Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Study: Undocumented Mothers Have Healthier Babies With Health Insurance
Study: Undocumented Mothers Have Healthier Babies With Health Insurance: Undocumented immigrant mothers who seek prenatal care have healthier babies, according to a study out of Oregon Health and Science University.
George Papadopoulos' Guilty Plea Should Keep Donald Trump Jr. Up at Night @alternet
George Papadopoulos' Guilty Plea Should Keep Donald Trump Jr. Up at Night @alternet: The president's son may have also lied to investigators about his meeting with Russian officials. George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to investigators about a Russian offer of “dirt” on Hillary Clinton remarkably similar to one made to Donald Trump Jr. — who may face new legal jeopardy in the special counsel probe.
Paul Krugman: Trump Is Destined to Disappoint His Richest Voters @alternet
Paul Krugman: Trump Is Destined to Disappoint His Richest Voters @alternet: A massive tax cut won't make the Republican donor class any happier. The Republican Party knows Donald Trump is unfit for the job of president. They know he likely colluded with a foreign power to influence our elections; that he's racist, incompetent, and as Senator Bob Corker recently suggested, hurtling our country on a path towards World War III. Ultimately there's one thing and one thing only keeping the GOP from ending this charade: tax cuts.
Donald Trump isn't taking the Paul Manafort indictment too well: report
Donald Trump isn't taking the Paul Manafort indictment too well: report: A White House under chaos
Trump wants to 'do something' to stop Mueller: Is a big purge coming?
Trump wants to 'do something' to stop Mueller: Is a big purge coming?: After Monday's big news, Trump may be paving the way for firing Mueller — and forcing a constitutional crisis
John Kelly calls Robert E. Lee 'honorable,' and Ta-Nehisi Coates schools him
John Kelly calls Robert E. Lee 'honorable,' and Ta-Nehisi Coates schools him: Trump's chief of staff turns out to be very similar to his boss
Jeff Sessions may be in big trouble after George Papadopoulos' guilty plea
Jeff Sessions may be in big trouble after George Papadopoulos' guilty plea: According to the Department of Justice, Sessions was there when an aide said he had a path to Russia
Mueller delivers — it's exciting! But Trump can still save himself
Mueller delivers — it's exciting! But Trump can still save himself: #MuellerMonday was deeply gratifying for Trump-haters, but the president still has the power to evade justice
John Kelly calls Robert E. Lee an 'honorable man' and says 'lack of compromise' caused the Civil War
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/john-kelly-calls-robert-e-lee-an-honorable-man-and-says-lack-of-compromise-caused-the-civil-war-20171031.html
http://www.kare11.com/news/damonds-community-meets-to-discuss-police-violence/487425829
http://www.kare11.com/news/damonds-community-meets-to-discuss-police-violence/487425829
Monday, October 30, 2017
GOP senator breaks with Roy Moore over Muslims serving in Congress
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/357913-gop-senator-breaks-with-roy-moore-over-muslims-serving-in-congress
CAIR report says 2016 Presidential campaign rhetoric increased bullying of Muslim students
http://abc7news.com/2584337/
Kellyanne Conway Looks Frazzled Following Paul Manafort's Indictment @alternet
Kellyanne Conway Looks Frazzled Following Paul Manafort's Indictment @alternet: The Trump adviser claims the president is 'focused on other things.' White House counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway insisted on Monday that President Donald Trump was “focused on other things” on the same day that his former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was reportedly indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.During an interview on Fox & Friends, Conway was asked about the news that Mueller had issued indictments in the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
What Happens if Trump Does the Unthinkable and Fires Mueller? @alternet
What Happens if Trump Does the Unthinkable and Fires Mueller? @alternet: Multiple groups have been planning mass protests for months. Americans are planning to protest across the United States Monday if President Donald Trump moves to fire Russia investigation special counsel Robert Mueller in the wake of his probe’s first arrest. “Nobody is Above the Law” rallies have been organized in multiple cities in 48 states by the group MoveOn.org, a progressive political action group, set…
Why a Trump Aide's Guilty Plea Is Even More Damaging Than Paul Manafort's Indictment @alternet
Why a Trump Aide's Guilty Plea Is Even More Damaging Than Paul Manafort's Indictment @alternet: George Papadopoulos' testimony could prove a smoking gun in the collusion probe. While the multiple-count indictment against President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his business partner has dominated Monday's headlines, special counsel Robert Mueller also announced a guilty plea that will likely prove to be more significant because it discusses actions that took place during the presidential campaign.
https://www.facebook.com/ABCNews/videos/10156491082003812/
https://www.facebook.com/ABCNews/videos/10156491082003812/
Why Paul Manafort Is Going to Be Under Immense Pressure to Testify Against the President @alternet
Why Paul Manafort Is Going to Be Under Immense Pressure to Testify Against the President @alternet: Trump's bag man is sitting on a volcano of incriminating information. President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort surrendered to the FBI on Monday to face federal conspiracy charges, dealing another damaging blow to a White House engulfed by
Could Wilbur Ross Be the Next Trump Official Targeted in the Mueller Probe? @alternet
Could Wilbur Ross Be the Next Trump Official Targeted in the Mueller Probe? @alternet: The commerce secretary's Cyprus bank may have helped Manafort launder millions. Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment against international lobbyist and Trump campaign chief, Paul Manafort, and pleading by Trump campaign foreign policy aide, George Papadopoulos, cast long shadows over other top Trump administration officials—
Robert Reich: Trump's Gang Is Plotting the Biggest Heist in American History @alternet
Robert Reich: Trump's Gang Is Plotting the Biggest Heist in American History @alternet: The GOP's $5.8 trillion tax cut would almost exclusively benefit the 1 percent. You know the plot: The bank robbers set off a bomb down the street from the bank, and while everyone’s distracted they get away with the loot.In the reality TV show we’re now suffering through, Donald Trump is the bomb.
Swastikas, SS insignia and Nazi salutes: White Lives Matter rallies in Tennessee
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/swastikas-ss-insignia-nazi-salutes-white-lives-matter-rallies-tennessee-1645156
‘All Muslims dead’ tagged at Kent-Meridian High School
http://mynorthwest.com/797899/all-muslims-dead-kent-meridian-graffiti/
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Anti-Muslim graffiti at Kent-Meridian High sparks extra security
http://q13fox.com/2017/10/28/anti-muslim-graffiti-at-kent-meridian-high-sparks-extra-security/
ICE Pays To Use 2 Oregon Jails Despite Sanctuary State Law
ICE Pays To Use 2 Oregon Jails Despite Sanctuary State Law: For years, two Oregon jails have aided ICE by housing detainees who face deportation. Jail officials say it's legal despite a sanctuary state law designed to make immigrants feel at ease.
Another Oregon lawmaker accused of inappropriate touching
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/10/more_oregon_lawmakers_harassed.html
A 15-Year-Old Says He Was Beaten And Called Racial Slurs, But The Police Won't Call It A Hate Crime
https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertsamaha/the-town-without-a-hate-crime?utm_content=buffer86c35&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&utm_term=.iwkVDmd08#.ow30zYlLx
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Robert Reich Pens Brutal List of 11 Trump Facts You Need to Show Hard Headed Trump Supporters - Impeach Donald J Trump Now!
Robert Reich Pens Brutal List of 11 Trump Facts You Need to Show Hard Headed Trump Supporters - Impeach Donald J Trump Now!: Anyone who still supports Trump is simply in denial. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich decided to make a list of things Trump has done to help remind any remaining Trump supporters why the man is a crook. Throughout Trump’s young presidency, Reich has been a vocal critic of Trump, and this may be his best …
Jeff Sessions Is in Charge of a Bribery Prosecution Involving Two of His Top Donors Talk about a conflict of interest.
http://www.pogo.org/our-work/articles/2017/jeff-sessions-is-in-charge-of-a-bribery-prosecution-involving-two-of-his-top-donors.html?utm_source=weekly-reader&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wr-171028&utm_content=header
White nationalists stage anti-refugee protests in Tennessee
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennessee-protests/white-nationalists-stage-anti-refugee-protests-in-tennessee-idUSKBN1CX0BZ
Friday, October 27, 2017
Women's March Leaders Take Message to Detroit as Women's Convention Begins @alternet
Women's March Leaders Take Message to Detroit as Women's Convention Begins @alternet: The movement looks ahead following the success of January’s march, as prominent activists and politicians address the theme of 'reclaiming our time.' Nine months after women marched through the streets of Washington DC and cities across the country wearing pink knit hats and carrying feminist placards, thousands will gather this weekend in Detroit for a three-day convention to chart a path forward for the nascent “resistance” movement in the US.
