Trump’s federal hiring freeze will kneecap veterans more than perhaps any...
Without bothering to check the numbers, White House press secretary Sean Spicer claimed Monday that Donald Trump's hiring freeze on nonmilitary federal employees would combat the "dramatic expansion of...
View ArticleBravo, President Best Businessman Ever! Trump claims 28,000 pipeline jobs....
90 permanent jobs. Fantastic work! Just what we knew you were capable of, Mr. Businessman. Sure, it's an environmental nightmare and puts water supplies in danger... but 90 jobs!! Who can argue...
View ArticleAn inconvenient spill: Pipeline burst provides perfect reminder of why DAPL...
Just one day after Donald Trump signed an executive order overriding both sound judgement and market demand to put both Keystone XL and the DAPL pipelines back in the … pipeline, something has happened...
View ArticleTop Comments: Trump family boundaries(?) edition
An open forum on what boundaries one should adopt for Trump family members, after the jump ….. But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan declares it will not release students' immigration...
Since the election in November, schools of higher education have been warning students abroad on their winter breaks to consider coming back early. They did this because of what has transpired over the...
View ArticleOh No, he didn't! (yes, he's trying to). Note To Donald Trump
You Are Now President of The United States, Mr Trump. The Entire World Is Counting On You To Do The Right Things.Don't Screw It Up!And So It Begins Executive OrderExecutive Orders 101 The National...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View ArticleTrump regime says ignore 'hysterical' protesters. Here's where to find a...
On Saturday, at airports around the country, thousands gathered to protest the unconstitutional, inhumane, hate-inspired Muslim ban ordered by popular vote loser Donald Trump. And according to the...
View ArticleTrump's incompetent anti-Muslim ban will do nothing to make us safer
The Trump team's asinine ban of legal travelers and refugees from Muslim nations was the result of a campaign promise to his overtly racist base. But we should also take yet another moment to, just for...
View ArticleHer husband was murdered in the San Bernardino terrorist attack—her message...
Renee Wetzel’s husband Michael was one of the victims gunned down by radicalized Islamic terrorists during the San Bernardino massacre on December 2, 2015. Fourteen people died and 22 were injured....
View ArticleFrom a high school in Iowa…
The following announcement was made this morning by Kevin Biggs, principal of Theodore Roosevelt High School (Des Moines). "Good Morning Roughriders:I apologize for the interruption. Please place down...
View ArticleNJ-Gov: Quinnipac Poll Has Phil Murphy (D) Crushing Chris Christie's (R) Lt....
Here’s some good news today out of the Garden State courtesy of Quinnipac:2017 Governor's Race In an early look at the 2017 New Jersey governor's race, featuring two little-known contenders,...
View ArticleRepublicans are selling 3.3 million acres of our land; including 3 national...
Rep. Jason Chaffetz has introduced H.R. 621 that will sell 3,368,278 acres of federal land, a total area that is slightly smaller than the state of Connecticut. The Tea Bag Republican who “represents”...
View ArticleArmy Corp of Engineers proceed with easement process for Dakota Access...
UPDATE (February 2): Army PR just issued this statement attributed to MG Malcolm Frost, US Army Chief of Public AffairsThe Army has initiated the steps outlined in the January 24th Presidential...
View ArticleBreaking Pawlitics: Lee Goes to Washington DC
Please join us meeting your politicians or making mass calls regarding replacing Obamacare. According to Indivisible, they pay better attention to your concerns regarding one issue at a time. We will...
View ArticleOh Sh*t, Standing Rock Camp Raided!
x YouTube VideoVia the Guardian, Tipis have been set on fire and 76 people have been arrested at Standing Rock.North Dakota police have arrested 76 people at Standing Rock one day after federal...
View ArticleProtecting Our Rights by Defending the Constitution - State Legislative Races...
In these divisive times, it is helpful to remember that most people are fundamentally good and decent human beings. However, we must never forget that not everyone is most people. The other day, I...
View ArticleAn Iraqi's feelings on the protests in America goes viral—this is what...
The protests and marches, the phone calls and visits to elected officials’ offices, are sometimes motivated by anger and frustration but always filled with one underlying fundamental truth—we love our...
View ArticleSend Public Comments To The Army Corps Of Engineers, Now! By Feb 20, 2017.
Subject: NOI Comments, Dakota Access Pipeline Crossing (*Notice of Intent).Don't Let Trump Distract You: Public Comment on DAPL Is Now Open YES! Magazine Jan 25, 2017Public Comments Against The Dakota...
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