All Purpose News and Politics Thread Part IV: The Center Cannot Hold

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Pentagon Considers Plan To Send Up To 10,000 Troops to Middle East

The Pentagon will propose to the White House to send thousands of American soldiers overseas to defend against potential Iranian threats, officials said. And, more importantly, to distract the American public from news about Trump having lost his bid to block Deutsche Bank and Capital One Financial Corp from providing his financial records to Congress.

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Nancy Pelosi: Trump ‘Had A Temper Tantrum For Us All To See’ In The Rose Garden

The House speaker sent a letter to her congressional colleagues Wednesday night to comment on the president’s Rose Garden meltdown. Yep, the Toddler-in-Chief certainly showed his stripes yesterday. All that was missing was a blanket and a binky. Meanwhile....

Nicolle Wallace Reveals Trump’s ‘Lie To End All Lies’ In Rose Garden Meltdown

“You’ve been indicted, basically, for one,” Wallace replied. “This is the president whose signature is on checks to Michael Cohen who paid hush money to a porn star.”

Meanwhile....

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GOP Lawmakers To Trump: We Can Still Work With Democrats

Sen. Lindsey Graham urged the president to “rise above” Democratic calls for impeachment and work to find common ground. HAHAHAHAHAHA! Good luck with that pipe dream, Linds.

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Abortion Providers Fear For Their Safety As Rhetoric Ratchets Up

Abortion clinics and their staff are on high alert as the anti-choice movement steps into high gear. Definitely a sad and sorry state of affairs. At this point, I fear it's no longer a question of IF a clinic and/or abortion providers are attacked, but WHEN.

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Steve Mnuchin Says Treasury Will Miss Deadline To Put Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill

Mnuchin said he’s too focused on counterfeiting to celebrate an African American woman’s contributions to the country. That argument doesn’t make sense. Of course it's bullshit. This is all about the racist attitude of this president whom everyone knows would NEVER sign off on putting a black face on the nation's currency.