The Internet Won’t Let Trump Get Away With Insulting Meryl Streep (via WIRED)
There are certain things you just can’t do. Calling Meryl Streep overrated is one of them.
Full Article: WIRED…
Trump Effect
Trump RNC co-chair pick accused of breaking party rules in Ohio fight (via POLITICO)
Bob Paduchik, Trump’s pick to co-chair the Republican National Committee, urged Ohio GOP members to oust the state chairman.
Full Article: POLITICO…
As Trump Signals Climate Action Pullback, Local Leaders Push Forward (via New York Times)
Governors and mayors say they are determined to continue with plans to address climate change, no matter what a Trump administration may do.
Full Article: New York Times…
Scientists are frantically copying US climate data, fearing it might vanish under Trump (via The Independent)
Alarmed that decades of crucial climate measurements could vanish under a hostile Trump administration, scientists have begun a feverish attempt to copy reams of government data onto independent servers in hopes of safeguarding it from any political interference.…
Trump’s Russia problem deepens (via TheHill)
Donald Trump is pushing back hard against explosive allegations that Russia meddled in the presidential election in order to help him win. Doubts are being raised as to how tenable it is for Trump and his aides to stick with their defiant strategy.…
The resistance: State Innovation Exchange provides a progressive economic blueprint for legislators (via Daily Kos)
A 2-year-old organization called the State Innovation Exchange could help progressives push a progressive agenda even amid the grim prospect of ultra-right domination now being unrolled by Donald Trump’s transition team.
Full Article: Daily Kos…
How Macedonian teens earn — and spend — thousands from fake news (via NBC News)
Fake news ran wild during the presidential election — and even though the contest is over, the gold rush continues for dozens of enterprising teens in a remote Macedonian town. Their main cash cow: president-elect Donald Trump.…
Ohio passes ‘heartbeat’ abortion bill; leader cites Trump’s election (via CNN)
The election of Donald Trump — and a presumption that he’ll appoint conservative Supreme Court justices — spurred Ohio Republicans to pass what would effectively be the nation’s tightest time-based abortion restriction, a legislator said.
Full Article: CNN…
Trump kids’ diplomatic forays rattle State Dept. (via POLITICO)
“It makes us look like we’re some sort of banana republic,” one official told POLITICO. “This is not the way that grown-up nations do things.”
Full Article: POLITICO…
Ku Klux Klan Members Drive Through North Carolina Town To Celebrate Trump Victory (via The Huffington Post)
The president-elect is going to “turn this country around,” spokeswoman says.
Full Article: The Huffington Post…