Challenging the Democratic party’s corporate allegiance

Florida congresswoman and Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, an oligarch-friendly party hack who is adept at spouting faux-progressive rhetoric, is for the first time facing a strong primary challenge in her congressional district from a real progressive Tim Canova. His challenge has prompted an unusual action from president Obama, who normally does not get involved in primary races, and he endorsed her. But that seemed to have given a boost to Canova’s fundraising.
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The Colbert emoji

Anyone who has watched Stephen Colbert for any length of time will notice that he has a remarkably flexible face, capable of a wide range of expressions. He could have had a successful career as a mime, perish the thought. It turns out that one of his signature facial expressions has been turned into an emoji. He also describes the tortuous process that has to be followed to have a new emoji approved and provides a range of other expressions that they may wish to consider.
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When a militant atheist confronts religious conservatives…

David Silverman is the president of American Atheists and is a person who was born to wear the label of ‘militant atheist’. CPAC is the Conservative Political Action Conference, an annual gathering of some of the most extreme conservatives in the country, many of whom are extremely religious. Samantha Bee sent one of her producers to see what happened when Silverman attended CPAC three weeks ago.
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