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5 Political Links Mon Dec 11 21 21:59:13 2017

Here’s a pocketful of links, stacked up for easy viewing.

Alabama Farmer Who Lost Gay Daughter To Suicide Protests Roy Moore’s Homophobia: Sometimes it takes a devastating loss for someone to see the impact of their hateful, homophobic and bigoted views. In this video, a heartbroken dad named Nathan Mathis is seen outside a Roy Moore rally in Wicksburg, Alabama. Mathis is seen holding a photo of his daughter, now deceased. – by Red Painter – Tags: feedly, ifttt, politics – https://crooksandliars.com/2017/12/alabama-farmer-who-lost-gay-daughter

Sen. Gillibrand calls on Trump to resign: Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that President Trump should resign amid numerous ‘heart-breaking’ sexual harassment allegations. – Tags: feedly, ifttt, politics – http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/12/11/gillibrand-trump-should-resign-sot.cnn

12-year-old interviews Roy Moore: The America First Project, a pro-Trump political action committee, sent a 12-year-old girl to interview Alabama’s GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore. – Tags: feedly, ifttt, politics – http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/12/12/moore-interview-with-12-year-old-america-first-project-sot-ebof.cnn

Children as Chattel–The Common Root of Religious Child Abuse and the Pro-Life Movement: On the surface, valuing embryonic life and abusing children are at odds, but with a biblical view of childhood, these positions can go hand in hand. – by Valerie Tarico – Tags: politics – https://valerietarico.com/2015/03/24/children-as-chattel-what-religious-child-abuse-and-the-pro-life-movement-have-in-common/

The Rollback of Pro-Worker Policies Since Trump Took Office Is Staggering: A few months ago, President Donald Trump devoted his weekly address to the beleaguered American employee. “For too long, American workers were forgotten by their government—and I mean totally forgotten,” he said. “My administration has offered a new vision. – by Helaine Olen – Tags: politics – https://www.thenation.com/article/the-rollback-of-pro-worker-policies-since-trump-took-office-is-staggering/

That’s it for this batch. Thanks for reading!

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