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Andy Borowitz | Trump Urges Americans to Boycott Chinese Goods and Just Buy Things at Walmart
 Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Borowitz writes: "Asking for their solidarity in his trade war with China, Donald Trump is urging Americans to boycott Chinese goods and 'just buy things at Walmart.'" READ MORE  The aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln last week in the Persian Gulf. As a precaution, the Pentagon has moved an aircraft carrier and more naval firepower to the gulf region. (photo: U.S. Navy)
White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War
Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes, The New York Times Excerpt: "At a meeting of President Trump's top national security aides last Thursday, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan presented an updated military plan that envisions sending as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Iran attack American forces or accelerate work on nuclear weapons, administration officials said." READ MORE  House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Michigan representative Rashida Tlaib and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (photo: AP)
The Democratic Leadership Is Actually Standing Up for Rashida Tlaib
Samantha Grasso, Splinter Grasso writes: "Republicans have bent themselves completely out of shape over the past day twisting Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib's words on Palestine and the Holocaust." READ MORE  The woman can be heard yelling 'Why are you harassing me?' and 'I'm pregnant!' prior to being shot. (photo: iStock) Connor writes: "A police officer in Baytown, Texas, fatally shot and killed a black woman while attempting to arrest her at her apartment complex on Monday night." READ MORE  Scott Walker. (photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)
Wisconsin GOP Is Broke After Their Failed Bid to Reelect Scott Walker
Sophie Weiner, Splinter Weiner writes: "In the wake of the Wisconsin GOP's failed attempt to reelect slimeball Gov. Scott Walker, the party has fallen on financial hardship, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel." READ MORE  Dr. Hanan Ashrawi in her office in Ramallah, December 14, 2012. (photo: Nir Kafri)
US Rejects Top Palestinian Official Hanan Ashrawi's Visa Request for "No Reason"
Amir Tibon and Jack Khoury, Reuters Excerpt: "Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, a PLO Executive Committee member and a senior figure in the Palestinian public relations arena, announced Monday evening that her U.S. visa application has been rejected." READ MORE  Bill Nye. (photo: John Davisson/AP)
EXCERPT:
The beloved science educator and television personality, best known for his children’s program Bill Nye the Science Guy, appeared on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on Sunday in a segment on the plan to fight climate change, and started throwing the F-word about – a lot. (The plan is sponsored by the US House of Representatives’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the longtime environmental advocate and Senator Ed Markey, and is known as the Green New Deal.)
O'Neil writes: "Bill Nye is done messing around. Look out, because while you might not typically associate angry talk with the normally-mild-mannered 'Science Guy' Nye, when it comes to the threat of global climate change, he has - understandably, perhaps - lost his patience. And how." READ MORE Update My Monthly Donation |
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