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Monday, 03/19/2018 3:37:02 AM

Monday, March 19, 2018 3:37:02 AM

Cruel & Unconstitutional: ACLU Denounces SCOTUS Ruling Approving Indefinite Immigrant Detention

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by Democracy Now! [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzuqE7-t13O4NIDYJfakrhw / https://www.youtube.com/user/democracynow , https://www.youtube.com/user/democracynow/videos ]

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that federal authorities can continue to indefinitely detain some immigrants and asylum seekers without a bond hearing. The 5-3 ruling overturned the rulings of two lower courts that found immigrants facing prolonged detention must be given a custody hearing. But Tuesday’s Supreme Court decision does not end the battle over indefinite detention. The justices sent the case back to the federal appeals court to evaluate the constitutionality of the practice. Tuesday’s decision came a day after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to President Trump’s efforts to rescind DACA, the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which gives at least 700,000 young immigrants permission to live and work in the United States. The court refused to hear a White House appeal of lower court rulings saying Trump’s move to cancel the program was unconstitutional. We speak to Michael Tan, staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union’s Immigrants’ Rights Project.
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/2/28/cruel_unconstitutional_aclu_denounces_scotus_ruling [with embedded video, and transcript]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWFsF-ykJDE [with comments]

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Exclusive: How The Trump Administration Tries To Stop Undocumented Teens From Getting Abortions

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by VICE News [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZaT_X_mc0BI-djXOlfhqWQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/vicenews , https://www.youtube.com/user/vicenews/videos ]

Seven immigrant teenagers in federal custody asked the Trump administration to let them get abortions between March and December 2017, but their requests were personally refused by an official known for his anti-abortion views, documents exclusively obtained by VICE News show.

All of the girls were eventually allowed to undergo the procedure, though three of them fought for and won the right in court after filing suit against the Trump administration. Their court documents reveal the lengths one Trump administration official has gone to in order to stop undocumented teens in the government’s care from getting abortions.

That official, Scott Lloyd, heads the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which oversees the care of all minors who enter the United States without their families and without authorization. Since taking over the office in March, Lloyd has kept close tabs on pregnant girls in the agency’s care, going so far as to personally meet with a girl considering abortion. In another case, he asked officials to look into “reversing” a medication abortion that was already underway. Lloyd also instructed staff to inform a third girl’s parents that she’d had an abortion after she’d told officials she feared the disclosure would lead to abuse.

Lloyd also refused to approve the seven girls' requests for abortion, documents show. These details emerged in depositions taken by the American Civil Liberties Union in December as part of a legal battle over access to abortion care for immigrant teens in government custody.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNw2rw1mmLA [with comments]

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Trump Appointee Doesn't Believe In Right To Abortion

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by aclu [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7M42vQrNmZ0tnmmenLWwBA / https://www.youtube.com/user/acluvideos , https://www.youtube.com/user/acluvideos/videos ]

Scott Lloyd, Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, doesn’t believe the constitutional right to abortion extends to the young women in his care. Here’s proof.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1KB-yiziII [with comments]

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Ask An Atheist: "Freethought Behind Bars."

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by FFRF [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC28jWiP7HV6mBBW3C8AXuEg / https://www.youtube.com/user/FFRForg , https://www.youtube.com/user/FFRForg/videos ]

Are nonreligious people discriminated against in American prisons?

Director of Communications Amit Pal joins FFRF Staff Attorney Sam Grover and Legal Fellow Colin McNamara to discuss this issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVReI__0l3U [with comments]

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Full Show - #ComeyToo: Rampant Sexual Assault & FBI Agent WILL Face Charges About Lavoy Finicum - 02/28/2018

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by Real News with David Knight [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC1L9FOMSaPgMyoLSnps47g , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC1L9FOMSaPgMyoLSnps47g/videos ]

28Feb18 Broadcast

The Inspector General, Horowitz, will soon release his report on Obama’s FBI & DOJ abuses. But we’ve already learned that sexual assault & harassment were rampant in Comey’s FBI and both Comey & AG Lynch attempted to obstruct justice. Meanwhile, a judge has ruled that the FBI agent that fired shots at Lavoy Finicum WILL face charges. Then Dr. Bonner Cohen talks about actual Russian collusion with “green” lobbyist groups and Dr. Jerome Corsi on harassment & bullying by the internet oligarchs — how did we get here, what needs to be done.

[from Alex Jones and his merry band of batshit bullshitters]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOYnh5aGq88 [with comments] [also at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CZpqEknkYs (with comments)]

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Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar

Issued on: February 28, 2018

President Donald J. Trump spoke today with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar. President Trump and the Emir discussed regional developments and opportunities to further enhance the American-Qatari partnership on a range of security and economic issues. The President thanked the Emir for his leadership in highlighting ways all Gulf Cooperation Council states can better counter Iranian destabilizing activities and defeat terrorists and extremists. The leaders agreed on the importance of regional cooperation and a united Gulf Cooperation Council to mitigate regional threats and ensure the region’s economic prosperity.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/readout-president-donald-j-trumps-call-emir-tamim-bin-hamad-al-thani-qatar-2/

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Muhammed Married a Six Year Old - Was It Moral?

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by CosmicSkeptic [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7kIy8fZavEni8Gzl8NLjOQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/alexjoconnor , https://www.youtube.com/user/alexjoconnor/videos ]

This is one of the easiest moral analyses I've ever had to make. If you think it's controversial to criticise a 50-year-old man's marriage to a six year old, you are an example of someone who has been blinded by religious outrage.

Original video: https://www.facebook.com/askMuslim/videos/1952772304957935/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ59DcIZCEs [with comments]

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President Trump Makes Remarks at the Lying in Honor of the Reverend Billy Graham

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by The White House [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYxRlFDqcWM4y7FfpiAN3KQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse , https://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse/videos ]

Washington DC

Remarks by President Trump at Ceremony Preceding the Lying in Honor of the Reverend Billy Graham
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2018
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-ceremony-preceding-lying-honor-reverend-billy-graham/ [official transcript]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C2sv_CKaKM [with comments]

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A Lighter, Hairbrush and Hand Proves God

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by Godless Cranium [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCewUkuIHNuwuMNWMa96q9ZQ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCewUkuIHNuwuMNWMa96q9ZQ/videos ]

David The Irishman Helton [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsmvx4beRyEXRAqqOj2sxuw , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsmvx4beRyEXRAqqOj2sxuw/videos ] thinks he knows how the big bang happened, and he has a lighter, brush and a hand to illustrate how.

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxjMCM8KomU ["This video has been removed by the user. Sorry about that."]

Turn your phone 90 degrees:

Please Turn Your Phone 90 Degrees For KST

Published on Jun 13, 2015 by Clair Zimmerman [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLtyqw7MYmJdhGrnGrhrVg , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLtyqw7MYmJdhGrnGrhrVg/videos ]
Vertical video sux! Turn your phone 90 degrees!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib6TC0JVfi8 [with comments]

Sources:

https://www.space.com/8293-universe-born-black-hole-theory.html

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/794152/black-holes-white-holes-multiverse-big-bang-theory

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/09/black_hole_big_bang_theory_did_the_universe_start_with_a_braneworld_white.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DftfZHiUhw [with comments]

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Full Show - WARNING: Massive False Flag Incoming, Globalists Pushing To Destroy Free Speech - 02/28/2018

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by The Alex Jones Channel [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg / https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel , https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel/videos ]

Wednesday, Feb. 28th 2018: War on 1st & 2nd Amendment! - Free speech is under censorship assault by globalists while Infowars serves as the bulwark for the rest of alternative media. Furthermore, the mainstream push for normalizing gun control found victory with retail giant Dick’s Sporting Goods’ announcement to stop selling “assault-style” rifles. Also, spread the word for Thursday’s Operation Paul Revere 2018! Today’s in-studio guest is NaturalNews.com’s Mike Adams discussing current developments in natural health. Roger Stone hosts the final hour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3yEdY6Bo-s [with comments] [also, edited, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p904P9TJi18 (additional text adapted from; with comments)] [a must-watch]

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Calling Trump a toddler is an insult to my 2-year-old

Published on Jun 13, 2017 by Vox [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnA / https://www.youtube.com/user/voxdotcom , https://www.youtube.com/user/voxdotcom/videos ]

Donald Trump isn’t a toddler — he’s a product of America’s culture of impunity for the rich.

