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Jeff Sessions Just Dug Himself a Deeper Hole in Trump-Russia Testimony to House Intel Committee


 

JUST IN: Resignation Calls For Mike Pence As It Was Proved He Covered Up Mike Flynn


 

Rachel Maddow Blows Open the Latest Russia Shocker: Betsy DeVos Is Right in the Middle of It


 

‘HE HAS TO GO!!!’ Fox fans furious after Shep Smith blows up right-wing conspiracy about Uranium One


 

Trump Says He’s the Most Popular President Ever Around the World; the Reality is Very Different


 

Bernie Sanders's Socialist Revolution Is Happening, Very Slowly: Last week more than a dozen socialists won office around the country after taking inspiration from the 76-year-old Vermont firebrand.


 

Turzai Running For Governor


 

Pa. House Speaker Mike Turzai joins 2018 gubernatorial race


 

Fetterman v. Stack v. Dean: Will this be a Pa. race to remember? | John Baer


 

Democrats Just Scored A Major Victory In Tonight’s Oklahoma Special Election


 

Trump Just Made History In Congress In Truly Humiliating Fashion


 

Trump Just Broke A Presidential Nobel Prize Tradition


 

Cautious Steps On Philly Feet Of Clay


 

Morning Digest: GOP Rep. Lou Barletta will challenge Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Pennsylvania


 

The GOP Donor Class Is a Pack of Ungrateful Brats


 

One Year After Trump’s Victory, the Democrats Aren’t in Disarray


 

Sessions: I Can Remember Only the Parts of 2016 That Exonerate Me


 

Where Have All the Protests Gone? Lost visibility, increased strength.


 

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Wave: Podcast: Digging out from the tsunami.


 

‘Winning’ Isn’t Winning


 

The 4 most important stories in politics this week: Tax cuts and GOP chaos.


 

It’s not just Virginia: Maine has a crucial lesson for Democrats: Old-fashioned big government can win back (some) working-class whites.


 

A simple, boring lesson from Democrats’ landslide in Virginia and beyond: There’s no microtargeting magic — when you win you do better everywhere.


 

Democrats picked up 2 seats in the Georgia state legislature, too: A wave that’s bigger than Virginia.


 

The Democratic Civil War Is Getting Nasty, Even if No One Is Paying Attention


 

Finally, the Real Majority Pushes Back Against the Bitter Third: Trump’s presidency isn’t over, but Wednesday morning we woke up for the first time able to imagine what life after Trump will look like. Hallelujah.


 

Surviving The Enormous Emotional Toll of Trumpism: Every day it’s something. Or 10 somethings. Can we really live with three more years of this, let alone seven?


 

Donna Brazile’s Bombshell Isn’t That Hillary Clinton Rigged the Race, But That the Democratic Party Blew It: The Democratic Party has no discernible message, no recognizable plan and no real response to Donald Trump’s serial rending of basic decency and honor.


 

Could It Be that Both Parties Are Doomed? 


 

DNC: No cisgenders need apply


 

U.S. Commerce chief Ross divesting shipping interests: official


 

Trump commerce secretary's business links with Putin family laid out in leaked files: Wilbur Ross stands to profit from company run by Russians, some of whom are under US sanctions


 

Our criminal justice system is not a ‘joke.’ Yet.


 

America’s pathetic autocrat: Donald Trump’s authoritarian instincts have been checked by his incompetence.


 

Trump And Authoritarian Propaganda


 

The Anti-Trump Wave Has Come, and Republicans Can’t Stop It


 

Cambridge Analytica Denies Working With Russia, Unconvincingly


 

Why Does Trump Talk About Putin Like Putin’s His Boss?


 

GOP Silence on Trump's Press Threats Is Shameful


 

Papadopoulos Repeatedly Represented Trump Campaign, Record Shows


 

Why the White House Dreads a Flynn Indictment: Unlike the Paul Manafort case, charges against the former national-security adviser would touch the White House itself and could ensnare the president.