The CIA Proposed Killing ‘a Boatload of Cuban’ Refugees and Pinning It On Fidel Castro @alternet
The CIA Proposed Killing ‘a Boatload of Cuban’ Refugees and Pinning It On Fidel Castro @alternet: This may be the most shocking news in the JFK assassination files. Perhaps the craziest revelation from the fairly limited collection of documents from the JFK assassination files release this week is the news that in 1962 the CIA seriously considered committing a mass murder of Cuban refugees and framing Fidel Castro in order to stoke American fear against the communist lea
Paul Krugman: Trump's Tax Plan Is Even More Plutocratic Than You Realize @alternet
Paul Krugman: Trump's Tax Plan Is Even More Plutocratic Than You Realize @alternet: It's not just the American 1 percent that stands to rake in millions. A recent AP poll suggests a majority of Americans understand that Donald Trump's proposed tax cuts will overwhelmingly benefit major corporations and the rich. What few may realize, however, is that it's not just the country's 1 percent that stand to profit handsomely but the world's wealthiest plutocrats.
Pharmaceutical Founder Arrested In Alleged Nationwide Opioid Scheme
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/26/560263997/pharmaceutical-founder-arrested-in-alleged-nationwide-opioid-scheme
ICE Pays To Use 2 Oregon Jails Despite Sanctuary State Law
ICE Pays To Use 2 Oregon Jails Despite Sanctuary State Law: For years, two Oregon jails have aided ICE by housing detainees who face deportation. Jail officials say it's legal despite a sanctuary state law designed to make immigrants feel at ease.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Ohio Man Arrested for Soda Bottle Filled With Sparkers
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2017-10-26/ohio-man-arrested-for-soda-bottle-filled-with-sparkers
Flake says he won't back Roy Moore, citing Muslim remark
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/357332-flake-says-he-won%27t-back-roy-moore
DON LEMON GETS RACIST DEATH THREATS FROM WHITE NATIONALIST TRUMP SUPPORTER ... Files Report With NYPD
http://www.tmz.com/2017/10/25/don-lemon-racist-death-threats-white-nationalist/#
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Home | Newsfront Tags: Donald Trump | Fox News | Media Bias | bill oreilly | allegations | tape | trump Bill O'Reilly: Tape Shows Anti-Trump Lawyer Offered Cash for Sex Claims
https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/bill-oreilly-allegations-tape-trump/2017/10/24/id/821821/#
Farr’s service hasn’t been spotless
Farr’s service hasn’t been spotless: I was disappointed to see the editors’ endorsement of Pat Farr for re-election to the Lane County Board of Commissioners. The endorsement made several references to Farr’s “decades of public service.” Right. This is the Pat Farr who, as a Eugene city councilor, championed tax breaks for Hyundai, calling it “unfair” to ask the company to accept limits on those breaks.
Harassment, then helplessness, in state capitals
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/357058-harassment-then-helplessness-in-state-capitals
Second Oregon state senator accuses colleague of inappropriate touching
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/10/second_oregon_state_senator_ac.html
White Supremacist Fliers Found Again At Rutgers University
https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/white-supremacist-fliers-found-rutgers-university
Rights groups decry Trump's tougher vetting of refugees
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/rights-groups-decry-trump-tougher-vetting-refugees-171025061707355.html
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Former Weinstein assistant breaks NDA with horrifying accusations
Former Weinstein assistant breaks NDA with horrifying accusations: 'They told me he would try to destroy me and my family,' Zelda Perkins told the Financial Times
'Empty barrel': The real meaning of John Kelly's slurs against Frederica Wilson
'Empty barrel': The real meaning of John Kelly's slurs against Frederica Wilson: So much for military honor. Kelly's attack on Wilson was not just false but redolent of racism and sexism
President Schill’s free-speech op-ed in NYT skips over blackface, silencing of Duck athletes, efforts to stop peaceful sit-ins 10/23/2017
http://uomatters.com/2017/10/president-schills-free-speech-op-ed-in-nyt-skips-over-blackface-silencing-of-duck-athletes.html?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork
'Get The F— Out of My Country,' Port Authority Attacker Tells Woman: Police
'Get The F— Out of My Country,' Port Authority Attacker Tells Woman: Police: The man hit the woman in the face after starting an argument with her inside a Duane Reade, police said.
White Nationalism Has Infected the U.S. Military: Poll @alternet
White Nationalism Has Infected the U.S. Military: Poll @alternet: A whopping 42 percent of non-white troops say it's a growing problem. A new poll reveals that white nationalism has become a disturbingly prevalent problem within the American military.
Donald Trump Stoops to Pathetic New Low in Effort to Erase Obama's Legacy @alternet
Donald Trump Stoops to Pathetic New Low in Effort to Erase Obama's Legacy @alternet: The president is really this obsessed with his predecessor. President Donald Trump brought up a campaign promise during a March meeting with the U.S. senators from Alaska, asking whether he could roll back President Barack Obama’s 2015 decision to rename the tallest mountain on the continent, spokespeople for the senators confirmed to Newsweek on Monday. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan were meeting with Trump…
Gold Star Mother Claims Bush Was 'No Better' Than Trump After Her Son Was Killed in Iraq @alternet
Gold Star Mother Claims Bush Was 'No Better' Than Trump After Her Son Was Killed in Iraq @alternet: Cindy Sheehan said she never received so much as a phone call from W. Gold Star mother who famously protested former President George W. Bush said he was “no better” than President Donald Trump.Cindy Sheehan, who became an anti-war activist after her son, Casey Sheehan, was killed in 2004 while fighting in the Iraq War, told The Daily Beast that the former president offered no comfort to her grief.
WATCH: Demonstrator Screams 'Trump Is Treason,' Nearly Hits President with Russian Flags @alternet
WATCH: Demonstrator Screams 'Trump Is Treason,' Nearly Hits President with Russian Flags @alternet: The man was quickly detained by police. A man screamed at President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill as he was walking into a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans on Tuesday.Ryan Clayton from Americans Take Action threw Russian flags at Trump and shouted “Trump is treason” before being surrounded by law enforcement officers, who escorted him away.“This president conspired with agents of the Russian government,” he shouted. “We should be talking about treason in Congress.”
Paul Krugman: The Entire Trump Administration Suffers from the Same Dangerous Affliction @alternet
Paul Krugman: The Entire Trump Administration Suffers from the Same Dangerous Affliction @alternet: It's not just the president. No one in his cabinet can admit when they're wrong. This week, John Kelly, a four-star general and chief of staff for the president of the United States, lied to the American people—about Trump's conversation with a Gold Star widow, and about Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson's account of their call. A transcript of the call confirmed Kelly's lies, but outright mendacity seemingly has no consequences in our new age of unreality.
GOP senator brings popcorn to lunch with Trump and Corker
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/24/politics/tillis-popcorn-trump-corker/index.html?sr=twCNN102417tillis-popcorn-trump-corker0201PMVODtop
Monday, October 23, 2017
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Rep. Earl Blumenauer Demand Explanations From ICE After Controversial Arrest
http://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2017/10/20/rep-suzanne-bonamici-and-rep-earl-blumenauer-demand-explanations-from-ice-after-controversial-arrest/
In the Trump Administration, Everyone Becomes a Liar
In the Trump Administration, Everyone Becomes a Liar: Eventually everyone, including John Kelly, must sink to lying for the president.
Gold Star Widow Myeshia Johnson Confirms Rep. Frederica Wilson's Account of Her Call with Trump to the Word @alternet
Gold Star Widow Myeshia Johnson Confirms Rep. Frederica Wilson's Account of Her Call with Trump to the Word @alternet: 'He couldn't remember my husband's name.' Myeshia Johnson, the widow of slain U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson, confirmed Rep. Frederica Wilson’s account of her phone call with President Donald Trump on Monday.During an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America, Johnson said that Trump didn’t seem to know her husband’s name when he talked with her on the phone.“He couldn’t remember my husband’s name,” Johnson said. “That’s what hurt me the most.”
Steve Bannon Is Widely Reviled—Especially by His So-Called Allies @alternet
Steve Bannon Is Widely Reviled—Especially by His So-Called Allies @alternet: The former Trump adviser has little to show for all his efforts to remake the GOP. In recent weeks, Breitbart News chairman Steve Bannon has been trying to hype a new initiative to run challengers against “every” incumbent Republican senator (except Ted Cruz of Texas) in 2018. It’s gotten a lot of attention in the press, but the truth is that this effort is nothing new. In fact, Bannon and an array of far-right conservative groups have been running these sorts of intra-GOP campaigns for the last several election cycles, and essentially have nothing to show for their efforts.
