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Millennials Love Hillary Clinton Now

by MichellYCXX Posted on October 9, 2014

Mother Jones

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The young’uns just love Hillary Clinton these days. A new poll from television network Fusion found that, should Clinton run for president, she’s already got the support of 58 percent of 18-24 year-old Democrats. Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren trail far behind, garnering 13 and 9 percent, respectively.

If Hillary makes it to the general election, 50 percent of 18-24 year-olds say they would support her. Just 33 percent would back a hypothetical Republican nominee. White millennials split 41-41 percent on backing Hillary in a 2016 general election, but she crushes that hypothetical Republican among minority voters: 72 percent among black voters and 63 percent from Hispanics prefer the former secretary of state.

Clinton struggled with college-aged and other young voters when she last ran for president in 2008. But as I explained in April, Ready for Hillary, the super PAC paving the way for her eventual run, has been busy this year recruiting volunteers on college campuses across the country to beef up the Clinton machine and avoid the mistakes she made last time:

The group brought in former Obama campaign youth vote coordinator Rachel Schneider to oversee outreach to voters ages 16 to 30, with a particular focus on those still in school. Schneider has spent the last few months traveling around the country to set up satellite organizations on college campuses with the goal of attracting all of the best student organizers to Clinton’s side before any other Democrat launches a presidential campaign.

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“I’ve been focused on identifying students on campuses who are interested in being part of this movement from the ground floor,” Schneider says. For Democratic-leaning students interested in a career in politics it’s a no-brainer: leading a Students for Hillary group will position them as prime contenders for low-level jobs in Clinton’s actual campaign.

Ready for Hillary has continued to ramp up its college efforts since the spring, sending the Hillary Bus crisscrossing the country. Over the course of three weeks in late August and early September, the group sent the bus of staffers to about a dozen schools in the south and west, including Clemson, South Carolina State, Claflin University, the University of Arkansas, UNLV, and the University of Colorado–Boulder, to setup pro-Clinton campus groups.

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A Gulf in Ocean Knowledge

by Myrna Posted on October 6, 2014

Scientists have probably underestimated warming since the 1970s, a study says. That could affect some climate change measures. Original article:  A Gulf in Ocean Knowledge ; ; ;

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Clashing Visions of Conservation Shake Brazil’s Presidential Vote

by Myrna Posted on October 3, 2014

Satellite data shows that Brazil’s annual deforestation rate in the Amazon is rising again after years of declines. View original article: Clashing Visions of Conservation Shake Brazil’s Presidential Vote ; ; ;

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Staying Upbeat and Engaged in a Turbulent, Complicated Climate

by Myrna Posted on October 2, 2014

Seven climate-focused people explain how they sustain their energy and enthusiasm. Source: Staying Upbeat and Engaged in a Turbulent, Complicated Climate

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Obama Threatened Far More Often Than Any Previous President

by NonaBoothe Posted on September 28, 2014

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Carol Leonnig has a piece in the Washington Post today about a botched Secret Service response to a 2011 shooting at the White House:

The suspect was able to park his car on a public street, take several shots and then speed off without being detected. It was sheer luck that the shooter was identified, the result of Ortega, a troubled and jobless 21-year-old, wrecking his car seven blocks away and leaving his gun inside.

The response infuriated the president and the first lady, according to people with direct knowledge of their reaction. Michelle Obama has spoken publicly about fearing for her family’s safety since her husband became the nation’s first black president.

Her concerns are well founded — President Obama has faced three times as many threats as his predecessors, according to people briefed on the Secret Service’s threat assessment.

Gee, I wonder why?

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The Right’s Newest Obama Conspiracy: He Made Up a "New" Terrorist Group to Defeat

by KristofPatteson Posted on September 25, 2014

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On Monday night, the US military bombed ISIS, the radical group taking over chunks of Iraq and Syria. As a “last-minute add-on,” as NBC put it, the US also targeted an organization called the Khorasan Group, a shadowy outfit composed of Al Qaeda veterans. After the bombing, the White House and the Pentagon noted that the Khorasan Group was in the “execution phase” of planning attacks on the West.

But some conservatives made sure not to give President Obama any credit for possibly thwarting a terrorist threat. Instead, they hatched yet another anti-Obama conspiracy theory: The president had concocted a supposedly new terrorist organization to destroy. That is, he and his aides were calling this new target the Khorasan Group, and not Al Qaeda, so they would not have to acknowledge that Al Qaeda—which the president in 2012 said was “on the run”—was still a threat.

