Holy smokes. Australian journalist provides one of the most brutal takedowns of Trump I've heard in a while. 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/MPoDJXATlM — Amarnath Amarasingam (@AmarAmarasingam) July 8, 2017 It’s worth noting that Chris Uhlmann, the ABC reporter seen above, has some anti-semitic views on world history.
Continue reading →In honor of the day, let’s all read the absolutely epic Twitter thread that begins with this post here: So let me get this straight: they got the president they wanted and receive the bulk of federal/state aid but they feel disempowered? https://t.co/TQosjRlIU5 — Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 4, 2017 Joy Ann Reid rocks, and that is all.
Continue reading →"Just 5 months into our time here, we've cut over half a billion $$$ from the UN peacekeeping budget & we’re only getting started.” pic.twitter.com/LA7IKqupff — Nikki Haley (@nikkihaley) June 29, 2017
Continue reading →THIS PHOTO IS ALL ANYBODY RUNNING AGAINST REPUBLICANS NEED for any election in this country… forever #AHCAKillspic.twitter.com/y4BFHFVVEw — Liza Sabater 🇵🇷👸🏾 (@blogdiva) June 22, 2017 Via ThinkProgress Wheelchair users dragged away from McConnell’s office for protesting health care bill Dozens of disability rights activists were arrested.
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Continue reading →I’m afraid this story: Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian diplomats …is taking attention away from this story: NATO Frantically Tries to Trump-Proof President’s First Visit A ‘freaked-out’ NATO braces for Donald Trump’s first meeting of the transatlantic alliance. Because that second story deserves some attention too. And can only be worse now.
Continue reading →Honestly, I don’t know how she stands it. I would have screamed at someone, or everyone maybe.
Continue reading →Don’t let them stampede you. In the midst of our grief at the Paris attacks, take time to think. [View the story “US foreign policy” on Storify]
Continue reading →That in the richest country on earth we refuse to feed poor, hungry children. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports that SNAP benefits will be cut automatically in November of this year, as the additional funding that had been allocated to feeding people will not be renewed by this Congress. The amount this saves is miniscule, as you can see in the graphic below. But these small amounts make a lot of difference in the lives and the nutrition of the families who need them. I know, because my mother raised us on welfare (AFDC it was, back … Continue reading →
Yes, the Violence Against Women Act passed, and only eighteen months late! Good that it did, but it’s important that we never forget the Senators who voted against it.
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