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“A rude, terrible person, ” Trump said in Press Conference After Midterm Elections
youtube On Nov 7, 2018, at the midterm election press conference, CNN’s Jim Acosta refused to give up the microphone during an exchange with Trump. The president accused the journalist of being “a rude, terrible person.” Acosta’s “hard pass,” which …
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Oakland mayor attacks ICE as ‘racist’ and tipped off immigrants about ICE raid
California Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf tipped off the illegal immigrant community that the federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) planned arrests in the area. Immigration advocates have occasionally warned the community of rumors of ICE raids, but Ms. Schaaf’s decision …
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Are you a Nazi?
Are you also a Nazi? facebook Florida looting crackdown is ‘white supremacy,’ claims author Sarah Jaffe Is the practice of incarceration inseparable from white supremacy? An author and journalist came under fire on social media, after she tweeted a reply …
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Politicians’ tough talk on illegal immigrants
Update: 1. DACA: Trump is ending the Obama-era program that protects nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants. (DACA stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.) It is time for Congress to fix it. 2. Obama slams Trump for rescinding DACA, calls …
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Black protesters demand removal of NYC statue
Update 4/16/2018: New York City’s Public Design Commission voted to accept a mayoral panel’s recommendation to remove the statue of Dr. J. Marion Sims for relocation to Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, where Sims is buried, accompanied by signage with historical context.…