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Posted June 11, 2014 by Sandi
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  • “All You Have to Do Is Show Up” How White Nationalists Are Infiltrating the GOP June 20, 2019
    On June 2, 2018, James Allsup, a then-22-year-old Alt Right activist, was elected Precinct Committee Officer for the Whitman County Republican Party, covering the area south of Spokane, Washington. The media reacted with alarm, with headlines announcing that a White Read More
    Shane Burley and Alexander Reid Ross
  • The National Sheriffs’ Association Alignment with Far-right Groups Undermines Public Safety June 14, 2019
    Technological tools to increase law enforcement’s surveillance capacity will be showcased at this year’s annual National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA), Education and Technology Expo from June 14-18, heightening concerns regarding law enforcement’s targeting of minority communities. But the troubling alignment between Read More
    Cloee Cooper
  • How A Right-wing Network Mobilized Sheriffs’ Departments June 10, 2019
    Sheriffs are elected at the county level, and in most cases operate without any direct oversight. This presents an opportunity for White nationalists and other right-wing movements, particularly the Patriot movement and the anti-immigrant movement, to build power and influence. Read More
    Cloee Cooper
  • The National Sheriffs’ Association strengthens the deportation machine June 6, 2019
    Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a new effort in May 2019 to expand the reach of its deportation machine. ICE’s new Warrant Service Officer (WSO) program allows local police officers to effectively become federal immigration enforcement agents and, in Read More
    Political Research Associates
  • Epicenter: Chicago – Reclaiming a City from Neoliberalism June 5, 2019
    In many ways, all eyes are on Chicago. The city increasingly finds itself at the epicenter of multiple discourses of violence and safety – from hubristic Presidential tweets claiming federal intervention is necessary to address Chicago’s murder rate, to hand-wringing Read More
    Andrea J. Ritchie
  • States Criminalize Abortion with Roe in Reach May 17, 2019
    Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday evening signed a bill into law intended to ban nearly all abortions and criminalize physicians who provide abortion care, and hours later the Missouri state senate approved legislation that ban abortions after eight weeks Read More
    Teddy Wilson
  • New Mexico’s Constitutional Sheriffs Pave the Way for Militias Patrolling the Border April 29, 2019
    On April 20, the FBI arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of a New Mexico-based militia group, on charges of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. His group, the United Constitutional Patriots, drew international attention for illegally detaining Read More
    Cloee Cooper
  • The Right’s decades-long fight for a Census citizenship question April 23, 2019
    On April 23, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin to consider the Trump administration’s plans to alter the 2020 Census to include a question inquiring about residents’ citizenship status. This significant addition to the decennial population survey has been a Read More
    Political Research Associates
  • Blitzing to Dominion April 11, 2019
    The Christian and business Right has been steadily building political, policy and legislative capacity in the states since the 1980s.   Among the best-known elements of this multifaceted, long term project are the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the State Policy Read More
    Frederick Clarkson
  • White House Ties to Anti-Immigrant and Anti-Muslim Leaders April 11, 2019
    On April 9, U.S. House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on hate crimes and the rise of White nationalism focused primarily on platform accountability and law enforcement solutions, while xenophobic movements promoting anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim bigotry continue to radically Read More
    Political Research Associates