 

Trump's Mueller Problem


 

Why Facebook and Twitter Can’t Be Trusted to Police Themselves


 

This Week in Trump-Russia News: Don Jr. may have suggested quid-pro-quo with Kremlin-linked lawyer


 

Trump Advisers' Meetings In 2016 Bear The Hallmarks Of Russian Intelligence, Experts Say: “This just smacks of a classic intelligence operation,” said one retired CIA officer.


 

Sessions confirms Trump could pardon allies and family members involved in Russia probe


 

Jeff Sessions says he now recalls Trump campaign meeting where Russia discussed: At issue is meeting attended by George Papadopoulos, who has pleaded guilty to lying about Russia contacts


 

Former intelligence officials say Trump is being manipulated by Putin


 

Trump chooses Putin's word over the US intelligence community’s — again: “I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it.”


 

Christopher Steele believes his dossier on Trump-Russia is 70-90% accurate: The respected ex-MI6 officer told Guardian journalist and author Luke Harding that his FBI contacts greeted his intelligence report with ‘shock and horror’


 

NRSC poll: Moore trails Jones by 12


 

The FBI is examining why Russia transferred nearly $400,000 to its embassies 'to finance' the 'election campaign of 2016'


 

Gretchen Carlson rips Trump for attacking Franken: What About Your Accusers?


 

Are You Ready to Call This Man ‘Your Honor’? Republicans Are About to Hand Unqualified Brett J. Talley a Lifetime Appointment to the Federal Bench


 

Peduto to state: It's time to remove Pittsburgh from financial oversight


 

In historic vote, a divided SRC moves to abolish itself


 

States: Seize this Moment to Compel Congress’ Help in Shoring Up Voting Systems.  Since last year's election we’ve learned disturbing details about Russia’s attempts to interfere with American democracy. The scope and sophistication of the attack demands urgent action from Congress, and state election officials can help make that happen.


 

Feminist author: ‘I don’t want Al Franken to resign’


 

Trump’s Tweet Condemning Al Franken Assault Allegations Backfires Spectacularly.  The president conveniently failed to mention his own troubled past.


 

Trump-branded building in Panama City reportedly connected to Russian mafia, drug trafficking


 

Trump's war on the media helps keep Moore in play: Two years of attacks on "fake news" media give the Alabama candidate a strategy for countering abuse allegations.


 

Leak Investigations Rise 800% Under Jeff Sessions: ‘In the history of the country, there have only been about a dozen prosecutions for leaks,’ the ACLU says. Jeff Sessions has 27 investigations going at once.


 

Why Internet Trolls Enjoy Making You Feel Bad: A study confirms they're sadistic and psychopathic. Don't play into their hands.


 

Here's the first evidence Russia used Twitter to influence Brexit: Russia-based Twitter accounts that targeted the US presidential election also used divisive and racist rhetoric in an attempt to disrupt politics in the UK and Europe


 

New Yorker Just Put Trump On Cover Of Magazine And Trump’s About To Lose It, Here’s Why


 

At Snopes, a Peek Down the Right-Wing Rabbit Holes: Fake news is a perfect marriage of corrupt capitalism (make-a-buck pranksters) and corrupt constitutionalism (people who lie under protection of the First Amendment).


 

NEW: Trump extends his Thanksgiving stay in Palm Beach


 

White House aides feed Trump ‘delusional’ higher poll numbers to keep him happy: report


 

Our view: Roy Moore grossly unfit for office


 

The depravity of defending Roy Moore


 

Is the Trump administration afflicted with 'Moscow memory'?


 

The stupidity of Donald Trump Jr.


 

The American President and American Values


 

Column: Trump goes to China and gets played


 

North Korea Is No Laughing Matter


 

Editorial: Sessions must search his memory and remember the oath he took


 

British PM to Russia: 'We know what you are doing'


 

More Photos Emerging From Franken & Tweeden's USO Tour. They speak for themselves.


