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    How To President, Part 2 – Visit A Vandalized Golf Course? Not Unless He Owns It

    Resident Drumpf may see this item in the Washington Post, but it’s unlikely as his news reading is “curated” for him so that he sees stories that are positive (and mostly about him). A disturbing image was found on a golf course in Minnesota: https://t.co/m7dnYQ2sMZ pic.twitter.com/xMXHVh0gki — GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) August 23, 2017 However, since it’s on a golf course, he may feel moved, but it’s not as if it happened at one of his own golf properties, is it? Source: Swastika found carved into green at Minnesota golf course – The Washington Post

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    How To President, Part 1 – Comfort A Black Family That Endured KKK Cross Burned On Lawn

    This may be instructive (though it probably won’t be) to a certain cheddar-hued gesticulator. The Day President Reagan comforted a black family In 1982, President Reagan read about a black family in College Park, MD that had just won a civil suit against a local KKK member who had burned a cross on the lawn of their home. He was moved, and insisted on meeting the Butler family. He asked staff to arrange it, and they were contacted at their work to give advance notice (both husband and wife worked for the government printing office). After completing some work and…

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    Charlottesville was lucky it wasn’t much, much worse.

    They’re so lucky it wasn’t much, much worse in Charlottesville. It had the potential to be a bloodbath. The lines of communication were poor between the various protest groups and the Charlottesville authorities tasked with keeping people safe. But it nearly came unstuck. At the moment this man aimed his gun at a counter-protester using an improvised flamethrower, the C’vill police were up the street to the left and behind barricades. They were out of position for keeping the two groups of protestors separate. This man has been identified and arrested. Fortunately, his safety was on the first time he…

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    No Tinc Por

    No Tinc Por Barcelona turns out in hundreds and thousands in a march of solidarity against terror and for tolerance. However, Catalonia still has an uneasy relationship with the rest of Spain. Spain attacks: thousands march through Barcelona in show of defiance | World news | The Guardian Read at Google+

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    The ‘Money Fight’ in the Age of Trump

    The ‘Money Fight’ in the Age of Trump The image these men project is disturbing. The controversy that swirls around them is troubling. The culture that celebrates them is disgusting. I can't wait until the ads and movie trailers stop. The ‘Money Fight’ in the Age of Trump The McGregor/Mayweather fight is a stew of racism, sexism, homophobia, and economic injustice. Read at Google+

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    The Eagle and The Swan

    The Eagle and The Swan Yes, people are doing serious science. The photographs are a welcome side benefit. APOD: 2017 August 24 – The Eagle and The Swan A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation. Read at Google+

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    Any headline beginning "Trump Makes A Mess" is fine, but is a distraction from

    Any headline beginning "Trump Makes A Mess" is fine, but is a distraction from Any headline beginning "Trump Makes A Mess" is fine, but is a distraction from #TrumpRussia Trump makes a mess for Arizona GOP with Arpaio pardon In just nine days, President Donald Trump might have badly hobbled Arizona Republicans headed into a competitive Senate race and hurt his own re-election… Read at Google+