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How a 3 a.m. bar fight left a WV delegate blind

How a 3 a.m. bar fight left a WV delegate blind


Via: sandy-2021492  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  7 years ago

More than 12 years after Eric Porterfield lost his vision in a parking lot brawl, his legal battle against the bar where it happened continues. Porterfield, now a Republican member of the House...
Virginia first lady under fire for handing cotton to African American students on mansion tour

Virginia first lady under fire for handing cotton to African American students on mansion tour


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  48 Comments  •  7 years ago

A Virginia state employee has complained that her eighth-grade daughter was upset during a tour of the historic governor’s residence when first lady Pam Northam handed raw cotton to her and another...
Mark Meadows: Republican claims ‘there is not a racial bone’ in his body after ‘birther’ comments unearthed

Mark Meadows: Republican claims ‘there is not a racial bone’ in his body after ‘birther’ comments unearthed


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  21 Comments  •  7 years ago

Politics Mark Meadows: Republican claims ‘there is not a racial bone’ in his body after ‘birther’ comments unearthed   Sarah Harvard, The Independent   15 hours ago...
New York 'celebrates' legalizing abortion until birth as Catholic bishops question Cuomo's faith

New York 'celebrates' legalizing abortion until birth as Catholic bishops question Cuomo's faith


Via: 96ws6  •  News & Politics  •  371 Comments  •  7 years ago

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under fire from  faith  leaders after he signed a bill into law that legalizes abortion up until birth in many cases. The Democratic governor directed the One...
Religious Leaders In America Worried That Their Flock Is Becoming Too Liberal

Religious Leaders In America Worried That Their Flock Is Becoming Too Liberal


By: the-calm-before  •  News & Politics  •  117 Comments  •  7 years ago

"When you examine the internal discussions among conservative Muslim leaders or pundits in America today, they don't come across as concocting some "Protocols of the Elders of Mecca." Instead...
Matt Gaetz Under Investigation By Florida State Bar Over Michael Cohen Threat

Matt Gaetz Under Investigation By Florida State Bar Over Michael Cohen Threat


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  7 years ago

The Florida Bar has opened an investigation into whether Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) violated professional conduct rules by threatening former Trump fixer Michael Cohen ahead of Cohen’s congressional...
Ilhan Omar: “Jewish Colleagues” May Be Against My Comments Because I’m Muslim, Revives Dual-Loyalty Smear

Ilhan Omar: “Jewish Colleagues” May Be Against My Comments Because I’m Muslim, Revives Dual-Loyalty Smear


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  7 years ago

Why is she still on the House Foreign Relations Committee? Rep. Ilhan Omar, D.-Minn., who earlier this month was forced into a hostage tape style fake apology for anti-Semitic tweets, is...
Border Patrol Fed Pork To Muslim Detainee For Six Days

Border Patrol Fed Pork To Muslim Detainee For Six Days


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  7 years ago

PORT ISABEL, Texas — Despite holding a permit entitling him to work in the United States, Adnan Asif Parveen found himself lying on the cold floor of a Border Patrol detention facility with an...
Trump Learns That Love Letters From A Murderous Dictator Don’t Mean Much After All

Trump Learns That Love Letters From A Murderous Dictator Don’t Mean Much After All


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

Politics Trump Learns That Love Letters From A Murderous Dictator Don’t Mean Much After All   S.V. Date, HuffPost   15 hours ago   WASHINGTON ― The love letters, the...
Man plans to live out 'golden' age at Holiday Inn instead of retirement home

Man plans to live out 'golden' age at Holiday Inn instead of retirement home


Via: freefaller  •  News & Politics  •  61 Comments  •  7 years ago

A man on the brink of retirement found an alternative way to live out his "golden" years: by spending them in a Holiday Inn rather than a retirement home .  Spring, Texas, resident Terry...
Trail runner who choked Colorado cougar to death 'used hands, feet,' wildlife official tells TV station

Trail runner who choked Colorado cougar to death 'used hands, feet,' wildlife official tells TV station


Via: freefaller  •  News & Politics  •  8 Comments  •  7 years ago

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Horsetooth Mountain Park will remain closed through Friday following an attack on a trail runner by a mountain lion, wildlife officials say. The runner, who has been...
Calls growing for Maryland lawmaker to resign over slur

Calls growing for Maryland lawmaker to resign over slur


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  58 Comments  •  7 years ago

Calls growing for Maryland lawmaker to resign over slur   BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press   16 hours ago   Maryland lawmaker apologizes for calling majority-black county a 'n*****...
Fox News Host Calls Out Rep. Jim Jordan For Cherry-Picking Michael Cohen's Testimony

Fox News Host Calls Out Rep. Jim Jordan For Cherry-Picking Michael Cohen's Testimony


