Friday Nite Videos -- January 1, 2016

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Playing for Change: Pemba Laka. Fewer Police Killings in 2016? 'Make America Great Again.' Why Mormons Identify With Syrian Refugees. Noam Chomsky Endorses Bernie Sanders.

Playing for Change: 'Pemba Laka'

PFC shares their newest Song Around The World, “Pemba Laka,” a joyful song that will bring a smile to your face to begin the new year.

'Make America Great Again'

Dwain, from Mullets Over America, sings the anthem "Make America Great Again" 'bout the general awesomeness of Donald J Trump.

Noam Chomsky Endorses Bernie Sanders

Noam Chomsky says Bernie Sanders is the only choice for President, Hillary Clinton is just another part of the establishment, and Republicans are "off the chart Right wing."

Police Killings: Why We Must Keep Counting

Guardian Editorial The Guardian
The Counted has made up for the Obama administration’s failings, but the lack of oversight remains. So we will restart our count of people killed by police until the government does its job

Big Oil Braced for Global Warming While It Fought Regulations

Amy Lieberman and Susanne Rust Los Angeles Times
“What is most unfortunate is that polarization around climate change ... was manufactured by those whose financial and political interests were most threatened.” Even today, that polarization has crippled any hopes for bipartisan policy solutions.

Will the GOP Mount a Third-Party Challenge to Trump?

Jeff Greenfield Politico
When Republicans look at the perils posed by a third-party bid from Donald Trump, they may be looking in the wrong direction. It’s not Trump the Defector that could trigger the biggest threat to the party, but Trump the Nominee.