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The Search for the Soul Ben Carson Once Possessed
http://verysmartbrothas.com/the-search-for-the-soul-ben-carson-used-to-possess/
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/839225116059910145
If his lips are moving he is lying.
What the Hell’s Going on at Morehouse?
Michael Harriot
Today 1:05pm
Updated Tuesday, March 7, 2017, 1 p.m.: Earlier today, citing a story from HBCU Digest, we reported that Morehouse had fired President John Silvanus Wilson Jr.
Apparently we were wrong.
Or maybe we weren’t.
This morning, Wilson sent a letter to students explaining that reports of his ouster were “not accurate.”
But yesterday’s letter from the chairman of the board of trustees says that William “Bill” Taggart, the chief operating officer, will assume control of day-to-day operations. Wilson’s letter from today, however, says that he remains as president, “continuing to manage … day-to-day operations.”
Huh?
And we thought Trump’s White House was in turmoil.
http://www.theroot.com/morehouse-president-fired-for-resisting-trump-1793042714
America Is Failing Workers Left Behind by the New Economy
Trump thinks tearing up trade deals is the answer. It isn’t.
by Karen A. Tramontano
March 7, 2017 12:37 PM
Organized labor and civil society organizations have been critics of U.S. trade policy for years. Yet, it wasn’t until the 2016 election of President Donald Trump—who as a Republican candidate made anti-trade rhetoric a centerpiece of his campaign—that a rethinking of U.S. trade policy is finally in the spotlight. Since his inauguration, President Trump has moved quickly to reshape America’s approach to international economic affairs, including pledging to give “American workers a fair deal” by renegotiating or withdrawing from U.S. trade agreements.
Rejecting trade agreements outright will not end global competition for U.S. workers who will continue to confront corporate relocation and dislocation; the global economy is here to stay. What the United States is failing to do is to help American workers whose jobs have been displaced by the complex forces unleashed by globalization and automation.
Today’s highly competitive global economy regularly produces winners and losers, as competitive pressures lead to thousands of jobs being created and destroyed every day. And while trade has a role to play in this dynamic, it is not the only explanation for this volatility and instability. It is just one among many factors, which include technological change, industrial shifts, tax incentives, global workforce expansion, the pursuit of low-cost labor, and customer tastes and desires, among others.
Still, when it comes to the debate over the costs and benefits of trade, proponents of open trade focus disproportionately on its benefits without paying equal attention to the plight of those on the losing end of the stick. This is not a fair approach. Moreover, ignoring those who have been negatively affected by the impact of trade and other factors has led to the intractable debate we find ourselves in today.
I KNOW which side I’m on. Have no qualms about it.
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Trump or CIA: Which Side Are You On?
by Martin Longman March 7, 2017 1:33 PM
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Or consider this. Since WikiLeaks has just released a trove of documents from the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence, who do you think our president will side with? Will he side with the folks who worked with his buddy Roger Stone to destroy Hillary Clinton’s campaign?
Or will Trump side with the folks who are pretty clearly convinced that he was in collusion with the Russians and have been treating him as a counterintelligence case?
Will people on the left be outraged that Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah said that they can just give up their Android phones if they need extra coin to afford health insurance, or will they save their energy to criticize the CIA for making sure that Android phones are insecure?
A Mandate By Any Other Name Is Still a Mandate
by Nancy LeTourneau
March 7, 2017 10:15 AM
Last night the Republicans released their Obamacare repeal/replacement plan. They’re calling it the “American Health Care Act” or AHCA (I’m sure there’s no intention to confuse people with the ACA, is there?) If you’d like to read a summary of what it does/doesn’t do, I’d recommend checking out what has been written by Sarah Kliff, Tierney Sneed, Kevin Drum and/or Michael Hiltzik.
After checking in with all those expert wonks, I think that Ezra Klein nailed the overarching problem with this:
The Breitbartization of the News
by Nancy LeTourneau
March 7, 2017 8:00 AM
The Columbia School of Journalism recently published a fascinating study of media coverage during the 2016 election. Kevin Drum has a nice summary of what they found, but his title, “Breitbart Takes Over the Right” is a bit misleading.
Let’s take a look at two of the charts CSJ produced. First, here is the Twitter ecosystem during the presidential campaign.
Notice that Breitbart dominates on the right (even dwarfing Fox News), while there are several major players on the left/center (yeah, I don’t agree with how all those outlets are labelled either — but that’s for another day).
But the real kicker is something most of us noticed as it was happening — the focus of the coverage. Here is the CSJ graph on that:
What got the most coverage by far are scandals related to Clinton. Scandals related to Trump got very little coverage, while reporting on Trump issues was more prevalent than reporting on Clinton issues. But even with that disparity in mind, CJS demonstrates that:
This pro-Trump media sphere appears to have not only successfully set the agenda for the conservative media sphere, but also strongly influenced the broader media agenda, in particular coverage of Hillary Clinton….While mainstream media coverage was often critical, it nonetheless revolved around the agenda that the right-wing media sphere set: immigration.