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

Rep.  Jim Jordan  (R-Ohio) faced a thorny line of questioning from Fox News host Bret Baier following  Michael Cohen ’s explosive testimony before the House oversight committee on...
MIKE POMPEO EXPLAINS HOW DONALD TRUMP 'FELL IN LOVE' WITH NORTH KOREA'S KIM JONG UN

MIKE POMPEO EXPLAINS HOW DONALD TRUMP 'FELL IN LOVE' WITH NORTH KOREA'S KIM JONG UN


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

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with President Donald Trump at the start of their historic  U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018 SAUL LOEB/AFP/GETTY...
Trump and GOP promised economic growth much better than Obama's. That's not what happened

Trump and GOP promised economic growth much better than Obama's. That's not what happened


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  7 years ago

cnbc.com Trump and GOP promised economic growth much better than Obama's. That's not what happened John Harwood Getty Images President Donald Trump (L) shares a moment with...
 Where in the world does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez live?

Where in the world does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez live?


Via: jasper2529  •  News & Politics  •  64 Comments  •  7 years ago

She may be America’s most famous freshman congresswoman, but in New York, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a virtual ghost. She has no district office and no local phone number, unlike the...
Ocasio-Cortez: People Maybe Shouldn’t Reproduce Due To Climate Change

Ocasio-Cortez: People Maybe Shouldn’t Reproduce Due To Climate Change


Via: 1stwarrior  •  News & Politics  •  87 Comments  •  7 years ago

Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) suggested on Sunday night that people should consider not having children due to climate change because there is a "scientific consensus"...
Trump’s ambassadors are the least qualified in 40 years — but gave record amounts of money to Trump: report

Trump’s ambassadors are the least qualified in 40 years — but gave record amounts of money to Trump: report


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  7 years ago

It is a   time-honored tradition   for presidents in both parties to give at least some ambassadorial positions to friends and political donors, over people who have actual qualifications or...
Stephen Colbert Slams Trump’s ‘Silence’ on Coast Guard Terrorist Christopher Hasson

Stephen Colbert Slams Trump’s ‘Silence’ on Coast Guard Terrorist Christopher Hasson


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  70 Comments  •  7 years ago

Stephen Colbert Slams Trump’s ‘Silence’ on Coast Guard Terrorist Christopher Hasson CBS “What about MAGA and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and dangerous...
HATE CRIME HOAX: Jackson gay rights leader accused of burning down own home

HATE CRIME HOAX: Jackson gay rights leader accused of burning down own home


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

Jackson — When the home of Nikki Joly burned down in 2017, killing five pets, the FBI investigated it as a hate crime. After all, the transgender man and gay rights activist had received threats...
FBI makes "staggering" discovery while seizing trove of artifacts from home

FBI makes "staggering" discovery while seizing trove of artifacts from home


Via: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  22 Comments  •  7 years ago

When the FBI showed up at Don Miller's home in rural Indiana in 2014 to  seize part of his vast personal collection of artifacts , it was a shock for people who knew him. "He was very...
https://www.alternet.org/2019/02/why-the-collusion-matters-heres-what-almost-everyone-misses-about-the-origins-of-robert-muellers-investigation/

https://www.alternet.org/2019/02/why-the-collusion-matters-heres-what-almost-everyone-misses-about-the-origins-of-robert-muellers-investigation/


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

Special Counsel Robert Mueller may soon be wrapping up his Russia investigation, according to multiple reports. Or, he may not be. No one really knows, and conflicting reports all appear to be...
Mike Pompeo just blatantly lied to Jake Tapper — here are 5 follow-up questions the CNN host should have asked

Mike Pompeo just blatantly lied to Jake Tapper — here are 5 follow-up questions the CNN host should have asked


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

While discussing the nuclear threat from North Korea on CNN Sunday morning, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a blatant and demonstrable lie to host Jake Tapper about President Donald Trump’s...
Police Charge Falmouth Woman With Assaulting Man Wearing ‘MAGA’ Hat [See Update]

Police Charge Falmouth Woman With Assaulting Man Wearing ‘MAGA’ Hat [See Update]


Via: jasper2529  •  News & Politics  •  32 Comments  •  7 years ago

FALMOUTH – Falmouth Police are charging an East Falmouth woman with allegedly attacking a man who was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. According to court documents, Rosaine Santos, 41,...
With women in combat roles, a federal court rules the male-only draft unconstitutional

With women in combat roles, a federal court rules the male-only draft unconstitutional


Via: dulay  •  News & Politics  •  116 Comments  •  7 years ago

A federal judge in Texas has declared that the all-male military draft is unconstitutional, ruling that "the time has passed" for a debate on whether women belong in the military. The decision is...
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