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Immigration History in America: The Good and Bad The Trail of Tears, Slavery, the War on Drugs, and World War 2 when camps were setup for Japanese Americans, illustrate the damaging history of America tearing families apart, and the current immigration crisis adds to this dark history. Donald Trump immigration crisis he created is an indelible event which will be […]
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One day after Donald Trump fires Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, there was a national walkout held by students around the U.S. The national walkout was in response to another deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida where 17 innocent lives were taken, and the school resource officer hid because he was afraid to engage with […]
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Leader, the greatest nation for opportunities, a beacon of the world, a place where anyone and everyone come live and thrives. These are a few of the compliments given to the U.S. over the course of centuries of building and establishing relationships with other nations and heads of state. However, a compliment not given to the U.S., it’s a safe […]
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Retiring Lawmakers: In the 2nd day of 2018, long time-serving Republican Senator Orrin Hatch announced his retirement, also Senator Trey Gowdy announced his retirement. In mid-2017 Senators, Jeff Flake and Bob Corker announced they are not seeking re-election. Thus far, 34 Republican lawmakers are resigning from their seats-recap: near the end of 2017 many GOP legislators who have served in […]
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On Monday, the Senate voted 81-18 to end the government shutdown bringing an end to a 3-day showdown in the Senate. The Senate could not agree on a passing a clean Dream Act policy to protect Dreamers who parents brought them to the U.S. as kids for a better a life. Recap: In September, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the […]
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Continuing to highlight the politics of 2017. 5. DACA Another bad decision-repealing DACA (Deferred Action Childhood Arrival program). Jeff Sessions, sidebar: not sure how he continues to hold the office of Attorney General, in a press conference repealed the DACA policy which puts 800,000 Dreamers at risk of losing their status and being deported. Repealing DACA, similar to all […]
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Well, America we survived the first shitty year with Donald Trump-the sexual predator in chief in the oval office. January 20th, we the people and the world were in shock and is still in shock that Donald Trump is President, however, we knew he was not fit to lead which our nation and the world witnessed first hand. Sidebar: when […]
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The passage of the regressive tax bill will add $1.5 trillion dollars to the deficit, kick 13 million people off health insurance, there will be no help for students with student loans and no help for low-income housing. Our nation will forever be in debt because the Gross Old Pedophiles have demonstrated what is their interest and it’s not our […]
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Thwarting the supremacy of a finite patrician class is, in a sense, the most American pursuit. Dictionary.com defines “republic” variously as “a state in which the head of government is not a monarch or other hereditary head of state” or “a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens.” The word owes its origin to the […]
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We are 9 months into Donald Trump presidency and the GOP (Grand Old Pricks) controlling both houses of Congress have yet to get anything accomplished. Thus far, the GOP has only worked on one legislation and that is healthcare. For the past 7 years, the GOP has campaigned on repealing and replacing the ACA and they have lied and stated […]
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