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No Matter How You Vote, The New Congress Won't Represent You

Via: badfish-hd-h-u • Op/Ed • 4 Comments • 8 years ago

One of the most foundational assumptions behind modern democracy is that the elected officials somehow represent the interests of those who elected them. Advocates for the political status quo...

We have no excuses now. Our eyes are wide open.

Via: johnrussell • Op/Ed • 7 Comments • 8 years ago

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/this-time-our-eyes-are-wide-open/2018/11/02/c14d4cf2-deca-11e8-85df-7a6b4d25cfbb_story.html Opinions We have no excuses now. Our eyes are wide...

‘This is what Dems are afraid of’: Patriotic moment goes viral at historic summit for young, black conservative leaders

Via: xxjefferson51 • Op/Ed • 273 Comments • 8 years ago

Turning Point USA is holding a historic conference for young, conservative blacks in Washington, D.C., and the very idea has to have Democrats shaking in their boots. The Young Black Leadership...

Synagogue shooter hated Donald Trump and shows what real hatred, anti-Semitism looks like

Via: xxjefferson51 • Op/Ed • 8 Comments • 8 years ago

Donald Trump is often blamed by the media as inspiring attacks and violence, but he is not anti-Semitic. The synagogue shooter shows what hate is. Pittsburgh police officers responded to...

Democrats' Aggressive Messaging Could BackFire and Motivate Huge Republican Turnout Next Week (A Scientific Look at Campaign Messaging)

Via: robert-in-ohio • Op/Ed • 115 Comments • 8 years ago

I came across this article which seems to take an unbiased, practical view of how the mid-term election campaign messaging is going and what science says about what effects the aggressive...

Selection for Jobs, Promotions and Opportunities

By: robert-in-ohio • Op/Ed • 34 Comments • 8 years ago

I think IKEA might have found the answer to selection (for jobs, opportunities, promotions) fairness.

Outsiders vs. Insiders: From illegal caravans to economic growth Trump is America’s motivator

Via: xxjefferson51 • Op/Ed • 4 Comments • 8 years ago

Five percent growth? You’re forgiven if you thought you’d read it wrong. According to one of the president’s most trusted advisors Donald Trump isn’t happy with the economy the way it is. Make...

The Making of a Red Wave?

Via: xxjefferson51 • Op/Ed • 25 Comments • 8 years ago

Are Republicans finally getting the message? Polls (notoriously inaccurate, as Hillary Clinton, MSNBC and The Young Turks can attest) that earlier showed Democrats taking the House -- and possibly...

HuffPost Lectures Trump On Rhetoric, While Delivering A Daily Dose Of Hate To Its Liberal Readers

Via: xxjefferson51 • Op/Ed • 15 Comments • 8 years ago

Hypocrisy Watch: "The Hate Flows Down" reads the screaming headline on the Huffington Post front page. The story, of course, is how President Donald Trump is responsible for what appear to be...

Hate Groups

Via: don-overton • Op/Ed • 7 Comments • 8 years ago

Click to copy https://apnews.com/Hategroups Rhode Island Right-wing rally, counter protest at Rhode Island Capitol October 6, 2018 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police broke up a rally...

Can a Country Ban Students From Kissing, Even at Home?

Via: perrie-halpern • Op/Ed • 14 Comments • 8 years ago

Thailand passed a regulation in 2005 banning “public displays of affection” for all students in the country. But now Thailand’s ministry of education has introduced an amendment to that...

Are Pipe Bombs To Elite’s Houses Another Dem Plot Against Trump?

Via: xxjefferson51 • Op/Ed • 70 Comments • 8 years ago

There was once an old Twilight Zone episode called “The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street” wherein some Martians come down and start turning people’s electrical appliances off and lights off and...

Anthony Scaramucci Tells Donald Trump: 'Dial Down The Lying'

Via: krishna • Op/Ed • 12 Comments • 8 years ago

Photo credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci has some helpful advice for Donald Trump: “Dial down the lying.” “The Mooch” made the...

Amazon, Google and Snap shares decline after earnings reports

Via: perrie-halpern • Op/Ed • 9 Comments • 8 years ago

Oct. 25, 2018 / 5:16 PM EDT By Jason Abbruzzese Shares in Google, Amazon and Snap all declined on Thursday afternoon after issuing quarterly earnings reports, adding to recent struggles for...

Why Evangelicals Will Vote (It's Not What You Think)

Via: xxjefferson51 • Op/Ed • 2 Comments • 8 years ago

When the stunned political class woke up to a world in which Donald Trump was president, plans began almost immediately over what they would do when they held power again. Even civility and...

10 acronyms with unintended double meanings

Via: krishna • Op/Ed • 1 Comments • 8 years ago

Here, 10 organizations, places, and businesses that have realized a bit too late that their initials meant a little more than they had intended. 1. WTF In 2009, the Wisconsin Tourism...

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