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  • Melania Trump Just Faved This Tweet About How Much She Hates Donald Trump May 3, 2017
    Hello. Good evening. Retweets are not endorsements. Neither are faves. Having said that, someone on Melania Trump's social team just did a whoopsie daisy. Alex Litel spotted that @melaniatrump, a verified account, faved this tweet: Seems the only #Wall @realDonaldTrump's built is the one between him and @FLOTUS #Melania #trump pic.twitter.com/XiNd2jiLUF — Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) May […]
    Ben Dreyfuss
  • This New York Daily News Cover About Trump Is Amazing March 22, 2017
      The New York Daily News has often hit Trump hard on their front page. A sample: Hey, @realDonaldTrump -- here's our Wednesday front page. http://t.co/m7V8GbV4r7 pic.twitter.com/MMJWECKq02 — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 17, 2015 Today's @NYDailyNews cover accompanied by an emotional guest column about @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/Ue4IXx97gr pic.twitter.com/X9xLdSlaYG — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) […]
    Mother Jones New York Bureau
  • SNL Just Hit Trump Again March 12, 2017
    "Daddy, what did you do during the war?" "Satire, child. Satire" Let's try that one more time... #SNL pic.twitter.com/EO9qc8mdWZ — Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) March 12, 2017 Introducing the newest fragrance from Ivanka Trump. #SNL #Complicit pic.twitter.com/iOvia8csHk — Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) March 12, 2017
    Mother Jones New York Bureau
  • Melissa McCarthy Just Played Sean Spicer on SNL and It Was Simply Glorious February 5, 2017
    This was amazing.
    Mother Jones New York Bureau
  • Donald Trump Is Going To Hate This Saturday Night Live Skit So Much February 5, 2017
    Trump apparently hates the idea that any of his advisors are "running him." If that's true, tonight's SNL is going to drive him bonkers. Watch:
    Mother Jones New York Bureau
  • Aziz Ansari Just Hit Donald Trump Hard In An Epic Saturday Night Live Monologue January 22, 2017
    Mother Jones New York Bureau
  • Carrie Fisher Described Donald Trump Perfectly December 28, 2016
    Carrie Fisher, who died today at 60, was famously open about her own mental illness and relished in calling out crazy wherever she saw it. Here are her best tweets about Donald Trump. So you have to be attractive to be groped uninvited by Trump. Finally! A reason to want to be ugly! — Carrie […]
    Harry Dreyfuss
  • RIP George Michael December 25, 2016
    Damnit. The star, who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and later continued his success as a solo performer, is said to have "passed away peacefully at home". Thames Valley Police said South Central Ambulance Service attended a property in Goring in Oxfordshire at 13:42 GMT. Police say there were no suspicious circumstances. […]
    Mother Jones New York Bureau
  • Saturday Night Live Just Did A Cold Open That Will Make You Sob November 13, 2016
    Mother Jones New York Bureau
  • Seth Meyers Has a Message for Undecided Voters November 3, 2016
    This is good. From tonight’s #ACloserLook: How could anyone choose between Trump and Clinton? pic.twitter.com/lUc6pVY3D5 — Late Night (@LateNightSeth) November 3, 2016 I think Seth Meyers actually doesn't get enough credit as a late-night host. I'm not a huge fan of any of these shows, but Meyers is pretty funny. This segment was also pretty […]
    Ben Dreyfuss
  • Gene Wilder Has Died August 29, 2016
    This is really sad. BREAKING: Gene Wilder, star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and Mel Brooks comedies, is dead at 83, his family says. — AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) August 29, 2016 Gene Wilder always reminded me of the opening line of the Rafael Sabatini novel Scaramoush: "He was born with a gift for laughter and a sense […]
    Ben Dreyfuss
  • Carly Fiorina Just Burst Into Song and It Was the Weirdest Thing I've Ever Seen April 27, 2016
    There we were, as a nation, watching Sen. Ted Cruz attempt to gin up some momentum by announcing Carly Fiorina as his vice presidential running mate, Wednesday afternoon. I was a bit bored. Then this happened, and oh, how I screamed with my mouth and with my keyboard: Here is the full video for your enjoyment—and […]
    James West
  • This Powerful Video Shows Just How Violent Online Harassment Is for Women in Sports April 26, 2016
    Part of the unstated job description for a woman in sports seems to involve dealing with serious forms of online abuse—harassment that often extends well beyond the innocuous jab and into violent, misogynistic threats. It's a well-documented problem, but that doesn't matter. It's a near daily reality for far too many women working in sports. […]
    Inae Oh
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda Raps a Powerful Plea to Save Puerto Rico From Its Debt Crisis April 25, 2016
    On Sunday, John Oliver focused his attention on Puerto Rico's paralyzing debt crisis and the fast-approaching May 1 deadline looming over the island to repay $72 billion—an amount the island's governor announced last June could not be repaid and was therefore crippling Puerto Rico's economy. The ongoing crisis has affected many of Puerto Rico's 3.5 […]
    Inae Oh
  • Summer Flake's Electric Folk Casts a Powerful Spell April 25, 2016
    Summer FlakeHello Friends Rice Is Nice Records Courtesy of Grandstand Media/Rice Is Nice Records Australia's Stephanie Craise, who records as Summer Flake, makes electric folk music that's both mammoth and intimate. Her sweet-and-sour combination of frayed guitars and dreamy, overdubbed voices has a bracing sizzle, with sentimental melodies tugging at the heartstrings to amplify the […]
    Jon Young
  • Prince Performed "Purple Rain" Unplugged at One of His Final Shows Last Week April 21, 2016
    Today, the world mourns the death of legendary musician Prince, the prolific artist who produced countless hits such as "When Doves Cry" and "1999." Just a week before his death was reported on Thursday, the pop star played two sold-out shows in Atlanta, where he performed one of his most celebrated songs, "Purple Rain." The concert […]
    Inae Oh

