Discussions
CNN star Jim Acosta scolded by Mick Mulvaney amid ‘Schumer Shutdown’ briefing
Via: capt-cave-man
•
News & Politics
•
2 Comments
•
8 years ago
CNN’s Jim Acosta resumed his role as White House punching bag on Friday when Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney shut him down during a briefing on the looming government...
Iowa Voters Laugh At Joni Ernst Defending Trump By Saying He’s Standing Up For Norway
Via: johnrussell
•
News & Politics
•
56 Comments
•
8 years ago
Over the past few days, the White House has been embroiled in a firestorm of controversy over Shithole-gate. As you may recall, during an immigration meeting last Thursday , President Donald...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's torrent of warped truths
Via: galen-marvin-ross
•
News & Politics
•
3 Comments
•
8 years ago
WASHINGTON — For all his errant swings at the facts, President Donald Trump sometimes gets it just right. "There's been no first year like this," he told a Florida rally last month. Were truer...
David Frum on why Republicans chose Trumpocracy over democracy
Via: bob-nelson
•
News & Politics
•
1 Comments
•
8 years ago
David Frum, who is an author and conservative editor at the Atlantic magazine, thinks Republicans have backed themselves into a corner. In Frum’s new book Trumpocracy , he argues that...
Fact-checking President Trump's 'Fake News awards'
Via: galen-marvin-ross
•
News & Politics
•
20 Comments
•
8 years ago
The “Fake News Awards” announced on the Republican National Committee website and touted by President Trump pose a conundrum: Does it really count if the news organization admits error? Regular...
University of Alabama expels student over racist social media videos
Via: johnrussell
•
News & Politics
•
11 Comments
•
8 years ago
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/university-alabama-investigates-racist-sorority-video-article-1.3761753 A University of Alabama student was expelled from the school after she...
And Now.. President Trump’s 2017 Fake News Awards
Via: heartland-american
•
News & Politics
•
11 Comments
•
8 years ago
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that the finalists in the 2017 Fake News Award competition had been selected. Unfortunately, the site containing the results crashed under the...
Apple to give $2,500 bonuses to employees after tax reform
Via: heartland-american
•
News & Politics
•
4 Comments
•
8 years ago
Apple to create 20K new jobs, citing Trump's tax reform Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Senior Vice President Marc Goldwein explains why, although the economy is reacting positively to...
Trump Is Ruining America's Image Around The World
Via: johnrussell
•
News & Politics
•
20 Comments
•
8 years ago
In Trump era, global support for US leadership drops sharply In a Reuters interview yesterday, Donald Trump took pride in his presidency. “We’ve done a good job,” he said. “I think we’re much...
Trump attacks protections for immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries in Oval Office meeting
Via: galen-marvin-ross
•
News & Politics
•
81 Comments
•
8 years ago
President Trump grew frustrated with lawmakers Thursday in the Oval Office when they floated restoring protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part of a...
Bannon Subpoenaed To Testify Before Russia Probe Grand Jury
Via: johnrussell
•
News & Politics
•
98 Comments
•
8 years ago
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-trump-adviser-bannon-subpoenaed-special-counsel-russia-170414980.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump,...
Palestinian Aid: ‘International Obligation’ or ‘Fraud’ on the World?
Via: buzz-of-the-orient
•
News & Politics
•
1 Comments
•
8 years ago
Palestinian Aid: ‘International Obligation’ or ‘Fraud’ on the World? A UNRWA building in Gaza. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90) After US cuts UNRWA funding in half as a nudge toward...
We Cannot Let Narrow Religious Forces Highjack Our Moral Vocabulary
Via: johnrussell
•
News & Politics
•
10 Comments
•
8 years ago
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/william-barber-and-mlks-legacy-of-church-based-activism.html ....First of all, Barber insists on a theological challenge to the white conservative...
Republicans will keep control of Congress this year -- Here's why
Via: heartland-american
•
News & Politics
•
10 Comments
•
8 years ago
Video President Trump met with Republican congressional leaders over the weekend to strategize for the midterm elections in November and the president said he would not campaign for challengers...
Still Looking for Tax Disaster, Democrats Are in for a Surprise
Via: heartland-american
•
News & Politics
•
3 Comments
•
8 years ago
The Democrats and their media allies did everything they could to defeat Trump's tax cuts and reforms. They continually lied to the public in a bid to make them believe that less than half of the...
'A nightmare': Family bids goodbye as undocumented father of 2 is deported to Mexico
Via: jeremy-in-nc
•
News & Politics
•
27 Comments
•
8 years ago
A tearful scene unfolded at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Monday morning, where Jorge Garcia, a father of two and a 30-year resident of Detroit, was deported to Mexico amid cries from his...
DID IMMIGRATION HARDLINERS IN THE THURSDAY MEETING DELIBERATELY PLAY ON THE PRESIDENT'S RACISM?
Via: johnrussell
•
News & Politics
•
3 Comments
•
8 years ago
DID IMMIGRATION HARDLINERS IN THE THURSDAY MEETING DELIBERATELY PLAY ON THE PRESIDENT'S RACISM? http://nomoremister.blogspot.com/2018/01/did-immigration-hardliners-in-thursday.html...
Atheists Want a World Without Christianity. Here's How It Would Look
Via: heartland-american
•
News & Politics
•
344 Comments
•
8 years ago
Atheists and Islamic extremists have something in common – they want a world without Christianity. These strange bedfellows believe that the world would be a better place if it was devoid of this...
Bill to Require Bible Elective to be Offered in All WV Schools Introduced
Via: sandy-2021492
•
News & Politics
•
21 Comments
•
8 years ago
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - A bill requiring all schools in West Virginia to provide an elective course on Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament of the Bible, or the New Testament of the Bible has...