Whatever We Really Want
Spillway 24
For Valentine's Day, Philadelphia poet David Moolten's poem--for better or worse--says it all.
100+ Marches for Science, One Global Map
Science magazine
The marches will be not just for scientists, but for “anyone who believes in empirical science,” the organizers emphasize on the March for Science web page. The demonstrations are meant to be a celebration of science, they say, as well as “a call to support and safeguard the scientific community.”
Trump Tried to Intimidate the Judges Over His Ban, and He Failed
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.
NYT: Unlike Russian Wars, US Wars ‘Promote Freedom and Democracy’
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.
Trump Says He Has Been Treated Very Unfairly by People Who Wrote Constitution
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
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)
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
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
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded / Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Six Patriots Players Refusing to Go to the White House
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.
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