Roger Stone is probably making a bad move by not choosing a guilty plea. None of the other 37 Mueller indictments resulted in acquittals, and I see no reason Stone's case will be any different. The only folks who got charged by the Mueller probe but are not currently in prison are those who already served their sentence or could not be reached (e.g., the numerous Russian officials also charged with crimes).
You know it. But he's being very hyperbolic about it's effect. Worse than being dead and having your body dumped in the ocean? Really? The only way it's worse is that he has to live through his name being dragged through the mud by his own actions.
I think we would benefit from a clear difference in purpose from the other politics thread here. What should go here instead of in the other one?
This is a valid concern, so I thank you for it. The moderation team green-lighted this thread to make the main Politics thread free of huge news lists. The intent was to provide discussion of politics there without any disruption, as it usually focuses on one subject at a time.
Holy crap @LadyRhian I can't possibly read all of these. It's a little intimidating even...
I'd like to comment on one of these, however. The 'more and more Americans believe in climate change' one in particular. While I'm sure that you're happy that things are swinging this way I doubt you'd be as happy if it read 'more and more Americans believe abortion is murder'. Belief is a double-edged sword and not necessarily something to be applauded. I'd be happier to read, 'more and more Americans are interested in investing in finding alternatives to fossil fuel' or something along those lines. As they found out in France, belief doesn't mean that people are willing to sacrifice. Sacrifice is great only when the 'other guy' is the one doing it...
Yes, I would have chosen "accept" as a better term for Climate Change.
Now that's a concept we can build on. Acceptance allows for real dialogue on what we can do to ameliorate it or at least come up with some kind of plan to deal with it. We really need a moderate coup in this country. Just take the 50% most moderate Liberals and the most moderate 50% of Conservatives and form our own party. We'd rule forever by marginalizing the extremes!
It's not so much people need to accept Climate Change, but Anthropogenic Climate Change, or human-created Climate Change. We're throwing so much pollution and junk into the atmosphere, we need to clen up our own act.
It's not so much people need to accept Climate Change, but Anthropogenic Climate Change, or human-created Climate Change. We're throwing so much pollution and junk into the atmosphere, we need to clen up our own act.
Well you'll need to have some Conservatives to make sure you don't change too much too fast. Just sayin...
Would you force people to vaccinate their kids? Even if their religion forbids it? What if religious people take power? Would you be ok with them forcing their views on you? I think not...
Revamping our justice system would go a long way in combating this so-called 'white privilege'. I'm not so sure it's white privilege so much as it's non-white non-privilege. Change the dialogue. Non-issues for whites should be non-issues for non-whites. It's not the same. Psychology is awesome! Instead of focusing on how terrible white people are, focus on how all people are the same. It's a subtle shift but important in selling the concept...
The St. Marks story couldn't be more timely for me. I have an opportunity to invest in a comic store here in Michigan through a doctor friend of mine who's a comic enthusiast like I used to be years ago. I'm not a sure a brick and mortar store is a good investment in the age of the Internet. Any words of wisdom from fellow forumites?
Would you force people to vaccinate their kids? Even if their religion forbids it? What if religious people take power? Would you be ok with them forcing their views on you? I think not...
Yes. Because in this case, it provides herd immunity for the rest of us. They are already having problems with outbreaks of diseases we thought we wiped out.
Some states allow parents to get out of vaccinations. Then this happens
Bill would allow display of “In God We Trust” in Illinois public schools https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/bill-would-allow-display-of-in-god-we-trust-in/article_db3243eb-ac62-524e-bb78-1a0578ffddd4.html?fbclid=IwAR0-KVBxAdkvLoFGXteZOjiBdHikh4vCVyiIfhLSPS-as1U33I8DM_aki-E<br><br>In God we trust, all others pay cash<br><br><h1>A 5th grader's boredom while visiting her mom's job led to $30,000 for the elderly in need</h1>https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/29/health/iyw-5th-grader-nursing-home-mission-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0aGq-uOnWLNfPV-Fbyh1dXnTN-N-Z3zhSuV-yaxQ9YIdixxjeE2cMOW9s<br><br>
Did the state of New York last week adopt a law that would allow a woman to get a late-term abortion, right up to a baby’s due date? No. That is not what happened.
So why does the internet want you to think it is? The short answer is simple: patriarchy. The long answer, of course–like patriarchy itself–is complicated.
Here is what Article 25A, also known as the Reproductive Health Act, is really about. In short, it updates an outdated law. It protects doctors from criminal prosecution in the event that they have to to perform a late-term abortion in order to save the life of the mother. Yes, there may be some gray area surrounding what “life-threatening” might really mean. But who do we want making those decisions? A physician in the moment? Or a legislator with a hypothetical on paper? If we truly believe doctors are going to work every day just looking for an excuse to abort a full-term baby, then civilization, we have got some bigger questions to be asking ourselves.
How To Help Homeless People Amid The Freezing Cold Polar Vortex
Not true. Try being black. In reality, statistics compiled by American law enforcement officials show that hate crimes targeting both black Americans and Jews in 2017 both outnumbered the total number of hate crimes that targeted white people, despite the fact that there are vastly more white people as a percentage of the population than there are blacks and Jews.
