Trump falsely claims Brett Kavanaugh “proven innocent”

Says accusations “based on lies and deception” No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Tuesday, October 9  TRUMP FALSELY SAYS KAVANAUGH ‘PROVEN INNOCENT’ Donald Trump apologized “on behalf of our nation” to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, falsely claiming that Kavanaugh had been “proven innocent.” Trump dismissed the Kavanaugh sexual assault accusations as a “campaign of political and personal destruction based on lies and deception.” Twitter predictably jumped in, with many offering apologies of their own — to the women Trump has accused of lying. [HuffPost]  [Tweet | Share on Facebook] TRADE WAR HITS GLOBAL GROWTH The International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecasts due to the trade war developing between the U.S. and its trading partners. [CNBC] FORD MULLING LAYOFFS OVER TARIFFS Ford Motor Co. is reportedly preparing to initiate major layoffs after suffering a $1 billion blow to its profit due to Trump’s tariffs. [HuffPost] NEW NAFTA IS ALL ABOUT CORPORATE PROFITS Trump’s new NAFTA is an agreement with Mexico and Canada that has generous protections for Republican-aligned industries, including Big Pharma and fossil fuel polluters; no meaningful environmental protections; weak consumer safeguards; and no mechanism to enforce the moderately improved labor standards contemplated by the deal. [HuffPost] LIMO CRASH DEADLIEST IN A DECADE The upstate New York limousine crash that killed 20 people was the deadliest transportation-related accident in almost a decade. The victims included four sisters and the parents of young children. [HuffPost] CONSERVATIVES SLAM SWIFT Conservatives are not happy with Taylor Swift after the popstress jumped into politics backing a Tennessee Democratic congressional candidate. Even the White House chipped in, with Trump saying he liked the “Bad Blood” singer “25 percent” less now. [HuffPost]         TRUMP AIDE COURTED ISRAELI COMPANY FOR CAMPAIGN HELP Top Trump campaign aide Rick Gates requested proposals in 2016 from an Israeli company to create fake online identities, to use social media manipulation and to gather intelligence to help defeat Republican primary race opponents and Hillary Clinton. [The New York Times] KHASHOGGI RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT SAUDI CITIZENS The disappearance of top Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Turkish government’s allegations that he was killed at a Saudi consulate throws into question the relationship between Riyadh's governing elite and the nearly 20 million people they rule with almost no accountability. Of course, Saudi Arabia’s defenders are offering outlandish conspiracy theories about the whereabouts of the missing dissident. [HuffPost] CONSERVATIVES UNMOVED BY CLIMATE REPORT The United Nations report warning of catastrophic global warming hasn’t shaken Republican climate hawks’ faith that market tweaks alone can deliver the unprecedented emissions cuts needed to avert disaster. [HuffPost] ‘MONSTROUS’ MICHAEL PROMPTS EVACUATIONS People on the Florida Gulf Coast are boarding up homes and seeking evacuation routes amid fears Storm Michael will intensify into a “monstrous hurricane.” [AP] GOOGLE + AXED Alphabet’s Google will shut down its social network Google+ after announcing that private profile data of at least 500,000 users may have been exposed to hundreds of external developers. [Reuters] GOP CANDIDATE CAN’T UNDERSTAND ME TOO Rep. Kevin Cramer, the Republican Senate candidate in North Dakota, claimed the Me Too movement makes women weak, saying female members of his family “cannot understand this movement toward victimization.” [HuffPost]           Here are 59 family Halloween costumes that are clever, cool and extra cute. The Australian government has rejected the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report’s call to phase out coal power by 2050, claiming renewable energy cannot replace baseload coal power. Hope Hicks, Trump’s former communications director, has been named head of corporate communications for New Fox, the company to emerge after 21st Century Fox completes the sale of assets to Disney early next year. Meghan Markle’s half-sister just pulled a really awkward publicity stunt outside Kensington Palace. These anti-Trump evangelicals are on a nationwide bus tour to flip Congress blue. Former Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) called out Sen. Lindsey Graham over his vociferous defense of Brett Kavanaugh, saying “he’s lost his mind.” Busy Philipps’ new book includes details about her allegation that James Franco physically assaulted her when they worked on the late-’90s cult TV show “Freaks And Geeks.” These 71 beagles were rescued from a home in Pennsylvania. Passengers sleeping on a flight from Johannesburg to Hong Kong were reportedly robbed of cash and jewelry. This writer argues Banksy wasn’t critiquing capitalism by destroying his art, he was taking part in it. Dakota Johnson has denied a TMZ report that she is pregnant with Chris Martin’s child. Stormy Daniels had a weird airport run-in with Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen. Malcolm McDowell is tipped to play News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch in the upcoming drama about disgraced former Fox News chief Roger Ailes. The hashtag #HimToo trended after a Navy mom said her son “won’t go on solo dates” over fears of being accused of sexual misconduct. 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