Robert Reich: Crony Capitalism Is Rotting the Country from the Inside Out @alternet
Robert Reich: Crony Capitalism Is Rotting the Country from the Inside Out @alternet: Democrats are still in denial about money's insidious influence on our politics. The largest corporations and richest people in America – who donated billions of dollars to Republican candidates the House and Senate in the 2106 election – appear on the way to getting what they paid for: a giant tax cut.The New York Times reports that business groups are meeting frequently with key Republicans in order to shape the tax bill, whose details remain secret.
Charles Blow: Donald Trump Really Has It in for Women of Color @alternet
Charles Blow: Donald Trump Really Has It in for Women of Color @alternet: More terrifying is that his base loves him for it. Donald Trump appears to hold black women in contempt. Sure, he treats all women and minorities with breathtaking disrespect, but when any member of these groups has the gall to point out his moral failures, the president unleashes the full fury of his base. This was apparent following his botched condolence call to the Gold Star widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in Niger.
Laura Ingraham Is Reportedly Just as Much of a Monster Off Air @alternet
Laura Ingraham Is Reportedly Just as Much of a Monster Off Air @alternet: Fox News staffers say they dread working with a 'known tyrant.' Fox News has yet to air a single episode of 'The Ingraham Angle,' and its host, Laura Ingraham, may have already worn out her welcome, if she ever had one at all. According to the Daily Beast, the conservative radio star is a 'known tyrant' off the air, and staffers are 'dreading the possibility of working with her.' One insider is even 'praying' she doesn't get reassigned to her show.
Racist, Violent, Unpunished: A White Hate Group’s Campaign of Menace
https://www.propublica.org/article/white-hate-group-campaign-of-menace-rise-above-movement?utm_content=buffer7b778&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Gold Star-father Khizr Khan-knocks-white-house-chief-of-staff-on-military-condolence-controversy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/10/22/gold-star-father-khizr-khan-knocks-white-house-chief-of-staff-on-military-condolence-controversy/?utm_term=.001cee84662a&wpisrc=nl_evening&wpmm=1
Mcconnell Bannon-others-gunning-to-knock-off-gop-incumbents-are-specialists-at-nominating-people-who-lose/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/10/22/mcconnell-bannon-others-gunning-to-knock-off-gop-incumbents-are-specialists-at-nominating-people-who-lose/?utm_term=.c0112c70a735&wpisrc=nl_evening&wpmm=1
When tycoon presidents fail
When tycoon presidents fail: Why being a good businessman doesn't make for a good president, and ultimately failed President Herbert Hoover
Trump and Kelly Have a Problem With Women of Color Who Don't Know Their Place @alternet
Trump and Kelly Have a Problem With Women of Color Who Don't Know Their Place @alternet: Trump's chief of staff intentionally painted Rep. Wilson as a money-grubbing black woman. Racism is the Trump administration’s magic wand, a device it uses, to great effect, to dazzle its base, whose own proud bigotry dispenses with the need for suspension of disbelief. In the face of controversies and criticism, Trump race-baits not just for cynical political reasons—though that's part of it—but because he, too, is deeply racist, so much that his presidency is basically a live-action revenge fantasy against the country’s first black president.
Why Some of Us Hesitated to Say #MeToo @alternet
Why Some of Us Hesitated to Say #MeToo @alternet: Take women at their word that we swallow misogyny in its full ugliness every single day. In the aftermath of the sexual assault allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, Americans are realizing that they live in a nation that still has much work left to do to achieve gender equality.
David Petraeus Schools The White House On Why Citizens Can Criticize Generals
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/10/22/david-petraeus-schools-white-house-citizens-criticize-generals.html
Donald Trump makes offensive remark during funeral of Sgt. La David Johnson
http://www.palmerreport.com/politics/la-david-johnson-trump-twitter/5648/
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Congresswoman Who Called Out Trump’s Disrespectful Comments to Military Widow Now Getting Threats
https://www.theroot.com/congresswoman-who-called-out-trumps-disrespectful-comme-1819675421?utm_source=theroot_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
A Black-protester-hugged-a-white-nationalist-outside-richard-spencers-talk-why-do-you-hate-me-he-asked/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2017/10/20/a-black-protester-hugged-a-white-nationalist-outside-richard-spencers-talk-why-do-you-hate-me-he-asked/?utm_term=.7b936957c2f4
Donald Trump administration ignored U.S. military’s repeated requests for help in Niger before deadly attack
http://www.palmerreport.com/politics/ignored-niger/5632/
Frederica Wilson Isn’t Taking Any Crap As She Becomes Trump’s Worst Nightmare
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/10/20/frederica-wilson-crap-trumps-worst-nightmare.html
Rep. Maxine Waters Calls On John Kelly To Apologize For Protecting ‘Moron’ Trump
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/10/21/rep-maxine-waters-calls-john-kelly-apologize-protecting-moron-trump.html
JUST IN: Trump Takes Unscheduled & Abrupt Saturday Vacation; Details Are Deplorable
http://bipartisanreport.com/2017/10/21/just-in-trump-takes-unscheduled-details-are-deplorable/
No Casting Couch for Low-Wage Women, but Lots of Sexual Harassment
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/42327-no-casting-couch-for-low-wage-women-but-lots-of-sexual-harassment
Frederica Wilson Attends Fallen Soldier’s Funeral While Trump Golfs For Third Straight Weekend
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/10/21/frederica-wilson-attends-fallen-soldiers-funeral-trump-continues-massive-smear-job.html
https://www.salon.com/2017/10/21/harvey-weinstein-and-the-masculine-code-why-men-are-being-so-quiet/?source=newsletter
Who in the hell is Bob Corker?!
Who in the hell is Bob Corker?!: A totally true, absolutely verified, no-fake-news deep dive on Trump's nemesis, the 'liddle' senator from Tennessee
Harvey Weinstein and the masculine code: Why men are being so quiet
Harvey Weinstein and the masculine code: Why men are being so quiet: I get it, guys: You're not like that. You're not sure what to say. But our silence is too damn close to complicity
WILL WE EVER RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER TRUMP?
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/will-we-ever-return-to-normal-after-trump
Friday, October 20, 2017
Lupita Nyong'o Pens Powerful Op-Ed Detailing Her Sexual Assault at the Hands of Harvey Weinstein @alternet
Lupita Nyong'o Pens Powerful Op-Ed Detailing Her Sexual Assault at the Hands of Harvey Weinstein @alternet: The Academy Award-winning actress is the latest to step forward with allegations of abuse. Lupita Nyong'o On Harvey Weinstein: 'I Have Felt Sick In The Pit Of My Stomach'Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o has come forward about her shocking encounters with Harvey Weinstein in an op-ed published in the New York Times on Thursday, adding her name to the growing list ...
Full video of Frederica Wilson 2015 speech at new FBI building
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/94925992-132.html
Kelly erroneously claimed congresswoman took credit for building funding, video shows
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/20/politics/frederica-wilson-john-kelly-video/index.html#ampshare=http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/20/politics/frederica-wilson-john-kelly-video/index.html
John Kelly and the Language of the Military Coup
http://portside.org/2017-10-21/john-kelly-and-language-military-coup
Does John Kelly Have Even an Ounce of Shame? @alternet
Does John Kelly Have Even an Ounce of Shame? @alternet: The White House attacks a congresswoman—and proves he's as devoid of empathy as his boss. Ever since Donald Trump was asked about his curious delay in commenting on the deaths of four servicemen in Niger and, instead of answering, began to brag about how he was the only president to call all the families of fallen soldiers, this ugly story has been festering. Once again, Trump's reflexive self-aggrandizement to cover up for his failures has gotten him into trouble.
Four Ann Arbor city council members take a knee during Pledge of Allegiance
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2017/10/city_council_kneel_for_pledge.html
Is #MeToo coming for Louis CK?
Is #MeToo coming for Louis CK?: There have long been rumors sexual misconduct floating around him. Is this the moment when it all comes to a head?
Is #MeToo coming for Louis CK?
Is #MeToo coming for Louis CK?: There have long been rumors sexual misconduct floating around him. Is this the moment when it all comes to a head?
Is #MeToo coming for Louis CK?
Is #MeToo coming for Louis CK?: There have long been rumors sexual misconduct floating around him. Is this the moment when it all comes to a head?
