Sen. Warren: Trump’s New Proposal Is Another Attempt by the Government to Control Women’s Bodies

http://time.com/5292145/elizabeth-warren-trump-domestic-gag-rule-abortion/

The Polls Are All Right

A nice little lesson in margin of error:

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-polls-are-all-right/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Republicans Who Thought North Korea Summit Would Save Election Now Rebooting

I wonder if we can sue Trump voters for reckless endangerment?

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republicans-north-korea-summit-save-election-now-rebooting_us_5b0c6b13e4b0568a880dbdfd

President Trump has made 3,001 false or misleading claims so far

Just a reminder how much of a liar Trump is:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/05/01/president-trump-has-made-3001-false-or-misleading-claims-so-far/?utm_term=.6be5638fa579

Alternative Math | Short Film

A perfect short film for our times:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh3Yz3PiXZw&feature=youtu.be

White House Officials Reportedly Considered Just ‘Ignoring’ New Climate Research

This is pure evil:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-house-ignore-climate-research-report_us_5b066bf7e4b07c4ea104e2a7

‘60 Minutes’ Reporter Reveals Trump’s Chilling Reason For Slamming The Press

No surprise here...other than Trump admitting it outright:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/60-minutes-reporter-trump-chilling-reason-for-slamming-press_us_5b048109e4b07c4ea102c8ca

Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms

Something that hasn't made much of a stir but should:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-personally-pushed-postmaster-general-to-double-rates-on-amazon-other-firms/2018/05/18/2b6438d2-5931-11e8-858f-12becb4d6067_story.html

There Is Only One Trump Scandal

Rolling all Trump's scandals into one: corruption:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/05/there-is-only-one-trump-scandal/560825/

Stephanie Kelton Has The Biggest Idea In Washington

Very interesting solution that could appeal to both conservatives and liberals (though mostly liberals), since it could fund all their agendas...if it actually works:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephanie-kelton-economy-washington_us_5afee5eae4b0463cdba15121

If the media actually told the 'good news' about Trump, it would still be pretty bad news

A lot of good arguments for why Trump's best news isn't really all that great:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/13/1763340/-If-the-media-actually-told-the-good-news-about-Trump-it-would-still-be-pretty-bad-news

Arguments for why even Trump's best news isn't really all that great:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/13/1763340/-If-the-media-actually-told-the-good-news-about-Trump-it-would-still-be-pretty-bad-news

The 'Strongmen Era' Is Here. Here’s What It Means for You

This is pretty depressing, but unfortunately rings true:

http://time.com/5264170/the-strongmen-era-is-here-heres-what-it-means-for-you/

Trump Orders Help For Chinese Phone-Maker After China Approves Money For Trump Project

How much more pay-for-play will there be before somebody stops the fat bastard?

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-china-zte_us_5af9f701e4b0200bcab7fa66

Trump Kills NASA Carbon Monitoring Program as CO2 Levels Soar Past 'Troubling' 410 ppm Threshold

The ostrich head in the sand philosophy:

https://www.ecowatch.com/nasa-carbon-monitoring-2568721391.html?xrs=RebelMouse_fb&ts=1526303383

Connecticut joins push for presidential popular vote

Since the Electoral College failed to do its job to prevent the election of an authoritarian president, this seems like a good way to marginalize it:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/07/politics/connecticut-popular-vote/index.html

George Soros, Progressive Groups To Spend Millions To Elect Reformist Prosecutors

This sounds like a reasonable response to the GOP trying to unreasonably fill the judiciary with conservative judges:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/george-soros-prosecutors-reform_us_5af2100ae4b0a0d601e76f06

Bill Maher Shreds Donald Trump, Likens Him To A Mob Boss

SUCH an apt comparison (watch the video):

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bill-maher-donald-trump-mob_us_5af6898be4b00d7e4c1ad35b

High School Students Convinced Utah Republicans to Accept Climate Change

But here's some good news: Republicans CAN be persuaded by education:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/10/high-school-students-convinced-utah-republicans-to-accept-climate-change/

It takes a lot, though....

Trump White House quietly cancels NASA research verifying greenhouse gas cuts

To ignore science-based evidence should be considered a crime:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/trump-white-house-quietly-cancels-nasa-research-verifying-greenhouse-gas-cuts

Republicans Fill Court Seat They Denied To Obama For 6 Years

This kind of underhanded, hypocritical bullshit pisses me off more than almost anything else:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-brennan-ron-johnson-trump-judges_us_5af47bcbe4b04d3b2c91818f

If Democrats tried that, Republicans would go insane.