Cable news pundits and columnists have compared President Donald Trump as a toddler, saying he's unable to control his speech or actions. But really, his behavior is better explained by his decades-long business career. Trump repeatedly broke the rules, exploited loopholes, and settled court cases without admitting wrongdoing or suffering serious financial harm.

And Trump's experience isn't unique. America has a long history of treating corporate law breakers with far more leniency than other criminals.

To read more from Vox's Matt Yglesias, be sure to check out his piece: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/5/18/15654566/trump-toddler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD91dTeEzqE [with comments]

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The US government cannot be trusted so long as Donald Trump runs it

Published on Jun 9, 2017 by Vox

Trump’s behavior casts a shadow over everyone who serves him.

That is the simple, chilling takeaway of James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The question is whether Republicans will admit it to themselves, and if so, what they will do about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCHMgAQfvZE [with (over 4,000) comments]

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How should the media cover a White House that isn't afraid to lie?

Published on Feb 1, 2017 by Vox

The Trump administration isn’t afraid to get caught lying. That poses a real challenge for journalists and news networks grappling with government propaganda.

Strikethrough is a new Vox video series breaking down challenges in journalism and news media under the Trump presidency.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5cghzLdchzalWpQJnhRYZgO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlk3TBJdWwE [with (approaching 4,000) comments]

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President Trump Meets with Bipartisan Members of Congress to Discuss School and Community Safety

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by The White House

The White House

Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Bipartisan Members of Congress in Meeting on School and Community Safety
Roosevelt Room
February 28, 2018
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-bipartisan-members-congress-meeting-school-community-safety/ [official transcript]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QI6gT7zxXg [with comments]

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Liberal Redneck - The Right to Bear Harm

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by Trae Crowder [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTHsQd-vRXK1bp4vpifl6yA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTHsQd-vRXK1bp4vpifl6yA/videos ]

First porch rant is awhile is about guns again. Gettin hard not to talk about guns yall. Call me a radical, but I could do without wholesale slaughter. But that's just me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3FrimBfuQY [with comments]

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Full Show - Youtube Head Fakes Say They Won’t Censor Conservatives - 02/28/2018

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by War Room [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClsn7QZVdszxLlUs-GOG0Sg , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClsn7QZVdszxLlUs-GOG0Sg/videos ]

Infowars and it's audience called out the censorship on Youtube as they were purging conservatives and Trump supporters, and now they have responded by admitting it and apologizing. Though this is a massive victory for Infowars, it is not the end of the info war. Meanwhile, Hope Hicks resigns, Jeff Sessions is called out by President Trump, and an armed teacher barricades himself in a Georgia school.

[from Alex Jones and his merry band of batshit bullshitters]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1jrQ7sUnyw [with comments] [also, edited, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmba5DGF98s (with comments)]

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How Pennsylvania rigged its electoral map

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by Vox

Partisan gerrymandering is rampant in America.

Every ten years, America readjusts its voting districts. Which state you live in determines a key aspect of that prospect: who draws the map?

In most states, politicians get to control that process. That can sometimes lead to political gamesmanship from both parties.

In early 2018, the state of Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court found that the latest redistricting plan set up voters with a politically biased voting map. Which made it easier for one party to win representation in the national body of lawmakers.

The implications of this discovery are significant. A new map could be a part of a shift in the balance of power in the United States.

Read more about the decision and its significance on vox.com: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/21/17032936/pennsylvania-congressional-districts-2018

More on Pennsylvania’s redistricting rules here: http://redistricting.lls.edu/states-PA.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_1TChFSOjU [with comments]

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Mueller eyes Trump collusion, Hope Hicks out after "truth bombs"

The Beat with Ari Melber
2/28/18

After Mueller interviews, witnesses tell NBC the focus is on Trump, what he knew and when. Ari Melber on why it shows Mueller is looking into Trump's "personal criminal liability". Fmr. Federal Prosecutor Joyce Vance on why Mueller is looking at "the core question of collusion with Russia".

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/mueller-eyes-trump-collusion-hope-hicks-out-after-truth-bombs-1173404739976

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Fmr. Trump aide: I believe Trump Jr. told Trump about Russians offer of "dirt"

The Beat with Ari Melber
2/28/18

Fmr. Trump aide Sam Nunberg on why Mueller investigators were "not happy" with him in his interview with the Special Counsel probe and he suggests what Trump knew about Don Jr.'s secret meeting with Russians. Plus why he's "surprised" Hope Hicks is out.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/fmr-trump-aide-i-believe-trump-jr-told-trump-about-russians-offer-of-dirt-1173394499916 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXQ0rWLkKR4 [with comments]

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Dem Rep: Trump Russia probe "all the markings of Watergate"

The Beat with Ari Melber
2/28/18

California Democrat Rep. Ted Lieu compares Trump’s “brazen” and “suspicious” obsession with WikiLeaks to Nixon’s White House scandal.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/dem-rep-trump-russia-probe-all-the-markings-of-watergate-1173444675518 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHZMC9DN65U [with comments]

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'Plague of inequality' haunts U.S. 50 years after a landmark study on racial division

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by PBS NewsHour [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ZFN9Tx6xh-skXCuRHCDpQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSNewsHour , https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSNewsHour/videos ]

This weeks marks the 50th anniversary of the Kerner Commission, a bipartisan assessment of race in America that revealed the nation to be both separate and unequal. A half century later, a new report ["Healing Our Divided Society: Investing in America Fifty Years after the Kerner Report", https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Our-Divided-Society-Investing/dp/1439916020 , http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/2495_reg.html , https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/product-files/One_Nation_Kerner_20180227_AGENDA.pdf ] takes stock of what we’ve begun to fix, and what still needs to be done. Hari Sreenivasan talks to the author of the new report, Fred Harris, and Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l9uMGgI_7I [comments disabled]]

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Inside the Two-Decade Fight to Bring Down a Confederate Monument

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by VICE [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8zNIfYAQNdrFRrr8oibKw / https://www.youtube.com/user/vice , https://www.youtube.com/user/vice/videos ]

Since 1998, activist Willie Hudspeth has been fighting for the removal of his county's Confederate monument in Denton, Texas. For years, he's protested at the town square alone—but in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville, he's finally started gaining local support.

VICE met up with Willie to find out why he's so passionate about bringing the monument down, how his movement is gaining steam, and what—if anything—can be done to get it removed.

Watch more VICE docs highlighting Black History Month: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDbSvEZka6GESU9b0SVGimlrpeSvds_qY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MguoE9sZ0ak [with comments]

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10 Lies You’re Told About American Slavery

All In with Chris Hayes
2/28/18

Mueller is now pursuing the central question in the Russia saga: whether Trump was involved in a conspiracy to influence the 2016 election.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mueller-wants-to-know-what-trump-knew-about-hacked-emails-1173634627988 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3oazzD61wk [with comments]

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Zinke may have pulled official from firefighting duty for tour

All In with Chris Hayes
2/28/18

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke may have pulled firefighting personnel for his helicopter tour last summer in which he did not visit any fire zones.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/zinke-may-have-pulled-official-from-firefighting-duty-for-tour-1173633603701 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpnVZko6Myo [with comments]

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Kushner's business got loans after White House meetings: Report

All In with Chris Hayes
2/28/18

The company of a private equity billionaire - who met on multiple occasions with Jared Kushner at the White House - lent millions to Jared Kushner's family real estate firm, reports the New York Times.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/kushner-s-business-got-loans-after-white-house-meetings-report-1173644867707

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Loans to Kushner business followed meetings at White House: NYT

The Rachel Maddow Show
2/28/18

Jesse Drucker, business and taxes reporter for The New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about new reporting that companies loaned hundreds of millions of dollars to the Kushner family business after meeting with Kushner at the White House.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/loans-to-kushner-business-followed-meetings-at-white-house-nyt-1173801027527

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'Javanka' faction falling apart as Hope Hicks, others quit W.H.

