Democrats Confront DeVos' Homophobia | Moyers & Winship: A New Low for the NRA | Trump's Persona Coming Apart at the Seams

TODAY'S TOP STORIES - June 30, 2017 Democrats in the Senate Confront Betsy DeVos Over Her Homophobic Views, Demand Civil Rights for Public School Students By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet The right-wing culture wars are back and ascendant at the Department of Education.  READ MORE» How Much Longer Before Nobody Buys Into Trump's PR Scam? By Heather Digby Parton, Salon As a media celebrity, Trump constructed a masterful persona. It was never real, and now it's deeply dangerous. READ MORE» A New Low for the NRA By Bill Moyers, Michael Winship, BillMoyers.com The gun lobby's new "recruitment ad" is really a call for white supremacy and armed insurrection, deliberately crafted to stir anger and fear. READ MORE» White House Official Boasts They'll 'Bribe Moderates With Opioid Money' to Pass Trumpcare: Report By Brad Reed, Raw Story But even that may not be enough.  READ MORE» Progressive Firebrand Nina Turner Named New President of Our Revolution, Bernie Sanders' Post-2016 Organization By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet "We are continuing to feel the Bern."  READ MORE» Police Excuse for Infamous Shooting of Black Teenager Jordan Edwards Turns Out to Be a Fabrication By Celisa Calacal, AlterNet The 15-year-old was unarmed and posed no threat to the officer who shot him. READ MORE» Trump's First Supreme Court Pick Is 'Far to the Right' of the Man He Replaced, the Right-Wing Antonin Scalia By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! He has been in lockstep with none other than Clarence Thomas. READ MORE» Jeff Sessions' Crusade Against Marijuana Hurts the Most Vulnerable—I Know Because I'm One of Them By Garrett Roush, Rare Medical marijuana made my epileptic seizures stop. Sessions may not understand this, but cannabis has been a divine gift for me. READ MORE» Kentucky-Fried Christianity: Governor Matt Bevin Wants to Pray Away Violence in Louisville By Spencer Dew, Religion Dispatches It isn't prayer that's at the root of the governor's prayer initiative—rather, it's unwavering (and mistaken) faith in the individual and the free market.  READ MORE» Trump's Russia Lawyer Faces Conflict-Of-Interest Questions Over $296m Kushner Deal By Wendy Dent, Ed Pilkington, The Guardian Revealed: Marc Kasowitz's firm involved in real-estate sale to Trump son-in-law. READ MORE» Protests in India Against 'Cow-Protecting' Vigilantes Succeed in Breaking Prime Minister's Silence By Teesta Setalvad, AlterNet Do some Indian lives matter more than others? The Modi government seems to think so. READ MORE» You are subscribed as: bsamad2007.adnan@blogger.com View this mailing as a webpage. SUPPORT ALTERNET | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | UNSUBSCRIBE © 2015 Independent Media Institutes All Rights Reserved 1881 Harmon Street, Berkeley, CA 94703