Fox News' Trump-loving Navy SEAL is a total fraud
Fox News' Trump-loving Navy SEAL is a total fraud: Despite promoting Trump's claims about 'fake news,' Fox News fell for a fake Navy SEAL
Video of Frederica Wilson's speech to FBI shows John Kelly mischaracterized her remarks
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-frederica-wilson-john-kelly-speech-20171020-story.html
Donald Trump is accused of peddling ‘rubbish’ designed to provoke hate crime after he blames 'Radical Islamic terror' for 13% jump in offences in England and Wales Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5000494/Outrage-Donald-blames-Radical-Islamic-terror.html#ixzz4w4XHuFgT Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Donald Trump is accused of peddling ‘rubbish’ designed to provoke hate crime after he blames 'Radical Islamic terror' for 13% jump in offences in England and Wales
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Why is Dearborn, Michigan, on a federal terrorist watch list?
https://www.ctv.ca/YourMorning/Video/Why-is-Dearborn-Michigan-on-a-federal-terrorist-watch-list-vid1237760
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Portland Wants To Build 2,000 New Units Of Supportive Housing
Portland Wants To Build 2,000 New Units Of Supportive Housing: The Portland City Council unanimously approved a goal to develop at least 2,000 units of permanent supportive housing by 2028.
John Kelly didn't expect President Trump would politicize his son's death: report
John Kelly didn't expect President Trump would politicize his son's death: report: The White House says Kelly is disgusted with the way the media politicized soldiers' deaths. But Trump did it first
White nationalist to control which journalists cover Florida 'free speech' event
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/18/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-florida-free-speech
Regional Morning Briefing: Students seen with racist pumpkin carvings; Region makes pitch to Amazon
http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20171019/regional-morning-briefing-students-seen-with-racist-pumpkin-carvings-region-makes-pitch-to-amazon
Photo of Coatesville students posing with pumpkins carved with racist symbols posted on social media
http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20171018/photo-of-coatesville-students-posing-with-pumpkins-carved-with-racist-symbols-posted-on-social-media
‘I will be a prisoner’: Muslim woman, supporters call Bill 62 discriminatory
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/i-will-be-a-prisoner-muslim-woman-supporters-call-bill-62-discriminatory-1.3638667
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Congressman Greg Walden Is Paying Two Family Members With Campaign Funds Ethics laws prevent Walden from hiring family members. But his campaign does so freely.
http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/10/18/congressman-greg-walden-is-paying-two-family-members-with-campaign-funds/
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Meryl Streep Breaks Her Silence on Weinstein - And Her "Secret" Company!
http://stackintrackinmackin.com/recall-boys/
CAIR, Other Civil Rights Groups to Hold News Conference Following Md. Court Arguments Challenging Trump’s Latest Muslim Ban
http://cair.com/press-center/press-releases/14704-cair-other-civil-rights-groups-to-hold-news-conference-following-md-court-arguments-challenging-trump-s-latest-muslim-ban.html
Local NAACP chapter weighs in on verdict in federal verdict in police-force case
Local NAACP chapter weighs in on verdict in federal verdict in police-force case: Not surprised, definitely disappointed. That’s the Eugene-Springfield NAACP branch’s take on a federal jury verdict returned Tuesday that found a Eugene woman had failed to prove police used excessive force against her and her adult son during an incident at her home in July 2015. The NAACP on Friday issued a news release stating in part that the civil rights case brought by Ayisha Elliott and her son — both of whom are black — represents “a textbook example of the vulnerabilities to police violence experienced not only by black Americans, but also by those who suffer from psychological disabilities.”
Donald Trump's Very Own Benghazi Scandal Is Exploding in His Face @alternet
Donald Trump's Very Own Benghazi Scandal Is Exploding in His Face @alternet: Pressed about his silence on Niger, the president lies about his predecessor—again. Nearly two weeks after an attack on U.S. troops in the West African nation of Niger, President Donald Trump was forced to admit on Monday that he had still not spoken to the families of the soldiers killed in action.When the final coffin carrying a Green Beret soldier killed after his unit was ambushed earlier this month -- one of the four who died in Niger -- arrived at Dover Air Force Base, Trump was not there. Nor did he bother to call the soldier's grieving family. He was playing golf, at a golf course he owns.
Donald Trump's Very Own Benghazi Scandal Is Exploding in His Face @alternet
Donald Trump's Very Own Benghazi Scandal Is Exploding in His Face @alternet: Pressed about his silence on Niger, the president lies about his predecessor—again. Nearly two weeks after an attack on U.S. troops in the West African nation of Niger, President Donald Trump was forced to admit on Monday that he had still not spoken to the families of the soldiers killed in action.When the final coffin carrying a Green Beret soldier killed after his unit was ambushed earlier this month -- one of the four who died in Niger -- arrived at Dover Air Force Base, Trump was not there. Nor did he bother to call the soldier's grieving family. He was playing golf, at a golf course he owns.
Donald Trump's Very Own Benghazi Scandal Is Exploding in His Face @alternet
Donald Trump's Very Own Benghazi Scandal Is Exploding in His Face @alternet: Pressed about his silence on Niger, the president lies about his predecessor—again. Nearly two weeks after an attack on U.S. troops in the West African nation of Niger, President Donald Trump was forced to admit on Monday that he had still not spoken to the families of the soldiers killed in action.When the final coffin carrying a Green Beret soldier killed after his unit was ambushed earlier this month -- one of the four who died in Niger -- arrived at Dover Air Force Base, Trump was not there. Nor did he bother to call the soldier's grieving family. He was playing golf, at a golf course he owns.
Trump Channels His Inner Gangster in Latest Threat to John McCain @alternet
Trump Channels His Inner Gangster in Latest Threat to John McCain @alternet: 'People have to be careful because at some point I fight back.' President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired back at Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who on Monday delivered a speech slamming Trump’s brand of “half-baked nationalism.”
Trump Is Now Exploiting John Kelly's Dead Son to Push His Deranged New Lie About Obama @alternet
Trump Is Now Exploiting John Kelly's Dead Son to Push His Deranged New Lie About Obama @alternet: The president falsely claims his predecessor never called the families of fallen soldiers. Donald Trump is now exploiting the death of Chief of Staff John Kelly’s son, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2010, to prop up his recent lie about President Obama’s record of calling bereaved families of fallen soldiers. Trump made the statement during an interview with Fox News Radio on Tuesday morning.“You could ask Gen. Kelly, did he get a call from Obama?” Trump said. “I don't know what Obama's policy was.'
Monday, October 16, 2017
Judicial Watch Sues Justice Department for Mueller Russian Special Counsel Budget
https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-sues-justice-department-mueller-russian-special-counsel-budget/?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=press%20release
ME TOO – I am standing up against sexual harassment.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/me-too-i-am-standing-up-against-sexual-harassment_us_59e4efa2e4b09e31db975b38?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003
Paul Krugman: Trump Is Lying Through His Teeth About Your Taxes @alternet
Paul Krugman: Trump Is Lying Through His Teeth About Your Taxes @alternet: The president wants us to believe we pay huge rates and that cuts spur growth. It's all hooey. Republicans love a fairy tale. In their world of make-believe, there is no wage gap, corporations are benevolent and Christians are the biggest target of religious discrimination. The tallest of their tales, however, centers around taxes.
CIA Inspector General Nominee Has Three Open Whistleblower Retaliation Cases Implicating Him
http://www.pogo.org/our-work/articles/2017/cia-inspector-general-nominee-has-three-open-whistleblower-retaliation-cases-implicating-him.html
I Went Undercover at a Boot Camp for Young Conservatives—Here's What I Learned @alternet
I Went Undercover at a Boot Camp for Young Conservatives—Here's What I Learned @alternet: The Leadership Institute teaches young people how to mobilize for conservative candidates. “I’m up at three in the morning, sweating, because the Fed isn’t destroyed yet,” proclaims Ivy El Zaatari, a wise-cracking young conservative standing before the classroom in a bright red dress. Outside, the sky and sea on this Santa Barbara Saturday are bright blue. But the lights are dim inside the small UC Santa Barbara room. The Powerpoint behind Ivy glows as she paces.
Thom Hartmann: The America I Knew Has Almost Disappeared @alternet
Thom Hartmann: The America I Knew Has Almost Disappeared @alternet: What’s left of our democratic institutions are under siege.
