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As Caps on Federal Deductions Begin, High-Tax States Seek a New Scheme

As Caps on Federal Deductions Begin, High-Tax States Seek a New Scheme


Via: heartland-american  •  News & Politics  •  52 Comments  •  8 years ago

For many, there are few things quite as enjoyable as watching high-tax states kvetch that the new GOP tax plan caps deductions on federal tax returns for state and local taxes. Taxpayers in...
ICE agents descend on dozens of 7-Eleven stores in immigration operation

ICE agents descend on dozens of 7-Eleven stores in immigration operation


Via: jeremy-in-nc  •  News & Politics  •  13 Comments  •  8 years ago

U.S. immigration agents descended on dozens of   7-Eleven  stores before dawn Wednesday to open employment audits and interview workers in what officials described as the largest operation...
How Tax Reform Is Keeping Promise ‘Fight for $15’ Couldn’t

How Tax Reform Is Keeping Promise ‘Fight for $15’ Couldn’t


Via: heartland-american  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  8 years ago

As the union-backed “Fight for $15” movement has sought to enact mandatory minimum-wage increases in states and localities across the country, tax reform seems to have spurred wage growth using a...
IMO, Any Attempts to Undermine the Mueller Investigation Manifests "Consciousness of Guilt"!

IMO, Any Attempts to Undermine the Mueller Investigation Manifests "Consciousness of Guilt"!


Via: a-macarthur  •  News & Politics  •  99 Comments  •  8 years ago

I CHOSE TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY I could have saved a life that day But I chose to look the other way. It wasn't that I didn't care, I had the time and i was there But I didn't want to...
The Clothing Store H&M Posed A Black Child In A Shirt Identifying Him As A Monkey

The Clothing Store H&M Posed A Black Child In A Shirt Identifying Him As A Monkey


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  12 Comments  •  8 years ago

Clothing store H&M has issued an apology, after stirring outrage with an ad featuring a black child wearing a hooded sweatshirt bearing the motto “Coolest Monkey in the Jungle.” In a...
Former Watergate prosecutor: 'Conspiracy,' not collusion, is main issue in Russia investigation

Former Watergate prosecutor: 'Conspiracy,' not collusion, is main issue in Russia investigation


Via: galen-marvin-ross  •  News & Politics  •  73 Comments  •  8 years ago

Nick Ackerman, a former Watergate prosecutor, said Saturday that the big issue in special counsel Robert Mueller investigation is not whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia, but...
The Republicans’ Fake Investigations (An Op-Ed by Fusion GPS)

The Republicans’ Fake Investigations (An Op-Ed by Fusion GPS)


Via: galen-marvin-ross  •  News & Politics  •  25 Comments  •  8 years ago

A generation ago, Republicans sought to protect President Richard Nixon by urging the Senate Watergate committee to look at supposed wrongdoing by Democrats in previous elections. The committee...
The Museum of the Bible Is a Safe Space for Christian Nationalists (Opinion)

The Museum of the Bible Is a Safe Space for Christian Nationalists (Opinion)


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  394 Comments  •  8 years ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion/sunday/the-museum-of-the-bible-is-a-safe-space-for-christian-nationalists.html LOOKING at it, you'd think that the Museum of the Bible was, in...
FBI agents' text messages spur congressional probe into possible news leaks

FBI agents' text messages spur congressional probe into possible news leaks


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

Republican-led House and Senate committees are investigating whether leaders of the Russia counterintelligence investigation had contacts with the news media that resulted in improper leaks,...
Entering 2018 with Gratitude to God and Donald Trump

Entering 2018 with Gratitude to God and Donald Trump


Via: singled-out-2  •  News & Politics  •  213 Comments  •  8 years ago

I remember that painful election night in 2012. Against reason, Americans chose to give Obama four more years in the White House. As a Christian, all I knew to do was trust God. Little did I...
Oooh, That's Gotta Sting Bad. Trump Loses Out On "Most Admired American Man" Title for 2017 To 'You Know Who'

Oooh, That's Gotta Sting Bad. Trump Loses Out On "Most Admired American Man" Title for 2017 To 'You Know Who'


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  362 Comments  •  8 years ago

...(Trump is) still living in his predecessor's shadow when it comes to public admiration, according to a new poll. Trump trailed former President Barack Obama as the most admired man for...
John Fund: Four reasons why Oprah might run for president

John Fund: Four reasons why Oprah might run for president


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

Oprah Winfrey ignited speculation she will run for president with her impassioned speech celebrating women at the Golden Globes on Sunday night. Her speech contained “trigger” words that...
Fake News King Alex Jones Foams At The Mouth About CNN Journalist

