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• 5 DailyKos Headlines
• Jul 7, 2020 Kaepernick strikes deal with Disney to 'elevate Black and Brown directors, creators, storytellers' NFL teams have been strong in their commitment to keeping Colin Kaepernick off the field, but the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback continues to expand his influence and voice as a civil rights activist. Walt Disney announced a new deal with Kaepernick’s production company Monday morning,...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Jul 7, 2020 Voters in coronavirus hot spots know who to blame The renewed spread of coronavirus across the United States—and, in particular, into battleground states—is not doing Donald Trump any favors. That’s appropriate, since Trump’s early refusal to treat the pandemic seriously and his repeated failures since have gotten us to this point....     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Jul 7, 2020 Shock doctrine in action: Trump friends, former staff cash in on COVID-19 crisis It's all grift all the time in Trump world. And very, very swampy. A Public Citizen analysis has uncovered 40 Trump-connected lobbyists—including five former administration officials—securing more than $10 billion in coronavirus aid from the federal government and says that former...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Jul 7, 2020 It's only July, so don't think 2020 is done with us just yet You are probably of the opinion that 2020 is a terrible year, truly bottom of the barrel, and that it should just pack its things and leave already. It knows you think that, and resents it, but doesn't know quite what to do about it. Perhaps a gift would help? Something rare, but showy? How...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Jul 6, 2020 Virginia still showing the good consequences of elections Virginia continued to demonstrate the critical importance of state houses and governorships with a handful of new, progressive laws passed by the Democratic legislature and signed by a Democratic governor that came into effect July 1. Abortion rights, LGBTQ+ civil rights, the...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Daily Beast
• Jul 7, 2020 Tucker Carlson Praises Trump Speech That Cribbed From His Fox Show Fox NewsFox News host Tucker Carlson lavished praise Monday night on President Donald Trump’s Independence Day speech at Mount Rushmore, claiming it was “probably the single best speech” the president has ever given.The Fox News star’s love of the dark and divisive speech might not come...     Daily Beast        more   
• Jul 6, 2020 Halle Berry Wanted to Play a Trans Man, but Repeatedly Misgendered the Role Paul R. Giunta/GettyDid we all learn nothing from Scarlett Johansson? Over the weekend Halle Berry discussed a new role she’s been eyeing—which happens to be a trans man. The entertainment industry and critics have discussed the issues with casting cisgender people to play transgender roles...     Daily Beast        more   
• Jul 7, 2020 ‘Pretty Devastating’: ICE Sends Foreign Students Packing After Colleges Cancel In-Person Classes Brian Snyder/ReutersNatalia Marques was supposed to be touring apartments with her friend this week, in preparation for her final year at Sonoma State University. Instead—thanks to a new order from Immigration and Customs Enforcement—the 25-year-old economics major spent most of Monday...     Daily Beast        more   
• Jul 6, 2020 Right-Wing Media Outlets Duped by a Middle East Propaganda Campaign Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyIf you want a hot take about the Middle East, Raphael Badani is your man. As a Newsmax “Insider” columnist, he has thoughts about how Iraq needs to rid itself of Iranian influence to attract investment and why Dubai is an oasis of stability in a...     Daily Beast        more   
• Mother Jones Politics
• Jul 6, 2020 ICE Tells Foreign Students to Leave the Country if Their Schools Are Going Online-Only The Trump administration is giving a draconian choice to foreign students at schools that plan to offer only online courses this fall: Quickly transfer to a school with in-person classes or leave the country. The new policy announced on Monday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement comes as...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Jul 6, 2020 How to Protect America’s Public Health System From Leaders Like Trump As the world grapples with the devastation of the coronavirus, one thing is clear: The United States simply wasn’t prepared. Despite repeated warnings from infectious disease experts over the years, we lacked essential beds, equipment, and medication; public health advice was confusing,...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Jul 5, 2020 To Celebrate the Fourth, Michael Flynn Posts a Pledge to Conspiracy Group QAnon Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, posted a video on Independence Day in which he recites an oath for QAnon conspiracy theorists along with five others.  The man Trump appointed to the most sensitive national security position in US government and a current...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Jul 5, 2020 CNN Asked the FDA Commissioner to Correct Trump’s Lies. He Wouldn’t Do It. FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn had at least two chances Sunday morning to correct the president’s claim that 99 percent of coronavirus cases “are totally harmless;” he declined both.  “Now we have tested almost 40 million people, by so doing we show cases—99 percent...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Plunderbund
