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Further Reading: Trump names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as White House chief of staff, ousting Reince Priebus Top U.S. general says Pentagon will not change policy on transgender troops until White House acts TRUMP WANTS A “TRANSPARENT” BORDER WALL TO PREVENT INJURIES FROM FALLING “SACKS OF DRUGS” Sessions’ New Civil Asset Forfeiture Policy Fares Poorly Among Voters Boy Scouts Chief Apologizes For 'Political Rhetoric' In Trump's Speech Daines introduces single-payer amendment, which he's long opposed After Trump Targets Murkowski, Interior Secretary Reportedly Warns Alaska's Senators In A Rare Show Of Bipartisanship, Senate Sends Russia Sanctions To Trump Japan’s Defense Minister Resigns, in Blow to Shinzo Abe Democrat Nicole LaChapelle forms committee to run for Easthampton mayor Race shapes up for Easthampton City Council at-large positions Massachusetts marijuana laws got a Statehouse rewrite. Here's what you need to know.   Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: htt

Further Reading: Can Trump pardon anyone? Himself? Can he fire Mueller? Your questions, answered. John McCain Has Brain Cancer, Senator’s Office Says The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities Battle for the Net Sam Ervin White House press secretary Spicer resigns Why there's a growing rift in GOP over law and order White County Inmates Given Reduced Jail Time If They Get Vasectomy Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio

Further Reading: Hobby Lobby Bought More Smuggled Artifacts Cyber Force (Superhero Team) Historic Day of Action for Net Neutrality breaks Records Free Press - The Fight for Better Media Begins Here Comcast says net neutrality supporters “create hysteria” Battle for the Net   Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio

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Further Reading: Donald Trump is not well ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts and Trump Bring National Enquirer Into Their Feud Republicans condemn Trump for crude tweets about ‘Morning Joe’ host Late-night hosts on Trump tweets: 'He's not a symptom, he's the disease' In answer to lawsuit, Northampton says Forbes Library should be considered public body for purposes of budget, open records law Wells Fargo unit hires new head of U.S. portfolio solutions Forbes Library, Northampton reach ‘historic’ agreement No deal yet on rewrite of Massachusetts marijuana law The American South Will Bear the Worst of Climate Change’s Costs Kushner Reportedly Used Threat of Enquirer Story to Solicit Apology From Morning Joe to Trump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcSxhjH0pwA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByXuk9QqQkk Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio

Further Reading: GOP turnout confounds pollsters in Georgia election Only 58 percent of eligible voters turned out for the Georgia special election 5th Republican senator comes out in opposition to health care bill Pelosi Strikes Back: ‘I Think I’m Worth the Trouble’ Every Insult the Right Uses to Troll Liberals, Explained Every Insult the Left Uses to Troll Conservatives, Explained What Does Mistrial In Cosby's Case Mean In Court Of Public Opinion? Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio

Further Reading: Juneteenth History Official Status of Juneteenth The history behind Loving v. Virginia In D.C., Puerto Rico Governor Says ‘People Spoke,’ Pushes for Statehood Warriors and Citizens by Jim Mattis, Kori Schake Trump sells Qatar $12 billion of U.S. weapons days after accusing it of funding terrorism Karen Handel, Jon Ossoff’s Opponent, Re-Affirms Her Extreme Anti-Gay Stance The remarkable steps Republicans are taking to obscure what’s in their health-care bill Flint water crisis: Michigan officials on manslaughter charges   Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/939d2b87-304e-473e-8e22-0f7ccbd67fe4

Further Reading: Bucking Trump, These Cities, States and Companies Commit to Paris Accord Will Trump's Paris agreement exit spur job growth? Why Congress Relies on Lobbyists Instead of Thinking for Itself Senate Dems: Sessions’ testimony could be ‘construed as perjury’ Represent Us Hostile Town Hall For Congressman Who Helped Save GOP Health Care Bill Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio

We were happy to be joined by Tom Peake from Voter Choice MA, which advocates Ranked Choice Voting. you can find out more about Voter Choice MA at www.voterchoicema.org Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio

Further Reading: Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House Here’s What Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein Told Congress About Comey Payoffs From Putin to Trump? McCarthy Says No, He Was Just Kidding Israeli Intelligence Furious Over Trump’s Loose Lips FCC Officially Proposes to Eliminate Main Studio Rule for Radio/TV Local reporting is outsourced to India It's Official: Trump and Pai Plan to Destroy Net Neutrality Speak out to support Net Neutrality! Republicans shove Chaffetz on his way out Gonzales Hospital Episode Detailed Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio

