“It’s become our new reality… I don’t like to say ‘normal,’ because that sounds like a plateau, and we’re on a trajectory where we’ll get more and more fire.”
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Aviation writer: Know the facts about private jets before you bash them
In this provocative article, aviation writer Doug Gollan challenges the notion that private jets are wasteful and elitist.
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Frontier Communications’ plan to sell off all its Pacific Northwest assets turns heads
Here’s a roundup of coverage pertaining to Frontier Communications’ plan to sell off all of its assets in the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
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Inspector General finds detainees ‘standing on toilets’ for room at packed border facility
The Trump regime’s un-American conduct continues to reach disgusting, horrific depths.
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Trade war starts changing manufacturers in hard-to-reverse ways
If the electronics industry sneezes, few places will catch a cold as quickly as Portland, Oregon.
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Robert Mueller announces resignation from the Department of Justice, comments publicly on his investigation
Robert Mueller has announced his resignation from the Department of Justice and commented publicly on the investigation he led as Special Counsel. Mueller’s complete statement can be watched here.
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Trump regime renews its attack on climate science
There is a real Republican war on science going on and it’s hurting the United States’ efforts to combat climate damage. This war started during the Bush years and is now being escalated by Donald “It’s freezing out, give me some of that global warming” Trump.
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How San Francisco broke America’s heart
“To many inhabitants, San Francisco has become unrecognizable in a decade, as though it had gone on a cosmetic surgery bender,” writes Karen Heller.
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Politico Magazine marvels at Seattle’s Link light rail powered mass transit boom
In this piece, Erick Trickey takes a look at “how a fast-growing city has invested heavily in mass transit alternatives to keep a lid on gridlock”.
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As neocon John Bolton tries to instigate a conflict with Iran, a reminder that MADtv saw this move coming back in 2007
As neocon John Bolton tries to instigate a conflict with Iran, here’s a reminder that MADtv saw this move coming back in 2007. Watch and laugh… if you can.
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Timothy Egan: The Left Coast is effectively opposing the Trump regime
“The West Coast is crushing it against Trump. Using the law to fight a bully, the Constitution to challenge an authoritarian, and facts against Fox News-driven fantasy, California, Oregon and Washington have stalled some of the most despicable of Trump’s retrograde policies.”
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Facebook co-founder: It’s time to break up Facebook
“We are a nation with a tradition of reining in monopolies, no matter how well intentioned the leaders of these companies may be. Mark’s power is unprecedented and un-American,” Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes writes, referring to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “It is time to break up Facebook.”
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Cambodians who fled to Seattle ‘shocked’ as details emerge of Republican Doug Ericksen’s $500K deal with regime
Donald Trump booster and Tim Eyman pal Doug Ericksen has teamed up with disgraced former State Representative Jay Rodne to promote the interests of Cambodia’s authoritarian Hun Sen regime in the United States. The pair have a deal with the regime worth half a million dollars.
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As Gaza fighting intensifies, Israelis and Palestinians bury their dead
“As much as they loathe one another, they are also codependent: Hamas uses its defiance of Israel to portray itself as the true voice of Palestinian resistance, and Israel’s right-wing government exploits Gaza’s unruliness to argue that it lacks a partner for peace talks.”
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Largest e-recycling fraud in U.S. history sends owners of Kent’s “Total Reclaim” to prison
For years, people have taken used monitors and other electronics to Kent’s Total Reclaim, falsely believing that their gear was being responsibly recycled. But that wasn’t the case.
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Private equity pillage is what’s killing brick and mortar retail — not online competition
“The private equity business model is to strip assets from companies that they acquire. The latest victims: retail grocery chains.”
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For the best coverage of the devastating Notre Dame fire, turn to France 24’s English channel
Forget CNN — turn to France 24 English for a French perspective of the catastrophic events of Monday, April 15th, 2019 at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France.
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Katie Porter’s questions leave JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon speechless
Freshman Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter asked JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon a simple arithmetic question about his employee’s pay. Representative Katie Porter joins Lawrence O’Donnell to explain why he couldn’t answer.
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Julian Assange got what he deserved
“Don’t continue to fall for his phony pleas for sympathy, his megalomania, and his well-established promiscuity with the facts,” Michael Weiss says to Assange sympathizers.
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Corrupt, through and through: North Carolina Republican Chair indicted in probe
“A federal grand jury has indicted the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party and a major Republican campaign donor on conspiracy and bribery charges,” The Charlotte Observer reports.
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America has a flooding problem it can’t manage. Vermont’s experience shows a possible way forward.
We can’t build our way out of future floods with better levees, just as we can’t build our way out of traffic congestion with wider highways.
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