Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 31 July 2016

Rising tensions in Europe as a fiber-optic cable was cut between Germany and Finland. Via Gizmodo: On Monday, an undersea data cable connecting Germany and Finland was cut. On Tuesday, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the damage was no accident. “We have to conclude, without knowing exactly who did it, that it is a hybrid action and we also have to assume—without knowing it—that it is sabotage,” Pistorious told journalists during a press conference. The cable is called C-Lion1 and it runs 728 miles between Helsinki and Rockstock.

As you probably already know, The Donald has selected the infamous Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator. What you may not remember is that he is an enthusiastic shill for Medicare Advantage. Let's get to the nitty gritty. According to health reform activist Wendell Potter: Get this: Dr.

Just after Indiana Republican county commissioner John Jessup won the election, he pleaded guilty in a Nevada sexual assault case. And now, he will be forced to resign without serving in his elected role. He should have run for President so that he would have immunity just like that other criminal who shall not be named. The Guardian reports: John Jessup, commissioner of Hancock, Indiana, is at the center of one of the more bizarre tales to emerge from the down-ballot 5 November elections across the US. As noted by the local Greenfield Daily Reporter newspaper and KLAS, authorities in Nevada charged Jessup, 49, in June in connection with a sexual assault that occurred in January.

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Keeping in line with his cauldron of shit cabinet selections, Trump chose Dr. Oz to be in charge of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid services. NBC News: He is an eminent Physician, Heart Surgeon, Inventor, and World-Class Communicator, who has been at the forefront of healthy living for decades," Trump said in a statement, adding that Oz would work alongside Robert F.

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