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Trump’s new impeachment defense team has been on Fox News over 350 times in the past year
Amanda Marcotte
Of course Trump’s defense team is just people he saw on his TV.
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The Sanders Campaign Researched Whether Warren Could Be Both Vice President and Treasury Secretary at Once
The answer is yes, which could be unsettling news on Wall Street.
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Amanda Marcotte
Yup, as many feminists said, Warren didn’t leak the story, and only confirmed it reluctantly after it was out. But misogynist “leftists”, egged on by Russian bots, gonna always choose the sexist stereotype over reality.
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Can You Cure a Domestic Abuser?
A class developed in Duluth, Minnesota, has heavily influenced how domestic abusers are rehabilitated across the U.S. But critics question whether it works.
Amanda Marcotte
You see a lot of chatter from the anti-feminist “left” about “carceral feminism”, but this article shows the opposite is true in real life: Feminists bend over backwards trying to rehabilitate abusive men, even though research shows nothing works.
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Why the Senate's impeachment trial has way too much in common with the Jim Crow past
Acquitting obviously guilty criminals is a shameful American tradition — but beware the righteous blowback
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Amanda Marcotte
The Senate Republican plan to acquit Trump despite his obvious guilt is, sadly, part of a long tradition of jury nullification — most of which has been done for racist reasons.
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Amanda Marcotte
Since this thread got broken, here's the original link. It's putting Trump's upcoming acquittal into the shameful American tradition of jury nullification for reactionary purposes.
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Radio Host With Ties to Trump Campaign Suggests Charging Security at Richmond Gun Rally: ‘What Are They Going to Do?’
John Fredericks, an influential Virginia radio host connected to President Donald Trump’s campaign, joined former Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke Jr. in suggesting that the thousands of people expected to descend on Richmond, Virginia, for a …
Trump tax cut gave $32 billion to big banks — and then he asked if bankers will say ‘thank you’
A new Bloomberg News report revealed that large American banks scored $32 billion thanks to the tax cut that President Donald Trump and Republicans passed in 2017. “Our focus is on helping the folks who work in the mailrooms and the machine shops of...
Amanda Marcotte
Context: Trump’s credit is so bad he was blacklisted from borrowing from every major bank but Deutsche for years and years. Clearly hoping they’ll see this as a bribe making him whole again.
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This Trump Supreme Court Short-Lister Says God Can Instruct Juries on Guilt and Innocence
Judge William H. Pryor Jr.’s dubious view of the role of religion under our constitutional system was on display again last week in a Florida case.
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Amanda Marcotte
Basically, he wants jurors to be able to decide that grifters who commit fraud in the name of Jesus should get a pass because of their white evangelical identity.
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As Virginia gun rally approaches, Alex Jones and his Infowars outlet hype prospect of violence
Amanda Marcotte
Didn’t see this before I filed this piece, but looks like Alex Jones is also encouraging gun nuts to get violent on MLK Day in Richmond.
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Dave Daubenmire: Meghan Markle ‘Infiltrated’ and ‘Poisoned” the Royal Bloodline
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were married in 2018, right-wing activist Dave Daubenmire decried the union as a “psy op” that was intended to promote “the blending of the races,
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Amanda Marcotte
Critical to understand that the conservative right backs a white supremacist like Trump because they agree with his racist views.
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State of emergency: High tension in Virginia as right-wing gun fanatics descend on Richmond
With a Democratic legislature passing mild gun restrictions, armed militia types threaten violence in Virginia
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Amanda Marcotte
Why did Virginia’s governor declare a state of emergency in Richmond. In short, to prevent another Charlottesville. But this story has many disturbing wrinkles, as the far-right is using a Virginia gun bill as an excuse to lash out.
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Why Can’t Men Just Say “I’m Sorry”?
Whether it’s Bernie Sanders or any well-meaning ally, men need to learn that being accountable isn’t the same as weakness.
Amanda Marcotte
As always, @sadydoyle is a beautiful, clear writer on difficult issues.
"It takes 30 seconds to make the mistake, and thirty seconds to atone; none of this ever needed to be an apocalyptic, bitter confrontation.”
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Whatever Happened to ______ ?
Envy over her success led her husband, also a writer, to become violent. She fights every day for her safety — and to avoid being relegated to obscurity like so many writers who are mothers.
‘Mindhunter’ Future In Limbo As Netflix Series’ Cast Is Released & Season 3 Renewal Is Put On Indefinite Hold
It’s been five months since Season 2 of Mindhunter launched on Netflix. Over that time, there has been no movement on part of the streamer regarding a potential third season of the David Finc…
Lev Parnas, Key Player in Ukraine Affair, Completes Break With Trump and Giuliani
In an interview, he said the president knew everything about the effort to push Ukraine to investigate the Bidens and the 2016 election.
Who Won The January Democratic Debate?
How Democratic voters feel about the presidential candidates before and after the January primary debate for the 2020 election cycle
Why do minor culture-war issues dominate election coverage, while we ignore the serious stuff?
Why Trump's plumbing obsession and a Democratic slap-fight over mansplaining get more coverage than real issues
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Amanda Marcotte
After yesterday, I thought I’d take a deeper look at why seemingly minor things — like efficient toilets and light bulbs, or the debate over Bernie’s minor mansplaining — often eclipse what everyone agrees are more important political issues.
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Michigan senator to female reporter: High school boys could 'have a lot of fun' with you
Sen. Peter Lucido made the comments while surrounded by a group of male high school students from De La Salle Collegiate in Warren.
Weinstein jurors must differentiate between consent and compliance—which research shows isn’t easy
The jury at the Weinstein trial will have to check their biases about consent
Amanda Marcotte
Interesting, but not surprising research shows that women way overrate how likely they are to stand up to a man who is sexually harassing them in the moment.
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The case for Elizabeth Warren
The second article in a Vox series making the best case for the leading Democratic candidates.
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Amanda Marcotte
What’s really interesting about this @ezraklein argument in favor of Warren is that it really shows her evolution, and why she is so smart about policy and power. Being able to really learn and understand is such a rare skill, and she epitomizes it.
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Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders engage in soul-sapping fireworks at Iowa debate: Who benefits?
Sanders sticks by claim that he never said a woman couldn't win; Warren tries to rise above the entire debate
Amanda Marcotte
Check out my take on last night’s debate. What could have been a minor incident that blew over quickly instead turned ugly as Sanders dug in his heels rather than offer a simple apology.
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