Florida’s most LGBTI-friendly city, Wilton Manors, gets rainbow police car
For years, the NRA has been snuggly with Russia, pushing policy that supports the easy export of weapons and supporting “gun-rights groups” within Russia that NRA officials were well aware had no existence outside of propaganda. And there was money. The NRA has admitted to receiving small amounts of cash in the form of dues from Russian members. It hasn’t illuminated the sudden influx of untagged funds that almost, just by coincidence, exactly matched the record $30 million that the group plowed into Donald Trump’s campaign in 2016.
In the past, NRA officials didn’t exactly hide their love of all things Moscow. Not only did NRA representatives make multiple pilgrimages to the authoritarian homeland, and frequently snap publicity shots with oligarchs, Russian soldiers, and Kremlin insiders, but the organization also pushed a kind of “brutalist cool,” reflecting a presentation that valued a robust use of violence rather than wimpy old democratic debate. It’s railed against bills that would have restricted imports of semiautomatic weapons made in Russia.
We may finally know where Trump got his border trafficking fantasies. A movie. A fictional one.
For Howard Schultz, it’s Better Trump than Warren, and he’s trying to ensure he won’t pay taxes by running a vanity third-party campaign to try to steal votes from the Democratic nominee. And he hates M4A and a wealth tax.
A deluge of 'red-pilled' rage: Young white men are being radicalized online and acting out violently
We in the US are having problems with young men who believe young women, pretty young woman, are denying them the sex they somehow deserve simply by being men. When they do not get what they feel they are owed, they turn against women violently, using words like "THOT" (which apparently stands for "That Ho Over There". and "Femoid".
Well, I hate to agree with him but they never cancelled school for temperature when I was in school (1973 -1984). There was this weird thing called a ski-mask and weird items called 'boots' and 'mittens' and 'scarves' that we used to wear to keep us toasty warm. They even made winter coats that had goose-down feathers in them! My friends and I would often take our lives in our own hands too and actually go outside and do things like sledding and ice-skating in sub-zero weather back then. It's a wonder I'm still alive!
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Government shutdown cost U.S. economy $11 billion in the short run, CBO estimates
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/government-shutdown-cost-us-economy-11-billion-in-the-short-run-cbo-estimates-2019-01-28?fbclid=IwAR2Kg9yd1z6O0g_Wf9yixtNZs9qtMAud_ASl0i465xkMxYw4VDqui6W5dsUU.S. Intelligence Chiefs break with Trump on North Korea and Iran
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/us/politics/intelligence-chiefs-senate-threats-.htmlALABAMA JUDGE OVERTURNS LAW PREVENTING REMOVAL OF CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS FROM PUBLIC PROPERTY MINUTES BEFORE RETIRING
https://www.newsweek.com/alabama-judge-overturns-law-confederate-monument-1292829?fbclid=IwAR3y-QobFnwTnpJ6CPnGFRbL99a5fWhRnEonLvJf6rUB-3UkVf9cTfdsODoNew York passes Child Victims Act, allowing child sex abuse survivors to sue their abusers
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/28/us/new-york-child-victims-act/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3eFQJa4n2nMxax8RkqX-WIBQJVyK4i4jOX8QwE2d1zRmWM9v3SzjWVJZgThe Dragon Dads Are an Online Community Offering Support to Fathers of LGBTQ Kids
https://hornet.com/stories/dragon-dads-lgbtq-kids/?fbclid=IwAR3cxYIWGGdwwfU2wwLWr_rPfmUoyUKIL82pd_-W0Ghj3CeTyw3CrQdAnf8Roger Stone claims he's been treated worse than Osama bin Laden — who was shot dead, dumped in the ocean
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-stone-worse-osama-shot-20190128-story.html?fbclid=IwAR2GaVLdlm7_h-T3VkV9KXPBZ-4K03pj0uxgMQhea64LUOu9ZaMbBM5hcLMRoger Stone is still alive to have to survive the backlash, I suppose...
SC bill would ban animal cruelty offenders from adopting pets for five years
https://abcnews4.com/news/local/sc-bill-would-ban-animal-cruelty-offenders-from-adopting-pets?fbclid=IwAR0kGCTszaTBYsjizSAasjcfqrUrGQcL_KvUwMMJX2OyKr8AebZqvEEUaBoForever would be preferable, but you do what you can...
ASCO: Early Detection of Cancers Has Risen Since Affordable Care Act
https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/general-oncology/aca-positively-effects-early-cancer-detection-rates/article/662918/?fbclid=IwAR1SPZweWOLO9sPqGA_dwY7wS1MpGQLib-sZE4NovMx4iGGWzsNW5KwO3hoNeedless to say, this is a GOOD thing.
Veterans Call to Resist U.S. Coup in Venezuela
https://www.veteransforpeace.org/our-work/position-statements/veterans-call-resist-us-coup-venezuela?fbclid=IwAR0BXgCpf_lEsnvRzj_HEOGKZcsFXu_FofCTXn7oV-39bXGTLDsguP9UlYoRoger Stone pleads not guilty to Mueller charges
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/roger-stone-expected-plead-not-guilty-dc-court-090303251--abc-news-topstories.html?.tsrc=notification-brknewsAnd, from Canada...
