Greenland Why the Trump administration is obsessed with buying GreenlandSalon - Nicole KarlisThey say that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. Remember that President Harry Truman tried to purchase Greenland in 1946; now, in 2019, President Donald Trump is trying to do the
trump news update 'The chosen one': Now more than ever, the press needs to address Trump's manic instabilitydailykos.com - Eric Boehlert for Daily Kos In a presidency marked by incoherent pronouncements and bizarre visions of grandeur, Donald Trump seemed to reach new, troubling heights last week. He …
Mohammad Javad Zarif Macron Invites Iranian Foreign Minister to G7 Summit City, Surprising President TrumpThe Daily Beast - Audrey McNamara Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif unexpectedly landed in Biarritz, France, on Sunday, the city hosting this year’s Group of Seven summit. …
Lindsey Graham Lindsey Graham: 'Accept the pain' of the U.S.-China trade warPOLITICO - By KAMRAN RAHMANSen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that Americans would have to “accept the pain” caused by the Trump administration’s trade war with China but argued the U.S. maintains the advantage. “The Democrats for
trump news update G7: Trump's demands for Russia's readmission cause row in BiarritzGuardian US - Julian Borger in BiarritzDonald Trump has rowed with his fellow G7 leaders over his demand that Russia be readmitted to the group, rejecting arguments that it should remain an association of liberal democracies, according to at
Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren's rise started by looking at the bottomAssociated Press - By SHARON COHENCHICAGO (AP) — As a young scholar, Elizabeth Warren traveled to federal courthouses, studying families overwhelmed by debt. She brought along a photocopier, gathering reams of statistics as she tried answer
Journalism A patchwork of anti-discrimination laws don’t protect LGBTQ workerspublicintegrity.org While working at a Billings, Montana, auto dealership in 2016, Kathleen O’Donnell said mechanics would frequently sling insults behind her back, …
Propaganda Fox & Friends guest: Late-night talk shows are "worse than propaganda"mediamatters.org - Written by Media Matters Staff AINSLEY EARHARDT (CO-HOST): We expect to see a lot of candidates getting in this race in the next, what, six months I would say. Will they all make …
Buckingham Palace Queen joked President Trump ‘ruined’ her favourite lawn at Buckingham Palace by his helicopter leaving ‘scthesun.co.uk - Becky Pemberton THE Queen is said to be not amused that President Trump “ruined” her Buckingham Palace lawn when he flew in by helicopter this summer. The American …
U.S. Politics Pleas that Trump deport Iraqi Christians to safer country go unmetPOLITICO - By NAHAL TOOSIThe issue has gained attention after Michigan resident Jimmy Aldaoud died following his deportation to Iraq. Long before Jimmy Aldaoud died in Baghdad, an activist trying to stop President Donald Trump
Joe Walsh Former Rep. Joe Walsh, once Trump supporter and conspiracy theorist, is running for presidentVox - Jane CoastonJoe Walsh, a former Tea Party congressman who once fervently supported Donald Trump and pushed the “birther” conspiracy theory about President Barack Obama, has launched a primary campaign aimed at beating
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trump news update Not all Republicans are neo-Nazis. But are they still evil for not fighting the neo-Nazis?dailykos.com - Frank Vyan Walton for Daily Kos In previous articles, I’ve discussed how the GOP has openly become the party of racism, white supremacy, and nationalism; why you can’t be nice to …
U.S. Border Patrol The U.S. Border Patrol and an Israeli Military Contractor Are Putting a Native American Reservation Under “Persistent Surveillance”The Intercept - Will Parrish On the southwestern end of the Tohono O’odham Nation’s reservation, roughly 1 mile from a barbed-wire barricade marking Arizona’s border with the …
Joe Walsh 'We all know he's unfit': Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in Republican primaryGuardian US - Jon Swaine in New YorkJoe Walsh, a talk radio host and former congressman, said on Sunday he would challenge Donald Trump for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination. “We have someone in the White House who we all know
Kellyanne Conway Trump Walks Back 'Chosen One' Remark, After George Conway Called Him 'Mentally Unstable'haaretz.com - The Associated Press and Haaretz U.S. President Donald Trump raised some eyebrows earlier this week when he glanced heavenward and referred to himself as “the chosen one” to take on …
Proud Boys These Fascists Inadvertently Raised Over $35,000 For A Cause They HateHuffPost - Christopher MathiasFor each member of the Proud Boys or other fascist groups that marched in Portland, counterprotesters pledged money to an Oregon immigrant rights group. The few hundred fascists who rallied in Portland,
trump news update “I have no plan right now,” Trump says amid escalating Chinese trade warVox - Anya van WagtendonkFollowing a whirlwind escalation of the US-China trade war this weekend — in which both countries pledged to increase tariffs on the other — President Donald Trump expressed “second thoughts” about the
European News G7 protests: Thousands march against summitAl Jazeera - Natacha ButlerMost protesters say they are fed up with what they regard as elite politicians who are out of touch with ordinary people. As world leaders gathered for the G7 summit in France’s Biarritz, thousands of
News (U.S.) 'Keep Marysville white': racist remark by would-be councilor shocks Michigan cityGuardian US - Ed PilkingtonFor the first hour of the election forum in Marysville, Michigan, on Thursday night the debate between the five candidates for a city council seat dealt with the local subjects you might expect – how improve
Guns Radical gun reform may finally have a voice in WashingtonGuardian US - Lois BeckettMarch for Our Lives, the national youth gun violence prevention movement founded by survivors of last year’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, released a sweeping gun reform agenda this week. The calls
Charles Koch Five key ways the Koch brothers pushed their rightwing agendaGuardian US - Edward HelmoreCharles and David Koch long claimed to belong to a system of belief based in the freedom of the individual, unimpeded trade and lives lived free from the intrusion of tax, drafts, business regulations,
Water 'Damage has been done': Newark water crisis echoes FlintGuardian US - Lauren Aratani in NewarkThere are so many different narratives being pushed out there that no one really knows what to believe Anthony Diaz, Newark Water Coalition The water doesn’t last you a day. It’s summer, it’s hot. We waiting.
Iran Here Are Five Lies About Iran That We Need to Refute to Stop Another Illegal WarThe Intercept - Mehdi Hasan Last month, the Trump White House put out a typically Orwellian statement, chock-filled with lies, distortions, and half-truths about Iran and the …
Accenture Trauma Counselors Were Pressured to Divulge Confidential Information About Facebook Moderators, Internal Letter ClaimsThe Intercept - Sam Biddle Nearly 1,500 miles from the Menlo Park headquarters of Facebook, at a company outpost in Austin, Texas, moderators toil around the clock to screen …
Technology Google Is Deepening Its Involvement With Egypt’s Repressive GovernmentThe Intercept - Vic Ryan Google is set to re-staff its Cairo office, which more or less went dormant in 2014, following the military coup that brought President Abdel Fattah …
Shaun King Bounty Hunters Are a Lethal Weapon in a Justice System Corrupted by MoneyThe Intercept - Shaun King Today, I live in Brooklyn, but I didn’t grow up in New York. I’m country. I grew up in a small Kentucky town and was a part of a church that taught …
News (U.S.) Oil Lobbyist Touts Success in Effort to Criminalize Pipeline Protests, Leaked Recording ShowsThe Intercept - Lee Fang The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, a powerful lobbying group that represents major chemical plants and oil refineries, including Valero …
News (Hong Kong) Twitter Helped Chinese Government Promote Disinformation on Repression of MuslimsThe Intercept - Ryan Gallagher Twitter helped to promote Chinese government propaganda and disinformation about the country’s controversial internment camps in the Xinjiang region, …
