TRIGGER WARNING: RFK Jr. Poses With Deceased Dog

WARNING: VANITY FAIR ARTICLE LINKS TO DISTURBING IMAGE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action condemned Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vile display of disrespect and cruelty that was detailed in a shocking Vanity Fair piece. The article details a trip RFK Jr. took to Korea, where he posed with the carcass of a barbecued dog for a photo that he circulated to friends as recently as last year. An excerpt from the Vanity Fair piece is below: “The picture’s intent seems to have been comedic—Kennedy and his companion are pantomiming—but…

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Dean Phillips Has a Warning for Democrats

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. To spend time around Dean Phillips, as I have since his first campaign for Congress in 2018, is to encounter someone so earnest as to be utterly suspicious. He speaks constantly of joy and beauty and inspiration, beaming at the prospect of entertaining some new perspective. He allows himself to be interrupted often—by friends, family, staffers—but rarely interrupts them,…

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Wokeism Ended His Father’s Teaching Career. Now, This Teacher Has a Warning for Other Educators.

It was 9 o’clock on a Wednesday night. Albert Paulsson, who teaches high school civics in New Jersey, had finished another long day in class. He sounded tired when he answered my call.  “Is this still a good time to talk?” I asked.  Paulsson assured me it was.  He wanted to share some concerns over what he sees happening in public education–concerns about students being fed one-sided, woke perspectives and narrow definitions of words such as “equity” and “diversity.”  But most of all, Paulsson, 49, wanted to tell me about…

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Mexican Growers Back Letter to US Congress Warning Failure to Reach Agreement on Tomato Imports could slow Approval of USMCA and Threaten Bilateral Agricultural Trade – PRNewswire

Mexican Growers Back Letter to US Congress Warning Failure to Reach Agreement on Tomato Imports could slow Approval of USMCA and Threaten Bilateral Agricultural Trade  PRNewswire WASHINGTON, June 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Trade associations representing most of the tomato growers in Mexico applauded the stance of the chairman of … “us congress” – Google News

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