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  •  5 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...”

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 coming from sources outside of Mueller’s tight-lipped team, giving independent commentators little hope...

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  •  5 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...”

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 stated views about the issue. Referring to Trump celebratory tweet below, Tapper asked if Trump...

The NRA Calls For Nancy Pelosi And Gabby Giffords To Be Shot

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  164 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  5 years ago

“The NRA is trying to incite violence against Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and former Rep. Gabby Giffords who almost lost her life in a mass...”

There is no other way to interpret the phrase target practice. The NRA was calling for violence against the most powerful woman in the United States. The NRA is an extremist organization that blocks efforts to curb gun violence because they are not an organization that represents the interests...

Here are Evangelical Christianity’s 10 biggest gaslighting tactics

Via: Don Overton  •  Religion & Ethics  •  2 Comments  •  1 Like  •  5 years ago

“1. It’s not a religion, it’s a relationship.”

Some stuff people tell you messes with your head if you buy into it. Maybe it’s self-contradictory. Maybe it doesn’t line up with what you know about yourself or the world around you. Maybe it makes you question the evidence of your own senses or your ability to think straight. Maybe it muddles...

The Republicans dumbest idea yet

Via: Don Overton  •  The Lighter Side/ Humor  •  3 Comments  •  5 years ago

“It’s one thing to oppose the grandiose “Green New Deal” as gratuitously imprecise or for its full-throated attack on all-things-ozone and carbon...”

It’s one thing to oppose the grandiose “Green New Deal” as gratuitously imprecise or for its full-throated attack on all-things-ozone and carbon release in our global community. It feels like something totally other to oppose narrow regulations that could advance the campaign to swap out...

Legislative Lowlights: Republicans Use Secular Humanism to Attack LGBTQ Rights

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  5 years ago

“State-level GOP lawmakers are taking policy advice from an electronic dance music producer who wants to ban same-sex marriage in the United States.”

Rewire.News tracks anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ legislation as it works its way through state legislatures. Here’s an overview of the bills we’re watching. Arkansas and Kentucky legislators inched closer to total abortion bans should U.S. Supreme Court conservatives strike down Roe v. Wade; at...

El Paso Sues Trump For Damaging Their Reputation And Economy

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

“The county of El Paso has sued Donald Trump for damaging their reputation and economy with his bogus national emergency declaration.”

KTSM9 reported, “El Paso County has officially sued the President of the United States. The lawsuit, filed along with the Border Network for Human Rights against President Donald Trump and members of his administration, was filed on Wednesday. The suit claims that the President’s emergency...

The Facts on the ‘Green New Deal’

Via: Don Overton  •  Environment/Climate  •  0 Comments  •  5 years ago

“Here we explain what the Green New Deal includes — and doesn’t — and why there is confusion over some of the content.”

On Feb. 7, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced her Green New Deal in the House and Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts introduced a companion resolution in the Senate. The text of the legislation, which is a nonbinding resolution, lays out a broad vision for how the country might...

The Way We Never Were: Calling Out Evangelicals For Hypocrisy Misses the Point

Via: Don Overton  •  Religion & Ethics  •  3 Comments  •  5 years ago

“Much of the discussion of white evangelicals laments the loss of their moral standing, but such criticisms suffer under the misunderstanding that...”

One mainstay of our current political discourse is the injudicious use of the term “hypocrisy” to call out one’s political opponents. Charges of hypocrisy are ubiquitous across the political spectrum, but they play a significant role in religious critiques of Trump and his evangelical...

Here’s why the rule of white male nationalists is the antithesis of democratic government

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  5 years ago

“Much is made of the necessity to preserve historical conservative values when public elections come into sight. Proponents never tire of...”

Much is made of the necessity to preserve historical conservative values when public elections come into sight. Proponents never tire of complaining about the hazards of liberal policies and how they will undermine the national identity. Critically thinking through this assessment results in a...