 

Coordinated Hitjob Against Dems is Underway and Al Franken Won't be the Last


 

In Post-Weinstein Era, Trump Sexual Assault Accusers Await His Downfall: One woman said it’s “disturbing” that supporters still can’t see the “president is just as guilty as Roy Moore.”


 

The Koch brothers (and their friends) want President Trump’s tax cut. Very badly.


 

Russian oligarch docks yacht in Palm Beach ahead of Trump visit


 

And Now… the far right defends pedophilia, AND attempted rape, as MORE Roy Moore details emerge:

Roy Moore supporters? Seriously?


 

Donald Trump and the Erosion of American Greatness: Some say Donald Trump's presidency does not present an existential threat to the American Republic. But after a year of MAGA, it has become clear that a disaster is unfolding whose consequences for humanity and decency will be substantial.


 

CNN host lists women who've accused Trump of sexual assault: 'People in glass White Houses shouldn't throw stones'.  Jake Tapper slams Trump for “rank hypocrisy”


 

Trump is Leading the Most Corrupt Administration in U.S. History, One of First-Class Kleptocrats


 

Mark Caserta: Uranium One relevant to US-Russia relations


 

Howard TV On Demand - Leeann Tweeden FHM


 

BREAKING: New Evidence Reveals Jared Kushner Lied About Wikileaks During Congressional Testimony


 

GOP Senator Didn’t Know His Mic was Still On – Says Republicans are “Toast”


 

Luke Harding


 

Franken isn't the target


 

State Department hires security company with KGB ties


 

Voting Rights Roundup: Virginia elections are a win for voting rights and a blow to gerrymandering


 

Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders Congressional district gerrymandering case to court


 

LOUIS AGRE, WILLIAM EWING, FLOYD MONTGOMERY, JOY MONTGOMERY, RAYMAN SOLOMON

v. THOMAS W. WOLF, Governor of Pennsylvania, PEDRO CORTES, Secretary of State of Pennsylvania, JONATHAN MARKS, Commissioner of the Bureau of Elections – in their official capacities


 

Diamond v. Torres


 

Hillary announces she is resigning … as Fox News's president of the United States


 

New Zealand's prime minister shuts Trump down with a 'joke' about popularity


 

The Trump–Russia story is a story about money laundering in real estate. Full stop.


 

Vicente Fox Just Came Up With The Best Nickname for President Trump


 

James Comey Sends A Cryptic Tweet About The President


 

'Women Are Chasing Young Boys Up And Down The Road' Says Alabama Pastor About 'War On Men'


 

"Smell Of Alabama, He's Not Going To Be Able To Escape It" Bannon Going Down In Flames


 

Roy Moore Lied When He Asserted Beverly Young Nelson Appeared Before Him During Her Divorce.


 

more secret Kushner meetings to be disclosed, latest omitted is one with Russian mobster


 

Russian Worker at "The Factory of Lies" speaks out about the Troll Farm Operation


 

Reckoning With Sexual Harassment


 

Overcoming Sexual Abuse


 

When shame turns into toxic shame.


 

Treating Toxic Shame: Toxic Shame is a neurotic, irrational feeling of worthlessness, humiliation, self loathing and paralysing feeling that has been inflicted onto an individual through repeated, traumatic experiences often, but not always, rooted in childhood.


 

Shame...Guilt...Blame


 

Overcoming the Paralysis of Toxic Shame: An essential step for cultivating healthy anger


 

Shame and guilt in child sexual offenders


 

The Effects of Sexual Objectification on Women's Mental Health


 

The sexual offender: Monster, victim, or everyman?  The nature of sexual offending is considered and it is concluded that offenders are more like other people than they are different. It is concluded that they are neither monsters nor victims and should, as a consequence, be treated like all other clients. Treatment implications are considered and it is suggested that we shift our focus away from a preoccupation with procedures and instead give attention to process features of treatment. Various therapist styles are discussed and it is proposed that a style that enhances the offender's self-esteem may be best. The value of this approach is outlined and tentative data are offered suggesting its value. Considerations for future developments are noted.


