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Trevor Noah didn’t “destroy” Tomi Lahren on The Daily Show. What he did was much better. – Vox

Lahren never gave him a straight answer. But he kept coming back to this point, asking her over and over again until it became clear as she just kept asking after Kaepernick and Black Lives Matters’ motivations that she doesn’t quite have a response to his question, after all. (via Trevor Noah didn’t “destroy” Tomi… Continue reading Trevor Noah didn’t “destroy” Tomi Lahren on The Daily Show. What he did was much better. – Vox

Fake News Weaponized

Thankfully, no one was hurt. But you may have heard that a man from Salisbury, North Carolina, Edgar Maddison Welch, shot up a pizza joint in Washington, DC today in an effort to ‘investigate’ the “Pizza Gate” conspiracy theory. What on earth is Pizza Gate, you may ask? It’s a Reddit-based far right conspiracy theory… Continue reading Fake News Weaponized

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@TBPInvictus here: In light of a recent monthly release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), time for a quick trip to the glorious pacific northwest and the Seattle, WA area to revisit what’s been happening there in the wake of that city’s rising minimum wage. You may recall that even prior to Seattle’s minimum…Read… Continue reading Untitled

Donald Trump’s Case for ‘Honest Graft’

The swamp just got ten feet deeper.

After Democrats’ Losses, Nancy Pelosi Becomes a Symbol of What Went Wrong – The New York Times

Ms. Pelosi, who is expected to win re-election as House minority leader, has become a stand-in for complaints that Democrats have failed to court working-class voters. (via After Democrats’ Losses, Nancy Pelosi Becomes a Symbol of What Went Wrong – The New York Times) The boomers need to step aside for the good of the… Continue reading After Democrats’ Losses, Nancy Pelosi Becomes a Symbol of What Went Wrong – The New York Times

The 21st century voted Clinton, the 20th century voted Trump

> While looking at number of influences on the presidential vote outcome, we found that in a year of massive divides, one particular economic split stands out. With few exceptions Clinton won every large-sized county economy in the country. (via Another Clinton-Trump divide: High-output America vs low-output America | Brookings Institution)

Trump supporters’ claim stuns CNN anchor – CNN Video

Actual facepalm.

Trump’s Economic Cabinet Picks Signal Embrace of Wall St. Elite – The New York Times

Steven Mnuchin, the financier who has been tapped to run Treasury, joins other wealthy investors chosen by Mr. Trump, a sign of possible tax cuts and deregulation ahead. (via Trump’s Economic Cabinet Picks Signal Embrace of Wall St. Elite – The New York Times) All those smug Trump fans saying that Clinton was the candidate… Continue reading Trump’s Economic Cabinet Picks Signal Embrace of Wall St. Elite – The New York Times

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Compare what Trump said versus what Trump did. Is it the same? Is Carrier _paying a tax_ or _accepting tax money_ ? Now ask yourself if the Carrier deal is a *good* deal based on what Trump ran on. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)