Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Special Edition: State and City Politics Impacts Safety and Education



Special Edition: State and City Politics Impacts Safety and Education
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Update Prop B has stirred up a hugh debate. Mayor Turner's skills as a statesman are on the line. See city council meetings Tuesday and Wednesday. Click image for live city council meetings.










Update State Representative Harold Duttonauthored a controversial Bill House Bill 2383, which has not moved to the Higher Education Committee for a hearing since 3/6/2019.
South Side Table Top Brunch/Breakfast - May 2, 2019 Thursday 10:00AM South Union Church of Christ 7427 Ardmore Houston, Texas 77054
Undeserved Zip Codes Produced Human Capital, Augmented Staffing with community On Scene Responders - Harvey and Post Harvey - Response, Recovery now time to balance the equation with Mitigation emphasis.
Partial Agenda
  • Harris County Appraisal District
  • 60 Day Safety Mission Distribute 1000 Awareness Materials and or Kits
  • Mapping Neighborhood Resources, Staging Sites, Capacitors and Surveys
  • Mitigating Risks to Enhance Recovery
Co-sponsors:
Congressman Al Green, County Attorney Vince Ryan, Constable May Walker, Judge Jeremy Brown, State Representative Candidate Richard Bonton, City Councilman Michael Kubosh, City Councilman Mike Knox, Houston Area Urban League, TSU's Emergency Management - Homeland Security/EMPA Programs, Harris County Courtroom Observers, Candidate for Congress Jon Menefee, Attorney Paul Kubosh...
All community hands on deck!
June 6, 2019
Thursday North Side Community Partnership Exchange Table Top Breakfast
9:00 AM, North Side MBC 6915 Curry Rd. Houston, Texas 77093 - We did it in 2018!

We are planning a big community push for awareness and preparedness, don't miss it and join in, all hands on deck!
The DATA is in and we have it. Then why areunderserved neighborhoods saddeled with a govenment created condition and label that government diverted resources from that government created. We must ask the right questions to get the right answers, as other people exercise as part of their menu of rights.

Monday, April 29, 2019

Innocent man sent to jail for rape by his own fiancé | 60 Minutes Australia

Octomum | Natalie Suleman's octuplets turn 10 | Sunday Night

10 Things Found Growing Inside People

The Real Nail Salon Beat-Down Video the Media Don’t Want You to See!

The Real Nail Salon Beat-Down Video the Media Don’t Want You to See!

NY Stripper Makes $1,000 In ONE HOUR Selling Water

Sheriff Breaks Down Crying Begging Cop And Police Chief To Let Him Go

Dallas Transgender Brutally Attacked By Angry Mob After A Car Wreck.

Shy little girl leaves the judges in TEARS with her AMAZING Voice

Shan Ako BLOWS The ROOF With Billie Holiday´s "Summertime" | Live Shows ...

Staying On Code Requires Enforcement of that Code of Conduct

Staying On Code Requires Enforcement of that Code of Conduct

Sunday, April 28, 2019

The Judges Did Not Expect This From The Painters | Asia’s Got Talent 201...

On the Road: Waitress receives the tip of a lifetime

Dads give beloved crossing guard awesome surprise

Adults shocked by what teens did while they were asleep

Electricity Theft Costs Money, Puts Lives At Risk

Modesto Homeowners Accused Of Stealing Water From Canal, Face $1,500 Fines

Padlocked spigot blocks squatters from water theft

Landlord seeks court help to remove driveway squatter

Woman catches squatters moving into her home

Squatters Claiming Ownership of Abandoned Houses a National Trend

Woman invites in homeless couple who won't leave

Former banker in San Francisco confronts new reality

Just looking at these tiny shoebox apartments in Hong Kong will make you...

We tried Amazon Key. The strangers it let in our door wasn't the worst p...

