NPR “It’s no longer the teenager in his basement eating Cheetos that’s trying to get into my system,” said an elections supervisor. “There are now nation states that are, in a coordinated effort, trying to do something.” cross-posted on Facebook

BBC News In a rural county that voted for President Donald J. Trump, people are shocked to see friends, neighbours and schoolmates deported. http://bbc.in/2F14O18 cross-posted on Facebook

“what she describes — a man repeatedly pushing sex without noticing (or without caring about) what she wants — is something many, many women have experienced in encounters with men. And while few men have committed the litany of misdeeds of which Weinstein has been accused, countless men have likely behaved as Grace says Ansari …

I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls from Mario Batali’s Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter – The Everywhereist I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls from Mario Batali’s Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter Posted on Jan 10, 2018 0 Posted in: Nothing to Do With Travel, Personal Essay Last night, I made cinnamon rolls. I’m not a huge fan …

YES!!!UN votes resoundingly to reject Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as capital The United Nations body’s debate and vote highlighted for a second time in a week the international isolation of the United States over the Jerusalem issue cross-posted on Facebook

Robert Reich There was a time in America when we invested in workers, the middle class thrived, and big money didn’t corrupt our politics. But nowadays Trump and Republican leaders are looting the treasury to cut taxes on the wealthy and corporations. So what got us into this mess, and how do we get out …

NowThis Politics This Disney heiress will seriously benefit from the GOP tax bill — here’s why she’s against it cross-posted on Facebook

“The Last Jedi is filled with male characters on both sides of the dark/light divide who cause and endure suffering because of their inability to deal with their emotions in healthy ways.”Toxic Masculinity Is the True Villain of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Let’s talk about the competent women and the emotionally-challenged men of The …

Reckoning with a culture of male resentment The long read: In the face of a male backlash to the recent debate over sexual harassment, is it time to accept that some will find the world less comfortable in the process of making it habitable for others? cross-posted on Facebook

Why the myth of a perfect meritocracy is so pernicious “Things we’re not entitled to claim moral credit for are the driving forces behind success.” —Robert H. Frank cross-posted on Facebook

Silicon Valley Techies Still Think They’re the Good Guys. They’re Not. Silicon Valley is slow to come to terms with the fact that it’s become the new Wall Street. cross-posted on Facebook

This is important! Watch through the credits.Chicken Attack // SONG VOYAGE // Japan // FULL JAPAN EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aE2TYFU6WM&t=24s Next Episode of SONG VOYAGE – Wednesday, February 8th! Come back to see us bumble aroun… cross-posted on Facebook

The Trust for Public Land President Trump just announced an executive action to eliminate half of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and more than 80% of Bears Ears National Monument. This is the largest attack on protected areas in U.S. history. Call your member of Congress today: (202) 224-3121 and SHARE this post. cross-posted on Facebook

Dan Rather When the time comes, and I hope it comes soon, to bury this era of moral rot and the defiling of our communal, social, and democratic norms, the perfect epitaph for the gravestone of this age of unreason should be Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley’s already infamous quote: “I think not having the estate …

NowThis Politics Here’s how you can piss off Trump while helping yourself at the same time cross-posted on Facebook

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Channel 4 News Democracy “[Trump] is either a racist, incompetent or unthinking or all three.” An urgent question is put to the Home Secretary by Labour’s Stephen Doughty MP regarding President Donald J. Trump’s retweeting of three anti-Muslim videos posted by a British far-right group. cross-posted on Facebook

“A tweet by Donald Trump accusing CNN of purveying “fake news” has been seized on by Libyan media to challenge a report by the US broadcaster which suggested modern day slave auctions were being held in the country.”‘Fake news’: Libya seizes on Trump tweet to discredit CNN slavery report Libyan media question CNN report on …

All Things Being Equal Network A white student asks author Ta-Nehisi Coates if it’s cool to rap along to songs with the n-word in it – and Ta-Nehisi Coates responds brilliantly. Source: Random House. cross-posted on Facebook