Religious Liberty is Only for Christians in Texas

Religious Liberty is Only for Christians in Texas:

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Loon Star State: Donald Trump and the 'Rigged Election'

Loon Star State: Donald Trump and the 'Rigged Election':

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Syria war: Aleppo risks becoming giant graveyard - UN - BBC News

Syria war: Aleppo risks becoming giant graveyard - UN - BBC News:

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Earth warming to climate tipping point, warns study - BBC News

Earth warming to climate tipping point, warns study - BBC News:

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Any public official who denies climate change in unqualified to hold public office, period!

I Am a Dangerous Professor - The New York Times

I Am a Dangerous Professor - The New York Times:

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The NEW McCarthyism gains speed and momentum.

The Guardian view on Aleppo: the west’s grim failure | Editorial | Opinion | The Guardian

The Guardian view on Aleppo: the west’s grim failure | Editorial | Opinion | The Guardian:

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VC, Entrepreneur Says Basic Income Would Work Even If 90% People 'Smoked Pot' and Didn't Work - Slashdot

VC, Entrepreneur Says Basic Income Would Work Even If 90% People 'Smoked Pot' and Didn't Work - Slashdot:

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No Evidence of Aloe Vera Found in the Aloe Vera at Wal-Mart, CVS - Slashdot

No Evidence of Aloe Vera Found in the Aloe Vera at Wal-Mart, CVS - Slashdot:

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Canada Plans To Phase Out Coal-Powered Electricity By 2030 - Slashdot

Canada Plans To Phase Out Coal-Powered Electricity By 2030 - Slashdot:

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Elon Musk: 'One In Billions' Chance We're Not Living In A Computer Simulation - Slashdot

Elon Musk: 'One In Billions' Chance We're Not Living In A Computer Simulation - Slashdot:

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Tech Billionaires Are Asking Scientists For Help To Break Humans Out of Computer Simulation - Slashdot

Tech Billionaires Are Asking Scientists For Help To Break Humans Out of Computer Simulation - Slashdot:

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Says It's 'Very Likely' The Universe Is A Simulation - Slashdot

Neil deGrasse Tyson Says It's 'Very Likely' The Universe Is A Simulation - Slashdot:

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Why the World Needs WikiLeaks - The New York Times

Why the World Needs WikiLeaks - The New York Times:

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Bernie Sanders Calls on Donald Trump to Rescind Stephen Bannon's Post

Bernie Sanders Calls on Donald Trump to Rescind Stephen Bannon's Post:

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Russia Withdraws Support For International Criminal Court : The Two-Way : NPR

Russia Withdraws Support For International Criminal Court : The Two-Way : NPR:

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Vladimir Putin Won’t Be Sweating the Election Result on Tuesday | Foreign Policy

Vladimir Putin Won’t Be Sweating the Election Result on Tuesday | Foreign Policy:



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The R.N.C.’s ‘Don’t Get Out the Vote’ Drives - The New York Times

The R.N.C.’s ‘Don’t Get Out the Vote’ Drives - The New York Times:



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We used to sell cigarettes in hospitals. 5 practices that will soon look just as outdated

We used to sell cigarettes in hospitals. 5 practices that will soon look just as outdated:



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A Trump Supporter Made The Worst Mistake Of His Life When He Tried To Heckle Obama

A Trump Supporter Made The Worst Mistake Of His Life When He Tried To Heckle Obama:



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Marijuana Lights Up State Ballots - The New York Times

Marijuana Lights Up State Ballots - The New York Times:



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How airline executives and Democratic power players have made flying even more miserable - ProPublica

How airline executives and Democratic power players have made flying even more miserable - ProPublica:



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U.S. Admits Israel Is Building Permanent Apartheid Regime — Weeks After Giving It $38 Billion

U.S. Admits Israel Is Building Permanent Apartheid Regime — Weeks After Giving It $38 Billion:



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At the Boiling Point With Israel - The New York Times

Israel's military and diplomatic aggression must stop, now!