The Rachel Maddow Show
2/28/18

Rachel Maddow reports on the resignation of White House communications director Hope Hicks, her legal context in the Trump Russia scandal, her political context as an ally of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner in the White House, and her personal context for Donald Trump.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-javanka-faction-falling-apart-as-hope-hicks-others-quit-w-h-1173820995812 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_0VIx3Yx-8 [with comments]

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Mueller queries getting at heart of Russia collusion question

The Rachel Maddow Show
2/28/18

Carol Lee, national political reporter for NBC News, talks with Rachel Maddow about new reporting that special counsel Robert Mueller is asking interviewees whether Donald Trump knew about hacked DNC e-mails before they were released.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mueller-queries-getting-at-heart-of-russia-collusion-question-1173836355633

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'Watergate babies' almost gone from Congress

The Rachel Maddow Show
2/28/18

Rachel Maddow points out that with the retirement of Rep. Rick Nolan, there will be only one remaining "Watergate baby," legislators voted in as part of a backlash in the wake of the Watergate scandal, left in Congress.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-watergate-babies-almost-gone-from-congress-1173843011798

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Nixon scandal produced electoral windfall for Democrats

The Rachel Maddow Show
2/28/18

Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Rachel Maddow about the historical parallels for the criminal prosecution of former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and the resignation of his close adviser Hope Hicks.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nixon-scandal-produced-electoral-windfall-for-democrats-1173858371878

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Top DoJ officials dining together seen as message to Trump

The Rachel Maddow Show
2/28/18

Rachel Maddow shares a photo of Attorney General Jeff Sessions having dinner with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Solicitor General Noel Francisco, a conspicuous display seen as a message for Donald Trump who has directed his ire at Sessions again on Twitter.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/top-doj-officials-dining-together-seen-as-message-to-trump-1173855299963

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Lawrence: Hope Hicks made Sean Spicer look competent

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
2/28/18

The W.H. Communications Director says she will resign one day after revealing to the House Intel Cmte. she tells "white lies" for Trump. Lawrence O'Donnell examines Hicks' record of bad decision-making in a job that requires her to make the White House look good.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/lawrence-hope-hicks-made-sean-spicer-look-competent-1173831747847 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TM9l2fqtcE [with comments]

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Earnest on top Trump aide departure: Hope Hicks 'loyal to a fault'

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
2/28/18

Hope Hicks' resigned as WH Communications Director only one day after her controversial testimony to the House Intel Cmte, which Barbara McQuade says seems like a "perfect coincidence." Josh Earnest and Eugene Robinson also join Lawrence O'Donnell.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/earnest-on-top-trump-aide-departure-hope-hicks-loyal-to-a-fault-1173829699620

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Student protests have Democrats pushing Trump to act on guns

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
2/28/18

In tonight's Rewrite, Lawrence O'Donnell explains how Democrats are using the political momentum from the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 people were killed on Valentine's Day to convince the president to support their gun legislation.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/student-protests-have-democrats-pushing-trump-to-act-on-guns-1173829699657 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_3hFKl4TiU [with comments]

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Trump White House hammered by bad headlines as Hicks resigns

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
3/1/18

The last day of February saw a barrage of negative news - on the Mueller probe, on Jared Kusher, Atty. General Sessions, & more - for the Trump White House as its Communications Director, longtime Trump aide Hope Hicks, announced she is resigning.

©2018 NBCNews.com

[originally aired February 28, 2018]

http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/trump-white-house-hammered-by-bad-headlines-as-hicks-resigns-1173858371941

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Mueller probing when Trump learned about DNC email hack

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
3/1/18

NBC News broke the exclusive report that Robert Mueller's team is working to learn whether Trump knew about the DNC email hacks before the public and is probing the relationship between Trump confidant Roger Stone & Wikileaks boss Julian Assange.

©2018 NBCNews.com

[originally aired February 28, 2018]

http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/mueller-probing-when-trump-learned-about-dnc-email-hack-1173871171926 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v74pzLpIMdA [with comments]

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Did Kushner use White House to benefit his family business?

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
3/1/18

The New York Times is reporting that Jared Kushner's family business got over $500 million in loans from companies after officials from those companies visited the White House. Those companies deny any quid-pro-quo occurred.

©2018 NBCNews.com

[originally aired February 28, 2018]

http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/did-kushner-use-white-house-to-benefit-his-family-business-1173872707710

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Trump says he doesn't care about being popular

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
3/1/18

Trump, who's bragged about crowd sizes, ratings, newspaper articles, media attention, and much more, said at a White House event, 'I'm not into popularity.'

©2018 NBCNews.com

[originally aired February 28, 2018]

http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/trump-says-he-doesn-t-care-about-being-popular-1173878339510 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPcFt6ul124 [with comments]

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Separation of State and...What?

Published on Mar 2, 2018 by Mike Malloy [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpU4j-LN_aibXA1gONvWzxw / https://www.youtube.com/user/hschulein , https://www.youtube.com/user/hschulein/videos ]

“Billy Graham didn’t eschew politics. In fact, he enjoyed politics very much,” Martin said. “Oh, he professed neutrality, but he once told reporters they could probably figure out how he voted and they all laughed,” he added, alluding to Graham’s conservative views.

Graham once embraced politics. In a 1971 Charlotte Observer photograph, he is pictured with Nixon on “Billy Graham Day” in North Carolina’s Queen City. The duo are smiling and waving to the crowd out of the sunroof of Nixon’s presidential limousine.

But it was that relationship that drove Graham to become less — publicly, at least — politically active.

“Graham got burned by Nixon,” Martin said. “Nixon used him, just like he used everyone else. Some of Nixon’s aides have admitted as much to me. … On some of Nixon’s tapes, you can hear him say essentially, ‘Here’s how we have used Billy Graham.’”

Full story: https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/graham-lies-center-politics-embraced-eschewed

[originally aired February 28, 2018]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRjtPPRxgC0 [with comments]

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Hope Hicks Told the Truth About Lying for Trump

Published on Mar 2, 2018 by Mike Malloy

For a brief but glorious moment, we had Hope.

On Tuesday, White House communications director Hope Hicks did what for the Trump White House was extraordinary, if not unprecedented: She admitted to lawmakers that working for President Trump required her to lie.

On Wednesday, she announced her resignation.

There was no connection made between those two events by Hicks or by the president in announcing her departure, which was characterized as entirely voluntary and under consideration for some time. Yet, whether the two events were connected or not, Hicks had done something that is incompatible with serving in this administration: She told the truth about the lies.

Full story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/hope-hicks-says-she-lies-for-trump-thats-encouraging/2018/02/28/09e61982-1cc3-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html

[originally aired February 28, 2018]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34gf6z3-dAU [with comments]

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United States is Not a Nation of Immigrants

Published on Mar 3, 2018 by Mike Malloy

In a move formalizing more than a year of hardline anti-immigration rhetoric from the White House, the agency responsible for overseeing both green cards and citizenship has wiped a key line framing the United States as a “nation of immigrants” from its mission statement.

In a letter sent Thursday, Lee Francis Cissna, the director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), told employees that the statement had been altered to “guide us in the years ahead.”

Full story: https://thinkprogress.org/nation-of-immigrants-2be7ad6e27b4/

[originally aired February 28, 2018]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehIdCPY_fCA [with comments]

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Ben Carson Lives Large as the HUD Secretary: The Daily Show

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/videos ]

Despite budget cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary Ben Carson allocates nearly $200,000 to new furniture for his office.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BKZmH4y4GE [with comments]

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Simply the Best: Hope Hicks & Ben Carson's Chair - The Opposition w/ Jordan Klepper

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by Comedy Central [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUsN5ZwHx2kILm84-jPDeXw / https://www.youtube.com/user/comedycentral , https://www.youtube.com/user/comedycentral/videos , https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD7nPL1U-R5r5XD8saDuOBVj1z69Y_4iK ]

After admitting to telling occasional white lies for the president, White House Communications Director Hope Hicks resigned from Trump's inner circle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7Qc64iZM3o [with comments]

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Alex Jones's Deep State Enemy: "Jordan Keppler" - The Opposition w/ Jordan Klepper

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by Comedy Central

As Alex Jones faces a potential ban from YouTube for his hard-hitting reporting, a new threat named "Jordan Keppler" joins the establishment's attack on the Infowars host.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwVGXqlVmBM [with comments]

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Jared Kushner Gets Demoted In Real Time

Published on Mar 1, 2018 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtFAi84ehTSYSE9XoHefig , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtFAi84ehTSYSE9XoHefig/videos ]

The President's son-in-law gets downgraded. Over and over and over.

[originally aired February 28, 2018]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EXGhqRDKCs [with comments]

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Donald Trump Is Coming For Your Guns

Published on Mar 1, 2018 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Depending on who you ask, Donald Trump either 'led' or 'was there for' a bipartisan conversation on gun reform.

[originally aired February 28, 2018]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6dIrs0RurA [with (approaching 4,000) comments]

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Hope Hicks Is Way Too Good At Goodbyes (And Good Lies)

Published on Mar 1, 2018 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Trump administration lost its Communications Director. (Anything longer than a month is considered 'seasoned' in this White House.)

