Henry Killinger

Mechanical Engineer, Free-Thinker, and proud liberal who simultaneously supports the 2nd Ammendment, military, & the men & women who serve our country

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The White House
After Acosta decision, Lou Dobbs and Gregg Jarrett agree that Trump should tell the judge to "go to hell"
mediamatters.org - Written by Media Matters Staff
LOU DOBBS (HOST): Let's be honest here, I want to ask you both this -- why -- isn't there a time where you have to just tell a district court judge …
Denmark
Former US ambassador to Denmark says Trump canceling trip 'is just not the way you treat an ally'
CNN - By Devan Cole, CNN
Washington (CNN) — The former US ambassador to Denmark lambasted President Donald Trump Wednesday for his decision to cancel a trip to the country after its leader declined to discuss Trump's interest
Airport Security
I wrote a sketch about Muslims at airport security. Guess what happened next
The Guardian - Aatif Nawaz
Pushed and prodded, it can be difficult to remain patient and go the extra mile to be compliant I know it’s coming – the double-take at my face, the auxiliary taps on the keyboard, the indiscreet scribble
Jewish Culture
'A Bullhorn to His White Nationalist Base': Progressive Jews Hit Back
commondreams.org - Jake Johnson, staff writer
Progressive Jews accused President Donald Trump of blaring "straightforward anti-Semitism" after he said from the Oval Office on Tuesday that Jewish …
Guns
Parkland massacre survivors post sweeping U.S. gun-control plan ahead of 2020 election
Reuters - By Gabriella Borter
(Reuters) - Survivors of the Parkland, Florida, high school massacre on Wednesday released a sweeping gun-control plan that would ban assault-style rifles and take other steps in hopes of halving U.S.
U.S. Politics
Whiplash in the West Wing
NBC News - Chuck Todd
First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. WASHINGTON — It’s Year 3 of Donald Trump’s presidency, and
Politics
Trump: Why Don’t Jews Love Me, I’m Almost Literally Jesus
New York Magazine - Jonathan Chait
President Trump has been vexed recently by the refusal of the majority of the American Jewish community to support him. For insight into the …
Liberal View
Trump horrifies the internet by tweeting out quotes from anti-Semitic superfan comparing him to ‘second coming of God’
rawstory.com - Travis Gettys
President Donald Trump tweeted out some quotes from a superfan who compared him to Jesus Christ, in a tweetstorm doubling down on his widely …
Greenland
Trump's Greenland Thing Isn't Funny Anymore
Esquire - By Charles P. Pierce
Recently, while reading Noah Feldman's lucid study, The Three Lives of James Madison, I happened to be going through the long section regarding how Madison, as Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of State, was
Mitch McConnell
Republican Group Urges GOP Senators To Stand Up To Mitch McConnell In Damning New Ads
HuffPost - Ed Mazza
The Senate majority leader is facing new pressure to act on stalled election security bills. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is facing new pressure from his own party for blocking two election
Nationalism
How Nationalism Can Destroy a Nation
The New York Times - By LEWIS HYDE
Nationalism comes in many flavors — the ethnic and the civic, the religious and the secular, the right and the left. A century ago, Theodore Roosevelt’s New Nationalism called for inheritance taxes, a
Greenland
Trump postpones Denmark trip after Prime Minister refuses to discuss sale of Greenland
CNN - By Betsy Klein, CNN
(CNN) — Less than two weeks before his scheduled trip to Denmark, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he has postponed his visit to Copenhagen after the Danish Prime Minister disputed his
Celebrity Gossip
The Real Reason They Behave Hypocritically On Climate Change Is Because They Want To
Forbes - Michael Shellenberger
A few weeks after saying "every action makes a difference" on climate change, Prince Harry and Meghan Markel emitted six times more emissions in two jet trips than the average Briton does in a year. British
Nuclear Energy
It Sure Looks Like Russia Is Trying to Cover Up Fallout From the Skyfall Nuclear Missile Accident
VICE
Russia has stopped sharing data from multiple nuclear monitoring stations near the location of a nuclear accident that killed seven people this month, and the official silence is fueling fears of a coverup.