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  • The news about Rob Porter just broke this week, but Trump has long surrounded himself with men who abuse women. Sources: https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/Trump_abusers/

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  • The Dreaming Tree of Life Sisterhood

  • http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/29/woman-kidnapped-held-captive-sex-slave-13-years-rapist-sold/

    telegraph.co.uk

  • endsexualexploitation.org

  • https://avivaromm.com/hypothyroidism-feminist-issue/

    avivaromm.com

  • https://fightthenewdrug.org/how-porn-fuels-child-on-child-sex-attacks/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

    fightthenewdrug.org

  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/12/30/berlin-sets-up-new-years-eve-safe-zone-for-women-amid-sexual-assault-concerns/?utm_term=.a72fead3eaeb

    washingtonpost.com

  • I post this here because this narration reminds me of James Baldwin, whose writing many feminist found some experiential commonality (see Dworkin). It is really about male privilege and the tribalism that divides and traumatizes us -- through what greatly can be called the patriarchal habituation (addictive) process as described by Anne Schaef and many others. Misogyny (patriarchy), as he describes racism, functions in the same manner. I do not have time to say much more at this moment. Obama is a great writer. I can see why some of my literary friends who read his books early on were smitten by him. You can see where his remarkable diplomacy evolved. https://www.youtube.com/embed/NBzDb8UB8yA

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  • The Try Guys

  • https://pulsefeedz.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/umd-students-seek-to-change-colorism-and-misogyny-in-the-black-community/

    pulsefeedz.wordpress.com

  • “There is not a woman I know,” Driver said, “myself included, who has not experienced verbal abuse and sexual epithets their whole fucking life, right up to being manhandled and having my career threatened several times by men I wouldn’t sleep with.”

    Actor calls former co-star’s remarks about ‘spectrum of behaviour’ in sexual misconduct ‘Orwellian’ and questions defence of disgraced comedian Louis CK

  • https://www.thenation.com/article/rape-minute-thousand-corpses-year/

    thenation.com

  • https://www.newyorker.com/culture/likes/how-sarah-silverman-reckoned-with-louis-ck-in-the-year-of-sexual-harassment

    newyorker.com

  • http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-farrow-woody-allen-me-too-20171207-story.html

    latimes.com

  • In the wake of #MeToo, let's be sure to hold POTUS 45 accountable as well. PLEASE SHARE:

    I Cherish Women

  • https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1773472679619887&set=gm.2069040583315192&type=3

  • https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/11/20/art-monstrous-men/?utm_content=buffer4c1af&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

    theparisreview.org

  • I've had the pleasure to meet Gail Hines, before. Her husband is a one of my mentors from UMass Boston. I'm so grateful to learn from Gail's voice, also.

  • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/al-franken-leeann-tweeden-response-sexual-misconduct-accuations/

