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Saw this prominently shown in the Australian press, which as can be expected isn't that into Trump today... tomorrow... whatever it is there.
The Nixon is strong with this one.
Following a request from Congress, the Office of the Inspector...
by nice panther
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on Wed Feb 01, 2017 at 09:04 PM PST
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All these years later I can still see it clearly, at least I tell myself that's true. A worn bit of yellow, worn felt, held in the hands of a woman who seemed old to me at the time.
One of the better professors at school was, you could say, a...
by RMeister
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on Wed Feb 01, 2017 at 06:45 PM PST
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The Deranged Colossus
Not unlike the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride the southern border;
Here at our sand-washed, rusted fence shall stand
An over bronzed man with a torch, whose flame
Is the immigrant’s...
by auntyem
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on Wed Feb 01, 2017 at 06:26 PM PST
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TrumpBannon’s executive order doesn’t just apply to Muslims from 7 countries. It applies to everyone seeking refugee status. The exclusion is for 120 days, longer than the 90 days for everyone coming from the 7 Muslim countries. From an article in...
by PipeUp
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on Wed Feb 01, 2017 at 01:56 PM PST
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Trump trolls--it seems--are everywhere and are now attacking Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson for expressing concerns about Trump’s Muslim ban, saying he voted for Hillary and wishing Barack Obama was still President...among other things.
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by Kwik
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on Wed Feb 01, 2017 at 09:16 AM PST
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(I use the term “Liberal Elite” with the degree of snark you would expect from, well, a Liberal Elite.)
But snark aside, that label has real power. Power to cause those less Liberal, less Elite (by their own definition and / or society’s yardstick)...
by DanaLee
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on Wed Feb 01, 2017 at 01:22 PM PST
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This country was formed on the basis of a social compact wherein we the people would adopt rules by which we agree to live . The Declaration of Independence was written when the majority living under the yoke of the British Empire decided that they...
by Kelroy
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on Wed Feb 01, 2017 at 07:18 AM PST
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I live in Australia (a dual citizen, but that’s not the point of this post). Our prime minister, towering pinnacle of political courage that he is, has refused to condemn Trump’s Muslim ban, saying he prefers to deliver such messages in private. Good...
by lismalo
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on Tue Jan 31, 2017 at 07:54 PM PST
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Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting Muslims and refugees have provoked outrage and protests — and rightly so. As much as we deplore his administration’s attacks on environmental protections, these latest reprehensible actions threaten our most...
by Michael Brune
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on Tue Jan 31, 2017 at 02:02 PM PST
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Scent is seriously evocative, isn't it? It intertwines with all the other senses and with memory and emotion. As if the brain chemicals released by odors have a scent of their own that fills your brain and touches every neurotransmitter.
Take this...
by melanielynn
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on Tue Jan 31, 2017 at 12:52 PM PST
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This weekend’s protests against Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration provided an opportunity for social justice activists to point out the sheer hypocrisy of many conservatives and their resistance to the Black Lives Matter movement....
by Kelly Macias
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on Tue Jan 31, 2017 at 01:38 PM PST
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By Karen Rubin, News & Photo Features
In one stroke of his pen, Trump overturned and violated foundational American principles and values enshrined in the Constitution that bars favor or disfavor for any religion, that guarantees due process of...
by NewsPhotosFeatures
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on Tue Jan 31, 2017 at 09:13 AM PST
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Hi, Trump-Guy!
(note: I’ve been talking to lots of Trump-Guys, so my addressee is a sort of Trump-Guy-Frankenstein I’ve crafted from many of their individual comments. Fun, huh?)
It’s me! The nasty woman again! You’re gonna be hearing from me a...
by fisknp
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on Tue Jan 31, 2017 at 10:00 AM PST
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'When people are in trouble, you help them': Ellen Degeneres uses 'Finding Dory' to slam Trump's ban Days after President Trump signed an anti-immigration order, the President chose the award-winning movie Finding Dory as the first film screened by the new administration at the White House. If you know anything about the movie’s plot, you probably...
by wagatwe
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on Tue Jan 31, 2017 at 12:52 PM PST
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As the man said we have had vicious kings and idiot kings but I don’t think we have ever been cursed by a vicious idiot boy king before (www.youtube.com/...). Well Tyrion I think you nailed it son, particularly when it comes to Foreign Policy. We have...
by TrickleDownPoverty
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on Tue Jan 31, 2017 at 08:17 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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One of our major victories last June at the Virginia Democratic State Convention was the election of Sanders delegate Yasmine Taeb to the DNC. She was the only Sanders delegate running, yet she understood the concerns of both campaigns and built a...
by Activate Virginia
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on Tue Jan 31, 2017 at 09:40 AM PST
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Wonderful rally tonight. Louisville Mayor Fischer gave a fiery speech. We heard from a priest, a rabbi, a Muslim woman community leader, a Dreamer, and more.
Louisville has a strong refugee community and we stood up...
by amyo28
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on Mon Jan 30, 2017 at 07:31 PM PST
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(English is not my native language)
Swedes are less interested in flying to the US than they have been since the leading Swedish internet site for comparing prices and ordering flight tickets (flygresor.se) started keeping track in 2007. And it all...
by Swedish liberal
179 comments
on Mon Jan 30, 2017 at 07:36 PM PST
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Keeping up with the Trump regime’s crack “Ready, Fire, Aim!” strategy of governing we now have this report from CNN.
(CNN)Two brothers, their wives and children left war-torn Syria with 16 suitcases and crossed the border into Lebanon. They were...
by Frank Vyan Walton
9 comments
on Mon Jan 30, 2017 at 05:21 PM PST
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