Jesse Bernstein
By Jesse Bernstein
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Fast Forward Steve Cohen, Al Franken Cosponsor Medical Marijuana Bill
Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen was among a group of Democratic legislators that re-introduced a bill on Thursday allowing residents of states that have legalized medical marijuana to continue to access it without being subject to federal prosecution. Cohen appeared at a press conference with Sens. Cory Booker and Kirstin Gillibrand, who originally introduced the CARERS…
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Fast Forward Mexican Beer Logo Shows Trump In Sombrero, Swastika
Mexican and American brewers came together this past month to bottle a New England IPA that also pokes fun at President Trump using Nazi imagery. The bottle’s label shows Trump dressed in traditional mariachi band attire, wearing a sombrero and a swastika belt buckle. The beer, called “Amigous Cerveza” (a deliberate misspelling of “amigos”), sold…
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Fast Forward El Al Rated The Dirtiest And Noisiest Airline At London Airport
The Israeli airline El Al was ranked as the noisiest, dirtiest airline operating out of Heathrow Airport, according to the results of a list published by the airport. The Fly Quiet and Clean League Table, which Heathrow intends to release every quarter in order to encourage airlines to fly more fuel efficient planes, ranked the…
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Fast Forward Scalise Shooter Was Passionate Bernie Sanders Supporter And Volunteer
As details have begun to emerge from this morning’s shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise and several others in Alexandria, Virginia it’s been revealed that the shooter, James Hodgkinson, was an avowed supporter of Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. He also volunteered for the Sanders campaign in Illinois. In the last year, Hodgkinson had made several…
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Fast Forward Trump’s Lawyer Kasowitz Boasts That He Got Preet Bharara Fired
Marc Kasowitz, President Donald Trump’s long-time personal lawyer, has claimed in private conversations that he was responsible for the firing of Preet Bharara, the former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, according to Pro Publica. Bharara, who was told by President Trump he could keep his job in a November meeting…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Is Helping To Lead The Fight Against Clean Energy In Nevada
Billionaire Sheldon Adelson has joined the fight against a wind and solar power mandate in Nevada, according to Bloomberg. Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp. joined the Nevada Resorts Association, with comprises most of the casino industry in the state, in opposing a bill that would require 40 percent of the state’s electricity to come from…
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Fast Forward Sessions And Wyden Scrap Loudly Over ‘Stonewalling’ In Angry Exchange
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee became contentious today when Senator Ron Wyden accused the AG of “stonewalling.” “I am not stonewalling” — this entire Sessions/Wyden exchange is something https://t.co/2RtQhOmAXh — Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) June 13, 2017 Sessions, in his response to Wyden’s reference to claims made by former FBI director…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Mocks GOP For Secret Health Care Bill
Senate Democrats are furious at the news that the GOP will decline to release the details of their health care bill, which they hope to pass before the July 4th recess. Senator Chuck Schumer suggested that the Republicans were “ashamed” of the bill; “We have no idea what’s being proposed,” said Senator Claire McCaskill. “There’s…
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