Trump's Slide

Thursday, August 30, 2018, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace)

All this week Trump's position has been on a downward slide. Trump's old allies have been turning against him and new charges are likely. But with the death of John McCain, there seems to be a pause.

Here are the videos for the next meeting:

• Orange Tuesday
• Trump Organization Executives Could Face Charges
• Manafort reportedly sought plea deal
• Former CIA Director John Brennan
• McCain Appears to Address President Trump in Farewell Message

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Here is the last video shown at the meeting that was not listed abode:

• Wok the Vote

Russian Meddling

Thursday, August 23, 2018, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace)

Microsoft has uncovered more Russian meddling in our elections, this time on conservative institutions that oppose Trump. For our next meeting will will look at the new and past Russian meddling and the puzzling relation between Truymp and Putin.

Here are the videos for the meeting:

• Microsoft: Russian hacking targeted Senate, conservative groups
• How Russia Hacked America
• Michael McFaul: Why do Trump and Putin get along so well
• John Oliver on Putin

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We spent the first half-hour on breaking new on the Manafort verdict and the Cohen guilty plea.

Here are the other videos shown at the meeting:

• Cohen pleads guilty, Manafort found guilty on 8 counts
• Microsoft uncovers Russian hack
• Bill to Sanction Russia Gaining Traction

Pushback Against Racism

Thursday, August 16, 2018, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace)

Racism is widely believed to be getting worse, but there was some recent successes in the pushback against racism. These include the reversal in the Florida "stand your ground" parking lot incident, Omarosa calling out Trumps racism, and the fizzle of the Unite the Right rally in DC.

Here are the videos for the meeting:

• Florida man charged with manslaughter in stand your ground case
• Omarosa Is Starting To Think Trump Might Be Racist
• One Year After Charlottesville, the Alt-Right Is in Shambles
• Christian Picciolini's TED Talk

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HERE is the press conference for the "Stand Your Ground" reversal that was mentioned during the meeting.

HERE is the full video of the Trump's dog whistles to the alt-right that was partially played during the meeting.

Road to Violence

Thursday, August 9, 2018, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace)

For our next meeting, we will look at Trump's rally in Ohio and how it may have influenced the results of tonight special election for the Ohio 12th. Trump is using these rallies to lash at the media and it is feared that some of his ardent followers will resort to violence. This could be a slippery slope in the current atmosphere of violence.

Here are the videos for the next meeting:

• Trump at Ohio rally
• Russia Doesn’t Need to Make Fake News Anymore
• Alt-right groups, counter protestors clash
• At least 57 people shot in violent Chicago weekend
• 'Stand Your Ground' parking spot shooting
• 3D-printed guns

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Here are the other videos shown at the meeting:

• Death threat made to Don Lemon and Brian Stelter
• The Spy Who Loved the NRA
• Drone attack in Venezuela raises alarm over new threat