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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



Monday, December 7, 2015

RSN: Short Film Shows How Climate Change is Swallowing Louisiana, Obama: "We Should Not be Drawn Into Another Costly Ground War", Guns and Terror






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Amy Davidson | Guns and Terror 
At the Islamic Community Center of Redlands in San Bernardino, Calif., on Sunday, prayers were written for the 14 people killed last week. (photo: Jim Wilson/NYT) 
Amy Davidson, The New Yorker 
Davidson writes: "To the extent that the Republican candidates recognize that the common denominator of mass shootings is guns, their answer is more guns-in the hands of everyone from preachers to Paris bartenders-and more fear, sown just as carelessly. Neither is a wise approach to addressing the real threat of terrorist attacks, whether homegrown or directed from abroad." 
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Obama: "We Should Not be Drawn Into Another Costly Ground War" 
Daniel Politi, Slate 
Politi writes: "In a rare prime-time address to the country from the Oval Office, President Obama made clear that he thinks increased gun control at home is essential to fighting ISIS-and terrorism in general." 
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Quentin Tarantino Responds to Police Threat: 'You Should Be Able to Talk About Abuses of Power' 
Jen Yamato, The Daily Beast 
Yamato writes: "After he spoke out against police brutality, the Fraternal Order of Police issued a cryptic threat to Tarantino, saying 'something is in the works.' Now, Tarantino has responded."
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When It Comes to Mass Shootings, Motive Doesn't Really Matter 
Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone 
Stuart writes: "There is, apparently, nothing we could ever learn about a shooter that would compel members of Congress funded by the gun lobby to make guns less accessible to individuals who use them to kill other people." 
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The War Inside the Republican Party 
Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker 
Lizza writes: "John Boehner's troubles and the rise of the Freedom Caucus have been the product of resentments and expectations that the G.O.P. leadership has struggled for years to either address or dismiss." 
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Opposition Party Wins Big in Venezuela, Ousting Maduro's Socialists 
Eyder Peralta, NPR 
Peralta writes: "Venezuela's opposition has gained control of congress for the first time since Hugo Chávez ushered in victory for the leftist movement in 1999." 
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Short Film Shows How Climate Change is Swallowing Louisiana 
Raven Rakia, Grist 
Rakia writes: "In the film Louisiana Disappearing, we're reminded that, for some communities, climate change is already here." 
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