Further Reading: Fact Checking Donald Trump’s Interview With NBC’s Lester Holt I’m Sticking with My President by Rick Perlstein Did James Comey Misunderstand the Clinton Email Case? The Right Is Claiming All the Democrats Demanded Comey’s Firing. They Didn’t. Representative Tom MacArthur Town Hall Meeting Easthampton School Committee bans Confederate flag 'at this time' UMass student won't be allowed to carry Tibetan flag at Commencement ceremony Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio

Further Reading: The 'First 100 Days' Presidential Benchmark Goes Back To FDR And Napoleon Experts: Long road ahead for Trump offshore drilling order The North Dakota Crude Oil That's Worth Almost Nothing America's government can't be run like a business. That's a feature, not a bug. U.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars, auditor finds Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio

Further Reading: Theresa May used bogus arguments to justify election, says Tim Farron Spain won’t block Scottish EU membership Kansas Holds Special Election To Replace CIA Director Mike Pompeo The final tally is in: Cases in Annie Dookhan drug lab scandal set for dismissal, county by county NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FORENSIC SCIENCE Minority votes intentionally diluted by GOP-led Texas House redistricting, federal court says Massachusetts Should Become A 'Sanctuary State' Alabama governor resigns, pleads guilty to charges tied to allegations he tried to cover up affair with a top aide Suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore mulling run for higher office Jason Chaffetz Won’t Seek Re-Election in 2018 Bill O’Reilly Payout Could Be as High as $25 Million Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio

https://archive.org/download/CivilPolitics20170414/CivilPolitics_2017-04-14.mp3 Further Reading: Outrage heats up in China as people call for boycott of United Airlines United Airlines Debacle: 11 Things That Can Get You Kicked Off A US Plane Briarwood Presbyterian Church asks for its own police department China says North Korea tension has to be stopped from reaching ‘irreversible’ stage Bannon and Kushner … Continue reading Civil Politics (4/14/17): They’re Dragging Me Off a Jet Plane, Don’t Know If I’ll Be Back Again

https://archive.org/download/CivilPolitics20170407/CivilPolitics_2017-04-07.mp3 Further Reading: From the archives: What a sarin gas attack looks like The Grim Logic Behind Syria’s Chemical Weapons Attack Congressional Leaders Urge Trump Administration For Broader Syria Strategy Trump Confident U.S. Military Strike On Syria Wiped Out Russian Scandal Gallup Daily: Trump Job Approval  

https://archive.org/download/CivilPolitics20170331/CivilPolitics_2017-03-31.mp3 Further Reading: 2 White House Officials Helped Give Nunes Intelligence Reports Russian billionaire willing to testify to Congress about relationship with former Trump aide The Republican Majority in Congress Is an Illusion Trump coal order won’t prompt Indiana power plant restart Follow the money and the trail of ‘dead Russians,’ expert urges senators Flint … Continue reading Civil Politics (3/31/17): The Power of ReTrumplicans

https://archive.org/download/CivilPolitics20170324/CivilPolitics_2017-03-24.mp3 Stefan takes the board this week, and things don’t get set on fire! Not much anyway!

https://archive.org/download/CivilPolitics20170317/CivilPolitics_2017-03-17.mp3 Further Reading: Trump tells Merkel: ‘At least we have something in common’ in nod to wiretap claim Is your TV watching you? Latest models raise concerns House Freedom Caucus Member Responds To White House Budget Proposal East Hartford Police ID Woman Who Died, Leaving Toddler Alone  

https://archive.org/download/CivilPolitics20170317/CivilPolitics_2017-03-10.mp3 Further References: Sessions asks 46 Obama-era U.S. attorneys to resign In A Crucial Election Year, Worries Grow In Germany About Fake News Ben Carson compares slavery to immigration to America Men Without Work: America’s Invisible Crisis A Current Glance at Women in the Law January 2017 Does The GOP Health Care Bill Have A … Continue reading Civil Politics (3/10/17): Quote Healthcare Unquote

https://archive.org/download/CivilPolitics20170303/CivilPolitics_2017-03-03.mp3 Flynn, Sessions, a Constitutional Convention and more!