Accused serial killer Bruce McArthur pleads guilty to 8 counts of 1st-degree murder
https://globalnews.ca/news/4899422/bruce-mcarthur-guilty-plea-court/?utm_source=notification/Harley-Davidson shares tank after big earnings miss
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/29/harley-davidson-q4-2018-earnings.html?fbclid=IwAR0kKWZVLUrpnqhP1WLb9MaoZ7sjKVg3aw7Pb_B59vH2Zfs65cOy9lW1ZvUEarly polling shows America’s choice for 2020: anyone but Trump
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/29/1830500/-Early-polling-shows-America-s-choice-for-2020-Anyone-but-Trump?detail=emaildkre&fbclid=IwAR2dRfSfW50eRxOAEviMwiV3i7HxKQiw7WUTG3qUc_1iGrPbYhsleZTK9lQ
Yeah, I could have predicted this one!
PSEG CEO Speaks Up About Climate Change: "The Time To Act Is Now"
http://fortune.com/2019/01/25/pseg-ceo-ralph-izzo-climate-change/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fortunemagazine&utm_source=twitter.com&xid=soc_socialflow_twitter_FORTUNEActually, it should have been LONG AGO.
Empire's Jussie Smollett Hospitalized After Homophobic, Racist Attack
https://www.eonline.com/news/1009488/empire-s-jussie-smollett-hospitalized-after-homophobic-and-racially-charged-attack?fbclid=IwAR2ElIB5rSvyKbeUsDO-K6-nD1zIY4K1SO1gRIRj4ovc3c8qpMmZThbHSvoShortly after arriving in the city from New York, Smollett was walking when two unknown offenders approached him and gained his attention by yelling out racial and homophobic slurs towards him. The offenders began to batter Smollett with their hands about the face and poured an unknown chemical substance on him.
This happened in Chicago. The NY Daily News also reported on this attack here:
https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/ny-ent-jussie-smollett-hospitalized-hate-attack-chicago-20190129-story.html?fbclid=IwAR0LKrMcg5Ndtq3x_4_Ga0zCItErDfKtUomS6eOPxnuCeMKpIifwQiwdsPE
Trump didn't just shut down the government: He's trying to shut down the very concept of government
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1829061/-Trump-didn-t-just-shut-down-the-government-He-s-trying-to-shut-down-the-very-concept-of-government?detail=emaildkre
And the republicans like it because they don't want the Federal Government to do anything. "Make it small enough to drown on the bathtub" was the quote of choice...
Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announces interest in presidential run, gets roasted like a bean
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1830047/-Ex-Starbucks-CEO-Howard-Schultz-announces-interest-in-presidential-run-gets-roasted-like-a-bean?detail=emaildkre
How Donald Trump brought about the end of my marriage
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1828648/-How-Donald-Trump-brought-about-the-end-of-my-marriage?detail=emaildkre
Her husband voted for Trump. She's liberal.
Democratic presidential candidates put Puerto Rico back in the media spotlight
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1828890/-Democratic-presidential-candidates-put-Puerto-Rico-back-in-the-media-spotlight?detail=emaildkre
This is good.
More and more Americans believe in climate change. When will lawmakers catch up?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1828459/-More-and-more-Americans-believe-in-climate-change-When-will-lawmakers-catch-up?detail=emaildkre
Kansas GOP looks to clear the field for Trump, considers canceling 2020 caucus
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830171/-Kansas-GOP-looks-to-clear-the-field-for-Trump-considers-canceling-2020-caucus?detail=emaildkre
Boo!
'It's your fault'—Republican slams Mitch McConnell to his face, for the government shutdown
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1829898/--It-s-your-fault-Republican-slams-Mitch-McConnell-to-his-face-for-government-shutdown?detail=emaildkre
I'm sure McConnell is shocked. Shocked, I say!
GOP official shames Sen. Sinema for taking Senate floor 'improperly' attired in dress and boots
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830308/-GOP-official-shames-Sen-Sinema-for-taking-Senate-floor-improperly-attired-in-dress-and-boots?detail=emaildkre
I'm sure she didn't give a flying f-bomb. It's winter! In Winter, you wear boots! Is this too hard to figure out?
Warren's ultramillionaire wealth tax and Ocasio-Cortez's tax hike on high incomes change everything
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1829430/-Warren-s-ultramillionaire-wealth-tax-and-Ocasio-Cortez-s-tax-hike-on-high-incomes-change-everything?detail=emaildkre
Trump Tower Moscow was a much larger deal—and potential crime—thananyone has realized
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1828956/-Trump-Tower-Moscow-was-a-much-larger-deal-and-potential-crime-than-anyone-has-realized?detail=emaildkre
This Other Blog Says it - Almost - All, Except How I Feel as a Descendant of White Immigrants.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1829970/-This-Other-Blog-Says-it-Almost-All-Except-How-I-Feel-as-a-Decedent-of-White-Immigrants?detail=emaildkre
Kamala Harris In Oakland - "We have foreign powers infecting the White House like malware..."
