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Doing The Right Thing Shouldn’t Be This Remarkable
Leaders with integrity are hard to find in 2017. It’s not just Donald Trump’s fault.
05/27/2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/politicians-doing-the-right-thing_us_59288529e4b0065b20b698db [with the YouTube included in the post to which this is a reply ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ29Uwz5yPU ) embedded, and comments]


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New Orleans Principal Fired After Video Captures Him Wearing Nazi-Associated Rings

Then-Principal Nicholas Dean of Crescent Leadership Academy - alias "Nick Andrews" - was already being investigated after photos emerged of him standing next to a Confederate flag.
05/27/2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/new-orleans-principal-fired-after-video-captures-him-wearing-nazi-as]]]]]]]]sociated-rings_us_5929af8ae4b053f2d2acc6bd [with comments], https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJNK2BXkU0g [embedded; comments disabled], https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akIp3qQhGGQ [with comments]


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Portland Hate Killer Ranted About Stabbings And Muslims On Facebook Amid Rising U.S. Hate Crime
Jeremy Joseph Christian faces a judge Tuesday in connection with the killings.
05/27/2017 Updated May 27, 2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/portland-hate-killer-ranted-about-stabbings-and-muslims_us_59297eb5e4b08861ed0cc9c1 [with embedded video, and comments]


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Rapist's Defense Lawyer Arrested For Allegedly Telling Rape Victim She’d Be Deported If She Testified
Christos Vasiliades is also charged with offering her $3,000 not to show up in court.
05/26/2017
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The lawyer represents Mario Aguilar-Delossantos, who is facing felony rape charges. According to the indictment, Vasiliades contacted the woman and her husband on April 11 to meet and talk because he said his client’s case had become “more complicated.”
During the meeting, Vasiliades allegedly pointed to the Trump administration’s ramped-up immigration efforts [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/immigration-enforcement-churches-schools_us_58d2bae5e4b0b22b0d191b21 ] and warned the couple that they would risk deportation [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-california-courthouses-ice_us_58de77ace4b0ba3595947656 ] if they testified in court. In a follow-up meeting on May 18, the woman allegedly wore a device that recorded Vasiliades and Rodriguez claiming that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was “looking at this case.”
“You know how things are with Trump’s laws now; someone goes to court, and boom, they get taken away [id.],” Rodriguez said, according to the court documents.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/christos-vasiliades-lawyer-deportation-threat-rape_us_59286624e4b053f2d2ac48e5 [with comments]


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Texas Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill May Force A Special Session
The state’s lieutenant governor thinks this is a huge priority.
05/27/2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-anti-trans-bathroom-bill-may-force-texas-into-special-session_us_59299b06e4b0df57cbfbf42d [with embedded video, and comments]


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White House Facebook Page Snubs Gay Prime Minister’s Husband, Fixes It After Backlash

The spouses of NATO leaders gather for a photo before dinner at the Royal Castle in Laeken.
A spokesperson said the omission was likely an “oversight.” Others called it “homophobic.”
05/28/2017
People are slamming the White House after a photo was posted to its Facebook on Saturday with one glaring omission.
The photo, posted to an album titled “President Trump’s Trip Abroad [ https://www.facebook.com/pg/WhiteHouse/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1317897788297951 ],” featured the spouses of NATO leaders gathering before dinner [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/luxembourgs-first-gentleman-gloriously-photographed-with-partners-of-world-leaders_us_59283a99e4b06f608053e60c ] at the Royal Castle of Laeken in Brussels.
The caption initially named all the spouses of NATO leaders who were posing in the photo - except for one: Gauthier Destenay, the First Gentleman of Luxembourg and husband to Prime Minister Xavier Bettel [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/04/xavier-bettel-gay-luxembourg-_n_4384748.html ].
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-house-nato-spouses-caption-gauthier-destenay_us_592a2143e4b053f2d2accea6 [with comments]


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GOP Congressman Declines To Say Whether Every American Is Entitled To Eat
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) was asked about proposed food stamp cuts.
05/27/2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/adrian-smith-food-stamps-eat_us_5929b06ce4b053f2d2acc6c2 [with embedded video, and comments]


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Melania Trump Steps Out In Floral Jacket Worth A Year’s Income
Is this the fashion version of “let them eat cake?”
05/26/2017
First lady Melania Trump [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/melania-trump/ ] made a mega-colorful debut on a Sicily street Friday in a Dolce & Gabbana floral jacket worth a mind-blowing $51,500.
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The first lady’s style choice wasn’t quite a “let them eat cake moment.” Cake would be way more affordable.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/melania-51500-jacket_us_5928b758e4b0df57cbfbd18c [with embedded video, and comments]


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