New Poll Reveals The Eight CRAZIEST Things Trump Voters Actually Believe

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/29/1615546/-New-Poll-Reveals-The-Nine-CRAZIEST-Things-Trump-Voters-Actually-Believe

Propaganda Games: Sesame Credit - The True Danger of Gamification - Extra Credits

If this is true, fucking yikes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHcTKWiZ8sI&feature=youtu.be

Emerging Christian pastor to President Obama: For 8 years, I've watched you be the better man

This is a good sentiment:

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/28/1614975/-True-Christian-pastor-to-President-Obama-For-8-years-I-ve-watched-you-be-the-better-man

Kansas Governor's conservative tax plan blown up with his own words

 More evidence that conservative tax policy is a failure:

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/29/1615338/-Kansas-Governor-s-conservative-tax-plan-blown-up-with-his-own-words

Former spy reports Kremlin cultivated Trump as an asset for 5 years

If this is true, writers should be ashamed for not coming up with such a ridiculous plot sooner!

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/27/1614920/-Former-spy-reports-Kremlin-cultivated-Trump-as-an-asset-for-5-years

Message to my Trump-supporting Facebook friends

Another good rant:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/27/1614776/-Message-to-my-Trump-supporting-Facebook-friends

Silent F*cking Night

Just as something fun for Xmas Eve:

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/21/1353395/-Silent-F-cking-Night

Truck Fump

Sorry, no article to go with this. The title says it all.

Is it possible Trump doesn't divest because he can't afford it?

What possible reason could Orange Hitler have had for not releasing his tax returns than that he isn't nearly as rich as he claims?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/21/1613345/-Is-it-possible-Trump-doesn-t-divest-because-he-can-t-afford-it

What I think someone should do is to create a fake tax return showing Trump's finances to be in the toilet and then have it go viral. He couldn't let that go unanswered, but he would have to release his actual tax returns to counter it. What perfect karma for Mr. Birther!

Seven Deadly Sins

Donald Trump and the Republicans Have No Mandate

We DO need to keep this in mind:

http://time.com/4608547/donald-trump-republicans-no-mandate/

We didn't win but we did win....

Another Open Letter To ‘Mr.’ Trump: WTF’s With All The Tweeting?!

Just a good rant:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-ostroy/another-open-letter-to-mr_b_13743112.html

:-)

Good News: Obama Signs New Law Giving Protection To Atheists

We atheists FINALLY get protection against Christian persecution. Christians, who actually have a persecution complex even though their religion has enjoyed protection for centuries, won't be happy about that:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/12/21/1613262/-One-Nation-No-God-Period

Number of Americans killed annually by...

People are shit at assessing risk:

Liberal Brains Are Different from Conservative Brains, But Dialog Is Still Possible

Scroll to the bottom of the article (which isn't about this topic) on this link to find the video:

http://bigthink.com/scotty-hendricks/faithless-voters-and-why-capitalism-and-democracy-need-a-new-pr-guy

Trump's budget director wants the government to stop funding scientific research

This is my nightmare. This is why I make my YouTube videos:

http://m.dailykos.com/stories/2016/12/19/1612724/-Trump-s-budget-director-wants-the-government-to-stop-funding-scientific-research

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich Proposes ‘Freedom Concert’ To Overshadow Inauguration

 This is such a brilliant idea! Here's to four years of trolling Trump:

http://www.mediaite.com/online/former-secretary-of-labor-proposes-freedom-concert-to-overshadow-inauguration/

How a real Billionaire Governor turned his state's economy around

More evidence that progressive tax plans are better for the economy than conservative ones:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/12/16/1611946/-Dear-Trump-Supporters-How-a-real-Billionaire-Governor-turned-his-state-s-economy-around

Not just gaslighting: Trump using abuser playbook to manipulate the country

A sad but fascinating observation:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/12/17/1612203/-Not-just-gaslighting-Trump-using-abuser-playbook-to-manipulate-the-country

What could go wrong?

2016 Election Results: Detroit Machines Registered More Votes Than Voters, Report Says

And the clown show keeps dancing on....

http://www.ibtimes.com/2016-election-results-detroit-machines-registered-more-votes-voters-report-says-2460087

No idea if the number of votes is significant, nor for whom they broke.

Harvard law professor says '30' Republican electors ready to block Donald Trump win

And yet the hope remains....

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-electoral-college-republican-faithless-electors-stop-election-result-a7473296.html

An Electoral College Revolt Against Donald Trump? Not Likely

Alas, it remains a long shot:

http://time.com/4603292/electoral-college-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/

Universal Basic Income Doesn’t Just Improve Your Finances, It Improves Your Health

https://futurism.com/universal-basic-income-doesnt-just-improve-your-finances-it-improves-your-health/

And this is probably a good time to bring up an old article by Marshall Brain, who explored the problem of robotics and income in more detail:

http://marshallbrain.com/robotic-nation.htm

It's Hard To Overstate How Anti-Environment Donald Trump's Cabinet Picks Are

 So much hard work could be undone, including that on alternative energies:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-administration-anti-environment_us_58507c5ae4b0ee009eb44512

Electors Against Trump Are Faithful Not Faithless

A strong appeal to for the Electoral College to dump Trump:

http://time.com/4597387/faithless-electors-donald-trump/

Electoral College Members Request Intelligence Briefing On Russia, Trump

It's happening! Now if they follow through....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/electoral-college-intelligence-briefing-russia-election_us_584ee466e4b0e05aded4da1b

Robert Reich and the great tax experiment

He always makes great, pithy videos:

https://youtu.be/1KKCXJ6WesU

The Containment Of Trump Begins

 A ray of hope that Republicans will find some of their number capable of mounting a sanity defense against Orange Hitler:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-kuttner/the-containment-of-trump-_b_13574018.html

Russian Interference Could Give Courts Legal Authority To Install Clinton

Yet another morsel of hope:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/584be136e4b0151082221b9c

The Biggest Scandal in US History That We're Still Not Talking About

The Pentagon has supposedly lost $8.5 TRILLION (although this article doesn't say over what time period):

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/19/1413372/-The-Biggest-Scandal-in-US-History-That-We-re-Still-Not-Talking-About

More specific details:

http://www.reuters.com/investigates/pentagon/#article/part2

Rachel Maddow exposes the Trump voter

Confirmed: Trump voters are ignorant as fuck. Reality has a liberal bias:

https://egbertowillies.com/2016/12/09/rachel-maddow-poll-trump-voter-reality/

Donald Trump’s Harassment of a Teenage Girl on Twitter Led to Death and Rape Threats

Orange Hitler is a political bull(y) in a Tchai-na shop:

http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/12/trumps-harassment-of-an-18-year-old-girl-on-twitter-led-to-death-threats.html

Take a wild guess who the largest victims of repealing Obamacare may be?

