Potter Politics

Clinton is dead. The Dark Lord has taken power. Pure bloods rejoice again. The House, Senate and Ministry have fallen, despite our efforts to defeat evil. We are Sander's Army. Arm yourselves with knowledge, empathy and votes. Magic helps too.

[resistdrumpf]

this is how the GOP think

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[micdotcom]

ACLU will sue over Trump’s “religious freedom” executive order

The American Civil Liberties Union announced Thursday that it plans to sue Trump over a recently signed executive order allowing religious organizations to endorse political candidates.

In the statement, ACLU executive director Anthony D. Romero said the executive action served as a “broadside to our country’s longstanding commitment to the separation of church and state.”

“Whether by executive order or through backroom deals, it’s clear that the Trump administration and congressional leadership are using religion as a wedge to further divide the country and permit discrimination,” he said. "We intend to file suit today.“

In addition to giving religious leaders more political freedom, the executive order, called “Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty,” also provides “regulatory relief” for religious organizations that object to an Affordable Care Act mandate that forces employers to provide health coverage, including contraception, according to CNN. Read more (5/4/17)

[liberaleffects]

[swagintherain]

This can save lives of many Black people who were wrongly convicted and arrested on drug possession charges. Please spread!

[thedemsocialist-deactivated2018]

The Democrats delivered one thing in the past 100 days: disappointment | Cornell West

The time has come to bid farewell to a moribund party that lacks imagination, courage and gusto

The distinctive feature of these bleak times is the lack of institutional capacity on the left – the absence of a political party that swings free of Wall Street and speaks to the dire circumstances of poor and working people. As the first 100 days of the plutocratic and militaristic Trump administration draw to a close, one truth has been crystal clear: the Democratic party lacks the vision, discipline and leadership to guide progressives in these turbulent times.

The neoliberal vision of the Democratic party has run its course. The corporate wing has made it clear that the populist wing has little power or place in its future. The discipline of the party is strong on self-preservation and weak on embracing new voices. And party leaders too often revel in self-righteousness and self-pity rather than self-criticism and self-enhancement. The time has come to bid farewell to a moribund party that lacks imagination, courage and gusto.

We progressives need new leadership and institutional capacity that provides strong resistance to Trump’s vicious policies, concrete alternatives that matter to ordinary citizens and credible visions that go beyond Wall Street priorities and militaristic policies. And appealing to young people is a good testing ground.

Even as we forge a united front against Trump’s neofascist efforts, we must admit the Democratic party has failed us and we have to move on. Where? To what? When brother Nick Brana, a former Bernie campaign staffer, told me about the emerging progressive populist or social democratic party – the People’s party – that builds on the ruins of a dying Democratic party and creates new constituencies in this moment of transition and liquidation, I said count me in.

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[liberalsarecool]

Trump knowingly picks people who are compromised, literal foreign agents on his staff. It’s now a flaw, its a perk.

Republicans spent 8 years trying to prove Obama was a treasonous outsider, ‘the other’.

When faced with ‘the other’ being someone like Mike Flynn, Republicans embrace the treason. Treason is now a non-issue. Working with outsiders to commit treason is normal for the GOP.

[progressivefriends]

Thousands Join 'March for Science' in Chicago

Thousands of people gathered in downtown Chicago on Saturday to join the “March for Science” event, one of hundreds of rallies around the world advocating for the scientific community.

Crowds grew so large that by 12 p.m., Chicago police requested that anyone planning to attend, but had not yet arrived, refrain from joining the event

[progressivefriends]

This corrupt rich white woman (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) elevated on stage at #WomensMarch is largely responsible for POTUS Trump.

Also worth noting there is no coincidence in the fact that of all the women there she is standing next to Sen. Claire McCaskill (to the right and half cut out of the picture like her next primary) the woman who did all the smearing on tv for the DNC.

[liberaleffects]

[potterpolitics]

Tweeter in Chief

Hillary is not going to jail. 

Mexico is not paying for the wall.

Coal and natural resources are not returning to economically depressed areas surrounding the Appalachian mountains.

Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare are not being protected.

Russia was not unbiased towards out election.

I wonder how Trump supporters are enjoying that snake oil he sold them.

[potterpolitics]

Amazing day to hit the streets in Denver! Keep resisting, keep fighting, keep protecting our progress. Twitler is an Illegitimate President (that most of our country fears/hates) and will get all the respect that comes with that.

Thank you to everyone who turned out for Denver’s March For Women!

[potterpolitics]

101 Donald Trump Lies: The GOP Presidential Nominee’s Pathological Dishonesty | Right Wing Watch

“I will always tell you the truth,” Donald Trump declares at his rallies. “I speak the truth for all of you.”While Trump styles himself as a bold and daring truth-teller, he has led a campaign …

It’s only four years, it’s only four years, it’s only four years...

[memethings]

A little Political Potter humor…

[mysharona1987]

The sad thing is: Nazis are slowly taking over the world again. The sadder thing is: Harrison Ford is no longer young and energetic enough to stop them anymore.

Oh, Indy.

[micdotcom]

Trump’s taking his first weekend as president off

What’s Trump going to do for his first few days as leader of the free world? Take a little time off. 

“My day one is gonna be Monday” Trump told the Times of London

Trump has previously expressed his desire to spend weekends away from the White House, which has led to some criticism. Read more

[yourshipsaregross-blog]

Dear jesus

[twodotsknowwhy]

For eight years, Fox news had whined about laziness and taxpayer money every time Obama blinked too long, but suddenly they have no problem.