Like an alcoholic family that won’t discuss alcoholism (proving Don Quixote’s warning never to mention rope in the home of a man who’s been hanged), far too many Americans are unwilling to acknowledge or even discuss the ongoing collapse of democracy in the United States.President Jimmy Carter took it head on when he told me on my radio program that the Citizen’s United decision:
Like an alcoholic family that won’t discuss alcoholism (proving Don Quixote’s warning never to mention rope in the home of a man who’s been hanged), far too many Americans are unwilling to acknowledge or even discuss the ongoing collapse of democracy in the United States.President Jimmy Carter took it head on when he told me on my radio program that the Citizen’s United decision:
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Protest of Trump’s latest travel ban takes place in downtown LA
http://www.dailynews.com/2017/10/15/protest-of-trumps-latest-travel-ban-to-take-place-in-downtown-la-today/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
276 killed in deadliest single attack in Somalia’s history
http://www.dailynews.com/2017/10/15/death-toll-from-blast-in-somalias-capital-rises-to-53/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Hurricanes Make the Need to Dismantle Colonial Economics in the Caribbean Increasingly Urgent
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/42215-hurricanes-make-the-need-to-dismantle-colonial-economics-in-the-caribbean-increasingly-urgent
Pharmacist who shuttles carloads of pharma drugs to Congress admits they’re senile, brain-damaged patients who “might not even remember what happened yesterday”
https://www.naturalnews.com/2017-10-15-pharmacist-who-shuttles-carloads-of-pharma-drugs-to-congress-admits-theyre-senile-brain-damaged-patients-who-might-not-even-remember-what-happened-yesterday.html
The real power of Michael Moore
The real power of Michael Moore: He came to comedy from activism, not the other way around
Muslim community advocates plan march through downtown L.A. Sunday to protest Trump's latest travel ban
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-muslim-ban-rally-20171014-story.html
Islamic Society of Central Virginia Aims to Educate Community on Islam
Islamic Society of Central Virginia Aims to Educate Community on Islam: The Islamic Society of Central Virginia is working to strengthen its ties with the Charlottesville community in the aftermath of this summer's Ku Klux Klan and Unite the Right rallies.
Local Muslim Women Discuss National Issues
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/local-muslim-women-discuss-national-issues
Saturday, October 14, 2017
White Couple In Georgia Cry in horrorr after getting 28 YEARS in PRISON for being RACIST!
http://www.channel412.com/news/white-couple-in-georgia-cry-in-horrorr-after-getting-28-years-in-prison-for-being-racist/#comment-33
The new “F-word”: Why are we still afraid to call Trump a fascist?
https://www.salon.com/2017/10/13/the-new-f-word-why-are-we-still-afraid-to-call-trump-a-fascist/
Trump says he met with the 'president of the Virgin Islands.' He is their president
Trump says he met with the 'president of the Virgin Islands.' He is their president: During a speech Trump didn't realize that he was the president of the U.S. Virgin Islands
If Trump's a 'moron,' he's the GOP's moron
If Trump's a 'moron,' he's the GOP's moron: Republicans have egged on high-speed race to the intellectual bottom for decades. Trump's just the logical result
Viking burial clothes woven with 'Allah' discovered in Sweden
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/13/viking-burial-clothes-woven-with-allah-unveiled-by-swedish-university
A Win for America: Travel Ban Lawsuit Dismissed by Supreme Court
http://www.themadpatriots.com/freedom-news/a-win-for-america-travel-ban-lawsuit-dismissed-by-supreme-court/
Muslims Say Islamophobia Is Taking a Mental Toll on Their Communities (VIDEO)
https://bklyner.com/muslims-say-islamophobia-taking-mental-toll-communities/
https://www.facebook.com/108679513654/videos/10155228147898655/?hc_ref=ARTCZW0r0hT5oBBP42lFjy17E9IRf-8pJkydV-Vlp2q9VcmrlWusgG5Ga_xrt90YP_4
https://www.facebook.com/108679513654/videos/10155228147898655/?hc_ref=ARTCZW0r0hT5oBBP42lFjy17E9IRf-8pJkydV-Vlp2q9VcmrlWusgG5Ga_xrt90YP_4
Friday, October 13, 2017
ISIS is a CIA Death Squad
ISIS is a CIA Death Squad: 1.) THE CLINTON EMAILS 2.) CIA TRAINS ISIS 3.) MIT expert claims latest chemical weapons attack in Syria was staged 4.) Hackers trace ISIS Twitter accounts back to internet addresses linked to Department of Work and Pensions 5.) NATO's Dirty War against Syria 6.) WikiLeaks: The US Government Sent Blackwater Veteran to Start Syrian Civil War and more.
Genes for Skin Color Rebut Dated Notions of Race, Researchers Say
http://portside.org/2017-10-13/genes-skin-color-rebut-dated-notions-race-researchers-say
PSU study shows drivers less likely to stop for, more likely to crowd black pedestrians
http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2017/10/psu_study_shows_drivers_less_l.html
Photos & Video: Portland Police Put Hoods, Headphones On Activists for "Protection" From Power Tools. There Were No Power Tools.
http://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2017/10/12/19386114/photos-and-video-portland-police-put-hoods-headphones-on-activists-for-protection-from-power-tools-there-were-no-power-tools
All the Health Ranger’s warnings about Big Pharma are now coming true thanks to the opioid epidemic… and journalists are finally sounding the alarm
https://www.naturalnews.com/2017-10-12-all-the-health-rangers-warnings-about-big-pharma-are-now-coming-true-thanks-to-the-opioid-epidemic.html
Oregon Justice Department to pay $205,000 to settle civil rights lawyer’s racial-profiling lawsuit
Oregon Justice Department to pay $205,000 to settle civil rights lawyer’s racial-profiling lawsuit: PORTLAND — The state Department of Justice agreed to pay $205,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the lawyer in charge of its civil rights division. Erious Johnson Jr. sued Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and other agency employees last year after learning he had been put under digital surveillance.
Public-safety/suspect-in-brutal-killing-of-fairfax-county-muslim-girl-to-appear-in-court/2017/10/12/3
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/suspect-in-brutal-killing-of-fairfax-county-muslim-girl-to-appear-in-court/2017/10/12/3c61b108-af6a-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html?utm_term=.1dabbf7f5b73
Former Wharton Professor: 'Trump Was the Dumbest G*dam Student I Ever Had' @alternet
Former Wharton Professor: 'Trump Was the Dumbest G*dam Student I Ever Had' @alternet: Surprise, surprise. The president came to business school thinking he knew it all. Late Professor William T. Kelley taught Marketing at Wharton School of Business and Finance, University of Pennsylvania, for 31 years, ending with his retirement in 1982. Dr. Kelley, who also had vast experience as a business consultant, was the author of a then-widely used textbook called Marketing Intelligence -- The Management of Marketing Information (originally published by P. Staples, London, 1968). Dr.
Paul Krugman: Trump's Disgraceful Puerto Rico Response Can Be Explained in One Word @alternet
Paul Krugman: Trump's Disgraceful Puerto Rico Response Can Be Explained in One Word @alternet: Would the president let the people of Iowa go weeks without water or electricity? More than three weeks after Hurricane Maria made landfall, as much as 90 percent of Puerto Rico remains without electricity, while food and gas are in short supply.
Why Women Are Boycotting Twitter Amid the Harvey Weinstein Sex Abuse Scandal @alternet
Why Women Are Boycotting Twitter Amid the Harvey Weinstein Sex Abuse Scandal @alternet: The site suspends an actor's account, but won't prevent neo-Nazis from spewing hate. On the heels of the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault scandal, which has seen more and more women step forward with stories of harassment and physical abuse, a new controversy is brewing on social media.
Newsweek asked a sex offender what's wrong with Congress, and here's what he said
Newsweek asked a sex offender what's wrong with Congress, and here's what he said: Critics go after Newsweek for giving a platform to admitted sex predator Dennis Hastert
Thursday, October 12, 2017
What Overturning the Ban on Female Drivers Means for Saudi Arabia and the World
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/what-overturning-the-ban-on-female-drivers-means-for-saudi-arabia-and-the-world?mbid=nl_Daily%20101217&CNDID=50228424&spMailingID=12129932&spUserID=MjAzNDA1OTg1OTk3S0&spJobID=1261045795&spReportId=MTI2MTA0NTc5NQS2
Activists Attempt to Block a Bus at Portland's ICE Facility, Spurring Odd Arrests
http://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2017/10/11/19384352/activists-are-attempting-to-block-a-bus-at-portlands-ice-facility-cops-are-making-arrests
Do You Have Hep C? Pharma Hopes So @alternet
Do You Have Hep C? Pharma Hopes So @alternet: The sicker you get, the richer they become. The campaigns are everywhere. On ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX, Animal Planet, the Game Show Network and Syfy. In People, Popular Mechanics and Better Homes and Gardens magazines. On the radio and along subway lines. If you were born between 1945 and 1965, you could have Hep C, screams Gilead Sciences, which makes the Hep C drug Harvoni.