 

Common Characteristics of Sex Offenders


 

Rape, rape culture and the problem of patriarchy


 

What connects rape in war, domestic violence and sexual harassment? Patriarchy


 

Sociology: Sexual Violence.  Some realizations of sexual violence are always necessary


 

How to Overthrow the Patriarchy as a Working Mom


 

Will the Harvey Weinstein Scandal Change America?


 

bell hooks on the Roots of Male Violence Against Women: David Remnick talks with the feminist thinker bell hooks, who sees the roots of male violence in patriarchal culture and the way that boys are raised into it. If we don't understand the male psyche and how we deform it, hooks argues, we will never solve the problem. In the wake of the Weinstein scandal, an ever-widening stream of accusations against powerful men has prompted a considerable amount of soul-searching. On Twitter and elsewhere, one book that has been mentioned is bell hooks’s "The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love," from 2004. The book was somewhat controversial among feminists because, rather than excoriating the worst behavior of men, hooks analyzes masculinity as a kind of regime that oppresses everybody, including men. She sees child abuse, sexual abuse, and shaming as rampant conditions that predispose psychologically damaged boys to violence. hooks tells David Remnick that if we don’t try to understand the male psyche we cannot solve the problem.


 

Heal Inner Shame: The Key to Wholeness


 

John Bradshaw's BEST SELLERS


 

Increasingly Partisan Americans Don’t Want ‘Unity’


 

Roy Moore Accuser Speaks Out on Today: He ‘seduced me’ at age 14


 

Sessions and Franken go at it again: Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Senator Al Franken had a tense exchange today, but it wasn't the first time.


 

Stone & Infowars knew before, Putinbots all over it: how to deal with the horrific possibility


 

The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow: In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen.


 

After Trump-Russia witness appears to flip on him, Rudy Giuliani mysteriously surfaces in Ukraine


 

Eric Trump Goes On Live TV, Blames Democrats For Russia Probe; Makes A Fool Of Himself


 

Rudy Giuliani turns up in Ukraine with pro-Russia official linked to Paul Manafort’s clients


 

Rigged election: Steve Bannon and Paul Manafort “knew” which swing states Donald Trump would win


 

The Rest Of The Photos And Videos From Franken And Tweeden’s USO Tour Just Emerged


 

EXCLUSIVE-State Dept revolt: Tillerson accused of violating U.S. law on child soldiers


 

Trump’s presidency is tanking his brand — and his hotel prices


 

Trump Impeachment Threat Grows as Obstruction of Justice Investigation Deepens


 

Trump Just Used the Pardoning of a Turkey to Attack President Obama, Is Nothing Sacred???


 

It’s Time to Start Calling Evangelicals What They Are: The American Taliban


 

Beware of Running with the Al Franken Story — Consider Where That Leads: Don’t help blur the difference between bad manners and rape.


 

Trump Finally Made A Decision About Accused Sex Predator Roy Moore


 

Roy Moore's own story of meeting his wife tells you what you need to know about Moore and teen girls


 

Leaked documents reveal sexual harassment by John Conyers ... and Congress' broken system


 

Voters given ballots for wrong district in race that could determine control of Virginia state House


 

Trump should prepare for 'a long winter' as Mueller asks about Russian contacts 'not yet public'


 

FIRST LOOK: SEATTLE’S DEMOCRACY VOUCHER PROGRAM.  Reducing the Power of Big Money and Expanding Political Participation


 

Trump on Roy Moore race: We don’t need a Democrat in that seat


 

Russia considers GOP lawmaker an intel source worthy of his own code name: report


 

The general's speech is the one we wish the President could make


 

Trump Touts Leadership During Military Call


 

The best way to fight Trump is to challenge his narrative


 

Democrats emerge from the year of living angrily | Opinion


 

After Tuesday, Democrats Still Need a Winning Message. How About 'Respect'?  For all the euphoria over Tuesday’s result, the Democratic Party is still in trouble. But the victories could point the way to the message it desperately needs.


