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    Noam Chomsky's scathing indictment of Trump and Republicans

    Spoiler alert: It's the apocalypse. On November 8, the most powerful country in world history, which will set its stamp on what comes next, had an election. The outcome placed total control of the government—executive, Congress, the Supreme Court—in the hands of the Republican Party, which...
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    Report: Trump was unfamiliar with the scope of the president's job when meeting Obama

    Report: Trump was unfamiliar with the scope of the president's job when meeting Obama During Trump's private meeting with President Barack Obama on Thursday, Trump "seemed surprised" by the scope of the president's responsibilities, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Trump's...
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    Spray-painted swastika, slur shock Ottawa rabbi

    Spray-painted swastika, slur shock Ottawa rabbi OTTAWA — An Ottawa rabbi says she was shocked to find a red swastika and anti-Semitic slur spray-painted on her front door in the dead of night. Anna Maranta, who runs a Jewish faith centre from her home, says she has never experienced anything...
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    China will soon trump America: The country is now the global leader in climate change

    China will soon trump America: The country is now the global leader in climate change reform The election of climate change skeptic Donald Trump as president is likely to end the U.S. leadership role in the international fight against global warming and may lead to the emergence of a new and...
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    Passengers intervene during racially-motivated attack by Trump Supporter in Toronto

    Passengers intervene during racially-motivated attack by Trump Supporter in Toronto Passengers on board a TTC streetcar intervened when a fellow passenger became subject to a tirade of racially-motivated attacks. Liz Shane was one of several people on board a St. Clair streetcar, stopped at...
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    Kerry Antarctica Trip Produces as Much CO2 -- as American Does in Year!

    Your passive aggressive is very revealing. Thanks for admitting I'm right. :)
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    Kerry Antarctica Trip Produces as Much CO2 -- as American Does in Year!

    Again that's not hypocritical. It only reinforces the need for a carbon tax. By revealing this you reveal that you support a carbon tax.
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    Kerry Antarctica Trip Produces as Much CO2 -- as American Does in Year!

    There's nothing hypocritical about it.
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    Premier Rachel Notley says pipelines in Canada trump Keystone XL

    Fossil fuel is dead. Premier Rachel Notley says pipelines in Canada trump Keystone XL Published on: November 14, 2016 | Last Updated: November 14, 2016 6:27 PM MST Premier Rachel Notley vowed during the last election campaign to stop lobbying the U.S. to approve the Keystone XL pipeline...
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    Kerry Antarctica Trip Produces as Much CO2 -- as American Does in Year!

    Is there a reason why you guys feel this is relevant? Is it your way of justifying a carbon tax?
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    Racist post about Michelle Obama causes backlash

    Sh*t is about to get real. Racist post about Michelle Obama causes backlash CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The director of a West Virginia development group and a mayor are under scrutiny after a racist post about first lady Michelle Obama caused a backlash and prompted calls on social media for both...
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    Trump starting to sound like Obama on immigration

    Trump starting to sound like Obama on immigration WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump's is starting to sound an awful lot like President Barack Obama on immigration. In his first postelection interview, Trump says he'll focus on deporting criminal immigrants and not everyone living in...
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    China threatens to end iPhone sales if US imposes stiff tariffs

    America's becoming great again. China threatens to end iPhone sales if US imposes stiff tariffs China has threatened to stifle American trade if US president-elect Donald Trump makes good on his campaign promise to impose massive tariffs on the country's imports. One of the most regular...
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    Trump confirms he won't be challenging same sex marriage law

    Showed this to one of my ardently Christian coworkers.. The butt hurt begins.. President-Elect Trump Says Same-Sex Marriage Is 'Settled' Law WATCH Donald Trump Tells Protesters 'Don't Be Afraid', Calls for Hate Crimes to Stop Republican President-elect Donald Trump said he’s “fine” with...
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    ISIS: Trump will help recruitment

    Militant Islamist groups believe Trump's rhetoric will help recruitment From Afghanistan to Algeria, jihadists plan to use Donald Trump's shock U.S. presidential victory as a propaganda tool to bring new fighters to their battlefields. Taliban commanders and Islamic State supporters say...
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    A Princeton philosophy professor on the ethical argument for working for Trump

    A Princeton philosophy professor on the ethical argument for working for the Trump administration Say you’re an attorney with a practice in trade law. You disagree with Donald Trump’s positions, but you’ve kept your opinions to yourself. Then the Trump transition team calls to offer you a job...
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    The New USA: A Triumph of Leftism

    That's right folks. US election: a triumph of left-wing populism I got my predictions spectacularly wrong. So did the US politicians most closely involved in the campaign itself. Clinton did not visit Wisconsin once in the contest. Donald Trump’s people cancelled a rally there because they...
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    The Polls were RIGHT

    Poor ES. I'm sure you'll get over it little buddy. ;) Clinton’s Substantial Popular-Vote Win Hillary Clinton didn’t just win the popular vote. She won it by a substantial margin. By the time all the ballots are counted, she seems likely to be ahead by more than 2 million votes and more...
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    Trump fills the swamp with more lobbyists

    Trump fills the swamp with more lobbyists He’s surrounding himself with Wall Street and D.C. insiders. In the final weeks of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, he pledged to “drain the swamp” in Washington, D.C. by, among other things, introducing tough new restrictions on lobbying. “I am...