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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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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Russian Operatives Used Facebook Ads to Exploit America's Racial and Religious Divisions






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Juan Cole | If Trump Were Really President, He'd Forgive Puerto Rico's Debts and Rescue It
Abi de la Paz de la Cruz, 3, holds a gas can as she waits in line with her family to get fuel in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Monday, September 25. (photo: Gerald Herbert/AP)
Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "I'm not sure what Donald Trump thinks the job of president consists of. One task is to swing into action when 3.4 million Americans are living without electricity, 40% of them without potable water, and hundreds of thousands without shelter."
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Russian Operatives Used Facebook Ads to Exploit America's Racial and Religious Divisions
Adam Entous, Craig Timberg and Elizabeth Dwoskin, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The batch of more than 3,000 Russian-bought ads that Facebook is preparing to turn over to Congress shows a deep understanding of social divides in American society, with some ads promoting African American rights groups, including Black Lives Matter, and others suggesting that these same groups pose a rising political threat, say people familiar with the covert influence campaign."
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181 Protesters Arrested After Disrupting Graham-Cassidy Bill Hearing
Mary Bruce and Paola Chavez, ABC News
Excerpt: "Protesters in wheelchairs were removed from a hearing on the Republican health care bill Monday afternoon after disrupting the session with chants of 'No cuts to Medicaid! Save our liberty!'"
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US Homeland Security Will Start Collecting Social Media Info on All Immigrants October 18th
Matt Novak, Gizmodo
Novak writes: "The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expanding the kinds of information that it collects on immigrants to include social media information and search results. The new policy, which covers immigrants who have obtained a green card and even naturalized citizens, will take effect on October 18th."
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Georgetown Is Giving Jeff Sessions a Safe Space From Scary Political Correctness
Graham Vyse, New Republic
Vyse writes: "The attorney general is speaking Tuesday at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., where he will declare, 'Freedom of thought and speech on the American campus are under attack,' according to excerpts obtained by Fox News."
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Zinke Applauds Unprecedented Regulatory Rollbacks, Says Staff Aren't 'Loyal to the Flag'
Mark Hand, ThinkProgress
Hand writes: "Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke hailed President Donald Trump's anti-regulation agenda on Monday, telling a Washington, D.C. audience that the ongoing overhaul of federal rules governing the energy industry is unprecedented."
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Global Food Crops Also Face Earth's Sixth Great Mass Extinction
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Chow writes: "Human civilization utterly depends on our precious food supplies, but the planet's sixth mass extinction of plants and animals currently underway is also threatening the world's food crops, according to a new report from Bioversity International."
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Here's How to Support Puerto Rico as It Recovers From Devastating Hurricane Maria
Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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