Ahahahahahaha! Awesome!!!!

I will not be voting for Donald Trump for president. This is not a decision I make lightly, for I am a lifelong Republican. But Donald Trump does not reflect historical Republican values nor the inclusive approach to governing that is critical to healing the divisions in our country.

…I have become increasingly dismayed by his constant stream of cruel comments and his inability to admit error or apologize. But it was his attacks directed at people who could not respond on an equal footing — either because they do not share his power or stature or because professional responsibility precluded them from engaging at such a level — that revealed Mr. Trump as unworthy of being our president.

…My conclusion about Mr. Trump’s unsuitability for office is based on his disregard for the precept of treating others with respect, an idea that should transcend politics. Instead, he opts to mock the vulnerable and inflame prejudices by attacking ethnic and religious minorities.

…I revere the history of my party, most particularly the value it has always placed on the worth and dignity of the individual, and I will continue to work across the country for Republican candidates. It is because of Mr. Trump’s inability and unwillingness to honor that legacy that I am unable to support his candidacy.

GOP senator Susan Collins: Why I cannot support Trump – The Washington Post

Hmmmm

“Think tanks, which position themselves as ‘universities without students,’ have power in government policy debates because they are seen as researchers independent of moneyed interests. But in the chase for funds, think tanks are pushing agendas important to corporate donors, at times blurring the line between researchers and lobbyists. And they are doing so while reaping the benefits of their tax-exempt status, sometimes without disclosing their connections to corporate interests.”

Questions arise over think-tank donors – POLITICO

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The jobs picture has changed profoundly since the 1970s. This map shows how those changes played out across the country.

Map: The Most Common* Job In Every State : Planet Money : NPR

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Marc Lamont Hill, Morehouse College Distinguished Professor of African-American Studies, New York Times best-selling author of Nobody, VH1 talk show host and a much-sought-after political and cultural commentator….

…I’m not scared of Trump. I’m scared of us as a country moving in the wrong direction. … Republicans are always talking about terrorism, but Democrats are playing on a certain kind of terrorism, too. They’re essentially saying, ‘If you don’t vote for us, then you’re going to have Donald Trump and your life will be ruined.’ If you frame that as the choice, you never get to demand what you actually deserve and what you actually want

…every four years we say, ‘The third party can’t win.’ So we never invest in the third party. We never grow the third party. If they get 5 percent of the vote, they can be in the debates. And if they’re in the debates, now we can change the conversation.

… would rather have Trump be president for four years and build a real left-wing movement that can get us what we deserve as a people, than to let Hillary be president and we stay locked in the same space where we don’t get what we want.

Marc Lamont Hill on Not Being Afraid of Trump: ‘We Can Afford to Lose an Election, We Can’t Afford to Lose Our Values’

Oh, wow…

Respect lost.

Especially for his intellect.

You really want to build a third party instead of just grandstanding and not being part of the solution? Support local third party candidates from the bottom of the ticket up and create the infrastructure necessary for a viable national campaign. (Dipshit.) Anything else is just hot air and self-important bullshit

The Daily News’ Hillbilly-in-Chief Trae Crowder, and his mustache, finds it hilarious “our nation’s first memaw candidate” is weighed down by controversy over how emails work.

…Crowder thinks the DNC email leak “is the Deflategate of election scandals.” Alright, it was “shady,” but he’s not sure he would have gone the way of The Donald by asking Russia to commit espionage against our country.  

VIDEO: Liberal Redneck Trae Crowder: Hillary Clinton, Russia and ‘damn emails’

This. Every single word of this.

After three University of Texas professors filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas with hopes that they will have the option of declaring their classrooms gun-free zones when school starts later in the month, a federal judge will hear arguments Thursday.

Judge to hear arguments in UT professors’ campus carry lawsuit | khou.com

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These Korean Adoptees Grew Up Like Typical American Kids. Then They Learned They Weren’t Citizens. | The Nation

This is horrid. what an injustice the US perpetrates on these people!

Ever heard of an Esopus Spitzenburg? I hadn’t.

100 years ago, people were eating things that most of us will never taste. So what happened?

Seed trading = better food