“The gun lobby will say that this isn’t a time for politics,” says columnist Nicholas Kristof. “But if we can’t learn the lesson from this carnage, then there will be more such shootings — again and again. This is a particularly American tragedy and completely unnecessary. So let’s mourn. But even more important, let’s act.”
LaunchTrump, top Democrats agree to work on deal to save DACA
“Trump and top Democratic leaders late Wednesday agreed to work out an agreement that would protect the nation’s DREAMers from deportation and enact border security measures that don’t include building a physical wall, according to people familiar with the meeting,” The Washington Post reports.
LaunchSix things that could topple Donald Trump’s border wall
In this BBC special, the British broadcasting giant explains why it’s extremely unlikely that Donald Trump’s stupid wall will ever be built.
LaunchPolice officer: Relax, we only kill black people
In this dashcam video, presented with context by The Young Turks, Police Lieutenant Greg Abbott can be heard saying to a motorist he has pulled over, “Remember, we only kill black people. Yeah, we only kill black people, right? All of the videos you’ve seen, have you seen the black people get killed? You have.”
LaunchTrump lit the torches of white supremacy in Charlottesville. We must extinguish them.
When the mob of white men marched in Charlottesville carrying flaming torches Friday night shouting “Heil Trump” as the curtain-raiser for a day of violent
LaunchThe best way to fight neo-Nazis is to… laugh?
The Seattle Times’ Danny Westneat writes: “Hate is marching in the streets. Some of the same groups that marched in Charlottesville are growing in the Northwest. A local author has argued the best thing to do to confront it all is to … show up and mock them.” The local author Westneat talked to is none other than David Neiwert, the respected creator of Orcinus and an expert on right wing extremism and eliminationists.
LaunchFormer Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio found guilty of criminal contempt of court
Because the Court finds that Defendant willfully violated an order of the court, it finds Defendant guilty of criminal contempt. — Ex-Maricopa County Sheriff Joe
LaunchReports of bias incidents in Oregon and southwest Washington since Donald Trump’s election | OregonLive.com
The Oregonian has published an accounting of all of the reports of hate crimes and bias incidents reported in Oregon and southwest Washington since Trump’s victory in 2016. The newspaper is partnering with ProPublica on the project.
LaunchFacebook says it shouldn’t have to stay mum when government seeks user data
“Major technology companies and civil liberties groups have joined Facebook in a closed courtroom battle over secret government access to social media records,” reports The Washington Post’s Ann Marimow.
LaunchThe Iraqi Trump supporters facing deportation
The BBC: “More than 100 Iraqi Christians in Michigan are fighting deportation after being arrested in an immigration crackdown ordered by the Trump administration.”
LaunchFacing deportation, Hawaii coffee farmer and father of three returns to Mexico after twenty-eight years in the United States
The Trump regime has cruelly broken up another American family.
LaunchWhy one Republican voted to kill privacy rules: “Nobody has to use the Internet”
Today in Republican idiocy, we present a ridiculous statement by Jim Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, who is sadly lacking any sense.
LaunchReader responds to revival of hunger strike at Tacoma’s infamous private prison
To The Editor: More than four hundred people have joined the hunger strike in the NWDC in Tacoma that started Monday. What are they demanding?
LaunchMontana, other states working on legislation to protect broadband internet privacy
“States have started writing their own legislation to protect broadband privacy after Congress voted to repeal regulations that would have required internet providers to obtain their customers’ consent before collecting their personal information,” reports Matt Volz for The Associated Press.
LaunchHighlights from court ruling halting Trump’s Muslim Ban 2.0
Courtesy of the New York Times: “Here are some highlights from Wednesday’s ruling by Judge Derrick K. Watson of United States District Court in Honolulu, who issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration’s revised travel ban from going into effect nationwide.”
LaunchFearful of Trump policies, families risk frigid 3 AM hike from Minnesota into Canada
There are so many problems with Trump. I always wanted to come to America, I love America, but not any more, not with Trump. —
LaunchHow Washington State upended Trump’s travel ban
The New York Times profiles Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson. The nation’s attention is now on Washington after the state won a sweeping victory against the Trump regime in federal court, incensing the so-called president.
LaunchAs Democrats take to the streets, lawmakers rush to keep up
Democrats either need to feed, nurture and aggressively champion the resistance, or they need to get out of the way in favor of someone who
LaunchMexico: We will not pay for Trump border wall
Mexico’s political leaders have wisely chosen defiance instead of capitulation. In a nationally televised address, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto declared that his country does not believe in walls and will not finance the border barrier that Trump has vowed to build. If the last few days have taught us anything, it’s that by uniting together against Donald’s bigotry, we can stop neofascism in its tracks.
LaunchChelsea Manning is going free: President Obama commutes thirty-five year prison sentence
Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier sentenced to thirty-five years in prison for leaking documents to WikiLeaks will be released this coming May after President Obama granted a commutation.
LaunchTrump weighing Muslim registry, says adviser
Can you say “unconstitutional”? “Un-American”?
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