Wanted...

 

Sudan's military ousted President Omar al-Bashir, ending his 30 years in power in response to escalating popular protests. The defense minister announced military rule for two years, imposing an emergency clampdown that risks enflaming protesters who have demanded civilian democratic change.

Al-Bashir's fall came just over a week after similar protests in Algeria forced the resignation of that North African nation's long-ruling, military-backed president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika. 

Together, they represent a second generation of street protests eight years after the Arab Spring uprisings that ousted a number of long entrenched leaders around the Middle East.

But like those popular movements of 2011, the new protests face a similar dynamic a struggle over the aftermath of the leader's removal.

After the military's announcement Thursday, protest organizers vowed to continue their rallies until a civilian transitional government is formed. Tens of thousands of protesters were massed Thursday at a sit-in they have been holding outside the military's General Command headquarters in Khartoum.

The military's coup Thursday brought an end to a president who came to power in a coup of his own in 1989, backed by the military and Islamist hard-liners, and who had survived multiple blows that could have brought him down.

Over his three decades in power, al-Bashir was forced to allow the secession of South Sudan after years of war, a huge blow to the north's economy. He became notorious for a brutal crackdown on insurgents in the western Darfur region that made him an international pariah, wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes. The United States targeted his government repeatedly with sanctions and airstrikes for his support of Islamic militant groups.

Smoke...

Is the Muller report a cover up to lack of work in many other issues. Lower the cost of medications for example.

Job Interview

Dream...

The U.S. attorney’s office in the Central District of California scheduled a press briefing in conjunction with the IRS to “announce the filing of a 36-count indictment naming Michael Avenatti.”

A vocal critic of President Donald Trump whose presence on cable television last year made him a national figure, Avenatti now finds himself buried in legal travails on both coasts.

Prosecutors in the Central District targeted Avenatti with wire- and bank-fraud charges last month in a scheme that included allegations he stole funds from a client to pay off his own expenses. In New York, Avenatti faces two counts of extortion for his alleged role in what prosecutors called “an old-fashioned shakedown” of Nike.

Charges in the separate cases were announced almost simultaneously and authorities took Avenatti into custody in New York City later that day. He was ordered released on $300,000 bond later that day. 

Avenatti gained prominence with the Democratic party last year when he began representing Daniels in a defamation lawsuit against Trump.   Then a federal judge in California threw out the suit and ordered Daniels to reimburse Trump for legal fees.

It was a dream.   Just a thought.

Fraud...

Federal authorities said they've broken up a $1.2 billion Medicare scam that peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors via foreign call centers.

The Justice Department announced charges against 24 people across the U.S., including doctors accused of writing bogus prescriptions for unneeded back, shoulder, wrist and knee braces.  

Medicare's anti-fraud unit said it's taking action against 130 medical equipment companies implicated. They billed the program a total of $1.7 billion, of which more than $900 million was paid out.

Telemarketers would reach out to seniors offering "free" orthopedic braces, also touted through television and radio ads. Beneficiaries who expressed interest would be patched through to call centers in the Philippines and throughout Latin America.

Alleged...

Congressional Republicans, and the president, have alleged that officials improperly relied on that dossier to obtain a secret warrant to spy on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. That was the start of the probe that Trump calls a “witch hunt.”

Attorney General William Barr assembled a team to review controversial counterintelligence decisions made by Justice Department and FBI officials, including actions taken during the probe of the Trump campaign in the summer of 2016, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Barr is looking into allegations that the investigation into President Donald Trump and possible collusion with Russia was tainted at the start by anti-Trump bias in the FBI and Justice Department.

Legalize...

A number of New York state lawmakers are calling for the legalization of prostitution.

Senators Jessica Ramos, Julia Salazar and Brad Hoylman, as well as Assemblyman Richard Gottfried are working with Decrim NY to introduce a bill to rewrite the state’s penal code to decriminalize sex trades in the state of New York.

Decrim NY is a coalition to “decriminalize, decarcerate and destigmatize the sex trade in New York City and state.”  

Most people trade sex out of economic need: to pay bills, make rent, and put food on the table. People often turn to sex work after a life event such as a major health-care bill leaves them economically vulnerable. 

Many politicians have been caught in these activities. The crimes associated with prostitution is massive from murder, to human trafficking to other serious crimes that never reach the court.

If prostitution generates enough money, then Governor Cuomo may call it "Personal Congestion"  and promote it.   Just a thought.

Spying...

CEO Matthew Maddox said James Stern, the executive of corporate security, was let go.

Stern, a former FBI agent, testified he'd sent undercover operatives to monitor current and former employees, including former Wynn casino stylist Jorgen Nielsen.  The company stressed that neither Nielsen nor the others were victims of Steve Wynn's alleged misconduct.

The company also said Stern's surveillance of Elaine Wynn, the ex-wife of Steve Wynn, happened around 2012 and stemmed from an unrelated lawsuit brought by Kazuo Okada, a Japanese billionaire and fellow Wynn Resorts co-founder.

Summery...

The Media is devastated again and again since they gambled big time on the Muller's report. They can't let it go since there is nothing else out there to talk about.

Taxes...

The Democratic States have the highest taxes in the United States of America. And with the new taxes plans, non can be deducted. It will impact the real estate, the state budget and the livelihood of the public. In addition, as you see in New York, the Democratic governor and Mayer of the city of New York, are adding more taxes on the people for one reason or another.