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from Allen West
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Somebody needs to WARN President Trump about this ASAP. Ok, I will…
It is imperative that the Trump administration takes back the narrative of why the American people elected him to the White House in the first place. The two most important messages — policy focuses — that must be regained and emphasized are economic growth and national security. There is a wholehearted, full court press to undermine the Trump administration before it even starts. If this nefarious and egregious level of interference and undermining had been done to the Obama administration in February 2009 by the Republican minority, there would have been such screeching. And to challenge Obama on a trillion-dollar stimulus spending plan is completely different from the purposeful obstructionism of providing the chief executive of our nation a cabinet.
Somebody needs to WARN President Trump about this ASAP. Ok, I will…
It is imperative that the Trump administration takes back the narrative of why the American people elected him to the White House in the first place. The two most important messages — policy focuses — that must be regained and emphasized are economic growth and national security. There is a wholehearted, full court press to undermine the Trump administration before it even starts. If this nefarious and egregious level of interference and undermining had been done to the Obama administration in February 2009 by the Republican minority, there would have been such screeching. And to challenge Obama on a trillion-dollar stimulus spending plan is completely different from the purposeful obstructionism of providing the chief executive of our nation a cabinet.
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from The American Spectator
North Dakota Governor Orders Emergency Evacuation To Speed Clean Up Of Protesters’ Toxic Waste
Officials rush to clean protesters' mountains of trash and human waste that have been left behind.
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from BBC News (UK)
Mark Zuckerberg has revealed deep-seated concerns that the tide is turning against globalisation. In an interview with the BBC, the Facebook founder said that fake news, polarised views and "filter bubbles" were damaging "common understanding". He said people had been left behind by global growth, sparking demands to "withdraw" from the "connected world".
Senior US officials have been setting out their position on Russia, in some of the new administration's first diplomatic moves. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the US would consider working with Russia in some areas but would stand up for its own interests. Meanwhile, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said Washington was not ready to collaborate militarily with Moscow. Mr Tillerson met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in Germany as part of his first foreign trip in his new job.
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from CNN
President Donald Trump launched an extraordinary denunciation Thursday of his critics, complaining he inherited a "mess" and slamming stories that his campaign was constantly in contact with Russia as "fake news."
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from Coeur d'Alene Press
Piers Morgan Mauls Media’s ‘Un-American’ Attempt to ‘Destroy’ Trump
The media’s attacks on Donald Trump have been so out of control that even former CNN host and Piers Morgan is calling them out on it. Piers Morgan will NEVER be mistaken for a conservative.
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from Competitive Enterprise Institute
The United States recently slipped to its lowest level yet in world rankings of economic freedom compiled by the Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. As The Hill notes: In the latest report, the U.S. ranks 17th out of 180 countries with an economic freedom score of 75.1 out of 100. Last year, the U.S. ranked number 11.
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from The Daily Caller
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‘It’s Unbelievable’ — Washington State Supreme Court Says Florists Must Participate In Same-Sex Ceremonies
A Christian florist violated state anti-discrimination laws when she declined to provide floral arrangements for a longtime customer’s same-sex wedding ceremony, the Washington state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, affirming a lower court’s ruling.
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'It’s time for us to look into all things': Prominent Republicans refusing to rule out a special probe into Trump's alleged ties with Russia
Lindsey Graham and Senator Bob Corker both voiced concerns over the reports published by the New York Times on Tuesday that alleged US agencies had intercepted phone calls last year between Russian intelligence officials and members of Trump's 2016 campaign team.
from The Economist
A Peronist on the Potomac
Donald Trump through Latin American eyes
“Post-truth” politics and “alternative facts” have long been deployed in Latin America, from Alberto Fujimori’s use of tabloid newspapers to smear opponents, to Hugo Chávez’s imaginary coups.
Traditional media firms are enjoying a Trump bump
Making America’s august news groups great again
DONALD TRUMP calls it the “failing” New York Times in his tweets, but his presidency has breathed new life into the newspaper and other mainstream media outlets.
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‘It’s Unbelievable’ — Washington State Supreme Court Says Florists Must Participate In Same-Sex Ceremonies
A Christian florist violated state anti-discrimination laws when she declined to provide floral arrangements for a longtime customer’s same-sex wedding ceremony, the Washington state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, affirming a lower court’s ruling.
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from Daily Mail (UK)
'It’s time for us to look into all things': Prominent Republicans refusing to rule out a special probe into Trump's alleged ties with Russia
Lindsey Graham and Senator Bob Corker both voiced concerns over the reports published by the New York Times on Tuesday that alleged US agencies had intercepted phone calls last year between Russian intelligence officials and members of Trump's 2016 campaign team.
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from Daily Wire
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OUTRAGE: New Pictures Of The Gargantuan Garbage Heap Left Behind By Environmentalists In North Dakota
NBC (NBC?!): 'No Indication Of Any Collusion' Between Trump, Russia
OUTRAGE: New Pictures Of The Gargantuan Garbage Heap Left Behind By Environmentalists In North Dakota
NBC (NBC?!): 'No Indication Of Any Collusion' Between Trump, Russia
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from The Economist
A Peronist on the Potomac
Donald Trump through Latin American eyes
“Post-truth” politics and “alternative facts” have long been deployed in Latin America, from Alberto Fujimori’s use of tabloid newspapers to smear opponents, to Hugo Chávez’s imaginary coups.
