Fired, but far from staying out of the news cycle. MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES Yesterday, Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn was back in the news—this time wanting to make a deal. Flynn told FBI investigators looking into Trump’s connections with Russia that he will give them an interview “in exchange for a […]
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Shop To Resist Trump
Wolf Child This week we released our annual Shop Local Guide, and instead of just listing all the awesome shops we have in Portland, we decided to put a political bent on it because, you know, FUCK THIS ADMINISTRATION. My particular section focused on businesses that are donating to non-profits that are in opposition to […]
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This Is a Big Fucking Deal: Flynn Wants Immunity
WATCH: Last September, General Flynn told @chucktodd: “When you’re given immunity that probably means you’ve committed a crime.” pic.twitter.com/nepnx0Cpr1— Yashar (@yashar) March 30, 2017 NBC: Former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn has told the Senate Intelligence Committee he is willing to be interviewed about the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia in return for immunity […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Everything You Need to Know About the New Ghost in the Shell
First, here’s “Ghost in the Shell: Asian City Too White,” Charles Mudede’s not-so-glowing review: The race thing is not handled very well in this live-action adaptation of one of the greatest anime movies ever made, Ghost in the Shell. Both films are set in Hong Kong, but the central characters in the original are Asian […]
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Paul Ryan’s Failed Healthcare Bill Consolation Playlist
A peek inside Paul Ryan’s possible #Healthcarebillfail playlist
What does Paul Ryan listen to while pumping iron? It was a tweet linking to a New York Times article with a kicker that seemed almost too good to be true—Paul Ryan, after the defeat of his health care bill, driving away in his S.U.V and blasting “Last Resort” by nu-metal band Papa Roach. Of […]
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Trump Administration Attacks LGBT Community On Three Fronts Over Last 24 Hours
There are, unbelievably, some “Gays for Trump” out there. I would ask one of them to comment on what the Trump administration has been up to over the last 24 hours… but homosexuals for homophobes didn’t have anything coherent to say the day before yesterday and I can’t imagine they have anything coherent to say […]
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From Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance Events for the Week of March 29–April 4
Resistance events for the week of March 29–April 4.
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Required Viewing: Elizabeth Warren Rips GOP
@MAStateToday The #DeathPanel #RichMenWalking And now a message from #ElizabethWarrenpic.twitter.com/VmpAUNtJ3r — TrumpNutz (@BuddyCaper) March 24, 2017
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Dems Are Going To Filibuster Gorsuch But We’re All Going to Die Anyway Because of the AHCA
No to Gorsuch Getty Images New York Senator Chuck Schumer announced that the Democrats will (sort of) filibuster the Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, who, though dashing and handsome, is actually to the right of the dead and terrible Justice Antonin Scalia. Gorsuch has no business even being nominated, since Trump is under investigation by […]
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Portland Brown Berets to Lead Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Guatemalan Shelter Fire
Courtesy YouTube Earlier this month, 40 teenage girls died in a fire set ablaze at Guatemalan shelter, Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asución, following a riot in response to the institute’s ongoing abuse allegations and poor living conditions. Located on the outskirts of Guatemala City, the uprisings began on the evening of March 7 and […]
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Lake O Conservative “Kevin the Geek” Driven Out of Town by First Amendment
As the old saying goes, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” And according to the Oregonian, Lake Oswego business owner and vocal Trump supporter Kevin “the Geek” Kerwin is closing up his computer repair shop and moving to “a red state” where he supposedly won’t be told he’s wrong by […]
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Resistance Events for the Week of March 22–28
Resistance events for the week of March 22–28.