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IA-04 is a prohibitively red district. It was the only district in the state that Trump won with a majority. In fact, he beat Hillary 60.9% to 33.5%. And the incumbent crack pot, neo-Nazi and racist Steve King (he prefers the term "white nationalist") won reelection with over 60% in 2016 and in 2014 and even built a well-known and well-financed Democrat, for Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack, 53-45% in 2012.

Women’s march organizer, and outspoken proponent of Saudi Arbaia, Linda Sarsour. (Photo: still from #InequalityIs: Linda Sarsour on inequality and race and religion)
For many people in the west, the traditional political compass seems broken, and “left” and “right” are almost indistinguishable in a confused political mess. The controversy surrounding the Arab-American figure now embraced by the Democratic Party, Linda Sarsour, illustrates this perfectly.

I guess eventually Trump will stand in front of bit and pieces of border wall and claim he built it. I maybe Congress will feel sorry for him and toss him a few dollars to build a little piece of wall himself. Other than that-- despite what the neo-Nazis claim-- that wall ain't happening. A few days ago Sessions was in Nogales, a border town in Raúl Grijalva's district.

Perhaps you noticed that Iowa's racist xenophobic congressman, Steve King, is bragging that his Republican colleagues in the House have been congratulating him and slapping him on the back for his latest bigoted outburst.

This transcript of the speech given by Sen. Bernie Sanders to the J Street 2017 conference in Washington, D.C. on February 27, 2017  was originally published by Haaretz:

Bill Maher speaks to the crowd at the Annual Literary Awards Festival in Beverly Hills, Calif. A new social media campaign, #BigotBillMaher, seeks to challenge Maher’s years of unfettered Islamophobic rhetoric. (Photo: Casey Curry/Invision/AP)

-by Melody SieglerOne of my best friends in graduate school was Jack. He was a serious scientist-- an accomplished scientist-- way more accomplished in his field than most graduate students of our cadre in Biology. Also, he was amazingly expert in old music, old 45s. And, who knows what else. He related well to everyone in the Department. And, he was always wonderful company.Jack had a health problem-- he had been born with various defective heart valves. But, by some miracle, these defects compensated for each other.

The LGBT Congressional Staff Association, the Congressional Muslim Staff Association, and members of Congress gather for a prayer and moment of silence on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 13, 2016.
(REPORT) — LGBT groups in the US have accused President Donald Trump of “concern trolling” over measures introduced to screen migrants for bigotry and negative attitudes to homosexuality which they say are intended to stoke discrimination against Muslims.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer is on the job.by NoahThat the Trump White House has become a home for crazy people shouldn't come as a surprise to any sane observer of the events of recent years. Face it: We've seen the Republican Party cross over the edge of sanity since the dawn of the Tea Party. That was the point where it became apparent that the Republican Party had fully become the Crackpot Party.

2016 In Review: America Off The Rails, Part 8[Click to enlarge.]by NoahThere have always been hate crimes, but now, since Comrade Trump's incessant hateful spew has become a daily segment of news coverage, according to the FBI there has been a 67% uptick in hate crimes just against Muslims.