Daily News Thread 4/20

Democratic Party files lawsuit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks conspired to disrupt the 2016 campaign

The Democratic National Committee filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit Friday against the Russian government, the Trump campaign and the WikiLeaks organization alleging a far-reaching conspiracy to disrupt the 2016 campaign and tilt the election to Donald Trump.
reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/democratic-party-sues-russia-trump-campaign-for-allegedly-disrupting-2016-election-idUSKBN1HR2BE

North and South Korea set up hotline ahead of summit

North and South Korea have set up a telephone hotline between their two leaders - the first time such a direct line of communication has been set up.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-43836144

Cuba's New President Vows to Defend Socialist Revolution

President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the new period would be characterized by "modernization of the economic and social model."
telesurtv.net/english/news/Cubas-New-President-Vows-to-Defend-Socialist-Revolution-20180419-0028.html

Rosenstein Tells Trump He’s Not a Target in Mueller, Cohen Probes

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told President Donald Trump last week that he isn’t a target of any part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation or the probe into his longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, according to several people familiar with the matter.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-19/rosenstein-said-to-tell-trump-he-s-not-target-in-mueller-probe

U.K. Labour ‘Having the Time of Our Lives’ as May Stumbles

John McDonnell, self-proclaimed enemy of capitalism and the man who would be chancellor of the exchequer, took pride in sowing dissent.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-20/mcdonnell-woos-past-enemies-for-u-k-labour-s-push-for-power

Merkel May Have Met Her Match in Germany’s New SPD Leader

Angela Merkel has enjoyed a relatively painless start to her fourth term in office. That could be about to change with the German leader’s Social Democrat coalition partners poised to elect a combative one-time party rebel as their leader.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-20/merkel-may-have-met-her-match-in-germany-s-new-spd-leader-nahles

Japanese Official Says Font Size on Sexual Harassment Complaint Was Too Small

When asked about a complaint from a TV station that the most senior official at his ministry sexually harassed a reporter, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said the font used on the complaint letter was too small.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-20/on-sexual-harassment-complaint-japan-s-aso-objects-to-font-size

AP-NORC Poll: Americans expect Russia tension will get worse

Americans largely fear the country’s relationship with Russia and China will get worse in the coming year, and despite signs of diplomatic progress with Kim Jong Un on nuclear weapons, nearly half say the same about North Korea.
apnews.com/2e0882599ff7420e8bba929f5752343f

Army won’t meet recruiting mission, lowers 2017 goal

The U.S. Army will not meet its mission to recruit 80,000 active duty soldiers this year and has officially lowered the goal.
apnews.com/9632d07eef964c5a94874533c10129fb

The U.K. Just Went 55 Hours Without Using Coal for the First Time in History

Coal, which fueled the world’s biggest economies for more than a century, is increasingly losing out to renewables.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-19/u-k-goes-a-record-55-hours-without-coal-as-clean-power-expands

French Anti-Macron Demonstrations Draw Up To 300,000 Nationwide

Rail workers, who embarked Wednesday on their fourth strike since the start of April, were out in force.
telesurtv.net/english/news/French-Anti-Macron-Demonstrations-Draw-Up-To-300000-Nationwide-20180419-0016.html

SunTrust Says Data on 1.5 Million Customers May Have Been Stolen

SunTrust Banks Inc., Georgia’s largest lender, said it’s investigating a former employee that might have stolen personal data on 1.5 million customers.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-20/suntrust-says-data-on-1-5-million-customers-may-have-been-stolen

Wells Fargo hit by record $1bn penalty

Wells Fargo has been fined a record $1bn by two US regulators to resolve investigations into car insurance and mortgage lending breaches.
bbc.com/news/business-43834511