 

Democrats spoil Trump’s one-year anniversary of winning the White House


 

There Is No ‘Without Trump’: Trump is the main issue in American politics.


 

Editorial | Democrats have more reasons to worry than to be happy


 

Speculation grows around Flynn and Mueller probe


 

Flynn Kidnapping Plot Is Like Teapot Dome With a Dash of Treason


 

Investigators probe Trump knowledge of campaign's Russia dealings: sources


 

Thanks to politics, Americans are more stressed out than ever


 

US at 'lowest point we can remember,' survey finds: Future of nation most commonly reported source of stress


 

Rereading: Hans Fallada's Alone in Berlin.  Written in two months in 1946, Alone in Berlin, Hans Fallada's bestselling account of a working-class couple's resistance to the Nazi regime, poses profound moral questions.


 

Thread Reader is happy to present an unrolled Twitter story with 41 tweets


 

Another Baldwin Just Attacked Trump…And This Time It’s Personal


 

Law expert John Bonifaz just won big in Florida — now he’s working to oust Trump from the White House


 

For every Moore there's a Franken, for every Clinton there's a Trump


 

When Virtue Carries a Cost: Why it’s so difficult to hold politicians accountable for their misdeeds


 

Bill Clinton should have resigned: What he did to Monica Lewinsky was wrong, and he should have paid the price.


 

We Were Young: But 2016 wasn’t all that long ago


 

The Clintons held the Democratic Party hostage for 2 decades — and the sudden revisionism is inconveniently late


 

We deserve to know what Congress is paying out settlements for


 

Liberals’ Sudden Concern About Bill Clinton’s Behavior Is Cynical And Self-Serving: It takes no courage to retroactively condemn the former president.


 

The Danger of Knowing You’re on the ‘Right Side of History’


 

Of Course Putin's Heroes Are Too Good to Be True: His attempt to glorify Ivan the Terrible and other historical figures isn't going so well.


 

Tsarstruck: Bloggers Say New Alexander III Statue Is Riddled With Errors


 

It’s Long Past Time For Congress To Stop Writing A Blank Check To Wage War: U.S. counterterrorism operations are active across the globe all under the authority of a 2001 authorization intended only to sanction individuals directly involved in the 9/11 attacks.


 

At Snopes, a Peek Down the Right-Wing Rabbit Holes: Fake news is a perfect marriage of corrupt capitalism (make-a-buck pranksters) and corrupt constitutionalism (people who lie under protection of the First Amendment).


 

Tony Norman: Killers of elephants, enjoy your trophies


 

Roy Moore's Future Is an Ugly Fight in the Senate: There's little precedent for a trial to expel a lawmaker in such a partisan moment with changing cultural norms.


 

Roy Moore and the Alabama paradox: Vote for him to get rid of him


 

Don’t Be So Quick To Expel Roy Moore from the Senate


 

Would Republicans Be Better Off If The Democrat Won In Alabama?


 

Trump Leaks Israeli Intel To Russia – The Donald Just Made His Biggest Mistake Ever


 

Trump: I turned down Time's 'Person of the Year'


 

Time Magazine: We Never Spoke With President Trump, He’s Lying About The Whole Thing


 

Trump 'incorrect' over Time person of the year claims, magazine says


 

Lewandowski: Trump is the right choice for Time “Person of the Year”


 

Not Over Yet: Russian Involvement Confirmed, Electoral College Should Deny Trump The Presidency


 

Bernie Sanders will Face Donald Trump in 2020 Election, Democrats Say


 

Did Kellyanne Conway’s Roy Moore Comments Violate Federal Ethics Law?