Walmart shoplifting vigilante goes viral

Police: Walmart cashier didn't scan father's purchases

Walmart Worker Fired When Boss Sees What He Did Every Day For 20 Years

Big Rig Sleeping Is Better Than You Think | Time for Trucks Extra

When Wal-Mart leaves small towns behind

Dollar General Is Putting Local Grocery Stores Out Of Business (HBO)

Retiring At Sea Can Be Cheaper Than Just Staying Home | CNBC

88-year-old retires and lives on cruise ship

Deputy helps deliver baby on his birthday

Deputy helps deliver baby on his birthday

KCPD officer helps deliver baby at Walmart

KCPD officer helps deliver baby at Walmart

Police Officer now Godfather of Baby he saved

An unlikely friendship between white cop, black teen

See handcuffed teen save cop's life while under arrest

Cop stops to check if girls are safe, then plays dolls with them

Cop helping woman finish race will melt your heart

Mom Hides Her Two Kids When Stranger Knocks On Door Her Jaw Drops After ...

Stranger Slips Dad Envelope He Opens It Up And Sprints Out The Door

Man’s Act Of Kindness Toward Woman Out Of Gas Leads To ‘Godwink’ | TODAY

Stranger Slips Dad Envelope He Opens It Up And Sprints Out The Door

Wrongly Convicted Richard Rosario Stuns Judge at Hearing | NBC Nightly News

Just Hours After Her Husband Passed Away, This Woman Got A Call That Lef...

Franklin boy tries to sell teddy bear for food; police go beyond call of...

Surrogate Gives Birth To Twins Then Doctors Did A DNA Test

Mortician - A Documentary

Her Husband DiesThen She Looks Under His Workbench And Sees A Note About...

Confessions of a Funeral Director by Caleb Wilde

Rochester Man Wins Child Support Case, Stirs Controversy

Her Husband DiesThen She Looks Under His Workbench And Sees A Note About...

After His Wife Of 50 Years Died, This Man Discovered A Letter She’d Kept...

Woman Screams In Pain As Detroit Cop Breaks Arm During Arrest [VIDEO]

Woman Screams In Pain As Detroit Cop Breaks Arm During Arrest [VIDEO]: Detroit police are facing two lawsuits over two separate incidents with the same officer.

Overweight woman body-shamed, charged extra during pedicure | What Would...

Ga. Nail Salon Charges Overweight Woman Extra

Detroit Church Erupts After Pastor Ask His Members For $1,000 Offering ....

Friday, April 26, 2019

GENOCIDE BY FOOD: BBQ Ribs Cause CANCER & MENTAL ILLNESS

GENOCIDE BY FOOD: BBQ Ribs Cause CANCER & MENTAL ILLNESS

The Kansas Supreme Court just dealt a major blow to the anti-abortion crowd’s central strategy

The Kansas Supreme Court just dealt a major blow to the anti-abortion crowd’s central strategy: The Kansas Supreme Court upheld abortion rights in a landmark ruling on Friday morning, blocking a state law that restricted a second-trimester abortion procedure.

With only one of seven justices dissenting, the Court found that the “right of personal autonomy” means that Kansas state law cannot

How TurboTax manipulates Google to trick low-income people out of their money

How TurboTax manipulates Google to trick low-income people out of their money: This week, we reported on how TurboTax uses deceptive design and misleading advertising to trick lower-income Americans into paying to file their taxes, even though they are eligible to do it for free.

There’s a new wrinkle: It turns out, Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, is deliberately hiding the

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Grandmother Confronts SWAT Team Officer In Court For Killing 7 Year Old ...

Pastor John Gray & Wife Aventer Address His 'Emotional Affair' On The Mo...

A Trump Fed choice steps aside, and another faces new doubts

A Trump Fed choice steps aside, and another faces new doubts

This lawmaker in Iowa just left the Republican Party: ‘I want no part of’ Trump’s GOP

This lawmaker in Iowa just left the Republican Party: ‘I want no part of’ Trump’s GOP: A state legislator in Iowa has left the Republican Party and joined the Democrats, according to a new report in local paper The Gazette.

