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Category Archives: Liberal Political News
Still Amateur Hour in the Trump Administration
Fred Barbash, Washington Post: It is every Washington reporter's dream to sit down at a restaurant, overhear secret stuff, and get a scoop. It rarely happens.
We Can’t Shoot Down North Korea’s Missiles
Joe Cirincione, DefenseOne: It's time national leaders speak realistically about missile defense. The number one reason we don't shoot down North Korea's missiles is that we cannot.
Occasional Reminder
People disagree about stuff. I don't know why this is a controversial concept in politics, the method by which we hopefully resolve some of our fundamental disagreements in a peaceful manner.
White House: We still plan to exit Paris accord, ruin climate for everyone else.
The Wall Street Journal set off a tempest Saturday when it reported , "Trump administration officials said Saturday the U.S. wouldn't pull out of the Paris Agreement, offering to re-engage in the international deal to fight climate change." The Journal cited "multiple officials at a global warming summit" in Montreal where ministers from leading countries were reviewing the landmark climate accord.
Kobach and Windmills
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is leading President Trump's Election Integrity Commission, aimed at combatting so-called "voter fraud." "'Vote early and vote often,' the advice openly displayed on the election banners in one of our northern cities."
Nibiru Doomsday in the Time of Trump
So, a man named David Meade says that there's a prophecy in the Christian Bible that warns that a mysterious planet called Nibiru will appear in the sky on September 23 this year, and will crash into the Earth and kill us all in October. We've heard crazy conspiracy theories from David Meade before.
Can Turkey’s Erdogan ride Rohingya Crisis to global Muslim Leadership?
The emerging humanitarian crisis that has been rocking Myanmar - where an estimated 370,000 Rohingya have been forced out of the country - has prompted broad international condemnation . But so far it has translated into little concrete action .
Lions Fan Loses Season Tickets Over Racist Post
The Detroit Lions fan who posted racial epithets directed toward two other fans Sunday has agreed to give up his season tickets, according to the team, and won't be allowed back at Ford Field. The fan -- whom the Lions have not identified -- posted a picture of an African-American woman named Stacey and another man on Snapchat.
9/16/2017
A friend sent a DKos post about a new organization, It Starts Today . The group hopes to "restart the 50-State Strategy" by raising small-donor money for every Democratic House and Senate race in the country, regardless of candidate.
Lindsey Graham Spearheads New Obamacare Repeal Effort
This post appears in Repeal Obamacare , part of our ongoing series Broken Promises , a project to track the campaign promises of Donald Trump and if they hold true. Obamacare repeal is baaaaack in the Senate.
We All Did It: The Birmingham Church Bombing
Friday marked the 54th anniversary of the infamous 1963 Ku Klux Klan bombing of Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church, which killed four black girls: Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley and Carole Robertson were all 14, and Carol Denise McNair was 11. The blast injured 19 more, and two more black children were killed later that day: One was shot in the back by police when he ran from a scuffle with white teenagers, and one was shot by a white teenager who accosted him on his bike. The 16th Street Baptist Church was Birmingham's largest black church and staging ground for civil rights protests; it had hosted W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, Paul Robeson, Marian Anderson.
Will China Take Out North Korea’s Nukes?
On the surface, China's North Korea policy seems relatively consistent. China is keen to demonstrate that it is cooperating with international efforts to rein in North Korea, including allowing the passage of various UN Security Council sanctions on the regime.
The first peek inside the Mar-a-Lago money engine only leaves us wanting more
President Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Fla., in April. During the first few months of his presidency, Donald Trump regularly traveled to Palm Beach, Fla., to spend the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
In this Korean crisis, Trump’s bullying tactics aren’t working and never will
"All options, including military actions, are on the table." When asked if he was serious about possibly launching an attack on North Korea, Trump replied, "We'll see."
Edith O’Hara’s Passion For Theater Still Going Strong At Age 100
Passion and creativity have no age limit is the message of our Active Aging Stories video productions. These short documentary videos, broadcast on Manhattan Neighborhood Network in New York City, tell the stories of extraordinary seniors whose enthusiasm for productive living exemplify our message.
Facebook Allowed Advertisers To Target ‘Jew Haters’
The bad news just keeps coming for Facebook. A week after disclosing that a Russian "troll farm" bought $100,000 of ads during the 2016 election cycle, Facebook still can't say how much more Russian money was used to buy ads designed to possibly influence or disrupt our democracy.
9/14/2017
Politics can be boring. Vice, which has some experience in making boring topics fun, is in the very early stages of developing a reality show that will have people of all political stripes living in a group house in Washington, D.C. "VICE Studios is casting for an experimental unscripted series that will bring together 18-45 year-olds from all walks of life and political extremes to live in close quarters in Washington, D.C.," according to a casting form.
Morning Joe: Trump Has Finally Figured Out Why His Polling Numbers Are Low
If there's one thing you can say about Morning Joe's Joe Scarborough, he's politically pragmatic. This morning, he was dismissive of the uproar from Breitbart and other extremists over Trump's latest agreement with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, pointing out how popular DACA is.
Samantha Bee Looks At The Threat From White Supremacists
Samantha Bee points out that the Trump administration has defunded a program that monitors violent white supremacist groups, the most significant terror threat in the U.S. We welcome relevant, respectful comments. Any comments that are sexist or in any other way deemed hateful by our staff will be deleted and constitute grounds for a ban from posting on the site.