“From what I understand, the Obama regime has given this group a new name in order for Obama to be able to continue to say he wiped Al Qaeda out,” Rush Limbaugh said on Wednesday. “So you come up with a new name for Al Qaeda, the Kardashians, or Khorasans, or whatever they are, and either way it’s defeating…So this new group is essentially just Al Qaeda renamed.”

Glenn Beck came to a similar conclusion: “What is Khorasan? Director of National Intelligence James Clapper mentioned Khorasan for the first time last week. What is it? It’s an Al Qaeda splinter group. Notice they’re not saying ‘Al Qaeda Khorasan.’ They’re just calling it Khorasan. Why? The Pentagon claimed they have been watching Khorasan for a very long time, but it wasn’t too long ago that this administration said Al Qaeda was decimated and on the run. But now they’re an imminent threat? It doesn’t add up, does it?”

Right-wing bloggers jumped on the bandwagon. Sweetness and Light (the Conservative Political Action Conference’s blog of the year in 2009), claimed, “There are dozens of Al Qaeda subsets, and we have never bothered to call them by their specific tribal names before—but now all of a sudden we have to call Al Qaeda ‘the Khorasan Group’ in order to help save Obama’s ass face.”

Sarah Noble of the Independent Sentinel wrote, “Khorasan IS Al Qaeda…They have been dangerous since 2009 and they have been unremittingly dangerous.”

The Gateway Pundit noted: “The Obama administration can’t say they bombed al-Qaeda because they said they defeated al-Qaeda. So, now they spin lies about core al-Qaeda being defeated and how they bombed the ‘Khorasan Group’ instead of al-Qaeda. It’s just more lies.”

But if the Obama administration wants to hide the Khorasan Group’s connection to Al Qaeda, it has done a poor job. The administration and US officials have been open about Khorasan’s affiliation with Al Qaeda—especially the ties of its leader Muhsin al-Fadhli, a close ally of Osama bin Laden—since disclosing details about the group this week before the strikes. Obama referred to the Khorasan Group as “seasoned Al Qaeda veterans” in a statement on Tuesday morning. US officials told the Associated Press earlier this month that the group of about 50 Al Qaeda veterans, mostly from Afghanistan and Pakistan, set up shop in Syria on the orders of Al Qaeda top dog Ayman al-Zawahari in order to attract recruits.

Because the Obama administration has not revealed any intelligence showing that the Khorasan Group was indeed close to executing plots against the United States and other Western nations, it’s hard for pundits and citizens to evaluate the claim that a direct and imminent threat was addressed by these air strikes. If administration officials can be taken at their word, then Obama has scored a hit in the battle against Islamic jihadists aiming to harm the United States. But that might be too difficult for conservatives to concede.

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E.P.A. Unveils Second Phase of Plan to Reverse Great Lakes Damage

by Myrna Posted on September 24, 2014

The latest phase of the Environmental Protection Agency’s initiative includes plans to clean up contaminated rivers and harbors and attack poisonous algae blooms. Taken from:   E.P.A. Unveils Second Phase of Plan to Reverse Great Lakes Damage ; ; ;

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GOP Candidate’s Twitter Feed Calls Neo-Confederate Website an "Interesting Read"

by RosalinShephard Posted on September 23, 2014

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In a race that could decide which party controls the Colorado state senate, Republican state senate candidate Don Suppes is fending off accusations that his campaign tweeted out a link to a neo-Confederate website that denigrates gay people, women, and African-Americans, and complains that white people can’t use the N-word.

Colorado Democrats are circulating this screenshot of the tweet, dated May 26, in which the Suppes campaign shares a link to the website SuthenBoy.com, with the words, “Interesting read…”

Suppes, through a campaign spokesman, claims the Twitter account was hacked. Both his official campaign account and what appears to be his personal Twitter account have been deactivated.

SuthenBoy.com’s author goes by the name Gen. Robert E. Lee. A Confederate flag adorns the top of the site, and the site’s tagline is, “The Old South’s Gonna Rise Again.” On the day the Suppes campaign’s Twitter account posted the link, the blog entry displayed on the website’s home page was titled “Islam’s Threat To America: An Unintended Consequence Of Cultural Marxism.” In the post, Gen. Lee calls Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton “vermin.” “Muslims are demanding and receiving far more special treatment than other minorities,” he adds. “Broadly speaking there is very little difference between the ultimate goal of Cultural Marxism and Islam.”

