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https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-98b09274-a6bb-4175-bd53-d87f6878dd3c.html?chunk=7&utm_term=emshare#story7
Important and/or interesting political articles that often don't make the headlines but are worth a look.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Monday, April 29, 2019
Fox News analyst says Mueller report proves Trump did obstruct justice
Gotta love it when even Faux News lashes back at the Tangerine Sphincter:
https://amp.theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/26/fox-news-andrew-napolitano-trump-obstruct-justice-op-ed
https://amp.theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/26/fox-news-andrew-napolitano-trump-obstruct-justice-op-ed
Friday, April 26, 2019
Tax return bills could kick Trump off the ballot in some blue states
Nice to see the list expanding!
"As of February 20, 2017 legislators in 18 states (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia) have introduced bills" to require "future presidential candidates to disclose income tax returns in order to be placed on the general election ballot."
But we REALLY need some red states added to the list....
https://www.axios.com/trump-tax-returns-2020-presidential-election-6ea32cfa-4ec4-46b7-bcf0-4609eb77d8b7.html
"As of February 20, 2017 legislators in 18 states (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia) have introduced bills" to require "future presidential candidates to disclose income tax returns in order to be placed on the general election ballot."
But we REALLY need some red states added to the list....
https://www.axios.com/trump-tax-returns-2020-presidential-election-6ea32cfa-4ec4-46b7-bcf0-4609eb77d8b7.html
Thursday, April 25, 2019
If Trump Is So Worried About The ‘Deep State,’ He Should Try Looking In The White House
This lists several good examples of Trump being ignored by his own staff. That must drive him insane. :-)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/deep-state-white-house_n_5cc0be43e4b01b6b3efc1c43
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/deep-state-white-house_n_5cc0be43e4b01b6b3efc1c43
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Greenland is melting even faster than experts thought, study finds
And to be more specific about the current effects of climate change...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/22/world/greenland-sea-level-rise-scn/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/22/world/greenland-sea-level-rise-scn/index.html
The Media Are Complacent While the World Burns
I keep posting these climate change articles in the hopes of contributing to the urgency in at least one small way:
https://www.thenation.com/article/climate-change-media-aoc-gnd-propaganda/
https://www.thenation.com/article/climate-change-media-aoc-gnd-propaganda/
Trump’s Washing Machine Tariffs Put Consumers Through Wringer: Study
What happens when you put an idiot in charge of the economy:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/washing-machine-tariffs_n_5cbe878ae4b0315683fc2855
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/washing-machine-tariffs_n_5cbe878ae4b0315683fc2855
Monday, April 22, 2019
This Is The Part Of ‘Medicare For All’ That You Never Hear About
Hospitals charge exorbitant prices and are now a third of the health care cost:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-medicare-for-all-hospitals_n_5cb655b2e4b082aab08dd7bf
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-medicare-for-all-hospitals_n_5cb655b2e4b082aab08dd7bf
Robert Mueller Was Wrong. President Trump Can Be Indicted
The OLC rule that a sitting president can't be indicted isn't a rule:
http://time.com/5574520/mueller-report-trump-indictment-obstruction-justice/
http://time.com/5574520/mueller-report-trump-indictment-obstruction-justice/
Friday, April 19, 2019
Here’s the Law That Requires Mnuchin to Turn Over Trump’s Taxes, or Lose His Office and Go to Prison
Oh yes, I do hope this is all true:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/heres-the-law-that-requires-steven-mnuchin-to-turn-over-trumps-taxes-or-lose-his-office-and-go-to-prison?ref=home
https://www.thedailybeast.com/heres-the-law-that-requires-steven-mnuchin-to-turn-over-trumps-taxes-or-lose-his-office-and-go-to-prison?ref=home
Donald Trump Is Weak and Afraid. The Mueller Report Proves It
This sums up my view:
http://time.com/5574118/mueller-report-donald-trump/
"President Trump is weak — too weak even to commit the acts of obstruction he desired."
http://time.com/5574118/mueller-report-donald-trump/
"President Trump is weak — too weak even to commit the acts of obstruction he desired."