[originally aired February 28, 2018]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ5Mfi2gqZo [with comments]

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The Omarosa Interview: Full, Uncut Version

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Watch Colbert's full interview with former White House aide Omarosa talks Hope Hicks' resignation, Jared Kushner's security clearance, and a lot more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ul3Mjk2YYU [with (over 5,000) comments]

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Trump Discusses Guns; Hicks, Kushner and Carson Under Fire: A Closer Look

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by Late Night with Seth Meyers [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVTyTA7-g9nopHeHbeuvpRA / https://www.youtube.com/user/LateNightSeth , https://www.youtube.com/user/LateNightSeth/videos ]

Seth takes a closer look at the high-level Trump White House officials who have come under scrutiny and the president's meeting with lawmakers to address gun violence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKpjH-O8a6w [with comments]

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Why is a kettle louder BEFORE it boils?

Published on Feb 28, 2018 by Thunderf00t [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmb8hO2ilV9vRa8cilis88A / https://www.youtube.com/user/Thunderf00t , https://www.youtube.com/user/Thunderf00t/videos ]

So its always bugged the hell out of me why a kettle makes most noise before it boils, then becomes almost silent when it actually boils. However when you get a high speed camera on it, it becomes very obvious very quickly! The noise is actually made by the collapse of steam bubbles in colder water. At about 70 C you have the most number of these bubbles collapsing. As the temperature of the water gets higher, the steam in the bubbles doesnt condense as well, meaning the bubbles have a longer lifetime. Finally when the water boils, the bubbles dont collapse at all, and it becomes almost silent!

Cool stuff water does under vacuum:

High speed camera reveals water-vacuum shockwave!

Published on Jan 29, 2017 by Thunderf00t
So I've been putting the new high speed camera through its paces....
For a long time I've enjoyed tormenting students with water in a vacuum tube. It makes a chinking sound... but why?
Now for me.... you gotta bear in mind Ive been working with vacuums for over 20 years..... to me this is like watching the sun rise and seeing the earth spinning. But its always fascinating to see people reaction to this. Maybe I should do a react video on it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY8pucNaaH0 [with comments]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fszYVWNmJ0Q [with comments]

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stashed February 28, 2018:

Afghanistan's Ghani offers talks with Taliban 'without preconditions'
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-taliban/afghanistans-ghani-offers-talks-with-taliban-without-preconditions-idUSKCN1GC0J0

Afghan President Offers Taliban Political Recognition, Talks
Ghani suggests constitutional review, opening Taliban office
Taliban asked U.S. to open peace talks after January attacks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-28/afghan-president-offers-taliban-political-recognition-talks

Ghani reiterates call for Taliban to join peace talks
https://www.stripes.com/news/ghani-reiterates-call-for-taliban-to-join-peace-talks-1.514232

The United States should get out of Afghanistan. Now.
By Richard Cohen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-united-states-should-get-out-of-afghanistan-now/2018/02/26/2194e644-1b29-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html

Taliban: Doha office remains vital for talks
Comments come amid reports in Kabul news media of efforts by Afghan government to shut down armed group's Doha office.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/taliban-doha-office-remains-vital-talks-180227135353705.html

Afghan president offers to recognise Taliban to end war
Ashraf Ghani proposes ceasefire and release of prisoners as part of possible pact with militants
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/28/afghan-president-ashraf-ghani-offers-to-recognise-taliban-to-end-war

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dgoLXh_bIjgotxMCWSwk582tEmSiM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

When the Supreme Court Doesn't Care About Facts
The conservative justices seem prepared to decide Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, a case that could harm public sector unions, without so much as a factual record.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/when-the-supreme-court-doesnt-care-about-facts/554354/

What Critics Don't Understand About Gun Culture
I carry a weapon—and it’s tied me closer to my community.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/gun-culture/554351/

This Viral “Thoughts & Prayers” Makeup Tutorial Should Be Required Viewing

( https://youtu.be/JDkHmQEOkYo )
https://www.romper.com/p/this-viral-thoughts-prayers-makeup-tutorial-should-be-required-viewing-8277523

This Is Helen Keller’s 1932 'Modern Woman'

( https://youtu.be/wZSwT952-MI )
In 1932, Helen Keller wrote, "I am tempted to think that the perplexed businessman might discover a possible solution [to] his troubles if he would just spend a few days in his wife's kitchen. Let us see what would happen if he did."
In the article, originally published in The Atlantic, Keller ponders how the economics of industrialization helped advance women’s rights. It is excerpted and animated here.
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/554258/helen-keller/

Parkland Shooter’s Rifle Magazines Were Etched With Swastikas: Reports
The accused gunman left a rifle and 180 rounds of ammunition in the school, officials said.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/parkland-shooter-swastikas_us_5a96a5c4e4b09c872bafe4af

Florida Moves To Arm Teachers After School Massacre
Legislative committees’ answer to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School slaughter? More guns.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/florida-arm-teachers-school-shooting_us_5a96719ae4b0e6a52302c159

Satire Is Dead: Archie Bunker Predicted Trump’s Gun Plan Back In 1972

( https://youtu.be/-lDb0Dn8OXE )
“All In The Family” episode is eerily similar to the president’s call to arm teachers.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/archie-bunker-gun-control_us_5a9659f6e4b0e6a523029b72

Republicans And White People Want To Arm Teachers. Everyone Else? Not As Much.
Yet they’re also more likely to say that U.S. schools are safe.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/yougov-poll-arming-teachers_us_5a95acb5e4b09c872bae71f3

Dick’s Sporting Goods Will Quit Selling Assault-Style Rifles
The big sporting goods retailer joins Corporate America’s response to the scourge of gun violence.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dicks-sporting-goods-assault-rifles_us_5a969cece4b07dffeb6e3d77

Norway Ready To Ban Semi-Automatic Weapons Starting In 2021, Says Lawmaker
The law would go into effect about a decade after the 2011 mass shooting on Utoya island. Norway hasn’t had another mass shooting since then.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/norway-semi-automatic-weapon-ban_us_5a9652cee4b0e6a523029513

People Rally Around French Lawmaker Hit With Racist Death Threat
“We’re not going to let a fat black swine from Africa meddle in the lives of the French,” the letter said.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/french-lawmaker-death-threat_us_5a96ace3e4b09c872baff41d

Mike Pence Suggests Legal Abortions In U.S. Could End ‘In Our Time’
“This will be the generation that restores life in America,” the vice president told [ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-vice-president-pence-susan-b-anthony-list-life-issues-institute-luncheon/ ] a group of anti-abortion activists.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-pence-abortion-end-in-our-time_us_5a967267e4b07dffeb6dbc05

Kim Davis Writes About ‘Fist-Pounding Homosexuals’ In New Book [with foreword by Mike Huckabee]
The anti-gay Kentucky clerk is back with a memoir, “Under God’s Authority.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kim-davis-homosexuals-book_us_5a9583f4e4b0bef79e305b69

Gus Kenworthy Calls Out Unchecked Homophobia On YouTube After Olympics

( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shTtyGmTG0c [comments])
“I’m confident enough to brush it off but a younger me would have had a harder time.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gus-kenworthy-youtube-homophobia_us_5a96c09fe4b0e6a52303a30a

University Faculty [overwhelmingly] Votes To Revoke Donald Trump’s Honorary Degree - Lehigh University - honorary degree awarded in 1988
“By staying silent we are bystanders; we normalize hate speech, condone discrimination and bullying.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lehigh-university-donald-trump-honorary-degree_us_5a967962e4b09c872baf4c14

Conservatives Who Are Horrified By Trump Let Themselves Off The Hook
“Too many on the right are trying to cover themselves in glory, promoting their suddenly contrarian and anti-Trump views in a bid to cover their own asses."
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-smith-never-trump-misogyny_us_5a95e36fe4b0e6a523025307

Hope Hicks Reportedly Admits To Lying, And Now People Want Answers
The White House communications director said her job requires “white lies,” The New York Times reports.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hope-hicks-white-lies_us_5a96402be4b0e6a523028375

Jared Kushner’s Lawyer Mounts Strong Defense For A Privileged, Power-Hungry Prince
Abbe Lowell, an attorney for Trump’s son-in-law, hung a jury at a mock trial of Shakespeare’s Hamlet by arguing insanity. He even made a “stable genius” joke.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jared-kushner-lawyer-abbe-lowell_us_5a959be1e4b03a8f3a231de2