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1830022/-Kamala-Harris-In-Oakland-We-have-foreign-powers-infecting-the-White-House-like-malware?utm_campaign=trending?detail=emaildkre
I don't particularly like her, but I do agree with her on this.
Tom Brokaw's Racism Does Not Get A Pass And Chuck Todd Deserves Serious Condemnation As Well.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1830088/-Tom-Brokaw-s-Racism-Does-Not-Get-A-Pass-And-Chuck-Todd-Deserves-Serious-Condemnation-As-Well?detail=emaildkre
Tom Brokaw's racism did not go unchallenged. Let's acknowledge Yamiche Alcindor
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830410/-Tom-Brokaw-s-racism-did-not-go-unchallenged-Let-s-acknowledge-Yamiche-Alcindor?detail=emaildkre
Notes from my corner of the government shutdown — and a prediction
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1830044/-Notes-from-my-corner-of-the-government-shutdown-and-a-prediction?detail=emaildkre
Mick Mulvaney says Trump is willing to shut down the government again in three weeks
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1829994/-Mick-Mulvaney-says-Trump-is-willing-to-shut-down-the-government-again-in-three-weeks?detail=emaildkre
And he'll get even more blame for it.
The Fox News knives come out for Ann Coulter after her disastrous order to shut down the government
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830178/-The-Fox-News-knives-come-out-for-Ann-Coulter-after-her-disastrous-order-to-shutdown-the-government?detail=emaildkre
Trump's Approach to Governing? A Utah man nails it accurately!
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1829920/-Trump-s-Approach-to-Governing-A-Utah-man-nails-it-accurately?detail=emaildkre
Shrt but sweet and kinda gross
Trump undercuts negotiations, sets stage for shutdown, part 2
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830173/-Trump-undercuts-negotiations-sets-stage-for-shutdown-part-two?detail=emaildkre
He loves undercutting himself, doesn't he?
Nancy Pelosi does in three weeks what Republicans failed to do in three years
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/25/1829563/-Nancy-Pelosi-does-in-three-weeks-what-Republicans-have-failed-to-do-in-three-years?detail=emaildkre
Nancy Pelosi comes straight at Trump on Russia connections
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/26/1829766/-Nancy-Pelosi-comes-straight-at-Trump-on-Russia-connections?detail=emaildkre
She's a lion tame, Trump is a Domestic Cat. A Persian.
Watch Malcolm Nance Chuckle as Sarah Kendzior Lays the Wood to Trump. Priceless!
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/26/1829736/-Watch-Malcolm-Nance-Chuckle-as-Sarah-Kenzior-Lays-the-Wood-to-Trump-Priceless?detail=emaildkre
Republican senators all disclaim shutdown as a really bad idea that totally wasn't their fault
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830180/-Republican-senators-all-disclaim-shutdown-as-not-our-fault?detail=emaildkre
CNN: "The numbers show Trump lost the shutdown and Pelosi won" and the Numbers Are FANTASTIC
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1829932/-CNN-The-numbers-show-Trump-lost-the-shutdown-and-Pelosi-won-the-Numbers-Are-FANTASTIC?utm_campaign=trending?detail=emaildkre
Georgia protesters demand justice after apparent sexual assault broadcast on Facebook Live
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/25/1829261/-Protestors-demand-justice-after-a-sexual-assault-in-Georgia-nightclub-was-streamed-on-Facebook-Live?detail=emaildkre
Trump thought throwing Flynn to the wolves would end the Russia investigation, because Jared said so
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830213/-Trump-thought-throwing-Flynn-to-the-wolves-would-end-the-Russia-investigation-because-Jared-said-so?detail=emaildkre
Republican National Committee to make 'unprecedented' move of pledging 2020 support to Donald Trump
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1829978/-Republican-National-Committee-to-make-unprecedented-move-of-pledging-2020-support-to-Donald-Trump?detail=emaildkre
He might not be there to run!
Why they fear Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1829057/-Why-they-fear-Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez?detail=emaildkre
Greg Sargent Details How Pelosi Had to Overcome Charges of Bothsiderism to Make Trump Cave.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1829933/-Greg-Sargent-Details-How-Pelosi-Had-to-Overcome-Charges-of-Bothsiderism-to-Make-Trump-Cave?detail=emaildkre
Mitch McConnell reportedly linked to Putin, Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska and Russian companies
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830431/-Mitch-McConnell-now-tied-to-Putin-Oleg-Deripaska-and-Russian-companies-after-lifting-sanctions?detail=emaildkre
How Trump's shutdown wrecked Sean Hannity's ratings
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830191/-How-Trump-s-shutdown-wrecked-Sean-Hannity-s-ratings?detail=emaildkre
Ah, the lovely taste of Fox News Tears...
