News broke Tuesday that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt used a provision in the Safe Drinking Water Act to give significant pay raises to two political aides. It was pretty shocking, but hardly surprising given Pruitt…
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Emma Gonzalez has no time for NRA-funded politics. ‘We call BS,’ she screamed.
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Remember the name Emma Gonzalez. She surely has many more speeches to come.
In the aftermath of last week’s shooting in Parkland, Florida, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior and survivor stepped up during an anti-gun rally to deliver a fiery speech. Like so many others, Gonzalez is fed up. She’s seen firsthand the desperate need for tighter gun controls, and she understands the political machinations that prevent such changes from happening.
It’s a powerful moment. You should watch for yourself.
“They say that tougher gun laws do not decrease gun violence. We call BS!” Florida high school shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez calls on President Trump and lawmakers to tighten gun restrictions in impassioned speech at an anti-gun rally in Fort Lauderdale https://t.co/DgnqrrVs9x
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View More Emma Gonzalez has no time for NRA-funded politics. ‘We call BS,’ she screamed.The internet is having a field day with Paul Ryan’s oblivious #GOPTaxScam tweet
Paul Ryan is boasting on Twitter about all the good the G.O.P. tax plan will do. In related news, the House Majority Leader might not understand how money works for most people.
Ryan, tweeting from his personal account, earned himself a good, old-fas…
The NSA literally deleted ‘trust’ and ‘honesty’ from its core values
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The National Security Agency — which as whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed, hasn’t been truthful about how much data it collects on phone calls and internet traffic — just removed “honesty” from the core values listed on its website.
“Honesty” has been listed as a priority on the NSA’s website since at least May 3, 2016. But in an updated version on January 12, 2018, first spotted by The Intercept, the word was replaced with replaced with “Commitment to Service.”
An archived version of the NSA’s Mission & Values page says the agency recognizes that both American leaders and citizens have “placed great trust” in it, and that the NSA strives “at all times to be deserving of that trust.” Read more…
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View More The NSA literally deleted ‘trust’ and ‘honesty’ from its core valuesThe NSA literally deleted ‘trust’ and ‘honesty’ from its core values
The National Security Agency — which as whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed, hasn’t been truthful about how much data it collects on phone calls and internet traffic — just removed “honesty” from the core values listed on its website.
“Honesty” has been listed as a priority on the NSA’s website since at least May 3, 2016. But in an updated version on January 12, 2018, first spotted by The Intercept, the word was replaced with replaced with “Commitment to Service.”
An archived version of the NSA’s Mission & Values page says the agency recognizes that both American leaders and citizens have “placed great trust” in it, and that the NSA strives “at all times to be deserving of that trust.” Read more…
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Photo of Donald Trump at his desk inspires epic Twitter thread of past presidents at work
The White House press team might want to ask for a mulligan on this one.
One day into the U.S. government’s first shutdown since 2013, the White House sent out a press blast featuring photos of Donald Trump at work. The message was simple: Look at ou…
White House government shutdown away message is a political attack on Democrats
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Donald Trump’s White House sunk to a new level of petty on Saturday, as the United States government shutdown.
Callers dialing into the publicly available White House comments line — at 202.456.1111 — are greeted with a recorded away message. An unrecognizable female voice politely explains that the government is shut down because Democrats are holding it “hostage.”
Listen for yourself. This is a recording we captured ourselves when dialing the White House comment line shortly after 6:00 p.m. ET on Saturday. Read more…
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View More White House government shutdown away message is a political attack on DemocratsChamillionaire offers to help a deported immigrant separated from his family
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Rapper Chamillionaire wants to help the family of Jorge Garcia, a 39-year-old man who was separated from his wife and two children by immigration officials.
The story of his deportation from Michigan to Mexico is a heartbreaking example of Donald Trump’s tightened immigration restrictions, which even affect people who came to the U.S. as children, like Garcia.
After years living in the U.S. for 30 years, a 39-year-old immigrant in metro Detroit was deported this morning to Mexico. Escorted by ICE agents, he said bye to wife and 2 kids before boarding. He was brought to US from Mexico when he was 10-yrs-old, too old to qualify for DACA: pic.twitter.com/KFPeweaMbG
— Niraj Warikoo (@nwarikoo) January 15, 2018 Read more…
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View More Chamillionaire offers to help a deported immigrant separated from his family‘The least racist person you have ever interviewed’: President Trump responds to ‘sh*thole’ comment
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President Trump is “not a racist.” At least that’s what he says.
Following a veritable shitstorm of backlash after he referred to places including Haiti, El Salvador, and some African countries as “shithole countries,” Trump has declared that not only did he not say the derogatory comment, but that he isn’t racist. Wait, the “least racist person.”
“I’m not a racist. I am the least racist person you have ever interviewed, that I can tell you,” Trump said on Sunday night. The president was interviewed by reporters before having dinner with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy at Trump International Golf Club in Florida. Read more…
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View More ‘The least racist person you have ever interviewed’: President Trump responds to ‘sh*thole’ commentChelsea Manning confirmed it: She’s running for Senate in 2018
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#WeGotThis
In a five-word Twitter statement on Sunday, Chelsea Manning formally announced her intention to run for a Senate seat in Maryland. Manning’s candidacy was the subject of much speculation on Saturday when a Federal Election Commission filing in her name surfaced.
The tweet included her brief confirmation, a handful of emojis, the #WeGotThis hashtag that appears frequently in Manning’s timeline, and a YouTube link to her first campaign ad.
yup, we’re running for senate 😎🌈💕 #WeGotThis https://t.co/ynFv6w32np
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) January 14, 2018 Read more…
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View More Chelsea Manning confirmed it: She’s running for Senate in 2018‘This place is a shithole’ projection appears on Donald Trump’s D.C. hotel
“This place is a shithole.”
The five-word proclamation appeared as a projection above the entryway at Washington, D.C.’s Trump International Hotel on Saturday night. The projection also included an arrow pointing directly at the hotel’s entrance and …
Sorry, Donald Trump, but your tweet about the London embassy is completely inaccurate
If you’re gonna talk sh*t about your predecessor, at least ensure you’ve got your facts straight.
That’s one thing that Donald Trump did not do when he fired off a tweet about the reason behind the cancellation of his London trip. What a surpri…