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Church membership in U.S. plummets
"Gallup says the percentage of U.S. adults who belong to a church or other religious institution has plunged by 20 points over the past two decades, hitting a low of 50% last year."
Nice!
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-2b6203e7-5189-4615-828d-01bcc7bcd6e4.html?chunk=5&utm_term=emshare#story5
Nice!
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-2b6203e7-5189-4615-828d-01bcc7bcd6e4.html?chunk=5&utm_term=emshare#story5
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
What if Fox News covered Trump the way it covered Obama? It would look like this
A perfect example of Fox News hypocrisy in the double standard they used against Obama:
https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1118585668001615872
https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1118585668001615872
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Everyone's Talking About Basic Income. Here Are 8 Problems It Could Fix
Monday, April 15, 2019
Wonder Boy
Buttigieg SHOULD be a great antidote to Trump...but would his being gay arouse Christians against him?
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/pete-buttigieg-2020-presidential-campaign.html
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/pete-buttigieg-2020-presidential-campaign.html
There are now as many Americans who claim no religion as there are evangelicals and Catholics, a survey finds
Great news! I will take some small bit of credit for this:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/13/us/no-religion-largest-group-first-time-usa-trnd/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/13/us/no-religion-largest-group-first-time-usa-trnd/index.html
Friday, April 12, 2019
Trump hotels exempted from ban on foreign payments under new stance
This HAS to be the most corrupt administration in US history:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/09/dojs-new-stance-on-foreign-payments-or-gifts-to-trump-blurs-lines-experts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/09/dojs-new-stance-on-foreign-payments-or-gifts-to-trump-blurs-lines-experts
EPA Chief Says Climate Change Is Not His Top Priority
Why the Religious Right Is Terrified of Pete Buttigieg
This is one way to weaken the fundagelicals and drive them nuts:
https://newrepublic.com/article/153543/religious-right-terrified-pete-buttigieg?ch=99&share=3392368b
https://newrepublic.com/article/153543/religious-right-terrified-pete-buttigieg?ch=99&share=3392368b
What I’ve Learned From Collecting Stories of People Whose Loved Ones Were Transformed by Fox News
This is the experience I had with my own dad:
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/i-gathered-stories-of-people-transformed-by-fox-news.html?utm_source=quora&utm_medium=referral
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/i-gathered-stories-of-people-transformed-by-fox-news.html?utm_source=quora&utm_medium=referral
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Missouri Bill Banning Anonymity of Atheist Plaintiffs in Lawsuits Passes House
THIS is why I make my videos:
China's misunderstood edge
Having an authoritarian government surpass the US technologically? Not great at all:
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-26ae879c-1d5a-4c8d-90ca-68a28867ece5.html?chunk=2&utm_term=emshare#story2
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-26ae879c-1d5a-4c8d-90ca-68a28867ece5.html?chunk=2&utm_term=emshare#story2
When middle class isn't
The slow wage death of the middle class:
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-26ae879c-1d5a-4c8d-90ca-68a28867ece5.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-26ae879c-1d5a-4c8d-90ca-68a28867ece5.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Donald Trump Inadvertently Killed the Pentagon Press Briefing. Here's How That Hurts the Public
Monday, April 8, 2019
Media critic says Fox News is "scrambling to avoid disaster" — but Democrats might save the network
Why legitimizing Faux News with Democrat participation is a bad idea:
https://www.salon.com/2019/04/05/media-critic-says-fox-news-is-scrambling-to-avoid-disaster-but-democrats-might-save-the-network_partner/?ch=99&share=73c5745a
https://www.salon.com/2019/04/05/media-critic-says-fox-news-is-scrambling-to-avoid-disaster-but-democrats-might-save-the-network_partner/?ch=99&share=73c5745a
From an economic point of view, did Reagan's trickle-down economics actually work?
