Voter anger over Trump’s election goes deeper than Clinton’s loss 

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“Please understand that I am not mad at you because Clinton lost. I am totally unconcerned that you and I have different ‘politics.’ And I don’t think less of you because you voted one way and I another.

“No, I think less of you because you watched an adult mock a disabled person while addressing a crowd and still supported him. I think less of you because you saw a candidate spout clear racism day after day and still backed him. I think less of you because you heard him advocate for war crimes and still thought he should be given the reins of government. I think less of you because you watched him equate a woman’s worth to where she landed on a scale of 1 to 10 and still got on board. I think less of you because you stood by silently while he labeled Mexicans as criminals and Muslims as terrorists.

“It wasn’t your politics I found repulsive. No, it was your willingness to support someone who spouts racism, sexism, and cruelty almost every time he opens his mouth.

Voter anger over Trump’s election goes deeper than Clinton’s loss – Sun Sentinel

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Voter turnout in N.H. Democratic strongholds offset GOP surge

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In contrast with other key swing states, heavy turnout by Democratic voters in New Hampshire’s bluest towns offset a surge of voters casting ballots for Donald Trump and kept the state in the Clinton column.

…“In the simplest terms, Republican turnout seems to have surged this year, while Democratic turnout stagnated,”

…“By comparison, in counties where Clinton won at least 70 percent, the vote count was 1.7 percent lower this year.”

Contrast that with voter turnout in the Granite State. We compiled election results from the Secretary of State’s office and used Rivers’ methodology to compare this year’s record turnout with that from 2012.

Overall, turnout in districts won by Trump increased by 6.0 percent over 2012 compared to a 4.2 percent increase in towns and wards carried by Clinton, but the greatest increase in voter turnout, 7.9 percent, came from the 29 voting districts Clinton carried with over 65 percent of the two-party vote. 

Election recap: Voter turnout in N.H. Democratic…

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Trump Can’t Hold Lease On His Hotel Near White House, Law Professor Says 

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Donald Trump has a 60-year lease on his new hotel, just a few blocks from the White House. But its terms say no elected U.S. official shall benefit from the lease.

…”Some civil servant at GSA is going to sit down with the president of the United States’ children to negotiate adjustments to a multimillion-dollar lease on an annual basis. That’s incomprehensible,” he says.

Trump Can’t Hold Lease On His Hotel Near White House, Law Professor Says : The Two-Way : NPR

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Charlotte police officer who fatally shot Keith Scott ‘acted lawfully,’ won’t be charged 

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The district attorney says the shooting was deemed “justified” and lawful.

Charlotte police officer who fatally shot Keith Scott ‘acted lawfully,’ won’t be charged – The Washington Post

Bullshit.

Or to put it another way, if this was justified then why do we even pretend to have rules cops have to follow? Clearly they have a license to kill at whim and are 100% unresponsible for any damage their violent crimes cause.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffers worst ever coral bleaching 

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In just nine months, bleaching caused by warmer water has killed around 67 percent of the coral in a previously pristine part of the reef, one of the natural wonders of the world.

…Threats to the reef have become so severe that in recent years UNESCO has suggested it could be placed on list of World Heritage sites “in danger.”

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffers worst ever coral bleaching | FOX 61

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Great Barrier Reef Hit by Worst Coral Die-Off on Record, Scientists Say – The New York Times

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About two-thirds of the shallow-water coral on the reef’s previously pristine, 430-mile northern stretch was dead, researchers reported.

….Some scientists and environmental advocates have criticized the government’s efforts to protect the reef, saying they have fallen far short. They have also pointed to a seeming contradiction in the wishes of the Queensland government to protect the reef even as it pushes ahead with plans to develop the Carmichael coal mine, the country’s biggest, which lies less than 200 miles inland in the Galilee Basin.

…As custodian of the reef, the government has an obligation to manage one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, Dr. Steffen said. “It is nonsense to think we can open up a new coal mine and think we are going to save coral reefs.”

…Coral in the north was “cooked” as water temperatures rose about two degrees, Professor Hughes of James Cook University said. “That coral did not bleach and die slowly.”

Great Barrier Reef Hit by Worst Coral Die-Off on Record, Scientists Say – The New York Times

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‘Worst possible conditions’: Residents flee Gatlinburg, Tenn., as flames engulf popular resort town 

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“Conditions remain extremely dangerous,” Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials said Tuesday, as evacuations were ordered in Pigeon Forge and throughout Sevier County.

‘Worst possible conditions’: Residents flee Gatlinburg, Tenn., as flames engulf popular resort town – The Washington Post

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Thailand’s Parliament Has Named a New King, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn Replaces Beloved Father

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BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s parliament has started the process of naming Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn the new king following the death of his father, Bhumibol Adulyadej, last month.

Pornpetch said he would invite Vajiralongkorn to take the throne, the 10th in the Chakri dynasty, which was founded in 1782. He did not say when Vajiralongkorn would formally accept, but Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan told reporters earlier that the royal audience would be in the next few days.

Vajiralongkorn was originally supposed to assume the throne the day his father died, but in a surprise announcement, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said the prince asked for the ascension to be put off so he had time to mourn.

Thailand’s Parliament Has Named a New King, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn Replaces Beloved Father | World News | US News

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