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Donald Trump
‘A threat to virtually everything that the United States should stand for’: Scathing NYT op-ed on Trump goes viral
rawstory.com - David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement
A damning piece by New York Times Opinion Columnist David Leonhardt is going viral. “Donald Trump vs. the United States of America” says it’s “Just …
Donald Trump
Trump Just Told on Himself Again
splinternews.com - David Boddiger
If you’ve been following the decay of the president’s brain recently as he repeatedly stands and barks at reporters in front of a noisy helicopter, I …
Rudy Giuliani
Internet shocked at Rudy Giuliani’s latest Ukraine blunder: ‘Obama would’ve been impeached 100 times by now’
rawstory.com - Travis Gettys
Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani on Monday appeared on Fox Business and proceeded to make yet another blunder while discussing President Donald Trump’s …
Splinter
Greta Thunberg
Fox & Friends Is Terrified of Greta Thunberg
splinternews.com - Samantha Grasso
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg is a force so powerful that Fox News has finally started taking her seriously—as the enemy of children …
Treason
Weld Calls For Trump To Be Tried For Treason And Face The Death Penalty
crooksandliars.com - Susie Madrak
Morning Joe had Republican presidential candidates Mark Sanford, Joe Walsh, and William Weld this morning to talk about Trump shutting down GOP …
Donald Trump
What Donald Trump did was not extortion. It was a high crime for which there is only one remedy
dailykos.com - Mark Sumner
There are now just two positions: Those actively seeking the impeachment of Donald Trump, and those who are not only complacent in watching America …
Politics
Pence biographer confirms Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are trying to dump vice president: ‘That’s all real’
rawstory.com - Travis Gettys
President Donald Trump is purposefully humiliating his vice president with a series of loyalty tests as his daughter and son-in-law scheme to find a …
Angie Braswell Erleradded this to
Social Democracy & Justice
Why Would a Whistle-Blower Save This Nation of Cowards?
thenation.com - Elie Mystal
Elie MystalFor nearly three years, none of our leaders have held Trump accountable—yet we expect the Ukraine scandal to be different.The post Why …
Employment
Federal Workers Will Flood Washington to Resist Trump's War on...
truthout.org - J. David Cox Sr.
Nearly every week there’s a new press report on how the Trump administration is trying to undermine the public servants who are entrusted to carry …
Donald Trump
‘Quiet!’ Trump snaps at reporters as he rants about his ‘perfect phone call’ to Ukraine
rawstory.com - David Edwards
‘Quiet!’ Trump snaps at reporters as he rants about his ‘perfect phone call’ to Ukraine President Donald Trump on Monday snapped at reporters after he …
Candace Owens
Why do Republicans keep inviting non-expert Candace Owens to testify on white nationalism?
dailykos.com - David Neiwert for Daily Kos
In an age when media stardom apparently confers some kind of universal expertise, it’s probably not a complete surprise that Republican House leaders …
Adam Schiff
Adam Schiff Drops A Bomb On Trump: There Is No Privilege That Covers Corruption
politicususa.com - Jason Easley
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) blew up Trump claims that his phone call with Ukraine’s president is privileged and …
Climate
Saving the Planet Means Overthrowing the Ruling Elites
truthdig.com - Chris Hedges
Friday’s climate strike by students across the globe will have no more impact than the mass mobilizations by women following the election of Donald …
U.S. Politics
Republicans Continue To Pretend Trump Didn't Do What He Admitted
crooksandliars.com - Susie Madrak
Joe Scarborough talked about Republican non-response to Trump's attempt to extort the president of Ukraine. " 'That would be very troubling,'" he …
Donald Trump
Letter From Pelosi Threatens Trump Administration With 'Whole New Stage of Investigation'
splinternews.com - Caitlin Cruz
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) released a letter on Sunday night about the whistleblower’s complaint that Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani have …
Donald Trump
Lewandowski testified, lied, scoffed, and spilled the beans
dailykos.com - Frank Vyan Walton for Daily Kos
The immediate buzz about the very first “impeachment hearing” featuring onetime Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was that it didn’t go …
Socialism
A CAP Analyst’s Red-Baiting Book Accidentally Makes the Case for Socialism
inthesetimes.com - BY Phyllis Eckhaus
It’s human and especially American to want choices. But some choices are scams, dangerous to the public welfare. To experience socialismis akin to …
Politics
One of the GOP’s biggest sugar daddies is backing away from its congressional candidates — thanks to Trump
rawstory.com - Heather Digby Parton, Salon
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is withholding its support for congressional Republicans heading into next year’s campaign. Corporate chamber members …
Canada
Is Canada’s Government a Partner in America’s Crimes?
therealnews.com - Hezvo Mpunga
Margaret Kimberly of Black Agenda Report says Justin Trudeau’s blackface scandal is far from the worst of his offencesThe post Is Canada’s Government …
Hunter Biden
Trump’s Biggest Scandal Might Tear the Democrats Apart
thenation.com - Jeet Heer
Donald Trump is now entangled in the biggest scandal of his presidency but, perversely enough, it is the opposition that is splintering into …
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani Attacks Fox News Host For 'Never' Covering Bogus Biden Conspiracy
crooksandliars.com - David
President Donald Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, went on a conspiratorial rant on Sunday involving Joe Biden's son and billionaire George …
Donald Trump
Trump Admits Ukraine Whistleblower Complaint Is True, But Top Senate Republican Refuses To Believe It
politicususa.com - Jason Easley
The number two Republican in the Senate, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) refused to believe the whistleblower complaint, even after Trump admitted that he …
Donald Trump
Trump laughably claims he's 'considering' releasing transcript of his extortion call
dailykos.com - Barbara Morrill
It’s been a busy 24 hours in the ongoing story of Donald Trump pressuring Ukrainian President Zelensky to investigate political rival Joe Biden in …
Greta Thunberg
'How Dare You!': At UN, Greta Thunberg Unleashes on World Leaders for
commondreams.org - www.commondreams.org
In a speech to the United Nations Climate Action Summit Monday, Swedish youth climate activist Greta Thunberg lit into world leaders for their "empty …
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Trump's Alien Planet
Narcissism
A psychological analysis of Nazism reveals the danger of governments led by narcissists and psychopaths
rawstory.com - Heather Digby Parton, Salon
After spending his early life suffering under the Nazis and then Stalin, the Polish psychologist Andrew Lobaczewski devoted his career to studying …
Karen Finney
'That's Not True': Entire CNN Panel Unleashes On Rick Santorum Over Lies About Ukraine
crooksandliars.com - David
Conservative CNN contributor Rick Santorum was called out on Sunday after he seemed to be uneducated about President Donald Trump's attempt to have …
Charter Schools
What Back-to-School News Stories Hide About Charter Schools
progressive.org - Peter Greene
Every fall, we are treated to a wave of feel-good back-to-school media coverage. Now there’s a new fall tradition—puff pieces about new charter …
Cartoons
Cartoon for September 23, 2019: God Forbid a Democrat Should Have Any Balls
smirkingchimp.com - www.smirkingchimp.com
During the Democratic Debates Beto O’Rourke reacted to a mass shooting in his hometown of El Paso by calling for the abolition and confiscation of …
Social Justice
There's No Chance Corporate Elites Will Fix Inequality
truthdig.com - Staff
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote of being leery of a fast-talking huckster who visited his home: “The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we …
Splinter
Politics
Here's the Worst Reason to Stay in the Democratic Primary Yet
splinternews.com - Rafi Schwartz
Typically elections go as follows: Someone wins, a few other people get credit for almost-winning, and everyone else goes home to cry into their …