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Trump Has Appointed More Generals in His Cabinet Than Any President Since World War II | Democracy Now!

We turn now to look at Donald Trump and his military generals. Trump has nominated retired Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis as defense secretary. The Obama administration cut short his tour over concerns Mattis was too hawkish on Iran. Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly has been nominated homeland security secretary, and retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn has been appointed national security adviser. Flynn is well known for his anti-Muslim worldview, having called Islam a “cancer” and saying “fear of Muslims is rational.” For more, we speak with Andrew Bacevich, a retired colonel and Vietnam War veteran. His latest book is titled “America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History.” He is professor emeritus of international relations and history at Boston University.

Source: Trump Has Appointed More Generals in His Cabinet Than Any President Since World War II | Democracy Now!

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Trump Hates Renewable Energy—Unless It’s Powering One of His Hot New Hotels | Mother Jones

“This is a requirement, this is a requirement, this is a requirement.”

Source: Trump Hates Renewable Energy—Unless It’s Powering One of His Hot New Hotels | Mother Jones

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Dems Just Dropped A Bill On Trump That Is Going To Make Him REJECT His Presidency (DETAILS) – US Uncut

Sh*t just hit the fan!

Source: Dems Just Dropped A Bill On Trump That Is Going To Make Him REJECT His Presidency (DETAILS) – US Uncut

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BREAKING: Nearly TWO DOZEN Senators Are DEMANDING Trump Stop Doing This (LETTER) – US Uncut

Will he listen?

Source: BREAKING: Nearly TWO DOZEN Senators Are DEMANDING Trump Stop Doing This (LETTER) – US Uncut

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Donald Trump’s Climate Denial Is A Problem, And These News Headlines Are Making It Worse

Studies have shown that most Americans don’t read beyond the headlines of news articles, most people who share articles on social media haven’t actually read them, and misleading headlines misinform people even when the body of the article gets the facts right. And that’s a huge problem when major outlets’ headlines are framed around Pr

Source: Donald Trump’s Climate Denial Is A Problem, And These News Headlines Are Making It Worse

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Trump: Fascist or fascistic?

John Haly and Dr Martha Knox-Haly discuss whether President-elect Donald Trump is fascistic or a fascist.

Source: Trump: Fascist or fascistic?

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Trump On Cabinet Picks: ‘I Want People Who Made A Fortune’

And not people of “modest means,” the billionaire said.

Source: Trump On Cabinet Picks: ‘I Want People Who Made A Fortune’

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Trump Just Told the Fight for $15 to Go Screw Itself | The Nation

Donald Trump’s campaign often attempted to recall bygone American eras, and with his selection of Andrew Puzder, Trump is reaching all the way back to the late 19th century—the time of the robber barons.

Source: Trump Just Told the Fight for $15 to Go Screw Itself | The Nation

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Son of Trump’s incoming national security adviser fired from transition team amid pizzagate fallout

The son of the top national security adviser to President-elect Donald Trump was removed from the new administration’s transition team on Tuesday after backing a bogus conspiracy theory

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Donald Trump’s most terrifying appointment – The Washington Post

An anti-Muslim extremist with a penchant for lunatic conspiracy theories. Be very afraid.

Source: Donald Trump’s most terrifying appointment – The Washington Post

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The white working class has been seduced and betrayed by Trump

American voters are about to get the same reward that, throughout Trump’s career, has come to everyone who trusted his good intentions.

Source: The white working class has been seduced and betrayed by Trump

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Donald Trump Just Hired a Current Theranos Board Member to Run the Pentagon | The Nation

Donald Trump believes that the government can closely monitor every individual entering the country to determine their likelihood of participating in a terrorist attack. He calls it “extreme vetting.

Source: Donald Trump Just Hired a Current Theranos Board Member to Run the Pentagon | The Nation

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Holy Conflict of Interest! The Firm Holding Much of Trump’s Debt May Be Up for Sale. | Mother Jones

Would you want to buy up a US president’s debt?

Source: Holy Conflict of Interest! The Firm Holding Much of Trump’s Debt May Be Up for Sale. | Mother Jones

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Trump Has a Huge Foreign Bank Problem | Mother Jones

It’s not what he owns; it’s what he owes.

