#democracyinamerica

[efinncenter]

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[thedeglutenizer]

Just #votedearly! This year we’re #voting for the future of #democracyinamerica, as the #currentadministration fights to pull us closer to #fascism. And if you’re paying attention, you know those statements are not exaggerations. Every eligible #voter in #america has not just the #righttovote, but the #responsibility. Know that #yourvote is essential to effect #change to improve your quality of life, and the quality of life for millions of #americans. This year is not the year to vote #selfishly, but to vote #selflessly. #govote #democracy #action #earlyvoting #florida https://www.instagram.com/p/CGxZ3EHs1rv/?igshid=ficfe38n31m9

[bradhorner]

Marvelous to live in #montclair #montclairnj. Just saw #RomeoCastellucci latest performance piece #democracyinamerica at #peakperformance. It’s all about the imagery. https://www.instagram.com/p/BxQ7QrRnthZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18xvvnbx5r9m6

[public-digiturgy]

Oedipus El Rey 

It’s a bit easier to go on thinking that, with soaring costs and over 2 million people incarcerated, our prison system would be making a difference. Unfortunately, research suggests that our correctional facilities don’t seem to be correcting much of anything. 

[edtrends]

Main image:  THE mission of the Department of Justice (DoJ) is “to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans”. That is a rather tall order—and it’s open to interpretation. Under Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, Donald Trump’s DoJ has abandoned voting-rights litigation, tried to punish sanctuary cities, cracked down on undocumented immigrants, revoked Obama-era sentencing reforms addressing America’s sky-high incarceration rate and argued that civil-rights laws do not protect gays and lesbians from employment discrimination. On August 1st, another priority was uncovered by the New York Times via a DoJ staffing memo: a programme coming soon to its civil-rights division to police colleges and universities for “intentional race-based discrimination” in their admissions offices.The worry is not about bias against blacks and Hispanics, a perennial concern of the DoJ. Quite the opposite: the “investigations and possible litigation” will scrutinise universities that promote campus diversity by giving an edge to racial minorities over whites. Opposition to affirmative action in education is nothing new. Eight states, including California and Michigan, ban racial preferences. Private lawsuits are pending against Harvard and the University of North Carolina. But the DoJ’s ...

[azspot]

Gianforte grabbed him by the neck, both hands, slid him to the side, body slammed him, got on top of him, and started punching and then yelling at him.

Alicia Acuna, a correspondent for Fox News

[ilovebooksnanimals]

Ppl was super mad with this #dreamer for saying she pays her taxes while #trump doesnt show his since he has a problem with #illegalimmigrants #clapback #americancitizen #illegalimmigrants from all over pay there taxes nd some don't get that cash back refund the rich get #taxbreaks #trump nd friends used #looppole in order to pay little or no taxes Sht she is paying nd u can see she is showing her #taxes with #trump it's like pulling his teeth for him to show nd he is still hiding some more They #taxes him nd his rich friends don't pay could be used for all they repairs needed to help schools for parks for military etc etccccccccccccc He says he is rich :/ if u filed for bankruptcy 4 or more times ur not rich 😂😂😂😂 #bloomberg #gates #zuckerberg #spiegel etccccccccccccc #trump won't show it cuz he isn't who he claims to be https://www.google.com/amp/www.nydailynews.com/amp/news/national/ariz-dreamer-incorrectly-accused-illegal-immigrant-article-1.3012270 http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/donald-trump-no-taxes-224498 http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2016/06/donalds-taxes https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.amp.html

[theaverageengineer]

...in the past 40 years, there has been not a single fatal terrorist attack in America carried out by anyone belonging to the seven nationalities targeted by the order. Excluding the 9/11 attacks, whose Egyptian, Emirati, Lebanese and Saudi Arabian executioners would not have been covered by Mr Trump’s ban, America has suffered hardly any terrorism perpetrated by immigrants. According to a study by Alex Norasteh for the Cato Institute, the risk of an American being killed in a terrorist attack by a refugee in a given year is one in 3.6bn. ... Americans are vastly more likely to find employment with a Muslim refugee than to be killed by one. They are in fact much likelier to be killed by cows, fireworks and malfunctioning elevators than an immigrant terrorist. As a means of keeping Americans safe, then, Mr Trump’s order is almost worthless.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2017/01/keep-your-huddled-masses-0

[truck-fump]

via Google Alert - donald trump

[edtrends]

Main image:  "SATURDAY Night Live" had a field day with Betsy DeVos’s confirmation process. In an imaginary press conference, the comedy show wheeled out Ms DeVos, played by Kate McKinnon, to respond to reporters. To a question on how she values growth versus proficiency in measuring progress, she replied with a prolonged blank stare and then said: “Well yes, I don’t know anything about school, but I do think there should be a school, probably Jesus school, and I do think it should have walls and roof and guns for potential grizzlies”.Ms DeVos’s confirmation hearings in the Senate were at times so embarrassing for Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary that they threatened to derail her appointment. On February 7th the Senate confirmed her nomination, but only thanks to the tie-breaking vote of Mike Pence, the vice-president. The entire 48-strong Democratic caucus voted against Ms DeVos and so did two Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine. The remaining 50 Republican senators voted for Ms DeVos, which resulted in a 50-50 tie that could only be broken by Mr Pence casting his vote. It was the first time in history that the vice-president’s vote was needed to break a tie over the appointment of a cabinet member.With her free-market approach to the public-school ...

[shehab]

The annual felonious death rate is about 5 per 100,000 police officers and the total on-the-job death rate was 12.6 per 100,000 in 2013. That compares to sanitation workers who suffer 39 deaths per 100,000 workers each year, or transportation and warehousing employees on 14 deaths per 100,000.

The rhetorical power of “support our troops”

[gsie]

THE tax bill initiated by the Republican party completed its journey through America’s Congress on December 20th. The bill is President Donald Trump’s first major legislative accomplishment, and America’s first significant tax reform since 1986.