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Friday July 19, 2019

Focus group: It's still the economy, stupid
Axios | Alexi McCammond | 07/19/19

WARREN, Mich. -- Some swing voters here told us that even though they hate President Trump's behavior, they'll place more importance on the state of the economy -- and their personal financial situations -- when deciding how to vote in 2020.

Why it matters: This highlights the challenge for Democrats who relish the opportunity to label Trump as "lawless" or a "divider-in-chief." Every incumbent president since FDR who has avoided a recession in the lead-up to an election year was re-elected. ... Read more

Filthy Rich: The Billionaire's Sex Scandal - The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein by James Patterson

You've read the Jeffrey Epstein headlines, now get the full story. The world's bestselling author, James Patterson, has written the definitive book on the billionaire pedophile at the center of the newly unsealed federal sex crimes case.

Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins into the New York City and Palm Beach elite. A college dropout with an instinct for numbers -- and for people -- Epstein amassed his wealth through a combination of access and skill. But even after he had it all, Epstein wanted more. That unceasing desire -- and especially a taste for underage girls --resulted in sexual-abuse charges, to which he pleaded guilty and received a shockingly lenient sentence.
James Patterson on his investigation into Jeffrey Epstein | FOXNews | 07/09/19 | 8:35

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal
TheGuardian | Anushka Asthana | 07/19/19

Jeffrey Epstein is a wealthy financier and one-time friend to the rich and famous, counting Donald Trump, Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton as acquaintances. In 2005 a 14-year-old girl reported that Epstein had molested her in Palm Beach. Others came forward, some of them also minors. But after plea negotiations between Epstein's legal team and the then US attorney in Miami, Alexander Acosta, Epstein served just 13 months in prison.

This month he was arrested on sex trafficking charges and last week federal prosecutors claimed that lewd photographs of girls as young as 14 had been discovered in a safe in his Manhattan mansion. Epstein, 66, has pleaded not guilty. Journalist Vicky Ward tells Anushka Asthana about meeting Epstein in 2002 when she was profiling him for Vanity Fair magazine, while the Guardian's Ed Pilkington discusses the current case. ... Read more
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal | TheGuardian | 07/19/19 | 30:28

There Were Rumors For Years. Why Didn't The Jeffrey Epstein Story Break Earlier? | Beat the Press | 07/12/19 | 6:44

Rarely has the U.S. and global economy been under such self-inflicted pressure.
Axios | Steve LeVine | 07/19/19

Rarely has the U.S. and global economy been under such self-inflicted pressure, weighed down by a frenzy of deficit spending, attacks on trading partners, and a broadside to the fundamental system of business.

Why it matters: So far at least, global stock markets have seemed to shrug off the relentless jostling of the financial system, mostly by President Trump, with all three major U.S. exchanges rising again on Thursday. But experts tell Axios that investors ultimately will price in a costlier assessment of his "America First" policies.

Among the economic hits are:

  • The 2019 U.S. budget deficit is on track to exceed $1 trillion, its first time to cross that threshold since the aftermath of the financial crash, and national debt to reach $33 trillion in a decade, 50% higher than today.
  • The U.S. trade war with allies and rivals is attacking hundreds of billions of dollars of business, with no sign of a letup soon. And now Japan has started one, too.
  • Those wars are causing a massive disruption to the movement of stuff that big companies buy and sell, and the parts that go into it, forcing them into a costly reconfiguration of the essence of how they conduct business. ... Read more

