Midday open thread: President's Day, the nuclear football and Stormy Daniels
Today’s comic by Tom Tomorrow is Another particle blaster incident:
What you missed on Sunday Kos …
Celebrating the life my mom lived rather than the one we had hoped for her, by Kerry Eleveld
How Republicans stole the Second …
Students Send A Message To Trump And The NRA With White House Die In
Students are fighting for their lives against gun violence, and to make sure that the NRA and Trump know that they aren’t going away, they are holding a die in at the White House. Video: 17 students hold a die …
Report reveals the effects of legalized discrimination on LGBTQ people—and proves its illegality
Human Rights Watch has done it again, releasing on Monday an invaluable—and deeply troubling—report documenting the effects of so-called religious liberty laws that permit discrimination against LGBTQ people, among others. The researchers and authors behind the publication have made the …
While Trump golfs, survivors hit him for avoiding them, 'he's scared of us, doesn't want to face us'
Donald Trump did a whirlwind tour at a Florida hospital to meet with a small number of survivors and first responders of the Stoneman Douglas Highs School mass shooting before he headed back to Mar-a-Lago to spend the weekend partying …
Trump calls Oprah ‘insecure’ at a moment of insecurity in his presidency
From within the gilded walls of Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, President Trump took to Twitter late Sunday evening to describe Oprah Winfrey as “very insecure.” The tweet seemingly came after he watched an interview the media proprietor conducted …
Trump to hold 'school safety' meeting … right before speaking to the gun-huggers of CPAC
So Donald Trump is now supposedly on board with discussing and possibly revising a bill strengthening the federal gun background check system (believe that one when you see it) but the White House’s other plans for showing that Trump cares …
Trump responds to Parkland massacre by announcing support for NRA-backed gun legislation
Days after the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida resulted in the deaths of 17 people, President Trump has seemingly come around to the idea of strengthening the federal background check system.
But if history is any indication, it’s probably too …
‘Black Panther’ Smashes Records With $218 Million at Holiday Weekend Box Office
“Black Panther” has demolished the record for the largest Presidents Day weekend, blowing past “Deadpool’s” 2016 mark of $152 million. Overall North American moviegoing for the four-day period should hit $300 million — far above the $278 million mark in …
Washington immigrant arrested after calling cops for help could be 'on a plane to Honduras in days'
Advocates fear that due to what the Tukwila Police Department claims was a mistake, Washington state dad of three Wilson Rodriguez Macarreno could have just days left in the United States before he’s deported to his native Honduras. Earlier this …
For Black people, ‘Black Panther’ is a crucial viewing experience
A record number of moviegoers rushed into theaters over the weekend to be among the first to see the long-anticipated and much-ballyhooed Black Panther movie. I was one among them and I fully understand why we all felt drawn like …