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Here Comes the Police State: New Laws Aim for Brutal Crackdown on Protest By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet Many bills advancing at state level along with executive orders are part of Trump "law and order." READ MORE» ICE Reopening Shuttered Private Prisons and Adding Beds at County Jails to Expand Deportation Machinery By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet ICE reopens the private prisons that Obama’s Justice Department ordered closed. READ MORE» Your Taxes Are Funding a Secret, Multibillion-Dollar Government Enterprise That Tortures and Kills Tens of Millions of Animals Every Year By Justin Goodman, AlterNet Even puppies are subjected to a wide range of torture, including forced heart attacks. Finally, Congress is seeking answers. READ MORE»

Forget About 'Reaching out' to Trump Voters, Democrats—That's a Pointless, Self-Destructive Strategy By Heather Digby Parton, Salon Is liberal outrage driving away the "deplorables"? Too bad. To win, we need righteous anger, not compromise. READ MORE» 11 Principles for Understanding and Dealing With the Deep State By Richard Eskow, Blog for Our Future Guidelines for progressives when they hear about (or talk about) Trump and Russia. READ MORE» CPAC Had to Scramble to Control Damage After Attendees Waved Russian Flags During Trump Speech By Brad Reed, Raw Story In addition to the attendees waving Russian flags, journalist Sarah Posner reports at least one attendee was spotted wearing a “Make Russia Great Again” t-shirt. READ MORE» GOP Congressman Warns of Mexican Marijuana Nukes By Phillip Smith, AlterNet And it wasn't even Louie Gohmert or Steve King.  READ MORE» White House Bars Spate of Outlets from Press Briefing By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and several others were all denied access. READ MORE» Bannon Makes Stunning Threat to Media: We're Going to Make It Worse for You Every Day By Leslie Salzillo, Daily Kos Bannon doesn't want to change the media. He wants to totally dismantle the media.  READ MORE» Can We Finally Ditch the White Working-Class Myth? Obama-to-Trump Voters Weren't the Problem By Chauncey DeVega, Salon More white Obama voters switched to third-party candidates than voted for Trump, yet the media won't let it go. READ MORE» The Donald, a One-Man 9/11, Is Making Me Love My Country More, and Fight Back Harder By Frida Berrigan, TomDispatch For me, resistance is the new patriotism. READ MORE» White People, You Have a Choice to Make By Talynn Kel , The Establishment Oppression doesn’t just happen; it’s all about choice. READ MORE» How to Build a Sustainable Trump Resistance By Les Leopold, AlterNet From protesting to marching to finally winning elections.  READ MORE» It Is Time to Recognize Iraq as a Failed State By David L. Phillips, The Huffington Post It is time to break up Iraq into three parts, if there is to be a future with peace.  READ MORE» The Hunt for Black Family History By Mandisa Routheni, OtherWords Simple genealogy searches don't work for people whose ancestors were treated like property. But some new tools could help. READ MORE»