Hillary, DNC, Bernie (or the primary ended in 2016, get over it already)

As we’ve come to expect from the left and the right, another attack on Hillary Clinton has arrived. 

This time it is about the ‘rigged’ primary. I have collected some twitter threads of facts so that you can have an informed opinion instead of just jumping on the hate-train.

I know some (maybe a lot) of these tweets are snarky but the facts are still there. 

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The beginning of the end?

I don’t know how factual this all is but I wanted to save it. It made me feel better and hopeful. 

Trump Russia

 

Comey & Rogers transcript

Halt in policy decisions

Ties between Team Trump and Russia  and more

Majority of Americans want independent investigation

 

Day 42

• Newly confirmed Attorney General Jeff Sessions failed to disclose to the Senate that he spoke with the Russian ambassador twice last year. (Mar. 1)
• CNN: White House misled media on possible immigration compromise to ensure good coverage before Trump’s speech to Congress. (Mar. 1)
• A young woman with DREAMer status is detained by ICE after speaking at a press conference.
• Republican leaders have hidden House draft plan for healthcare reform in a basement.
• Ben Carson confirmed as secretary of housing and urban development.
• A growing number of lawmakers call for Sessions to recuse himself from Russia investigation or resign.
• WSJ: Donald Trump Jr. paid $50,000 by Russian and Syrian allies to speak at event in October.
• Rick Perry confirmed as secretary of energy. As a candidate, he proposed eliminating the department.
• Sessions recuses himself from investigations into Russian hacking of U.S. election.
• Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner met with Russian ambassador during transition.
• EPA withdraws request for oil and gas wells to provide info on equipment and methane emissions.

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What it means to defund Planned Parenthood

The GOP is hell bent on “defunding” Planned Parenthood, but most people don’t actually know what that means. No federal money is donated to or designated for PP. The federal money PP gets is from medicaid and title X reimbursement.
A low income patient comes in -> they get whatever treatment -> PP files a claim through medicaid or title X like they would with an insurance company -> PP is reimbursed for services provided.

One big thing to note, the reimbursement does not cover the full cost of services. This is the big reason PP is so important. Because of the philanthropy side of it, they can take care of medicaid and title X patients. The donations, private donations, can cover what the reimbursement fails to cover. [Side note: that is also why it is good for people who have private insurance to use PP. They will reimburse in full.] Other community healthcare clinics cannot afford to take on the number of medicaid and title X patients that PP covers because they do not have the same donation support.

I give you a series of tweets on the subject.

Sources in tweets: One, two, three

From Planned Parenthood:

Words Matter

Words murder 
A series of tweet addressing the murder in Kansas of an Indian engineer.

Today

• Senate Judiciary Committee requests all documents on Flynn resignation from Justice Department. (Feb. 15)

• Trump plans to assign Stephen Feinberg, a member of Trump’s economic advisory council, to review intelligence agencies. (Feb. 15)

• ICE arrests a woman at Texas courthouse, where she was seeking help for domestic abuse.

• Trump asks Justice Department to investigate leaks, says leakers will “pay a big price.”

• Senate confirms Mick Mulvaney to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

• Nikki Haley, U.S. envoy to the UN, says U.S. still backs two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians.

• Trump nominates R. Alexander Acosta, a law school dean, for secretary of labor. Acosta is the first Latino nominee for Trump’s cabinet.

• During a press conference, Trump criticizes the media extensively and defends his administration’s performance.

• Reporter confronts Trump about false claims that he had the biggest electoral victory since Reagan, Trump dismisses question and says he was given the information.

• In response to question, Trump asks reporter to set up a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus. The caucus said they were ignored when trying to set up a meeting.

• Trump repeals rule preventing companies from dumping mining waste in streams.

• Senate Democrats plan all-night talkathon to protest Scott Pruitt, Trump’s pick to lead the EPA. 

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EDIT

• The new candidate for National Security Advisor [to replace Flynn] turned down the offer