Source: Trump Has a Huge Foreign Bank Problem | Mother Jones

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Donald Trump, Champion of the Working Class, Is Filling His Cabinet With Billionaires | Mother Jones

#DrainTheSwamp.

Source: Donald Trump, Champion of the Working Class, Is Filling His Cabinet With Billionaires | Mother Jones

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Is America Poised to Become the Most Dangerous Country on Earth? | The Nation

For decades, Washington had a habit of using the Central Intelligence Agency to deep-six governments of the people, by the people, and for the people that weren’t to its taste and replacing them with governments of the [take your choice: military junta, shah, autocrat, dictator] across the planet.

Source: Is America Poised to Become the Most Dangerous Country on Earth? | The Nation

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Anti-Trump Electors Have Just Started An ALL OUT Effort To Stop Trump (VIDEO) – US Uncut

Twitter meltdown in 3…2…1…

Source: Anti-Trump Electors Have Just Started An ALL OUT Effort To Stop Trump (VIDEO) – US Uncut

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Republicans HUMILIATE Trump By Trashing His Pathetic ‘Illegal’ Voters Conspiracy (VIDEO) – US Uncut

The GOP suddenly grew a backbone.

Source: Republicans HUMILIATE Trump By Trashing His Pathetic ‘Illegal’ Voters Conspiracy (VIDEO) – US Uncut

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Donald Trump Is the Greatest Threat to American Democracy in Our Lifetime | The Nation

Donald Trump’s tweets yesterday about “the millions of people who voted illegally in 2016” and “serious voter fraud in Virginia, New Hampshire and California” cannot be dismissed as just another Twitter meltdown from the president-elect.

Source: Donald Trump Is the Greatest Threat to American Democracy in Our Lifetime | The Nation

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US election: Donald Trump claims without proof illegal voting robbed him of popular vote – US election 2016 – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

US President-elect Donald Trump claims in a tweet that he won the popular vote in the November 8 election if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.

Source: US election: Donald Trump claims without proof illegal voting robbed him of popular vote – US election 2016 – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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Trump Falsely Claims Millions Voted Illegally, Costing Him The Popular Vote – BuzzFeed News

There’s been no evidence of widespread voter fraud, though a recount effort — which Trump opposes — is being led by the Green Party in some states.

Source: Trump Falsely Claims Millions Voted Illegally, Costing Him The Popular Vote – BuzzFeed News

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Trump’s Uncertainty Principle – » The Australian Independent Media Network

By Ad astra Way back in 1927 German physicist Werner Heisenberg described the Uncertainty Principle that applies to quantum mechanics. It states that the more precisely the position of a particle is determined, the less precisely its momentum can be known, and vice versa. With apologies to Heisenberg and quantum physicists, the uncertainty principle seems…

Source: Trump’s Uncertainty Principle – » The Australian Independent Media Network

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Donald Trump Basically Says Conflicts Of Interest Aren’t Illegal If The President Has Them

“The law’s totally on my side,” he said.

Source: Donald Trump Basically Says Conflicts Of Interest Aren’t Illegal If The President Has Them

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Now That The Trump Foundation Has Admitted To Illegal Activity, Will Fox News Still Ignore President-Elect’s Self-Dealing?

A new report from The Washington Post cites recent IRS filings to confirm previous allegations that President-elect Donald Trump’s private charitable foundation engaged in illegal “self-dealing” activities, a story Fox News originally ignored when Trump was the Republican presidential candidate.On November 22, The Washington Post’s Davi

Source: Now That The Trump Foundation Has Admitted To Illegal Activity, Will Fox News Still Ignore President-Elect’s Self-Dealing?

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Donald Trump Assembling Team of ‘Swamp Creatures,’ Says Democratic Lawmaker Keith Ellison – Truthdig

The progressive congressman said it’s clear the president-elect is “not doing what he’s said he’s gonna do for average working Americans.”