The author derides multiculturalism and progressivism as “euphemisms for Marxism” and defines political correctness as “an anti-Western hate filled ideology designed to divide and conquer by using man’s natural divisions, e.g., color, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation to foment, nurture and magnify strife between the groups. Their grain of commonality is disdain for the White male who is considered to epitomize evil.”

Tirades about political correctness are typical on SuthenBoy.com. In a February 25 post, Gen. Lee complained about his inability to use certain words: “Homosexuals are now gay or folks with an alternative life style. Using the ‘N’ word uttered by a White is a societal taboo. Thug is considered offensive to blacks, regardless of how appropriate.”

“Critical Theory ‘studies’ are the breeding ground of Political Correctness,” the author writes in an earlier post. “Included therein are: black studies; feminist studies; Muslim studies; gay studies; lesbian studies; transgender studies; Indian studies; and every other marginal group that claims to be oppressed or the subject of discrimination.”

Suppes is the two-term mayor of the 3,100-person town of Orchard City and runs a heating and cooling business. Democrats are also circulating a video of Suppes claiming that members of the US Senate were supporting UN plans to control parts of the United States. Suppes goes on to describe a plaque he saw on his vacation to Mexico bearing the number 21—the plaque is proof, he implies, that the UN has used “Agenda 21,” a non-binding resolution that encourages sustainable growth, to encroach on sovereign nations; conservatives often describe Agenda 21 as a plan to evict US residents from rural communities and turn that land back into wilderness. “I do my homework,” says Suppes. “If that makes me a conspiracy theorist, I’m sorry.”

Suppes is facing Democrat Kerry Donovan in the race for central Colorado’s sprawling fifth Senate district. They are vying to replace a term-limited Democrat, and the outcome of the race may decide which party has a majority in the chamber. Colorado’s state senate is now split along party lines 18-17, with Democrats controlling the majority. Democrats currently hold the state House by a comfortable margin, and the incumbent Democratic governor is locked in a tight reelection battle. Suppes enjoys strong support from the state’s Republican leaders, including the backing of political action committee that expects to spend $3 to $5 million on a handful of competitive state Senate races.

Suppes’ campaign did not respond to requests for comment.

Update Sept. 23, 2014 at 3:30 pm: In an email to Mother Jones, Suppes confirms that his campaign reported unauthorized activity on the @DonSuppes2014 Twitter account. Suppes adds that he has taken steps recommended for victims of identity theft.

At the same time, Suppes notes that he did not manage his campaign’s Twitter account. “The campaign Twitter account had been managed by a staffer who has since been terminated,” Suppes writes. “No authorization was ever granted to comment on articles. I had never heard of Southernboy and only recently investigated the bizarre postings which were of great concern to me.”

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Live: Inside the UN Climate Talks

by Myrna Posted on September 23, 2014

President Obama is among the world leaders talking about climate change today in New York City. Climate Desk will be covering the UN climate conference throughout the day. Watch all the action above, and check out our live updates below. Master image: Ad Meskens/Wikimedia Commons [View the story “Live: Will World Leaders Finally Confront the Climate Crisis?” on Storify] View this article:  Live: Inside the UN Climate Talks ; ; ;

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Everyone Please Calm Down About the White House Jumper

by Iris56Cyosfzby Posted on September 22, 2014

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In response to the fence-jumper who got inside the White House before being apprehended, the Secret Service is considering the possibility of creating a larger “buffer zone” around 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue:

One proposal is to keep people off the sidewalks around the White House fence and create several yards of additional barrier around the compound’s perimeter. Another is to screen visitors as far as a block away from the entrance gates.

Petula Dvorak is outraged:

Now the Secret Service — which hasn’t exactly covered itself in glory the past few years — wants us to pay for its mistake, to once again intrude on more public space and make suspects out of millions of visitors, residents and office workers who come near the White House every day. To further encroach on the country’s most important values: our openness and our freedom.

The security gurus think they might want to keep people off the sidewalks around the nation’s most famous residence. Or maybe screen tourists a block away from the White House. They want to Anschluss even more public space to expand The Perimeter around 1600 Pennsylvania, amping up the feeling of hostility, fear and paranoia that already pervades the heart of our nation.

Dvorak speaks for me, and I hope she speaks for plenty of others too. This crap has just got to stop. We simply can’t continue this endless series of insane overreactions every time something bad happens. Sometimes an incident is just an incident. In this case, the Secret Service needs to examine its procedures and probably tighten up a thing or two. That’s it.

This is a case where no-drama Obama really needs to step in. For God’s sake, let’s dial down the drama on this whole affair. It’s nowhere near as big a deal as it’s being played up to be.

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