    cbsnews.com

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  • Biden shreds ‘divorced from reality’ Trump in blistering attack on his racism June 24, 2019
    In an op-ed published in a Florida paper — published in both English and Spanish — former Vice President Joe Biden slammed Donald Trump as an out-and-out racist, saying he has used “racist invective to describe anyone south of the Rio Grande.” In the piece, published in the Miami Herald, Biden bluntly began, “Last week […]
    Tom Boggioni
  • Searing heat across Europe sparks scramble for shade June 24, 2019
    Fans flew off store shelves and public fountains offered relief from the heat as temperatures soared in Europe on Monday, with officials urging vigilance ahead of even hotter conditions forecast later in the week. Meteorologists blamed a blast of torrid air from the Sahara for the unusually early summer heatwave, which could send thermometers up […]
    Agence France-Presse
  • MSNBC’s Morning Joe spills new rumors about how Rudy Giuliani’s drinking kept him out of the White House June 24, 2019
    MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough spilled some gossip about President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and his alleged alcohol abuse. The “Morning Joe” host has long hinted about rumors of Rudy Giuliani drinking to excess, and MSNBC contributor Mike Barnicle opened the topic by asking an Axios reporter about a trove of leaked transition documents showing the incoming […]
    Travis Gettys
  • How owning an Instagram-famous pet changes your politics June 24, 2019
    I must begin this article with a confession: If it weren’t for my fiancee, I never would have gotten so deep into the world of Instagram-famous pets. To say that they give her joy is an understatement. Many restful slumbers have been disrupted by her random exclamations of unbridled happiness, followed by her pressing an […]
    Matthew Rozsa, Salon
  • World faces ‘climate apartheid’: UN expert June 24, 2019
    The world faces “a climate apartheid” where the wealthy are better able to adjust to a hotter planet while the poor suffer the worst from climate change, a UN expert said Monday. In a new report, the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, warned that “climate change threatens to […]
    Agence France-Presse
  • Beto O’Rourke calls for a ‘war tax’ in release of health care plan for veterans June 24, 2019
    The Democratic presidential candidate uses his eighth policy announcement to focus on an area that he prioritized in Congress. Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke on Monday morning released a plan to improve the lives of veterans, returning to an area of priority during his time in the U.S. House for his latest 2020 policy rollout. In keeping […]
    Texas Tribune
  • “We need to be prepared”: The tough conversations immigrant families are having as deportation fears consume Houston communities June 24, 2019
    Although an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation targeting families with deportation orders has been postponed for two weeks, anxiety remains among the undocumented community of Houston. On Friday afternoon, Kassandra saw the news on social media. Her immediate reaction was to call her father. “I told him to be careful out there,” she said. They […]
    Texas Tribune
  • Did the Saudis urge Trump to call off a planned strike against Iran? June 24, 2019
    Saudi Arabia and Iran have long been bitter rivals for political and strategic dominance in the Gulf region. After President Trump called off retaliatory strikes against Iran at the last minute last Thursday night, one of his first calls to a foreign head of state was to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Brian Hook, […]
    Sophia Tesfaye, Salon
  • Rugby star Israel Folau defiant after ‘anti-gay’ crowdfunding campaign shut down June 24, 2019
    Rugby star Israel Folau said his resolve to fight his sacking for homophobic comments had “only been hardened” by criticism as a crowdfunding campaign for his legal fees was shut down on Monday. Super Rugby’s most prolific try-scorer, who is planning a court battle with former employer Rugby Australia, had raised more than Aus$700,000 (US$486,000) […]
    Agence France-Presse
  • Michael Jackson fans defiant as abuse claims loom over anniversary of his death June 24, 2019
    Defiant fans are preparing to mark 10 years since Michael Jackson’s death as fascination with the King of Pop remains undimmed despite lurid claims of child sex abuse. On Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, the singer’s star continues to draw a constant scrum of selfie-snapping tourists, while nearby souvenir shops, street performers and even tattoo parlors […]
    Agence France-Presse

