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Taking Back Christianity From The Religious Right

Taking Back Christianity From The Religious Right


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  7 years ago

Since the early seventies, with the Supreme Court legalized abortion in   Roe v. Wade , the Christian right has been on the prowl, adding grievance to grievance, aligning themselves with the...
Right-Wing Agnotology

Right-Wing Agnotology


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  7 years ago

John Quiggin ponders   right-wing agnotology : A recent report on a poll finding that  a majority of Republicans (that is, likely primary voters) are “birthers” , with only 28 per cent...
Trump takes over Fourth of July celebration, changing its location and inserting himself into the program

Trump takes over Fourth of July celebration, changing its location and inserting himself into the program


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  5 Comments  •  7 years ago

washingtonpost.com Trump takes over Fourth of July celebration, changing its location and inserting himself into the program By Josh Dawsey , Josh Dawsey Reporter covering the White...
The question of Treason

The question of Treason


By: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  5 Comments  •  7 years ago

Treason  comes up in the Constitution of the United States (“Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid...
Trump’s ghostwriter reveals what the ‘billion-dollar loser’ was actually doing as he was ‘hemorrhaging cash’

Trump’s ghostwriter reveals what the ‘billion-dollar loser’ was actually doing as he was ‘hemorrhaging cash’


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  7 years ago

With the revelation from the New York Times that Donald Trump reported losses of more than $1 billion on his taxes between the years 1985 and 1994 — resulting in his paying no income tax for 8 out...
FBI's Steele story falls apart: False intel and media contacts were flagged before FISA

FBI's Steele story falls apart: False intel and media contacts were flagged before FISA


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  7 years ago

The FBI’s sworn story to a federal court about its asset, Christopher Steele, is fraying faster than a $5 souvenir T-shirt bought at a tourist trap. Newly unearthed memos show a high-ranking...
‘It’s embarrassing to the kids’: Students who owe lunch money will only get a cold jelly sandwich, district says

‘It’s embarrassing to the kids’: Students who owe lunch money will only get a cold jelly sandwich, district says


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  183 Comments  •  7 years ago

WASHINGTON POST ‘It’s embarrassing to the kids’: Students who owe lunch money will only get a cold jelly sandwich, district says MAY 08, 2019 When students in...
Pelosi calls standoff with Trump a 'constitutional crisis,' but resists impeachment

Pelosi calls standoff with Trump a 'constitutional crisis,' but resists impeachment


Via: it-is-me  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  7 years ago

“We're asking in the constitutional way for the administration to comply. We still have more opportunities. We’ll see if Mueller will testify and that will that will make a big difference in terms...
The Woman You Missed While You Were Paying Attention to Beto

The Woman You Missed While You Were Paying Attention to Beto


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

Well, well, well. Joaquin Castro dithered and then declined, but a tougher Texas Democrat has stepped up to announce a challenge to our ruby red Republican senior senator, John Cornyn, who...
Second Trump Ghostwriter Says He Was Lousy at Business, Bored, and Obsessed With Carpet Swatches

Second Trump Ghostwriter Says He Was Lousy at Business, Bored, and Obsessed With Carpet Swatches


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  12 Comments  •  7 years ago

Politics Second Trump Ghostwriter Says He Was Lousy at Business, Bored, and Obsessed With Carpet Swatches   By jamie.ross@thedailybeast.com (Jamie Ross), The Daily Beast   21 hours ago...
This robot aims to make traffic stops safer for everyone

This robot aims to make traffic stops safer for everyone


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  7 years ago

Trump Ghostwriter Suggests 'The Art Of The Deal' Be Recategorized As Fiction

Trump Ghostwriter Suggests 'The Art Of The Deal' Be Recategorized As Fiction


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

Politics Trump Ghostwriter Suggests 'The Art Of The Deal' Be Recategorized As Fiction   David Moye, HuffPost   Wed, May 8 7:17 PM EDT   The man who ghost-wrote President...
James Comey mocks Trump’s latest accusations, Trump immediately responds on Twitter

James Comey mocks Trump’s latest accusations, Trump immediately responds on Twitter


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

James Comey mocks Trump’s latest accusations, Trump immediately responds on Twitter   Stephen Proctor, Yahoo TV   6 hours ago   Donald Trump heads to Twitter...
Voters… Are You Tired and Disgusted, Yet?

