaire wrote in a statement. “We can save Earth. It’s going to take collective action from big companies, small companies, nation states, global organizations, and individuals.”
Bezos noted that he is providing a $10-billion infusion of cash to kick off the initiative.
“Earth is the one thing we all have in common — let’s protect it together,” he added. (RELATED: Amazon Has Spent Nearly $1.5 Million On Seattle’s City Council Races In 2019)
Amazon employees created a group called Employees for Climate Justice, which published a statement in January updating its plans to allow company employees to speak to the press in September.
More than 1,000 employees walked off their jobs in September 2019 in support of a national march calling on Bezos to do more on global warming.
“Now is a time when we need to have communications policies that let us speak honestly about our company’s role in the climate crisis,” Karen Costa, a user experience principal designer at Amazon, said in a statement in January.
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Bezos’s worth fell to $111.4 billion in 2019 after he divorced his wife in April of that year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He lost more money than any other human on the planet that year. He was worth roughly $150 billion before the split.
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bonginoreport--2020-02-17--President Trump’s Top Adviser is Zeroing in on “Anonymous” White House Official

Peter Navarro is hunting for the mysterious Trump administration official behind the anonymous tell-all book and critical New York Times opinion piece about the White House .
The White House trade adviser initiated his own unofficial investigation to root out `` Anonymous '' alongside several others , according to the Daily Beast .
White House counsel Pat Cipollone is leading the administration ’ s official investigation to comb through the ranks of officials to identify the author .
A group of National Security Council staffers is also conducting a search .
Navarro has compiled writing samples from a number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ samples compared to Anonymous ’ s column and book , focusing on how the author constructs sentences and uses certain phrases .
Sources familiar with Navarro ’ s investigation said he has identified one suspect and delivered his findings in a report given to Cipollone .
Anonymous is known only as a senior Trump administration official who wrote a critical September 2018 New York Times column , as well as a book titled A Warning .
Both works are critical of the Trump administration and talk of a “ resistance ” inside the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The identity of Anonymous has eluded reporters and government officials since the New York Times opinion piece appeared .
Trump has used the article to bolster allegations that some in his administration , including Obama holdovers , are working against his agenda .
Last week , former U.S. Attorney Joe diGenova , a lawyer whose work has been caught up in the Ukraine-impeachment controversy , said he and his wife , Victoria Toensing , were told by `` a senior government official '' that `` Anonymous '' had been identified as an official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be removed `` soon . ''
In recent weeks , Trump has taken action to remove multiple officials from his orbit who have been critical of him .
Trump stripped Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman of his National Security Council role and recalled U.S .
Ambassador Gordon Sondland from his post at the European Union after both officials testified against Trump in the House Democrats ' impeachment investigation .

Peter Navarro is hunting for the mysterious Trump administration official behind the anonymous tell-all book and critical New York Times opinion piece about the White House.
The White House trade adviser initiated his own unofficial investigation to root out "Anonymous" alongside several others, according to the Daily Beast. White House counsel Pat Cipollone is leading the administration’s official investigation to comb through the ranks of officials to identify the author. A group of National Security Council staffers is also conducting a search.
Navarro has compiled writing samples from a number of officials in the administration and had the samples compared to Anonymous’s column and book, focusing on how the author constructs sentences and uses certain phrases. Sources familiar with Navarro’s investigation said he has identified one suspect and delivered his findings in a report given to Cipollone.
Anonymous is known only as a senior Trump administration official who wrote a critical September 2018 New York Times column, as well as a book titled A Warning.
Both works are critical of the Trump administration and talk of a “resistance” inside the administration working to thwart President Trump.
The identity of Anonymous has eluded reporters and government officials since the New York Times opinion piece appeared. Trump has used the article to bolster allegations that some in his administration, including Obama holdovers, are working against his agenda.
Last week, former U.S. Attorney Joe diGenova, a lawyer whose work has been caught up in the Ukraine-impeachment controversy, said he and his wife, Victoria Toensing, were told by "a senior government official" that "Anonymous" had been identified as an official working in the White House and would be removed "soon."
In recent weeks, Trump has taken action to remove multiple officials from his orbit who have been critical of him. Trump stripped Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman of his National Security Council role and recalled U.S. Ambassador Gordon Sondland from his post at the European Union after both officials testified against Trump in the House Democrats' impeachment investigation.