Reading Time: 28 minutes The rambling, stream-of-consciousness, more-than-hourlong “speech” touched on the usual grievances: Russia, Mueller, witch hunts, impeachment. “It was all bullshit,” the president said in the East Room of the White House.
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I cannot BELIEVE what Nancy Pelosi did at the State of the Union y’all.
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: < 1 minute I cannot BELIEVE what Nancy Pelosi did at the State of the Union y’all.
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The Root: Trump Refused to Shake Nancy Pelosi’s Hand and Other Petty Moments From the State of the Union
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 4 minutes The State of the Union under the Trump administration has become a congressional version of the mythical Hater’s Ball. Everyone goes but everyone hates everybody. It’s basically a sorority step show without the stepping. There is more shade being thrown here than all of the Housewives series combined.
Reading Time: 4 minutes When an infected person coughs or sneezes, they release droplets of saliva or mucus. These droplets can fall on people in the vicinity and can be either directly inhaled or picked up on the hands then transferred when someone touches their face, causing infection. For flu, some hospital guidelines define exposure as being within six feet of an infected person who sneezes or coughs for 10 minutes or longer.
Reading Time: 4 minutes A key to understanding the intersection of sex and disability is understanding disability theory. Disability theory is complex and nuanced, but essentially: all disabled people are different, our needs are different, our needs deserve to be met, and that we are not a burden. The onus for unlearning ableism, such as unfavorable conceptions, or treatment of disabled people is on abled people.”
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Republicans are good at activating voter resentment. They’re not good at dissipating that resentment by actually serving voters and their needs. Outside of voters’ needs to stay angry. That anger keeps Republicans and their wealthy friends in office.
It doesn’t change lives and communities for the better.
We can.
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The Root: Here’s What Happened In Iowa Last Night and What We Know Now
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 3 minutes After a night of technical glitches, low turnout and campaigns decrying the caucus process, Iowans woke up this morning without knowing who won the highly contested Iowa caucuses.
So far the app used to report results is targeted as the main culprit. Shadow Inc, which built the app at the center of last night’s drama, is connected to ACRONYM, a Democratic digital nonprofit group that is lead by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaign alumni, according to Huff Post.