Orange Hitler voters cutting off their noses to spite their faces:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/08/1608547/-Take-a-wild-guess-who-the-largest-victims-of-repealing-Obamacare-may-be

Law Firm Offering Free Legal Advice To Electors Who Don’t Want To Vote For Trump

Nice to see. Every little bit ups the odds in our favor:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/law-firm-offering-faithless-electors-pro-bono-legal-help_us_584715c6e4b0ebac58070394?link_id=2

All the things I want to do as president!! By Barack Obama

https://media0ch-a.akamaihd.net/94/59/52c9033642a780005b27d4f61cc6c2e1.jpg

With Biden in the chair on Jan. 3, the Senate can confirm a renominated Merrick Garland. Here's how.

This could come back to bite Democrats in the ass, but it WOULD be fair play against a Republican Senate that refused to do its job and put up Merrick Garland for confirmation:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/12/6/1606610/-With-Biden-in-the-chair-on-Jan-3-the-Senate-can-confirm-a-renominated-Merrick-Garland-Here-s-how

And a petition to do just that:

https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/petitions/sign-the-petition-to-joe-biden-and-senate-democrats-confirm-merrick-garland-to-supreme-court-on-january-3rd

Worth considering!

Republicans threatening to shut down government to ram through Trump's defense secretary nomination

This is too precious!

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/12/6/1608000/-Republicans-threatening-to-shut-down-government-to-ram-through-Trump-s-defense-secretary-nomination

The Republicans OWN the government now (or will shortly). So isn’t their threatening to shut down the government like someone holding a gun to his own head and threatening to shoot himself if he doesn’t get his way? Go ahead, pull the trigger! We'll wait. (Please pass the popcorn.)

CNN’s Tapper blisters Mike Pence for ducking questions over Gen. Flynn’s conspiracy-mongering son

Sleazy and slimy how he evades answering the question:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKk-V_58K5Q

Kudos to Jake Tapper

Top 10 reasons to vote Republican

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2011/09/25/1020037/-Top-10-reasons-to-vote-Republican

The Surprisingly Easy Way to Get Rid of Donald Trump | The Resistance with Keith Olbermann

The only problem...Acting President Mike Pence....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnnj_YjdJgs

Fake news network 'tried to write fake news for liberals — but they just never take the bait.'

This is highly vindicating news. Assuming it's real. ;-)

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/11/25/1603978/-Fake-news-network-tried-to-write-fake-news-for-liberals-but-they-just-never-take-the-bait

Here's Adolph Hitler saying he'll 'make Germany great again' in 1934

Orange Hitler really is an appropriate name for him...

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/11/23/1603405/-Here-s-Adolph-Hitler-saying-he-ll-make-Germany-great-again-in-1934

To Those Trumpsters Who Say, "We Didn't Complain When Your Side Won," Let's Review.

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/11/24/1603910/-To-Those-Trumpsters-Who-Say-We-Didn-t-Complain-When-Your-Side-Won-Please-Review

Electoral College must reject Trump unless he sells his business, top lawyers for Bush and Obama say

A strong bipartisan reason for the Electoral College to reject Orange Hitler:

https://thinkprogress.org/electoral-college-trump-top-lawyers-8a8b6e0ca916#.yft8hlytr

Frank Bruni: Trump just wants to be 'loved'

Make sure Orange Hitler only speaks with progressives and we should be just fine:

http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/11/23/frank-bruni-trump-just-wants-to-be-loved/21613056/

Computer scientists urge Clinton campaign to challenge election results

Holy shit. This election is the gift that keeps on giving:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/22/politics/hillary-clinton-challenge-results/index.html?sr=fbCNN112316hillary-clinton-challenge-results0247AMVODtopLink&linkId=31471138

But don't get too excited:

http://www.vox.com/2016/11/22/13721426/election-hacked-stolen-trump-russia

Poem: First he came for the...

First he came for the Muslims, and I said "Guys, let's take a wait-and-see approach here."

Then he came for the Mexican Americans, and I said, "Let's not be sore losers just because the other guy won."

Then he came for the press, and I said, "What makes this country great is our peaceful transitions of power."

Then he came for the women, and I said, "Try to have some compassion for the frustrations of the other side."

Then he came for the black community, and I said, "I know it sucks, but wait four years."

Then he came for me, and I said, "How could this have happened? I did everything I could."

-- Raphael Bob-Waksberg

The Right Way to Resist Trump

 Some good food for thought:

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/opinion/the-right-way-to-resist-trump.html?_r=0&referer=

How We Killed the Tea Party

At least the Tea Party is pretty much dead:

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/08/tea-party-pacs-ideas-death-214164

Donald Trump, Stephen Bannon and the Coming Crisis in American National Life

 And more fucking scary:

http://time.com/4575780/stephen-bannon-fourth-turning/?xid=newsletter-brief

Donald Trump’s Many, Many, Many, Many Conflicts of Interest

 More fucking scary shit:

http://time.com/4574938/donald-trump-conflicts-of-interest/

ACLU Makes FULL PAGE Donald Trump Announcement Via New York Times

I love that the ACLU is taking a stand:

https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/797221936665415680/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

The Electoral College Was Created to Stop Demagogues Like Trump

If the Electoral College was designed specifically to prevent people like Orange Hitler from being elected to the presidency, is it too much to ask that they do their job?

http://time.com/4575119/electoral-college-demagogues/

A portrait of three uninformed voters + a rant about all of the Hillary blaming

Insight into the minds of those who didn't want to vote for Hillary:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/11/18/1601602/-A-portrait-of-three-uninformed-voters-a-rant-about-all-of-the-Hillary-blaming

Kellyanne Conway to Trump critics: Be careful what you say

This is just too funny.  And it illustrates a wonderful way to make Orange Hitler's reign as miserable as possible for him:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/11/13/1598359/-Kellyanne-Conway-to-Trump-critics-Be-careful-what-you-say

Senator Elizabeth Warren: President-Elect Trump Already Broke Promise to "Drain the Swamp"

Elizabeth Warren is my hero:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB14HbLmKf8

Aftermath 2016: Tess Rafferty's hard-hitting statement on the election of Trump

A quite powerful and resonating response to the election of Orange Hitler:

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2016/11/17/1600760/-Aftermath-2016-Tess-Rafferty-s-hard-hitting-statement-on-the-election-of-Trump

(Be sure to watch the video.)

Here’s How Campaigns Would Work If We Abolished the Electoral College

Eliminating the electoral college alone would cause problems. Additional fixes would be needed:

http://time.com/4573821/electoral-college-popular-vote-campaigns/?xid=newsletter-brief

Keith Olbermann Asks If We Should Give ‘President-Elect Pussy-Grabber’ A Chance

Keith is always good for a powerful rant:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/keith-olberman-donald-trump-chance_us_582da43ae4b099512f80ff95

The Official #GrabYourWallet Boycott List of Companies that Do Business with and/or Back the Trump Family

This spreadsheet lists companies that support Orange Hitler in some way or another...in case you have the urge to boycott him:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vu0Y0HvadMgG_LN7dF8W7M66oPCcx_nmSARQWirV7iY/htmlview?sle=true

So, Why Did Donald Trump Want To Be President?

