White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended Trumpās decision to share the anti-Muslim videos during a press briefing on Thursday.
āI think the president feels that bringing up important issues of our time like extreme violence and terrorism are important to do,ā Sanders said. āAnd I think heās going to continue to do that in a number of venues, whether itās through speeches or Twitter or other social media platforms.ā
She continued: āI think what heās done is elevate the conversation to talk about a real issue and threat.ā
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Probably.
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Nomiki on the verge of giving up on the Democrats:
If the Berniecrats jump ship, the Dems are done. Itās at least half of the party.
The CorpDems could save the party by reforming, but theyāll never do it. Their commitment to their own privilege is stronger than their objection to fascism.
So: new party. A Berniecrat takeover of the DSA, or something totally novel?
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The Office of the Special Counsel said a plea hearing for Flynn had been set for 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT) on Friday.
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Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has been charged in the special counselās Russia investigation with making false statements to the FBI and is expected to plead guilty at a hearing Friday morning.
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All of the Trump detractors hearing about the plea deal be like
The Trump admin staffers who are thinking about running to South America to get as far away from this be like
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Flynn pleading guilty to lying to the FBI. A felony. 5 years in prison.
Priceless.
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Start the High Noon 10:30 montage.
(Yeah, I know. I kinda stole that one from a Fark comment)
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It was the World Cup Draw on Friday.
Russia couldnāt have got an easier group if they tried 
My wish for the opener (Russia vs Saudi Arabia) is that the neutral fans make the Luzhniki Stadium a sea of rainbow flags and pro feminist banners to remind the world how shitty both countries are.
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well fuck.
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It takes a special talent to pack so much outrageous toxic thievery into a single bill. But they managed.
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, assured him that there would be āplenty of timeā to read the bill ā after it passed the chamber and headed to a conference committee with the House.
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I think theyāre hoping that someone will make a connection between the political maneuverings associated with the affordable care act, and this bill.
Fat chance, you plutocrats!
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Weāre still learning about the hundreds of handwritten GOP provisions snuck in. This is a worst case scenario.
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People calling the crossover point between the Republicans and Democrats as moderate or the centre is actually worrying me now. In the past I just considered it inaccurate, but now it is normalising fascism.
If your moderates are in any way considering supporting fascism (no matter how mildly) then they arenāt moderate. If your political centre is right next to fascism then your political system is fucked up, hopefully not beyond repair.
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Itās becoming linguistically difficult; Iāve been flicking between half a dozen alternate labels for the establishment Dems (thereās one) because itās tricky to find a label that accurately describes them but doesnāt shut down conversation.
DNC Democrats, Corporate Democrats, Right-wing Democrats, Authoritarian Liberalsā¦those all draw objection or create confusion in at least some circumstances, providing an easy deflection from the substance of whatever was being discussed.
Ditto for ideologically-focused language; ācentristā or āmoderateā have very different meanings depending upon where you stand (e.g. to me, Bernie is a moderate centrist). And āliberalā just adds to the confusion when dealing with folks who still think that liberal = left.
If I were not restraining my language for the sake of diplomacy, āQuislingā would come up a lot more often.
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