Biggest Fake News Providers? Study Says: Limbaugh, Breitbart and Fox News @alternet
Biggest Fake News Providers? Study Says: Limbaugh, Breitbart and Fox News @alternet: Study reveals how right-wingers are duped into believing fake news. Americans across the political spectrum, led by Republicans, admit they have been duped by “fake news,” or partisan propaganda and outright fabrications, a new national study has found.
$21 Billion Worth of F-35 Concurrency Orphans?
$21 Billion Worth of F-35 Concurrency Orphans?: The F-35 Joint Program Office considers leaving at least 108 aircraft —and perhaps an additional 81 or more—in a non-combat configuration because the cost to upgrade them is too high.
THE AIRPORT BOMBER FROM LAST WEEK YOU NEVER HEARD ABOUT
https://theintercept.com/2017/10/11/terrorist-donald-trump-airport-bomber-estes-asheville/
Steve Bannon called all mosques 'factories of hate' in email to Milo Yiannopoulos
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/steve-bannon-called-all-mosques-factories-hate-email-milo-yiannopoulos-1642134
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Big Pharma about to be devastated with multi-state lawsuits that demand compensation for opioid addiction health care costs
Portland Police Are Struggling to Defuse Tense Situations
http://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2017/10/11/19380546/portland-police-are-struggling-to-defuse-tense-situations
Megyn Kelly's ratings are taking NBC's morning slate down with her
Megyn Kelly's ratings are taking NBC's morning slate down with her: Megyn Kelly is a black hole of ratings, and NBC's morning programming sits on the event horizon
Megyn Kelly's ratings are taking NBC's morning slate down with her
Megyn Kelly's ratings are taking NBC's morning slate down with her: Megyn Kelly is a black hole of ratings, and NBC's morning programming sits on the event horizon
Trump's mental health poses danger, psychiatrists warn
Trump's mental health poses danger, psychiatrists warn: Dr. Bandy Lee discusses why Trump's aggressive tendencies and attraction to violence is problematic for all
PBS to film the Christian comedian from Charleston with a large Muslim following
http://www.postandcourier.com/charleston_scene/pbs-to-film-the-christian-comedian-from-charleston-with-a/article_294137d2-aaa7-11e7-8290-978dc19ecf09.html
When-portland-banned-blacks-oregons-shameful-history-as-an-all-white-state
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/06/07/when-portland-banned-blacks-oregons-shameful-history-as-an-all-white-state/?utm_term=.241abbc99f81
Tony Shalhoub & Katrina Lenk: Back on Broadway in ‘The Band’s Visit’
https://radio.foxnews.com/2017/10/05/tony-shalhoub-katrina-lenk-back-on-broadway-in-the-bands-visit/?utm_content=bufferd1cd3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
What the Corporate News Industry Won't Ever Tell Its Audience @alternet
What the Corporate News Industry Won't Ever Tell Its Audience @alternet: 'Only people power can defeat the oligarchy that’s seized our nation.' We were watching the TV at the airline departure area.“Is it a terrorist incident?” Wolf Blitzer asked. Nobody knows, was the apparent answer. “Something’s happened to the news,” a woman around my age at the DC airport, said to Louise and me. “I don’t know what it is, but we used to actually know a lot of detail about a lot of things going on, 30 years ago, and now it seems like all the media does is focus on one or two stories all day long and I feel like I’m uninformed.”
6 Halloween Costumes That Are Perfect for the Trump Resistance @alternet
6 Halloween Costumes That Are Perfect for the Trump Resistance @alternet: Express your outrage with a healthy dose of humor. Life with Donald elected president has felt like a horror movie for the past 11 months. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun this season as we prepare for Halloween. If you opt for a political costume, yet want something more creative and charged than your typical mocking Donald Trump Halloween costume, go for one of these options.1. Handmaid
USC rejects $5-million pledge from Harvey Weinstein to fund foundation for women filmmakers
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-usc-rejects-5-million-pledge-from-1507677607-htmlstory.html
The Case for Trump's Impeachment Is Overwhelming: Report @alternet
The Case for Trump's Impeachment Is Overwhelming: Report @alternet: Prosecutors can use Trump’s own public statements to prove obstruction in firing Comey. While special counsel Robert Mueller is still investigating President Donald Trump’s decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey, three legal experts think they already have enough evidence to charge the president with obstruction of justice, which was a key charge in the impeachment case against former President Richard Nixon.
8 Deranged Moments from Trump's Latest Interview That Confirm He's the Monster We Thought He Was @alternet
8 Deranged Moments from Trump's Latest Interview That Confirm He's the Monster We Thought He Was @alternet: He's not just incompetent. He's an all-around terrible person. Donald Trump sat down with Forbes magazine this week, and as with all of his interviews, it's a real doozy. Perhaps the only expectation Trump has ever exceeded is that he'd be the worst president in modern history, and each of these remarks reminds us why. The man is wrong on stats, wrong on facts, incompetent at his job, and just an all-around terrible person.Here are eight of his more deranged moments, affirming the shallow, petty and ignoble motivations that guide his presidency.
Gibbs, Stout plead not guilty in mosque vandalism case
https://www.murfreesboropost.com/photo_galleries/gibbs-stout-plead-not-guilty-in-mosque-vandalism-case/article_44c52352-807d-5738-9ded-6909946e37f8.html
Senators urge sanctions against Myanmar
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/28/senators-urge-sanctions-against-myanmar/
California Governor Signs Drug-Pricing Transparency Law
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/california-governor-signs-drug-pricing-transparency-law/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sa-editorial-social&utm_content=&utm_term=policy_&sf120754311=1
A college professor criticized Trump. Now the White House wants an investigation
A college professor criticized Trump. Now the White House wants an investigation: Freedom of speech only goes so far on college campuses
Schill shouted down: Small protest, big disruption
Schill shouted down: Small protest, big disruption: Protesters swarmed the EMU Ballroom stage last Friday to disrupt University President Michael Schill’s scheduled State of the University speech. Compared to past protests at UO, this was a small one — but it ended the speech before it could begin. A group of about 45 protesters identifying as “the ...
Monday, October 09, 2017
Editorial: Let Schill speak
Editorial: Let Schill speak: The following is the opinion of the Emerald’s editorial board and not Emerald Media Group as a whole. The small student protest that cancelled University of Oregon President Michael Schill’s speech on Friday was disrespectful, ineffective, and reflects poorly on the whole student body. Approximately 45 students, calling themselves the ...
Trump White House declares war on immigrants
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/10/10/pers-o10.html
Japanese internment camp documentary draws parallels to Muslim travel ban
http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Japanese-internment-camp-documentary-draws-12265043.php
Portland Harbor Superfund Site Cleanup Could Be Delayed By EPA
Portland Harbor Superfund Site Cleanup Could Be Delayed By EPA: The Trump administration has a new plan for the Portland Harbor Superfund site that Oregon officials say could reverse progress toward cleaning up toxic pollution in the Willamette River.
The 5 Most Dangerous People in the Media Who Talk About Race (Yet Know Little About It) @alternet
The 5 Most Dangerous People in the Media Who Talk About Race (Yet Know Little About It) @alternet: From right-wing fringe sites to the New York Times, clueless white media influencers assume they know about race in America. Many racially charged issues occupy media space and time these days. From police shootings of African Americans to athletes protesting discrimination, conversations around race are likelier than ever to pop into your evening news. But sometimes, while watching these talking heads or reading their columns in the morning paper, you may find yourself wondering: Why on earth are these people qualified to talk about race?We don’t know why either.
California Labor Applauds Signing of Prescription Drug Transparency Measure, SB 17 – California Labor Federation
Kellyanne Conway: Bob Corker's tweeting is 'incredibly irresponsible'
Kellyanne Conway: Bob Corker's tweeting is 'incredibly irresponsible': White House counselor denounces Tennessee Republican for doing exactly what her boss does
Anti-Islamic rhetoric attacks increase after 2016 election
http://www.dailyuw.com/news/article_e7b8f9ae-ac99-11e7-a34d-b74d5eac1de2.html
CAIR Backs Call to Remove Confederate General’s Statue in D.C.
http://cair.com/press-center/press-releases/14641-cair-backs-call-to-remove-confederate-general-s-statue-in-d-c.html
HBO host takes on Confederate monuments, enlists SC’s Stephen Colbert for help
Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/news/state/article177812991.html#storylink=cpy
Of Guns At Home, And Guns Abroad
Of Guns At Home, And Guns Abroad: Following the murder of 58 innocents in Las Vegas, it’s time to review our priorities when it comes to weapons. Why is the U.S. so willing to spend and do so much to kill terrorists, but so little to curb the carnage wrought by homegrown terrorists armed with a wide variety of guns?
