- 8 years ago Sticky: Welcome to /t/Republicans!
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Immigration hardliner says Trump team preparing plans for wall, mulling Muslim registry
An architect of anti-immigration efforts who says he is advising President-elect Donald Trump said the new administration could push ahead rapidly on construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall without seeking immediate congressional approval. By Mica Rosenberg and Julia Edwards Ainsley.
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Steve Bannon’s Deep, Weird Adoration of Sarah Palin
Before he propelled Donald Trump into the White House, Bannon championed another right-wing diehard who was ready to burn it all down. By Betsy Woodruff.
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My Descent into the Right-Wing Media Vortex
Upon Trump’s win, I consumed only right-wing media for a week, where I learned about “snowflakes,” “self-respecting Nazis,” and the future of our divided country. By Ken Stern.
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North Carolina G.O.P. Moves to Curb Power of New Democratic Governor
Republican lawmakers introduced measures to end the governor’s control over election boards and to require State Senate approval of his cabinet members. By Trip Gabriel.
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The Making of an American Terrorist
Robert Dear shot up a Planned Parenthood clinic and killed three people. Did the right-wing media help turn a disturbed loner into a mass murderer? By Amanda Robb.
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Why the GOP Wants to Gut Social Security
A group of Republican lawmakers has a proposal that would slash Social Security benefits for virtually everyone. By Judy Molland.
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How the town of Whitefish [Montana] defeated its neo-Nazi trolls — and became a national model of resistance
If you were to judge the small, northwestern Montana town of Whitefish solely on the national media frenzy that has descended upon it in recent weeks, like a blizzard that blots out everything else, then you’d probably write it off as a frightening place — an intolerant place, an unwelcoming place… By Andrew Romano.
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Republicans loot the palace: GOP’s plan to govern looks a lot like the way it “rebuilt” Iraq
We’ve seen this combination of shameless greed and incompetence before — when Republicans tried to govern Iraq. By Heather Digby Parton.
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Why are Republicans so cruel to the poor? Paul Ryan’s profound hypocrisy stands for a deeper problem
Paul Ryan has dreamed of slashing Medicaid since his keg-party days — and that blithe hostility is widespread. B Chauncey DeVega.
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Koch Industries and Other Corporations Lobbied for Donald Trump’s Cabinet Picks, Filings Show
While public-interest groups were complaining, corporate lobbyists stalked the halls of Congress to make sure Trump’s team was confirmed by the Senate. By Lee Fang, Nick Surgey.
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Steve Bannon and the occult: The right wing’s long, strange love affair with New Age mysticism
If you think New Age alternative spirituality is solely the domain of lefty hippies, you don’t know your history. By Mitch Horowitz.
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Definite Non-Nazi Trump Aide Sebastian Gorka Definitely Didn’t Make Up His Fake Doctorate Too
Doctor Gorka does not have time for you haters! He is busy doing…something important! By Five Dollar Feminist.
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Trump’s Army Secretary nominee caught on tape attacking evolution and theory of relativity
CNN has obtained forty-two minutes of audio against evolution by Dr. Mark Green, the Republican state senator in Tennessee who is President Donald Trump’s second nominee to serve as Secretary of the Army. By Bob Brigham.
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Boss Trump
Want to understand the appeal of America’s president? It’s time to study up on Tammany Hall. By Gracy Olmstead.
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FBI searches Republican political consulting firm in Annapolis
Authorities retrieved documents related to firm’s campaign work. The company has been linked in a lawsuit to fraudulent fundraising practices.
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Cable Industry Lobbyists Write Republican Talking Points on Net Neutrality
The metadata of a document distributed to House Republicans shows it was created by a lobbyist for cable companies. By Lee Fang, Nick Surgey. (May 23, 2017)
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Is there a neo-Nazi storm brewing in Trump country?
Can national socialism, repackaged as ‘white identity’ politics, earn votes in rural counties that voted for Trump? By Lois Beckett.
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Trump picks right-wing blogger for a judgeship, his confirmation hearing was a complete train wreck
Maybe it wasn’t a good idea to pick the guy who compared abortion to slavery? By Ian Millhiser.
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Secrecy Surrounding Senate Health Bill Raises Alarms in Both Parties
Senate leaders are writing legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act without a single hearing on the bill and without an open drafting session. By Thomas Kaplan and Robert Pear. [Autoplay]
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Ralph Nader: The Democrats Are Unable to Defend the U.S. from the “Most Vicious” Republican Party in History
The legendary consumer advocate describes his decades-long perspective on what brought the Democratic Party to its current state of collapse.