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WSJ News Exclusive | Trump Repeatedly Pressed Ukraine President to Investigate Biden’s Son
President Trump in a July phone call repeatedly pressured the president of Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son, urging Volodymyr Zelensky about eight times to work with Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer, on a...
Betsy DeVos, Ben Carson send anti-trans signals to Trump's evangelical base
While Trump grabs headlines, his Cabinet members quietly use transphobia to shore up white evangelical support
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Amanda Marcotte
Ben Carson and Betsy DeVos are out there feeding anti-trans propaganda to the white evangelicals, and trying to fly under the radar while they do it.
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The Misconception about Baby Boomers and the Sixties
Conventional wisdom places the boomers at the center of the social and cultural events of the nineteen-sixties. In truth, they had almost nothing to do with that era.
Amanda Marcotte
Most of the activists that changed the world in the 60s were born before the Baby Boom. Ditto most of the artists and rock stars of the era.
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Beto O'Rourke has run out of f**ks to give — and we're here for it
Beto O'Rourke is no longer a serious contender, but he might be able to teach his party how not to live in fear
Amanda Marcotte
Now for something a little more positive: Beto O’Rourke is clean out of fucks to give, and I am here for it.
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Trump Lauds ‘Great Relationship’ With Duterte in Manila
Human rights issues “briefly came up” as the leaders met in a friendly session on the sidelines of a summit meeting in the Philippines.
Amanda Marcotte
Remember, Trump is a big fan of Duterte, a man who encourages murderous terrorism in the Philippines.
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Trump pushes tweet falsely claiming Ilhan Omar partied on 9/11 anniversary
"The President of the United States is continuing to spread lies that put my life at risk," Omar wrote on Twitter
Amanda Marcotte
After helping inspire the El Paso massacre, Trump doubles down and spreads propaganda that threatens Omar’s life.
Anyone who thinks he doesn’t know what he’s doing is a liar or a fool.
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“Cancel Culture” Is Dangerous Because Everybody Deserves Redemption and the Right to Work, Except Actresses Who Turn 40
In the wake of the Me Too movement, many men who’d been “canceled” after misconduct allegations are rumored to be plotting their comebacks, which o...
Amanda Marcotte
"Do you really just expect Matt Lauer to sit in his Hamptons mansion and NOT be on television? Who is he, Ann Curry?"
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Malcolm Gladwell Goes On Bill Simmons's Podcast To Dust Off The Oldest, Dumbest Defense Of Joe Paterno
There’s no good reason to consider Malcolm Gladwell a serious writer or thinker anymore, thanks in large part to the things Gladwell continues to write and think. Despite this, he was allowed to write a new book—if you want to know more about it, I...
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Amanda Marcotte
If men are too dumb to know rape is wrong, they are too dumb to be allowed any power at all. I don’t mean just stripping them of coaching jobs or being famous journalists. Too dumb to know rape is wrong should render you unfit for your own bank account.
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Fighting Trump on corruption is a winning strategy — but Democrats must lean into it
Painting Donald Trump as a criminal should be an easy win. Why are Democrats still fumbling around in the dark?
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Amanda Marcotte
Going after Trump for his corruption is a winning strategy, but Democrats are falling on their faces. They need to be more organized, focused, and disciplined.
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Why I’m Suing Lyft
In the fall of 2017, I got into a Lyft after a night out with friends. All I wanted to do was get home safely and go to bed. This was…
US women are having fewer and fewer babies. In some ways, it’s a sign of progress.
The historically low fertility rate, explained in three charts.
Amanda Marcotte
The birth rate is also going down, at what appears to be a similar rate. Which means not that more pregnancies end in birth, but that pregnancies overall are declining (and also there are unmeasurable black market abortions cluttering the statistics).
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‘Trump people lie — we know that’: Ex-House GOP staffer shreds Democrats for letting Lewandowski off the hook
MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski denounced President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski as “rude” and “insolent” — but her fellow “Morning Joe” panelists ripped House Democrats for letting him off the hook with obstructing their...
Amanda Marcotte
Hard to disagree. The baseline assumption with any Trump loyalist should be 1) Everything they say is a lie 2) They are fascist and therefore reject the authority of anyone who believes in rule of law and 3) They’re sociopathic in demeanor.
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Number of abortions in US falls to lowest since 1973
NEW YORK (AP) — The number and rate of abortions across the United States have plunged to their lowest levels since the procedure became legal nationwide in 1973, according to new figures released...
Republicans' new plan for victory: Claim men are the "real" victims of #MeToo
Trump and his allies argue men like Brett Kavanaugh are the victims of feminism. So far, the public isn't buying it
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Amanda Marcotte
Seems Trump and GOP backers believe that claiming men are the “real” victims of #MeToo is their path to 2020 victory. I’m skeptical.
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Sarah Sanders claims to Sean Hannity that an "out-of-control" media is "making stuff up" about Trump
“They try to destroy the president, because they hate that he won in 2016," Sanders alleged on Fox News
Amanda Marcotte
Even when Trump’s gone, this sort of thing isn’t going away. Republicans realize now they can flat-out lie about journalists, and there will be no consequences. They will keep it up post-Trump.
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Let Them Fight
Democratic primary voters should have a chance to evaluate how their potential standard-bearers fare against hostile criticism.
Amanda Marcotte
Adam Serwer is correct. Primaries are an opportunity to flush out weaknesses in a campaign, and covering them up by shaming candidates for bringing up uncomfortable topics is counterproductive.
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Defending Kavanaugh has become personal for conservatives, not ideological
Many conservatives don’t trust his jurisprudence, but they’re willing to go to the mat for him on principle.
Republicans know Brett Kavanaugh lied under oath: They just don't care
Proof of Kavanaugh's perjury is welcome, but conservatives basically don't think sexual assault is a big deal
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Amanda Marcotte
New evidence that Kavanaugh lies under oath will not change Republican views. They already know he lied under oath. They just don’t care.
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Amanda Marcotte
But of course, this is more evidence that "facts" and "truth" are irrelevant to conservatives. They lie shamelessly, because they don't want to just come and admit they think certain men are entitled to get away with sexual assault.
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Amanda Marcotte
That conservatives privately speak this way — acknowledging the accusations are true, but arguing that men should not pay penalties — explains what’s going on here, I would argue. They know Kavanaugh did it. They think he’s justified in lying.
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Joe Biden Said He Advised Hillary Clinton’s Team Not To Debate With Donald Trump Over The "Access Hollywood" Tape
"Is he suggesting Hillary's reaction to the Access Hollywood tape should have been, ‘Oh, nevermind?’ That is a pretty Mad Men-era mentality," a Clinton aide said.
Amanda Marcotte
buzzfeednews.com/article/henryg… Ah jeez, I missed this.
Please, for the love of all that’s good, nominate someone who can win. Which is not Biden.
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In First, California Would Require Public Universities to Provide Abortion Pills
The bill, if signed by the governor, would mark a new way of giving women access to abortion as conservative states tighten restrictions