Sunday, October 08, 2017
Gun control and history: It's never been about the Second Amendment
Gun control and history: It's never been about the Second Amendment: Pro-gun advocates are using the ambiguous language of the Constitution to mask a right-wing agenda
This Brilliant Comic Strip On Rich Vs Poor Upbringing Will Humble You
This Brilliant Comic Strip On Rich Vs Poor Upbringing Will Humble You: Auckland-based illustrator Toby Morris reminds us that not everyone gets the same privileges in life, with this brilliant comic titled “On a Plate”. The illustrations depict the story of two individuals born into different households and how their backgrounds and families play a huge role in the kind of opportunities they get in life. Check […]
Mental healthcare: Facing a number of challenges
http://www.asianage.com/life/health/091017/mental-healthcare-facing-a-number-of-challenges.html
David Simon in conversation with Salon
David Simon in conversation with Salon: 'You gotta learn the cadence of people’s lives,' says the creator of 'The Deuce' and 'The Wire'
Trump Red Faced And Humiliated After Press Busts His Corker Endorsement Lie
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/10/08/trump-red-faced-humiliated-press-busts-corker-endorsement-lie.html
Saturday, October 07, 2017
Pinpointing Racial Discrimination by Government Officials
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/business/economy/racial-discrimination-government-officials.html?referer=https://t.co/FgPAaRfYTD?amp=1
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/the-promise-islamophobia-exists-in-iowa-but-advocacy-worker-says-hope-for-change-continues-20171007?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
http://www.aaiusa.org/the_transformation_of_jerusalem?utm_content=buffer8e146&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
http://www.aaiusa.org/countdown_vol_17_no_1_let_s_get_serious?utm_content=buffer22f9f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
http://www.pressandguide.com/news/two-dearborn-students-recruited-as-national-teen-advisors-to-smithsonian/article_a16c90f9-b545-51cb-9a25-7586b4647553.html?utm_content=buffer292d8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Friday, October 06, 2017
Breitbart exposé confirms: far-right news site a platform for the white nationalist "alt-right"
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/10/06/breitbart-exposé-confirms-far-right-news-site-platform-white-nationalist-alt-right
Judge dismisses challenge to Nokesville mosque
http://www.insidenova.com/news/politics/prince_william/judge-dismisses-challenge-to-nokesville-mosque/article_d4ee5ce2-aacd-11e7-b870-0fd6b434adcf.html
Why Privatization Is a Disaster for Any Democratic Society @alternet
Why Privatization Is a Disaster for Any Democratic Society @alternet: 'In a totally free market health care system, you must be willing to let some patients die.' Most people looking to make big money are eager to disparage public systems as inefficient, wasteful, inferior. Many of those people are in a position to starve the public systems of funding, thereby making them less functional, and making the private options look more appealing.
The GOP Is Using Its Attempted 20-Week Abortion Ban as a Hammer Against Women's Rights @alternet
The GOP Is Using Its Attempted 20-Week Abortion Ban as a Hammer Against Women's Rights @alternet: The GOP’s new abortion law isn’t about “life.” As Tim Murphy makes clear, it’s about male power over female bodies. In the endless chaos of the Trump-era news cycle, reproductive rights activists owe a small debt of gratitude to Rep. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania. Not because he did anything good, mind you. Murphy, like most of the Republican delegation to Congress, has no regard for the well-being of any humans outside of the GOP donor class. No, it's because Murphy's behavior has been so outrageous that it helped bring attention to congressional malfeasance that might not have otherwise caught much media attention.
Liberal journalists who reportedly sent tips to Milo Yiannopoulos scramble in wake of report
Liberal journalists who reportedly sent tips to Milo Yiannopoulos scramble in wake of report: A damning Buzzfeed article reported on liberal writers leaking intel with the tyrannical former Breitbart editor
President Schill speech suspended by protesting students
President Schill speech suspended by protesting students: UO President Schill’s State of the University speech was suspended after a group of protesting students swarmed the stage after it started. Hundreds of audience members left the EMU Ballroom after Kevin Marbury, interim vice president of student life, announced the suspension about five minutes into the protest speech. Marbury ...
Administration shuts down President’s speech during student protest 10/06/2017
http://uomatters.com/2017/10/how-many-times-will-president-schill-say-excellence-in-friday-speech.html?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork
Michael Moore
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/michael-moore-and-amy-goodman-how-can-we-take-down-trump?akid=16172.41568.ZrGo7x&rd=1&src=newsletter1083462&t=6
John Kelly's Personal Cellphone Was Compromised, White House Believes
http://www.pogo.org/our-work/articles/2017/john-kellys-personal-cellphone-compromised-white-house-believes.html
Campaign sign of Muslim Raleigh candidate defaced with racial slur
http://abc11.com/politics/raleigh-candidate-of-defaced-sign-im-very-disheartened/2499969/
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/michael-moore-and-amy-goodman-how-can-we-take-down-trump?akid=16172.41568.ZrGo7x&rd=1&src=newsletter1083462&t=6
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/michael-moore-and-amy-goodman-how-can-we-take-down-trump?akid=16172.41568.ZrGo7x&rd=1&src=newsletter1083462&t=6
Ryan Zinke's Week of Reckoning: Scandals Roil Trump's Interior Department
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/42181-ryan-zinke-s-week-of-reckoning-scandals-roil-trump-s-interior-department
Paul Krugman: Trump Is About to Take a Wrecking Ball to the Last Competent Government Institution Left @alternet
Paul Krugman: Trump Is About to Take a Wrecking Ball to the Last Competent Government Institution Left @alternet: The New York Times columnist wonders if economic catastrophe is on the horizon. It's often lost in the miasma of White House backbiting and scandal, but after less than a year in office, the Trump administration has proven itself historically corrupt and incompetent.
Michael Moore and Amy Goodman: How Can We Take Down Trump? @alternet
Michael Moore and Amy Goodman: How Can We Take Down Trump? @alternet: 'We have to take a look at how we got Trump. He didn’t just fall out of the sky. He’s the end result...' We speak with Michael Moore, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind 'Michael Moore in TrumpLand,' 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' 'Bowling for Columbine' and 'Sicko.' Now, Moore has added theater production to his list of accomplishments with his debut play, The Terms of My Surrender. He launched the production with the question, 'Can a Broadway show take down a sitting president?' and lays out a roadmap of what he believes needs to happen next.
Amid recall effort, St. Louis County councilman accused of anti-Muslim views; he calls them lies
http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/columns/joe-holleman/amid-recall-effort-st-louis-county-councilman-accused-of-anti/article_04528217-63b4-520f-919f-02c37425f275.html
Dismantling Bill O’Reilly’s Tone Deaf, Illogical, Stupid Rant About Gun Control
http://modernliberals.com/dismantling-bill-oreilly-gun-control/
Thursday, October 05, 2017
Republicans and Democrats agree: Trump should release JFK records
Republicans and Democrats agree: Trump should release JFK records: President Trump once claimed that the dad of GOP primary rival Ted Cruz could be linked to JFK's assassination
Republicans want to make Russia probe go away — but they can't
Republicans want to make Russia probe go away — but they can't: Senate Intelligence Committee chair Richard Burr hoped his press conference would quell GOP anxiety. Didn't go well
‘Very Much a Racist’: Former ‘Apprentice’ Producer Claims Secret Trump Tapes Are ‘Unfathomably Despicable’ @alternet
‘Very Much a Racist’: Former ‘Apprentice’ Producer Claims Secret Trump Tapes Are ‘Unfathomably Despicable’ @alternet: They are 'far worse' than the 'grab 'em by the pussy' remarks we heard last year. Former Apprentice producer Bill Pruitt revealed this week that President Donald Trump had been recorded saying “unfathomably despicable” and racist things during his time on the show.Following last year’s leaked Access Hollywood tapes in which Trump brags about sexually assaulting women, Pruitt suggested in a tweet that Trump was on tape saying “far worse” things.