Fake News King Alex Jones Foams At The Mouth About CNN Journalist


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  8 Comments  •  8 years ago

If you don't want to watch the liberal commentators discuss this insanity, you can skip directly to the Jones footage.  The first clip of Jones starts at the :30 mark  and the second clip...
The Left's False Vision of Economics and Morality

The Left's False Vision of Economics and Morality


Via: heartland-american  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

Commentaries by the left repeatedly emphasize the words "fairness," "morality," "equality," "community," and "the poor." According to the left, morality and fairness are economic concepts, not...
Trump rejects accusations in critical book, describes self as 'stable genius'

Trump rejects accusations in critical book, describes self as 'stable genius'


Via: jbb  •  News & Politics  •  64 Comments  •  8 years ago

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-rejects-accusations-in-critical-book-describes-self-as-stable-genius/ar-BBHW1NH?li=BBnb7Kz LONDON — 'U.S. President Donald Trump described himself...
Liberals Seething as “Roadside Attraction” Goes Viral Hours After California Turns Into Sanctuary State

Liberals Seething as “Roadside Attraction” Goes Viral Hours After California Turns Into Sanctuary State


Via: heartland-american  •  News & Politics  •  17 Comments  •  8 years ago

If America has been waiting for a sign, it’s finally arrived — literally. On New Year’s Day, drivers in California were surprised to find professional-looking signs bolted underneath the state’s...
Americans Should Fear Government, Not Corporations

Americans Should Fear Government, Not Corporations


Via: heartland-american  •  News & Politics  •  43 Comments  •  8 years ago

With the Federal Communication Commission’s recent rescission of the so-called Net Neutrality regulation, social media and political punditry was awash in anti-corporation diatribes. Yet, when...
Pump your own gas? Eeeeeewwwww!

Pump your own gas? Eeeeeewwwww!


Via: sparty-on  •  News & Politics  •  135 Comments  •  8 years ago

I did a double take on this when i saw it, thinking maybe it was satire but alas it is real. New law in Oregon requires folks pump their own gas Only need one word to describe this: Wow!
100 percent of the people around Trump question his intelligence and fitness for office, calling him a 'moron' and an 'idiot'

100 percent of the people around Trump question his intelligence and fitness for office, calling him a 'moron' and an 'idiot'


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  285 Comments  •  8 years ago

"Author Michael Wolff said Friday that '100 percent' of the people around President Donald Trump question his intelligence and fitness for office, with some calling him a 'moron' and an 'idiot.'...
What Trump DIDN'T do in 2017: President's hysteria-prone critics must be sorely disappointed

What Trump DIDN'T do in 2017: President's hysteria-prone critics must be sorely disappointed


Via: singled-out-2  •  News & Politics  •  43 Comments  •  8 years ago

Supporters say President Trump accomplished a great deal in his first year of office: helping to pass a massive tax overhaul, putting Neil Gorsuch on the court, snuffing out President Obama’s...
The winter cruise from hell: Ship carrying 4,000 passengers is battered by 30-feet swells and hurricane force winds

The winter cruise from hell: Ship carrying 4,000 passengers is battered by 30-feet swells and hurricane force winds


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  5 Comments  •  8 years ago

The winter cruise from hell: Ship carrying 4,000 passengers is battered by 30-feet swells and hurricane force winds as it sailed directly INTO the winter 'bomb cyclone' on way to Bahamas before...
Religious/Anti-Religious Wars On NT

Religious/Anti-Religious Wars On NT


By: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  277 Comments  •  8 years ago

Who is more annoying, smug, combative, and bullheaded, the "religious proselytizers" of Newstalkers, or the "aggressive atheists" of Newstalkers. I feel like a pretty fair judge of this because I...
Steve Bannon Accuses Don Jr, Kushner, Of Treason

Steve Bannon Accuses Don Jr, Kushner, Of Treason


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  201 Comments  •  8 years ago

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/367182-bannon-called-trump-jr-russia-meeting-treasonous-report Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon reportedly called the 2016 meeting...
Railroaded: The Real Reasons Al Franken Is No Longer A Senator

Railroaded: The Real Reasons Al Franken Is No Longer A Senator


Via: it-is-me  •  News & Politics  •  137 Comments  •  8 years ago

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/railroaded-the-real-reasons-al-franken-is-no-longer-a-senator/ar-BBHLBup Three weeks after volunteering as Democratic Party tribute Hunger-Games-Style,...
Will Moore's real Jewish lawyer please stand up

Will Moore's real Jewish lawyer please stand up


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  8 years ago

Roy Moore's Jewish lawyer says in interviews he is a "passionate supporter" of Doug Jones All told, Wishnatsky isn’t the person first singled out as “Roy Moore’s...
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