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1. Republicans Were NOT Prepared For Town Hall Backlash (2017-02-22) 149,195 views The Young Turks – “Republicans politicians weren’t expecting this much backlash from their policies. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, the hosts of The Young Turks, show you Republican representatives getting owned by their constituents.” |
1. Hegseth: Town hall chaos exposes the left for who they are (2017-02-22) 4,951 views Fox News – “Fox News contributor sounds off about the protesters.” |
2. Habitable Planets Found, NASA Announces Major Space Discovery | TIME (2017-02-22) 129,026 views TIME – “NASA holds a ‘Discovery Beyond Our Solar System’ press conference on major information about exoplanets, or planets that orbit stars other than our sun.” |
2. Scientists discover seven Earth-sized planets (2017-02-22) 3,139 views Fox News – “The search for life beyond this solar system is getting a big boost; Kristin Fisher has the details for ‘Special Report.'” |
3. PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 22, 2017 (2017-02-22) 25,185 views PBS NewsHour – “Wednesday on the NewsHour, hundreds flee amid flooding in Northern California. Also: A major change on school bathrooms and transgender youth, newspaper editors explain readers’ views on the political climate, Syrian refugees who would prefer not to move to the U.S., hope for alien life in a newly discovered solar system and an industrial towns puts its faith in revitalized manufacturing.” |
3. President Trump rescinds transgender bathroom policy (2017-02-23) 1,694 views Fox News – “‘Bathroom Bill’ was enacted under Former President Obama.” |
* Erik’s Editorial: With 100% enforcement of traffic laws, we’ll finally get rid of “illegal drivers” and make America’s roads great again (2017-02-21)
1. source: https://www.facebook.com/erikjheels/posts/10101135360550158
* Indivisible: A Practical Guide For Resisting The Trump Agenda
Former congressional staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen.
https://www.facebook.com/indivisibleguide/
https://www.indivisibleguide.com/web
2. source: https://www.facebook.com/erikjheels/posts/10101135889764608
Friends-
Again, be vigilant about the words used.
We don’t call every speeder an “illegal driver,” but we call immigrants with any status violation “illegal aliens” (no matter how minor and nonviolent the violation). If their only “crime” is a “status” violation, then that should NOT be grounds for deportation. Unless we also jail all speeders. Most non-citizens are trying to simply keep their families together and work.
A better word for “illegal aliens” is “non-citizen American workers.”
Also be vigilant about the non-speaking policy czars. These include chief strategist Steve Bannon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bannon) and chief of staff Reince Priebus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reince_Priebus). These people avoid TV appearances for a reason.
Words matter.
Here’s an immigration law firm that gets it: