“There is no right to riot… But there is a fundamental—a Constitutional—right to protest, and I’m against clearing out a peaceful protest for a photo op that treats the Word of God as a political prop,” Sasse said in a statement. … [Read more...] about Ben Sasse Goes After Trump For ‘Photo Op’ Outside St. John’s Church — Says He Held Bible As ‘Political Prop’
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Biden vows to uproot systemic racism in Fourth of July message
Trump’s combative response to the Black Lives Matter protests that have swept the nation for weeks comes despite polls indicating most Americans support the movement. When New York City recently announced it would paint “Black Lives Matter” on Fifth Avenue outside Trump Tower, the president denounced it as a “symbol of hate.” … [Read more...] about Biden vows to uproot systemic racism in Fourth of July message
Democrats Rebuke Planned Parenthood for Targeting Pro-Life Incumbent with ‘Racial Slur’
The Texan observed the political lobbying group has even devoted a website, titled with the same smear, in its campaign for Sara Stapleton-Barrera as the July 14 primary runoff election approaches. In the March 3 primary, Lucio, with 49.8 percent of the vote, just missed the cut-off to avoid the runoff. Barrera received 35.6 percent of the vote. … [Read more...] about Democrats Rebuke Planned Parenthood for Targeting Pro-Life Incumbent with ‘Racial Slur’
Trump Supporters Now Claim He Didn’t Call Charlottesville Neo-Nazis ‘Very Fine People’
For Adams and his followers, Trump wasn’t saying they were “very fine people” amid the Unite the Right ralliers, he was specifically talking about people who were trying to protect Confederate statues and weren’t white nationalists or neo-Nazis. The idea that it was, Adams has written, was “the best persuasion play of the year.” … [Read more...] about Trump Supporters Now Claim He Didn’t Call Charlottesville Neo-Nazis ‘Very Fine People’
The Tech Oligarchs Are Going to Destroy Democracy — Unless We Stop Them
The Ultimate Power: Information John D. Rockefeller tried to control energy distribution through his Standard Oil. Later, the Big Three ran the automobile businesses. These were powerful firms, but they could not, like Google, create algorithms that determined what people see, tilted not only toward their own commercial interest but their political predilections as well. In this way, what the techies are doing is oddly reminiscent of China’s efforts to control and monitor thoughts, sometimes assisted by these same U.S. tech firms. … [Read more...] about The Tech Oligarchs Are Going to Destroy Democracy — Unless We Stop Them
