2 articles you should read
A really good article is online. It is at CURRENT AFFAIRS and is written by Emily Bartlett Hines. Here is the opening:When 2016 dawned, it seemed like anything could happen. Now long-forgotten figures...
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Clearing out the gas bags
Saw this on Michael Tracey's Twitter feed:Michael Tracey @mtracey 6h6 hours agoWe need to "keep fighting" the Dem Primary until people like @joanwalsh admit failure and withdraw from public life36...
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Hillary Clinton is the one who disappointed me the most in the last 8 years
So Hillary Clinton is upset over alleged Russian interference?Turns out, she had help from Ukraine and the D.N.C. knew about it.POLITICO reports:Ukrainian government officials tried to help Hillary...
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Yea Joe!!!!!
Hollywood ReporterVerified account @THR 17m17 minutes agoPresident Obama surprised Joe Biden with the Medal of Freedom today. 19 replies295 retweets531 likesReply 19 Retweet 295 Like 531 MoreThe...
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The media's informercial may be ending
From NPR:NewsWhite Nationalists' Enthusiasm For Trump CoolsGood, because my tolerance for this nonsense has long been exceeded.Why in the world would you have given so much media attention -- publicity...
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Bill Maher is a pig
And I never got how truly disgusting Gloria Steinem was until she went on his show.He is a hideous sexist.And Gloria Steinem has refused to interact with feminists who disagree with her.But she will...
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Trump and the C.I.A.
Last week, Rebecca offered "uh, when did we hop in bed with the c.i.a." and Mike offered "Close down the CIA."I thought of those two pieces when I read John Kiriakou's piece at INFORMATION CLEARING...
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Bumblebees
If there is any real good news this week, it would be this:Tulsi Gabbard @TulsiGabbard 6h6 hours ago“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated the rusty patched bumblebee an endangered...
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Open letter to President Trump
Donald Trump is now the president of the United States.He is my president.So Mr. Trump, I hope you will lift the nation.I hope you will steer towards inclusion and not division.Use the press as your...
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Sorry, they are responsible for the violence
Thank you to Betty for her kind words in "Trump."Betty, I love you too. And you know you inspire me on my worst days and talk me until my chin's back up and I can straighten my back again.You are a...
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No, they are not objective
Saturday, Isaiah's THE WORLD TODAY JUST NUTS "Another Fine Mess" went up.PBS is offering "AP report: Trump advances false claim that 3-5 million voted illegally."Do you see any problems?I see...
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I disagree with Glenn Greenwald
Mr. Greenwald Tweeted:Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 6h6 hours agoMoreThis ongoing insistence that the blame for Clinton's loss lies with those who sinned by running against her is peak entitlement...
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No proof
Did you see this?The Intercept @theintercept 7h7 hours agoMoreSeymour Hersh blasts media for uncritically promoting Russian hacking story https://interc.pt/2kiO6AE by @jeremyscahill11 replies328...
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How did this happen?
I had five e-mails about a woman who spoke at the DC rally/march on Saturday.I thought it had to be a fiction.But it is apparently true.They put a homophobic murderer on stage.View allLink to headline...
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Missy Comley Beattie
Missy Comley Beattie (COUNTERPUNCH) takes on the nonsense of last weekend:Cut now to the January 21, 2017 Women’s March. This event was covered from start to finish by members of the U.S. press....
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I am so tired of the blather
Does the nonsense ever end?Michael Tracey @mtracey 4h4 hours agoMoreA number of celebrities have shared a Medium post by a Google engineer arguing that Trump has launched a literal coup. It's Monday...
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Will it ever be Hillary Clinton's fault?
Apparently not.THE NEW REPUBLIC reports:Team Clinton is blaming Obama for losing the election. This is insane.One of America’s proudest democratic traditions is the blame game that follows a losing...
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I do not feel sorry for them
Bill Van Auken (WSWS) observes:Democratic politicians such as Barack Obama and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer are associating themselves with the protests in an effort to keep them within...
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Truth, lies, cover ups
I hope you caught Rebecca's "her life matters but his didn't?" about how a sister and a brother were killed and people are outraged about the sister's death but did not seem to care about the brother's...
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They want to blame everyone but Hillary
Mr. Michael Tracey notes:Michael Tracey @mtracey 5h5 hours agoMoreIt's strange how little rage was directed at Anthony Weiner for precipitating the "Comey letter" -- Dems blame Comey35 replies125...
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