November 2, 2017 - FBI Reform

Russian propagandists sought to influence LGBT voters with a “Buff Bernie” ad:
“You can color your own Bernie hero!” the ad says. “There is a new coloring book called ‘Buff Bernie: A coloring book for Berniacs’ is full of very attractive doodles of Bernie Sanders in muscle poses.’”
11:17 AM 11/2/2017 – M.N.: Donald, you should really check your IQ.

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M.N.: Donald, you should really check your IQ. It is very easy to kill that p.o.s., the task is to find out who is behind him.
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M.N.: Donald, you should really check your IQ. It is very easy to kill that p.o.s., the task is to find out who is behind him. CNBC Trump just said alleged NYC terrorist should be killed. That may hurt the case against him CNBC President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the man alleged to have committed a terrorist attack in New York City this week should be killed. “SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!” Trump tweeted, referring to Sayfullo Saipov, who w… Public RSS-Feed of Mike Nova. Created with the PIXELMECHANICS ‘GPlusRSS-Webtool’ at http://gplusrss.com
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Saved Stories Trump Investigations Saved Stories – Trump Investigations Facebook, Google, Twitter: How tech giants are involved in the Russia investigation – Fox News Facebook tells Congress that 126 million Americans may have seen Russia-linked ads – Los Angeles Times Fake news post says Mueller indicted 4 Democrats in Russia investigation – PolitiFact Kremlin: Attempts to tie US investigations to Russia ‘baseless’ and ‘ludicrous’ – The Boston… Public RSS-Feed of Mike Nova. Created with the PIXELMECHANICS ‘GPlusRSS-Webtool’ at http://gplusrss.com
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Mike Nova’s Shared NewsLinks November 1, 2017 Lawfare – Hard National Security Choices: Today’s Headlines and Commentary Senate Intelligence Chairman Criticizes Media ‘Narrative’ About Russia Investigation – Voice of America Elections 2016 Investigation – Google News: UK investigates Brexit campaign funding amid speculation of Russian meddling – Reuters 12:38 PM 11/1/2017 On the far west side of lower Manhattan Links and Articles Trump liar – Goo… Public RSS-Feed of Mike Nova. Created with the PIXELMECHANICS ‘GPlusRSS-Webtool’ at http://gplusrss.com
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On the far west side of lower Manhattan The Far West Group – Google Search Wednesday November 1st, 2017 at 12:04 PM The Far West Group – Google News 1 Share Suspected terrorist truck attack kills eight on New York bike path Reuters-16 hours ago A sixth member of the group was among those hospitalized after the attack, … Tuesday’s assault, on the far west side of lower Manhattan a few … The New York attack: Terror by the ton Opinion-Chicago Tr… Public RSS-Feed of Mike Nova. Created with the PIXELMECHANICS ‘GPlusRSS-Webtool’ at http://gplusrss.com
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Colonel Aleksandr Poteyev (circled), Садулаев in the middle of the front row, with the dog. M.N.: The symbolism or the symbolic message of this attack appears to be clear: “The US is like a truck speeding down the bicycle lane with its anti-Russia sanctions (recently expanded against the Russian military-intelligence complex and signed by Trump after four weeks delay), killing the “innocent victims” (of these sanctions) along the way, and then br… Public RSS-Feed of Mike Nova. Created with the PIXELMECHANICS ‘GPlusRSS-Webtool’ at http://gplusrss.com
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Colonel Aleksandr Poteyev (circled), Садулаев in the middle of the front row, with the dog. M.N.: The symbolism or the symbolic message of this attack appears to be clear: “The US is like a truck speeding down the bicycle lane with its anti-Russia sanctions (recently expanded against the Russian military-intelligence complex and signed by Trump after four weeks delay), killing the “innocent victims” (of these sanctions) along the way, and then br… Public RSS-Feed of Mike Nova. Created with the PIXELMECHANICS ‘GPlusRSS-Webtool’ at http://gplusrss.com
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THE BIG STORY: –WHITE HOUSE KNOCKS MEDIA AS ‘COMPLETELY OBSESSED’ WITH RUSSIA: White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday accused the media of being “completely obsessed” with the Russia investigation, trying to turn the tables after being asked if the probe was distracting President Trump from other duties. “You guys seem completely obsessed with this, while there are a lot of other things happening around the country and fra… Public RSS-Feed of Mike Nova. Created with the PIXELMECHANICS ‘GPlusRSS-Webtool’ at http://gplusrss.com

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