A Black Passenger Saved My Flight From An Emergency Landing [or a crash - spotted fuel leak in flight, alerted crew]. Here’s Why That Matters.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-passenger-saved-flight_us_5a945fd5e4b02cb368c48d0b

Michelle Obama Appears To Diss Trump: I Use Twitter ‘Like A Grownup’
“I don’t just tweet off the top of my head.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michelle-obama-trump-twitter_us_5a967f31e4b09c872baf55e2

The Warped Environmentalism Of America’s Biggest Industrial Meat Producer
Tyson Foods has a plan to stave off regulation and put a friendly face on its pollution.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tyson-foods-environmentalism-regulation-sustainability_us_5a9562d6e4b0699553cc7656

These Were The Most Popular Baby Names In The 1940s
Mary, Carol and Sandra dominated.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/these-were-the-most-popular-baby-names-in-the-1940s_us_5a739efee4b0905433b2967b

How ‘Strange Fruit’ Killed Billie Holiday

( https://youtu.be/dnlTHvJBeP0 ) - tie e.g. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=67822424
http://progressive.org/dispatches/strange-fruit-caused-the-murder-of-billie-holiday-180220/

NEED to IMPEACH

( https://youtu.be/X9xeeQlDbeQ )
https://www.needtoimpeach.com/

Hope Hicks to Leave Post as White House Communications Director - excerpted at/further to https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=138923499
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/us/politics/hope-hicks-resign-communications-director.html

Trump berated Hope Hicks for telling Congress she sometimes lies for him - and that was her 'final straw': report
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/trump-berated-hope-hicks-telling-congress-sometimes-lie-final-straw-report/

Hope Hicks' totally ridiculous explanation for why she quit
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/politics/hope-hicks-analysis/index.html

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=hope+hicks

Rev. Billy Graham Lies in Honor at U.S. Capitol for Day of Remembrance
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/us/politics/billy-graham-capitol.html

Trump, Congressional Leaders Honor Billy Graham In Rare [sic - unprecedented] Capitol Hill Tribute
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/28/589489386/trump-congressional-leaders-honor-billy-graham-in-rare-capitol-hill-tribute

Billy Graham is the first religious leader to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol. Some say he should be the last.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/02/28/billy-graham-is-the-first-religious-leader-to-lie-in-honor-at-the-u-s-capitol-some-say-he-should-be-the-last/

You can honor Billy Graham, but not in the US Capitol
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/opinions/you-can-honor-billy-graham-but-not-in-the-us-capitol-cane/index.html

NC leaders move forward with another honor for Billy Graham: US Capitol statue
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article202736399.html
Statues of a Confederate officer and a white supremacist represent NC in the U.S. Capitol (for now)
August 21, 2017
http://www.newsobserver.com/article168504627.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dLhPKawSEL2PPnMXFcyzNUFgdo6RM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Kushner’s Business Got Loans From Companies After White House Meetings
Apollo, the private equity firm, and Citigroup made large loans [over $500 million] last year to the family real estate business of Jared Kushner, President Trump’s senior adviser.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/business/jared-kushner-apollo-citigroup-loans.html

Timeline:
1) Trump promises to close the carried interest tax loophole that benefits private equity
2) Apollo (private equity firm) founder starts meeting with Jared Kushner
3) Kushner receives huge loan from Apollo
4) Trump reverses position on carried interest loophole
https://twitter.com/MichaelSLinden/status/969032605143326720?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

New York regulator asks Deutsche, other banks about Kushner loans: source
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-kushner/new-york-regulator-asks-deutsche-other-banks-about-kushner-loans-source-idUSKCN1GC2UF

Jared Kushner’s Ties to Banks Under Scrutiny
New York agency seeks information from several banks on finances of Trump’s son-in-law
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-aide-jared-kushners-ties-to-banks-under-scrutiny-1519846125

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=kushner+loans

Kushner loses access to top-secret intelligence
A memo sent Friday downgraded the presidential son-in-law and adviser and other White House aides who had been working on interim clearances.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/27/jared-kushner-security-clearance-downgrade-427178

More Than 30 Trump Aides Lose Top Secret Clearance, Sources Say
Officials have been downgraded to lower-level security status
Kelly crackdown comes after Porter domestic abuse revelations
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-28/more-than-30-white-house-aides-said-to-lose-top-secret-clearance

Dozens Of White House Staffers Stripped Of Top Level Security Clearance
The staffers with pending background checks were downgraded to a lower-level “secret” interim security clearance, Bloomberg reports.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-house-staffers-downgraded-clearance_us_5a972d30e4b07dffeb6f70d1

The White House chief calligrapher has a higher clearance than Jared Kushner
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/politics/white-house-calligrapher-security-clearance/index.html

The White House Family Business
Jared and Ivanka have to decide if they’ve become political liabilities.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-white-house-family-business-1519864397

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Came to Washington Seeking Power and Glamour. They’ll Leave With Neither.
Jared and Ivanka are just the latest in a long line of presidential family members who didn’t exactly bowl Washington over. But they’re also the lamest.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jared-kushner-and-ivanka-trump-came-to-washington-seeking-power-and-glamour-theyll-leave-with-neither

Kushner’s clearance downgrade could leave him ‘flying blind’ - AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/kushners-clearance-downgrade-could-leave-him-flying-blind/2018/02/28/d7d67884-1d02-11e8-98f5-ceecfa8741b6_story.html
original https://www.apnews.com/355cd61768dd493eb9eb750b5657dbb7/Kushner's-clearance-downgrade-could-leave-him-'flying-blind';;

White House Hit With Several Shocking Reports In Less Than A Day
Trump’s relationships with Jeff Sessions, Hope Hicks and Jared Kushner have all come under fire.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mueller-trump-jeff-sessions_us_5a973f02e4b07dffeb6f7e56

more:
https://news.google.com/news/story/dLEoxGMJ2g1tcfMd_bDd3pzZleopM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
https://news.google.com/news/story/daX0uaD43xdC88Mcdpsa0oJa5c8LM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Trump Calls Sessions’s Handling of Surveillance Abuse Allegations ‘Disgraceful’
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/us/politics/trump-jeff-sessions-inspector-general-surveillance.html

Trump attacks Sessions over inquiry into alleged FBI surveillance abuses in Russia probe
“Why is A.G. Jeff Sessions asking the Inspector General to investigate potentially massive FISA abuse,” Trump tweeted Wednesday morning. “Will take forever, has no prosecutorial power and already late with reports on Comey etc. Isn’t the I.G. an Obama guy? Why not use Justice Department lawyers? DISGRACEFUL!”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-attacks-sessions-over-russian-probe-n851961

Trump vs. Jeff Sessions
If he really wants FBI answers, why not declassify everything?
Editorial
Anyone who serves in a presidential cabinet understands that the job comes with people trying to undermine you. But in the Trump Administration the undermining too often seems to come from the President.
That’s the pickle Jeff Sessions finds himself in. On Wednesday morning President Trump used Twitter to call his Attorney General “DISGRACEFUL!” for asking the Justice Department’s inspector general to look into possible eavesdropping abuse by the FBI. Mr. Trump went on a similar tear in July, when he accused Mr. Sessions of being “VERY weak” in handling the Hillary Clinton investigations.
Mr. Trump prides himself on his business acumen, but we don’t know a CEO who thinks the way to get the best out of subordinates is to humiliate them in public. Mr. Sessions is Attorney General because Mr. Trump chose him. If Mr. Trump’s purpose is to goad Mr. Sessions into resigning, he ought to know that he’s unlikely to get a replacement through the Senate. That means the department would be run by someone Mr. Trump might like even less, e.g., Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein.
In his tweet the President also derided Inspector General Michael Horowitz as “an Obama guy.” It’s true his appointment dates to 2012, but the IG was also appointed to the federal sentencing commission by George W. Bush. In 2012 Mr. Horowitz released a scathing report on the Obama Justice Department’s handling of “Fast and Furious,” a botched operation that put weapons in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. Mr. Trump might also recall that when the FBI said it couldn’t find 50,000 texts between FBI lovers Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, Mr. Horowitz announced that his office had recovered them.
Unlike in July, this time Mr. Sessions responded publicly that Justice had “initiated the appropriate process” to investigate the FBI issues. He added that as long as he is AG, he’d continue to discharge his duties “with integrity and honor” and the department would do its work “in a fair and impartial manner.”
Mr. Trump has a point about investigations dragging on without conclusions. But a big reason is that key government institutions, including the FBI and Justice, have stonewalled efforts to get answers. Yet for some reason he refuses to use his presidential power to declassify the FISA court and FBI documents so the public can judge.
Instead of whining about Mr. Sessions, Mr. Trump could order him to appoint someone at Justice with the sole responsibility of making public the documents that would give the American people the answers they deserve.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-vs-jeff-sessions-1519864508

