Russia

She added that "they know that something happened, he’s a different person, he was stumbling over his words, saw him in July in his testimony before Congress, there are people that I spoke to who are very very good family friends of his who said ‘I couldn’t watch the television anymore, I had to turn it off. It wasn’t the Bob I knew.'" … [Read more...] about ‘Stable Genius’ author says Mueller’s friends thought Russia investigation changed him: ‘Something happened’

Firtash has brought other figures into his circle: Republican lawyers Victoria Toensing and Joseph diGenova, funneling his propaganda through conservative journalist John Solomon and Representative Devin Nunes. The Russian-Republican partnership in Ukraine has advanced a wide array of benefits to all parties involved. Some of the benefits were financial. They have sought to roll back the Zelensky government’s reforms of its notoriously corrupt energy sector, with the goal of reinserting themselves as profitable middlemen. Control of Ukraine’s energy sector is also a key lever Moscow has used to manipulate its smaller neighbor. … [Read more...] about Trump and Russia Are Colluding in Ukraine for Profit and Political Gain

"They don't care to investigate Joe [Biden]. They don't care that his son was making $600,000 to do a job that he knew absolutely nothing about. They don't care that he got $1.5 billion from China. I mean, going on the list. This is what the media in this country does," he said. "It's frankly sad and it's wrong." … [Read more...] about Eric Trump says Dems ‘detest’ President Trump ‘because he’s getting results they could never get’

Food justice: An event devoted to food sovereignty, an organizing concept to create a sustainable, culturally appropriate food supply for historically marginalized communities. Panel discussion with food justice advocates Laila El-Haddad, Reem Assil, and Shakira Simley, followed by a reception with Palestinian cuisine prepared by Reem’s. $35, $15 for students. 2 p.m., Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission St., San Francisco. More information is here. … [Read more...] about Bay Area political events: Medicare for All, California’s finances

When Sally Yates, a career Justice Department official, warned the President that Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn had serious conflicts of interest and should not be appointed to serve as national security adviser, she learned that in Trump's world, no good deed goes unpunished. The President hired Flynn and soured on Yates, soon firing her for failing to defend his travel ban executive order. … [Read more...] about Rule of law must be more than a mantra we repeat