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All-Star Lineup of Democratic, Civic, Social, Political Leaders and Celebrities

Wednesday night the Democratic National Convention will feature a stunning lineup of political and social leaders, not to mention tremendous celebrities. 

Starting now, you’ll hear from the mother of one of the victims of the terror attack/mass shooting/hate crime attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, and two survivors. The mayor of Flint, Michigan, Karen Weaver. Actress Sigourney Weaver. California Governor Jerry Brown and California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom. TV and film director Lee Daniels. Anti-gun violence advocate Erica Smegielski, whose mother was the principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School. Actress Angela Bassett. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid. Gabby Giffords & Mark Kelly. Lenny Kravitz.

Also, Democratic Nominee for Vice President Tim Kaine. Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, and the President of the United States, Barack Obama.

President Obama should begin his speech just after 10:30 PM EDT

How’s that for a lineup?

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Here’s the full schedule, via the Clinton Campaign:

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (EDT)

 

Call to Order

U.S. Representative Marcia Fudge (Ohio)

 

Invocation

Rev. William Byron

 

Pledge of Allegiance

Monroe Handy

 

National Anthem

Sebastien De La Cruz

 

Vice Presidential Nomination

 

Remarks

Daniel Driffin

HIV/AIDS Activist from Georgia

 

Remarks

Neera Tanden

President of the Center for American Progress Action Fund

 

Remarks

U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas)

 

Remarks

U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham (New Mexico)

 

Remarks

U.S. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia)

 

Remarks

U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (California)

 

Remarks

U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (California)

 

Remarks

President of NARAL Ilyse Hogue

 

Remarks

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum

 

Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

Chair, U.S. Representative Judy Chu (California)

 

Remarks

Brooks Bell

Brooks is a young female tech entrepreneur from North Carolina

 

Remarks

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

In Memoriam

Introduced by Convention Chair U.S. Representative Marcia Fudge (Ohio)

 

6:00 – 10:00 PM (EDT)

 

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Chair, U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján (New Mexico)

 

Our America Musical Performance

 

Remarks

Civil Rights Leader Reverend Jesse Jackson

 

Remarks

Actress Star Jones

 

Remarks

Flint Mayor Karen Weaver

 

Congressional Black Caucus

Chair, U.S. Representative GK Butterfield (NC)

 

Remarks

President of EMILY’s List Stephanie Schriock

 

Remarks

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Nevada)

 

Remarks

California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom

 

Remarks

U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego (Arizona)

 

Remarks

Jamie Dorff

Jamie’s husband was Patrick Dorff, an Army helicopter pilot from Minnesota who died while on a search and rescue mission in northern Iraq. As a senator, Hillary worked with Republicans and Democrats to increase the gratuity paid to family members of fallen veterans from $12,000 to $100,000.

 

Remarks

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan

 

Remarks

Former Governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley

 

Introduction of Film

Actress Sigourney Weaver

 

Remarks

California Governor Jerry Brown

 

Remarks

Director Lee Daniels

 

Remarks

Christine Leinonen, Brandon Wolf and Jose Arraigada

Christine Leinonen is the mother of Christopher “Drew” Leinonen, who was killed in the Pulse attack in Orlando. Brandon Wolf and Jose Arraigada are survivors of the attack at the nightclub in Orlando.

 

Remarks

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (Connecticut)

 

Remarks

Erica Smegielski

Erica’s mother Dawn was the principal of Sandy Hook Elementary and was killed while trying to protect her students. Since then, Erica has become an outspoken advocate for commonsense gun violence prevention measures.

Remarks

Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey

 

Remarks

Actress Angela Bassett

 

Remarks

Felicia Sanders & Polly Sheppard

Felicia and Polly are two of the three survivors of the Mother Emanuel Church shooting in Charleston, SC.

 

Remarks

Gabby Giffords & Mark Kelly

 

Musical Performance

 

Remarks

Rear Admiral John Hutson (Ret. USN)

 

Remarks

Kristen Kavanaugh

Kristen Kavanaugh is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a former Marine Corps Captain who deployed to Iraq. She later co-founded the Military Acceptance Project, a California-based social justice organization dedicated to promoting acceptance of marginalized populations within the military.

 

Remarks

Former Congressman and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta

 

Remarks

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (Ohio)

 

Introduction of Speaker

Dr. Jill Biden

 

Remarks

Vice President Joe Biden

 

Remarks

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed

 

Remarks

Michael Bloomberg

 

Musical Performance

Lenny Kravitz

 

10:00 – 11:00 PM (EDT)

 

Remarks

Democratic Nominee for Vice President Tim Kaine

 

Introduction of Film

Sharon Belkofer

Sharon Belkofer is the mother of fallen Lt. Col. Thomas Belkofer. Her son was killed when a suicide bomber detonated a minibus in a convoy carrying Belkofer and three other high-ranking officers in Kabul, Afghanistan.

 

Remarks

President Barack Obama

 

Benediction

Rev. Gabriel Salguero

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‘Trying to Have It Both Ways’: Ivanka ‘Flailing’ as Trump Indictment Slams Family

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While Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have taken to their social media platforms to viciously lash out at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for indicting their father on a reported 30 charges, Ivanka Trump posted a rather muted statement on her Instagram account which simply said, “I love my father, and I love my country. Today, I am pained for both. I appreciate the voices across the political spectrum expressing support and concern.”

According to Daily Beast conservative columnist Matt Lewis, the so-called “First Daughter,” who served in the White House with her father, is trying to stay true to her former president dad, while distancing herself from his legal problems — and it is not going to work for her.

