Sunday, March 19, 2017

SUNDAY NIGHT READING (March 19, 2017)



BluExit: A modest proposal for separating Blue States from Red (New Republic).

Rep. Joe Kennedy III slams Paul Ryan on ACA repeal - then forces GOP lawyer to admit major exclusion (Daily Kos).

What the world's nations are best at, revealed in one map (Independent).

In a place of need, an unhealthy contradiction (Washington Post).


JUST INTERESTING/STUFF TO KNOW
Here's the reality about illegal immigrants in the United States (NY Times).

L.A. officials to ICE: Stop calling yourselves police (CNN).

It's finally here: Radioactive plume from Fukushima makes landfall on America's West coast  (Environews).

The night I fired Donald Trump (Pollstar).


THE GOP's "HATE THE DARKIES" FEST CONTINUES
Francisca Lino, mom of six, is about to be deported. Her congressman protested and was handcuffed (Washington Post).

U.S. citizen detained nearly 24 hours in San Ysidro (NBC News).

Man breaks into mosque, rips up copies of Quran (Huffpost).

Afghans who worked for U.S. are told not to apply for visas, advocates say (NY Times).


BAKERSFIELD IN THE NEWS ... IT'S NOT GOOD (again)
'A hidden health crisis': Toxic stress driving up Kern death rates (Bakersfield Californian / AcesConnection).

These are the 10 most White Trash cities in California (Home Snacks).


GOP NEANDERTHALS
Rep. Steve King: 'We can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies' (Yahoo!).

'Is that not correct?: Male GOP lawmaker asks why men should pay for prenatal coverage (Washington Post).


TRUMP'S MORE PATHETIC THAN WE THOUGHT
After pledging to donate salary, Trump declines to release proof (NBC News).

Trump's salary will be donated at the end of the year, says Sean Spicer (NBC News).

The astonishing dysfunction of Trump's State Department, in one quote (Vox).


RUSSIAN/TRUMP CORRUPTION ALERT
This level of corruption is unprecedented in the modern history of the presidency (Esquire).

Bharara hints in tweet that he was fired because he was investigating Trump (Raw Story).

Republicans are becoming Russian accomplices (Washington Post).

Memos: CEO of Russia's state oil company offered Trump adviser, allies a cut of huge deal if sanctions were lifted (Business Insider).

Rachel Maddow just aired Trump's dirty Russian money laundry (American News X).

Leak reveals Rex Tillerson was director of Bahamas-based U.S.-Russian oil firm (The Guardian).


"LIKE A DRUNKEN SAILOR ..." COMES TO LIFE
Admiral, seven other charged with corruption in new 'Fat Leonard' indictment (Washington Post).

Prostitutes, vacations and cash: The Navy officials 'Fat Leonard' took down (Washington Post).


FROM YOUTUBE
"No thanks": Best DHS checkpoint refusals EVER (Top Buzz)!

Adidas rejects student,s commercial made for them, and now it's going so viral they probably regret it (Bored Panda).


MISCELLANEOUS
Bootstrap myth exposed: White inheritance key driver in racial wealth gap (Channel 3000).

Mom pulls gun on another mom at Texas elementary school's drop-off line (HuffPost).

This GOP senator just attributed a well-known liberal quote to Ronald Reagan (Washington Post).

There is no deep state (The New Yorker).

Before you cut foreign aid to fund defense, consider where it goes and what it does for U.S. troops and national security (CSIS).

- Mark

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