 

Dominionism Rising: A Theocratic Movement Hiding in Plain Sight


 

How the tax package could blur the separation of church and politics


 

Trump says the IRS regulates churches too much. Here’s why he’s wrong


 

Rational Security: The "Mother May I Launch a Missile" Edition


 

Senator Asks Ashton Kutcher About Sex Slavery. Actor’s Response Leaves Entire Room In Tears


 

President Trump's earliest appearance in Panama Papers revealed


 

Johnstown Never Believed Trump Would Help. They Still Love Him Anyway. In a depressed former steel town, the president’s promises don’t matter as much as they once did.


 

Resistance Strikes Back


 

LETTERS to the EDITOR


 

Blurred Theological Lines


 

From Real Estate to the Presidency and Back


 

Whitman: Can a ‘progressive’ ever win election in the rural West? (column)


 

Not All Sexual Sins Are Criminal


 

Gun Control Shouldn't Be This Hard


 

Democrats Want to Ditch Leaders and Move Left; They're Right


 

Forests and Trees


 

Non-disclosure agreements don’t silence the victims of sexual predators


 

American Voices: The Resistance, Year One. Donald Trump rode a fake populist campaign to a narrow victory that shocked the Democratic establishment and unsettled the world. A year later, public voices reflect on the popular resistance to the new president.


 

Yes, it was a referendum on Trump: Reason for hope, a year after the catastrophe.  After Tuesday’s Democratic sweep, can anyone doubt the Republican brand is tarnished? More payback is coming


 

Trump’s Most Damning Legacy: A president who has sacrificed the processes and institutions of American democracy to achieve his own selfish ends.


 

Have Democrats learned their lesson? There’s reason for hope.


 

Now We Know John Kelly


 

Trump was on the ballot in Virginia. He lost.


 

Virginia, a Ray of Light on a Rainy Day


 

Stars, Survivors, Relatives Remember Hollywood Blacklist’s 70th Anniversary


 

#MeToo in Sports: Moving From Revelations to Policy


 

She Took On the Bully, and She Won


 

Commentary: Donald Trump is done


 

WILL DURST: It’s beginning to look a lot like Watergate ...


 

Anger at Mueller burns hot on the right


 

So You’ve Sexually Harassed Or Abused Someone: What Now?


 

A 'Toothless' Old Law Could Have New Fangs, Thanks To Robert Mueller


 

How To Apologize For Sexual Harassment (Hint: It Takes More Than 'Sorry')


 

Jeff Flake’s Son Just Dragged Joe Arpaio Back To Federal Court


 

Conyers steps down as ranking member of Judiciary Committee amid sexual harassment investigation


 

‘Some actions can’t be forgiven’: Strategist says GOP will pay dearly for supporting Roy Moore


 

Can You Be Friends With A Trump Supporter? NYTimes Columnist Says 'No'


 

Watergate Prosecutors Slap Trump With Catastrophic News, His Days are Numbered


 

Russia Wanted Trump As President And It Got Him. Now What Does America Do?  Despite a year of his denials, the evidence of collusion between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russian intelligence is looking clearer.


 

How Trump is slowly destroying America's national security agencies


 

Exposing America’s Biggest Hypocrites: Evangelical Christians: It’s okay to prey as long as you pray.


 

Trump Said He’s ‘Not Surprised’ Democratic Leaders Bailed On Meeting: Schumer and Pelosi refused to meet with Trump after he tweeted he didn’t “see a deal” coming together.


 

Another Woman Accuses Democratic Rep. John Conyers Of Sexual Misconduct: Deanna Maher, his former deputy chief of staff, says the veteran congressman inappropriately touched her and asked to have sex with her.


 

NBC fires Matt Lauer for alleged 'inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace'


 

President Trump Literally Cannot Think! - George Will - Americans Need to Know!

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