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Eurasia Integration: A Three-Speed Affair
Europe, relatively integrated, lives today in a de facto two-speed reality. Eurasia integration, a work in progress and with vastly more reach, is for the moment a three-speed process, as seen through the positioning of three Central Asian “stans.”
Southern Californians Creating an Underground Network to Hide Undocumented Immigrants
After being deported, a man says goodbye to his partner through the fence at the U.S. border with Mexico. A group of religious leaders that goes by the name Rapid Response Team is preparing private homes to provide refuge to undocumented immigrants as the immigration crackdown broadens.
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Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But… Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that… **NOTE: THE FORM LETTER IS BLANK.
Sanders burns Trump with taunting tweet about the size of his inauguration crowd
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a December event at the headquarters of the American Federation of Teachers in Washington. Sen. Bernie Sanders set Twitter on fire Saturday with an epic troll of President Trump and his unending obsession with the size of the crowds that he draws.
After Trump’s immigration order, anxiety grows in Florida’s vegetable fields
Catalina Sanchez, holding her son Gustavo, and Cirilo Perez pose for a portrait with their daughter Miriam, 9, on their bed in the main room of their trailer in Wimauma, Fla. Perez works in the local tomato fields, while Sanchez raises 3-month-old Gustavo.
Issa calls for special prosecutor
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, said on Friday that a special prosecutor needs to lead an investigation into the alleged ties between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s regime.
David Brooks Wants to Make America Great Again
Apart from being a police officer, firefighter, or soldier engaged in one of this nation’s endless wars, writing a column for a major American newspaper has got to be one of the toughest and most unforgiving jobs there is. The pay may be decent , but the pressures to perform on cue are undoubtedly relentless.
Top 5 Hypocrisies of Trump Friday
On Friday, Trump was making news again, after having appeared to be subdued by his staff midweek. But he addressed the conservative equivalent of that bar scene in Star Wars, CPAC .
Resist Day #36: What You Can Do Today
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Donald Trump: Tyrant, terrorist and traitor
Donald J. Trump ignores the Constitution, threatens those who disagree with him, taunts nervous allies and misuses the power of the Presidency to slam doors that used to be open as a welcome to immigrants, packs his administration with racists, homophobes and bigots and openly loots the treasury of the United States with blatant conflicts of interest and open violation of the laws of our land. His First Lady, a Slovenian-born nude model with a serious questions about her claimed citizenship, bragged to the nation about college degrees she never earned and plagiarized a speech from a former First Lady without apologized.
In Addition to the Number of Women in the Niagara Falls Area
So the lady friend was rather upset that many of you were under the impression that the dogs do not like her, which is my fault because when I was calling Rosie and Thurston assholes, it seemed to imply they were assholes because they do not like her. That’s not the case- they’re just assholes because they are all up in her grill like they are with me and everyone else.
U.S. Gave Hundreds of Millions in Financing to Supplier of Mines Accused of Slave Labor
Over the past decade, the U.S. supplied an industrial chain said to involve slave labor, human rights violations and environmental destruction in Africa with $315 million in taxpayer-supported credit . Between 2007 and 2015, the US Export-Import Bank provided 48 insurance policies to the New Jersey-headquartered Connell Company to pursue deals with at least 17 mining companies in seven sub-Saharan countries.
Will U.K Tidal Project Start Global Energy Revolution?
The proposed tidal lagoon would enclose Swansea Bay with a rock wall incorporating 16 turbines and generating 320MW of electricity. LONDON – Ambitious plans have been drawn up for a network of “tidal lagoons” around the UK coast that could provide up to a quarter of the country’s electricity – and there is potential to roll out the technology in many parts of the world.
NYC Activists Hold Mock-Funeral For The American Presidency
In memoriam of the American Presidency, a New Orleans-style funeral march to mourn the death of democracy and so much that is essential. Through music and action we celebrate our power and humanity.