Voters… Are You Tired and Disgusted, Yet?


Via: make-america-great-again  •  News & Politics  •  13 Comments  •  7 years ago

If you were a Napa State Hospital – a mental health facility – employee off from work observing the media and Democrats on TV, would you think you were still at work? Is it even possible to...
Biden's Far Left Gambit

Biden's Far Left Gambit


By: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  7 years ago

Yesterday, Joe (Sleepy Joe) Biden attempted to deliver a knockout punch to many of his hard left opponents in the Democratic Party by announcing that he is in favor of universal health care for...
Trump would have been charged with obstruction were he not president, hundreds of former federal prosecutors assert

Trump would have been charged with obstruction were he not president, hundreds of former federal prosecutors assert


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  91 Comments  •  7 years ago

More than 370 former federal prosecutors who worked in Republican and Democratic administrations have signed on to a statement asserting special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s findings would...
Exclusive: Trump fixer Cohen says he helped Falwell handle racy photos

Exclusive: Trump fixer Cohen says he helped Falwell handle racy photos


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  35 Comments  •  7 years ago

Exclusive: Trump fixer Cohen says he helped Falwell handle racy photos   By Aram Roston, Reuters   14 hours ago   Trump fixer Cohen says he helped Falwell handle racy...
FBI chief: No evidence of illegal spying on Trump campaign

FBI chief: No evidence of illegal spying on Trump campaign


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  46 Comments  •  7 years ago

FBI chief: No evidence of illegal spying on Trump campaign   ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press   18 hours ago   WASHINGTON (AP) —...
Can California Get Cows to Burp Less Methane?

Can California Get Cows to Burp Less Methane?


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  51 Comments  •  7 years ago

FBI Investigating Antifa For Plotting To Buy Guns From Cartel For ‘Armed Rebellion’ At Border

FBI Investigating Antifa For Plotting To Buy Guns From Cartel For ‘Armed Rebellion’ At Border


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  77 Comments  •  7 years ago

The domestic terrorists that the Democrats don’t want to talk  Via   San Diego Union Tribune: When federal law enforcement officials last year began collecting dossiers on mostly American...
Trump news - live: Don Jr ordered to testify to Senate over Russia contacts, as president laughs about shooting migrants at Florida rally

Trump news - live: Don Jr ordered to testify to Senate over Russia contacts, as president laughs about shooting migrants at Florida rally


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

Politics Trump news - live: Don Jr ordered to testify to Senate over Russia contacts, as president laughs about shooting migrants at Florida rally   Joe Sommerlad, The Independent   1...
Trump Attributes Kentucky Derby Outcome To 'Political Correctness'

Trump Attributes Kentucky Derby Outcome To 'Political Correctness'


By: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  105 Comments  •  7 years ago

Donald J. Trump ‏ Verified account   @ realDonaldTrump 3h 3 hours ago More The Kentucky Derby decision was not a good one. It was a rough & tumble race on a...
Trump is America's biggest loser. But will anyone care?

Trump is America's biggest loser. But will anyone care?


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  7 years ago

Way back in February 2016, with Donald Trump in the early stages of his hostile takeover of the Republican Party, Robert Kagan, the sharpest of the neoconservative intellectuals, took to the...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/05/08/how-accurate-are-the-us-jobs-numbers/

https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/05/08/how-accurate-are-the-us-jobs-numbers/


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Facebo Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair The recently released report on April jobs on first appearance, heavily reported by the media, shows a record low 3.6% unemployment rate and...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Putin and the no-collusion chorus

AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Putin and the no-collusion chorus


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  51 Comments  •  7 years ago

Politics AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Putin and the no-collusion chorus   CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN, Associated Press   Sat, May 4 1:34 PM EDT...
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