Traditional media firms are enjoying a Trump bump
Making America’s august news groups great again
DONALD TRUMP calls it the “failing” New York Times in his tweets, but his presidency has breathed new life into the newspaper and other mainstream media outlets.
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from The Federalist Papers
BREAKING: Senate Schedules Hearing for SCOTUS Nominee Neil Gorsuch
President Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch of the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit last month, and now the Senate has set the date for when the hearings will begin. March 20, two months to the day since Trump’s inauguration. The hearings will begin on that day, with questioning of the nominee the following day, according to The Hill.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
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The FDA Thinks Pop Tarts Are Healthier Than Avocados
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Frosted Flakes cereal and Pop Tarts are healthy foods, but foods containing large amounts of nuts are not. However, the FDA might be changing its tune. Currently, in order to use the term “healthy” on a product’s packaging, the product in question must not exceed three grams of fat. However, this means products like almonds and avocados, which both have enormous health benefits, would be considered, “unhealthy” by the FDA’s standards.
When Nazis Were Nazis
In the wake of the Women’s March on Washington, people are connecting the dots between misogyny, fascism, and Nazism, but 80 years ago Katharine Burdekin was the first.
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from First Things
The norms for abstention on St. Patrick’s Day provide an important insight into the ongoing divide over Amoris Laetitia. What Christ’s Church binds on earth is bound in heaven, what she loosens is eternally loosed. But the Church cannot act contrary to revelation. She cannot upend truth, and call it mercy. She has authority over corned beef and Guinness, but no such authority over the bread of life.
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from Ghostery
The FCC's new broadband privacy rules could be undone via the Congressional Review Act.
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from The Guardian (UK)
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Woolly mammoth on verge of resurrection, scientists reveal
Scientist leading ‘de-extinction’ effort says Harvard team could create hybrid mammoth-elephant embryo in two years
Woolly mammoth on verge of resurrection, scientists reveal
Scientist leading ‘de-extinction’ effort says Harvard team could create hybrid mammoth-elephant embryo in two years
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from The Heritage Foundation
Biology Isn’t Bigotry: Why Sex Matters in the Age of Gender Identity
As gender identity ordinances and bathroom battles sweep the nation, ordinary Americans have had to confront the question of whether their long-standing beliefs about the sexes are based on biology or bigotry. While the debate has polarized many, it has also served to unite exceptionally unlikely allies. In something of an historical first, self-professed radical feminists and conservative women are tabling their ideological differences and standing in solidarity against gender identity legislation, which they have come to recognize as threatening the civil rights of women.
Florist Who Declined Gay Wedding Request Loses Her Case, Promises Appeal to the Supreme Court
An appellate court unanimously ruled against Barronelle Stutzman, the Washington florist who declined to make flower arrangements for a same-sex couple’s wedding because of her religious beliefs. Lawyers for Stutzman told The Daily Signal they plan to appeal the Washington state Supreme Court ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Senate Democrats Hold Up Cabinet Nominee for Special Interest Bailout
What does Robert Lighthizer, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. trade representative, have to do with pension and health care benefits for one group of retired coal miners? Nothing. But that hasn’t stopped congressional Democrats from holding up a necessary waiver on Lighthizer’s confirmation by insisting on attaching it to a completely unrelated bill that would provide an unprecedented federal bailout of private pensions.
The Real Crime in the Michael Flynn Saga
The leaks of highly classified information that helped take down Flynn were egregious and illegal. The deliberate, orchestrated, and criminal leaks in this case must be investigated. And the leakers must be held to account.
Neil Gorsuch’s Proven Track Record of Protecting Religious Liberty
President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch is a solid originalist and textualist when it comes to interpreting the Constitution and statutory authority. This alone is reason to believe he will be a good Supreme Court justice, but his strong rulings on religious liberty only bolster his qualifications. On this issue, he has a strong judicial track record both in his votes and written opinions.
Polls Showing Approval of Dodd-Frank Financial Agency Are Highly Misleading
With President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans taking steps to undo Dodd-Frank financial regulations, one agency at the heart of Dodd-Frank has become the object of increased attention. That agency is known as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It was created by the Dodd-Frank law passed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
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from Herman Cain
NPR source on Flynn/Russia: 'Absolutely nothing' in transcripts to suggest the 'trail leads any higher'
According to a source contacted by NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, there is currently "no evidence of any criminal wrongdoing" on Michael Flynn's part and, more importantly, nothing in the transcripts of Flynn's conversations indicate he was directed by Trump or that "the trail leads higher."
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from The Hill
Trump signs bill undoing Obama coal mining rule
President Trump on Thursday signed legislation ending a key Obama administration coal mining rule. The bill quashes the Office of Surface Mining's Stream Protection Rule, a regulation to protect waterways from coal mining waste that officials finalized in December.
