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Hate For Republicans Doesn’t Mean Support For Democrats

Hate For Republicans Doesn’t Mean Support For Democrats

Posted by | Apr 14, 2017 | , , |

Leaving control of this government in Republican hands for four years is going to be a real problem. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins & Sam Seder talks about the Democrats need to start to develop a response that is about the Republicans, and not about Donald Trump exclusively. Transcript of the above video: Sam: So, Farron, we were just talking about how reporting over the past couple of weeks has given us a sense of what’s coming out of the White House and this administration, and the picture is sort of like one of those funhouse mirror versions of...

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In Chechnya, Authorities Are Capturing & Torturing Homosexuals – Then Denying It

In Chechnya, Authorities Are Capturing & Torturing Homosexuals – Then Denying It

Posted by | Apr 13, 2017 | , , , |

If you were to ask leadership in the nation of Chechnya whether or not there is any truth to ongoing rumors that authorities in the nation are arresting and torturing homosexuals in the nation, they will tell you that it’s false because there are no homosexuals in Chechnya. Thus is the ongoing humanitarian disaster taking place in the Russian-controlled state. Despite officials’ denial, several persecuted residents have reached out to Russian LGBT groups, desperate for help. From NBC News: “Since news broke nearly two weeks ago of authorities in Chechnya arresting men suspected of being gay and torturing them in...

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Fearing Imminent US Action in North Korea, China Deploys 150k Troops

Fearing Imminent US Action in North Korea, China Deploys 150k Troops

Posted by | Apr 11, 2017 | |

Sensing that Donald Trump’s action in Syria was a warning to North Korea, China has dispatched 150,000 troops to handle “unforeseen circumstances.” The medical and backup units have been deployed to the Yalu River, which marks the border between China and North Korea. The move was first reported by the South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo and picked up by multiple outlets. Both US and Chinese defense officials are denying the reports. The Chosun Ilbo reported that China was stunned by President Trump’s actions and they believe that he may act unilaterally in a preemptive strike against North Korea. Last week, North...

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Trump Cranks Up War Machine – 59 Missiles Strike Syria – War Hawks Celebrate

Trump Cranks Up War Machine – 59 Missiles Strike Syria – War Hawks Celebrate

Posted by | Apr 7, 2017 | , , , |

Thursday night, the United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles in an attack on Syria’s Shayrat Airfield. The strike was in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held city that killed over 80 people, including many young children. Graphic video from the aftermath of the attack garnered widespread outrage. While Russia and Syria have condemned the US strike, most Western allies and war-hawks on both sides of the aisle have praised the President Trump for taking action. Here’s video from the #Tomahawk launches against #Syria. For more on the story, visit https://t.co/2GprTQGGjs. pic.twitter.com/kB3gbBy4ma — U.S. Dept of Defense...

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Climate Denier Trump Meets Unexpected Opposition: Exxon Mobil

Climate Denier Trump Meets Unexpected Opposition: Exxon Mobil

Posted by | Apr 4, 2017 | , |

Trump’s plan to pull the U.S. out of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement and undo the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) has run into resistance from a highly unexpected source: oil company giant Exxon-Mobil. Prior to signing the Executive Order repealing the CPP, Trump – naturally ignoring the clear majority of Americans who supported it – consulted one of the powerful corporate “persons” he really serves in order to get what he hoped would be support for his anti-environmental, pro-corporate actions. He didn’t get the answer he had hoped for; in a letter sent only days before he...

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