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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:

Route 44 Toyota Sold Me A Lemon



Tuesday, January 24, 2017

RSN: Sorry, Kellyanne Conway. 'Alternative Facts' Are Just Lies




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Jill Abramson | Sorry, Kellyanne Conway. 'Alternative Facts' Are Just Lies 
Kellyanne Conway. (photo: Getty Images) 
Jill Abramson, Guardian UK 
"I've spent my career being scrupulous about the truth, whether on crowd size or healthcare. I know an attempt to deceive the American public when I see it." 
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Withdrawal From Trans-Pacific Partnership Shifts US Role in World Economy 
Ylan Q. Mui, The Washington Post 
Mui writes: "President Trump's cancellation Monday of an agreement for a sweeping trade deal with Asia began recasting America's role in the global economy, leaving an opening for other countries to flex their muscles." 
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Trump's New FCC Chief Ajit Pai Wants to Destroy Net Neutrality 
Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge 
Kastrenakes writes: "Donald Trump has elevated Ajit Pai to chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, giving control over the agency to a reliable conservative who's been opposed to pretty much every big action the commission has taken in recent years, from establishing net neutrality to protecting consumer privacy to restricting major cable mergers." 
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Don't Broadcast Sean Spicer's Press Conferences Live: And Other Rules for Covering an Administration of Liars. 
Dan Gillmor, Slate 
Gillmor writes: "How should journalists cover people who lie routinely and brazenly, and whose plain goal is to delegitimize the traditional press as an institution?" 
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From Grocery Stores to Labor Unions, Cooperatives Were the Answer 
Liz Pleasant & Araz Hachadourian, YES! Magazine 
Excerpt: "In the decades after World War II, the union movement was one of the main forces boosting the incomes and security of working people. But the number of union members peaked in 1979, and in many places unions have struggled since then. In 2009, United Steelworkers sought to change that." 
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Mexico's Gasolinazo 
Luis Rangel & Eva Maria, Jacobin 
Excerpt: "At the beginning of 2017, an outpouring of protests, marches, and blockades have shaken the streets of Mexico in response to a 20 percent increase in the price of fuel, popularly known as 'el Gasolinazo.'" 
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America Is Suffering From a Very Real Water Crisis That Few Are Acknowledging 
Farron Cousins, DeSmogBlog 
Cousins writes: "The problem with Flint, and the problem with many water delivery systems throughout the United States, is that lead pipes are time bombs."
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