A fascinating insight into just how unprepared Orange Hitler is for the presidency:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-president-why_us_5824d8c2e4b0ddd4fe796b9e

American Christianity Is Dying

A nice touch of irony:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/american-christianity-is-dying_us_582740ade4b02b1f5257a2ff

Electoral College Can Stop Unfit Trump — With Another Republican

Having the Electoral College replace Orange Hitler (that IS how I shall refer to him from now on) with Hillary is a highly unlikely occurrence, but replacing him with another Republican? Well, also quite a stretch, but less so:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/davidhalperin/electoral-college-can-sto_b_12899016.html

One nice result would likely be outrage followed by the elimination of the Electoral College. About time.

A nice long list of Obama's accomplishments

We will miss you.

https://www.quora.com/What-has-Obama-done-right-as-President/answer/Gary-Garrett-1/share

Donald Trump’s Victory Is Some of the Best Foreign News China (and ISIS) Could Have Hoped For

I don't usually bother posting the obvious things going on politically (like announcing who won the election), but instead prefer to post unexpected things that may be interesting or useful. In this case, it's the irony that the Orange Hitler, who ran on a platform of getting tough with China and ISIS, has actually caused them both to rejoice:

http://time.com/4565891/donald-trump-china-foreign-policy/

and

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/11/10/extremists-celebrate-donald-trump-election-win/93580822/

Remember that most people did NOT vote for Orange Hitler. He just won because of the Electoral College system. That does not equal a mandate...but there's a hell of a lot of damage he can still do.

Donald Trump Hired Me As An Attorney. Please Don’t Support Him For President.

A good litany of reasons why voting for Trump is a terrible idea:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-hired-me-as-an-attorneyplease-dont_us_579e52dee4b00e7e269fb30f

Is Donald Trump Losing To A Mastermind Or A Moron?

This inconsistency would be a problem for any other candidate, but Trump sycophants simply don't care and don't believe in rational news:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/is-donald-trump-losing-to-a-mastermind-or-a-moron_us_581e22e6e4b0d9ce6fbc71de

Donald Trump destroyed emails, recordings, documents in defiance of court orders

Not that this excuses Hillary, but this does fit with Trump's hypocrisy and takes the wind out of his best argument against her:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/10/31/1589009/-Donald-Trump-destroyed-emails-recordings-documents-in-defiance-of-court-orders

Keith Olbermann: Are you voting for Donald J. Trump?

Another good rundown by Keith Olbermann:

https://www.facebook.com/gq/videos/vb.7962048097/10155304609898098/?type=3

The Disinherited: There is a reason that the white American underclass is so out of step with the rest of America: if you live in a pretend world for long enough you snap

An astute assessment of the problem with low-information voters:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/frankschaeffer/2016/10/the-disinherited-there-is-a-reason-that-the-white-american-underclass-is-so-out-of-step-with-the-rest-of-america-if-you-live-in-a-pretend-world-for-long-enough-you-snap/

Lawsuit Charges Donald Trump with Raping a 13-Year-Old Girl

With all the women coming forward with allegations of Trump groping them, I wonder why this allegation of Trump brutally raping a 13 y.o. girl isn't listed among them?

http://www.snopes.com/2016/06/23/donald-trump-rape-lawsuit/

Trump will win the election and is more popular than Obama in 2008, AI system finds

While the poll numbers have been universally looking good for Hillary, this AI based prediction is unnerving:

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/28/donald-trump-will-win-the-election-and-is-more-popular-than-obama-in-2008-ai-system-finds.html

I'm hoping its system is fundamentally flawed, but who knows?

The comments are heavily Trump supporters.

Why I Am Christian and Pro-Choice

A useful argument to use against anti-abortionists:

https://medium.com/@cmclymer/why-i-am-christian-and-pro-choice-ef0e7512a11f#.walns6hyb

This Could Be The Beginning Of The End Of The Supreme Court As We Know It

This is unconscionable:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supreme-court-hillary-clinton-nominees_us_580fed9ae4b08582f88cb00c

This election is much more than Trump vs. Clinton. It's old America vs. new America

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-election-contrast-20161020-snap-story.html

Republican Hypocrisy

Useful ammo:

Imagine if President Obama...

Bury Trump in a Landslide

The most comprehensive take-down of Trump:

http://interactive.nydailynews.com/2016/10/daily-news-editorial-bury-trump-in-landslide/

Why Should Trump Accept The Results Of An Election That Is Rigged For Hillary?

:-)

http://www.funnyordie.com/articles/5aa904fd63/definitive-proof-that-the-system-is-rigged-for-hillary-clinton?_cc=__d___&_ccid=bdbff7fe-40a2-4d6b-af15-fc7c8c1a64e5

Donald Trump - What you didn't know about him (The Trump Tapes Vol. 1)

Never has there been a political candidate to provide so much fodder for his opponents:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu8VippicnA

Cameras Catch Donald Trump Looking Very Angry After Final Debate

I just liked this pretty convincing evidence that Trump knows he lost the debate, and along with it the presidency:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-angry-debate_us_5808f60ae4b0cdea3d8614e1

Oh how it must rankle him! :-)

Obama, Holder to lead post-Trump redistricting campaign

I've always thought eliminating gerrymandering should be a top priority for not just Democrats, but the whole democratic system. With a heavyweight like Obama behind it after he leaves office, perhaps something will get done:

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/obama-holder-redistricting-gerrymandering-229868

"The Election Is Not Rigged": Important Tweetstorm by prominent GOP election lawyer

It's important to have a qualified Republican to call out the claims the election is rigged:

http://m.dailykos.com/stories/2016/10/15/1582960/--The-Election-Is-Not-Rigged-Important-Tweetstorm-by-prominent-GOP-election-lawyer

GOP columnist Jennifer Rubin: "Americans hate Trump", "Hillary closed deal", "Trump evil and nuts"

It's curious that one of the more effective speakers against Trump is a Republican:

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2016/10/16/1583272/-GOP-columnist-Jennifer-Rubin-Americans-hate-Trump-Hillary-closed-deal-Trump-both-evil-and-nuts

Trump on Wheel of Fortune

Trump's New Flag

Very cleverly designed:

The GOP double standard and hypocrisy

Attributed to an Alex Schiller:

Bill Clinton cheats on his wife. Impeach him. Trump proudly brags about sexual assault (and has cheated on his wives). Elect him. Hillary oversaw the department of state while 4 people died in an embassy attack. Put her in jail. Two Republicans were in office while over 200 people died in embassy attacks. No problem. Immigrants don't pay taxes. Round them up and kick them out. Trump doesn't pay taxes. He's a business genius. Hillary's charity foundation only spent 87% of their donations helping people. She's a crook. Trump's charity foundation paid off his debts, bought sculptures of him, and made political donations to avoid investigations while using less than 5% of funds for charity (and he got shut down by NY State). So savvy...put him in the white house. Trump made 4 billion dollars in 40 years, when an index fund started at the same time with the same "small loans" he received would be worth $12 billion today...without a trail of bankruptcies, thousands of lawsuits and burned small business owners. He's a real business whiz. Hillary took a loss of $700k. She's a criminal. Trump is the first candidate in the modern era not to release his tax returns, and took a billion dollar loss in one year. Genius. Hillary takes responsibility for private email servers and apologizes. Not credible. Trump denies saying things (on the record) that he actually said (on the record), he's just telling it like it is.

