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While many remain distracted by the hope that Lord Dampnut will “die in jail”, others need to see how GOP immigration enforcement is really a PIC profit center. It is a capitalist’s wet-dream to be able to profit from criminalizing your presence.
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by annieli
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 05:34 PM PST
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U.S. immigration officials, acting quickly to enforce new rules from the Department of Homeland Security, conducted the first mass-deportation earlier today at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington D.C. The building, known locally as “the White...
by Burtfrombrooklyn
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 11:55 AM PST
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. . . and Trump claims to care about the children. 1 comments
on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 08:24 PM PST
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Now that Infowars has decided to serve as the “White House plumber” proxy in accusing alleged WH staff leakers by name — we could now decide to challenge @roguePOTUSStaff as a news source, or even as rank entertainment.
As if giving press...
by annieli
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 03:37 PM PST
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Yesterday was President’s Day, and while many around the country enjoyed the day off by spending time with their families or catching up on housework, thousands took to the streets to protest the new administration. I fell into the second category.
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by KBoddye
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 05:39 AM PST
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You would think that by now even hardcore Trump supporters would be able to see the man is clueless and making it up as he goes along. But if you thought that, you would probably be one of those people that actually reads a newspaper every once in a...
by brooklynpaul
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on Mon Feb 20, 2017 at 02:10 PM PST
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When I was in high school, I loved the science lab. God knows I was no scientist, any more than I was a mathematician, but it was always fun to move from the chalkboard and get down with the beakers, Bunson burners and toys. I guess the chalkboard...
by Murfster35
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on Mon Feb 20, 2017 at 11:17 AM PST
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Normally one wouldn’t trust Tories, especially ones who have worked for reactionary sites like Heat Street. However, this one is married to the manager of Metallica, so at least from the perspective of SF Giants baseball, there’s something there worth...
by annieli
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on Mon Feb 20, 2017 at 02:20 AM PST
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Why stop there, don’t just let Russia “lease” Crimea like Britain’s “lease” of Hong Kong or even the US “lease” of GITMO.
The problem is always with forfeiting the damage deposit.
Because (neo-) Colonialism … or (neo-) Imperialism has bagmen...
by annieli
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on Sun Feb 19, 2017 at 06:36 PM PST
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So the Swedes are having a pretty good time responding to the news of whatever it was that supposedly happened in Sweden on Friday. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet cites large mammals. The AP is reporting both headscratching and diplomatic requests for...
by Liberal Protestant
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on Sun Feb 19, 2017 at 02:07 PM PST
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"Not My President's Day" performances and shows will be taking to stages nationwide on Monday, using the federal holiday to highlight artistic resistance to the Trump administration.
From Baltimore to Seattle, artists, musicians, and performers of...
by annieli
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on Sun Feb 19, 2017 at 12:54 AM PST
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I see that they make versions of Operation based on Frozen, Star Wars, Finding Dory, and more. So why not a White House edition? Except in this version, instead of removing things, you’re putting them in. What’s that expression? “The operation was a...
by brooklynpaul
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on Sat Feb 18, 2017 at 07:57 PM PST
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Whitehouse rejoices over Pruitt’s confirmation as EPA chief. 3 comments
on Sat Feb 18, 2017 at 06:04 PM PST
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by annieli
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on Sat Feb 18, 2017 at 05:22 PM PST
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Six White House staffers were "walked out of the building by security" on Wednesday after not passing the SF86 and were dismissed Thursday morning after failing FBI background checks. The SF86 is a 127 page Questionnaire for National Security...
by Buster40004
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on Sat Feb 18, 2017 at 08:13 AM PST
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We will continue to be distracted by ethno-nationalist strife over the coming months, but the narratives have been there in a number of cinematic treatments where national policies and private capital co-mingle in ways detrimental to democracy.
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by annieli
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on Fri Feb 17, 2017 at 05:23 PM PST
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Flynn's loyalty towards Russia wasn't a surprise to anyone. Not our Comrade in Chief, not his jolly sidekick, not our Congress, not even the American public. If you honestly believe Flynn was forced to hand in his resignation because he misled VP...
by Darrin Stephens
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on Sat Feb 18, 2017 at 09:42 AM PST
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I'm beginning to think Donald Trump is the biggest genius in American history. Think about it. In just 4 weeks time Donald Trump has done more to reestablish American values than any President in my lifetime.
Look around, look around. AMERICANS are...
by Darrin Stephens
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on Fri Feb 17, 2017 at 04:06 AM PST
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Trump calls them criminals. I call them patriots. 6 comments
on Fri Feb 17, 2017 at 03:44 AM PST
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Huh?
In perhaps the most bizarre presidential press conference in the history of the United States, Donald Trump today took a page from one of his biggest boosters while on the campaign trail … Sarah Palin. Not only did his answers to reporters not...
by Kentdorfman
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on Thu Feb 16, 2017 at 10:18 PM PST
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