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“Very, very insensitive”
“Very, very insensitive”
Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, thinks that it’s inappropriate to talk about climate change right now.
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“Very, very insensitive”
Another resignation
Another resignation
Javier Palomarez, president and CEO of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, has resigned from Donald Trump’s National Diversity Coalition.
#culture#politics
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Another resignation
DJT + JA
DJT + JA
At The New Yorker, Margaret Talbot asks why Donald Trump likes Joe Arpaio.
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DJT + JA
What would Drucker think?
What would Drucker think?
Rick Wartzman of the Drucker Institute writes about what Peter Drucker might have thought about Donald Trump’s response to events in Charlottesville.
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What would Drucker think?
More resignations
More resignations
All sixteen members of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities have resigned.
#culture#politics
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More resignations
News of the future
News of the future
Congressman Steve Cohen (D, Tennessee-9) “will be introducing articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump following the President’s comments on the horrific events in Charlottesville, Virginia.”
#culture#politics
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News of the future
Recently updated
Recently updated
Now with still more resignations from Donald Trump’s American Manufacturing Council.
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Recently updated
Mandela via Obama
Mandela via Obama
Barack Obama’s response to the events in Charlottesville, in three tweets, two hours ago, is a passage from Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom.
#politics#culture
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Mandela via Obama
Charlottesville
Charlottesville
Michael Eric Dyson: “Now is the time for every decent white American to prove he or she loves this country by actively speaking out against the scourge this bigotocracy represents.”
#culture#politics
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Charlottesville
Trump on crying and begging for forgiveness
Trump on crying and begging for forgiveness
Remorse and shame require self-awareness and a functioning moral compass, an ability to reflect upon one’s actions and consider them in relation to some ethical standard. But being a man, on Trump’s terms, means just about never having to say you’re sorry. And never ever asking for forgiveness. That’s for kids.
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Trump on crying and begging for forgiveness
New York attitudes
New York attitudes
I think that the Times should know better than to typecast residents of the five boroughs as crude vulgarians. Let’s not equate a New York City state of mind with the likes of Trump and Scaramucci.
#culture#NewYorkCity#politics
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New York attitudes
An Eagle Scout’s response
An Eagle Scout’s response
Jonathan Hillis, an Eagle Scout and a co-founder of Scouts for Equality, offers his thoughts about yesterday’s disgraceful performance by Donald Trump.
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An Eagle Scout’s response
Baby’s First Resist-Story
Baby’s First Resist-Story
Fresca and bink have created an alphabet book with wash-away illustrations: Baby’s First Resist-Story. A is for alternative facts.
#art#culture#politics
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Baby’s First Resist-Story
The real reason for “no town halls”
The real reason for “no town halls”
Talking to constituents in ones and two means that there are, in effect, no witnesses, no one else listening and thinking and making up or changing her or his mind. No reporters either.
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The real reason for “no town halls”
Nationalism, patriotism, and possible futures
Nationalism, patriotism, and possible futures
From the historian Timothy Snyder: “A nationalist will say that ‘it can’t happen here,’ which is the first step toward disaster. A patriot says that it could happen here, but that we will stop it.”
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Nationalism, patriotism, and possible futures