Your arguments are thin. Your ignorance of reality is shocking. Your double-standards are offensive, and your willingness to blindly support him and recycle the rhetoric is absurd. Your opinion is not fact. Your memes are not news articles. And your hypocrisy is not a platform.

A British Magazine Just Summed Up The U.S. Election Perfectly

Play the first video. It's priceless!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-economist-cover_us_580073a2e4b06e04759420c4

Barack Obama Lays Into Republicans Who Revoked Trump Support: ‘You Don’t Get Points For That’

Revenge can be so sweet:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/barack-obama-donald-trump-republicans_us_58002723e4b0e8c198a745f2

This Chilling Video Makes It Clear What’s Really Going On At Trump Rallies

Play the first video:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ava-duvernay-13th-trump-rallies_us_57ff947ae4b0162c043a3b22

Drunk Donald Trump

This explains it all! Trump is just drunk but speaking quicker than a drunk normally would:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/10/13/1581914/-Drunk-Donald-Trump-is-the-best-thing-on-late-night-television

Evangelical magazine publishes scathing anti-Trump editorial

If Trump loses the evangelicals, it's all over:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/evangelical-magazine-publishes-scathing-anti-trump-editorial-013004224.html

To fight climate change, institute a four-day workweek

I could get behind this!

http://qz.com/770758/how-three-day-weekends-can-help-save-the-world-and-us-too/

Well...if I weren't already retired, that is....

Rats Gonna Be Leaving The Ship Soon

This is my hope:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/10/5/1578317/-Rats-Gonna-Be-Leaving-The-Ship-Soon

(and related: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/8/14/1560200/-Right-now-we-are-actually-watching-Trump-execute-his-brilliant-non-losing-exit-strategy)

I just hope it's not fantasy.

Mike Pence launched his 2020 campaign last night—but don't worry, he wouldn't get far

An interesting analysis of the three mutually opposing factions of the GOP:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/10/5/1578122/-Mike-Pence-launched-his-2020-campaign-last-night-but-don-t-worry-he-wouldn-t-get-far

Mike Pence couldn't defend Donald Trump at the Vice Presidential debate

I knew this wouldn't take more than a day to come out, and I wasn't disappointed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZOWItkanDs

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfKsyW5dDmY

That's what happens when you deny what we've all already seen on TV.

And here's the fact checking accuracy percentage:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/10/5/1578042/-Debate-Kaine-79-True-Pence-31-PolitiFact

Why Conservatives Shouldn’t Vote Trump

A moderate conservative's "Nixon goes to China" appeal for voting for Hillary:

https://extranewsfeed.com/why-conservatives-shouldnt-vote-trump-ed7141a6392e#.lk9ow12y7

Hopefully it's useful stuff to use on your conservative associates.

Riches-to-Riches Trump Spins Fake Horatio Alger Tale

The thing most people who support trump list as his best attribute is usually his business acumen. So info like this is (well, should be) devastating. It builds on the Robert Reich conversation post a few days ago:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/turmp-wealth-inheritence_us_57f2ed79e4b01b16aafea2a0

Universal Basic Income and FAIRtax

This argument for a universal basic income combines both technology and politics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqESogRgrYw

And here is one detailed approach through the use of "FAIRtax:

https://fairtax.org/about/how-fairtax-works?gclid=Cj0KEQjwg8i_BRCT9dHt5ZSGi90BEiQAItdjpDoJQC5jQFK55osuqUTcOEwPuxfSm9TFCwVEQKWXX1oaAhl88P8HAQ

But it has problems, as FactCheck.org shows:

http://www.factcheck.org/2007/05/unspinning-the-fairtax/

Guess What, Haters. You Just Wasted a Decade.

It's about time to remind the conspiracy theorists that none of their warnings about Obama have come true:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/9/30/1576251/-Guess-What-Haters-You-Just-Wasted-a-Decade

I have a $1000 bet with a fundie who is absolutely convinced Obama is the anti-Christ and that he will seek a third term. I am going to be donating the money to an atheist organization. :-)

In case anyone needs reminding...

A little meme I put together:

If You Tell Me You Are Supporting Trump, I Already Know Seven Things About You

So fucking true...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/9/30/1576113/-If-You-Tell-Me-You-Are-Supporting-Trump-I-Already-Know-Seven-Things-About-You

Koch brothers and fossil fuel utilities poised to destroy roof-top solar in Florida

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/09/29/1575927/-Koch-brothers-and-fossil-fuel-utilities-poised-to-destroy-roof-top-solar-in-Florida

This is how you know this election is sexist

I think we know why Hillary isn't far more ahead than she is:

Donald Trump is selling an energy pipe dream

Compelling arguments...and the article doesn't even take into account the boom in wind and solar:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/09/23/1573433/-Donald-Trump-is-selling-an-energy-pipe-dream

A conservative intellectual explains why the GOP has fallen to Donald Trump

A very interesting interview with a "thoughtful" conservative about why Trump has taken over the Republican party, the misperceptions of conservatives, and why they are doomed:

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/9/22/12892682/donald-trump-samuel-goldman

The Daily Show - Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse - Conspiracy Theories Thrive at a Trump Rally

The best Daily Show coverage on Trump supporters I've seen so far. Hilarious or horrifying? Amazing either way:

https://youtu.be/eFQhw3VVToQ

If You Vote For Trump, Then Screw You

Then again, Trump supporters ignore all the evidence against him, so here's a spleen-venting rant:

http://www.gq.com/story/a-word-for-donald-trump-voters

Donald Trump’s Plans Would Add $5.3 Trillion to the National Debt

Something to point out to your fiscal conservatives who are supporting Trump:

http://time.com/4503404/donald-trump-national-debt-trillion/?xid=newsletter-brief

Doonesbury cartoonist can see the future—1999 comic on Trump's media relationship is scary accurate

Prescient indeed:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/9/20/1572253/-Doonesbury-cartoonist-can-see-the-future-1999-comic-on-Trump-s-media-relationship-is-scary-accurate

Why Trump gets away with huge lies and Clinton gets trashed for little fibs

Well, this could explain why Trump isn't flaming out, sad to say:

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/19/why-trump-gets-away-with-huge-lies-and-clinton-gets-trashed-for-little-fibs-commentary.html

Robert Reich's conversation with a Trump supporter he ran into

Delightful. :-)

https://www.facebook.com/RBReich/posts/1311195112226415

Media Sexism?

