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Jane Mayer | The Danger of President Pence




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Jane Mayer | The Danger of President Pence 
Vice President Mike Pence. (photo: Getty)
Jane Mayer, The New Yorker
Mayer writes: "Pence's odds of becoming President are long but not prohibitive. Of his forty-seven predecessors, nine eventually assumed the Presidency, because of a death or a resignation."
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Trump Could Remake Judiciary for '40 years' - With Controversial Picks
Seung Min Kim, Politico
Kim writes: "President Donald Trump has nominated 50 candidates to lifetime appointments to the federal bench - including a man who asserted transgender children were evidence of 'Satan's plan,' one deemed unqualified by the American Bar Association and a handful of prolific bloggers."
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Law Enforcement Aided by Rick Scott Declaring State of Emergency Ahead of Richard Spencer Event
Lori Rozsa and Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency Monday in anticipation of a speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer at the University of Florida."
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Trump Keeps Getting Mad When He Finds Out What His Policies Actually Do
Eric Levitz, New York Magazine
Levitz writes: "Here in the Fake News Media, we spend a lot of time documenting all the ways in which Donald Trump's 'populism' is a lie."
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Take Time to Pause for Self-Care
Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine
"Some of those who work for justice and ecological sanity struggle to find time to care for themselves and for each other. But our work for a better world includes nourishing our own spirits, and the spirits of those around us, and that means allowing time for sadness and quiet, and for healing."
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Dozens Die as Wildfires Ravage Portugal and Spain
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "The late-season fires returned to Portugal four months after a summer blaze claimed 64 lives in one night. This year's current total of 96 deaths makes 2017 by far the deadliest on record for forest blazes in the country."
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Pope Francis Says Link Between Climate Change and Hunger Is Undeniable
Andrew McMaster, Global Citizen
McMaster writes: "Speaking at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on World Food Day, Pope Francis addressed the need for governments around the world to acknowledge that climate change and migration were leading to increases in world hunger."
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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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