Daily Archives: Sat, Aug 19th, 2017
Activists protest in Germany against neo-Nazi vigil for Hitler ally
Far-right activists held up banners reading “I regret nothing” and hoisted the red, white and black flag of Hitler’s Third Reich as about 1,000 police looked on.
The Dictionary Humiliates Trump With The Ultimate Troll Job After He Misspells Heals As Heels
The twitter account Merriam-Webster took down Trump after he, or someone in his White House, tried to sound presidential, but ended up embarrassing themselves by ironically misspelling heals and heels.
Opinion: Civil War Statues: Don’t Move ’em, Cover ’em
Removing statues is not erasing history. They will still be around, still be viewable. History will still be on the books. There is no memory hole for things about the Confederacy.
Trump Attacks Peaceful Anti-Racism Boston Protesters As ‘Anti-Police Agitators’
If there was a moment for Trump to reverse the narrative that he is a white supremacist sympathizer, today would have been it. Instead, he attacked the protesters in Boston and praised Steve Bannon.
Watch Protesters Tell Trump Supported Nazis To Get The F**k Out Of Boston
The white supremacists and neo-Nazis that Trump endorsed as good people had to cut their rally short as counter protesters in Boston chanted, “Get the f**k out of our city.”
Anti-Racism Protesters In Boston Show White Supremacists What Peaceful Demonstrations Look Like
The resistance is proving not just that they are larger in numbers than either Trump supporters or white supremacists, but also that they understand freedom of speech does not have to be violent.
Right-Wing ‘Free Speech’ Rally In Boston Forced To End Early Because Of Embarrassing Turnout
The right-wing demonstrators organizing Saturday’s rally in Boston forgot one important thing: People.Â
‘Nazis Are Not Welcome Here’: 20,000 Gather In Boston To March Against White Supremacy
Thousands of Americans are in Boston to stand up to Trump and his white supremacist supporters to say in one voice: This is not what America stands for.
GOP Senator Lights Up Trump For Emboldening Violent White Supremacists And Dividing America
“What will happen next? I doubt that Donald Trump will be able to calm and comfort the nation in that moment.”
Pentagon’s Mattis again seeks to reassure U.S. allies
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis travels to the Middle East and eastern Europe next week to play the increasingly familiar role of reassuring allies that the United States is committed to them despite mixed messages from President Donald Trump.
Duke University removes contentious Confederate statue after vandalism
Duke University removed a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from the entrance of a chapel on the Durham, North Carolina, campus, officials said on Saturday, days after it was vandalized.
Trump To Skip Kennedy Center Honors Because Nobody Wants To Be Seen With Him
Even if Trump did decide to attend the ceremony, it’s unclear how many of the honorees would have shown up.
After Charlottesville, Boston aims to avert violence at ‘Free Speech’ rally
Hundreds of police officers will hit the streets of Boston on Saturday to deter violence at a “Free Speech” rally with right-wing speakers a week after a woman was killed at a Virginia white-supremacist protest.
Trump Is Losing Big Money As 7 Charities Have Ditched Plans To Hold Events At His Private Club
The financial losses are piling up for Trump as seven charities have announced that they will not be returning to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago private club to hold fundraisers.
Here’s How Trump May Have Just Killed Fox News By Firing Steve Bannon
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is said to be dreaming of starting a television network that is to the right of Fox News. Bannon has the backing of a billionaire, and any serious competition could be a death blow for Fox News.
Millions of Americans to gaze upon Monday’s once-in-a-lifetime eclipse
Twilight will fall at midday on Monday, stars will glimmer and birds will roost in an eerie stillness as millions of Americans and visitors witness the first total solar eclipse to traverse the United States from coast to coast in 99 years.