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Trump rewrites the First Amendment

Trump rewrites the First Amendment


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  30 Comments  •  7 years ago

You might have seen the story out of Coal Grove, Ohio,  last week   where the tap water turned bright purple. It’s not as big a deal as it sounds, though. A malfunctioning water treatment valve...
Kellyanne Conway To Reporter On Hatch Act: “Can You Leave, Please?”

Kellyanne Conway To Reporter On Hatch Act: “Can You Leave, Please?”


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  7 years ago

Politics Kellyanne Conway To Reporter On Hatch Act: “Can You Leave, Please?”   Greg Evans, Deadline   14 hours ago   White House adviser   Kellyanne Conway   is,...
We salute the Native American warriors who go wherever they're needed to honor US military veterans

We salute the Native American warriors who go wherever they're needed to honor US military veterans


Via: 1stwarrior  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  7 years ago

On a cold February afternoon, a handful of pallbearers pulled the casket of Frankie Reye Alexander from a hearse and placed it over his final resting place at Tahoma Cemetery. A traditional...
Hannity Wants ‘Special Permission’ to Run White House Press Briefings With Ingraham

Hannity Wants ‘Special Permission’ to Run White House Press Briefings With Ingraham


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  7 years ago

Politics Hannity Wants ‘Special Permission’ to Run White House Press Briefings With Ingraham   By Justin Baragona, The Daily Beast   7 hours ago   With White House Press...
The Worst Patients in the World

The Worst Patients in the World


Via: sandy-2021492  •  News & Politics  •  25 Comments  •  7 years ago

For years,   the United States’ high health-care costs and poor outcomes   have provoked hand-wringing, and rightly so: Every other high-income country in the world spends less than America...
Elizabeth Warren Has Lots of Plans. Together, They Would Remake the Economy

Elizabeth Warren Has Lots of Plans. Together, They Would Remake the Economy


Via: bob-nelson  •  News & Politics  •  62 Comments  •  7 years ago

As the 23 candidates seeking the Democratic nomination struggle to distinguish themselves, Senator Elizabeth Warren has set herself apart with a series of sweeping proposals that would...
How a renegade Chinese billionaire became a center of D.C. intrigue

How a renegade Chinese billionaire became a center of D.C. intrigue


Via: ender  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  7 years ago

A billionaire at the center of U.S.-China tensions is waging a mysterious legal battle against two D.C. conservatives over a private espionage deal gone bad. The fight touches on a pair of think...
550 African migrants were just caught in Texas. DHS head says they aren’t being screened for Ebola

550 African migrants were just caught in Texas. DHS head says they aren’t being screened for Ebola


Via: 1stwarrior  •  News & Politics  •  61 Comments  •  7 years ago

The border crisis is no longer exclusively a problem of illegal Central American migrants. As word spreads of the collapse of border enforcement, the number of migrants from Africa continues to...
Private border wall group ordered to keep gate open

Private border wall group ordered to keep gate open


Via: 1stwarrior  •  News & Politics  •  5 Comments  •  7 years ago

The builders of a private border wall in New Mexico have been ordered by an international agency to keep a gate permanently open. According to   a report in Buzzfeed, the half-mile wall near...
LGBT+ pride marches in US interrupted by neo-Nazis and stampede

LGBT+ pride marches in US interrupted by neo-Nazis and stampede


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  167 Comments  •  7 years ago

U.S. LGBT+ pride marches in US interrupted by neo-Nazis and stampede   Tom Embury-Dennis, The Independent   Sun, Jun 9 5:05 AM EDT Two separate LGBT pride marches disrupted by...
Kushner Firm's Reported $90 Million In Secret Foreign Investments Riles Ethics Experts

Kushner Firm's Reported $90 Million In Secret Foreign Investments Riles Ethics Experts


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  7 years ago

Politics Kushner Firm's Reported $90 Million In Secret Foreign Investments Riles Ethics Experts   Mary Papenfuss, HuffPost   Tue, Jun 11 7:40 AM EDT Alarmed ethics...
Melania (Or, someone looking like her) Kicks Off "Be Best" campaign for teenage girls and Transgenders Who Want To Be Porn Stars

Melania (Or, someone looking like her) Kicks Off "Be Best" campaign for teenage girls and Transgenders Who Want To Be Porn Stars


By: eat-the-press-do-not-read-it  •  News & Politics  •  133 Comments  •  7 years ago

