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During his TruNews broadcast this Monday night, host Rick Wiles declared that God is using plagues to punish humanity again, this time in the form of the deadly coronavirus.

According to Wiles, God is purging "a lot of sin off this planet."

"Plagues are one of the last steps of judgment," Wiles said in a video clip flagged by Right Wing Watch, adding that origin of the virus, China, is a "godless communist government."

Wiles then turned his focus to the United States.

"Look at the spiritual rebellion that is in this country " the hatred of God, the hatred of the Bible, the hatred of righteousness. Just vile, disgusting people in this country now, transgendering little children, perverting them," Wiles said before rattling off a list of various sins.

So much WINNING! Thanks, Trump! Thanks, GOP!

BREAKING: Tsunami possible following major earthquake near Jamaica, Cuba

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This:

Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance

Assume Hunter Biden committed crimes in connection with Burisma. Assume the FBI somehow missed it. Why is Trump's response is to ask Ukraine to investigate (with strings attached) instead of making sure it's referred to US law enforcement for investigation? Not a defense.

"But really, what does it matter if Zelensky didn't even know about the quid pro quo? The aid was still withheld to pressure Ukraine to announce an investigation."

President Z knew. There was testimony that indicated his aides knew, which means he did too.

#32 BTW, that post was a tongue-in-cheek joke that Hennessey used to promote her own book(!)::

Susan Hennessey @Susan_Hennessey

Susan Hennessey Retweeted Susan Hennessey
Bless you sweet souls asking if this is true. Alas, there is not an Amazon prime option for democratic participation but you do get to vote against presidents who abuse the powers of their office. And on that I've got just the book for you:

Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful Office

Interesting:

Susan Hennessey @Susan_Hennessey

MoreSusan Hennessey Retweeted Mark Mazzetti
Thanks to a little known ruling of the Senate parliamentarian, if it passes #6 while the trial is still in session the manuscript is automatically entered into the congressional record.

Mark Mazzetti @MarkMazzettiNYT

John Bolton's book is currently #55 on Amazon

Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson

When you've lost Andy McCarthy...

Bolton Blows Up Trump Team's Foolhardy Quid Pro Quo Defense

Venture Capital @kelly2277

"BREAKING NEWS"The Impeachment arguments for @AmbJohnBolton to testify as a witness come from Brett Kavanaugh and Ken Starr at Clinton's #ImpeachmentTrial Subpoena Bolton's Book

"Ken Starr and Brett Kavanaugh argued that "The Supreme Court ... executive privilege for Presidential communications .. can be overcome upon a proper showing of need..."

Ari Melber @AriMelber

As Ken Starr speaks, recall what he wrote *last year* about his case for impeaching Clinton:

"Abuse of power.. our judgment that [Clinton] had improperly employed the powers of his office -- including meritless invocations of the doctrine of executive privilege..."

Starr writes "abuse of power" was important to include, because it "created the conceptual link to Watergate..."

"With Brett Kavanaugh as chief wordsmith, the set of charges proceeded .. from the first to... abuse of power."

"Contempt"
(2018, he also wrote/discussed it in '19)

Ken Starr on his case for impeaching Clinton:

10 counts of perjury and obstruction building "to what we viewed as the *capstone,* the 11th accusing the President of Abusing The Power of His Office... Abuse of Power stood at the center of The President's behavior"

Contempt, p268

#39 Yes, I quoted Dr. Grayson who retweeted Sophia Yan, who was referencing and promoting this article that she wrote:

Quick burials and lack of tests raise fears coronavirus outbreak is much bigger than China admits

Byron York @ByronYork

Much talk about WH claims of privilege if Bolton testifies. But Bolton has already changed the game. He has put down his account on paper. That written account has circulated. Cat is out of the bag. Public needs to see it now.

6:16 AM - 27 Jan 2020

"IOW, diversity should be done by addition, not subtraction."

Rita Dove incorporated more diverse poets into the 20th Century American Poetry Anthology she edited a number of years back. This did not go over well in all quarters:

Poetry anthology sparks race row

Poet Rita Dove's Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry attacked by renowned critic Helen Vendler for valuing 'inclusiveness' over quality

Is anyone investigating the possible quid pro quo involved in Trump giving anti-tank missiles in exchange for stopping Ukraine from cooperating with the Special Counsel investigation of Paul Manafort?
#43 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday

The reason I asked this is because this morning Trump was bragging about releasing the Javelins:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

...(Democrats said I never met) and released the military aid to Ukraine without any conditions or investigations - and far ahead of schedule. I also allowed Ukraine to purchase Javelin anti-tank missiles. My Administration has done far more than the previous Administration.
12:18 AM Jan 27, 2020Twitter for iPhone

If that release was a part of Trump corruption actions with regard to Ukraine, the American people should know.

"Yale will stop teaching a storied introductory survey course in art history, citing the impossibility of adequately covering the entire field -- and its varied cultural backgrounds -- in one course."

It's hard to cover Classics in Western Literature in one course. At the very least, two courses are usually required: Classics in Western Literature, Part 1 and 2. I would image the same could be said for the History of Western Art. For that matter, usually an American Lit survey course is divided into two parts, and America has been around a lot less time than Western civilization.

Is anyone investigating the possible quid pro quo involved in Trump giving anti-tank missiles in exchange for stopping Ukraine from cooperating with the Special Counsel investigation of Paul Manafort?

John Bolton?

Never liked him.

Never trusted him.

With that fat mustache, he never looked the part.

- Fat Nixon.

#38 I say this because I heard Robert Costa say last week that people close to Bolton point out that Bolton will never move to take down Trump because Bolton wants to keep working in GOP circles, something he won't be able to do if he is seen as undercutting Trump in a significant way.

"If Dems were smart they would avoid the Bolton red herring."

Maybe Bolton isn't a red herring but a trap. GOP uses him in a swap to get testimony from witnesses they want. Bolton says a few things that hurt Trump, which GOP Senators ignore, and in exchange they get to call Joe & Hunter Biden, etc. and turn the whole trial into a farce/spectacle.

Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner2

By sending this tweet, the self-proclaimed "very stable genius" just waived any lingering claim that he could stop Bolton from testifying based on executive privilege. Well done, Mr. President.

Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT

Bolton claims in drafts of manuscript that Pompeo privately told him that there was no basis to what Giuliani said about Yovanovitch and that he questioned whether she was going after his other clients in her corruption crackdown

"I understand if Bloomberg doesn't like him but business is business...and Trump is good for business."

Trump isn't good for the climate, and that is one of Bloomberg's major concerns:

Bloomberg Is a Climate Leader. So Why Aren't Activists Excited About a Run for President?

Michael Bloomberg has poured his time and hundreds of millions of dollars into projects aimed at getting the world 'beyond carbon,' but can he win the presidency?

"Gal,
Please stop posting breathless twitter nonsense."

What has Dr. Grayson tweeted about the new virus that you find to be "breathless twitter nonsense"?