Donald Trump gave a huge gift to Vladimir Putin, and may have saved the Russian government

Here's an interesting idea based on the fact that Trump violating the Iran nuclear deal has significantly increased oil prices:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/9/1763198/-Donald-Trump-gave-a-huge-gift-to-Vladimir-Putin-and-may-have-saved-the-Russian-government

Trump is no longer the worst person in government

Whose ass will be left to kiss if Pense replaces Trump? (From George Will, no less.):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-no-longer-the-worst-person-in-government/2018/05/09/10e59eba-52f1-11e8-a551-5b648abe29ef_story.html

'The Americans Cannot Be Trusted.' How Iran Is Reacting to Trump's Decision to Quit Nuclear Deal

Unless Trump backs down, this surely won't end well:

http://time.com/5270821/iran-nuclear-deal-trump-ayatollah-khameini-hassan-rouhani/

Ohio Voters Pass Gerrymandering Reform Measure

I'm hoping this gains traction around the whole country:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ohio-gerrymandering-reform_us_5af1a93ee4b0ab5c3d6a0bd2

The Incredible Fragility of Young Earth Creationist Evangelicalism

A very interesting perspective: by hitching YEC to the validity of Christianity, creationists set themselves up for failure:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2018/05/the-incredible-fragility-of-young-earth-creationist-evangelicalism.html

Snowflake Scott Pruitt spent $3 million on security over three threats—and they were ridiculous

Yet more reason to despise Pruitt:

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/8/1762794/-Scott-Pruitt-spent-3-million-on-security-over-three-threats-one-a-drawing-of-mustache-over-his-pic

Trump's Approval Rating Makes Me Hopeful For Our Country: Tuesday's Good News

A longish article, but filled with encouraging signs for those not enamored with Trump or the GOP:

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/8/1762551/-Trump-s-Approval-Rating-Makes-Me-Hopeful-For-Our-Country-Tuesday-s-Good-News

Are right-wing evangelicals causing the rise in religious 'nones'?

Music to my ears:

http://bigthink.com/scotty-hendricks/are-right-wing-christian-evangelicals-accidentally-creating-more-religious-nones

London's Top Trauma Doctor Hits Back At Trump's "Ridiculous" Knife Remarks to NRA

I've had conservatives try to pull this one on me:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/5/1762231/-London-s-Top-Trauma-Doctor-Hits-Back-At-Trump-s-Ridiculous-Knife-Remarks-to-NRA

American Conservatives Have A Raging Hypocrisy Problem

This is a great anti-Trump rant...from a very CONSERVATIVE, pro-Trump source:

https://www.redstate.com/kimberly_ross/2018/05/04/american-conservatives-raging-hypocrisy/

Why Republicans Should Fear a Rural Revolt in 2018

Here's to hoping:

http://time.com/5266409/donald-trump-elections-farmers-rural-voters/

North Korea calls U.S. claims about upcoming summit "misleading"

Of course they have to say this, but I'm glad they deny Trump had "everything" to do with the peace overture:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-calls-us-claims-about-upcoming-summit-misleading-today-2018-05-06/

The epic mistake about manufacturing that’s cost Americans millions of jobs

US manufacturing could be a lot worse off than we thought:

https://qz.com/1269172/the-epic-mistake-about-manufacturing-thats-cost-americans-millions-of-jobs/

Big Business Wants to Stop Trump From Leaving This Other Climate Deal

Well, if government won't enact sane policies, I guess it's up to businesses:

http://time.com/5264800/donald-trump-kigali-amendment-hfcs/

President Trump has made 3,001 false or misleading claims so far

When lies are this demonstrable, it takes a special kind of stupid to continue to believe anything he says:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/05/01/president-trump-has-made-3001-false-or-misleading-claims-so-far/

And here's the interactive database:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/?utm_term=.b210b243837a

Is the Trump-Fox News-Wall Street Journal Unholy Alliance Starting to Crack Under the President’s Lies?

Finally, the Trump-fellators are beginning to acknowledge his lies:

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/is-the-trump-fox-news-wall-street-journal-unholy-alliance-starting-to-crack-under-the-presidents-lies.html

(Watch the video)