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from Indian Country Today Media Network
The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths Versus Sad Reality
Pocahontas had a Native Husband and Native Child; Never Married John Smith
Liberals Now Actively Protesting In SUPPORT Of The Police State
In the wake of the sudden resignation of Michael Flynn as national security adviser, some Republicans in Congress have signaled that they plan to investigate the illegal leaks that led to the ouster of the decorated three-star general. Specifically, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) has publicly stated his intent to investigate the surveillance that led to Flynn’s resignation as well as the actual illegal leaks to the corporate media. Astonishingly, so-called progressive groups are now actively attacking Nunes in a shocking display of “liberals” openly protesting in support of the deep state! You can’t make this up folks, Soros-funded leftists are now learning to love the deep state in their scorched earth, by whatever means necessary, operation to take out Donald Trump.
The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths Versus Sad Reality
Pocahontas had a Native Husband and Native Child; Never Married John Smith
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from Intellihub
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In the wake of the sudden resignation of Michael Flynn as national security adviser, some Republicans in Congress have signaled that they plan to investigate the illegal leaks that led to the ouster of the decorated three-star general. Specifically, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) has publicly stated his intent to investigate the surveillance that led to Flynn’s resignation as well as the actual illegal leaks to the corporate media. Astonishingly, so-called progressive groups are now actively attacking Nunes in a shocking display of “liberals” openly protesting in support of the deep state! You can’t make this up folks, Soros-funded leftists are now learning to love the deep state in their scorched earth, by whatever means necessary, operation to take out Donald Trump.
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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)
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from Live Action News
The U.S. House voted 228 to 188 Thursday to overturn President Obama’s mandate forcing states to fund abortion giant Planned Parenthood. H.J. Res. 43, sponsored by Rep. Diane Black, passed with bipartisan support, and would reverse Obama’s parting gift to the abortion industry. When it was passed in the waning days of his presidency, media reports proclaimed that Obama had made a permanent law preventing states from defunding Planned Parenthood. Black’s measure, however, allows states to use family planning funds under Title X in ways that do not support groups committing abortion — like Planned Parenthood.
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THE FUTURE OF BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION
Garwood Anderson (Nashotah) reflects on the current state of the theological interpretation of Scripture.
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from New Statesman
"The leading voice of the British left, since 1913."
The US President seemed to dismantle two decades of foreign policy in his press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu.
from Oregon Public Broadcasting- OPB
Columbia River Gorge Geology Tour
We team up with Portland State University geology Professor Emeritus Scott Burns for a deeper examination of the Columbia River Gorge’s many striking features. Burns will explain the how and why behind features like Multnomah Falls and Coyote Wall, and why the Oregon side of the gorge has many waterfalls, while the Washington side instead has landslides.
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from Republican National Committee (GOP)
ObamaCare Continues To Unravel
In yet another example of the egregious failure of ObamaCare, major insurer Humana announced on Tuesday that it will drop out of the individual health insurance market for 2018. The company has already scaled back its presence as the market becomes increasingly unstable, according to the New York Times. In 2017, Humana sold individual policies in only 11 states.
from The Spokesman-Review
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from Vox
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When he questioned April Ryan, it showed how he really thinks about people of color.
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from The Western Center for Journalism
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Limbaugh: ‘Masterful’ Trump Reassured America, Toyed With Media
Talk show host Rush Limbaugh on Thursday said President Donald Trump’s “masterful” press conference was one of the most effective press conferences he had ever seen. “The press is going to hate him even more after this. Don’t misunderstand. When I say effective, I’m talking about rallying people who voted for him to stay with him,” Limbaugh said, noting that Trump made a point of “reassuring the people he’s on top of everything. Nothing has changed. Everything he campaigned on, he is doing. All he is doing is fulfilling campaign promises. And of course, the Democrats don’t like him. Of course, the media don’t like him. It isn’t going to stop him.”
Mark Zuckerberg’s Answer to a World Divided by Facebook Is More Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg believes his platform brings people together, despite the evidence that in connecting the world, Facebook may be helping to tear it apart.
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(Western Journalism) [Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Limbaugh: ‘Masterful’ Trump Reassured America, Toyed With Media
Talk show host Rush Limbaugh on Thursday said President Donald Trump’s “masterful” press conference was one of the most effective press conferences he had ever seen. “The press is going to hate him even more after this. Don’t misunderstand. When I say effective, I’m talking about rallying people who voted for him to stay with him,” Limbaugh said, noting that Trump made a point of “reassuring the people he’s on top of everything. Nothing has changed. Everything he campaigned on, he is doing. All he is doing is fulfilling campaign promises. And of course, the Democrats don’t like him. Of course, the media don’t like him. It isn’t going to stop him.”
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from WIRED
Mark Zuckerberg’s Answer to a World Divided by Facebook Is More Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg believes his platform brings people together, despite the evidence that in connecting the world, Facebook may be helping to tear it apart.
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