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• 5 DailyKos Headlines
• Oct 22, 2017 Puerto Rico: Symbols and songs from the island of Borikén As the desperate post-Maria crisis in Puerto Rico continues and worsens, support efforts for our beleaguered fellow citizens often use the Puerto Rican flag as a logo. Wherever you find Puerto Rican Americans, whether on the island or mainland, you will see Puerto Rican flags alongside the...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Oct 22, 2017 Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: The politics of being above politics xThis is when military officers present themselves as above politics - but using that itself as a political stance, to be beyond criticism /2— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) October 21, 2017 NY Times: Kelly, in Defending Trump Call, Holds Up Military as an Elite Class After his remarks, Mr....     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Oct 19, 2017 Cartoon: Heckuva job, brownies! Trump vs. Puerto Rico     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Oct 22, 2017 Nuts & Bolts: The DNC meets in Las Vegas Welcome back, Saturday Campaign D.I.Y.ers! For those who tune in, welcome to the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. Each week we discuss issues that help drive successful campaigns. If you’ve missed prior diaries, please visit our group or follow Nuts & Bolts Guide. This series...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Oct 22, 2017 This week in creepy science: Halloween edition Interviews with people who were brought back from the brink of death combined with some basic neurophysiology lead to a rather macabre conclusion: in some cases it may be possible to perceive, feel, and perhaps even think after you are technically dead, or so close to being dead there’s little...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Daily Beast
• Oct 22, 2017 Inside the Myths and Madness of MS-13 For gangs like MS-13 that thrive on fear, the Trump administration's anti-immigrant drumbeat carries some great potential benefits.     Daily Beast        more   
• Oct 22, 2017 How Michael Phelps Conquered His Demons: ‘I Didn’t Want to Live’ The greatest Olympic athlete of all time—with a record 23 gold medals—opens up about Russian doping, his mental health struggles, and sexual assault awareness.     Daily Beast        more   
• Oct 22, 2017 To Fight the Alt-Right, the Administrators of Higher Education Need a Renewed Sense of Mission Higher education has lost its place to the ‘Ideas Industry’: Think Tanks, TED, and the Aspen Institute. It's time to step up and stand with faculty to take it back.     Daily Beast        more   
• Oct 22, 2017 Did Hobby Lobby Buy a Piece of the Bible Illegally Sold on eBay? Sketchy doesn't even begin to describe the controversy surrounding artifacts in the new Museum of the Bible, which is backed by evangelicals investigated for illicit artifacts.     Daily Beast        more   
• Plunderbund
• Oct 20, 2017 Tribute To Ted Strickland Will Celebrate Lifelong Service Of Former Governor, Congressman On Saturday night, Democrats and progressives from across Ohio will gather at The Renaissance in downtown Columbus to pay tribute to former governor and congressman Ted Strickland. The event, “A Tribute to Ted Strickland,” is being presented by Buckeye State policy think tank...     Plunderbund        more   
• Oct 20, 2017 Mississippi Here We Come When Cuyahoga County Democrat Tim Hagan ran for governor in 2002 he was heard to lament Ohio’s poor standing in providing social services. “Thank God for Mississippi!” he satirically declared to make his well considered point that the state ranked just above last place. Former...     Plunderbund        more   
• Oct 20, 2017 Dettelbach: Career Politicians Let ECOT Get Away With Millions In a speech Friday, Ohio Attorney General candidate Steve Dettelbach criticized state politicians for failing to do their job overseeing the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) Speaking to members of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE), Dettelbach noted that ECOT has been...     Plunderbund        more   
• Slate
• Oct 21, 2017 How Donald Trump Is Filling the Numerous Vacancies on the Federal Bench This is an Oct. 14 transcript from Amicus, Slate’s podcast about the Supreme Court. These transcripts are lightly edited and may contain errors. For the definitive record, consult the podcast.     Slate        more   
• Oct 21, 2017 The Codfather Edition Listen to Episode No. 179 of Slate Money     Slate        more   
• Oct 21, 2017 Three No Trump On Monday, Sen. John McCain denounced President Trump’s philosophy, agenda, and conduct. On Thursday, former President George W. Bush did the same thing. Neither mentioned Trump by name, but their target was clear. They echoed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who spoke out against Trump...     Slate        more   
• The Hill
• Oct 19, 2017 Judging by Mueller's staffing choices, he may not be very interested in justice His decision to hire Andrew Weissmann indicates that Mueller may be more interested in finding someone to indict than in justice.     The Hill        more   
• Oct 20, 2017 Soldier’s widow releases recording of family’s call with Trump The widow of an Army staff sergeant who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this year shared her call with President Trump days after her husband's death with ...     The Hill        more   
• Oct 19, 2017 Bill Clinton sought State’s permission to meet with Russian nuclear official during Obama uranium decision As he prepared to collect a $500,000 payday in Moscow in 2010, Bill Clinton sought clearance from the State Department to meet with a key board director of the Russian nuclear energy firm Rosatom - which at the time neede...     The Hill        more   
• Oct 20, 2017 Senate narrowly passes 2018 budget, paving way for tax reform Senate Republicans took the first step Thursday evening toward passing a tax plan and fulfilling a long-held campaign pledge....     The Hill        more   
• Mother Jones Politics
• Oct 20, 2017 Federal Court Allows Trump Administration to Delay Pregnant Teen’s Abortion—Again A federal appeals court in Washington, DC has allowed the Trump administration to continue to delay access to an abortion appointment for an unaccompanied, pregnant minor being held in a federal refugee shelter. Friday’s order in the highly-watched case gives the US Department of...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Oct 20, 2017 More Americans Are Carrying Handguns Than Ever Before Fifty-two-year-old Gary Carl Buoy was once a law-abiding citizen, a concealed handgun permit holder, living in Oklahoma with his wife Diana Faye Buoy. Then he shot her in the head with a .357 revolver from a few inches away. Kenneth Allen Keith, 48, a gold broker, was also a concealed handgun...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Oct 20, 2017 Here’s Why Trump Interviewing US Attorney Candidates Is Even Worse Than it Seems When the news broke this week that President Donald Trump—in a major departure from his predecessors—has personally interviewed candidates for US attorney positions in New York and Washington, DC, Democratic members of Congress and former US Attorney Preet Bharara, who was fired by Trump,...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Oct 20, 2017 Meet the Border Angels, the Group Trying to Save Migrants’ Lives Border Angels is an immigrant-advocacy group that organizes hikes into the southern California desert to distribute water along various routes for migrants crossing the US-Mexico border. Last month, along with about 40 volunteers, I tagged along to film one of these “water...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
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