Rep. Andy McKean was the longest-serving Republican in Iowa's legislature, according to the report, but he's been feeling himself drifting away from the party f

Pastor John Gray gets EXPOSED by side chick - leaked voice messages and ...

The McLaren Senna Is an Insane $1.8 Million Supercar

COGIC Bishop CALLS OUT Pastor John Gray For Lying About "Emotional" Afffair

Hennessy launches $10M fellowship program for HBCU students

Hennessy launches $10M fellowship program for HBCU students

Charges at Minnesota cop's trial offer jury range of options

Charges at Minnesota cop's trial offer jury range of options

Violent arrest of Black teen outside a Fl McDonald’s sparks outrage

Violent arrest of Black teen outside a Fl McDonald’s sparks outrage

Jamie Foxx, Wanda Sykes to star in 'The Jeffersons' for a one-night reboot

Jamie Foxx, Wanda Sykes to star in 'The Jeffersons' for a one-night reboot

DRUNK BEGGAR ENTERS A CHURCH AND ASK TO SING (ENGLISH SUBTITLES)

Mom Caught Him RAPING Me **WARNING: GRAPHIC** | Down The Rabbit Hole Ep. 3

Mom Caught Him RAPING Me **WARNING: GRAPHIC** | Down The Rabbit Hole Ep. 3

Boy thrown from Mall of America balcony shows 'zero evidence of brain damage,' pastor says

Boy thrown from Mall of America balcony shows 'zero evidence of brain damage,' pastor says: According to the pastor of the family's church, tests have shown that the 5-year-old boy thrown from the third-floor balcony at the Mall of America has no sign of brain damage or swelling in the brain.

101 year old lady giving GOD praise A Must See

Arizona Man Kills His Wife & 2 Daughters After Accusing Her Of Cheating.

Louisiana Cop Facing Animal Sex Abuse Charges Rearrested For Child Porno...

Louisiana Cop Facing Animal Sex Abuse Charges Rearrested For Child Porno...

Monday, April 22, 2019

‘Knock down the House’: Netflix drops trailer featuring rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other unapologetic progressives

‘Knock down the House’: Netflix drops trailer featuring rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other unapologetic progressives: The 2018 blue wave was impressive not only because of all the wins by Democrats—who enjoyed a net gain of 40 seats in the House of Representatives—but also, because record numbers of them were women, from unapologetic progressives like Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar to more centrist candidat

Woman in handicapped spot finds insulting note

State cracks down on parking illegally in disabled spots

Undercover sting catches handicap parking abuse

Racist neighbor takes down basketball goal

Frustrated & Angered? AG William Barr Believes Trump Was Too Emotional T...

TI Teams Up With Georgia Church To Bail Out Nonviolent Offenders For Easter

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Mueller concluded he couldn’t indict the president — but suggested Trump could be criminally charged after leaving office

Mueller concluded he couldn’t indict the president — but suggested Trump could be criminally charged after leaving office: While President Donald Trump and his allies have cheered the 'no collusion' and 'no obstruction' mantras, the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report completely undermines those claims.

Mueller didn't establish any charges of conspiracy between the President Donald Trump's campaign and

Former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin erupts over Mueller report: ‘If this isn’t obstruction of justice, I’d like to see what is’

Former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin erupts over Mueller report: ‘If this isn’t obstruction of justice, I’d like to see what is’: The more CNN’s legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin read of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, the more he saw evidence of “obstruction of justice.”

During the Thursday panel discussion digesting the report, Toobin proclaimed, “If this isn’t obstruction of justice, I’d like to see what is obstructi

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

What if Jesus never existed?

What if Jesus never existed?: With Easter coming, some people are debating whether the resurrection of Jesus really happened. Others are debating whether Jesus was even real.

In ten years of writing for news and opinion sites, my most popular article about religion was one titled, “Five Reasons to Suspect Jesus Never Existed.

Trevor Noah Plays 'Who’d You Rather?'

