Middleboro Review 2: Pence team called Trump a security risk before 1/6

Saturday, June 4, 2022

Pence team called Trump a security risk before 1/6

It's Our Democracy!

Today's Top Stories:

Pence team warned Secret Service that Trump posed security risk day before Capitol attack
With all due respect to the former VP's staff, duh.

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Eric Swalwell dismantled every GOP talking point on guns in epic speech
The California Democrat had one simple question for his Republican colleagues: "Are you here for our kids, or are you here for the killers?"

Take Action: Tell Congress to pass gun reforms to make sure the Texas school massacre never happens again!

LGBTQ+ Americans face an uphill battle to achieve their American dream
StartOut: This Pride month, will you chip in to ensure LGBT+ startups aren't denied the resources of other startups?

DOJ declines to charge Meadows, Scavino with contempt of Congress for defying Jan. 6 committee
In a slap in the face to the committee, rule of law, and the American people, Merrick Garland has declined to prosecute two Trump officials who refused to comply with lawful orders to testify on their boss's attempt to overthrow the US government. Let's hope the AG has a grand plan beyond letting off these traitorous criminals because on its face, this smells like bullshit.

Trump-endorsed Dr. Oz to face Democrat John Fetterman for PA senate seat
Dave McCormick conceded Friday in the too-close-to-call GOP primary race that had triggered an automatic recount when election night results had the snake oil salesman, Dr. Oz, up by less than 1000 votes.

Take Action: Tell the Senate: We need Medicare for All!

Louie Gohmert complains GOP can't commit perjury without consequences
The radical right-wing congressman from Texas lamented during a live interview that, "if you're a Republican, you can't even lie to Congress or lie to an FBI agent."

GOP congressman won't run for reelection after gun safety backlash
Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-NY) was harassed out of the Republican party for the sin of trying to keep Americans safe, and abruptly announced his retirement.

Take Action: Tell Congress: Ban assault rifles!

Republicans pull HORRIFIC stunt after Texas shooting
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Unbelievable.

Former NYC cop arrested in Washington, D.C. with ammo, body armor
Jerome Felipe was spotted by a patrol officer parked outside the Capitol with a fake badge, multiple high-capacity magazines, and ammo. In most of the US, only the fake badge is illegal.

Take Action: Demand the officers who shot an unarmed, pregnant Black woman five times be fired!

Nine lawsuits allege torture, starvation, and abuse at boarding school
A lawyer for the accusers said in a statement that, for nearly three decades, students at the Missouri school run by the Agape Baptist Church "have experienced emotional, mental, physical and sexual abuse" at the hands of school staff.

MUST READ!

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Nine new lawsuits have been filed alleging abuse at a southwest Missouri boarding school where five staffers are facing criminal charges for assaulting students.

The civil suits were filed by former students from California to Massachusetts who attended Agape Boarding School in Stockton from March 2015 through June 2019. They accuse Agape Boarding School and Agape Baptist Church, which oversees the school, of negligence, infliction of emotional distress and battery by staff and fellow students. Some of the abuse, the suits allege, involved torture and starvation.

“For nearly three decades, students at Agape Boarding School have experienced emotional, mental, physical and sexual abuse,” said Ryan Frazier, one of the plaintiffs’ attorneys, in a statement to The Star on Friday. “Today, we filed petitions in Cedar County for nine of those victims, to pursue justice for the trauma they endured and to have their voices heard.”