Source: Donald Trump Assembling Team of ‘Swamp Creatures,’ Says Democratic Lawmaker Keith Ellison – Truthdig

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Odds on Donald Trump being impeached shorten amid flurry of bets on President-elect not serving full term | The Independent

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Bookmaker Ladbrokes has cut the odds on Donald Trump leaving office early due to impeachment or resignation amid mounting controversy about how he will manage his business interests after becoming America’s 45th President.  Ladbrokes opened the market at 3-1, cutting it to 5-2, and again to 9-4 in the wake of a flurry of bets on the back of a growing consensus among law professors that the controversial Republican is heading for trouble.

Source: Odds on Donald Trump being impeached shorten amid flurry of bets on President-elect not serving full term | The Independent

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Tall poppies | The Monthly

The gloating of right-wing commentators over the victory of The Donald is not only hypocritical and offensive, it is downright deluded. They are so exhilarated at the defeat of Hillary Clinton that they are not really worried about the election of a man who is just about as far away from them and their elitist concerns as it is possible to be. Trump is not a conservative – in most terms, he isn’t much of anything. But his natural interests are that of a leftist iconoclast – almost an anarchist.

Source: Tall poppies | The Monthly

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CAUGHT ON TAPE: Trump’s National Security Pick EXPOSED Declaring War On All Muslims (VIDEO) – US Uncut

Donald Trump’s appointment for national security adviser is causing some of the same concerns as his appointments for chief strategist and attorney general. All three (Breitbart’s Steve…

Source: CAUGHT ON TAPE: Trump’s National Security Pick EXPOSED Declaring War On All Muslims (VIDEO) – US Uncut

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Donald Trump agrees to pay $US25 million to settle Trump University lawsuit

The New York attorney general announced the settlement Friday, 10 days before a jury was set to hear one of the cases.

Source: Donald Trump agrees to pay $US25 million to settle Trump University lawsuit

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Robert Reich: A Donald Trump supporter learns his candidate is a con man – Salon.com

My coffee with a Trump die-hard.

Source: Robert Reich: A Donald Trump supporter learns his candidate is a con man – Salon.com

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The Koch Brothers’ Favorite Congressman Will Be in Charge of the CIA | The Nation

In the “Republican Wave” election of 2010, when brothers Charles and David Koch emerged as defining figures in American politics, the greatest beneficiary of Koch Industries largess was the newly elected Congressman Mike Pompeo.

Source: The Koch Brothers’ Favorite Congressman Will Be in Charge of the CIA | The Nation

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Rudolph Giuliani Can’t Stand the Constitution | The Nation

Trump’s favorite attack dog, Rudolph Giuliani is squarely in the running for a cabinet post. Many rightfully shudder at the thought of him as Secretary of State or Attorney General.

Source: Rudolph Giuliani Can’t Stand the Constitution | The Nation

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Jeff Sessions, Trump’s Pick for Attorney General, Is a Fierce Opponent of Civil Rights | The Nation

Source: Jeff Sessions, Trump’s Pick for Attorney General, Is a Fierce Opponent of Civil Rights | The Nation

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Michael Flynn said to be offered job of Trump national security adviser | US news | The Guardian

Retired general called for more aggression towards Isis, as ex-CIA chief David Petraeus reportedly in race for secretary of state

Source: Michael Flynn said to be offered job of Trump national security adviser | US news | The Guardian

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Republican lawmaker proposes bill to criminalize protests against Trump

A Washington Republican senator is putting together a bill that could label some protests as “economic terrorism,” making some cases of civic disobedience into a Class C felony. “I respect the right to protest, but when it endangers people’s lives and property, it goes too far,” Sen. Doug Ericksen said in a news release. “Fear, […]

Source: Republican lawmaker proposes bill to criminalize protests against Trump

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Donald Trump Just Told America That All Votes Don’t Count, Only The Ones For Him (TWEETS) – US Uncut

He knows he lost, so he’s scrambling for excuses. Sad!