Mueller's case against Roger Stone is open and shut
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830321/-Mueller-s-case-against-Roger-Stone-is-open-and-shut?detail=emaildkre
Border Patrol urgently seeking evidence that Trump's mouth-tapefantasy is grounded in reality
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830205/-Border-Patrol-urgently-seeking-evidence-that-Trump-s-mouth-tape-fantasy-is-grounded-in-reality?detail=emaildkre
Governor declares state of emergency as measles outbreak grows in unvaccinated region of Washington
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830317/-Governor-declares-State-of-Emergency-as-measles-outbreak-in-unvaccinated-region-of-Washington-grows?detail=emaildkre
Thousands show up after seeing FB post about Vietnam vet who will have no one at his funeral
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830398/--A-line-of-cars-stretching-for-miles-came-to-honor-veteran-who-had-no-one-to-attend-his-funeral?detail=emaildkre
Schultz threatens 3rd party bid if Democrats pick "far left" candidate.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830442/-Schultz-threatens-3rd-party-bid-if-Democrats-pick-far-left-candidate?detail=emaildkre
Heckler Unloads on Howard Schultz: "Don’t help elect Trump, you egotistical billionaire assho*e!"
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830426/-Heckler-Unloads-on-Howard-Schultz-Don-t-help-elect-Trump-you-egotistical-billionaire-assho-e?detail=emaildkre
Trump's New York golf club was quietly firing undocumented workers during his border wall shutdown
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1830218/-Trump-s-New-York-golf-club-was-quietly-firing-undocumented-workers-during-his-border-wall-shutdown?detail=emaildkre
Can we finally put a fork in “bipartisanship” now?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/28/1829610/-Can-we-finally-put-a-fork-in-bipartisanship-now?detail=emaildkre
I'd like to comment on one of these, however. The 'more and more Americans believe in climate change' one in particular. While I'm sure that you're happy that things are swinging this way I doubt you'd be as happy if it read 'more and more Americans believe abortion is murder'. Belief is a double-edged sword and not necessarily something to be applauded. I'd be happier to read, 'more and more Americans are interested in investing in finding alternatives to fossil fuel' or something along those lines. As they found out in France, belief doesn't mean that people are willing to sacrifice. Sacrifice is great only when the 'other guy' is the one doing it...
JAMES INGRAM DEAD AT 66 From Brain Cancer
https://www.tmz.com/2019/01/29/james-ingram-dead-dies-brain-cancer/?fbclid=IwAR2XEe8rKao8bDIHnX6hnznwuwfmg2-KCw26dtXu9PmBbHvwgwMmq8_wUPYTSA screeners will get one week of back pay
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/25/tsa-back-pay-government-shutdown-1125448?fbclid=IwAR09XI4SvvIHzgOOjC1mS14U6v82qx3kn0HvtcqHX17NMa7LmVfHDufJgXsDemocrats are fighting to get them all they are owed...
Democrats Push For Shutdown Back Pay For Low-Wage Federal Contractors
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/shutdown-federal-contractors-backpay_us_5c50ad7de4b0d9f9be69f68f?2vm&fbclid=IwAR1n3MIn2hDbwxxujaaXYpg_3NO8V3JOYe6JIsl4J0WalD5p750NCugi2aEStacey Abrams To Deliver Democratic Response To SOTU
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stacey-abrams-democratic-sotu-response_us_5c50a100e4b0f43e410baae7?fbclid=IwAR0RuiC8fFPQ9JnXMKGtDsGRANPtBm0hMI3RSEnAU-4UdnqE_9DXn9LWpYUTom Brokaw’s Comment on Hispanics Wasn’t Racist. It Was White Magic
https://www.theroot.com/tom-brokaw-s-comment-on-hispanics-wasn-t-racist-it-was-1832167234?fbclid=IwAR2_p_-DPPM24JCQH83vMnsCFnZi_HEakxTPei8lewrO4MDSjEt-gbCgTKEGeorge Conway To Trump: ‘Your Stupidity Knows No Bounds’
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/george-conway-tells-trump-your-stupidity-knows-no-bounds_us_5c5099f3e4b00906b26df0cd?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=main_fb&utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063&fbclid=IwAR0noUanbYjRxCMPpWcq_ojgOSMUGIngoUV8PkWus0DG4l91-o1lbkpbF58&fbclid=IwAR1WKY8TehMnpEjb3c5Cj7LfTmDkANlqu2_m2xOLSwzKq82gG451PuNaSm8Kellyanne Conway’s husband called out the president for his criticism of Cliff Sims’ new book.
Russian media says Su-35 fighter jets 'humiliated' and backed down US F/A-18s
https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-media-su-35-fighter-jets-humiliated-backed-down-us-fa-18s-2019-1?fbclid=IwAR1GNAUlsyMuJbiPtPfgxkCSpV5THNj3lrqeJFVEIwAYXE7UT1PrlGDty1EAfter 246 days of separation, this woman and her daughter are finally reunited.
