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The Trump Administration is a leaky sieve. Sensitive Information that should remain as a secret keeps on getting out, and this leaked information is currently a reflection of an administration that is incompetent and disorganized. It looks like there...
by Eihenetu
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on Tue Jan 31, 2017 at 12:31 PM PST
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It’s me again, reporting from the red state of Arizona, which gave you Joe Arpaio, John McCain, and Jan Brewer. However, there is good news.
I teach at Arizona State, and today, the Executive Vice President sent a letter to the international...
by Proginoskes
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on Tue Jan 31, 2017 at 01:03 AM PST
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PART I
There are parts of the political story unfolding today that are alarming. On their own they might not seem crucial, but in context the details of each piece of this puzzle can take on different meaning. It all started when I joined Twitter. A...
by jusducky
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on Mon Jan 30, 2017 at 11:45 PM PST
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As President Trump’s thinly veiled Muslim ban caused heartbreak, outrage and chaos around the globe, his Twitter past started to resurface over the weekend. As he presciently asked on June 4, 2014, “Are you allowed to impeach a president for gross...
by Jon Perr
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on Mon Jan 30, 2017 at 09:58 PM PST
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Here’s the link:
Obama’s Protections for L.G.B.T. Workers Will Remain Under Trump
Here’s an excerpt:
The Obama order banned companies that do federal work from discriminating against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees. It was...
by Killer of Sacred Cows
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on Mon Jan 30, 2017 at 08:52 PM PST
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I attended the conference call tonight at 6 PM PDT to listen to some of the leads for civil liberties groups such as the ACLU. They provided a deeper dive on what actions they are taking, the legal landscape we find ourselves in and the seriousness of...
by Mystic54
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on Mon Jan 30, 2017 at 07:47 PM PST
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When the news of the contentious Executive Order broke, I was as appalled as any believer in freedom, justice and the pursuit of happiness could be. To add a certain poignancy to my personal feelings, I too am an immigrant. I am a Green Card Holder,...
by twigg
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on Mon Jan 30, 2017 at 07:10 PM PST
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Just a brief heads up, especially to those in the LGBTQ community: expect another Executive Order from Hair Twittler by the end of the week. Expect it to curtail LGBT rights, including adoption. Just FYI, in the following thread Josh Rogan is a...
by Keith Pickering
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on Mon Jan 30, 2017 at 04:07 PM PST
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Today, President Trump signed an Executive Order on zero-cost regulations. This new simple sounding order hides a core principal that is morally repugnant and just as frightening as banning new immigration to the American way of life: no new...
by seashine
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on Mon Jan 30, 2017 at 01:39 PM PST
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Dale Earnhardt, Jr., a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) driver who is not just the most popular driver in NASCAR’s top division, but one of the most popular people in the United States, talked about his own ancestors’ immigration story in...
by DownstateDemocrat
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on Mon Jan 30, 2017 at 11:56 AM PST
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I just spoke to a nice staffer at my Representative’s office (Barbara Lee speaks for me!). He told me that Rep. Lee and Sen. Feinstein are co-sponsoring a bill, the “Statue of Liberty Values Act,” that seeks to defund President Trump’s executive order....
by Raph L
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on Mon Jan 30, 2017 at 10:37 AM PST
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I was surprised to read this.
I had read about Google co-founder Sergey Brin joining the protest against Trump’s immigration order at the San Francisco airport. I’ve read about Lyft pledging to donate $1 million to ACLU following Trump's immigration...
by TomP
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on Mon Jan 30, 2017 at 10:07 AM PST
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A stellar comment this morning in the WaPo from Wolfeja: I'm coining a new term. When this administration lies about their lies, I call it "meta-lying". This cuts to the point. 5 comments
on Mon Jan 30, 2017 at 09:18 AM PST
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Supreme Court with 4 justices plus Roberts and Kennedy will be clear that the executive order is beyond unconstitutional and Border Patrol Agents/Trump are being treasonous/endangering National Security through refusal to cooperate with court...
by sreeizzle2012
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on Sun Jan 29, 2017 at 04:00 PM PST
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To all who are rightly focused on fighting Executive Order’s legal implications, not the least of which is a first and open announcement that Christians are “different” and “better” under this administration, please fight on in my name. (I am working...
by 4CasandChlo
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on Sun Jan 29, 2017 at 04:45 PM PST
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The EO Trump signed on Friday targets Legal Resident Immigrants and Visitors with Dual Citizenship.
Refugees from 7 countries are banned too but misleading to call it a Refugee Ban. People who have lived in the US or travel to the US for school...
by soulflower
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on Sun Jan 29, 2017 at 08:35 AM PST
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The new President’s imposition of restrictions on visitors from certain countries and of certain faiths violates the creed he purports to follow. Hardly a surprise.
What the terrible, terrified, terrorizing toddler tyrant Trump hasn’t considered is...
by samsoneyes
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on Sun Jan 29, 2017 at 08:09 AM PST
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Two cases have come to light about just how extensive the ban on entry to the USA the so-called President Trump’s signing goes. It bans a sitting British Conservative MP and member of the British government, Nadhim Zahawi from entry. More heartbreaking...
by Lib Dem FoP
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on Sun Jan 29, 2017 at 08:08 AM PST
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It will be interesting to see how Donald Trump will react (because he always reacts) when he finds out his main communication platform, Twitter, has taken a stand — and it’s not him. Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey,40, went up in arms Saturday night against...
by Leslie Salzillo
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on Sun Jan 29, 2017 at 04:08 AM PST
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This is the view from inside the Oval Office propaganda machine;
Asked during a photo opportunity in the Oval Office Saturday afternoon about the rollout, trump said his government was ”totally prepared.”
Unfortunately, for the thousands of...
by dear occupant
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on Sun Jan 29, 2017 at 05:25 AM PST
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This ain’t much of a diary, but whoever did this protest sign is a fucking genius.
- Late last night my husband got a notice of a protest in Phoenix this morning, in front of the local offices of Senators Flake and McCain, which are conveniently located right across the street from each other. The street is Camelback, a wide main...27 comments 175 Recs
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- The debate over Donald Trump's offensive Muslim ban has taken some peculiar turns. It's already resulted in successful lawsuits rejecting his executive order as unconstitutional. And there are heartbreaking cases of heroes being refused entry after...124 comments 152 Recs
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 31, 2017 Contact: Jade Begay, [email protected], 505-699-4791 Nina Smith, megaphonestrategies.com, 301-717-9006 Indigenous Environmental Network Responds to Acting Secretary of Army Corps’ Recommendation to...3 comments 11 Recs
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