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• 5 DailyKos Headlines
• May 28, 2020 As Minneapolis protests continue in the name of George Floyd, National Guard is called in For the second night in a row, sizable protest crowds in Minnesota were met with police action. The protests are in response to the arrest and subsequent brutal death of George Floyd while in police custody. Gov. Tim Walz told CNN that the protests started peacefully enough, but turned...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• May 28, 2020 Republicans nominate QAnon cultist for the U.S. Senate in Oregon, who then waffles on her support In case there was any questions about Jo Rae Perkins’ devotion to the cultish QAnon conspiracy theory universe—raised, no doubt, by her campaign statement last week after she won the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate race in Oregon—she answered them fulsomely the next day in interviews....     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• May 28, 2020 The left rallies around Warren, as polling confirms she best unifies Democrats Former Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed was a top surrogate for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential effort, a Justice Democrat, and now, head of a PAC focused on liberal down-ballot candidates. Also, he just took to the pages of Newsweek to write that...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• May 28, 2020 As Trump ponders being country's 'best president,' GOP operatives mull electoral 'wipeout' As the nation mourned 100,000 dead Wednesday and Trump tweeted out claims of being the country's "best president" in history, Republican strategists are quietly mulling the possibility that Trump could ultimately sink them all in November.  CNN talked to seven GOP operatives not directly...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• May 28, 2020 Barr names yet another very special prosecutor in the ongoing effort to make 'Obamagate' happen Another day, another U.S. attorney retasked by William Barr to follow up on a nonexistent “crime.” This time, Barr has taken John Bash, the U.S. attorney in the Western District of Texas, and given him the task of checking out “unmasking” of people whose identity was concealed in...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Daily Beast
• May 28, 2020 The Perfect Hot Weather Aperitif Courtesy Jules GomesThank you to the House of Suntory for partnering with Half Full and sponsoring this Bartenders At Home cocktail video.What inspired you to create this cocktail? “I was messaging with friends and family who wanted drink ideas based on what they had in their kitchens. By week...     Daily Beast        more   
• May 28, 2020 How Cops Caught UConn Student Wanted in Murderous Rampage Washington County Sheriff's officeAt 9 p.m. on Wednesday night, a detective from the Connecticut State Police was standing behind a truck stop in Hagerstown, Maryland, describing for a U.S. marshal a fugitive wanted in a terrifying crime spree. The target, he said, was a 23-year-old man who stood...     Daily Beast        more   
• May 28, 2020 Minneapolis Man: Cop Who Kneeled on George Floyd ‘Tried to Kill Me’ in 2008 Courtesy Ira Latrell TolesIra Latrell Toles didn’t immediately recognize Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin in the now-viral video of him holding his knee on George Floyd’s neck as the handcuffed black man repeatedly told him he couldn’t breathe.But when news outlets identified the officers...     Daily Beast        more   
• May 28, 2020 Meghan McCain Goes Off on Twitter for Daring to Fact-Check Trump Kellyanne Conway thinks if people will wait in line for cupcakes, they should wait in line to vote. Meghan McCain thinks that if Twitter is going to start fact-checking the president of the United States then they’ll have to do the same for “every teenager who says that they can run a hundred...     Daily Beast        more   
• Mother Jones Politics