CAIR San Diego Offering Bystander Intervention Training
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/oct/05/cair-san-diego-bystander-and-ally-intervention-tra/
TRUMP SAID ‘DESPICABLE’ RACIST COMMENTS ABOUT BLACKS, JEWS IN TAPED ‘APPRENTICE’ MEETINGS, CLAIMS FORMER PRODUCER
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-racist-apprentice-tape-sexist-claims-producer-678944
Contractors and the True Size of Government
http://www.pogo.org/blog/2017/10/contractors-and-the-true-size-of-government.html
Report of student with gun at Sam Barlow HS was hoax, deputies say
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/sam-barlow-high-school-in-gresham-on-lockdown-for-possible-weapon/481078840?c=f
Message threatening Muslims found at Multnomah County building
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/message-threatening-muslims-found-at-multnomah-county-building/481083106
Woman Dragged Out Of Southwest Airlines Flight Claims She Was Racially Profiled
http://www.ibtimes.com/woman-dragged-out-southwest-airlines-flight-claims-she-was-racially-profiled-2597669
Wednesday, October 04, 2017
What if 'Alexandre' were 'Mohamed'? No terror charges in Quebec shooting
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2017/10/04/news/what-if-alexandre-were-mohamed-no-terror-charges-quebec-shooting
Steele dossier on Trump/Russia links now part of special counsel’s probe
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/10/04/steele-dossier-trumprussia-links-part-special-counsels-probe.html
Trump and Las Vegas: With no Muslims to blame, Twitter troll falls silent
Trump and Las Vegas: With no Muslims to blame, Twitter troll falls silent: If a Muslim or black man had done this, he'd be braying for martial law. After Mandalay Bay it's 'warm condolences'
Court Appears Divided in High-Stakes Gerrymandering Case
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/court-appears-divided-high-stakes-gerrymandering-case?utm_source=rollcallheadlines&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=rollcallheadlines&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletters
ICE Puts Detainees with Mental Illnesses “At Risk” in Solitary Confinement
http://www.pogo.org/blog/2017/10/ice-puts-detainees-with-mental-illness-at-risk-in-solitary-confinement.html
NBC Stands Firm And Basically Tells Trump To Shove It As His Tantrum Rages On
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/10/04/nbc-stands-firm-basically-tells-trump-shove-tantrum-rages.html
10 Things You Need to Know about Khalil Gibran - Post - Arab America
10 Things You Need to Know about Khalil Gibran - Post - Arab America: By: Meriam Helal/ Arab America Contributing Writer Khalil Gibran was a revolutionary writer who has written many books that are politically and socially gr
Flashes of Accountability
Flashes of Accountability: Representative Walter Jones (R-NC) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) are standing up for Congress’s constitutional oversight powers and its right to know about the operations of the Department of Defense.
Chomsky: Trump's #1 Goal as President @alternet
Chomsky: Trump's #1 Goal as President @alternet: Donald Trump's policies will devastate future generations, but that’s of little concern to the Republicans. [This interview has been excerpted from Global Discontents: Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy, the new book by Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian to be published this December.]
With No Muslims to Blame, Trump the Twitter Troll Has Gone Eerily Silent About the Las Vegas Murderer @alternet
With No Muslims to Blame, Trump the Twitter Troll Has Gone Eerily Silent About the Las Vegas Murderer @alternet: If a Muslim or black man had done this, he’d be braying for martial law. After Mandalay Bay, it’s “warm condolences.” On Monday morning, President Trump tweeted his 'warm condolences' to the people affected by America's most deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday night.
With No Muslims to Blame, Trump the Twitter Troll Has Gone Eerily Silent About the Las Vegas Murderer @alternet
With No Muslims to Blame, Trump the Twitter Troll Has Gone Eerily Silent About the Las Vegas Murderer @alternet: If a Muslim or black man had done this, he’d be braying for martial law. After Mandalay Bay, it’s “warm condolences.” On Monday morning, President Trump tweeted his 'warm condolences' to the people affected by America's most deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday night.
6 Ways We Can Begin to Rein in Facebook's Immense Power Over Media and Our Society @alternet
6 Ways We Can Begin to Rein in Facebook's Immense Power Over Media and Our Society @alternet: How can we protect ourselves from Zuckerberg's algorithms? Mark Zuckerberg is really, really sorry.Last year he dismissed as 'crazy' the critics who said “fake news” delivered by Facebook might have given the election to Donald Trump. Last week he said he regretted it.
Tuesday, October 03, 2017
Use It Or Lose It -- Trump's Agencies Spent $11 Billion Last Week In Year-End Spending Spree
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/10/03/use-it-or-lose-it-the-federal-governments-11-billion-year-end-spending-spree/#2418b497697e
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/business/media/anthony-scaramucci-media-venture.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_dk_20171003&nl=dealbook&nl_art=4&nlid=45462674&ref=headline&te=1
The Supreme Court Is Set to Determine if GOP Extremists Will Hold America Hostage for Years to Come @alternet
The Supreme Court Is Set to Determine if GOP Extremists Will Hold America Hostage for Years to Come @alternet: Ending partisan gerrymandering could restore the country's political sanity. On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear one of the most politically consequential cases in years—whether partisan gerrymandering, or having elected politicians choose which voters do and don’t cast ballots in specific U.S. House and state legislative elections, is constitutional.If you want to know why the GOP has not just controlled the House but has super-majorities in states that should be politically purple, such as North Carolina and Georgia, the answer is extreme partisan gerrymandering.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama Headlines Women's Event In Philadelphia
Former First Lady Michelle Obama Headlines Women's Event In Philadelphia: The former first lady will speak at the Pennsylvania Conference for Women Tuesday.
Extreme Vetting and the Muslim Ban
https://www.brennancenter.org/publication/extreme-vetting-and-muslim-ban
UO lawyers’ defense against native-american prof’s lawsuit? It’s not discrimination – our Affirmative Action office treats *all* faculty with contempt
http://uomatters.com/2017/10/professor-chixapkaid-pavel-files-suit-against-uo-penny-daugherty-etc.html?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork
Muslim professor in Orlando sues UCF
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/brinkmann-on-business/os-bz-ucf-islamic-professor-lawsuit-20171002-story.html
Hundreds of White House Emails Sent to Third Kushner Family Account
http://www.pogo.org/our-work/articles/2017/hundreds-of-white-house-emails-sent-third-kushner-family-account.html
The City That Bears The Brunt Of The National Terror Watchlist
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dearborn-michigan-terror-watchlist_us_59d27114e4b06791bb122cfe
Trump’s company had more contact with Russia during campaign, according to documents turned over to investigators
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-company-had-more-contact-with-russia-during-campaign-according-to-documents-turned-over-to-investigators/2017/10/02/2091fe5e-a6c0-11e7-850e-2bdd1236be5d_story.html?utm_term=.51be1c23f595&wpisrc=nl_politics-pm&wpmm=1
https://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/rights/resources/1528-prison-for-survivors-women-in-us-detention-oct2017?utm_source=2017+WRC+Master+List&utm_campaign=b21dcab649-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_Prison-for-Survivors&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5caabbc274-b21dcab649-291908109&ct=t(Prison-for-Survivors)
https://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/rights/resources/1528-prison-for-survivors-women-in-us-detention-oct2017?utm_source=2017+WRC+Master+List&utm_campaign=b21dcab649-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_Prison-for-Survivors&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5caabbc274-b21dcab649-291908109&ct=t(Prison-for-Survivors)
Monday, October 02, 2017
British singer ditches pharma cocktail and “cures” her fibromyalgia with a natural cream made primarily of fatty acids
The Real Reason Saudi Arabia Will Let Women Drive and It's Not About Women's Rights
The Real Reason Saudi Arabia Will Let Women Drive and It's Not About Women's Rights
read more: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/1.814634
read more: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/1.814634
Stephen Paddock, Las Vegas Suspect, Was a Gambler Who Drew Little Attention
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/stephen-paddock-vegas-shooter.html
Danielle Outlaw Sworn In As Portland Police Chief
http://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-oregon-police-bureau-danielle-outlaw-sworn-in/#.WdLCOpuwhes.twitter
Nevada has some of America's loosest gun control laws
Nevada has some of America's loosest gun control laws: The Las Vegas shooting underscores that it's really easy to get guns in Nevada
Trump’s Ninth Circuit Court Nominee Stalled, as Feinstein Says Wyden, Merkley Objections Should Rule
http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/10/01/trumps-ninth-circuit-court-nominee-stalled-as-feinstein-says-wyden-merkley-blackballs-should-rule/
Inspectors General Community Launches Oversight.gov
http://www.pogo.org/blog/2017/10/inspectors-general-community-launches-oversight-gov-website.html