Is this sexism...or has Trump ignited so many dumpster fires we've become inured?

Record-smashing August means long-awaited ‘jump’ in global warming is here

https://thinkprogress.org/global-warming-jump-419da72c9215#.i1doe8f2e

Great, and I just moved to a place where summers sometimes have a whole week or more of 100+ degree temps! At least it's a dry heat....

Keith Olbermann on Trump

A truly epic rant listing apparently ALL of Trump's deplorable statements and actions during his campaign:

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/hes-back-keith-olbermanns-premiere-episode-absolutely-eviscerates-demonic-messiah-donald-trump/

Be sure to watch the video.

XKCD Brilliant Illustration of Global Warming Since 20,000 Years Ago

http://xkcd.com/1732/

A powerful argument.

25 logical reasons to vote for Donald Trump

http://25logicalreasonstovotefordonaldtrump.com/

The Danger of Mike Pence

Pence's own words reveal his ignorance on science:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkUgDCk0Xi4&feature=youtu.be

And he would be first in the line of succession if Trump gets eaten by a squirrel?

Clinton and Trump on Energy and the Environment

Why ISIS Supports Donald Trump

By a former head of the National Counterterrorism Center, no less:

http://time.com/4480945/isis-donald-trump/

The Cowardice of Donald Trump

I'd noticed the difference in Trump's tone when talking with his supporters vs. the non-mouthbreathers, but I hadn't connected it as cowardice:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cowardice-donald-trump-110000656.html

You Do Not Have To Be Patriotic!

https://extranewsfeed.com/you-do-not-have-to-be-patriotic-and-other-fun-takeaways-from-the-kaepernick-kerfuffle-5d8bd07dc009#.yvpwzoh1i

What Obamacare's Successes Should Tell Us About Its Failures

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obamacare-success-failure_us_57c9c8a0e4b0a22de095f2cd

Republicans and Conflict of Interest

Comedian Lewis Black pounces Trump then and now: 'Reality and satire finally intersected'

Black nailed the Trump candidacy way back in 2011:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/8/30/1565159/-Political-humorist-Lewis-Black-let-s-loose-on-Trump-as-only-Lewis-Black-can-do

Donald Trump Spoils Ann Coulter’s ‘In Trump We Trust’ Book Launch

I love this!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ann-coulter-book-launch_us_57be9461e4b02673444e79f4?section=

I share someone's question, "Is it possible to O.D. on schadenfreude?"

Worse than terrorists!

The De-evolution of the GOP

The Emperor Has No Balls

This must really chap his balls...had he any....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7TeTzOgkMs

Trump Supporters React to Outrageous Campaign Ads

Ho-lee sheeeit....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MubunsD-7g

Is Trump Purposely Sabotaging His Campaign?

I certainly wouldn't be surprised if this is true:

https://medium.com/@MMFlint/is-trump-purposely-sabotaging-his-campaign-91b11fe07a91#.ick34qnhk

Cthulhu for America

https://mobile.twitter.com/cthulhu4america/status/762874350198370304

There’s No Such Thing As A Protest Vote

https://medium.com/@cshirky/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-protest-vote-c2fdacabd704#.152hbpxl7

Voices From Donald Trump’s Rallies, Uncensored

Need a bigot? Your one-stop shopping is here!

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/us/politics/donald-trump-supporters.html?_r=0&referer=

The Difference Between Trump And Clinton Summed Up In One Cartoon

:-)

http://www.boredpanda.com/hillary-clinton-vs-donald-trump-cartoon-joe-heller/?media_id=hillary-clinton-vs-donald-trump-cartoon-joe-heller-1

Donald Trump's Many Business Failures, Explained

An article to present to anyone supporting Trump because "he knows how to run a business":

http://www.newsweek.com/2016/08/12/donald-trumps-business-failures-election-2016-486091.html

The number of his failures is staggering!

Trump asked 3 times in an hour security briefing why we can't just use nuclear weapons

Now THIS is fucking scary....

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/08/03/1556180/-Trump-asked-3-times-in-an-hour-national-security-briefing-why-we-can-t-just-use-nuclear-weapons

Watch the video.

Politifact

For those who haven't checked who's telling the truth and who isn't lately, see here:

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/

Select the politician you want to check from the "People" link (top center).

Bill O'Reilly's failed "fact check" of Michelle Obama's speech

If you heard about Bill O'Reilly "fact checking" Michelle Obama's speech by saying that the slaves who built the White House were well fed (as if that in any way undermines the point of her speech or justifies using slaves to build the place), read Abigail Adams' (wife of President John Adams) own words of her experience in the newly opened White House:

http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-03-02-0799

"...it is true Republicanism that drive the Slaves half fed, and destitute of cloathing, or fit for Mayfaire, to labour, whilst the owner waches about Idle..."

The most thorough, profound and moving defense of Hillary Clinton I have ever seen

This is an interesting analysis of Hillary Clinton. If accurate, it appears that many of the negative "facts" we've all (including myself) believed about her for years are not justified, but are instead built upon persistent sexism:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/6/11/1537582/-The-most-thorough-profound-and-moving-defense-of-Hillary-Clinton-I-have-ever-seen

Why I Think Hillary Clinton Will Be Our Next President

This is much more encouraging, and Neil Carter is known for his well thought out articles, but the "I feel it in my gut" (truthiness!) statements don't help:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/godlessindixie/2016/07/25/why-i-think-hillary-clinton-will-be-our-next-president/

Donald Trump's Real Ambition

A fairly detailed analysis of the psychosis of Trump:

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/donald-trump-s-real-ambition/

History tells us what may happen next with Brexit & Trump

History repeating itself? More fucking great news....

https://medium.com/@theonlytoby/history-tells-us-what-will-happen-next-with-brexit-trump-a3fefd154714#.yjysenkpo

5 Reasons Why Trump Will Win

I hope Michael Moore is WAY off base with this one:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-moore/5-reasons-why-trump-will-_b_11156794.html

We Fact-Checked the Science Behind the Republican Party Platform

As if it weren't clear already...

http://www.livescience.com/55481-analysis-of-rnc-2016-platform.html

Trump: 'laziness is a trait in blacks ... I believe that'

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/7/20/1550251/-Trump-laziness-is-a-trait-in-blacks-I-believe-that

That would sink any other candidate. But then that's true for half of what he's said....