Source: Donald Trump Just Told America That All Votes Don’t Count, Only The Ones For Him (TWEETS) – US Uncut

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Major Outlets Downplay The Fact That Trump’s New Chief Strategist Ran An Anti-Semitic White Nationalist Website

Major newspapers are ignoring or burying Steve Bannon’s ties to white nationalism and anti-Semitism when reporting on his appointment as President-elect Donald Trump’s chief strategist and senior counselor. By burying or dismissing the information, media are failing to provide their audiences with essential background on one of Trump’s most i

Source: Major Outlets Downplay The Fact That Trump’s New Chief Strategist Ran An Anti-Semitic White Nationalist Website

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The working class Trump will suppress – Al Jazeera English

Trump won’t bring more jobs to the white working class, but he will undermine socioeconomic gains by workers of colour.

Source: The working class Trump will suppress – Al Jazeera English

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Trump wants trial postponement until after swearing in – CNN.com

Donald Trump’s attorneys want the upcoming trial on Trump University postponed until after his swearing-in.

Source: Trump wants trial postponement until after swearing in – CNN.com

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As Der Donald-inspired Hate Crimes grow, US Universities at Risk | Informed Comment

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – A tsunami of reports about hate crimes directed at minorities are …

Source: As Der Donald-inspired Hate Crimes grow, US Universities at Risk | Informed Comment

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A White Nationalist Who Hates Jews Will Be Trump’s Right-Hand Man In The White House

President-elect Donald Trump’s first White House hire tells you everything you need to know about his commitment to his campaign’s bigoted message. Stephen Bannon, an anti-Semite who ran the white nationalist “alt-right” website Breitbart News before taking a leave of absence to become the Trump campaign CEO, will be Trump’s chief str

Source: A White Nationalist Who Hates Jews Will Be Trump’s Right-Hand Man In The White House

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Ivana Trump wants to be US ambassador to the Czech Republic

She’s hoping Donald will give her a new role.

Source: Ivana Trump wants to be US ambassador to the Czech Republic

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History repeats: another despot rises to the top on a wave of discontent

Most pundits might have misread the US election. But one pundit read it very clearly, and well ahead of Tuesday.

Source: History repeats: another despot rises to the top on a wave of discontent

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The problem with a Trump reborn – » The Australian Independent Media Network

By Anthony Element For the past twenty four hours we’ve seen right wing politicians around the world, including the Turnbull government and One Nation, rushing to tell us not to worry, we’re already seeing a post election, more presidential Trump. Apparently, he’s nothing like election Trump. The message is that it’s all good, nothing to…

Source: The problem with a Trump reborn – » The Australian Independent Media Network

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Election Expert Who Accurately Predicted Trump’s Win Now Predicting He’ll Also Be Impeached (VIDEO) – US Uncut

This does NOT look good for Trump!

Source: Election Expert Who Accurately Predicted Trump’s Win Now Predicting He’ll Also Be Impeached (VIDEO) – US Uncut

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Trump the False Messiah: Will he become the workers’ anti-Christ?

American workers have been sold a pup. As the Great Recession morphs into the Long Depression, their False Messiah will throw them under the bus.

Source: Trump the False Messiah: Will he become the workers’ anti-Christ?

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These Legal Issues May Mean That Trump Is Not President For Very Long

Of all the voices condemning Donald Trump in the media, Canadian author and journalist Malcolm Gladwell is one of the loudest. In a recent interview with The National, he predicted the president elect “will be in jail within a year” because of the various legal issues he faces. When asked why voters were talking about Hillary Clinton’s […]

Source: These Legal Issues May Mean That Trump Is Not President For Very Long

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New Documents Reveal Trump Personally Invested in Dakota Access Pipeline – ORGANIC AND HEALTHY

Source: New Documents Reveal Trump Personally Invested in Dakota Access Pipeline – ORGANIC AND HEALTHY

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US election: The markets tell us president Trump is worse than Brexit – Analysis & Opinion – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A Trump victory has seen the markets react in the same way as the 2019 Brexit, years away.

Source: US election: The markets tell us president Trump is worse than Brexit – Analysis & Opinion – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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America Has Done What Seemed Unthinkable. Donald Trump Is The Next President. | President and new leader of America’s Labor Party

What happens tomorrow is alarming and unclear.

Source: America Has Done What Seemed Unthinkable. Donald Trump Is The Next President. | Huffington Post