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Mike's Blog Round Up
Truthdig: Fascism feeds on the dominant group's feelings of victimization. Beat The Press: Trump is increasing the trade deficit. Off The Charts: States are continuing to slash higher education funding. Black Agenda Report: Social media can help left activists but can also be weaponized against them. Bonus Track: A suffragette writes home after being arrested and jailed for storming the… → Read More
Mike's Blog Round Up
Mike the Mad Biologist: Democrats must use their power and pack the Supreme Court. Current Affairs: In Milwaukee, it is Black working class voters whom Democrats need to court. Crooked Timber: Brett Kavanaugh's behavior during his hearing is sufficient reason to reject his nomination. Pharyngula: Trump's followers think he's on a mission from God. Bonus Track: Suffragettes trained in martial… → Read More
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Electablog: Betsy DeVos isn't learning about teaching or schools. Hackwackers: Brett Kavanaugh, by the numbers. Lance Mannion: There are a lot of Trumps in the world. The Mahablog: Republicans are protecting their power over women, but women vote. Bonus Track: Poking a finger in the eye of history. Round up by Susan of Texas (@SusanofTexas). Send tips to MBRU (at) crooksandliars (dot) com → Read More
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Truthdig: How to use city banks to bypass Wall Street. The Progressive: The Disability Visibility Project is linking the disabled to each other and spreading their words, voices, and ideas. Democratic Underground: We have known Kavanaughs all our lives: one woman's account of the Kavanaughs she has met The Smirking Chimp: Ordinary citizens are stepping up and confronting power face-to-face.… → Read More
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truthout: Climate change is "reaching the end-game." Joe.My.God: Lindsey Graham wants everyone to know he supports Brett Kavanaugh. In These Times: Labor unions built tens of thousands of low-cost apartments and can do it again. The Nib: Some homeless camps have organized themselves into communities. Bonus Track: The oldest intact book in Europe was discovered in a saint's coffin. Round up by… → Read More
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Food and Water Watch: Democrats must find the will to reject fossil fuels The Progressive: Climate change is already fueling human migration The Nib: Ten years of losing our homes, illustrated Consortiumnews: Tactics for resisting manipulation include a strong sense of self Bonus Track: The first fashion diary; a book of selfies from 1520 Round up by Susan of Texas (@SusanofTexas). Send tips to… → Read More
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Truthdig: These women of color political candidates are running and winning despite a lack of party support Counterpunch: Trump's patriotism is nationalism for a nation of one. OpEdNews: Companies will not bear the cost of poisoning customers, land and water. Emptywheel: A timeline of Muller's investigations. Bonus Track: The history of sugar, from luxury import to boycotts over slavery. Round… → Read More
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Orcinus: Whale-watching boats are the lesser of whales' problems Common Dreams: Trump is making it easier to use cyberweapons In These Times: Rashida Tlaib wants to improve Detroit from the ground up The Root: Racism doesn't exist in a vacuum Bonus Track: Excavating Woodstock Round up by Susan of Texas (@SusanofTexas). Send tips to MBRU (at) crooksandliars (dot) com → Read More
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AlterNet: Lying right-wing propaganda works Truthout: White nationalists might be laying low now but are still a threat The Carpentariat: Elizabeth Warren introduces the Accountable Capitalism Act Nation of Change: A community group fights back against ICE Bonus Track: A 1970s vibe enlivens costuming in "Solo." Round up by Susan of Texas (@SusanofTexas). Send tips to MBRU (at) crooksandliars… → Read More
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Bad Attitudes: Trump explained: a man adrift, reacting to the moment, with neither past nor future The Mahablog: Glacier National Park is going to need a new name Chris Floyd: Liberals are nearly silent on the slaughter in Yemen. Chris Weigant: Spaced out: Trump's space patrol and hemp at Mount Vernon Bonus Track: The history of "Argosy," the first American pulp magazine Round up by Susan of… → Read More
