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Doomstead Diner Daily 5/23
« Reply #60 on: May 23, 2019, 06:09:54 am »

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www.nytimes.com - Ms. Pelosi said she was responding to the president, not members of his staff. “Really great,” Ms. Conway replied sarcastically. “That’s really pro-woman of you.” In the Rose Garden, Mr. Trump emphas…


Wells Fargo, TD Bank have already given Trump-related financial documents to Congress

www.nbcnews.com - Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. WASHINGTON — A key congressional committee has already gained access to President Donald Tr…


WaPo Hypes ‘Space Capitalists’—One of Whom Owns the Paper

fair.org - The Washington Post (5/16/19) touts “the birthplace of America’s Space Age…bouncing back, fueled by private industry.” “NASA lost its ability to launch humans from US soil when the space shuttle reti…


The Right Opens Up a New Front in the Census War: Criminal Records

theintercept.com - Republicans appear poised to open a new front in the ongoing census wars, pushing to add a new question that inquires about the criminal record of respondents. The move comes amid a parallel effort t…


Faced with relentless American pressure, Iran starts to hit back

www.washingtonpost.com - Iranians set ablaze an American flag last month in Tehran during a rally following the U.S. designation of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. (Rouzbeh Fouladi/NurPhoto/Gett…


This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see

www.washingtonpost.com - By Christopher Ingraham Christopher Ingraham Reporter covering all things data Email Bio Follow March 1, 2015 Gerrymandering -- drawing political boundaries to give your party a numeric advantage ove…


Intercepted Podcast: Trump Targets Iran as Brazil’s Bolsonaro Rewards Prosecutor Who Jailed Lula

theintercept.com - The Trump administration is waging a propaganda campaign aimed at war against Iran. This week on Intercepted: National security adviser John Bolton is more powerful than ever and is obsessed with reg…


From Golden Boy to “Deflated”: The Media Trajectory of Juan Guaido

www.mintpressnews.com - CARACAS, VENEZUELA — At first, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was characterized by the mainstream media as the eighth wonder of the world. But now, after his failed military revolt, it seem…


What Matters Most on the Road to Scientific Success?

undark.org - From publishing in prestigious journals to winning Nobel Prizes, Fields Medals, and other scientific honors, recent research suggests that the most coveted indicators of success tend to remain in nar…


Of Two Minds - China's Insurmountable Global Weakness: Its Currency

www.oftwominds.com - If China wants superpower status, it will have to issue its currency in size and let the global FX market discover its price. Quick history quiz: in all of recorded history, how many superpowers pegg…


Putin out-prepared Trump in key meeting, Rex Tillerson told House panel

www.washingtonpost.com - By John Hudson and John Hudson National security reporter focusing on the State Department and diplomacy. Email Bio Follow Josh Dawsey Josh Dawsey Reporter covering the White House Email Bio Follow M…


Harriet Tubman $20 bill no longer coming in 2020: Mnuchin says redesign postponed

www.cnbc.com - President Donald Trump, months before he was elected, called the decision to put Tubman on the currency "pure political correctness" and proposed putting her portrait on the $2 bill. Sen. Jeanne Shah…


Separated by Design: How Some of America’s Richest Towns Fight Affordable Housing — ProPublica

www.propublica.org - ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom based in New York. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published. This article was prod…


'Face Mites' Live in Your Pores, Eat Your Grease and Mate on Your Face While You Sleep

www.livescience.com - Don't freak out, but you probably have a few dozen arachnids grinding up on the tiny shafts of hair lodged inside your face, quietly gorging themselves on your natural oils. OK, you can freak out if …


NYPD officer says he inflated charge against Eric Garner

apnews.com - NEW YORK (AP) — After Eric Garner’s death following a confrontation with New York City police five years ago, one officer involved in the struggle wrote up paperwork that exaggerated the seriousness …


“Ever heard of the USSR?” A review of Fox Business’ Capitalism vs. Socialism week

www.mediamatters.org - From May 13-17, several shows on Fox Business joined in a week-long theme of “Capitalism vs. Socialism,” purporting to debate the merits and pitfalls of each economic system, which included a town ha…


Laura Flanders: Can it happen here?

voxpopulisphere.com - It’s not the hate that’s new. It’s the apparent sense of entitlement. Can it happen here? Absolutely it can. Even in a liberal bastion. A few weeks ago, a handful of white supremacists marched into a…


Why a 70% tax rate on the superrich would be good for America • Hightower Lowdown

hightowerlowdown.org - Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 2:10 | Recorded on May 16, 2019 Once upon a time, there was a place where the prevailing ethic of the very richest people was that monetary self-indulge…


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