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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### Fake President

Written by Michael N. Cohen on May 08 2017.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13182-fake-president)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/0f/15039t-0f7df388.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13172-ivanka-something-very-very-special-like-nobody-s-seen-before)Written by digby on May 08 2017. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads).

## [Ivanka: ‘Something Very, Very Special Like Nobody's Seen Before’](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13172-ivanka-something-very-very-special-like-nobody-s-seen-before)

TRUMP CORRUPTION WATCH--Just another little data point in the ongoing Trump corruption watch: Investors looking to buy a condo at Trump Tower in the…

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 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/e3/15039u-e31eeeab.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13171-we-are-a-pre-existing-condition)### [We ARE a Pre-Existing Condition](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13171-we-are-a-pre-existing-condition)

Written by Abby Zimet on May 08 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/72/15036n-72cfe2f8.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13166-what-sanders-and-warren-got-right-and-wrong-about-obama-s-speaking-fees)### [What Sanders and Warren Got Right … and Wrong … about Obama’s Speaking Fees](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13166-what-sanders-and-warren-got-right-and-wrong-about-obama-s-speaking-fees)

Written by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on May 04 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/8f/15036b-8f3cd3d6.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13164-old-hickory-and-the-donald-what-s-not-to-like)### [‘Old Hickory’ and the Donald … What’s Not to Like?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13164-old-hickory-and-the-donald-what-s-not-to-like)

Written by Doug Epperhart on May 04 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/55/15036h-556f96df.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13159-god-have-mercy-on-your-souls-gop-pass-cruel-destructive-trumpcare)### ['God Have Mercy on Your Souls': GOP Pass Cruel, Destructive Trumpcare](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13159-god-have-mercy-on-your-souls-gop-pass-cruel-destructive-trumpcare)

Written by Lauren McDauley on May 04 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/c8/15036t-c8e4e875.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13152-we-ve-all-heard-of-the-big-lie-technique-how-about-a-big-truth-technique)### [We've All Heard of the Big Lie Technique … How about a Big Truth Technique?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13152-we-ve-all-heard-of-the-big-lie-technique-how-about-a-big-truth-technique)

Written by Bob Gelfand on May 04 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/88/15036x-88e56e14.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13149-the-emperor-has-no-legislative-agenda)### [The Emperor Has No … Legislative Agenda?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13149-the-emperor-has-no-legislative-agenda)

Written by Michael Cohen on May 04 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/54/15035b-54d77dc8.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13139-a-different-take-on-the-united-airlines-kerfuffle-starting-with-dr-dao-broke-the-law)### [A Different Take on the United Airlines Kerfuffle Starting with … ‘Dr. Dao Broke the Law’](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13139-a-different-take-on-the-united-airlines-kerfuffle-starting-with-dr-dao-broke-the-law)

Written by Bob Gelfand on May 01 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/3c/15035w-3c47da23.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13127-stop-the-whining-single-payer-healthcare-is-not-socialized-medicine)### [Stop the Whining: Single-Payer Healthcare is not Socialized Medicine](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13127-stop-the-whining-single-payer-healthcare-is-not-socialized-medicine)

Written by Michael Cohen on May 01 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/9f/15035x-9fc16526.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13126-tampering-white-house-putting-thumbs-on-the-trump-russia-investigation-scale)### [Tampering: White House Putting Thumbs On the Trump-Russia Investigation Scale](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13126-tampering-white-house-putting-thumbs-on-the-trump-russia-investigation-scale)

Written by digby on May 01 2017.

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Written by Ronald Fraser on May 01 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/ad/15034n-adcb41e3.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13113-keep-truth-alive)### [Keep Truth Alive](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13113-keep-truth-alive)

Written by Michael Cohen on April 27 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/ca/15034y-caa237ad.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13105-the-worst-presidential-100-days-ever)### [The Worst Presidential 100 Days Ever](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13105-the-worst-presidential-100-days-ever)

Written by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on April 27 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/62/15033e-62f0bf02.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13098-conscientious-justice-loving-alabamians-speak-up)### [Conscientious Justice-Loving Alabamians, Speak Up!](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13098-conscientious-justice-loving-alabamians-speak-up)

Written by Stephen Cooper on April 24 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/7a/15033q-7a1c875f.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13084-the-next-mid-term-election-is-already-in-progress)### [The Next Mid-Term Election Is Already In Progress](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13084-the-next-mid-term-election-is-already-in-progress)

Written by Michael N. Cohen on April 24 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/48/15033w-48925e40.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13080-will-trump-give-america-s-science-lead-to-china)### [Will Trump Give America’s Science Lead to China?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13080-will-trump-give-america-s-science-lead-to-china)

Written by Juan Cole on April 24 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b1/15032z-b18404ae.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13077-what-happened-to-russiagate)### [What Happened to Russiagate?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13077-what-happened-to-russiagate)

Written by Robert Parry on April 20 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/65/15032b-65d14457.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13074-bill-o-reilly-gave-us-trump-and-fake-history-here-s-how)### [Bill O’Reilly Gave Us Trump and Fake History … Here’s How](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13074-bill-o-reilly-gave-us-trump-and-fake-history-here-s-how)

Written by Juan Cole on April 20 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/1b/15032p-1b141a3f.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13063-talking-to-syrian-americans-about-syria-after-assad)### [Talking to Syrian Americans about Syria after Assad](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13063-talking-to-syrian-americans-about-syria-after-assad)

Written by Krish Lingala on April 20 2017.

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Written by Michael Cohen on April 20 2017.

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