Samantha Bee goes to church

It turns out that not all the evangelical leaders who have aligned themselves with Donald Trump and agreed to serve on his evangelical advisory board sold their souls in exchange for access to Trump. One of them, A.R. Bernard, the pastor of the Christian Cultural Center megachurch in Brooklyn, New York, decided after two meetings with Trump that the whole thing was a sham and quit, with Trump’s awful response to the Charlottesville events being the last straw.
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American kleptocracy

In addition to benefiting the wealthy in general, the Republican tax proposal that passed today in the House of Representatives by a margin of 227-203 and will be passed by the senate later today personally enriches Donald Trump and legislators who voted for it. The graphic below (via Karoli Kuns) shows how a last minute provision will personally benefit 14 Republican senators, the biggest beneficiary being Bob Corker who switched to voting in favor of the bill after this provision was inserted.
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And now for some political soap opera

Oh boy, this is going to be good.

Roy Moore has issued a fiery video statement explaining why he has not conceded the race. He says that all the provisional and military ballots have not been counted yet and that the secretary of state (a Moore supporter) has not certified the result. He seems to think that his god will carry out a miracle on his behalf. But it seems likely that the secretary will certify the result soon and then I am not sure what Moore will do.
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