At the Boiling Point With Israel - The New York Times:



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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Trump is so scared that he wants us to dismantle the Constitution - The Washington Post

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Trump is so scared that he wants us to dismantle the Constitution - The Washington Post:



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America in Disarray: When Cheap Propaganda is Considered Art

America in Disarray: When Cheap Propaganda is Considered Art:



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Latest Estimate Pegs Cost of Wars at Nearly $5 Trillion

Latest Estimate Pegs Cost of Wars at Nearly $5 Trillion:



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Facebook Is Collaborating With the Israeli Government to Determine What Should Be Censored

Facebook Is Collaborating With the Israeli Government to Determine What Should Be Censored:



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US 'War on Terror' Remains Poorly Understood | Al Jazeera America

US 'War on Terror' Remains Poorly Understood | Al Jazeera America: "The report estimates that at least 1.3 million people have been killed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan from direct and indirect consequences of the U.S. “war on terrorism.” "



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Former supporters describe their ‘last straw’ when it came to Trump - The Washington Post

Former supporters describe their ‘last straw’ when it came to Trump - The Washington Post:



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Doctors Without Borders Hospital Bombing in Yemen Earns Rare Saudi Rebuke at State Department

Doctors Without Borders Hospital Bombing in Yemen Earns Rare Saudi Rebuke at State Department:



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Balance, Fairness and a Proudly Provocative Presidential Candidate - The New York Times

Balance, Fairness and a Proudly Provocative Presidential Candidate - The New York Times:

Three times Trump asked his intelligence briefer about using nuclear weapons and said "We've got them, why can't we use them."



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Donald Trump’s sacrilegious campaign - The Washington Post

Donald Trump’s sacrilegious campaign - The Washington Post:



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The Real Plot Against America - The New York Times

The Real Plot Against America - The New York Times:



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Oil Lobby Paid Washington Post and Atlantic to Host Climate-Change Deniers at RNC

Oil Lobby Paid Washington Post and Atlantic to Host Climate-Change Deniers at RNC:



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There's A 50% Chance of Another Chernobyl Before 2050, Say Safety Specialists - Slashdot

There's A 50% Chance of Another Chernobyl Before 2050, Say Safety Specialists - Slashdot:



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Technology Is Making Doctors Feel Like Glorified Data Entry Clerks - Slashdot

Technology Is Making Doctors Feel Like Glorified Data Entry Clerks - Slashdot:



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Federal Court: The Fourth Amendment Does Not Protect Your Home Computer - Slashdot

Federal Court: The Fourth Amendment Does Not Protect Your Home Computer - Slashdot:



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The FBI was right not to arrest Omar Mateen before the shooting - The Washington Post

The FBI was right not to arrest Omar Mateen before the shooting - The Washington Post:



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Former Trump University Workers Call the School a ‘Lie’ and a ‘Scheme’ in Testimony - The New York Times

Former Trump University Workers Call the School a ‘Lie’ and a ‘Scheme’ in Testimony - The New York Times:



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Nick Anderson: Child Protective Services - Nick Anderson - Truthdig

Nick Anderson: Child Protective Services - Nick Anderson - Truthdig:



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NFL will return taxpayer money used for military tributes - U.S. - Stripes

NFL will return taxpayer money used for military tributes - U.S. - Stripes:



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US corporate giants hoarding more than a trillion dollars | Business | The Guardian

Moody' reports that 72% of the money held by Microsoft, Google and other American companies is held offshore to avoid taxes.

 US corporate giants hoarding more than a trillion dollars | Business | The Guardian:



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Megyn Kelly’s Guide to Surrendering to Donald Trump - The New Yorker

Megyn Kelly’s Guide to Surrendering to Donald Trump - The New Yorker:



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Racism Is the Central Hindrance to Democratization - NYTimes.com

Yes, it is numero uno! Especially here in Rockwall. Numero dos would be fear and loathing of LGBT folks.