Dallas TX Pastor Found In Motel / Living A Double Life - Bishop Darick F...

Baba Dick GREgory On Dr. Sebi, PrINce, Donald Trump & MOOR

Police officer hurling threats at man for sitting quietly.

Black man makes sheriff's Dept look stupid

Wendy Williams Gets Forensic Accountant To Go Through Kevin's Expenses T...

Roland Martin Torches Laura Ingraham Over Fox News April 4th MLK Commentary

Right-wing Christians stage bizarre protest by dressing up as Pete Buttigieg and whipping Jesus

Right-wing Christians stage bizarre protest by dressing up as Pete Buttigieg and whipping Jesus: A group of anti-LGBT protesters followed Pete Buttigieg to another town in Iowa for a bizarre demonstration.

One man demonstrated his hatred for homosexuality by dressing up as Buttigieg and whipping another man dressed as Jesus on the cross, while a third man dressed as Satan harangued confused

Nearly 2.6 million viewers watched Sanders town hall on Fox New as more Democratic candidates say they’ll speak with the network

Nearly 2.6 million viewers watched Sanders town hall on Fox New as more Democratic candidates say they’ll speak with the network: Early Nielsen data reveals that Sen. Bernie Sanders' appearance on Fox News earns the prize for the most-viewed town hall of the 2020 presidential race.

Nearly 2.6 million viewers watched Sanders field questions from Fox News anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, according to the Associated Pr

The man who saw Trump coming a century ago

The man who saw Trump coming a century ago: A reader’s guide for the distraught.

Mantra of the Trump administration revealed: Science is ‘a Democrat thing’

Mantra of the Trump administration revealed: Science is ‘a Democrat thing’: Lobbyist turned Trump appointee reportedly defended canceling coal study by saying science was for Democrats.

‘It was a setup’: Texas House speaker and gun rights activist come face-to-face at Texas GOP fundraiser

‘It was a setup’: Texas House speaker and gun rights activist come face-to-face at Texas GOP fundraiser: After a man angry about a 'constitutional carry' bill languishing in the House visited the speaker's home, Bonnen admonished him and lawmakers said the legislation was dead. Then lingering tensions flared up when the two were seated near each other at an event.

Alan Dershowitz tried to ‘bait’ Epstein accuser into court — but she ‘preempted him’ by suing him first: Miami Herald reporter

Alan Dershowitz tried to ‘bait’ Epstein accuser into court — but she ‘preempted him’ by suing him first: Miami Herald reporter: Julie Brown, investigative reporter for the Miami Herald, told CNN on Wednesday that Alan Dershowitz had been trying to “bait” the woman accusing him of defamation into court for years — but she “preempted him” by suing first.

‘This puts me in danger every time’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar call out GOP and Fox News for inciting violence

‘This puts me in danger every time’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar call out GOP and Fox News for inciting violence: Here’s an example of a college Republicans group calling AOC a Domestic terrorist.

Trump to the Hungry: ‘Let Them Eat … Whatever’

Trump to the Hungry: ‘Let Them Eat … Whatever’: Republican work-for-food-stamps plan could force 750,000 Americans out of the anti-poverty program.

Gigantic orbiting billboards in space are coming

Gigantic orbiting billboards in space are coming: ”Look, Mom! There’s the Big Dipper … and Orion … and Pepsi’s orbiting global advertisement!”

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

‘The best people’: Probe opened on Trump’s latest cabinet official days after confirmation

‘The best people’: Probe opened on Trump’s latest cabinet official days after confirmation: Only the best people, folks. Four days after being confirmed by the Senate, Interior Department Secretary David Bernhardt found himself under an ethics investigationlaunched Monday by the agency's internal watchdog.

The inquiry by Interior’s inspector general (IG) is the result of multiple reques

Americans are increasingly abandoning organized religion

Americans are increasingly abandoning organized religion: Political scientist Ryan Burge found that the percent of Americans claiming no religious affiliation is now so large that it rivals the other two largest groups, Catholics and evangelical Christians, according to a new analysis of the General Social Survey.