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nakedcapitalism.com/2018/04/us-opioid-prescriptions-fall-record-rate.html
nakedcapitalism.com/2018/04/criminal-justice-environmental-justice-collide.html
propublica.org/article/chicago-gang-database-is-not-just-about-gangs
mondediplo.com/outsidein/authoritarianism-as-usual
thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2018/04/20/global-economy-peaked/
socialistworker.org/2018/04/20/a-feminist-outpouring-shakes-the-spanish-state
dissentmagazine.org/blog/world-inequality-report-2018
reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-ruling/appeals-court-rules-against-u-s-on-funds-for-sanctuary-cities-idUSKBN1HQ2WG
sputniknews.com/radio_loud_and_clear/201804201063735967-cuba-picks-a-new-head-of-state-as-trump-rolls-back-obamas-cuba-policy/
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National School Walkout: US students mark Columbine anniversary

Schoolchildren across the US are walking out of school on Friday to demonstrate against gun violence.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43835834

Student Injured in Florida High School Shooting

At least one student was wounded, and police have taken a suspect into custody after an early morning shooting at a high school in Ocala, Florida Friday.
telesurtv.net/english/news/Student-Injured-in-Florida-High-School-Shooting-20180420-0005.html

Portman’s snub of ‘Jewish Nobel’ triggers Israel backlash

After the Oscar-winning actress and one of the most committed daughters of Israel refused to fetch the “Jewish Nobel Prize,” worth $2 million in Israel, due to her distress over the “recent events”, local MP demands more distress for her.
sputniknews.com/viral/201804201063754042-israel-gaza-violence-actor-portman/

Arizona educators vote to strike, a first for the state

Arizona educators and school employees fueling the teacher-led #RedForEd movement voted in support of a walkout — an unprecedented action aimed at pressuring state leaders to act on their demands for more education funding.
9news.com/article/news/nation-now/arizona-educators-vote-to-strike-a-first-for-the-state/465-8aef0739-f314-44d3-be6d-4f384d5d360e

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OP/ED

Slavoj Zizek: Do sexbots have rights?

The current wave of politically-correct moralism reared its head in recent debates about the need to regulate relations between humans and sexbots (sexual robots).
rt.com/op-ed/424709-sexbots-sex-dolls-rights/

US Opioid Prescriptions Fall at Record Rate

Some good news on the opioid front is not good enough.
nakedcapitalism.com/2018/04/us-opioid-prescriptions-fall-record-rate.html

When Criminal Justice and Environmental Justice Collide

Environmental protestors,like other protestors, run the risk of facing jail time. That exposure is heightened by the fact that "out" groups have more reason to be demanding change.
nakedcapitalism.com/2018/04/criminal-justice-environmental-justice-collide.html

Chicago’s Gang Database Isn’t Just About Gangs

Why are the Black Panthers listed alongside street gangs?
propublica.org/article/chicago-gang-database-is-not-just-about-gangs

Authoritarianism as usual

‘Why do authoritarian regimes love elections?' asked sociologist Amro Ali, referring to the assured reelection of Egypt's incumbent president, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, who's been called ‘the most repressive dictator in modern Egyptian history.'
mondediplo.com/outsidein/authoritarianism-as-usual

Global economy peaked?

thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2018/04/20/global-economy-peaked/

A feminist outpouring shakes the Spanish state

The strike and mobilizations on March 8 were the biggest in the history of the Spanish state, or nearly so.
socialistworker.org/2018/04/20/a-feminist-outpouring-shakes-the-spanish-state

A Dismal Report Card on Global Inequality

A new report, based on the work of Thomas Piketty and his colleagues, offers a stark picture of the increasing concentration of wealth and income at a global scale.
dissentmagazine.org/blog/world-inequality-report-2018

Interesting. Trump's cronies are being sued, but not Trump himself.


Trump is really stupid.


B-but my coal jobs!

Bruv, Maggie shutdown the coal mines in the 1980s.

this dude is just based, there's no questioning that at this point.
is it time to bring back Robespierre.yet?

living meme. Love this bloke.

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He really has his finger on Zig Forums's pulse.