https://www.upworthy.com/after-246-days-of-separation-this-woman-and-her-daughter-are-finally-reunited?c=upw1&fbclid=IwAR3nxPnYnbeFYzXA7WyevDaQ-FH552TRGQbdOLEi9Jex7Ep-F9ew4_r7XOsSt. Marks Comics is closing after 36 years – UPDATED with statement
https://www.comicsbeat.com/st-marks-comics-is-closing-after-36-years/?fbclid=IwAR1Zn3GoufvchydJsq9ZOGyIvxrrKiQ4LHUh0FGoAo1f8RTKwDNvPdv3Y8USome states allow parents to get out of vaccinations. Then this happens
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/29/health/vaccine-exemptions-measles-outbreak/index.html‘Steven Universe’ season finale brings a transgender story to the Cartoon Network
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/01/steven-universe-season-finale-brings-transgender-story-cartoon-network/?fbclid=IwAR1MfrWoODo1_Zj_ULsOrnGTrr37YLtmlwAPrJ4m1V03fNvExDUpRJRqKSwHomeless in the Midwest during the Polar Vortex
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/us/homeless-midwest-polar-vortex.htmlWhere Charity Begins And Where It Stumbles
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/letters/2019/01/29/where-charity-begins-and-where-stumbles/fNtDQNKx3lLsb1YG2WojmM/story.html?fbclid=IwAR1r_JKNRxTsV8fbItwgvs1qQCLbGhjHsRaZljzY3IRE91vozblvWqwJlcchttps://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/bill-would-allow-display-of-in-god-we-trust-in/article_db3243eb-ac62-524e-bb78-1a0578ffddd4.html?fbclid=IwAR0-KVBxAdkvLoFGXteZOjiBdHikh4vCVyiIfhLSPS-as1U33I8DM_aki-E<br><br>In God we trust, all others pay cash<br><br><h1>A 5th grader's boredom while visiting her mom's job led to $30,000 for the elderly in need</h1>https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/29/health/iyw-5th-grader-nursing-home-mission-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0aGq-uOnWLNfPV-Fbyh1dXnTN-N-Z3zhSuV-yaxQ9YIdixxjeE2cMOW9s<br><br>Elizabeth Warren’s New Wealth Tax Could Cost Billionaires $85 Billion A Year
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2019/01/25/elizabeth-warrens-new-wealth-tax-could-cost-billionaires-85-billion-a-year/?fbclid=IwAR38_F0Ygw6U911XWtecyX4M659Ui2U7njqZbOO4P_1h5P8giapbIXWlA7M#766d8a45f540Oh, poor guys! ::Plays world's tiniest violin.::
Polar Vortex Causes Hundreds of Injuries as People Making Snide Remarks About Climate Change Are Punched in Face
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/polar-vortex-causes-hundreds-of-injuries-as-people-making-snide-remarks-about-climate-change-are-punched-in-face?fbclid=IwAR1me83nBbVzK8FKZCECIdoa3bEqz3MVEtegr3AQNySo_9SEEl5B4VZCOw8Humor.
Bill would ensure Congress, President and VP wouldn't get paid during shutdowns, either
https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/bill-would-ensure-congress-president-and-vp-wouldnt-get-paid-during-shutdowns-either?fbclid=IwAR0qZZr86bXxj8f9d5JAskiFEL_ZtJa6AW0fc_xwuvOpbyjxX_qlBFWvrgwYes, please!
Why The Patriarchy Lies About Reproductive Health: And No, New York Is Not Killing Babies
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/irreverin/2019/01/why-the-patriarchy-lies-about-reproductive-health-and-no-new-york-is-not-killing-babies/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=FBCP-PRX&fbclid=IwAR10vy5wK5WUPK4apyUIkhXBfku9L9E5t6w9_vZRUy6LrPZ0WQwW0-1RxmYDid the state of New York last week adopt a law that would allow a woman to get a late-term abortion, right up to a baby’s due date? No. That is not what happened.
So why does the internet want you to think it is? The short answer is simple: patriarchy. The long answer, of course–like patriarchy itself–is complicated.
Here is what Article 25A, also known as the Reproductive Health Act, is really about. In short, it updates an outdated law. It protects doctors from criminal prosecution in the event that they have to to perform a late-term abortion in order to save the life of the mother. Yes, there may be some gray area surrounding what “life-threatening” might really mean. But who do we want making those decisions? A physician in the moment? Or a legislator with a hypothetical on paper? If we truly believe doctors are going to work every day just looking for an excuse to abort a full-term baby, then civilization, we have got some bigger questions to be asking ourselves.