Trump doesn't actually want to do any of actual work of the president

In SHOULD just be part of a funny skit on SNL...but instead it's real:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/7/21/1550579/-I-Can-t-Believe-This-NYT-Article-About-Trump-Is-Not-A-Bigger-Story-Scandal

"Donald Jr. wanted to make him an offer nonetheless: Did he have any interest in being the most powerful vice president in history?

When Kasich’s adviser asked how this would be the case, Donald Jr. explained that his father’s vice president would be in charge of domestic and foreign policy.

Then what, the adviser asked, would Trump be in charge of?

“Making America great again” was the casual reply."

Holy shit! Yet I'll bet this won't impact him, since his followers don't care about any of the important part of being president.

Unarmed Black Man Lying In The Street With Hands Up Gets Shot By Police In North Miami

Getting shot even when doing everything right? That's not right....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/miami-police-shooting-hands-up_us_57903472e4b0bdddc4d32ad3

State Department Declares FBI Director Was WRONG About Clinton’s Emails, They Were NOT Marked

http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/07/07/state-department-declares-fbi-director-was-wrong-about-clintons-emails-they-were-not-marked/

Ginsburg Was Right: Trump Is Faking It

This is an interesting perspective and conspiracy theory. :-)

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/godlessindixie/2016/07/17/ginsburg-was-right-trump-is-faking-it/

Bernie supporters 2016 = Hillary supporters 2008?

For those concerned that Bernie supporters will not vote for Hillary and that some will even vote for Trump, be aware that this same scene played out in 2008 when Hillary supporters said they would not vote for Obama and may even vote for McCain:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/06/exit-polls-half-of-clintons-supporters-wont-back-obama/

This is why Trump won the Republican vote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFXhRcDGKkU

Things that are Obama's fault, in graphs

Nice!

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/7/12/1547100/-Things-that-are-Obama-s-fault-in-graphs

Enough Already With ‘All Lives Matter’

http://time.com/4400811/all-lives-matter/?xid=newsletter-brief

Why we cover our ears to the facts

A lesson we can all learn:

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36744911

Don't succumb to cognitive dissonance and bias! Way too many religious and political people do, unfortunately. I've done it too.

A Californian town laid low by cheap oil

How to understand Trump supporters:

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36595888

Misguided and ignorant, but understandable.

Why The New Child Rape Case Filed Against Donald Trump Should Not Be Ignored

If anything could sink Trump, this should be it:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-bloom/why-the-new-child-rape-ca_b_10619944.html

Why Gun Nuts Lie – I Know From Experience

Some good points for gun-nuts (and I'm pretty close to a gun-nut myself):

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/dogmadebate/2016/06/why-gun-nuts-lie-i-know-from-experience/

Why the World Is Better Than You Think in 10 Powerful Charts

This could be something for my Advancing Technologies blog, but I think it makes better fodder for showing conservatives (who often claim the world is getting worse) that things are actually getting better:

http://singularityhub.com/2016/06/27/why-the-world-is-better-than-you-think-in-10-powerful-charts/

Children More Likely to be Molested in Church than in Transgender Bathrooms

Next time you get in an argument with someone who is against people using the bathroom that matches their sexual identity, you may want to ask if they support banning children from church:

http://www.atheistrepublic.com/news/children-more-likely-be-molested-church-transgender-bathrooms

Three Charts to Email to Your Right-Wing Brother-In-Law -- Updated

I believe I posted this before, but this is an update:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/09/1320193/-Three-Charts-to-Email-to-Your-Right-Wing-Brother-In-Law-Updated

George Will leaves the GOP

Mmm, how does eating your own young taste?

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/george-will-leaves-gop-224801

Is Facebook Deleting Atheist Pages? Yes — Thanks To Harassment Campaigns By Some Muslim Groups

http://www.inquisitr.com/3228866/is-facebook-deleting-atheist-pages-yes-thanks-to-harassment-campaigns-by-some-muslim-groups/

Iceland Declares Christianity A Public Health Hazard

Gotta love this:

http://kachetiendg.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-island-country-of-iceland-has.html

Ivana: Trump Kept Hitler's Speeches at Bedside

Just more fuel for the claim that Trump is following the Nazi playbook:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/06/19/1540390/-Ivanka-Trump-Kept-Hitler-s-Speeches-at-Bedside

Former Intel. Official: American Hate Is a Bigger Threat Than Foreign Terrorism

http://time.com/4370375/american-hate-national-security/?xid=newsletter-brief

Canadian prime minister and opposition leader share kiss to denounce orlando massacre

http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/canadian-prime-minister-and-opposition-leader-share-kiss-to-denounce-orlando-massacre/

Dozens of GOP delegates launch new push to halt Donald Trump

I do so experience Schadenfreude watching conservatives eat their young. :-)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/dozens-of-gop-delegates-launch-new-push-to-halt-donald-trump/2016/06/17/e8dcf74e-3491-11e6-8758-d58e76e11b12_story.html

Japanese Donald Trump Commercial

It's satire made by Americans, but still great:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbM6WbUw7Bs&sns=em

Antarctic CO2 Hit 400 PPM for First Time in 4 Million Years

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarctic-co2-hit-400-ppm-for-first-time-in-4-million-years/

Nat Geo Report Claims Global Religion Declining, Secularism Surging

This SO warms my heart:

http://www.atheistrepublic.com/news/nat-geo-report-claims-global-religion-declining-secularism-surging

And I'm glad to have done my own small part to help make this happen.

As a Muslim American, Is It Time To Waterboard Myself?

What ex-Muslims must endure:

https://medium.com/@zaintkhalid/as-a-muslim-american-is-it-time-to-waterboard-myself-7d7e622ac566#.kebw0va2m

Wall Street Journal Ads Call Out The Paper’s Bias On Climate Change

Well this is surprising and about time:

http://new.www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wall-street-journal-climate-change-ads_us_57602f98e4b071ec19ef45d8?utm_hp_ref=whats-working

Court Backs Rules Treating Internet as Utility, Not Luxury

Nice!