Racism Is the Central Hindrance to Democratization - NYTimes.com:



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Naomi Martin: Why U.S. politics keeps my grandma, a Holocaust survivor, up at night | Dallas Morning News

The republican party uses hatred as it's magic elixir to get dumb rubes to the poles and it should frighten everyone in this country.

Naomi Martin: Why U.S. politics keeps my grandma, a Holocaust survivor, up at night | Dallas Morning News:



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'I'll Make Their Life Miserable': Tech CEO Bullies Low-income Vendors By His Home - Slashdot

From the "Let them eat cake department"

'I'll Make Their Life Miserable': Tech CEO Bullies Low-income Vendors By His Home - Slashdot:



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Green Beret officer blames ‘moral cowardice’ for Doctors Without Borders strike - The Washington Post

Green Beret officer blames ‘moral cowardice’ for Doctors Without Borders strike - The Washington Post:



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The Plot Against Puerto Rico | Foreign Policy

We have hamstrung the Puerto Rican economy in many, many ways and now we act like we don't know them. It's just plain stupid and unfair, as usual.

The Plot Against Puerto Rico | Foreign Policy:



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Who Will Rule Mosul? | Foreign Policy

If you have any desire to know just how screwed up our foreign policy is in Iraq, and why the fighting will go on there for eternity, read this report. The Bush-Cheney war that didn't need to happen, put us in the middle of an ancient civil war complicated by competing cultures and religious affiliations. Our cultural incompetence has lead to an infected pustule of conflict resistant to all known resolutions, in the same way that superbugs are resistant to all known antibiotics.Who Will Rule Mosul? | Foreign Policy: "Erbil"



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Obama’s Most Dangerous Drone Tactic Is Here to Stay | Foreign Policy

Obama’s Most Dangerous Drone Tactic Is Here to Stay | Foreign Policy:



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Why Voters Will Stay Angry

Why Voters Will Stay Angry:



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2016 Already Shows Record Global Temperatures - The New York Times

Global warming is real and we are in serious trouble. Why is no one taking it seriously?

2016 Already Shows Record Global Temperatures - The New York Times:



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SeaWorld’s whales still deserve better - The Washington Post

They should be put out of business, period.

SeaWorld’s whales still deserve better - The Washington Post:



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Hillary Is Not Sorry - The New York Times

As much as I dislike Harpy Maureen Dowd this is a clear and honest appraisal of the Democratic Debate last week.

Hillary Is Not Sorry - The New York Times:



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Jobless Claims In US Decline To Match Lowest Since 1973 - Slashdot

Jobless Claims In US Decline To Match Lowest Since 1973 - Slashdot:



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Mass coral bleaching now affecting half of Australia's Great Barrier Reef | Environment | The Guardian

Mass coral bleaching now affecting half of Australia's Great Barrier Reef | Environment | The Guardian:



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Stephen M. Walt | Foreign Policy

An excellent analysis of Obama's foreign policy in retrospect.

Stephen M. Walt | Foreign Policy:



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Republicans and Voter Suppression - The New York Times

Republicans control the house and the Senate because they cheat, in every single way imaginable with complete disregard for the fundamental principles of our democracy. You know, the principles they say they stand for.

Republicans and Voter Suppression - The New York Times:



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Study Finds 3 Laws Could Reduce Firearm Deaths By 90% - Slashdot

Study Finds 3 Laws Could Reduce Firearm Deaths By 90% - Slashdot:



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Upheaval at Breitbart News as Workers Resign and Accusations Fly - The New York Times

Upheaval at Breitbart News as Workers Resign and Accusations Fly - The New York Times:



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15 things everyone would know if there were a liberal media

This is a must read list, but of course it's just reasonable people sharing facts so no Rethugclican will ever lay eyes on it. And if they did they would argue that it's all lies, because they know better than to cave in to any true, verifiable facts.

15 things everyone would know if there were a liberal media:



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PRICELESS: Colbert Rips David Koch to His Face at TIME Magazine Gala

Stephen Colbert strikes at the Koch brothers at a Time magazine gala:

Of course, all of us should be honored to be listed on the TIME 100 alongside the two men who will be slugging it out in the fall:  President Obama, and the man who would defeat him, David Koch.