2/20/2017
A few of my colleagues here are already so dizzy from riding the President 45 merry-go-round that they are taking needed down time. It’s easy to find this fight too much to handle.
Inside V.P. Mike Pence’s Not-So-Reassuring European Reassurance Tour
Vice President Mike Pence told Munich conference attendees that the Trump administration was “unwavering” in its commitment to NATO, but he didn’t dispel doubts with his tough talk on Saturday. Somewhere amid the reports out of Melbourne, Florida and, well, Sweden, Americans were kept abreast of what President Trump was up to this weekend.
Reince Priebus: Take Trump’s Claim That The Press Is The ‘Enemy Of The State’ Seriously
Steve M. summed up the game the Trump administration is playing to discredit the so-called “dishonest media,” a.k.a. trying to discredit any and all media outlets that don’t want to act as a propaganda arm and cheerleader for this fast moving train wreck perfectly here : 1. Wait for a draft memo of a proposal to be leaked to the press. 2. Refuse to comment when asked about the draft.
Carl Bernstein: Trump’s Press Attacks ‘Worse Than Nixon’
“Never forget,” he tells national security advisers Henry Kissinger, above, and Alexander Haig in a conversation on December 14 1972, “the press is the enemy, the press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy, the professors are the enemy, the professors are the enemy.
‘Worth Fighting And Dying For’: Lindsey Graham Warns Trump Not To Attack Free Press
Republican Senator: “it’s just not the administration that’s got problems, Republicans in the House and Senate have problems” pic.twitter.com/HOeSUyboC0 Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday rebuffed President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on the judicial branch of government and the media. Appearing on Face the Nation , Graham argued that Trump was undermining American values by calling the media an “enemy of the people” and attacking judges for striking down a travel ban aimed at Muslim countries.
Dutch Far-Right Leader Vows to Rid Nation of ‘Moroccan Scum’
Geert Wilders hopes the global upsurge in anti-establishment and xenophobic feeling that has helped propel Trump to power will propel him to power. Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders promised to crack down on “Moroccan scum” who he said were making the streets unsafe and urged the Dutch to “regain” their country as he launched his election campaign on Saturday.
Not Over: Trump Ban still ruining life of Iraqi Interpreter for US Military
In 2006, when I arrived at Camp Taqqadum in Iraq to embed with the U.S. Marines, I was immediately invited for tea by the unit’s interpreter. A quiet, exceedingly courteous father of three young girls, Haider told me how he spent three months at a time away from his family, but didn’t dare carry their pictures.
Paul Ryan Has a Plan to Take Away Insurance from Tens of Millions of People
Hey, no one said Speaker Ryan wasn’t a smart guy. Anyhow, the Republicans have published an outline of their proposal for an Obamacare replacement.
Hundreds Form ‘Human Wall’ in Mexico to Protest Trump
The demonstrators held up flowers and colored flags reading the “Peace” and waved to residents of the neighboring town of El Paso, Texas. Hundreds of people in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico formed a “human wall” at the edge of the Rio Grande on Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall.
Canada welcomes migrants leaving the US as they risk life and limb to get away from Trump
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But… Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that… **NOTE: THE FORM LETTER IS BLANK.
The Anti-Flynn “Deep State” Coup
Okay, my sense is that a large number of commentators are misunderstanding the nature of what is going on. So, this time, rather than writing an analysis, I will spell it out, ‘talking points’ – style and, hopefully, do a better job about making my point.
NASA Plans to Drill Into Europa’s Crust
Rae Paoletta, Gizmodo: Since early 2016, a NASA-employed Science Definition Team of 21 researchers has been crafting a plan to send a robotic probe to Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, located over 390 million miles from Earth. On February 7, that team delivered their first report to NASA, detailing their recommendations for that future mission, which will search for life by drilling toward the subterranean ocean scientists strongly suspect to exist beneath the icy moon’s surface.