According to the data, those claiming '

Saturday, April 13, 2019

He helped wrongfully convict a Vegas man. Two decades later, his daughter worked on a law to make amends.

He helped wrongfully convict a Vegas man. Two decades later, his daughter worked on a law to make amends.: If all goes as expected, this summer, the governor of Nevada will sign a bill that will compensate men and women wrongfully convicted in the state for the years they spent behind bars and grant them certificates of innocence.


Inspired by recent high-profile exonerations — including that of Fred

Unite the whites: Donald Trump now leads a unified party of anti-immigrant racism

Unite the whites: Donald Trump now leads a unified party of anti-immigrant racism: Trump and Stephen Miller see a path to re-election: Unite angry white folks behind a ruthless immigration crackdown.

Mike Pence lashed out at Pete Buttigieg for ‘attacks on my Christian faith’ — but the mayor had a perfect response

Mike Pence lashed out at Pete Buttigieg for ‘attacks on my Christian faith’ — but the mayor had a perfect response: Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been making waves in the early 2020 Democratic presidential primary, pulling into third place in  a couple of recent state polls. And as the first gay mainstream candidate for a major party nomination, he has embraced both his sexual orientation and his religion — drawing a

Fox News is doing to Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exactly what it did to Hillary Clinton

Fox News is doing to Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exactly what it did to Hillary Clinton: For decades, Fox News' programming has revolved around the need to identify and target Democratic demons, who are then used to frighten Republican viewers. And for most of the network's existence, Hillary Clinton has served as a perennial rogue, depicted as a villainous, criminal scoundrel who can't

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Could Go to Jail for Interfering With Law Requiring IRS to Hand Over Trump’s Taxes

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Could Go to Jail for Interfering With Law Requiring IRS to Hand Over Trump’s Taxes: 'There is, however, a law requiring every federal 'employee' who touches the tax system to do their duty or be removed from office.'

No accountability: How the civil justice system fails black Americans killed by police

No accountability: How the civil justice system fails black Americans killed by police: On June 19, 2018, Antwon Rose at just 17 years old joined the long line of Black Americans shot and killed by police officers. Rose, denied justice in life, was similarly denied justice in death: On March 22, 2019, he joined the long line of Black Americans shot and killed by police officers who wer

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Bernie Sanders becomes first 2020 candidate to support felons voting from behind bars

Bernie Sanders becomes first 2020 candidate to support felons voting from behind bars: Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday became the first 2020 presidential candidate to speak out in support of allowing Americans to vote from behind bars.

During a campaign stop in Iowa, the Independent senator from Vermont was asked about his position on imprisoned people participating in political el

White man goes berserk ‘over a taco’ in California Mexican restaurant: ‘We’re in America, not Spanish!’

White man goes berserk ‘over a taco’ in California Mexican restaurant: ‘We’re in America, not Spanish!’: A customer went berserk after spotting a bilingual menu at a Mexican restaurant in Southern California.

Security cameras captured the man as he ranted at employees and raged against other customers as he threatened to call immigration authorities, reported WPTV-TV.

“It’s says it in Mexican, we

‘Epitome of religious intolerance’: GOP lawmaker begs ‘God forgive us’ before swearing in of first Muslim woman to state legislature

‘Epitome of religious intolerance’: GOP lawmaker begs ‘God forgive us’ before swearing in of first Muslim woman to state legislature: A Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker delivered a fire and brimstone prayer aimed at an incoming Muslim member of the statehouse Monday, prompting outrage and accusations of bigotry.

Rep. Stephanie Borowicz, a Republican from central Pennsylvania's Clinton County, opened the day's session with a pra

Friday, April 5, 2019

How Donald Trump will bankrupt America

How Donald Trump will bankrupt America: Americans elected a bankruptcy king as their president and character will tell.

The ultimate guide to knowing whether or not you’re a gun nut

The ultimate guide to knowing whether or not you’re a gun nut: What sets gun nuts apart from gun owners.