Donald Trump's public shaming of Jeff Sessions is shameful
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/politics/donald-trump-jeff-sessions-analysis/index.html

Can we ever figure out why Trump is shifting to high panic?
by Jennifer Rubin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/02/28/can-we-ever-figure-out-why-trump-is-shifting-to-high-panic/

Mueller is reportedly scrutinizing Trump's efforts last July to force Jeff Sessions out of office
Special counsel Robert Mueller is said to be investigating President Donald Trump's heated attacks last summer on Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
At the time, Trump asked why the "beleaguered" attorney general wasn't "looking into Crooked Hillarys crimes & Russia relations."
Sessions' recusal from the Russia investigation is a key point of frustration for Trump, who once reportedly asked why he couldn't order "my guys" at the "Trump Justice Department" to do his bidding.
http://www.businessinsider.com/mueller-examines-whether-trump-tried-firing-jeff-sessions-russia-probe-2018-2

more:
https://news.google.com/news/story/dxZJnh64Nv9azzMUW3J6acwJXwayM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
https://news.google.com/news/story/dUW3J6acwJXwayMNH8jxSb3xyv2ZM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Scoop: Besieged Sessions dines with Rosenstein
The symbolism was unmistakable: the three top ranking officials in the Justice Department appearing together in a show of solidarity on the same day Trump is publicly and privately raging about Sessions.
https://www.axios.com/scoop-jeff-sessions-dines-with-rod-rosenstein-1519865511-4afe726b-6642-4ca5-8ebf-e9f0600df79b.html

Jeff Sessions spotted at dinner with DOJ officials Rosenstein, Francisco
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/politics/doj-officials-dine-together/index.html

Rosenstein, Sessions spotted dining together hours after Trump criticism
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/376171-rosenstein-sessions-spotted-dining-together-hours-after-trump

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=sessions+dinner

A self-described sex expert says she will spill information on Trump and Russia to get out of a Thai jail
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/02/27/in-thai-jail-after-sex-training-a-model-who-rattled-russian-elite-asks-u-s-for-help/

Russian Escort Nastya Rybka Offers to Reveal Trump-Russia Links in Exchange for Jail Release - made video with Oleg Deripaska - Manafort client/funder - and one of the Russian government’s most influential officials, the deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko
http://www.newsweek.com/nastya-rybka-escort-trump-russia-823374

Russian model in Thai jail promises to spill Trump-Russia secrets
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/asia/russia-model-thai-prison-trump-claims-intl/index.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/di34TgDVkakfH3MwweL65hpylEa1M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Mueller asking if Trump knew about hacked Democratic emails before release
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/mueller-asking-what-trump-knew-about-hacked-emails-n851941

Mueller’s Russia probe zeroes in: When did Trump decide to run?
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/muellers-russia-probe-zeroes-in-when-did-trump-decide-to-run

Confessions of a Russiagate true believer
Trump isn’t an idiot — the cover-up is likely covering up serious wrongdoing.
Feb 21, 2018
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/21/17030420/trump-russia-mueller-guilty

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=mueller+trump+wikileaks

Mueller team asks about Trump's Russian business dealings as he weighed a run for president
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/politics/trump-russia-investigation/index.html

Mueller is reportedly interested in Trump’s Russia business dealings before his presidential run
The special counsel is said to be asking questions about the 2013 Moscow trip.
https://www.vox.com/2018/2/27/17060494/mueller-investigation-trump-russia-business

Mueller Asking About Trump’s Russia Business Deals and Miss Universe Pageant
http://www.newsweek.com/mueller-asking-about-trumps-russia-business-deals-and-miss-universe-pageant-823226

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=mueller+trump

Trump once called Judge Curiel a ‘hater,’ but jurist now sides with him in border wall ruling
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-judge-border-wall-20180227-story.html

Trump Praises Judge Curiel for ‘Big Legal Win’ in Mexico Wall Dispute
https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-sides-with-trump-in-mexico-border-wall-dispute

Judge Curiel, once attacked by Trump, rules border wall can proceed
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/politics/border-wall-ruling-curiel/index.html

Trump's attacks on Judge Curiel are still jarring to read
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/politics/judge-curiel-trump-border-wall/index.html

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+curiel

California braces for Trump’s ‘border wall hallucination tour’
The president's base is thrilled by his first visit to the state, but Democrats are determined to make him feel unwelcome.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/28/california-trump-border-wall-430742

Trump threatens to delay border work in California, baffling many
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-wall-california-20180228-story.html

Perhaps to state’s delight, Trump vows not to prioritize wall on California border with Mexico
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/02/28/perhaps-to-states-delight-trump-vows-not-to-prioritize-wall-on-california-border-with-mexico/

Trump: Calif. wall sections won’t be built until entire project is approved
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/375960-trump-california-sections-wont-be-built-until-entire-wall-is-approved

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d3cj7sK4_WCbQYMx7ddPCpLtwcHxM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Immigration Agency Rails Against Oakland Mayor’s Warning of Raids
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/us/oakland-mayor-ice-warning.html

ICE statement on immigration enforcement activities in northern California
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-statement-immigration-enforcement-activities-northern-california

ICE attacks Oakland mayor for warning residents about immigration sweeps, says 800 criminals eluded capture
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-oakland-mayor-ice-20180228-story.html

War of words: ICE compares Schaaf to ‘gang lookout’; Schaaf decries ‘racist’ crackdown
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/War-of-words-ICE-compares-Schaaf-to-gang-12717055.php

Protesters Descend On ICE San Francisco Headquarters After Immigration Raids
More than 150 undocumented immigrants have been arrested in Northern California since Sunday.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/san-francisco-ice-protest_us_5a96ea3be4b09c872bb0b685

Protesters in New Haven target immigration enforcement at courthouses
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Protesters-in-New-Haven-target-immigration-12718179.php

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dr3pEKtqi-NDJIM6ppwVhX6Mzu8DM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Inside the huge, low-profile alliance fighting to save the FCC’s net neutrality rules
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/02/28/the-unusual-alliance-fighting-to-save-net-neutrality-in-congress/

The WIRED Guide to Net Neutrality
https://www.wired.com/story/guide-net-neutrality/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d2N9f20yjXPeXUMlwdByprkn_LT2M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Ohio driver's licenses and ID cards will be mailed instead of issued at license bureaus beginning in July
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/02/ohio_drivers_licenses_and_id_c.html

New Drivers' Licenses, Including Federally Compliant Ones, Coming This Summer - By Mail Only
http://wvxu.org/post/new-drivers-licenses-including-federally-compliant-ones-coming-summer-mail-only

Ohio Won't Issue Same-Day Driver's Licenses Anymore
The state will instead use a central production facility because it is more secure, officials said. The new process starts July 2.
https://patch.com/ohio/cleveland/ohio-wont-issue-same-day-drivers-licenses-anymore

Ohio BMV to Stop Issuing Same-Day Licenses in July
https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2018/02/28/ohio-bmv-to-stop-issuing-same-day-licenses-in-july

Some Ohio drivers not too fond of new plan to mail licenses
http://wytv.com/2018/02/28/some-ohio-drivers-not-too-fond-of-new-plan-to-mail-licenses/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dEdppq1SiXsdyFM0a5stwo-3VlqfM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Democrats woo Delta after Georgia Republicans threaten retribution over NRA benefits
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/02/28/democrats-woo-delta-after-georgia-republicans-threaten-retribution-over-nra-boycott/

Georgia Senate committee votes to remove tax break that would benefit Delta
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/376070-georgia-senate-committee-votes-to-remove-tax-break-that-would

Georgia Governor Criticizes 'Unbecoming Squabble' Over Delta
Delta employs 33,000 workers statewide in Georgia, and its busy Atlanta hub has made Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport the busiest in the world
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/Delta-Georgia-GOP-NRA--475422553.html

Gov. Deal vows to sign tax cut bill with or without Delta tax break
https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/02/28/gov-deal-vows-to-sign-tax-cut-bill-with-or-without.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dEYaKpNJ8Jt5vgM3G6LJrYvyGspDM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

