Why Arabs And Muslims Aren’t Exotic: The Grip of Orientalism
"From Aladdin to Bodak Yellow, the media is obsessed with portraying Arabs and Muslims as exotic and mysterious. So why is this sort of imagery so pervasive?"
Category Archives: Liberal Political News
The GOP Tax Plan Will Complete the Destruction of America’s Middle Class Wealth
In fact, if the GOP tax plan becomes law, we may be looking at a future where our 1,600 richest hold more wealth than the nation's entire middle class. The wealth of America's middle class, under siege for four decades, is now hanging on life support.
Trump Transition Wants Mueller To Return Emails — But Promises To Give Them Back After ‘Vetting’
Donald Trump's transition team on Sunday demanded that Special Counsel Robert Mueller return "tens of thousands" of emails that were sent and received on government accounts before the 45th president took office. A "source close to Trump's transition told Axios on Sunday that the team plans to send a letter to Mueller this week demanding the return of emails that were reportedly obtained by the Special Counsel's Office.
Team Trump just launched an aggressive new attack on Mueller. It’s not going well.
In recent days, the Trump administration allies have been attacking Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and related issues. On Saturday, Trump escalated things considerably.
Hannity To FBI: Just Because I Likened You To The KGB Doesn’t Mean I Don’t Love You
One week after Sean Hannity agreed with regular guest Gregg Jarrett that the FBI "has become America's secret police" that acts "like the old KGB," Hannity had the nerve to announce, "I love the FBI. I love law enforcement.
‘T’was the Week Before’ Toons
GOP Tax Scam's Final Mile; Tillerson's NK Flip; Packing the Courts; Trump Family Fail: 'BradCast' 12/15/17 Toxic smoke warnings from SoCal fires; New bad news for the Arctic; New good news for Tesla; World fights climate change without U.S.; PLUS : French prez makes good on promise... With Trump's Repub-majority FCC set to kill Net Neutrality, a media reformer on why the result will be another political horror show for Dems and the nation... Guest: David Rothschild's new study on whether real or fake news was the bigger prob in the 2016 election... SoCal fire now CA's 5th largest ever; Trump Admin attacks private co. in nat'l monument fight, opens E. Coast to drilling, slows EPA actions against polluters... Terror attacks in NY, KS, NM; Pentagon to allow trans-gender enlistment; SoCal fires; Election integrity court win and deep dive before AL's insane U.S. Senate election... A lot of ... (more)
But Their Emails
I sorta missed all of the fun yesterday. They are so stupid and they run the world. The universe is funny.
C&L’s Sat Nite Chiller Theater: Trilogy Of Terror
Written by the prolific Richard Matheson, nobody remembers the first two parts of the trilogy, not because they lacked quality but because the final part freaked the hell out of an entire generation. We welcome relevant, respectful comments.
Sexual harassment: What is ‘consent?’
For two months now, as accusations of sexual misconduct have piled up against Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced mogul has responded over and over again: "Any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied." Consent is a concept central to law on sexual assault, and will likely be an issue in potential legal cases against Weinstein, who is under investigation by police in four cities, and others accused in the current so-called "reckoning."
New poll: Trump failing as president, country in trouble
President Donald Trump frequently casts his first year in office as a string of successes and campaign promises fulfilled. But less than a quarter of Americans think Trump has made good on the pledges he made to voters while running for president, according to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
12/15/2017
The FCC voted yesterday to turn over the flow of Internet traffic to commercial entities the day after traffic " into and out of Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and other companies " was, suspiciously and intentionally, redirected through a Russian node. The FCC vote was 3 to 2 along party lines, with Republicans in the majority.
Ignoring widespread protests, FCC moves forward with plans to repeal net neutrality
Republicans have demonstrated their tried and tested approach to advancing an unpopular agenda during the Trump era. Step one, introduce a corporate-friendly policy or piece of legislation.
Supporters of democratic U.S. Senator candidate Doug Jones
After Black Voters Drive Historic Win for Doug Jones in Alabama, Demand Grows for Policies That 'Do More' To Serve Them Doug Jones and the grassroots who powered him to victory showed us a path out of the darkness of 2016 and gave us an ideal boost of momentum as we work to take back Congress in 2018." Supporters of democratic U.S. Senator candidate Doug Jones celebrate as Jones is declared the winner during his election night gathering the Sheraton Hotel on December 12, 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama.
12/13/2017
Brian Beutler reminds us of how the Democrats and Republicans behaved when Scott Brown won his Senate seat in the midst of a historic debate about health care just 8 years ago: Republican leaders are on the brink of losing more than just the Alabama Senate seat. They are, among other things, also poised to break the promises they made to Sen. Susan Collins to secure her vote for the corporate tax cut bill.
Carson Wentz Tears ACL, Out for Season
The [Philadelphia] Eagles' worst fear was realized when an MRI exam confirmed that quarterback Carson Wentz suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Sunday's 43-35 win over the Los Angeles Rams. Coach Doug Pederson made the official announcement at a press conference Monday.
Trump’s accusers speak out with new details of sexual…
President Donald Trump speaks at at a campaign-style rally at the Pensacola Bay Center, in Pensacola, Fla., Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. CREDIT: AP Photo/Susan Walsh President Trump called Jessica Leeds a "c**t" after allegedly groping her on an airplane in the late 1970's, Leeds said on Megyn Kelly Today Monday morning.
Roy Moore once supported removing race and sex-based constitutional protections
In 2011, Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore agreed with a radio host known for promoting conspiracy theories that the United States would be better off if the seventeen constitutional amendments that followed the original Bill of Rights were repealed. "That would eliminate many problems," Moore said in audio unearthed by CNN .
Look at These People
Moore didn't do it, but if he did, it was ok. Also, those women are liars paid off by Soros.
The Snare of Escapism
Many things in modern life have an epicurean appeal, a flare that even the most ascetic among us may be hard done by to resist. While it is certainly true that a contemporary, urbanised life demands much of us, sometimes to the point of inducing breakage, this same life also affords us much time to indulge in activities and offerings that were proscribed to our agrarian forebearers.
Old Man Spends 4-8 Hours a Day Watching Cable News
Around 5:30 each morning, President Trump wakes and tunes into the television in the White House's master bedroom. He flips to CNN for news, moves to "Fox & Friends" for comfort and messaging ideas, and sometimes watches MSNBC's "Morning Joe" because, friends suspect, it fires him up for the day.