New research finds the HPV vaccine is exceeding expectations and drastically cutting rates of cervical pre-cancer

New research finds the HPV vaccine is exceeding expectations and drastically cutting rates of cervical pre-cancer: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a group of more than 150 viruses. They are the most common of the numerous sexually transmitted infections. That’s the bad news. The good news is that there are now vaccines against HPV. Even better news is that HPV vaccines lower one’s chances of getting a cancer-causi

I asked these 3 simple questions of Betsy DeVos’ Education Department. It ‘created havoc’ among the staff.

I asked these 3 simple questions of Betsy DeVos’ Education Department. It ‘created havoc’ among the staff.: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is famous for giving nonresponses to fairly straightforward questions. More than one commentator has had fun with her contorted evasions, but her inability to explain the rationale for current education policies isn’t confined to her own personality and ideolo

Port disparity study to benefit MWBEs

Port disparity study to benefit MWBEs

Amber Guyger’s murder trial for killing Botham Jean is delayed

Amber Guyger’s murder trial for killing Botham Jean is delayed

Appointments made to TSU Board of Regents

Appointments made to TSU Board of Regents

Trump claims his history employing electrical workers won their political support. They actually have good reason to hate him.

Trump claims his history employing electrical workers won their political support. They actually have good reason to hate him.: Former Vice President Joe Biden, on verge of announcing his candidacy in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, spoke at a conference for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) on Friday. The 76-year-old Biden gave a rousing speech, praising electrical workers and referencing

The IRS tried to go after the ultra-rich with ‘audits from hell’ — until Congress stepped in to protect the wealthy

The IRS tried to go after the ultra-rich with ‘audits from hell’ — until Congress stepped in to protect the wealthy: On June 30, 2016, an auto-parts magnate received the kind of news anyone would dread: The Internal Revenue Service had determined he had engaged in abusive tax maneuvers. He stood accused of masking about $5 billion in income. The IRS wanted over $1.2 billion in back taxes and penalties.

The magn

Trump calls for an end to the asylum system and repeats demand to ‘get rid of judges’

Trump calls for an end to the asylum system and repeats demand to ‘get rid of judges’: President Donald Trump called for the end of the U.S. system that processes those seeking political asylum and refugee status on Friday and then added that it would also be good to 'get rid of judges.'

'Congress has to act,' Trump told reporters outside the White House, referring to the asylum cl

Why many 2020 swing states are on track for another massive recount crisis

Why many 2020 swing states are on track for another massive recount crisis: If the 2020 presidential election hinges on recounts in the closest battleground states, there could be a crisis even greater than the 2000 election where the U.S. Supreme Court ended a Florida recount in its infamous Bush v. Gore ruling.

That’s because the laws and timetables governing recounts

WaPo: ‘The plot just thickened on William Barr and the Mueller Report’

WaPo: ‘The plot just thickened on William Barr and the Mueller Report’: William Barr went overboard minimizing the results of the Mueller report, so that Trump could take a victory lap and Drudge could proclaim “Trump Wins!” in a banner headline. Unfortunately, he went too far and now there’s a backlash.

WATCH: Beto O’Rourke slams Trump’s rhetoric as ‘something we might’ve expected to hear in Nazi Germany’

WATCH: Beto O’Rourke slams Trump’s rhetoric as ‘something we might’ve expected to hear in Nazi Germany’: 'What other country on the face of the planet does that kind of thing?'
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke was questioned by a reporter Thursday night after he told an audience that some of President Donald Trump's comments echo the rhetoric of Nazi Germany’s “Third Reich.”

Blo

Artificial intelligence can now emulate human behaviors – soon it will be dangerously good

Artificial intelligence can now emulate human behaviors – soon it will be dangerously good: When artificial intelligence systems try to behave like humans and make mistakes, they show their limits – but also their startling advances.

