Tax bill rammed through Senate has serious drafting errors, and hammers high tax states that voted for Clinton in 2016….--California Gov. Brown: “it is evil in the extreme”
--“clean coal” extractor Robert Murray is livid, as last-minute changes lowered corporate tax rates but unintentionally eliminated deductions
--with support from pro-bank conserva-Dems, GOP pushes bill to relax banking rules
--Bush’s enabler of torture, John Yoo, co-authors op-ed headlined “Don’t Prosecute Trump. Impeach Him.”
--Mueller investigators cross Trump’s red line by subpoenaing Trump bank records
--Trump crosses red line of Palestinians and many Arab leaders, recognizes Jerusalem as capital of Israel
--echoing PBC comments yesterday, Mehdi Hasan at The Intercept says Trump team colluded with Israel, but that’s not alarming
--in oral arguments, SCOTUS appears ready to find religious right to discriminate, in trivial case of baker who refused to make wedding cake for gay couple
--with only 2 dissenters, justices OK Trump travel ban 3.0
--in Utah, Trump rolls back wilderness protections for 2 million acres in national monuments, bringing lawsuits and resource extraction
--Rep. John Conyers announces his retirement after sex accusations
--another California legislator is accused of sexual violations, says they’re false
--Netflix fires actor Danny Mastersonover 4 rapes allegations he denies
--female musician Timothy Heller accuses singer Melanie Martinez of rape
--Pacifica radio reporter Randy Credico says he will resist subpoena from House Intelligence Committee
--Chicago reporter Jamie Kalven, who exposed the police killing of Laquan McDonald, is subpoenaed to testify at trial of accused killer cop
Podcast: Play in new window | Download