Acerbic Politics: A little reading, if you're interested

Friday, March 15, 2019

A little reading, if you're interested

MAGA Mail Bomb Suspect Expected To Plead Guilty Next Week

Experts Tie Massage Parlor Mogul To Chinese Government

The New Zealand shooter called immigrants “invaders.” Hours later, so did Trump

UK Parliament votes not to leave EU without a deal

Boing Boing
Ending the widely-feared possibility of Britain crashing out of the European Union without a Brexit agreement with it, Parliament voted narrowly against the no-deal "option" Wednesday evening.

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https://boingboing.net/2019/03/13/uk-parliament-votes-not-to-lea.html

Senate Rebukes Trump Over Saudi War In Yemen

Talking Points Memo
on March 1, 2018 in Washington, DC.

The Senate has passed a resolution aimed at ending U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s ongoing war in Yemen, a rebuke to President Trump that may force him to issue the first veto of his presidency.

The resolution passed by 54-46 with bipartisan support, the culmination of a years-long effort led by Sens. Bernie Sanders (D-VT), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) to claw back Congress’s constitutional war powers and end American support for a humanitarian disaster in Yemen.

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/senate-rebukes-trump-over-saudi-war-in-yemen

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