I'M TAKING ABOUT 'MERICAN JERBS! TRUMP PROMISED US A COAL POWERED SPACE FORCE!

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it must feel pretty cool to be a british leftist at the moment

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Mate it feels fucking fantastic.

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Its fucking happening lads

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The notion that labour may be placed more firmly on the left and begin paving the way towards socialism in britain makes the days bearable.

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Appeals court rules against U.S. on funds for sanctuary cities

reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-ruling/appeals-court-rules-against-u-s-on-funds-for-sanctuary-cities-idUSKBN1HQ2WG


Cucked again.

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Doesn't May lead on approval ratings though? I would be a bit pessimistic about things, because her approval ratings is 35% approval 43% disapproval. While Jeremy's is 29% approval 48% disapproval. Have no idea how the fuck that shit works though, but I wouldn't catch our chickens just yet.

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You know for as much as I fucking hate this nation's god awful hell fucked court system, it's very entertaining watching it completely dismantle Trump's every single whim. He can't even do anything about it, I can only imagine how much autistic screaming has gone on over it

Eh, approval swings based on immidiate issues. At the end of the day only one poll truely counts.

Same thing is happening in the UK, the army has been shrinkjng for the last 6 years.

May is like Thatcher's autistic son, on any immediate issue she has bumbled enough to make George Bush sound like fucking Carl Sagan

She's an embarrassment every time she tries to do something. She can't not fuck up

That's because you're under the misguided assumption that it isn't too late.

With numbers like that, is it any surprise that the Pentagon completely ignored Trump's decree to ban transgender soldiers?

he is the president so they don't want any judge to dismiss the whole case based on that "CAN YOU ACTUALLY SUE A SITTING PRESIDENT?" thing.

Better than I'd have expected - they got his son. I've been worried that the FBI's leaning in all of this was to deflect attention from the Trump campaign towards Russians (who they'd have trouble prosecuting/would get unknown patsies for) and the general public - and it probably will. Meanwhile Jr. basically admitted to meeting with a Russian for sweet dirt from the Kremlin - good for these fucks having the balls to go after him.

[RADIO] Cuba Picks a New Head of State as Trump Rolls Back Obama’s Cuba Policy
sputniknews.com/radio_loud_and_clear/201804201063735967-cuba-picks-a-new-head-of-state-as-trump-rolls-back-obamas-cuba-policy/

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Underrated.

That's what I was thinking. While it's hard to prove Trump colluded with the Russians, his campaign sure as hell did, or at least look like they did. It's speculated that this lawsuit is to force more that information out in the open. The discovery alone is sure to bring fireworks.

Between Mueller, Cohen, Stomey, and now this lawsuit, I can't recall the last time an American president has been in this much legal trouble.

Military Coup to make Trump absolute leader when?

If the army continues to shrink than it would be easier to flood them with recruits who are socialists than do a coup. Militaristic-Blanquism when?

Gorbachev also promised to defend Socialist Revolution, "Perestroika will continue October Revolution".
I wonder just how naive leftypol is. Be critical, don't just accept anything they say off the bat, every revisionist called themselves communist at some point.

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i-its 3847d chess h-heh

Kushner Cos. subpoenaed by feds after AP report

apnews.com/30b38fa4bc8344d7bf7f6ed450608dd5

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You know, during 2016, Trump supporters liked to spam this JLU meme as evidence of Trump's "noble intentions", that he was stepping down from his high perch to serve the country. However, in the wake of all of these investigations and lawsuits, I feel the original meaning of this line is coming to bear as the public light destroys whatever empire Trump had.

Like Luthor, Trump should've quit while he was ahead.

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rt.com/news/424738-korea-kim-nuclear-ballistic-tests/

Meanwhile, in Georgia…

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Is this the single dumbest political party in the entire world? I mean that not in jest, but as an honest question.

You know, in every other country, i'd say it's dumb, but in Burgerland you might find find enough people to buy it.

blaze it

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