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State Dept. Urges Russia to stop Chechen murders and torture
Joe My God reports: Yesterday the State Department called on Russia to investigate reports that Chechen police are rounding up and murdering gay men. Tonight the State Department has issued…
Brian Williams on ‘the beauty of our weapons’
https://youtu.be/Q4n3SI81m9w Brian Williams is taking some incoming fire this morning for his comment last night, regarding the American missile attack on an airfield in Syria, in which he quoted Leonard…
Haley on Syrian chemical attack: US may act if UN does not
https://youtu.be/-5ALihbCVoU UN Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke eloquently at an emergency meeting at the UN on the horrific chemical attack in Syria that killed dozens of children among others. It is…
Abdullah and Trump: an embarrassing contrast
Go to 6:30 in this clip to skip over 45 and watch the smooth and polished King Abdullah II of Jordan. The contrast is embarrassing. Oh, how I miss 44.
No one at the helm
We need a president who cares about someone else besides himself, who does not spend all his time boasting and blaming. A president who takes his responsibilities seriously. We do…
NYT: Chechen authorities arresting and killing gay men
Horrifying news from what might euphemistically be called Russia’s sphere of influence: First, two television reporters vanished. Then a waiter went missing. Over the past week, men ranging in age…
Patrice Lumumba, assassinated with American help 56 years ago today
56 years ago today, Congolese prime minister and anticolonial leader Patrice Lumumba was assassinated. https://t.co/RCRrP1STOg pic.twitter.com/BzgvlJssBo — Jacobin (@jacobinmag) January 17, 2017 Under orders from outgoing President Eisenhower, the United…
Parents in India seek ‘corrective rape’ for son after finding out he is gay
Parents in India seek ‘corrective rape’ for son after finding out he is gay https://t.co/D4Ncqrb5K7 pic.twitter.com/PIAT135sJf — GSN (@gaystarnews) January 17, 2017 No matter how bad things get, never say…
In a Small Texas Town, a New Private Detention Center for Transgender Migrants Brings Jobs — and Concerns
In a Small Texas Town, a New Private Detention Center for Transgender Migrants Brings Jobs — and Concerns https://t.co/w5rGMx8goA pic.twitter.com/Sg1d5NnlFf — Towleroad (@tlrd) January 15, 2017
C-SPAN broadcast interrupted by state-owned Russian TV
C-Span's online broadcast was interrupted by RT, a state-run Russian TV network https://t.co/jiVOmS9eTU pic.twitter.com/DerxxgtrRL — The New York Times (@nytimes) January 13, 2017 Move along, folks. Nothing to see here.