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/technology/net-neutrality-fcc-appeals-court-ruling.html?_r=0

Why even driving through suburbia is soul crushing

Not exactly political, but interesting nevertheless:

http://qz.com/698928/why-suburbia-sucks/

Cartoon: Radical cleric vs. Trump

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/06/07/1535245/-Cartoon-Radical-cleric-vs-Trump

Trump is Henry Ford 2.0

An interesting history lesson and comparison:

http://priceonomics.com/henry-fords-campaign-to-make-america-great-again/

Harry Reid Wants Elizabeth Warren To Be Vice President

I prefer her to be president, but this'll do nicely:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/harry-reid-wants-elizabeth-warren-to-be-vice-president_us_57585f3ae4b0e39a28ac3c87

The Bernie Sanders Campaign Didn’t Matter

A different perspective on the significance of Bernie's campaign:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-campaign_us_57572d3ce4b08f74f6c06b39

Wealth Inequality, Perception vs Reality

I've posted this before, but it bears repeating because of just how stunning it is. Here is the wealth inequality in America, perception vs. reality:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vttbhl_kDoo

And here is the wealth inequality in the entire world:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWSxzjyMNpU

Swiss say 'no' to a guaranteed income from the government

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/05/swiss-say-no-referendum-would-guarantee-income/85448844/

This is apparently a real-world exercise of something I read years ago about the concept of an automatic "free" income: http://marshallbrain.com/basic-income.htm

The Science Of Fox News: Why Its Viewers Are The Most Misinformed

http://m.dailykos.com/stories/2014/10/23/1338538/--The-Science-Of-Fox-News-Why-Its-Viewers-Are-The-Most-Misinformed

So Trump fans say they want a businessman as President...

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/6/5/1533493/-So-Trump-fans-say-they-want-a-businessman-as-President

Mr D. Goes to Washington: Revolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAQj_AZfHug

The RNC is (basically) broke, too!

Very good news:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/05/31/1532837/-RNC-is-broke-too-basically

Trump attacks! And shoots down his own party

Just because this is particularly delicious:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/05/31/1532650/-Trump-Attacks-and-shoots-down-his-own-party

What it would sound like if politicians actually told the truth

https://www.facebook.com/thefreethoughtprojectcom/videos/1752284258325167/

More Than A Third Of The Coral Is Dead In Parts Of The Great Barrier Reef

C'mon, climate change deniers...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/great-barrier-reef-coral-dead_us_574bd64de4b0dacf7ad53513

Just...don't

Not a real sign, but perfect nonetheless:

http://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aPDbvmq_700b.jpg

Dump Trump

:-)

https://media.giphy.com/media/l0NwrDS4yuTHh1lCg/giphy.gif

Young Republicans National Federation chair resigns: 'I will not fall in line' for Donald Trump

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/05/24/1530463/-Head-of-Young-Republicans-National-Federation-resigns-I-will-not-fall-in-line-for-Donald-Trump

Vote in Texas with a gun permit? Sure! All you have is a student ID? Sorry, you can't vote

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/24/1530432/-Fifth-Circuit-hears-arguments-on-Texas-law-letting-gun-permits-but-not-student-IDs-be-used-to-vote

Robert Reich to Bernie folks

Good advice:

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/5/19/1528435/-Robert-Reich-to-Bernie-supporters-Don-t-demonize-or-denigrate-Hillary-Work-like-hell-for-her

Bernie Sanders, Eyeing Convention, Willing to Harm Hillary Clinton in the Homestretch

This is getting ugly:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/us/politics/bernie-sanderss-campaign-accuses-head-of-dnc-of-favoritism.html

NC bill takes aim at wind power and solar energy

Part of the inevitable, reactionary backlash:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article78472572.html

2016 Presidential Election: How do your beliefs align with the potential candidates?

This is a more specific (if you click on "Other Stances") quiz that matches the issues that matter most to you to the presidential candidate positions:

https://www.isidewith.com/

Mine came out 97% Hillary, 94% Bernie, 28% Trump.

What Science Says About the Bathroom Debate

We all know it's a tempest in a teapot, but this article provides more specific ammo to use against conservatives:

http://time.com/4341695/bathroom-science-transgender-north-carolina/?xid=newsletter-brief

'Sleeping giant' glacier may lift seas two metres: study

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sleeping-giant-glacier-may-lift-seas-two-metres-231721809.html

And yet we STILL have a major portion of the US population in denial....

Allegations of fraud and misconduct at Nevada Democratic convention unfounded

I hadn't trusted the allegations, so this comes as a relief:

http://www.politifact.com/nevada/statements/2016/may/18/jeff-weaver/allegations-fraud-and-misconduct-nevada-democratic/

Still, I'm sure the damage to perception has already been done.

Patent Application For A Genital-Operated Bathroom Door Locking Mechanism To Help Protect Children

It's the only way to be sure:

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/patent-application-for-a-genital-operated-bathroom-door-locking-mechanism-to-help-protect-children

Why a Civil Case Over Emails Could Hurt Hillary Clinton More Than the FBI

http://time.com/4337518/hillary-clinton-emails-judicial-watch-civil-lawsuit/?xid=newsletter-brief

Conservative congressional candidate shares screenshot, forgets to close porn windows

Just 'cause it's funny, especially coming from a conservative:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/16/1527124/-Conservative-congressional-candidate-shares-screenshot-forgets-to-close-porn-windows

Why Donald Trump’s Surprising Wins in These Wealthy Suburbs Matter

One good reason not to be complacent about Trump's odds at winning the presidency:

http://time.com/4337390/donald-trump-connecticut-republican-win/?xid=newsletter-brief

Basic step-by-step of what went down yesterday at Nevada Convention

https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForPresident/comments/4jid77/basic_stepbystep_of_what_went_down_yesterday_at/

Damn, I'm hoping this is an exaggeration. The Democratic Party can't afford to have a civil war like the Republicans.

Why Do People Hate Hillary Clinton So Much?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/2/8/1478776/-Why-Do-People-Hate-Hillary-Clinton-So-Much

The Latest Report On Bees Is A Total Buzzkill

It only seems to be getting worse:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bee-colony-decline-2016_us_57323a42e4b0bc9cb04859bf

A Confession of Liberal Intolerance

An interesting take on how conservatives and especially evangelicals are ostracized from academia:

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/opinion/sunday/a-confession-of-liberal-intolerance.html

But then it's a rare intellectual who is evangelical and anti-science.

Rachel Maddow Donald Trump Or Lice May 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dm8kZdQbQg

:-)

How Hillary Clinton Plans to Win Through Boredom

Yeah, probably her best strategy. Make Trump look like a churlish, immature schoolboy in comparison:

http://time.com/4323975/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-boredom/?xid=newsletter-brief

Someone is lying about electric cars on the internet

If anyone tells you lithium mining causes great ecological damage compared to oil extraction...

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/6/1524012/-Someone-is-lying-about-electric-cars-on-the-internet

Note from George Orwell

The Coming Landslide: 381 Electoral Votes and Counting...

