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Since the Dilly, Dally, Delay & Stall Law Firms are adding their billable hours, the Toyota U.S.A. and Route 44 Toyota posts have been separated here:

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

RSN: A Bad Day for the Environment, With Many More to Come, Trump's Fraud Claims Will Give the GOP Cover on Voter Suppression




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Bill McKibben | A Bad Day for the Environment, With Many More to Come 
On Tuesday, Donald Trump signed an executive order expediting approvals for the Keystone and Dakota Access Pipelines, overturning perhaps the two biggest environmental victories of the Obama years. (photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times) 
Bill McKibben, The New Yorker 
McKibben writes: "There is a new day dawning, and we're sure as hell not going to use any of that sunlight for energy. Instead, it's clear that we're about to witness the steady demolition, or attempted demolition, of the environmental protections that have been put in place over the past five decades." 
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Trump's Fraud Claims Will Give the GOP Cover on Voter Suppression 
Mark Joseph Stern, Slate 
Stern writes: "The Washington Post's Robert Costa reports that Trump's obsession with nonexistent fraud is the result of his insecurity over losing the popular vote by a wide margin, and that his fixation isn't being encouraged by GOP congressional leaders or even by his own staff. But that won't stop Trump from ordering his Department of Justice to investigate the supposed perfidy of the American electorate." 
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Felony Charges for Journalists Arrested at Inauguration Protests Raise Fears for Press Freedom 
Jonah Engel Bromwich, The New York Times 
Bromwich writes: "At least six journalists were charged with felony rioting after they were arrested while covering the violent protests that took place just blocks from President Trump's inauguration parade in Washington on Friday, according to police reports and court documents." 
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1000s in New York City Rally Against Donald Trump's Muslim Ban 
Rachael Revesz, The Independent 
Revesz writes: "Hours before President Trump enforces a Muslim ban and hours after he ordered federal agents to start building the wall along the Mexican border, Muslim leaders held an emergency rally to protest the executive orders." 
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Progressives Launch 'Justice Democrats' to Counter Party's 'Corporate' Legislators 
David Weigel, The Washington Post 
Weigel writes: "Cenk Uygur, founder of the Young Turks video network that has become virally popular among progressive voters, is launching a project called Justice Democrats to defeat members of the Democratic Party who have cast votes seen as unacceptable." 
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How to Take Action - and Stay Sane - in the Trump Era 
Onnesha Roychoudhuri, Rolling Stone 
Excerpt: "You may think you need to be doing something massive for it to matter, but the lesson is exactly the opposite: It's about pulling together with folks you know in a small group that is willing to actually do things - like show up at your member of Congress' town hall or office. Five or 10 people at a congressperson's office can mean much more than a rally with speakers that has thousands." 
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Please Support These 5 Standing Rock Legal Defense Funds to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline 
Shaun King, Medium 
King writes: "OK Everybody. We've done this before, but it's time for us to do it again. In December, you sent over $3 million in supplies from Amazon to Standing Rock. Now, it's time for us to step up again, but for legal aid." 
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