We studied thousands of anonymous posts about the Parkland attack — and found a conspiracy in the making
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/we-studied-thousands-of-anonymous-posts-about-the-parkland-attack---and-found-a-conspiracy-in-the-making/2018/02/27/04a856be-1b20-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html

Dick’s Sporting Goods joins chorus for gun control, stops selling assault-style rifles
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/dicks-sporting-goods-joins-chorus-for-gun-control-stops-selling-assault-style-rifles/2018/02/28/8d19be20-1cba-11e8-ae5a-16e60e4605f3_story.html

Walmart and Dick’s Raise Minimum Age for Gun Buyers to 21
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/business/walmart-and-dicks-major-gun-retailers-will-tighten-rules-on-guns-they-sell.html

Georgia School Evacuated After Teacher Barricaded Himself In Classroom And Fired Gun
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/28/589714769/georgia-school-evacuated-after-teacher-barricaded-himself-in-classroom-and-fired

Dalton Police Say Teacher Who Fired Gun At School Had Prior Bizarre Incidents
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2018/2/28/364245/Dalton-Police-Say-Teacher-Who-Fired.aspx

Teacher accused of firing gun at HS once claimed he had someone killed, records show
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/teacher-accused-of-firing-gun-at-hs-once-claimed-he-had-someone-killed-records-show/709028072

Teen Burns NRA After ‘Favorite Teacher’ Opens Fire: ‘Tell Me Arming Teachers Will Make Us Safe’
Dalton High School student joined wave of student activists at schools struck by gun violence
https://www.thewrap.com/student-burns-nra-after-favorite-teacher-opens-fire-tell-me-arming-teachers-will-make-us-safe/

Cops: Teacher in custody after barricading self in classroom with gun, firing shot
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jesse-randall-davidson-teacher-shooting-suspect-in-custody-dalton-high-school-georgia-today-2018-02-28/

A Teacher With A Gun Was Arrested In Georgia & Twitter Noticed This Irony Right Away
https://www.bustle.com/p/a-teacher-with-a-gun-was-arrested-in-georgia-twitter-noticed-this-irony-right-away-8356038

The Georgia teacher shooting incident is already being called a ‘false flag’
https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/georgia-teacher-false-flag-twitter/

Teacher Who Fired Gun at Georgia High School Posted 'Thoughts and Prayers' on Facebook Page
http://popculture.com/trending/2018/02/28/georgia-school-shooting-teacher-facebook-page-thoughts-prayers/

Rush Limbaugh suggests teacher who shot up Georgia classroom could be a "radical leftist" plant
Limbaugh: "What if the whole thing’s a setup?"
https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2018/02/28/rush-limbaugh-suggests-teacher-who-shot-georgia-classroom-could-be-radical-leftist-plant/219526

Teacher in Custody Sparks Twitter Debate About Arming Educators
http://popculture.com/trending/2018/02/28/dalton-high-school-shooting-georgia-reaction-teachers/

Georgia teens take on NRA seconds after shooting at their school
Students at Dalton High School in Georgia were quick to call out the NRA and its enablers after another incident of gun violence.
https://shareblue.com/dalton-high-school-georgia-teens-shooting/

WATCH: Trump promotes arming teachers hours after educator fired a gun in a Georgia classroom
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/watch-trump-promotes-arming-teachers-hours-educator-fired-gun-georgia-classroom/

After Shooting at Her School, a Georgia Teenager Tweets a Very Good Argument Against Arming Teachers
http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/02/dalton-georgia-student-chondi-chastain-tweets-at-nra.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dJAar_oYvSaBAdMhl-c0-Td9uMIsM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

White House planning major trade announcement Thursday on steel and aluminum imports
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/02/28/white-house-planning-major-announcement-thursday-on-steel-and-aluminum-imports/

They Were Trained for This Moment
How the student activists of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High demonstrate the power of a comprehensive education.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/02/the-student-activists-of-marjory-stoneman-douglas-high-demonstrate-the-power-of-a-full-education.html

Monument sought to recognize blacks who served Confederacy
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Blacks in South Carolina who served in the Confederate military, many of them slaves pressed into duty, would be recognized with a Statehouse monument under a proposal by two white Republican lawmakers.
[...]
https://www.apnews.com/e1838532eb1144f8bb5badd4874dcd55/Monument-sought-to-recognize-blacks-who-served-Confederacy

Hundreds gather at church for blessing ceremony featuring AR-15s - AP
NEWFOUNDLAND, Pa. -- Hundreds of crown-wearing worshipers clutching AR-15 rifles drank holy wine and exchanged or renewed wedding vows in a commitment ceremony at a Pennsylvania church on Wednesday, prompting a nearby school to cancel classes. With state police and a smattering of protesters standing watch outside the church, brides clad in white and grooms in dark suits brought dozens of unloaded AR-15s into World Peace and Unification Sanctuary for a religious event that doubled as an advertisement for the Second Amendment.
World Peace and Unification Sanctuary in Newfoundland believes the AR-15 symbolizes the "rod of iron" in the biblical book of Revelation.
The Rev. Sean Moon, who leads the church, prayed for "a kingdom of peace police and peace militia where the citizens, through the right given to them by almighty God to keep and bear arms, will be able to protect one another and protect human flourishing."
Moon is the son of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, a self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification Church, which critics regard as a cult. The younger Moon's congregation is a breakaway faction of the Unification Church, which had distanced itself from Wednesday's event.
An attendant checked each weapon at the door to make sure it was unloaded and secured with a zip tie, and the elaborate commitment ceremony went off without a hitch.
Tim Elder, Unification Sanctuary's director of world missions, told worshippers the ceremony was meant to be a blessing of couples, not "inanimate objects," calling the AR-15 a "religious accoutrement." The church has held at least one other ceremony featuring assault-style rifles.
But Wednesday's event, coming on the heels of the high school massacre in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17, rubbed emotions raw. Authorities say the shooting suspect, Nikolas Cruz, used an AR-15 in the attack.
"It's scaring people in the community," one protester told a church member. "Are you aware of that?"
The ceremony prompted Wallenpaupack Area School District to move students at an elementary school down the street to other campuses.
Lisa Desiena, from Scranton, protested outside the church with a sign that called the group an "armed religious cult."
She said she owns a gun, but "I don't need a freaking assault weapon to defend myself. Only thing they're good for is killing. Period. That's all that weapon is good for, mass killing. And you want to bless it? Shame on you."
But 41-year-old Sreymom Ouk -- who attended the ceremony with her husband, Sort Ouk, and came with their AR-15 -- said the weapon is useful for defending her family against "sickos and evil psychopaths."
"People have the right to bear arms, and in God's kingdom, you have to protect that," she said. "You have to protect against evil."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hundreds-of-worshipers-gather-at-church-hosting-ceremony-featuring-ar-15s/
original http://beatricedailysun.com/now/today/couples-clutch-ar--rifles-as-they-renew-wedding-vows/article_c8ca55a0-0b90-5b2d-8d32-73b3b03df9c5.html
related:
https://www.apnews.com/eec14fcc792d44d784eaf0f55adea740/Pennsylvania-church-to-bless-couples-toting-AR-15-rifles
http://citizensvoice.com/news/wayne-county-church-to-bless-ar-15s-host-pro-guns-dinner-1.2304864
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/wallenpaupack-students-will-relocate-during-gun-blessing-at-nearby-church-1.2305991
http://citizensvoice.com/news/wallenpaupack-students-will-relocate-during-gun-ceremony-at-nearby-church-1.2306003
https://www.apnews.com/fedec47e650a4e988159e58f9432e842/School-to-close-for-church-ceremony-featuring-AR-15-rifles
http://www.philly.com/philly/education/church-blesses-ar-15-rifles-school-students-removed-wallenpaupack-district-newfoundland-pa-20180226.html

Balanced IV Fluids Seem to be Safer than Saline in ICU
Giving balanced crystalloids led to a lower rate of composite outcome of death from any cause
https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/sccm/71414

Research suggests "balanced fluids" work better than saline solution
http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/37618078/research-suggests-balanced-fluids-work-better-than-saline-solution

Switching IV fluids could save thousands of lives, researchers say - CNN
'Balanced crystalloids' lead to better results
https://www.local10.com/health/switching-iv-fluids-could-save-thousands-of-lives-researchers-say
original https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/health/saline-iv-fluids-study/index.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dvq8_kNrtqFjziMqpvhneay4kdP8M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Moon to get [its] first mobile phone network
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecoms-mobileworld-moon/moon-to-get-first-mobile-phone-network-idUSKCN1GB27A