Here is their conclusion:
Josh is here with me & I’m cooking fried chicken, red beans with ground beef, sausage and cornbread. Josh says…Mama, you’re doing me bad. LOL!
Josh doesn’t eat like that anymore. Fitness training. He’s going to graduate on the 17th and have his degree in Advanced Personal Training & Exercise Science. Yay!
1. CONGRATULATIONS, JOSH!!
2. YUM YUM YUM
He says, Thank you. And he’s eating my food. :)
Congratulations, Josh. That is a great career.
I would have a tough time passing up that southern food…
He said Thank you. Josh ate 2 bowls of beans. It was his cheat meal.
Ha ha. A cheat meal every now and then is okay.
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, Republicans go more extreme. Their #MakeAmericaSickAgain bill will do massive harm to families.— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) March 7, 2017
“12 African American Photographers You Should Follow Right Now”
http://time.com/4673827/black-photographers/
“TWO AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN PILOTS MAKE HISTORY”
http://abc13.com/society/two-african-american-women-pilots-make-history/1787193/
https://twitter.com/AP/status/839151420226027520
Excerpt from article linked in tweet:
KUNTA KINTE!!!!!!!!!!
Levar Burton’s performance was outstanding!
Good morning here’s little chuckle for you guys this morning.
https://youtu.be/SF4vL8RN0Kg
Morehouse President Ousted After Letter Slamming Trump
Morehouse College President John Silvanus Wilson is officially the former president of the HBCU, three months earlier than antcipated, according to HBCU Digest. The move comes just days after Wilson penned a letter in reaction to his White House meeting with President Donald Trump and other HBCU Presidents.
http://thegrio.com/2017/03/07/morehouse-president-john-wilson-ousted/
TIME TO CALL AGAIN, PEOPLE!!!!!
From BJ:
Also, when you’re calling your Reps today about this abomination of a health insurance bill, they might not know how many people in their district have coverage under the ACA. This list from Indivisible lists how many people in each district. have coverage under the ACA.
You can be armed with information!
Why Do Folks Think Ivanka Trump Is Anything but a Filtered Version of Her Dad?
Michael Arceneaux
Yesterday 9:00am
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In a Reuters piece titled, “Behind Scenes, Ivanka Encouraged Trump’s Change of Tone: Sources,” we are once again subjected to the fable about daughter dearest being the calmer, moderate voice in 45’s inner circle. Reuters reporters Steve Holland and John Walcott note that per a senior White House official, during a brainstorming session in the Oval Office Sunday, it was Ivanka who assisted her father in alleviating concerns about his temperament and whether he could govern effectively.
The source explained:
He had a lot of voices around him giving him ideas and suggestions that he incorporated, but he really set out to achieve that optimistic tone and that was something she was supportive of. She encouraged him to do that.
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While it’s totally plausible to believe that Ivanka give her father a few tips, the problem lies in the clear intent behind this story.
It boggles the mind how she successfully manages to get outlets to repeatedly write stories about her as if she is some liberal, despite no evidence to support such categorization.
There are so many generous reports that claim Ivanka had spoken like a Democrat on the campaign trial—including at the Republican National Convention. Still, saying that women deserve maternity leave and that child care matters doesn’t make you a progressive. Neither does vacationing with a rich Democrat, as she and her power-hungry misclassified husband, Jared Kushner, have done recently. The same goes for giving money to Democratic candidates. After all, her father said he gave to both Democrats and Republicans because as a businessman, it’s smart to have friends on both sides.
These days, if you don’t hate people having health care, don’t hang out with white supremacists, and don’t complain about there being a BET Awards and not a WET Awards, some might proclaim that you sound like a Democrat. Not all of us share these low expectations, though. Ivanka herself said that she doesn’t claim to be a Democrat or a Republican, but that falls in line with most “independents” who are merely people with both political ideologies and commitment issues.
Yet, without nary a sign of a receipt, Ivanka Trump gets christened liberal or moderate or not dead inside, like her daddy.
.@himmelhandler Drop millions from rolls & give average tax cut of $7m to top 400 fams?Instead go from ACA to Medicare4All.Public’ll love it https://t.co/WuPrPVQHra
— Shadow Cabinet (@ShadowingTrump) March 7, 2017
Instead of paying a tax to the government, which is tyranny, you’ll pay a penalty to a corp, which is freedom
— Luke O’Neil (@lukeoneil47) March 6, 2017
Stunning. The man is incapable of telling the truth. He is a #pathological-liar. Cheap lie to avoid Russian scandals. Dangerous. https://t.co/F35eTLvePE
— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) March 7, 2017
This is not accurate.
Just 9 Obama-released detainees are reported recidivists—113 are from the Bush-era: https://t.co/s42nnNywbu pic.twitter.com/UiTCtGNSpp
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 7, 2017
This guy’s Twitter feed explains the GOP healthcare plan.
it is horrific
https://mobile.twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/838944463682686976
Good Morning, Everyone :)
Good Morning, Everyone,