    I ran across this older video from FOXNew critiquing Rep. Ilhan Omar. It shows FOXNews slant, AND how much farther right FOXNews has gone since April.
    Rep. Ilhan Omar blasted for 9/11 remarks | FoxNews | 04/12/19 | 9:52
    Ilhan Omar Gets Hero's Welcome At A Minneapolis Airport 7-18-2019 | 07/18/19 | 1:40
    		•  Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Friday, July 19 [11:00]
    Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Friday, July 19 (FULL) | 59:02
    Note: on the full 59:02 video look for small white (or black) circles on the Progressbar they denote the different news stories. You can move the pointer on the Progressbar to jump to each story, and around the video.
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    2. Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America is for White People"
    3. In 2003, This U.K. Whistleblower Almost Stopped the Iraq Invasion. A New Film Tells Her Story
    Trump Spews Lies About Ilhan Omar (Full show) | TYT | 07/19/19 | 44:56
    Americans Respond To Trump's Racism | TYT | 07/19/19 | 7:59
    Lindsey Graham's Cringey Defense Of Trump | TYT | 07/19/19 | 9:06
    **Papantonio: The Plot Thickens in the Dershowitz-Epstein Story | The Ring Of Fire | Thom Hartmann | older, but interesting 01/23/15 | 9:43
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    Friday News Roundup -- Domestic | 1a.org | 07/19/19 | 1hr
    1. Migrants in Ciudad Juarez and other Mexican border towns were cautiously optimistic as the policy took effect on Tuesday, with U.S. officials still calling those on lists of asylum seekers to cross the bridge into the United States and apply.
      The new rule requires asylum-seekers crossing a third country on the way to the United States to first pursue safe-haven there, precluding claims for the thousands who traverse Central American countries and Mexico to reach the U.S. border.
      Although migrants could still be granted interviews with U.S. asylum officers or face a U.S. immigration judge, the bar will be much higher.
    2. We're also following the backlash from President Trump's thread of racist tweets. He tweeted that four freshman congresswomen of color should "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came." Three of those four congresswomen were born in the United States.
    Friday News Roundup -- International | 1a.org | 07/19/19 | 1hr
    1. The World Health Organization declared an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a global health emergency.
      More than 1,600 people are dead. From The Guardian: "This is perhaps the most complicated epidemic the world has ever had to face, yet still the response in the DRC remains overstretched and underfunded," said Dr Josie Golding, epidemics lead at Wellcome. "A step-up in the response, led by the DRC and with full international support, is critical if we are to bring the epidemic to an end. This must include enhanced diplomatic, public health, security and logistic efforts as well as releasing much needed financial resources."
    2. In Sudan, the military and civilian activists reached a deal to share power. But questions still remain about how power will be divided and transferred.
    3. And Christine Lagarde resigned as head of the International Monetary Fund this week. She is currently in the nomination process to lead the European Central Bank.
    4. And the United States is planning to send hundreds of troops to Saudi Arabia amid high tensions in the region. This move comes as Iran says it has seized another foreign oil tanker in the Gulf region. The Revolutionary Guard says the foreign tanker, the origin of which has not yet been identified, was smuggling fuel. Twelve people were on board.
    Trump Distances Himself From The Racist Chant He Inspired | Stephen Colbert | 07/18/19 | 11:27
    Trump's Racist Attack on the Squad & A Raid on Area 51 | Trevor Noah | 07/18/19 | 5:38
    Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein Arrested for Trafficking Minors | Trever Noah | 07/15/19 | 6:32
    Trump Defends His Racist Tweets | Trever Noah | 07/16/19 | 6:55
    Chaos Ensues During House Vote on Condemning Trump's Racist Comment | Trever Noah | 07/17/19 | 7:25
    The Consequence Of Elite Impunity | All In | MSNBC | 07/11/19 | 7:06
    President Donald Trump Campaign Hush Money Scam Appears To Have Worked | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC | 07/19/19 | 10:52
    **Paragon Of Corruption At Trump Interior Draws Eye Of Congress | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC | 07/19/19 | 19:29
    		 With Jeffrey Epstein Still In Jail, Will His Victims Come Forward? | Morning Joe | MSNBC | 07/19/19 | 10:15
    Republicans Finally Panic Over President Donald Trump's Remarks | Morning Joe | MSNBC | 07/19/19 | 22:22
    The 'Profound Heaviness' Of This Week | Morning Joe | MSNBC | 07/19/19 | 16:54

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