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  • Biden shreds ‘divorced from reality’ Trump in blistering attack on his racism June 24, 2019
    In an op-ed published in a Florida paper — published in both English and Spanish — former Vice President Joe Biden slammed Donald Trump as an out-and-out racist, saying he has used “racist invective to describe anyone south of the Rio Grande.” In the piece, published in the Miami Herald, Biden bluntly began, “Last week […]
    Tom Boggioni
  • Searing heat across Europe sparks scramble for shade June 24, 2019
    Fans flew off store shelves and public fountains offered relief from the heat as temperatures soared in Europe on Monday, with officials urging vigilance ahead of even hotter conditions forecast later in the week. Meteorologists blamed a blast of torrid air from the Sahara for the unusually early summer heatwave, which could send thermometers up […]
    Agence France-Presse
  • MSNBC’s Morning Joe spills new rumors about how Rudy Giuliani’s drinking kept him out of the White House June 24, 2019
    MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough spilled some gossip about President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and his alleged alcohol abuse. The “Morning Joe” host has long hinted about rumors of Rudy Giuliani drinking to excess, and MSNBC contributor Mike Barnicle opened the topic by asking an Axios reporter about a trove of leaked transition documents showing the incoming […]
    Travis Gettys
  • How owning an Instagram-famous pet changes your politics June 24, 2019
    I must begin this article with a confession: If it weren’t for my fiancee, I never would have gotten so deep into the world of Instagram-famous pets. To say that they give her joy is an understatement. Many restful slumbers have been disrupted by her random exclamations of unbridled happiness, followed by her pressing an […]
    Matthew Rozsa, Salon
  • World faces ‘climate apartheid’: UN expert June 24, 2019
    The world faces “a climate apartheid” where the wealthy are better able to adjust to a hotter planet while the poor suffer the worst from climate change, a UN expert said Monday. In a new report, the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, warned that “climate change threatens to […]
    Agence France-Presse
  • Beto O’Rourke calls for a ‘war tax’ in release of health care plan for veterans June 24, 2019
    The Democratic presidential candidate uses his eighth policy announcement to focus on an area that he prioritized in Congress. Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke on Monday morning released a plan to improve the lives of veterans, returning to an area of priority during his time in the U.S. House for his latest 2020 policy rollout. In keeping […]
    Texas Tribune
  • “We need to be prepared”: The tough conversations immigrant families are having as deportation fears consume Houston communities June 24, 2019
    Although an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation targeting families with deportation orders has been postponed for two weeks, anxiety remains among the undocumented community of Houston. On Friday afternoon, Kassandra saw the news on social media. Her immediate reaction was to call her father. “I told him to be careful out there,” she said. They […]
    Texas Tribune
  • Did the Saudis urge Trump to call off a planned strike against Iran? June 24, 2019
    Saudi Arabia and Iran have long been bitter rivals for political and strategic dominance in the Gulf region. After President Trump called off retaliatory strikes against Iran at the last minute last Thursday night, one of his first calls to a foreign head of state was to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Brian Hook, […]
    Sophia Tesfaye, Salon
  • Rugby star Israel Folau defiant after ‘anti-gay’ crowdfunding campaign shut down June 24, 2019
    Rugby star Israel Folau said his resolve to fight his sacking for homophobic comments had “only been hardened” by criticism as a crowdfunding campaign for his legal fees was shut down on Monday. Super Rugby’s most prolific try-scorer, who is planning a court battle with former employer Rugby Australia, had raised more than Aus$700,000 (US$486,000) […]
    Agence France-Presse
  • Michael Jackson fans defiant as abuse claims loom over anniversary of his death June 24, 2019
    Defiant fans are preparing to mark 10 years since Michael Jackson’s death as fascination with the King of Pop remains undimmed despite lurid claims of child sex abuse. On Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, the singer’s star continues to draw a constant scrum of selfie-snapping tourists, while nearby souvenir shops, street performers and even tattoo parlors […]
    Agence France-Presse
  • ‘That’s just a lie’: Morning Joe and Mika shame Mike Pence for ignoring the Bible to help Trump ‘torture’ migrant children June 24, 2019
    MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski shamed Vice President Mike Pence for lying about the Trump administration’s treatment of migrant children at the border. The vice president disputed multiple reports and the administration’s own lawyers about conditions at the detention facilities and congressional Democrats for overcrowding, and the “Morning Joe” co-hosts condemned the self-professed Christian’s […]
    Travis Gettys
  • Air Canada passenger falls asleep on plane, wakes up alone June 24, 2019
    A woman boarded an Air Canada flight earlier this month, fell asleep after takeoff and woke up alone in a dark, parked plane, apparently forgotten about by ground staff. Tiffani Adams’s story was posted by a friend on Air Canada’s Facebook page, drawing incredulous reactions from readers and a request for details from the airline. […]
    Agence France-Presse
  • Saudi women use wedding contracts to assert right to drive June 24, 2019
    Saudi salesman Majd had just begun his wedding preparations when his fiancee sought to enshrine in their marriage contract a condition already guaranteed by law — her right to drive. Wedding contracts have long been a safety net for brides in the deeply patriarchal society, used to guarantee demands that are often otherwise vulnerable to […]
    Agence France-Presse
  • Palestinians shun US prosperity pledges despite financial woes June 24, 2019
    Boxes of unsold biscuits are piled up in a West Bank warehouse, a sign of tough economic times faced by Palestinians who are determined not to be wooed by Washington’s economic pledges. “Money does not replace the dignity of our people and the justness of our cause,” said Mazen Sinokrot, whose company produces foodstuffs and […]
    Agence France-Presse
  • Czechs demand PM step down in largest protest since communist era June 24, 2019
    An estimated quarter of a million Czechs rallied in Prague on Sunday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Andrej Babis, in the biggest show of public discontent since the 1989 Velvet Revolution which overthrew Communism. The rally in Letna park was the culmination of a series of demonstrations in recent weeks against Babis, who […]
    Agence France-Presse
  • Governments must regulate social networks: Facebook’s Clegg June 24, 2019
    Governments must regulate social networks and not the companies themselves, Facebook’s head of global affairs and a former deputy prime minister of the UK said in an interview Monday. “It’s not for private companies, however big or small, to come up with those rules. It is for democratic politicians in the democratic world to do […]
    Agence France-Presse

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