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Dulis: The ‘Pee Tape’ Hoax Is Finally, Absolutely Dead. It’s Time to Brand the ‘Rushers’ Who Pushed It.

The 9/11 and Kenya conspiracy theorists each had their own nicknames: “Truthers” and “Birthers,” respectively. But the Russia fanatics have not received their own title — some call them “Russia truthers.” Not quite as snappy, nor was my go-to label for a while: “Birthers with Advanced Degrees.” So I’m proposing a new nickname for the Putin-obsessed: the “Rushers.”

(INSETS: David Corn, Daniel Goldman, James Comey, Ari Melber, Jonathan Chait, Rachel Maddo

Al Sharpton: Trump Is Attempting to ‘Totally Disassemble’ America

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the “Tom Joyner Morning Show,” MSNBC weekend host Al Sharpton said President Donald Trump was attempting to “disassemble” America by attacking the Federal Bureau of Investigation for investigating him. Discussing a Senate impeachment trial, Sharpton said,

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: Rev. Al Sharpton attends a hearing before the House Judicia

FNC’s Chris Wallace to Interview James Comey, Adam Schiff

“Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace will interview fired FBI Director James Comey and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) in the wake of the House Democrats’ impeachment effort and the release of the Justice Department inspector general report on FISA abuses committed by the FBI during the 2016 election. 

(INSETS: James Comey, Adam Schiff) LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 19: Fox News anchor and moderat

CNN Skips Live Coverage of Hearing on FBI Misconduct

CNN opted against airing Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the FBI’s Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuses during its investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign. 

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Nolte: 7,700 Media Jobs Slashed This Year

Business Insider reports 7,700 people lost their media jobs this year, which is more — a lot more — than the 5000 who lost their media jobs over the four years between 2014 – 2017.

In original photo, President Donald J. Trump talks with reporters along the South Lawn of