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Devon and Sarah discuss disastrous North Korean policy and how Trump’s off-the-cuff threats may lead to actual war. They also discuss the FBI’s predawn raid of Paul Manafort’s home and the implications for the ongoing Trump/Russia scandal. They sit down with the brilliant Melissa McEwan to discuss Mike Motherfucking Pence and the unique destruction a Pence presidency could bring.

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Key Articles

  1. s FBI conducted predawn raid of former Trump campaign chairman Manafort’s home by Carol D. Leonnig,
    Tom Hamburger, and Rosalind S. Helderman (WaPo)
  2. Trump called for acting FBI director’s firing hours after FBI agents raided Paul Manafort’s home by Aaron Rupar (ThinkProgress)
  3. Manafort’s Home Searched as Part of Mueller Inquiry by Michael S. Schmidt and Adam Goldman (NYTimes)
  4. North Korea now making missile-ready nuclear weapons, U.S. analysts say
    by Joby Warrick, Ellen Nakashima, and Anna Fifield (NYTimes)
  5. c North Korea says it won’t give up nuclear weapons and that entire U.S. mainland is within firing range by Carol Morello and Anne Gearan (WaPo)
  6. Donald Trump vows to answer North Korea nuclear threats with ‘fire and fury’ by Julian Borger and Justin McCurry (The Guardian)
  7. North Korea Says It Might Fire Missiles Into Waters Near Guam by Choe Sang-Hun (NYTimes)
  8. Japan marks 72 years since Hiroshima atomic bomb
    – AlJazeera
  9. South Korea to US: Welcome to our world by Chris Cillizza (CNN)
  10. Follow Melissa McEwan @Shakestweetz
  11. Shakesville.com

Gratitude Check Links

  1. Thanks to Maggie Hassan, Little Girls in New Hampshire Think Only Women Can Be Governors by Maggie Hassan,
    as told to Mattie Kahn (Elle)
  2. What Music Do Americans Love the Most? 50 Detailed Fan Maps by Josh Katz (NYTimes)
  3. Paxton’s lawsuit over ‘sanctuary cities’ ban dismissed by KVUE (ABC News)
  4. Texas’ SB4 Immigration Enforcement Law: 5 Things to Know by Suzanne Gamboa (NBC News)
  5. Democrats Hold Iowa State House District That Went Heavily For Donald Trump by Daniel Marans (HuffPost)

Action Items

  1. Support Dar Al Farooq Center – GoFundMe (Ed. note: as of 8/12/17 they are at 90.1k/95k goal!)
  2. Indivisible Guide Recess: August in Action

Maxine Waters Update & The Maxine Waters Award in Badassery

  1. Rep. Maxine Waters to be honored at BET’s Black Girls Rock by Mesfin Fekadu (AP News)
  2. Maxine Waters, the rock star, shines at black women’s event by Mesfin Fekadu (WaPo)
  3. Fox News host Eric Bolling is suing a reporter for $50 million over a story about sexual-harassment allegations by David Choi (Business Insider Politics)
  4. ‘Little Miss Flint’ Helps 1,000 Local Students Get New School Supplies by Philip Lewis (HuffPost)

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