‘Tide has turned’ against Bill Barr as GOP lawmakers increasingly back away from Trump’s hand-picked AG: NBC analyst

‘Tide has turned’ against Bill Barr as GOP lawmakers increasingly back away from Trump’s hand-picked AG: NBC analyst: NBC News national affairs analyst John Heileman explained how Attorney General Bill Barr is losing the support of Senate Republicans on MSNBC's 'The Last Word' on Thursday.

Host Lawrence O'Donnell showed a tweet by Sen. Chuck Grassley:

https://twitter.com/ChuckGrassley/status/11138068057155747

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Republicans are flailing on health care because they backed themselves into a corner with no hope of escape

Republicans are flailing on health care because they backed themselves into a corner with no hope of escape: Republicans in the Senate breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday as President Donald Trump backed away from his push to bring forward a GOP health care plan in the next two years. But their relief is ill-founded, and no matter what Trump does, it's hard to see how they aren't completely cornered on the h

http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/three-teachers-one-test-question-will-their.html

http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/three-teachers-one-test-question-will-their.html

Rachel Maddow is wrong and right: The problem with trying to be Fox News for the Left

Rachel Maddow is wrong and right: The problem with trying to be Fox News for the Left: The mediasphere’s gleeful pummeling of MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in the days following #MuellerTime makes me recall two prescient columns written by fellow TV critic Tim Goodman.

The first, published while the hangover from Trump’s election was still fresh in November 2016, wears this headline: “In O

http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/three-teachers-one-test-question-will-their.html

http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/three-teachers-one-test-question-will-their.html

MSNBC host erupts at a Trump defender trying to excuse the president’s Nazi-style rhetoric

MSNBC host erupts at a Trump defender trying to excuse the president’s Nazi-style rhetoric: MSNBC host Christ Hayes unleashed on conservative columnist Matt Mackowiak Thursday evening on Twitter for defending some of President Donald Trump's worst and most vile rhetoric.

The back-and-forth began when Mackowiak tweeted a story from The Washington Free Beacon about presidential candidate

Religion can conflict with the demands of human rights — and sometimes it has to lose

Religion can conflict with the demands of human rights — and sometimes it has to lose: Bethany Hastie, University of British Columbia and Margot Young, University of British Columbia

From conflicts over wedding cakes to university admissions to religious schools, the tension between equality rights and religious freedom is often in the news in Canada, the United States and beyond.

Fox News correspondent gets skewered for wearing a tactical vest at the border: ‘Thinks he’s headed to a war zone’

Fox News correspondent gets skewered for wearing a tactical vest at the border: ‘Thinks he’s headed to a war zone’: While shooting a segment for Fox News at the border on Thursday, correspondent Lawrence Jones wore what appeared to be a tactical vest while on camera, as he showed in a picture posted to Twitter:

Coming up on @FoxNews live from the border. pic.twitter.com/aRlNQxrO1x
— Lawrence Jones III (@Lawre

Republicans have put the US on a path of warp-speed decline — and they want you to think it’s worth cheering for

Republicans have put the US on a path of warp-speed decline — and they want you to think it’s worth cheering for: Listening to Republicans, it’s apparent they don’t have much respect for the intelligence of the American people.
Over 70 percent of Americans want a national health care system like every other developed country in the world has, but the GOP tells us that we just aren’t smart enough to make it wor

Trump melts down over ‘totally illegal’ New York Times as Mueller leaks blow apart his ‘exoneration’

Trump melts down over ‘totally illegal’ New York Times as Mueller leaks blow apart his ‘exoneration’: President Donald Trump attacked the New York Times for reporting that special counsel Robert Mueller’s team disagreed with the attorney general’s summary of their findings.

The newspaper reported that some of Mueller’s investigators were frustrated that Attorney General William Barr failed to ade

Confirmed: Trump overruled career security experts to give Jared Kushner top security clearance

Confirmed: Trump overruled career security experts to give Jared Kushner top security clearance: Donald Trump is a threat to the national security of the United States. That is not a hyperbolic sentence.