Ladies, and, Up and Coming College Freshwoman: If you are ambitious and cannot wait to become "famous and rich", then, this "self-help article" is for you. Most of us "wannabe tramps" want to...
New York state lawmakers introduce bill to decriminalize sex work

New York state lawmakers introduce bill to decriminalize sex work


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  79 Comments  •  7 years ago

By   Erik Ortiz A group of Democratic lawmakers in New York state introduced a bill Monday that seeks to decriminalize sex work and make it legal to engage in the consensual sale of sex. The...
Jon Stewart joins 9/11 first responders, family members on Capitol Hill to fight for victim compensation

Jon Stewart joins 9/11 first responders, family members on Capitol Hill to fight for victim compensation


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  25 Comments  •  7 years ago

A California desert town sees surge in migrants as border crisis worsens

A California desert town sees surge in migrants as border crisis worsens


Via: 1stwarrior  •  News & Politics  •  20 Comments  •  7 years ago

The little boy playing in the parking lot of a Seventh-day Adventist Church here was startled when three U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicles pulled in. Favio Ferreira, a 7-year-old...
The Infantilization Of The Republican Voter

The Infantilization Of The Republican Voter


By: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  58 Comments  •  7 years ago

Donald Trump does the equivalent of calling his opponents "poopy head", and his supporters cheer. When he describes an opponent as "sleepy" or "dopey" his fans laugh, seemingly enchanted by the...
Donald Trump (and Fox News) are dog-whistling on Joe Biden

Donald Trump (and Fox News) are dog-whistling on Joe Biden


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  87 Comments  •  7 years ago

www.cnn.com Donald Trump (and Fox News) are dog-whistling on Joe Biden Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large 4-4 minutes Washington (CNN)For anyone who watches Fox News...
Trump Says Secret Deal With Mexico Takes Effect When He Wants

Trump Says Secret Deal With Mexico Takes Effect When He Wants


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  7 years ago

Trump Says Secret Deal With Mexico Takes Effect When He Wants   Justin Sink, Bloomberg   20 hours ago   U.S. President Donald Trump holds a piece of paper he said was a trade...
As Bernie Sanders Leans Into Socialism, His Rivals Laugh

As Bernie Sanders Leans Into Socialism, His Rivals Laugh


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  7 Comments  •  7 years ago

As Bernie Sanders Leans Into Socialism, His Rivals Laugh WATERLOO, Iowa—Making Elizabeth Warren laugh can be tricky. Throwing her off her talking points is almost impossible. Both happened when...
DC Dyke March Bans Jewish Pride Flag

DC Dyke March Bans Jewish Pride Flag


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  61 Comments  •  7 years ago

Updated 2:50 p.m. A gay pride parade in Washington, D.C. has been criticized by Jewish and LGBTQ groups for banning Jewish and Israeli symbols from its Friday event. The D.C. Dyke March is...
Anti-Vaxxers are the Worst Kinds of People

Anti-Vaxxers are the Worst Kinds of People


Via: thrawn-31  •  News & Politics  •  124 Comments  •  7 years ago

Bakery sues Oberlin College after a robbery at the bakery.

Bakery sues Oberlin College after a robbery at the bakery.


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  7 years ago

A jury in Ohio determined that Oberlin College libeled Gibson’s Bakery when students accused the business of being racist. Dake Kang/Associated Press ELYRIA, Ohio — Gibson’s...
Gun Seller That Bet Big on Hillary Clinton Getting Elected Goes Bankrupt

Gun Seller That Bet Big on Hillary Clinton Getting Elected Goes Bankrupt


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  34 Comments  •  7 years ago

Gun Seller That Bet Big on Hillary Clinton Getting Elected Goes Bankrupt   Jeremy Hill, Bloomberg   15 hours ago   Gun Seller That Bet Big on Hillary Clinton Getting Elected...
Can US companies solve the Trump tariff problem by manufacturing in the US? It’s complicated.

Can US companies solve the Trump tariff problem by manufacturing in the US? It’s complicated.


Via: bob-nelson  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  7 years ago

Should United States companies just start making everything in the United States in light of President Donald Trump’s trade wars ? Harley-Davidson president and CEO Matthew Levatich says...
Linda Fairstein Gets Slammed On Twitter For Doubling Down On Her Central Park Five Role

Linda Fairstein Gets Slammed On Twitter For Doubling Down On Her Central Park Five Role


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  7 Comments  •  7 years ago

U.S. Linda Fairstein Gets Slammed On Twitter For Doubling Down On Her Central Park Five Role   Kimberley Richards, HuffPost   7 hours ago   People on social media have...
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