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May 16, 2019
In an interview Thursday, Human Rights Campaign chief Chad Griffin expressed profound concern with Vice President Mike Pences strange obsession with LGBTQ people.
President Donald Trump spent the 2016 campaign talking about how hes the most LGBTQ friendly president the United States would have, but the policies handed down by the White House have proved the opposite. Griffin explained that this comes directly from Pence, who he said is running things.
'Creepy' Pence, an anti-LGBTQ careerist
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/creepy-mike-pence-has-been-obsessed-with-lgbtq-people-since-he-entered-politics-hrc-president/In an interview Thursday, Human Rights Campaign chief Chad Griffin expressed profound concern with Vice President Mike Pences strange obsession with LGBTQ people.
President Donald Trump spent the 2016 campaign talking about how hes the most LGBTQ friendly president the United States would have, but the policies handed down by the White House have proved the opposite. Griffin explained that this comes directly from Pence, who he said is running things.
May 16, 2019
To better understand Biden's vote on war in Iraq, how he tried to slow things down and how and why
he ultimately voted with the majority, though regretting doing so in retrospect.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/04/joe-biden-and-the-iraq-war-its-complicated/
May 16, 2019
Republicans Confirm Activist Who Thinks Abortion Causes Cancer to Lifetime Federal Judge Appointment
Source: Raw Story
Senate Republicans have just confirmed Wendy Vitter, a highly controversial anti-abortion activist, to a lifetime appointment on the federal branch in Louisiana.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/republicans-confirm-activist-who-thinks-abortion-causes-cancer-to-lifetime-federal-judge-appointment/
May 16, 2019
Biden's speech on grief
May 15, 2019
Excellent NYT editorial explains what can be done to stop US building up to war in Iran
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/opinion/stop-iran-war.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
May 15, 2019
Jennifer Rubin says judge might stop White House challenge to oversight powers
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/conservative-columnist-shreds-bill-barr-for-allowing-trump-to-turn-the-doj-into-a-tool-of-partisan-vengeance/
May 15, 2019
Re Iran: Tim Kaine with Chris Hayes points out the irony in Trump's breaking the diplomatic
anti nuke proliferation agreement meant to prevent a war, now provoking one. Also, talks about unfairness to military being used in his games. This guy is good.
May 11, 2019
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