As Lewis put it, Ivanka is “flailing” in her attempts to shed the memory of her participation in the Trump administration that reached its lowest point on Jan. 6 when supporters of Trump stormed the Capitol and sent lawmakers fleeing for their lives.

“It’s hard to argue with anything Ivanka says here, but it is not a statement of moral clarity. Nor is it (conversely) a statement of strong support for her father. She’s flailing and trying to have it both ways,” Lewis wrote before adding, “Now, it’s understandable that a daughter might not want to utterly condemn her father. Further, children are not responsible for their parents’ sins. Except, of course, if you consider the fact that Ivanka served as the primary weapon in the ‘Trump’s not such a belligerent pig as his four decades as a public figure would make you think’ propaganda push.”

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Noting that Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner — who has baggage of his own — both stuck with Trump in the White House for all four years, Lewis added, “As far as the former first daughter goes, she and her husband might be done with politics, but once you’ve been a party to an administration like Trump’s, it’s going to be a long time before politics is done with them.”

“So, Ivanka, you want to have a seat at the cool apolitical kids’ table? You want to be once again accepted by the socially liberal billionaires’ children you used to go to the Hamptons with and now have Miami Beach playdates with? You want to enjoy the privileges of being a Trump with none of the shame? Good luck with that,” he concluded.

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Dominion Wins ‘Blockbuster Victories’ Against Fox News – Last Legal Issue Will Be Decided by a Jury: Report

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Dominion Voting Systems won what are being called “blockbuster victories” Friday afternoon when a judge ruled the company suing Fox News for $1.6 billion in a major defamation lawsuit had met its burden of proof that Rupert Murdoch‘s far-right wing cable channel had repeatedly made false statements.

The final, and likely greatest legal issue Dominion will have to prove will be actual malice. That issue will be decided in a jury trial, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Davis ruled Friday, according to Law & Crime.

Unlike previous cases, Fox News will reportedly not be able to argue the on-air statements its personalities made were opinion.

CNN legal analyst and Brookings senior fellow Norm Eisen calls Friday’s decision a “huge win for Dominion on their summary judgment motion against Fox News.”

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“Dominion won partial summary judgement that what Fox said about them was false! Now they just have to prove actual malice and damages,” Eisen says. “Meanwhile Fox’s motion was totally denied.”

Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, an MSNBC contributor adds: “Dominion’s evidence Fox made false statements with reckless disregard  is as strong as any I’ve seen.”

The judge was very clear in his ruling.

“While the Court must view the record in the light most favorable to Fox, the record does not show a genuine issue of material fact as to falsity,” Judge Davis wrote. “Through its extensive proof, Dominion has met its burden of showing there is no genuine issue of material fact as to falsity. Fox therefore had the burden to show an issue of material fact existed in turn. Fox failed to meet its burden.”

READ MORE: ‘Propaganda Network’: Media Reporter Says Dominion Filing Exposes Fox News as ‘Void of the Most Basic Journalistic Ethics’

Attorney and MSNBC host and legal analyst Katie Phang points to this key passage in Judge Davis’ ruling.

Court watchers and news junkies are familiar at this point with the massive legal filings Dominion has made in which it exposed how Fox News knowingly made false statements regarding the 2020 presidential election. Those filings, each hundreds of pages, also detail internal Fox News communications and bombshell conversations between the company’s top personalities, executives, and even Chairman Rupert Murdoch.

 

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Capitol Police Issue Warning Over Possible Trump Protests ‘Across the Country’

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The U.S. Capitol Police and the Senate Sergeant at Arms on Friday jointly issued a statement warning they “anticipate” Trump protests across the country. The statement is not time-specific, and it states it has no information on “credible threats,” but some Democratic offices are allowing staffers to work from home Friday and Tuesday.

“The Sergeant at Arms and United States Capitol Police (USCP) anticipate demonstration activity across the country related to the indictment of former President Trump. While law enforcement is not tracking any specific, credible threats against the Capitol or state offices, there is potential for demonstration activity. USCP is working with law enforcement partners, so you may observe a greater law enforcement presence on Capitol Hill,” the statement reads.

“The SAA and USCP are monitoring the potential nationwide impacts to Senate state offices,” it adds.

The House Sergeant at Arms was conspicuously absent from the statement. Speaker Kevin McCarthy has control over that office.

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Additionally, Axios is reporting, “several House Democrats are allowing staffers to work from home as a safety precaution,” noting that “the memory of Trump supporters ransacking the Capitol on Jan. 6 is still fresh on the mind.”

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) is allowing staff to work from home for safety reasons. She told Axios, “I don’t ever want to see a Jan. 6 again.”

“I’ve been in the Trump hate tunnel, Donald Trump has gone after me, and quite frankly I don’t have security. I don’t have entourages.”

She’s not the only Democrat to raise concerns.

“Much of the language from the former President and his devotees is similar to what inspired Jan. 6th,” U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips said. “I’m concerned about safety for my colleagues and my staff.”

READ MORE: ‘Lighting the Match’: Marjorie Taylor Greene Blasted for Off the Rails Rant Defending Trump

Meanwhile, House Republicans are issuing full-throated support for Trump and calling for protests.

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who was called out by name in a six-page letter Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sent to Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan Friday morning, announced she will be in New York on Tuesday to support Trump when he is arraigned. She has posted several tweets since Trump was indicted.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy issued a statement Thursday seemingly designed to gin up rage and action in the MAGA base.

“Alvin Bragg has irreparably damaged our country in an attempt to interfere in our Presidential election. As he routinely frees violent criminals to terrorize the public, he weaponized our sacred system of justice against President Donald Trump. The American people will not tolerate this injustice, and the House of Representatives will hold Alvin Bragg and his unprecedented abuse of power to account.”

 

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