How To Help Homeless People Amid The Freezing Cold Polar Vortex
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/polar-vortex-homeless-help-tips_us_5c50b919e4b00906b26e2d83No, Solar Variations Can’t Account for the Current Global Warming Trend. Here’s Why:
http://www.crediblehulk.org/index.php/2017/01/17/no-solar-variations-cant-account-for-the-current-global-warming-trend-heres-why/‘I’m Cold and I’m Afraid’: Across Midwest, Homeless Await Deep Freeze
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/us/homeless-midwest-polar-vortex.htmlAriana Grande Has Major Tattoo Fail, Accidentally Inks ‘BBQ Grill’ In Japanese
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ariana-grande-breaks-cardinal-tattoo-rule-accidentally-inks-bbq-grill-on-hand_us_5c51b1bde4b0d9f9be6b52e1?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000098&fbclid=IwAR1typxciQ69ZeDjaz-3m9y0eAZSMX6BJnlnidTZY3xj-XYN67uDYZokH8gBeing LGBTQ Does Not Cure white People of Their Bullshit
https://angryblackhoemo.com/2016/10/18/being-lgbtq-does-not-cure-white-people-of-their-bullshit/?fbclid=IwAR1G-OYGlewqGBwFvJ-hKnuNTCULJgkzzFQVvphFkl9RDTFH4GrXqJWQ3WkICE arrests of immigrants at New York courthouses up by 1,700 percent since 2016
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/30/cour-j30.html“Sounds About White”: The Craft Reunion Is Happening Without Rachel True, And She’s Rightfully Upset
https://madamenoire.com/1057844/rachel-true-the-craft-reunion/Minnesota man throws meth-fueled 'death party' for his wife, who then dies
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-news-meth-death-party-20190129-story.html?fbclid=IwAR2KcsiNZQJKqWczgEfT7tPLBbx_o32DAqjMDTBQnrCQ7lUxP2RRIAGHlk4Paralympics: Malaysia Stripped of Swim World Championships After Israeli Ban
https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/01/27/paralympics-malaysia-stripped-of-swim-world-championships-after-israeli-ban/?fbclid=IwAR39QPE4tc0T9Ew1nnW-K7KfOH59J-zjTGVu12P7WGoM_89x_bg7UQPTEJEFoxconn may not build $10B Wisconsin plant Trump touted
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/foxconn-may-not-build-10b-wisconsin-plant-trump-touted-n964411?fbclid=IwAR14U_qfvwFF111zWrwWbVGrzcWeQxhebVsLME_FJ6GY-avq7wG7d8pXpx8The 20-million square foot campus was praised by President Donald Trump as proof of his ability to revive American manufacturing.
Color me completely unsurprised....
Veterans Will Have More Access to Private Health Care Under New V.A. Rules
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/us/politics/veterans-health-care.htmlGOP leaders push new tax cut to exclusively benefit the wealthy
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/gop-leaders-push-new-tax-cut-exclusively-benefit-the-wealthy?cid=sm_fb_maddow&fbclid=IwAR2qTe_XtGU9xRniG6LRQzvaNaJV6sFVjeeGGdFXK9yuv4GAbRBnjkMag8YReally? Like the last Time? I honeslty don't believe you, President Trump.
Democrats target Mnuchin after Treasury eases sanctions on Russian oligarch
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-target-mnuchin-treasury-eases-sanctions-russian-oligarch/story?id=60715257&fbclid=IwAR26ugybLdPgxnKHymzC_-1esVe2z1HAgZ5zDrp5PDY5awkYdZMNnpLXU4EGiven the Russians interfered in two elections now, they should!
There's more than on way to leave the White House
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/us/politics/white-house-firings-resign.htmlTrump supporter melts down in self-pitying op-ed: ‘White men are the most discriminated against group of people’
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/trump-supporter-melts-self-pitying-op-ed-white-men-discriminated-group-people/?fbclid=IwAR0fICcapgFzO4sl4E-btl0J8xPJ3meXWydIaTLuo5Xk71Qnl8HO8t2HXmA#.XFIJHrXJGdM.twitterNot true. Try being black.
In reality, statistics compiled by American law enforcement officials show that hate crimes targeting both black Americans and Jews in 2017 both outnumbered the total number of hate crimes that targeted white people, despite the fact that there are vastly more white people as a percentage of the population than there are blacks and Jews.
Florida’s most LGBTI-friendly city, Wilton Manors, gets rainbow police car
https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/wilton-manors-rainbow-police-car/#gs.4ujeXujuTexas Officials Begin Walking Back Allegations About Noncitizen Voters
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/30/690023531/texas-officials-begin-walking-back-allegations-about-noncitizen-voters?fbclid=IwAR0SkloNDAAbXvZVkR4fG5FIbI4BhnEBf0mxx6uJht_Sf-3AvXdAP1imX4QKim Davis Must Pay Legal Fees After Same-Sex Marriage Battle, Kentucky Governor Says
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kim-davis-legal-fees-gay-marriage-kentucky-governor_us_5c5225a5e4b0ca92c6dd07d8?fbclid=IwAR2VimsF4Ke4TTSuEPlHXSqbsZc8NlIrGai4VZA_PSOIFku3V49b3WuXXkIRand Paul awarded more than $580K after neighbor's attack
https://news.yahoo.com/jury-considers-amount-damages-paul-attack-220936321.html?.tsrc=notification-brknewsKavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford nominated for courage award by Rep. Jackie Speier
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2019/01/30/christine-blasey-ford-courage-award/2721060002/?fbclid=IwAR2CCCJuajQQxXX_9MXKxHxYWqM6Xclo8XmrzUk-8938tas28M3TKhBW90oMueller team signals to Stone associate another indictment may be in the works
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/01/28/politics/mueller-investigation-roger-stone-andrew-miller/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0G5HTjtG5RWg7v1uQunfvloSdzEcLVzmw2z7MsZQfxWXBQk8MOEL77yiwI wonder who this could be... Don Jr. maybe?
Indiana Republican who employs 100s of minors introduces bill to do away with child labor laws
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/29/1830737/-Indiana-Republican-who-employs-100s-of-minors-introduces-bill-to-do-away-with-child-labor-laws?detail=emaildkreDear Gods, we're going back to the 1800's.
