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Daily Review 31/01/2017
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The constitution is screwed
Trump goes full fascist and fires the acting Attorney General for daring to question his Muslim Ban order. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/826261722830737408 https://twitter.com/ericgeller/status/826262477859991552 https://twitter.com/pptsapper/status/826264428102483968 https://twitter.com/pptsapper/status/826267900805840896 https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/826256186735407104 https://twitter.com/stevesilberman/status/826255463805104128 https://twitter.com/LizzyShaps/status/826254560897310720 https://twitter.com/nat_nieIsen/status/826079166470688768 https://twitter.com/HPS_Vanessa/status/825780624757780480
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And in Canada…
We condemn this terrorist attack on Muslims in a center of worship and refuge. Muslim-Canadians are an important part of our national fabric, and these senseless acts have no place in our communities, city and country. - Justin Trudeau (Canadian PM) The Canary has short,…
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Shock after shock
One of the things about chaos is that it's hard to keep up. There's some good work being done out there by people in the US to keep track of the rapid fire changes happening, and documenting what's right and what's wrong. But still there…
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Then hope
Need some reprieve from the chaos? I'd like to offer this space to post about the resistance, where we choose the proactive and supportive over the reactive and discouraging. What are the best actions happening globally this week? Are there signs of a not-so-slow fuse having been…
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A PM but not a leader
Bill English has failed his first test of real leadership. As world leaders, civil rights organisations and mass protests in America push back against Trump's Muslim ban, English's response is meek at best: Bill English criticises Donald Trump's Muslim ban as 'not the New Zealand…
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Open Mike 31/01/2017
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Americans Killed By Terrorists since 9/11.
I think this speaks for itself.
afghanistan discrimination human rights im/migration iraq making shit up Syria uncategorized war
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Justin Lester: No matter where you come from, you are welcome here
While we wait patiently for the Prime Minister to figure out where he stands on racism, xenophobia and locking up refugee children, the Mayor of Wellington has issued this statement. https://www.facebook.com/justin.lester.7777/photos/a.1071133339573317.1073741830.1071009236252394/1411703625516285/
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NRT: Embarrassing
I/S at No Right Turn writes: Embarrasing Australia persecutes refugees by imprisoning them indefinitely in Pacific concentration camps. And now that has led to the obvious next step: someone has escaped one and claimed refugee status on the basis of that persecution: A young Iranian…
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The Labour Green 2017 campaign launch
I attended the joint Labour-Green state of the Nation launch yesterday in Mt Albert and it was impressive. It was a very comfortable event. There were many, many Auckland Labour activists in attendance. And there were many, many Green activists as well. I have spent…
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Will English speak up on Trump’s ban?
Good to hear that - World leaders decry Trump's refugee ban World leaders, human rights groups and activists around the globe have criticised Donald Trump's order halting all refugee admissions to the US and temporarily barring people from seven Muslim-majority countries. What does the PM…
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Open Mike 30/01/2017
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