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February 10, 2017

Trump Tried to Intimidate the Judges Over His Ban, and He Failed

Garrett Epps The Atlantic

Presidents have thought before that they could roll those wimpy-looking nerds with their gavels and robes. It usually doesn’t work out all that well.

February 10, 2017

NYT: Unlike Russian Wars, US Wars ‘Promote Freedom and Democracy’

Adam Johnson Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

Trump evokes America’s sins not to challenge them, but to apologize for those of the Russian president and, preemptively, his own. But to insist that the United States is, in fact, on a higher moral plane than Russia serves to legitimize our government’s crimes.

February 10, 2017

Trump Says He Has Been Treated Very Unfairly by People Who Wrote Constitution

Andy Borowitz The New Yorker

Trump said that “America is a great country, but we have maybe the worst constitution writers in the world.”

#TrumpLiesMatter: Trump National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn Spoke With Russia About Sanctions

February 10, 2017

Nine different sources say Trump's national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn spoke with Russia about U.S. sanctions before the inauguration.

Sean Spicer Press Conference (Melissa McCarthy)

February 10, 2017

White House press secretary Sean Spicer (Melissa McCarthy) and secretary of education nominee Betsy DeVos (Kate McKinnon) take questions from the press.

Senator Elizabeth Warren Reacts to Being Silenced

February 10, 2017

Senator Elizabeth Warren defends her decision to share Coretta Scott King's letter about attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions on the floor of the Senate.

Everybody Knows | Leonard Cohen

February 10, 2017

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded / Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed

Six Patriots Players Refusing to Go to the White House

February 10, 2017

Six New England Patriots are sitting out a visit with Trump after their Super Bowl win. “I just don’t feel welcome in that house. I’m going to just leave it at that.” Supportive fans want the boycott to grow bigger.

February 10, 2017

Friday Nite Videos -- February 10, 2016

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Six Patriots Players Refusing to Go to the White House. Everybody Knows | Leonard Cohen. Senator Elizabeth Warren Reacts to Being Silenced. Sean Spicer Press Conference (Melissa McCarthy). #TrumpLiesMatter: Trump National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn Spoke With Russia About Sanctions.

February 9, 2017

Frederick Douglass's `Amazing Job' Started With His First Book

Ron Charles Washington Post

Forget that Donald Trump said something commendable about Frederick Douglass--perhaps a first for Trump--the autobiography of Douglass is a classic, and reading it again is a fit way to commemorate Black History Month. Washington Post book editor Ron Charles gives ample reason why.