"An Indiana Republican state senator has got a great idea for his business: loosen up those restrictive child labor protections! Specifically, he wants to lengthen the amount of time children are allowed to work. State Sen. Chip Perfect* proposed Senate Bill 342 which, according to the Indianapolis Star, would “get rid of work permit requirements for minors and remove all restrictions on what hours 16- and 17-year-old Hoosiers can work.” In a totally unrelated news story, Rep. Chip Perfect is the CEO of Perfect North Slopes. He employs somewhere between 300 and 400 minors."
(Yes, Chip Perfect is his real name. How... Perfect.
Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore shares cancer diagnosis and blasts Republicans: 'What does a life cost?'
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/29/1830707/-Democratic-Rep-Gwen-Moore-shares-cancer-diagnosis-and-blasts-Republicans-What-does-a-life-cost?detail=emaildkre"Rep. Moore, who was diagnosed with small lymphocytic lymphoma, didn’t hold back on the scary realities that can come with living with cancer. “Instead of yielding me time, you could be delivering kind words at my memorial service,” Moore said to her peers. "In the spring of 2018, I joined an exclusive club of millions of Americans with the cursed C-disease: cancer, a disease that guarantees discrimination in the insurance marketplace — for many, a death sentence." "
NRA desperately backpedaling from Russia as investigators look closer
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/29/1830509/-NRA-desperately-backpedaling-from-Russia-as-investigators-look-closer?detail=emaildkreFor years, the NRA has been snuggly with Russia, pushing policy that supports the easy export of weapons and supporting “gun-rights groups” within Russia that NRA officials were well aware had no existence outside of propaganda. And there was money. The NRA has admitted to receiving small amounts of cash in the form of dues from Russian members. It hasn’t illuminated the sudden influx of untagged funds that almost, just by coincidence, exactly matched the record $30 million that the group plowed into Donald Trump’s campaign in 2016.
In the past, NRA officials didn’t exactly hide their love of all things Moscow. Not only did NRA representatives make multiple pilgrimages to the authoritarian homeland, and frequently snap publicity shots with oligarchs, Russian soldiers, and Kremlin insiders, but the organization also pushed a kind of “brutalist cool,” reflecting a presentation that valued a robust use of violence rather than wimpy old democratic debate. It’s railed against bills that would have restricted imports of semiautomatic weapons made in Russia.
We may finally know where Trump got his border trafficking fantasies. A movie. A fictional one.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/29/1830617/-We-may-finally-know-where-Trump-got-his-border-trafficking-fantasies-A-movie-A-fictional-one?detail=emaildkreNo, seriously. As Rachel [Maddow] noted on the show last night, there’s a movie called Sicario: Day of the Soldado, which was released last summer, and which included a woman being tied up with tape, smugglers driving [f]ast vehicles, and officials finding prayer rugs in the dirt near the border.
Warren Smacks Billionaire Who Seeks Trump Re-Election by Running Third Party
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/29/1830532/-Warren-Smacks-Billioanaire-Who-Seeks-Trump-Re-Election-by-Running-Third-Party?detail=emaildkreFor Howard Schultz, it’s Better Trump than Warren, and he’s trying to ensure he won’t pay taxes by running a vanity third-party campaign to try to steal votes from the Democratic nominee. And he hates M4A and a wealth tax.
A deluge of 'red-pilled' rage: Young white men are being radicalized online and acting out violently
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/29/1830633/-A-deluge-of-red-pilled-rage-Young-white-men-are-being-radicalized-online-and-acting-out-violently?detail=emaildkreWe in the US are having problems with young men who believe young women, pretty young woman, are denying them the sex they somehow deserve simply by being men. When they do not get what they feel they are owed, they turn against women violently, using words like "THOT" (which apparently stands for "That Ho Over There". and "Femoid".
You can read more about that first word here: https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/10/a-thot-is-not-a-slut-on-popular-slurs-race-class-and-sex.html
The second word you can look up on Google, but it's a combination of "Female" and "Humanoid", connoting less than human status.
I don't know if the "Red-pilled rage" has connotations to this or 'Incels" (involuntary celibates) as they call themselves. But on reddit, there is a whole slice of this stuff. See here: https://qz.com/1092037/the-alt-right-is-creating-its-own-dialect-heres-a-complete-guide/
Trump Fears Next Election Will Be Decided by Americans
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-fears-next-election-will-be-decided-by-americans?fbclid=IwAR2y0TBh1YXHKYxdf0vDPqoTcPFbn2Ph3JyI-5fAGQy-f9WOU0Kw4dp5QqUA Former Pastor Of Trump’s Church Says He Never Saw Him There
Armed Trump supporter detained by police after bursting into library to protest drag queen storytime
White House confirms Trump will take his annual medical exam. Will he grow another inch?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/30/1830626/-White-House-confirms-Trump-will-take-his-annual-medical-exam-Will-he-grow-another-inch?detail=emaildkre'Nitwit' Kentucky governor blames 'soft' kids for school closures during polar vortex
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/30/1830975/--Nitwit-Kentucky-governor-blames-soft-kids-for-school-closures-during-polar-vortex?detail=emaildkreI'm sure he walked 2 miles to school in the snow. Uphill. Both ways.