The Moon Will Get Its Own Mobile Phone Network in 2019
https://www.space.com/39835-moon-mobile-phone-network-ptscientists-2019.html

4G Coverage Bound for the Moon in 2019
A private moon mission scheduled for next year will use an ultra-compact network to beam back live images of the lunar surface
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cell-coverage-comes-moon-180968298/

Nokia is selected by Vodafone to be its technology partner for Mission to the Moon project
https://www.nokia.com/en_int/news/releases/2018/02/27/nokia-is-selected-by-vodafone-to-be-its-technology-partner-for-mission-to-the-moon-project

4G Mission to the Moon

Vodafone Group
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G1qfrojtgA

There Is Actually a Point to Putting a 4G Network On the Moon
http://fortune.com/2018/02/28/4g-network-moon-vodafone-ptscientists-nokia/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dzVtllO3C5B-hEM9v04dbUwmGLj2M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

The Moon Formed Inside the Earth When it was a Spinning Cloud of Vaporized Rock, New Origin Theory Says
http://www.newsweek.com/moon-formed-moon-formation-inside-earth-origin-theory-spinning-cloud-vaporized-824307

The moon formed inside a vaporized Earth synestia
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoc--tmf022718.php
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180228103238.htm
study http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017JE005333/abstract;jsessionid=3687D309E1B9F22B92ECD9FD64DFA219.f02t02

Freaky Theory Offers Totally New Explanation of the Moon’s Origin
https://gizmodo.com/freaky-new-theory-offers-totally-new-explanation-of-the-1823388484

First the Moon, Then Earth: New Theory Reverses Formation Story
https://www.space.com/39841-moon-formed-from-synestia-earth-crash-theory.html

The moon's formation may have been far more violent than we thought
A new study challenges the idea that the moon was formed by a rogue planetary body slamming into the Earth and knocking off a disc.
Instead, the study's authors think the moon may have emerged from an even more violent collision that would have created a rapidly spinning doughnut of molten, vaporized rock and liquid called a synestia.
As the synestia cooled, the moon may have emerged from its outer regions before the inner part cooled and became Earth.
This theory helps answer some lingering questions about how the moon formed.
http://www.businessinsider.com/moon-formation-giant-impact-earth-synestia-2018-2

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d8rjLLrn05qBmwMiqNiiITRg-zvFM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Did Dark Matter Make The Early Universe Chill Out?
Scientists have probed a period of the universe's early history that no one has been able to explore before — and they got a surprise: It was far colder in the young universe, before the first stars blinked on, than astronomers previously thought.
What's more, that cosmic chill may have come from previously unknown interactions between normal matter and mysterious, so-called dark matter, according to two new reports in the journal Nature.
If so, it's the first time scientists have observed any effect of dark matter other than its gravitational pull.
All of this comes from an experiment that detected a faint radio signal from primordial hydrogen gas in the young universe, just 180 million years after the Big Bang.
"What we've seen is the evidence of the first hydrogen at a point where the stars are just beginning, the very early stars," says Alan Rogers, a researcher at MIT's Haystack Observatory.
In its first days, the universe was dark and filled with hydrogen. Some of that gas then coalesced into stars that began to turn on and light up, affecting the surrounding hydrogen gas and producing a telltale signature.
To detect this extremely small signal from the universe's younger days, Rogers and his colleagues used an instrument with a radio antenna located in a remote, "radio quiet" desert in Western Australia, far from any cities, radio or TV stations, or cell phone networks.
[...]
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/28/588833582/did-dark-matter-make-the-early-universe-chill-out
studies:
http://www.nature.com/articles/nature25791
http://www.nature.com/articles/nature25792

The birth of the first stars

National Science Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU6KXoO0NEE

13.6 billion years later, astronomers have found clues to our earliest stars
When the first stars lit the universe, it was cold and full of gas
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/28/17063540/radio-waves-astronomy-big-bang-early-stars-universe-light-cosmic-dawn

Scientists Discover Long-Sought Evidence of First Stars Forming
https://gizmodo.com/scientists-discover-long-sought-evidence-of-first-stars-1823388372

Scientists found atoms that contain remnants of the dawn of the universe
Cosmic records of the earliest days of the universe, 13.8 billion years ago, are starting to accumulate. Soon, we may have all the clues we need to piece together the events that transformed hydrogen and cosmic energy to the blooming universe astronomers study today.
Today (Feb. 28), scientists announced the discovery of some of the earliest traces of radiation left over from the Big Bang ever recorded. Using highly sensitive instruments, they found hydrogen atoms that had captured radiation from the formation of the universe’s very first stars. These stars formed about 180 million years after the massive event that transformed the universe from a mass of hydrogen and energy into organized galaxies.
Atoms can have different energy levels. At a baseline level, the atom’s nucleus (composed of protons and neutrons) holds onto its electrons at a particular distance. When atoms are exposed to more energy, through higher temperatures or radiation, their electrons may be pulled farther away from the nucleus. This state is called an excited state. Usually, atoms in an excited state will intermittently fluctuate back down to their ground state.
When the first stars formed, they gave off ultraviolet energy at precisely the right amount to bring some hydrogen atoms in the universe at the time into an excited state. In this excited state, these atoms absorbed some of the background radiation left over from the Big Bang.
For the billions of years since then, these hydrogen atoms have been floating around space, appearing nondescript among all the newer gases and galaxies. Scientists have long thought they could find these ancient hydrogen atoms if they listened for a precise radio frequency in the universe. This exact frequency is the energy the atoms give off when their electrons jump between their ground state and a specific excited state.
But space is a noisy place. Cosmic radiation from other stars and galaxies makes picking out a particular signal from a particular atom similar to hearing a single heartbeat at a music festival. So lead researcher Judd Bowman at Arizona State University and his team took a highly sensitive antenna-and-receiver out to a remote Australian desert to find the quietest place on Earth to see if they could identify the ancient-hydrogen frequency.
Their findings, which were published in the journal Nature, were the result of 12 years of work. “We now know there were stars about 180 million years [after the Big Bang],” says Bowman. But, he adds, they also discovered “something mysterious happening” was happening in the universe at that time. Although the hydrogen atoms’ signal turned up about where theoretical models had predicted it would, it was twice as loud as expected.
There are two working explanations for this surprise discovery: Either hydrogen at this point after the Big Bang was much colder than hypothetical calculations have led scientists to believe, or the background radiation temperature was hotter.
In a separate paper published simultaneously in Nature, Rennan Barkana, an astrophysicist at Tel Aviv University in Israel, argues that since current known astrophysical phenomena are not likely to account for either of these temperature discrepancies, the best explanation is that dark matter interacted with the atoms to cool them down.
At the moment, scientists don’t know a lot about dark matter. “It has mass—that’s how we infer that it’s there,” says Bowman. “But it doesn’t seem to interact with light,” like the rest of all matter that’s been studied on Earth. This research could provide another means to study this elusive material, in addition to the way that the universe itself formed.
This discovery is the kind of major progress in astronomy and physics that many scientists will want to see replicated before it’s accepted as true. “Although the signal in an absolute sense is not particularly small, there is contamination from other astronomical sources that is roughly 10,000 times brighter than the signal,” says Steven Furlanetto, an astrophysicist at the University of California-Los Angeles who is unaffiliated with either study. ‘There’s no doubt that confirmations from some of the other telescopes seeking this signal are necessary.”
Bowman and other astronomers have plans to try to replicate these results using larger radio telescopes in South Africa, hopefully getting even clearer signals from these ancient hydrogen atoms.
https://qz.com/1217512/scientists-found-atoms-with-evidence-of-the-formation-of-the-universe/

Signals received from the ‘cosmic dawn’ nearly 14 billion years ago
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2018/02/28/signals-received-cosmic-dawn-nearly-14-billion-years-ago/382367002/

Scientists detect 'fingerprint' of first light ever in the universe
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/asia/big-bang-first-light-universe-intl/index.html

Astronomers glimpse cosmic dawn, when stars switched on
Researchers find radio signal from first space objects
http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/feb/28/astronomers-glimpse-cosmic-dawn-when-stars-switched-on/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dp_dEnfWSqWa_nMHTajGDydMdezZM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

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Greensburg, KS - 5/4/07

"Eternal vigilance is the price of Liberty."
from John Philpot Curran, Speech
upon the Right of Election, 1790

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