And this article shows hope that Plato will be proven wrong:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/4/30/1521476/-The-Coming-Landslide-381-Electoral-Votes-and-Counting

Democracies end when they are too democratic

This is a long article, but well worth the read. Plato's insights were apparently disturbingly on point, and maybe we should be more concerned about Trump than we think:

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/america-tyranny-donald-trump.html?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003#

Earth Gets Greener as Globe Gets Hotter

One bright spot from the increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide:

http://www.livescience.com/54579-earth-is-greening-as-globe-warms.html?cmpid=NL_LS_weekly_2016-4-29-test

Why Bernie Sanders is Actually Winning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHS-K7OuLAc&feature=youtu.be

;-)

How Climate Deniers Try to Sow Confusion

http://time.com/4308518/climate-change-settled-science/

Cartoon: Nate the Right Pundit, in 'Skeptic Shock'

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/04/28/1520139/-Cartoon-Nate-the-Right-Pundit-in-Skeptic-Shock

Pakistan: Religious Groups Call Law Protecting Women Un-Islamic

http://www.atheistrepublic.com/news/pakistan-religious-groups-call-law-protecting-women-un-islamic

Fortunately for us, although the Bible contains justification for this sort of nasty behavior, Christianity has been neutered over the centuries.

The Real Reason Millennials Love Bernie Sanders

http://time.com/4299321/millennials-bernie-sanders/?xid=newsletter-brief

The Church of Not Gay

Ah, the hypocrisy...

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/daylightatheism/2016/04/the-church-of-not-gay/

You Cannot Be A Republican And A Christian

Fun things to spring on your Christian Republicans:

"Wait, you're a Republican? I thought you said you were a Christian!"

"I am a Christian and a Republican! I believe in good, conservative, Christian values!"

"But Christians can't be Republicans."

"What the heck you talkin' about?"

/launch biblical quotes

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/21/1112399/-You-Cannot-Be-A-Republican-And-A-Christian?detail=emailclassic&link_id=9&can_id=9f5bd83759772ed8d084705340157037&source=email-americas-most-convenient-bank-refuses-to-serve-christians&email_referrer=americas-most-convenient-bank-refuses-to-serve-christians&email_subject=americas-most-convenient-bank-refuses-to-serve-christians

Atheists Attack Ark Encounter With Offensive Billboards

Gotta love this:

http://www.atheistrepublic.com/news/kentucky-atheists-attack-ark-encounter-offensive-billboards

Elizabeth Warren knocks it out of the fucking park addressing Republicans for 7 years of obstruction

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/3/10/1499168/-Elizabeth-Warren-hits-it-out-of-the-f-cking-park-addressing-Republicans-for-7-years-of-obstruction

Donald Trump’s Abortion Logic Is Totally 100% Right

http://time.com/4278462/donald-trump-abortion-filipovic/

We had all better hope these scientists are wrong about the planet’s future

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/22/we-had-all-better-hope-these-scientists-are-wrong-about-the-planets-future/

How The Democratic Elite Betrayed Their Party And Paved The Way For Donald Trump

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-the-democratic-party-helped-create-donald-trump_us_56f17969e4b084c672219f8a?fvcszvwnaicvgf1or=&

An interesting perspective, although support for civil rights drove a lot of low-information, racist and misogynist voters to the Republican Party.

John Oliver's Detailed Takedown of Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnpO_RTSNmQ

The rise of American authoritarianism

This article very disturbingly and in great detail explains what the research reveals on why Trump and his supporters are taking over the GOP:

http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism

The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Disliking Hillary Clinton

Part of the deck stacked against Hillary:

http://time.com/4258976/disliking-hillary-clinton/

Denmark Is the World's Happiest Country

To those who think socialist countries are a nightmare, it's worth pointing out that the happiest nations on Earth are predominantly socialist:

http://www.livescience.com/54066-happiest-countries-2016.html?cmpid=NL_LS_weekly_2016-3-16

Brains...

Unless The Democrats Run Sanders, A Trump Nomination Means A Trump Presidency

http://static.currentaffairs.org/2016/02/unless-the-democrats-nominate-sanders-a-trump-nomination-means-a-trump-presidency

Why I Left the Right: How Studying Religion Made Me a Liberal

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susie-meister/studying-religion-republican-made-me-a-liberal_b_9293716.html

Conservative groups to McConnell: The Senate doesn't matter, keep the Supreme Court

I agree that the Supreme Court replacement is more important (regardless of political leanings)...but subverting the clear instructions from the Constitution to get it?

http://m.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/22/1489165/-Conservative-groups-to-McConnell-The-Senate-doesn-t-matter-keep-the-Supreme-Court?detail=email

Robert Reich: The Republican Party Died in 2016

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/17/1486523/-Robert-Reich-The-Republican-Party-Died-in-2016

I agree...there do have to be two viable parties. And the Repugs aren't one of them.

John Oliver skewers Mitch McConnell's hypocrisy

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/14/john-oliver-slams-republicans-for-blocking-antonin-scalia-s-scotus-replacement.html

The whole segment is good, but the hypocrisy part starts at about 2:45.

Petitioning the United Nations for the Right to No Religion

Sign if you're interested:

https://www.change.org/p/united-nations-the-right-to-no-religion?recruiter=2612591&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition

How the Supreme Court Just Slowed Climate Efforts — and Why Environmental Activists Remain Optimistic

http://time.com/4215597/clean-power-plan-supreme-court/?xid=newsletter-brief

Why so many economists back Obama’s idea of a tax on oil

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/02/08/why-many-economists-support-obamas-idea-of-a-tax-on-oil/?tid=a_inl

New Research Shows Long-Term Global Warming Needs External Drivers

More evidence for the climate change deniers:

http://scitechdaily.com/new-research-shows-long-term-global-warming-needs-external-drivers/

Napoleon on Religion

Texas Grand Jury Indicts 2 People Behind Undercover Planned Parenthood Videos

Every time they go after progressive causes, they end up making themselves look like idiots:

http://time.com/4193294/planned-parenthood-videos-indictment/?xid=newsletter-brief

Poll shows 0.0% of Icelanders 25 years or younger believe God created the world

Wow, that's a big change!

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/tippling/2016/01/14/0-0-of-icelanders-25-years-or-younger-believe-god-created-the-world-new-poll-reveals/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Atheist%2001%2020%2016%20(1)&utm_content=&spMailingID=50508823&spUserID=MTMxNjYyNjQyODc3S0&spJobID=842683866&spReportId=ODQyNjgzODY2S0

"Religious freedom" support for bigotry is nothing new

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/godlessindixie/2016/01/21/religious-freedom-is-under-attack-again/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=godlessindixie_012116UTC070109_daily&utm_content=&spMailingID=50518881&spUserID=MTMxNjYyNjQyODc3S0&spJobID=842836909&spReportId=ODQyODM2OTA5S0

Study: Man-Made Heat In Oceans Is Surging, Has Doubled Since 1997

Not at all pleasant a prospect:

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/oceans-heat_us_569d24dce4b0778f46fa33c4?

A Succinct Rebuttal to Every Lame Talking Point Against Nominating Bernie

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/1/18/1471336/-A-succinct-rebuttal-to-every-lame-talking-point-against-nominating-Bernie