Robert Reich | The Republican Convention Is a Star Wars Barroom of Conspiracy Nuts
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page
Reich writes: "The Republican convention of 2016 is a Star Wars barroom of conspiracy nuts, white supremacists, nativists, Birthers, gun crackpots, paranoids, anti-science fruitcakes, old-time Hillary haters, gonzo isolationists, anti-Semites, homophobes, Latinophobes, misogynists, and other know-nothings who have spent their lives on the fringes of the Republican Party, and have now taken it over."
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Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page
Reich writes: "The Republican convention of 2016 is a Star Wars barroom of conspiracy nuts, white supremacists, nativists, Birthers, gun crackpots, paranoids, anti-science fruitcakes, old-time Hillary haters, gonzo isolationists, anti-Semites, homophobes, Latinophobes, misogynists, and other know-nothings who have spent their lives on the fringes of the Republican Party, and have now taken it over."
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It's Official: Trump Is the Republican Nominee
Stephen Collinson and Tal Kopan, CNN
Excerpt: "Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman whose campaign has both galvanized millions of voters and divided the Republican Party, is the 2016 GOP presidential nominee."
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Stephen Collinson and Tal Kopan, CNN
Excerpt: "Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman whose campaign has both galvanized millions of voters and divided the Republican Party, is the 2016 GOP presidential nominee."
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US Kills at Least 56 Civilians in Syria Air Strikes, Activists Report
teleSUR
Excerpt: "An airstrike by the United States-led coalition killed at least 56 civilians Tuesday north of the besieged Islamic State group-held city of Manbij in northern Syria, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a report."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "An airstrike by the United States-led coalition killed at least 56 civilians Tuesday north of the besieged Islamic State group-held city of Manbij in northern Syria, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a report."
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Republican Congressman Makes the Case for White Supremacy
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "When host Chris Hayes asked King to clarify whether the congressman was asserting that no race contributed more to society than white people, King made a slight rhetorical shift, claiming instead that 'western civilization' that is 'rooted in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the United States of America, and every place where the footprint of Christianity settled the world' is the greatest contributor to civilization."
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Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "When host Chris Hayes asked King to clarify whether the congressman was asserting that no race contributed more to society than white people, King made a slight rhetorical shift, claiming instead that 'western civilization' that is 'rooted in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the United States of America, and every place where the footprint of Christianity settled the world' is the greatest contributor to civilization."
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Leslie Jones' Twitter Abuse Is a Deliberate Campaign of Hate
Ijeoma Oluo, Guardian UK
Oluo writes: "Many women of color - especially black women - on the internet face the same abuse that Jones is now facing, and we will tell you that this isn't a harmless prank, this isn't about hurt feelings or even the sting of a racist comment. This is a deliberate campaign of abuse perpetrated on us to keep us off of the internet, and it needs to be taken seriously."
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Ijeoma Oluo, Guardian UK
Oluo writes: "Many women of color - especially black women - on the internet face the same abuse that Jones is now facing, and we will tell you that this isn't a harmless prank, this isn't about hurt feelings or even the sting of a racist comment. This is a deliberate campaign of abuse perpetrated on us to keep us off of the internet, and it needs to be taken seriously."
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Sexual Torture of Women Prisoners Is Growing Epidemic in Mexico's War on Drugs
Nidia Melissa Bautista, Upside Down World
Bautista writes: "According to the unprecedented report 'Surviving Death: Police and Military Torture of Women in Mexico,' a large majority of the women detained in Mexico's prisons have been accused of organized crime or drug related charges and tortured during detention."
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Nidia Melissa Bautista, Upside Down World
Bautista writes: "According to the unprecedented report 'Surviving Death: Police and Military Torture of Women in Mexico,' a large majority of the women detained in Mexico's prisons have been accused of organized crime or drug related charges and tortured during detention."
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Federal Agents Went Undercover to Spy on Anti-Fracking Movement, Emails Reveal
Lee Fang and Steve Horn, The Intercept
Excerpt: "The emails show that police monitored Keep it in the Ground participating groups such as 350.org, Break Free Movement, Rainforest Action Network, and WildEarth Guardians, while relying upon intelligence gathered by Anadarko, one of the largest oil and gas producers in the region."
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Lee Fang and Steve Horn, The Intercept
Excerpt: "The emails show that police monitored Keep it in the Ground participating groups such as 350.org, Break Free Movement, Rainforest Action Network, and WildEarth Guardians, while relying upon intelligence gathered by Anadarko, one of the largest oil and gas producers in the region."
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