Jeffrey Epstein
Lawsuits Allege Epstein Arranged for Sex With Teenager While on Work Release
New York Magazine - Matt Stieb
Among the many reasons for outrage over Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 wrist-slap plea deal for soliciting underage girls was the possibility that a rampant …
U.S. Politics
Pat Buchanan Defends El Paso Shooter's Fears Of Hispanic 'Invasion': 'Accurate And Valid'
crooksandliars.com - John Amato
Pat Buchanan was fired from MSNBC over his white supremacy views but was recently rehired to co-star in public television’s relaunch of The …
David Bernhardt
Revealed: emails raise ethical questions over Trump official's role in gas project
The Guardian - Will Parrish
The US interior secretary, David Bernhardt, is promoting a fossil fuel project for which his former employer, a lobbying firm, is a paid advocate, e-mails obtained by the Guardian suggest. Experts say
Employment
Employers Struggle With Hiring Undocumented Workers: 'You Cannot Hire American Here'
NPR - John Burnett
The lunch rush is over at a popular, cozy restaurant in a city somewhere in Missouri. The owner, Lynn, is sipping a glass of pinot grigio as her cooking crew cleans up. Like thousands of other restaurants
trump news update
Donald Trump ‘Panicked,’ Acting Like ‘7-Year-Old’ As Racism Charges, Recession Fears Close In, Biographer Says
The Inquisitr - Jonathan Vankin
Donald Trump believed that the end of the Robert Mueller investigation meant that his problems were over, but they were only just beginning, …
Opinion
Ignoring racism in America allows racist ideas to flourish. Here's how to be antiracist.
NBC News - Noah Berlatsky
Americans love the idea that you can avoid being racist by passively treating everyone equally. Ibram X. Kendi's new book explains why this is false.. American University professor Ibram X. Kendi's new
Trump Frets Over Benching of His Biggest Defender on CNN: ‘Where’s Steve’ Cortes?’
The Daily Beast - Asawin Suebsaeng
Over the past month, President Donald Trump has asked several administration officials the same question. “Where’s Steve?” the president has …
Greenland
Twitter Users Rip 'Complete Crackpot' Trump For Tantrum Over Greenland Failure
HuffPost - Ed Mazza
Trump said he wouldn't visit Denmark because the country won't sell Greenland. President Donald Trump received a chilly reception on Twitter Tuesday after announcing via the platform that he would not
Denmark
Shock in Denmark after Trump, spurned over Greenland, cancels visit
Reuters - By Nikolaj Skydsgaard
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danes voiced shock and disbelief on Wednesday at U.S. President Donald Trump's cancellation of a visit to Denmark after his idea to buy Greenland was rebuffed, although Prime Minister
Rick Perry
Rick Perry, The Man In Charge Of American Nuclear Weapons, Fell For An Instagram Hoax
buzzfeednews.com - David Mack
"I’d like to introduce you to a Nigerian prince," read one comment from an Instagram user mocking the energy secretary for being gullible. Secretary …
World News
Smoke From The Burning Amazon Rainforest Plunged Brazil's Largest City Into Darkness In The Middle Of The Day
buzzfeednews.com - Stephanie K. Baer
A record number of wildfires have torched the Amazon rainforest this year as deforestation soars under Brazil’s far-right president. Brazil’s largest …
Politics
Outrage after Trump says Jews disloyal if they vote for Democrats - CNNPolitics
CNN
News
The Obamas’ first film, ‘American Factory,’ debuts on Netflix—and it’s getting crazy good reviews
Fast Company - Michael Grothaus
In May 2018 President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama inked a multiyear agreement with Netflix to produce original series and films for the streaming giant and today, the first of those is available to
Conservative View
At least 27 people have been arrested over threats to commit mass attacks since the El Paso and Dayton shootings
CNN - By Steve Almasy, Dave Alsup and Madeline Holcombe, CNN
(CNN) — When authorities arrived Friday to arrest a 15-year-old in Florida after threats to commit a school shooting showed up on a video game platform, he told them he was joking, they said. "I Dalton
Liberal View
Truckers are facing a ‘bloodbath’ in their industry — and it’s turning many in the pro-Trump group against him: report
rawstory.com - Cody Fenwick, AlterNet
Truckers are numerous, conservative, and hurting. And despite their widespread support for Donald Trump’s candidacy in 2016, a new report from …
Mississippi
A detained immigrant says she needs to breastfeed her daughter. ICE responds with a lactation exam
CNN - By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Dianne Gallagher
(CNN) — Immigration officials doubled down Tuesday on their assertion that a mother arrested in the Mississippi raids earlier this month is not breastfeeding. Later, they announced a federal grand jury