7. Two sentenced to prison in the scheme to stop the cleanup of an EPA Superfund site
— Joel Gilbert, a former partner at Balch & Bingham, got five years in a federal prison for his conviction on six criminal charges. He also received two years of supervised release, 100 community service hours per year and was ordered to pay a $25,000 fine.
— David Roberson, the former Drummond Company VP of government affairs was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison and one year of supervised release. He was also sentenced to 100 community service hours and was ordered to pay a $25,000 fine.
6. Former Obama administration official thinks President Donald Trump’s border separation policy leads to more migrants, which ignores that judges interfered in it
— Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro told MSNBC that Trump’s separation policy created this crisis somehow, saying, “He promised us, he went out there and said basically that if we abused families by taking away the little children from their parents, that that was going to deter more families from coming to the country, and that wasn’t true.”
— He also believes the anti-illegal immigration rhetoric from Trump and his allies will scare Latinos away from the polls for fear that they will be hassled by ICE, which has never happened in the history of our country.
5. No one with a journalism degree can tell what President Trump meant when he declared himself a “nationalist” and not a “white nationalist“
— Despite making it clear he was talking about economic issues, the media continues pretending they have no idea what he is saying and believe he could be saying he is a “white nationalist,” which he didn’t say.
— After a day of hand-wringing, Trump made it crystal clear he was talking about putting America first, saying, “I love our country. Our country has taken second fiddle.” Everyone talking about this issue knows that.
4. Sen. Doug Jones, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Walt Maddox and race-baiting State Senator Hank Sanders demand the state pony up $3 million to fix a sewer system
— A day after Sanders tweeted out a Walt Maddox-supporting organization’s racially inflammatory language to get African-Americans afraid and to the polls, Sanders, Maddox and Jones demanded Governor Kay Ivey provide the black belt city of Uniontown $3 million in matching funds to fix their sewer system.
— The politics of this issue are simple. Maddox needs the black belt to come close to winning this election, but it is worth noting the current mayor for the city said he would fix the sewers from 2008 and still hasn’t gotten the job done.
3. Early turnout is looking pretty good for Republicans right now, which is surprising
— In key states, Georgia, Indiana, Montana, Texas, Tennessee, Florida and Arizona, Republican turnout is outpacing Democratic turnout by pretty good numbers, including a 63-30 turnout advantage in Tennessee.
— But it is not all good news for Republicans. Early voting in Nevada shows Democrats with a lead. Republicans are attempting to hold onto Sen. Dean Heller’s Senate seat, which they must hold in order to broaden their lead in the U.S. Senate.
2. Liberal billionaire wants Trump impeached and Walt Maddox to be Alabama’s governor — Maddox is thrilled to have George Soros’ support
— A recent financial disclosure shows that Walt Maddox has accepted direct campaign contributions of $10,000 from the leader of “Need to Impeach” Tom Steyer and his wife. The donations they made are the second largest of the reporting cycle and only trailed an Alabama-based gambling operation.
— Last week, it was reported that Soros dumped $200,000 into a PAC for Maddox. Some argued it may not be for Maddox, but the mayor disagrees. He said, “I was absolutely, kind of, almost in shock when we received the donation, but I was glad that we did quite frankly because we need the resources.”
1. The folks marauding across Mexico and toward the United States are not asylum seekers
— The last caravan that approached the border in this spring had thousands of members and only about 100 members actually applied for asylum. Only three were granted.
— What is more likely here is that the people will just cross the border, surrender to law enforcement and be released into the United States under a catch-and-release program that is worse.
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