• May 28, 2020 Rudy Giuliani Is Looking for $10 Million to Finance a Ukraine-Biden Film Rudy Giuliani won’t give up. Even though his crusade to manufacture dirt on Joe Biden in Ukraine led to the impeachment of his client, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer continues to use this Ukrainian non-scandal to try to undo Biden’s presidential bid. To that end, Giuliani and...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• May 28, 2020 After a Conspiracy Site Boosted the Debunked “Plandemic” Video, Trump Pushed Its Take on Joe Scarborough Since earlier this month, Donald Trump has been pushing a debunked conspiracy about MSNBC host Joe Scarborough having murdered one of his employees in 2001, when he served in Congress. It’s unclear how the conspiracy initially made its way to Trump, but since he amplified it on May 13, a...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• May 27, 2020 How Twitter Botched Its Fact-Check of Trump’s Lies Facing widespread condemnation for not removing President Trump’s tweets falsely accusing MSNBC host Joe Scarborough of murder, Twitter finally took action. On Wednesday, the company slapped disclaimer links onto two of Trump’s tweets, the first time it has pushed back...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• May 26, 2020 Trump Sent a Tweet So Misleading That Twitter Put a Disclaimer on It Twitter added a fact-check label to two of President Donald Trump’s tweets, marking the first time the social media platform has curbed the president’s use of the site for spreading lies. On Tuesday, Trump claimed that mail-in ballots would lead to voter fraud. There is NO WAY (ZERO!)...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Plunderbund
• 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   
• Apr 21, 2020 After the Darkness, We’ll Need to Reflect About Some Things. Here’s the Short List. As we confront these dangerous times and attempt to deal with our current state of anxiety, the haunting words of the classic spiritual Whispering Hope and the soothing voice of Willie Nelson come to mind: Wait, till the darkness is over Wait, till the tempest is done Hope, for the sunshine...     Plunderbund        more   
• Slate
• May 28, 2020 Does Trump Want Iran to Try to Go Nuclear? It’s the only explanation for his latest move that makes sense.     Slate        more   
• May 28, 2020 This Story of One Nursing Mother Shows How America Treats Its Essential Workers Maria Domingo Garcia is now trapped in Mexico, where coronavirus-related regulations and delays make it impossible for her to see her children.     Slate        more   
• May 28, 2020 Step Aside Late Night Hosts—A Beloved, Red Monster Is Staking a Spot In Evening Routines What can parents expect from a late night show for kids?     Slate        more   
• The Nation
• May 28, 2020 2 Days in May That Shattered Korean Democracy Tim Shorrock, Injeong Kim The US response to a dictatorship’s repression in Gwangju in 1980 was even worse than we thought. The post 2 Days in May That Shattered Korean Democracy appeared first on The Nation.     The Nation        more   
• May 28, 2020 The Critical Role of Athletes in Fighting White Blindness Dave Zirin After the police murder of George Floyd, many athletes spoke out. This is a key part of the process of building anti-racism. The post The Critical Role of Athletes in Fighting White Blindness appeared first on The Nation.     The Nation        more   
• May 28, 2020 Breathing While Black LeAlan M. Jones Unlike Eric Garner or George Floyd, the author lived to tell his story. The post Breathing While Black appeared first on The Nation.     The Nation        more   
• May 28, 2020 We Can’t Breathe Peter Kuper, Andrea Arroyo, Steve Brodner George Floyd is added to an endless list of African Americans dying in police custody. The post We Can’t Breathe appeared first on The Nation.     The Nation        more   
• The Hill
• May 28, 2020 N.C. governor: GOP has not submitted convention safety plans North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D-N.C.) said Thursday that Republican officials have not submitted the proposal his office has requested detailing how they plan to handle health risks at the planned Aug. 24 national conve...     The Hill        more   
• May 28, 2020 Pelosi says Zuckerberg comments are a 'disgrace' Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday blasted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's comments about his platform's decision not to fact-check lawmakers, calling the remarks a "disgrace."...     The Hill        more   
• May 28, 2020 Kellyanne Conway on voting by mail in 2018 midterms: 'That's called an absentee ballot' White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway is drawing a contrast with her mail-in vote for the 2018 midterm elections in New Jersey with general mail-in voting, saying she filed an absentee ballot, not a mail-in ballot...     The Hill        more   
• May 28, 2020 Pelosi says George Floyd was 'murdered on TV' Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday George Floyd, the African American man who died following a violent arrest in Minnesota, was "murdered" at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department....     The Hill        more   
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