• Jun 7, 2020 A Walk in the Park – Memories of Lafayette Square, Then and Now Ugh is right. Are we back in 1968 again? In a way. As Americans try to comprehend the magnitude of all that has transpired in the past week, I can only wish that history could repeat itself, a half-century after a profound personal experience that my memory links to current events. The setting...     Plunderbund        more   
• May 26, 2020 They’re Called Common Schools or Public Schools. Any Other Name Comes With An Agenda.   “Golf is a good walk spoiled” is an observation attributed to but apparently not uttered by Mark Twain. Aside from a good walk, a similar effect of something being spoiled is felt when you finish reading a great book about the history of Ohio and then read a jarring quote in a...     Plunderbund        more   
• May 2, 2020 We Knew He Was Mean. Now We Know He’s Also Radioactive. A little more than twenty years ago, the buzz among cinephiles was that there was something about Mary. Today, the buzz heard not so much among moviegoers but by knowledgeable politophobes seems to be that, without a doubt, there’s something about Andy. Big time. And that something? How can you...     Plunderbund        more   
• Slate
• Jul 6, 2020 The Washington Football Team Should Move Their racist mascot is easier to shed if they relocate.     Slate        more   
• Jul 6, 2020 Why Athletes Are Opting Out of the Sports World’s Coronavirus Bubbles What athletes' choices reveal about the sports world's class system.     Slate        more   
• Jul 6, 2020 European Green Parties Are Racking Up Wins and Taking Over the Center-Left Green is the new red.     Slate        more   
• The Nation
• Jul 6, 2020 Topple the Electoral College John Nichols A Supreme Court ruling upholding restrictions on “faithless electors” does nothing to legitimize this antidemocratic institution. The post Topple the Electoral College appeared first on The Nation.     The Nation        more   
• Jul 6, 2020 Is Dan Snyder Really Changing the Washington Team’s Name? Dave Zirin He has always said he would never change the name of his team, but “never” is coming up mighty fast.  The post Is Dan Snyder Really Changing the Washington Team’s Name? appeared first on The Nation.     The Nation        more   
• Jul 6, 2020 Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Chase Iron Eyes, Takota Iron Eyes, and Madonna Thunder Hawk The Nation Join Lakota Sioux activists in discussion with Nation contributing writer Zoë Carpenter for our weekly virtual series. The post Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Chase Iron Eyes, Takota Iron Eyes, and Madonna Thunder Hawk appeared first on The Nation.     The Nation        more   
• Jul 6, 2020 A Shattered Nation Isn’t Buying Trump’s Angry Nationalism Jeet Heer It’s harder to run on American exceptionalism in a country increasingly filled with doubts about its ability to solve fundamental problems. The post A Shattered Nation Isn’t Buying Trump’s Angry Nationalism appeared first on The Nation.     The Nation        more   
• The Hill
• Jul 7, 2020 CNN's Anderson Cooper: Trump's Bubba Wallace tweet was 'racist, just plain and simple' CNN's Anderson Cooper said Monday that a tweet from President Trump earlier in the day aimed at Bubba Wallace, NASCAR's top Black driver, was "racist, just plain and simple."In the tweet, the ...     The Hill        more   
• Jul 7, 2020 California Assembly indefinitely postpones session after coronavirus outbreak California's state legislature announced Monday that it will remain in recess after five people who work in the Assembly, including one lawmaker, tested positive for the coronavirus, ...     The Hill        more   
• Jul 7, 2020 Here are the major media companies that received coronavirus relief loans Dozens of media companies received coronavirus relief loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) over the past several months, according to ...     The Hill        more   
• Jul 7, 2020 Florida orders all schools to open next month despite surging COVID-19 cases Florida's government has ordered all public schools to reopen for in-person instruction in the fall and laid out requirements schools must meet if they wish to provide remote learning....     The Hill        more   
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