Mike's Blog Round Up
Black Agenda Report: The intersection of classism and racism in "Sorry To Bother You" Occupy Wall Street: Graduate School for Activists Truthout: An explanation of Trump's possible election violations Seeing The Forest: How to talk about the climate crises Bonus Track: An 1832 birth control manual, small enough to hide in the hand Round up by Susan of Texas (@SusanofTexas). Send tips to MBRU… → Read More
Mike's Blog Round Up
We Hunted The Mammoth: Shutting down incel recruitment online. LGBTQ Nation: Voting for Trump was a vote for white Christian male supremacy. Ian Welsh: The value and necessity of work. Bad Attitudes: Revisiting an old study that discovered Republicans have more and scarier nightmares than Democrats. Bonus Track: Hellboy board game Kickstarter reaches its goal in under 18 minutes. This Round-Up… → Read More
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Big Bad Bald Bastard: The voice of Schoolhouse Rock is gone but will not be forgotten. The Carpentariat: Trump's corrupt past is catching up with him. Orcinus: The Alt-right must be called out to protect democracy. Infidel753: The future will belong to those who are willing to embrace change. Bonus Track: "The Alienist" gives us a look into the fashions of the previous Gilded Age. This Round-Up… → Read More
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Skippy the Bush Kangaroo: The Gulf Stream is weakening and other global news. The Mahablog: Failing upwards has its limits. Strangely Blogged: Barbara Bush died as she lived-doing it her own way. Bonus Track: Rube Goldberg, creator of nonsense tech, predicted a screen-addicted future. This Round-Up is by Susan of Texas. You can follow me on Twitter. Send tips, requests and suggestions to… → Read More
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The Root: Trump's staffing choices only make sense from his point of view. The Nib: It's a matter of perspective. No More Mister Nice Blog: A look at an overlooked violent subculture. Just Add Color: In case you overlooked it: A Black family of superheroes for our time. Bonus Track: The 200-year old factory that made umbrellas for Mary Poppins and Hagrid. This Round-Up is by Susan of Texas. You… → Read More
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The Rectification Of Names: Yastreblyansky explains David Brooks' latest, which is more than David Brooks is able to do. Mother Jones: The accomplished woman who registered 200,000 voters in Georgia is running to be the first Black woman governor. The Grio: Another first is the appointment of the first Black female brigadier general. Informed Comment: Teachers in conservative states are paying… → Read More
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Throwing a wrench in the propaganda machine. Current Affairs: do you have what it takes to be a New York Times columnist? Naked Capitalism: a New York Times editor says capitalism is the greatest anti-poverty program we’ve ever seen Robert Reich: investing in our children and their future is rise-up economics Seeing the Forest: don’t fall for deficit fear-mongering LGBTQ Nation: Roy Moore wants… → Read More
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Follow the money! Truthout: West Virginia teachers take labor activism into their own hands to improve wages and working conditions Angry Bear: trade wars: the Emperor strikes first Pharyngula: an economist sees no profit in art, music, or history The Carpentariat: Trump’s tariffs will cost us jobs and money Economist’s View: the housing crash hit the middle class and minorities especially hard… → Read More
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There’s revolution in the air. Feministing: Unions fighting for women of color The Nib: going green is not enough to fight global warming Echidne of the Snakes: fighting pleasing lies The New York Crank: Children fighting for their lives Splinter: new candidates chafe at Emily’s List procedures Bonus Track: Secret photos hidden in plain sight! This Round-Up is by Susan of Texas. You can follow… → Read More
Mike's Blog Round Up
All eyes are on Trump as his White House races to do as much damage as possible before consequences catch up with them. Lance Mannion: Trump brags about his hypothetical heroism Refinery29: Pence says abortion will end during “our time” Booman Tribune: the indefinite detention of immigrants will have unexpected consequences Emptywheel: telephone tag in the White House Columbia Journalism Review:… → Read More