Monday, March 18, 2019

Brian Williams - Trump - 'I Don't Really' See White Nationalism As A Rising Global Threat

Stephen Colbert - Rudy Giuliani's Secret Backchannels

Crucial Day

The Palmer Report: Today is going to be a crucial day in Donald Trump’s criminal scandals by Bill Palmer

Death Threats

Guardian UK: 'Bring back Jeanine Pirro': Trump defends Fox host after show goes off air - Absence follows furore over comments about Ilhan Omar
In a more sensible forum, the Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib, another of the first Muslim women in Congress, appeared on CNN’s State of the Union.

“Congresswoman Omar and myself have gotten so many death threats,” she said, adding that she “actually prays every day for her safety”.

Beto

Guardian UK: Beto O'Rourke beats rivals by raising $6.1m in first 24 hours – live - The Texas Democrat who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination edged past Bernie Sanders, who raised $5.9m

Rural America

NY Times: What Democrats Need to Know to Win in Rural America - The G.O.P. under President Trump has given liberals an opening in places like Iowa. But they need to know how to speak to voters here. By Robert Leonard and Matt Russell
A strong Democratic platform with realistic plans for rural America would focus on four themes: demography, infrastructure, farm sustainability and environmental practices that can help combat climate change.

Trump Encourages Violence

NY Times: It Isn’t Complicated: Trump Encourages Violence - He doesn’t deserve blame for any specific attack. He does deserve blame for the increase in white-nationalist violence. By David Leonhardt
The president’s continued encouragement of violence — and of white nationalism — is part of the reason that white-nationalist violence is increasing. Funny how that works.

The Market On Monday

  Good morning. At 9:23 a.m. ET DOW futures are -54 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open significantly lower.

CNN: Boeing under pressure; Lyft valuation; $43 billion payments deal By Charles Riley

Friday, March 15, 2019

Weekend!

  Enjoy the weekend, see you bright and early Monday morning.

work by Denise Regan

Blame

Vox: All Muslims are often blamed for single acts of terror. Psychology explains how to stop it. You can’t fight prejudice with name calling. Here’s one strategy that actually works. By Brian Resnick

Manifesto

The Atlantic: The Shooter’s Manifesto Was Designed to Troll - The violent rhetoric was written for an audience. by Taylor Lorenz

Ebba

The Daily Beast: New Zealand Mosque Shooting Suspect Used Swedish Girl’s Death as License to Kill - ‘How in hell can we ever get to mourn in peace?’ asks the father of a girl killed by a Muslim terrorist in 2017, as her memory is now exploited by white supremacists. by Barbie Latza Nadeau

'Red Dog'

The Daily Beast: My Wild Life Growing Up in Oklahoma’s Rowdiest Strip Club - The documentary ‘Red Dog,’ premiering at SXSW, chronicles country-music singer Luke Dick’s unique upbringing in the titular strip club—and his love for his badass mamma, Kim. by Luke Dick

Despicable Inspiration

Salon: Does anyone doubt that Donald Trump inspired the New Zealand massacre? Trump didn't pull the trigger in Christchurch. But the man who did praised him as a symbol of "white identity" by Chauncey DeVega

The Onion - Dad Wearing Some New Kind Of Headphones That Wrap Over, Under, Around Ears

The Onion: Dad Wearing Some New Kind Of Headphones That Wrap Over, Under, Around Ears

Strike

Scientific American: An Open Letter Endorsing the Global School Strike for Climate - More than 240 scientists have already signed a document supporting students around the world in their demand for bold action to make sure the world they grow up in is livable By Michael D. Lemonick

'Renewed White Identity'

Al Jazeera: New Zealand mosques' attack suspect praised Trump in manifesto - A suspected gunman behind the Christchurch attacks has dubbed the US president as 'a symbol of renewed white identity'.

Have An Excellent Friday

work by Zander Olsen





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