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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



Friday, February 24, 2017

RSN: Unauthorized Immigrants Paid $100 Billion Into Social Security Over Last Decade , Truth to Power: On Chomsky and "The Responsibility of Intellectuals"




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Truth to Power: On Chomsky and "The Responsibility of Intellectuals" 
Noam Chomsky in 2011 at an Occupy Wall Street protest. (photo: Andrew Rusk/Flickr) 
Daniel Geary, Jacobin 
Geary writes: "Written in a withering, sarcastic tone, Chomsky's essay is a brilliant polemic against the Vietnam War and American imperialism more generally." 
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Yes, Liberals Are Planning Town Hall Protests. It's Called Democracy 
Ben Wikler, Guardian UK 
Wikler writes: "Americans are flooding into town halls across the country. Fearful that their country is being torn apart, they are turning out to protest their representatives in record numbers." 
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GOP Considers Trimming Health Law's 10 Essential Benefits 
Michelle Andrews, NPR 
Andrews writes: "Maternity coverage is often offered as an example of a benefit that should be optional, and that's what Verma has advocated. If you're a man or too old to get pregnant, critics of the requirement say, why should you have to pay for that coverage to be included in your policy? But that a la carte approach is not the way insurance is designed to work." 
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Unauthorized Immigrants Paid $100 Billion Into Social Security Over Last Decade 
Roy Germano, VICE 
Germano writes: "Unauthorized workers are paying an estimated $13 billion a year in social security taxes and only getting around $1 billion back, according to a senior government statistician." 
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I Was a Muslim in Trump's White House. I Lasted 8 Days. 
Rumana Ahmed, The Atlantic 
Ahmed writes: "Like most of my fellow American Muslims, I spent much of 2016 watching with consternation as Donald Trump vilified our community. Despite this - or because of it - I thought I should try to stay on the NSC staff during the Trump Administration, in order to give the new president and his aides a more nuanced view of Islam, and of America's Muslim citizens. I lasted eight days." 
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Reported Trump Ambassador Pick Raises Conflict-of-Interest Questions 
Marisa Kabas, Rolling Stone 
Kabas writes: "While ambassador to a small island nation may not be the most prestigious appointment, Trump could have a personal stake in maintaining friendly relations with the country. The Associated Press reported on February 9th that the Trump Organization could be moving forward with a licensing deal for a beachfront resort, despite the president's pledge that his companies would cease foreign development deals while in office." 
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German Environmental Ministry Bans Meat at Official Functions to 'Set a Good Example for Climate Protection' 
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch 
Chow writes: "Eating less meat is essential to curbing climate change, which is why Germany's Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks is only serving vegetarian food at official functions." 
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