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FBI now classifies far-right Proud Boys as ‘extremist group’, documents say

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Group is now designated ‘with ties to white nationalism’ according to report produced by Washington law enforcement

The FBI now classifies the far-right Proud Boys as an “extremist group with ties to white nationalism”, according to a document produced by Washington state law enforcement.

The FBI’s 2018 designation of the self-confessed “western chauvinist group” as extremist has not been previously made public.

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Senate Democrats file lawsuit against Matthew Whitaker’s appointment

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  • Donald Trump ‘acted unconstitutionally’ in replacing Sessions
  • Senate must be allowed to approve acting attorney general

Three leading Democratic US senators filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing Donald Trump of illegally appointing Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, saying the president violated the US constitution and denied the Senate its right to approve the nomination.

The lawsuit was filed in US district court for the District of Columbia by senators Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse and Mazie Hirono. It is the most high-profile litigation so far to be brought challenging Whitaker’s appointment.

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موقعة رئيس الشرطة والبنشر بين البطولة والخذلان

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موقعة رئيس الشرطة والبنشر بين البطولة والخذلان

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جري ما جرى من تداول لصور رئيس شرطة الخليل بينما كان يغير عجل الجيب العسكري الإسرائيلي من تصليح للبنشر. لم يعد هناك حاجة لإضافة الكثير على الموضوع، ويكفي القول ان الغضب والاستياء الذي ظهر من قبل الرأي العام يؤكد على استياء الشارع الفلسطيني من حالة التنسيق الأمني كأثر مباشر لاتفاقية أوسلو، وبالتالي يبدو ان التنسيق الأمني هو ما تبقى من أوسلو مفعلا. وعليه، فان غضب الشارع وتعبيره ما بين استهزاء ومساءلة يأتي كذلك وسط حالة من الإحباط الشعبي على الحال المعاش. ولم يكن حظ رئيس الشرطة في هذا المشهد في أحسن احواله، وخصوصا وان الشعب كان يحتفل في قرارة نفسه بإنجاز غزة، ولم يكن الا من الطبيعي وضع الموقفين في مقارنة.

المشكلة، والمصيبة كالعادة، هو في محاولة التبريرات، وذلك في الافاضة فيها، او العقاب الاعمى، في الاستبداد فيه.

بين المطالبة بعقاب رئيس الشرطة وبين الإعلان عن تجريده لرتبته العسكرية العريقة ومنصبه العالي واحالته…

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Monday Open Thread | Stacey Abrams: ‘Democracy failed’ in Georgia governor race

Voting suppression predator #BrianKemp brazeningly STOLE the election while the country was watching by purging Black voters from the voter rolls and the media declared him the winner. Democracy my ass.

Georgia democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that there has been systematic, deliberate disenfranchisement for years in the state of Georgia and that reached its pinnacle in this year’s midterm election.

America’s patchwork system of elections invites voter fraud paranoia. Congress should fix that.

To the editor: Our elections have always been a source of pride for Americans and admiration from many countries throughout the world. But the chaos, voter suppression and gerrymandering of late has put a blight on our reputation. Accusations of voter fraud from the president and others have not…

Video: Jeff Bezos Is Just Trying To Troll Trump On ‘Saturday Night Live’

Video: Jeff Bezos Is Just Trying To Troll Trump On 'Saturday Night Live'

It probably was inevitable that Saturday Night Live would tackle the news that Amazon will be setting up shop in Long Island City and Arlington, Virginia. But what you may not have guessed is that their comedic take on the whole affair has nothing to do with Amazon’s million dollar incentives or the destruction of local businesses and culture, but rather that the deal is just part of Jeff Bezos’ longterm obsession with publicly trolling archenemy Donald Trump. [ more › ]