Ex-DOJ official says Trump’s attorney general ‘is now in open warfare’ with Mueller’s team as his own credibility crumbles

Ex-DOJ official says Trump’s attorney general ‘is now in open warfare’ with Mueller’s team as his own credibility crumbles: It hasn't yet been two weeks since Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation wrapped up, and passions around the still unreleased final report are rising to a boil.

On Wednesday night, the New York Times broke the story that some on Mueller's team have been angered by Attorney General Bill B

Robert Reich: Here’s everything you need to know about the new economy

Robert Reich: Here’s everything you need to know about the new economy: Everything You Need to Know About the New Economy The biggest economic story of our times isn’t about supply and demand. It’s about institutions and politics. It’s about power.

The redactions Barr makes will conceal candidate Trump and his campaign’s request for and use of Russian assistance

The redactions Barr makes will conceal candidate Trump and his campaign’s request for and use of Russian assistance: The redactions Barr makes will conceal candidate Trump and his campaign’s request for and use of Russian help winning the election.

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President Trump’s legal perils are only beginning

President Trump’s legal perils are only beginning: The modern-day Republican Party is masterful when it comes to grabbing soundbites and repeating them endlessly in the hope of persuading public opinion—and the most prominent GOP mantra of recent weeks has been “no collusion, no obstruction, complete and total exoneration,” President Donald Trump’s

The redactions Barr makes will conceal candidate Trump and his campaign’s request for and use of Russian assistance

The redactions Barr makes will conceal candidate Trump and his campaign’s request for and use of Russian assistance: The redactions Barr makes will conceal candidate Trump and his campaign’s request for and use of Russian help winning the election.

New report reveals the 3 serious reasons Jared Kushner’s failed to get a security clearance

New report reveals the 3 serious reasons Jared Kushner’s failed to get a security clearance: As many had suspected, Jared Kushner is a senior White House official described in documents from the House Oversight Committee that details testimony of a career administration official who has identified serious lapses and vulnerabilities in the current security clearance process, according to a n

Ending Obamacare would hurt Black Americans

Ending Obamacare would hurt Black Americans

Texas House approves major school finance reform package, adds teacher raises to the bill

Texas House approves major school finance reform package, adds teacher raises to the bill

Michael Brown's mother loses Ferguson City Council race

Michael Brown's mother loses Ferguson City Council race

Monday, April 1, 2019

These senators are proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish Electoral College

These senators are proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish Electoral College: Feeling increasingly frustrated with the United States Electoral College, a group of Democratic senators are planning to introduce a constitutional amendment this week that would abolish it. The proposed amendment, HuffPost is reporting, will be introduced by Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii along with S

Federal judge says Flint water lawsuit actually can target the former governor — meaning he may finally be held accountable

Federal judge says Flint water lawsuit actually can target the former governor — meaning he may finally be held accountable: A federal judge on Monday—who agreed that allegations of 'conscience shocking' conduct claimed by plaintiffs were 'plausible'—reinstated Michigan's former Governor Rick Snyder as a defendant in a class action lawsuit by the victims of the water crisis in the city of Flint that first captured nationa

Republican senators quietly rally against Trump-backed Obamacare lawsuit over fear of backlash from voters

Republican senators quietly rally against Trump-backed Obamacare lawsuit over fear of backlash from voters: When Democrats won a majority in the House of Representatives with a net gain of 40 seats in the 2018 midterms, it became obvious that Republicans in Congress would not have the votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act of 2010, also known as Obamacare, in 2019 or 2020. But President Donald Trump is a

There’s a clear connection between Donald Trump and racist violence: research

There’s a clear connection between Donald Trump and racist violence: research: What was already obvious now has research behind it: The rise of Donald Trump has led to violence and death.

The ultimate guide to knowing whether or not you’re a gun nut

The ultimate guide to knowing whether or not you’re a gun nut: What sets gun nuts apart from gun owners.