Why back-channels with Russia cost Michael Flynn his job
Michael Flynn arriving to a swearing in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East Room of the White House on January 22, 2017. President Trump’s national security adviser, retired lieutenant general Michael Flynn, resigned on Monday night after “inadvertently brief[ing] the Vice President Elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian Ambassador [Sergei Kislyak].”
Cillizza should absolutely not write about Clinton running for president in 2020.
To be Scrupulously Fair to Cillizza, he didn’t start this particular trash fire, Politico did: Hillary Clinton Is Running Again . Quick locate your surprised face and affix it to the front of your head.
Historian Likens America To Nazi Germany, Calling Bannon’s Media…
In an interview with German newspaper SA1 4ddeutsche Zeitung , Yale University history professor Timothy Snyder said the threat posed by President Donald Trump means “we have at most a year to defend the Republic” and highlighted the role chief strategist Stephen Bannon is playing in that threat, including the administration’s interaction with the media. The Trump presidency has created no shortage of concerns about the stability of the republic.
Trump Is Using Right-Wing Media To Avoid The Flynn Scandal
For his second straight press conference, President Donald Trump called on only conservative reporters, this time during a joint presser with the Canadian prime minister. By responding solely to friendly press, Trump avoided answering any questions about reports that national security adviser Michael Flynn may have violated federal law.
Fox News Reporter Shocked That No Reporter Asked Trump About Flynn
Fox News’ national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin told Shepard Smith that it was “truly unbelievable” that nobody from the press pool asked Trump about the controversy surrounding Gen. Flynn.
Could Trump’s War of Words with China turn Hot?
Forget those ” bad hombres down there” in Mexico that U.S. troops might take out. Ignore the way National Security Adviser Michael Flynn put Iran ” on notice ” and the new president insisted , that, when it comes to that country, “nothing is off the table.”
Is the answer to Alt-NeoNazism Bernie’s Democratic Socialism?
Maria Svart of DSA speaks to teleSUR about how her organization is using Sanders’ vision to fight Trump and neoliberalism within the Democratic party. While the U.S. has lost its chance at having arguably its first ever progressive president, Bernie Sanders, one group wants to capitalize on his political revolution and even nourish and support more people like him to infiltrate the Democratic party and fix the Democratic party.
Why Designating Muslim Brotherhood ‘Terrorists’ will harm Democracy at home and Abroad
A US government designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, which the Trump administration is reportedly considering, would threaten the rights to association of Muslim groups in the United States. Such a designation would also undermine the ability of the Muslim Brotherhood’s members and supporters to participate in democratic politics abroad.
Turkey’s Long Nightmare: Remembering the Night of the Coup
CA1 4neyt A-zdemir is a columnist and investigative journalist with 28 years experience reporting from Turkey and the Middle East. An icon of Turkish media, he is host of the weekly current events program 5N1K, the author of thirteen books on politics and popular culture and is currently preparing to release a documentary on the coup attempt of July 2016 entitled Defiance: The Night of the Failed Coup.
Dead Man Walking
Someone should tell them that if they watch Morning Joseph they can get a few minute jump on the tweets. Three weeks into the Trump administration, council staff members get up in the morning, read President Trump’s Twitter posts and struggle to make policy to fit them.
How Trump Could Bring The Cost Of The Wall Way Down
When Donald Trump was campaigning for president, he promised that Mexico would pay for a wall to stretch all along the border between Mexico and the United States. Trump is now making another promise.
Kellyanne Conway Goes Full Fatal Attraction On SNL
Saturday Night Live has really upped their game this year, skewering both Hillary and Trump, Sean Spicer, Kellyanne Conway and Steve Bannon, among others. Last night, they took it to a new–and terrifying–level in a skit where Kellyanne Conway goes full-on, psychotic, batshit-crazy stalker, just like in the movie Fatal Attraction , with Jake Tapper after he refused to have her on his show.
2/12/2017
Does everyone remember this ad from before the election? Well … About 75,000 white people in the midwest didn’t like this sort of thing so … here we are. Trump is what you get for forgetting who really matters in this county. .