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Trump Disbands DHS Unit on Domestic Terrorism
White supremacy hate crimes are on the rise, so this is what Trump does. Yet another reason to despise that obese bastard:
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/dispatches/2019/04/03/trump-disbands-dhs-unit-on-domestic-terrorism/
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/dispatches/2019/04/03/trump-disbands-dhs-unit-on-domestic-terrorism/
Tim Apple. Oranges. German Dad. Mental Health Experts Warn That Trump Is Losing It.
And this makes sense too:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-mental-health-pre-dementia_n_5ca51ea2e4b0409b0ec32806
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-mental-health-pre-dementia_n_5ca51ea2e4b0409b0ec32806
Republicans Blow Up Senate Rules To Confirm More Trump Judges
I cannot stress enough just how deeply I abhor the Death Turtle, Mitch McConnell:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-senate-rules-trump-judges-mitch-mcconnell_n_5ca4fe29e4b094d3f5c57a92
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-senate-rules-trump-judges-mitch-mcconnell_n_5ca4fe29e4b094d3f5c57a92
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Women Don't Just Face a Pay Gap at Work. They're Also Punished Far More Than Men
It's clearly not just about men being more aggressive in seeking raises and promotions:
http://time.com/5562441/equal-pay-wage-punishment-gap/
http://time.com/5562441/equal-pay-wage-punishment-gap/
What happens to rural and small-town Trump voters after Trump is gone?
A pretty non-partisan look into the minds and motivations of Trump voters:
https://www.salon.com/2019/03/30/what-happens-to-rural-and-small-town-trump-voters-after-trump-is-gone_partner/?ch=99&share=bc146187
https://www.salon.com/2019/03/30/what-happens-to-rural-and-small-town-trump-voters-after-trump-is-gone_partner/?ch=99&share=bc146187
Scientists Show Renewable Energies Can Save Millions of Lives
Phasing out fossil fuels would save 3 million lives annually worldwide:
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-show-renewable-energies-can-save-millions-of-lives/
Unfortunately, it comes with this:
"On the other hand, air pollution from particulate matter in the atmosphere, which reflects some of the solar radiation and cools the Earth to a certain extent, would rapidly decline. For this reason, a global phase-out of fossil fuels would even lead to a short-term global temperature increase of about 0.5 degrees Celsius."
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-show-renewable-energies-can-save-millions-of-lives/
Unfortunately, it comes with this:
"On the other hand, air pollution from particulate matter in the atmosphere, which reflects some of the solar radiation and cools the Earth to a certain extent, would rapidly decline. For this reason, a global phase-out of fossil fuels would even lead to a short-term global temperature increase of about 0.5 degrees Celsius."
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Monday, April 1, 2019
Trump's Pick for the Nation's Central Bank Has Economists Worried
Not just a laughingstock, as mentioned in an earlier article I posted, but a real danger:
http://time.com/5561200/donald-trump-stephen-moore-federal-reserve/
http://time.com/5561200/donald-trump-stephen-moore-federal-reserve/
Mary Anne Marsh: Trump and Barr are stonewalling on the Mueller investigation -- just like Nixon on Watergate
More Fox News finally turning on Trump:
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-and-barr-are-stonewalling-on-the-mueller-investigation-just-like-nixon-did-on-watergate
It warms the soul. ;-)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-and-barr-are-stonewalling-on-the-mueller-investigation-just-like-nixon-did-on-watergate
It warms the soul. ;-)
Mitch McConnell Plans To Change The Rules Again To Confirm Trump Judges
I really hate this fucking hypocritical death turtle:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-senate-rules-trump-judges_n_5ca0e902e4b0bc0dacaa2800
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-senate-rules-trump-judges_n_5ca0e902e4b0bc0dacaa2800
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