Give it up everybody.  David Koch.

Little known fact -- David, nice to see you again, sir.

Little known fact, David's brother Charles Koch is actually even more influential.  Charles pledged $40 million to defeat President Obama, David only $20 million.  That's kind of cheap, Dave.

Sure, he's all for buying the elections, but when the bill for democracy comes up, Dave's always in the men's room.  I'm sorry, I must have left Wisconsin in my other coat.

I was particularly excited to meet David Koch earlier tonight because I have a Super PAC, Colbert Super PAC, and I am -- thank you, thank you -- and I am happy to announce Mr. Koch has pledged $5 million to my Super PAC.  And the great thing is, thanks to federal election law, there's no way for you to ever know whether that's a joke.

By the way, if David Koch likes his waiter tonight, he will be your next congressman.

PRICELESS: Colbert Rips David Koch to His Face at TIME Magazine Gala:



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Still think America is the ‘land of opportunity’? Look at this chart. - The Washington Post

Still think America is the ‘land of opportunity’? Look at this chart. - The Washington Post:



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Seas are now rising faster than they have in 2,800 years, scientists say - The Washington Post

Seas are now rising faster than they have in 2,800 years, scientists say - The Washington Post:



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Looking Back - The New Yorker

"Antonin Scalia, who died this month, after nearly three decades on the Supreme Court, devoted his professional life to making the United States a less fair, less tolerant, and less admirable democracy. "

Looking Back - The New Yorker:



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Debunking the big ‘Bernie Sanders has a SuperPAC’ lie

Debunking the big ‘Bernie Sanders has a SuperPAC’ lie:



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Ky. Bill Would Force Man Get Wife OK for Viagra | Al Jazeera America

Ky. Bill Would Force Man Get Wife OK for Viagra | Al Jazeera America:



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Open Letter to 60 Minutes on Its Africa Reporting | Al Jazeera America

Open Letter to 60 Minutes on Its Africa Reporting | Al Jazeera America:



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Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2005: 'The President, and the President alone, nominates judges'

Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2005: 'The President, and the President alone, nominates judges':



You're damn right for once Mitch!



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Jimmy Carter speaks out about 'legalised bribery'

Jimmy Carter speaks out about 'legalised bribery':



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Jimmy Carter speaks out about 'legalised bribery'

Jimmy Carter speaks out about 'legalised bribery':



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This Prosecutor Gave the Perfect Answer to People Defending the Anti-Abortion Activists Behind Those Deceptive Videos | Mother Jones

This Prosecutor Gave the Perfect Answer to People Defending the Anti-Abortion Activists Behind Those Deceptive Videos | Mother Jones:



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The mysterious case of rampant voter fraud has been solved - The Washington Post

The mysterious case of rampant voter fraud has been solved - The Washington Post:



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The Brutalism of Ted Cruz - The New York Times

Ted Cruz is a selfish, manipulative, power hungry racist.

The Brutalism of Ted Cruz - The New York Times:

"In 1997, Michael Wayne Haley was arrested after stealing a calculator from

Walmart. This was a crime that merited a maximum two­ year prison term. But

prosecutors incorrectly applied a habitual offender law. Neither the judge nor

the defense lawyer caught the error and Haley was sentenced to 16 years.

Eventually, the mistake came to light and Haley tried to fix it. Ted Cruz

was solicitor general of Texas at the time. Instead of just letting Haley go for

time served, Cruz took the case to the Supreme Court to keep Haley in prison

for the full 16 years.

Some justices were skeptical. “Is there some rule that you can’t confess

error in your state?” Justice Anthony Kennedy asked. The court system did

finally let Haley out of prison, after six years."

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Israel’s Human Rights Activists Aren’t Traitors - The New York Times

Netanyahu is becoming more Nazi like with every passing year.

Israel’s Human Rights Activists Aren’t Traitors - The New York Times:



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