Tuesday, December 12, 2017

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'I will not be silent': Kirsten Gillibrand responds to Trump Twitter attack (click here).

President Trump has openly BRAGGED about his sexual assaults on women. It is time it become part of the permanent record. US Senator Gillibrand has been instrumental in bringing these issues to the floor of the US Senate. She has been instrumental in addressing sexual assault in the military (click here).

This is an important issue and no one should be attempting to silence 
Senator Gillbrand or prevent any investigation into the assaults on women by President Trump.

December 12, 2017
By Melissa Mahtani

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California (click here) condemned President Donald Trump's Tuesday morning tweet attacking Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, calling it "ugly and suggestive."

"It's beneath the office of the presidency for him to conduct himself that way," Swalwell told CNN.

At 8:03 a.m., the President tweeted: "Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office 'begging' for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump. Very disloyal to Bill & Crooked-USED!"

This issue is not about Senator Gillibrand's integrity. She has a remarkable career and wonder life at home as a woman. This is about the misconduct of President Trump and his history of assaulting women. 

President Trump's tweets are nothing short of bullying.

December 12, 2017
By John Bowden

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) (click here) on Tuesday reiterated his call for President Trump's resignation, explaining on CNN that the women who are accusing Trump should be treated the same as other victims of sexual misconduct.

Merkley told CNN's "New Day" that Trump's accusers should be heard and have their chance to tell their stories.

"I think we should give full opportunity for these women who the president completely discounted and said are inauthentic, unbelievable, never happened. It's only fair that we give them the full chance to tell their story before the American people," Merkley said.

When pressed by host Alisyn Camerota on why he would call for the president's resignation before hearing the women speak, Merkley responded that it came down to "accountability."

"Well, it's fundamental accountability," Merkley responded. "Alisyn, there were over 40 senators that said it was the right thing for Sen. Franken (D-Minn.) to step down. But if you believe that that's the case, wouldn't you also believe that it's the right thing for the president to step down? Who has a far more serious set of stories."

"He's grabbed women's butts, he's grabbed their breasts, he's grabbed their genitals. He's bragged about it in a variety of forms," Merkley continued. "It's just a horrendous list of treatment of women, and this is why if you called for Franken to step down, don't you have to also say it's the right thing for the president to step down?"...

December 12, 2017

On Monday, 56 House lawmakers (click here) with the Democratic Women’s Working Group wrote a joint letter calling for a congressional investigation into the allegations against Trump. They are joined by five U.S. senators who’ve called for Trump to resign—Cory Booker, Bernie Sanders, Jeff Merkley, Ron Wyden and New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand, who spoke on CNN.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: “President Trump should resign. These allegations are credible; they are numerous. I’ve heard these women’s testimony, and many of them are heartbreaking.”...

December 12, 2017
By Madeline Aggeler

In a particularly crass tweet on Monday morning, (click here) President Trump derided New York senator Kristen Gillibrand, saying that she would come to his office “‘begging’ for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them.)” A few hours later, Senator Elizabeth Warren came to Gillibrand’s defense, accusing Trump of bullying, intimidation, and slut-shaming.

Warren’s use of the term “slut-shame” isn’t quite accurate, because it implies Gillibrand did do the kind of “begging” Trump claimed, and is being unfairly shamed for it — more accurate terms for what the president did might be “flagrantly spouted misogynistic nonsense,” or “rage-tweeted like a petulant teen.”...

Climate Action 100+...

...doesn't address the private family companies like Koch Industries.

July 19, 2016
By Riley Snyder

Charles and David Koch might be two of the people happiest about Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid’s impending retirement.

The Nevada Democrat’s undisguised disdain for the billionaire brothers’ bankrolling of conservative groups is well-documented, and Reid’s long crusade against the Kochs isn’t letting up as he nears retirement.

Kicking off a coordinated effort to draw attention towards conservative-leaning nonprofits and climate change skeptics, Reid zeroed in on the Kochs and accused them of being worse polluters than major oil companies.

"The company is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States," he said during a July 11 floor speech. "Koch Industries churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero."

They own the companies.

Climate Action 100+ (click here) is a five-year initiative led by investors to engage with the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters to improve governance on climate change, curb emissions and strengthen climate-related financial disclosures. To date, 225 investors with more than USD $26.3 trillion in assets under management have signed on to the initiative....

December 12, 2017
By Nicole Hasham

Shareholders (click here) have turned up the heat on the world's 100 biggest polluting companies including Australian firms BHP Billiton, Wesfarmers and Rio Tinto, in the first coordinated global effort by investors to force corporate action on climate change.

The Climate Action 100+ initiative, to be launched in Paris on Tuesday evening eastern standard time, will target 100 global companies responsible for an estimated 15 per cent of global emissions....

...Ms Herd cited Exxon Mobil, the world's biggest oil company, which was this year forced by a shareholder vote to be more transparent about the impact of climate change on its business.

"Engagement between investors and the companies they own is one of the core foundations of our economy and how it runs," she said.

If a company does not respond to investor demands on climate change, shareholder options include resolutions and votes, and divestment.

Investors who sign up to the effort can nominate companies to be added to the list.

Companies in the sectors of oil and gas, electricity and transport make up the bulk of the 100 companies. It also includes PepsiCo and Nestle, as well as the Wesfarmers group which includes Coles, Bunnings, Kmart, Target and Officeworks, as well as coal mine assets....

No subpoenas necessary. What is Congress waiting for?

Make these women safe. Women that speak out about sexual misconduct of men are hurt by their own stories. It is a strategy against women that has survived decades of mistreatment, assault, harassment and rape.

There are women at risk right now and no one is doing a darn thing about it. The USA has a diminished brain trust because women in the US Air Force Academy were sexually assaulted by other male cadets. They left. Their assailants graduated.

The USA has a real problem when it comes to defending the honor of women. It is time that problem ended. By this measure alone, women are still second class citizens valued as a sex object. The USA has to deal with it and it has to deal with it now!

11 December 2017

(L-R) Jessica Leeds, Samantha Holvey, and Rachel Crook

Three women (click here) who accused President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct have demanded a congressional inquiry.

At a New York City news conference, the trio accused Mr Trump of groping, fondling, forcibly kissing, humiliating or harassing them.

Three of them - Jessica Leeds, Samantha Holvey, and Rachel Crooks - detailed their allegations shortly beforehand live on television.

The White House said the women were making "false claims".

Monday morning's press conference was organised by Brave New Films, which last month released a documentary, 16 Women and Donald Trump, about the claims made by multiple women....