Acerbic Politics: Headlines with links

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Headlines with links

The real story behind Trump’s pardon of Oregon ranchers

The president is fanning a culture-war fire to help cover up his campaign to hand wilderness to mining companies.

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https://thinkprogress.org/the-real-story-behind-trumps-pardon-of-oregon-ranchers-13de1a8f735f/

Brett Kavanaugh has spent his career protecting polluters, scammers, corporations, and gun sellers.

Russian Pop Star Admits He Instigated Trump Tower Meeting, Talked To Don Jr. About It

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just won a House primary as a write-in — for a district she wasn’t intending to run in

Anti-Antifa bill would punish masked protesters with up to 15 years in prison

Fox News' Chris Stirewalt Predicts Trump 'Is Going To Defecate All Over Everything, Squawk And Fly Away'

Trump just intensified his trade war with China

The president wants to impose an additional tariff on $200 billion in Chinese goods amid already tense relations.

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https://www.vox.com/latest-news/2018/7/11/17560262/trump-china-tax-imports-trade-war-tariff

Telephone Pillow Talk Isn't Enough! Hannity Going To Europe, Too

Paul Manafort’s solitary confinement includes a personal laptop, phone, shower, and workroom

DOJ Threatens More Migrant Family Separations After Judge’s Scathing Ruling

In the wake of a federal judge slapping down the Trump administration’s attempt to roll back decades-old protections for children in immigration detention, the Trump administration is threatening to present migrant parents with a choice between indefinite detention with their children or continued separation — leaving out the third option used by previous administrations of supervised release.

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/doj-threatens-more-migrant-family-separations-after-judges-scathing-ruling

NFL Players Union: National Anthem Policy Infringes On Players’ Rights

Trump Pardons Ranchers Who Sparked Malheur Occupation

The FBI just tightened a major gun loophole

The Federal Bureau of Investigation will add a major database to the nation’s gun background check system, giving examiners access to millions of new law enforcement records. The news was first reported Tuesday by The Trace.

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https://thinkprogress.org/millions-of-new-records-added-to-gun-background-check-system-3d7de08e1cd0

Chart of the Day: Corporate Profits Under Threat From Skyrocketing Wages

White House doesn’t deny report Trump made secret deal with Kennedy over retirement, replacement

During an CNN interview on Tuesday morning, White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah did not deny an NBC report that outgoing Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy “received assurances” from President Trump that if he retired, Judge Brett Kavanaugh — one of Kennedy’s former clerks — would be nominated to be his replacement.

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https://thinkprogress.org/trump-anthony-kennedy-brett-kavanaugh-corrupt-secret-deal-13fd59473ecf/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds

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