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    Suppose Trump used the emergency powers to postpone the election

    "The question isn't whether Trump has legal authority to move Election Day and thereby extend his presidency—he doesn't—but a different question: what happens if he just declares that he *does* have this power? And what if he can do so with a false *veneer* of legal legitimacy?" And so Seth...
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    I'm Pro-Life, but I'm not Anti-Killing

    So, is there an ethical mismatch in my stance, or can it be explained by differences in semantics?
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    Voter Fraud Uncovered!

    From the enemy of the people, The New York Times: "The North Carolina election authorities on Thursday ordered a new contest for Congress in the state’s Ninth District after the Republican candidate, confronted by days of evidence that his campaign underwrote an illegal get-out-the-vote effort...
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    U.S. Workers at Amazon will get $15/hour

    More that 250,00 employees will e affected by this news. For the many of them still not making enough to get off food stamps, that's a big deal.
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    An emoluments case against the president will move forward

    From ABC: Should have set his stuff up as a blind trust, I'm thinking.
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    A Selfish Argument for Making the World a Better Place – Egoistic Altruism

    Put here because this short (7:14) animation shows why what has happened in the past is not a good enough template for the future of humanity. So, right vs wrong, ethics and morality. I post this because I agree with the animation. I have for many years thought that by working to bring...
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    Hackers Compromised the Trump Organization

    From Mother Jones: If Russian hackers have done this, it implies that Russia may have information on Donald Trump's organization that could compromise his duties as US president.
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    Single Payer Healthcare and The President

    I have decided that the issue that will bring left and right together, cement Trump as one of the greatest presidents of all time, will be Trump's announcement that he is pursuing single-payer healthcare for all. This will unite the parties because the people that believe the president can do no...
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    The Propaganda Document

    ETA: (Bad, bad words in the link, so I removed it) Vice publishes: Not just real news, but real good news. ETA: The article does more than this. It posits that the folder was conceived of as a way of garnering favor with Trump by his workforce.
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    Bill Browder and The Magnitsky Act

    Transcript here: This is the testimony of William Browder to the Senate Judiciary Committee on FARA violations connected to the anti-Magnitsky Campaign by Russian government interests. In the context of American politics, this will explain why "Russian Adoptions" was not a 'cover' for what...
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    Fancy Bear vs Microsoft

    From the DailyBeast: I'm just posting this because I love the idea that part of Russia's gov. hacking group is called "Fancy Bear". As President Trump might say, "So cute!"
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    Bill O'Reilly Fired

    Washington Post says so, anyway.
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    If Donald Trump really doesn't pay federal income tax...

    Would that impress you? Would you think it was smart? Should we all emulate him?