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The Democrats are Moving Left, and the Real Work is Just Starting

Do Democrats running for office for the first time have their act together when it comes to economics? Writer Ryan Cooper is skeptical, writing at The Week that “The Democratic Party is flying blind on economics. via The Democrats are Moving Left, and the Real Work is Just Starting The biggest story no one is talking… Continue reading The Democrats are Moving Left, and the Real Work is Just Starting

Cuntroversy: For Conservatives on Bee and Barr, Civility Is a One-Way Street

Conservatives are generally childish about culture; they enjoy TV and movies and, to some extent, books but become enraged when they turn on cable or open a novel — or just read about them on a right-wing aggregation site — and find messages of which they do not approve. via Cuntroversy: For Conservatives on Bee… Continue reading Cuntroversy: For Conservatives on Bee and Barr, Civility Is a One-Way Street

Trump Rips Up Papers When He’s Done With Them, Staffers Tape Back Together

The job of the records management analysts working in the Old Executive Office Building next door to the White House has changed considerably under the Trump administration, according to a Sunday Politico report. via Trump Rips Up Papers When He’s Done With Them, Staffers Tape Back Together This should be a bigger story.

Web of elite Russians met with NRA execs during 2016 campaign

Several prominent Russians, some in President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle or high in the Russian Orthodox Church, now have been identified as having contact with National Rifle Association officials during the 2016 U.S. election campaign, according to photographs and an NRA source. via Web of elite Russians met with NRA execs during 2016 campaign This… Continue reading Web of elite Russians met with NRA execs during 2016 campaign

GOP strategist: Trump ‘beclowned himself’ at G-7 summit

Republican strategist Steve Schmidt said Sunday that President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump: ‘Excitement in the air’ ahead of Kim meeting Trump doubles down on criticism of EU, Canada Merkel: EU will retaliate against Trump tariffs MORE “beclowned himself” and disgraced the United States at th via GOP strategist: Trump ‘beclowned himself’ at G-7 summit

FCC shrugs at fake cell towers around the White House

Turns out, Ajit Pai was serious last year when he told lawmakers that the FCC didn’t want anything to do with cybersecurity. This past April the Associated Press reported “For the first time, the U.S. via FCC shrugs at fake cell towers around the White House This should be a bigger story. The White House… Continue reading FCC shrugs at fake cell towers around the White House

#TrollTracker: How To Spot Russian Trolls

Since Russia’s attempt to polarize American society and interfere in the 2016 election was exposed, and even more since the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom, accusations of being a “Russian troll” have proliferated online, often with the flimsiest of evidence. via #TrollTracker: How To Spot Russian Trolls Advice on the finding… Continue reading #TrollTracker: How To Spot Russian Trolls

Supreme Court Sides With Baker Who Turned Away Gay Couple

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, writing for the majority, relied on narrow grounds, saying a state commission had violated the Constitution’s protection of religious freedom. Supreme Court Sides With Baker Who Turned Away Gay Couple If this was a Muslim bakery, there would be outrage about Sharia law.