After Stunning Democratic Win, North Dakota Republicans Suppressed the Native American Vote

Via: 1stwarrior  •  News & Politics  •  21 Comments  •  6 years ago

Richard Brakebill voted in nearly every election of his adult life, a point of pride that began with his return from the Navy more than three decades ago. But in November 2014, when Brakebill drove through the open farmland of the North Dakota countryside to the Rolla City Hall, a poll worker...

Federal judge in Texas strikes down Indian Child Welfare Act

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A federal judge in Texas has struck down the Indian Child Welfare Act, a decades-old federal law aimed at keeping Native American families together. Backed by the state of Texas, Chad and Jennifer Brackeen — a non-Native American couple with two biological children — sued last October for the...

Study: Economic Boom Largely Ignored as TV's Trump Coverage Hits 92% Negative

Via: 1stwarrior  •  News & Politics  •  29 Comments  •  6 years ago  •  LOCKED

In four weeks, Americans go to the polls for the midterm elections that the news media are casting as a referendum on the Trump presidency. Over the summer, the broadcast networks have continued to pound Donald Trump and his team with the most hostile coverage of a President in TV news history —...

How Feinstein is conspiring to destroy Kavanaugh

Via: 1stwarrior  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  6 years ago

Democrat leaders and their liberal aides, along with professional agitators, are all intermingled and conspiring together to achieve the same objective — in this case, to spike the confirmation of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Hill Republicans claim Democratic Sen....

Blasey Ford's Female Classmate, Her Last Alleged Witness, Doesn't Recall Ever Attending Party With Kavanaugh

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Christine Blasey Ford has claimed that four other people attended a small gathering at which she was allegedly assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh. Three of those people, PJ Smyth, Mark Judge, and Kavanaugh, have already denied any recollection of attending such a party. On Saturday night, Leland...

Third Named Witness Rejects Kavanaugh’s Accuser’s Allegations

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In written testimony sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, a third named witness has rejected the allegations made by Judge Kavanaugh’s accuser. Having been asked by a Senate staffer to comment on the charges advanced against the nominee, a lawyer for Leland Ingham Keyser wrote: Simply put,...

First black woman nominated for Marine brigadier general

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The Defense Department’s April 10 release of slated general promotions includes a historic first for the Corps. Marine Corps Col. Lorna M. Mahlock, the deputy director of Operations, Plans, Policies and Operations at Marine Corps headquarters outside Washington, D.C., will become the first...

DO HIM LIKE GADDAFI’ — ANTIFA PROTESTERS CAUGHT ON VIDEO THREATENING TO KILL THE PRESIDENT

Via: 1stwarrior  •  News & Politics  •  70 Comments  •  6 years ago

One year ago, President Trump told the American people that there was “violence on both sides” during the Charlottesville riots. Those riots pitted neo-Nazis marching in the city against Antifa and other progressive groups. The powder keg was lit and both sides committed acts of violence...

More than 100 newspapers will publish editorials decrying Trump's anti-press rhetoric

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"The dirty war on the free press must end." That's the idea behind an unusual editorial-writing initiative that has enlisted scores of newspapers across America. The Boston Globe has been contacting newspaper editorial boards and proposing a "coordinated response" to President Trump's...

'Westworld': How Season 2's Most Moving Episode Came to Life

Via: 1stwarrior  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  2 Comments  •  6 years ago

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/westworld-season-2-episode-8-kiksuya-explained-1119379 "Kiksuya" co-writer Carly Wray tells THR about the Zahn McClarnon spotlight's origin story. [This story contains spoilers for season two, episode eight of HBO's Westworld, "Kiksuya."] As...