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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Trump's First Solo Press Conference as President: A Closer Look

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https://www.theatlantic.com/questionanswers/?utm_source=nl-atlantic-daily-021617

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From Slate -

A Selection of Verbatim Quotes From Trump’s First Solo Press Conference as President
By Osita Nwanevu
On his Electoral College margin of victory:
NBC’s Peter Alexander: Mr. President, very simply you said today that you had the biggest electoral margin since Ron Reagan. In fact, president Obama had 365,
President Trump: I  was talking about Republicans—
Alexander: George Bush, 426 when he won. So why should Americans trust—
President Trump: I was given that information. I was just given it. We had a very, very big margin.
Alexander: I guess my question is why should the American people trust you when you accuse the information they receive as being fake when you’re providing information that’s not accurate?
President Trump: I was given that information. Actually, I’ve seen that information around. But it was a very substantial victory. Do you agree with that?
Alexander: You’re the president.
President Trump: Yes.

What Makes Us American?

From the New York Times -

Hyphen-Nation

What makes someone American? How do you define American identity? When do you feel most American? Or least? Nine American citizens describe their struggle to belong in a nation that both embraces and rejects them. Watch a video selected at random or choose a name. Then share your own stories.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/storywall/hyphen-nation?emc=edit_rr_20170216&nl=race-related&nlid=38867499&te=1

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App To Help With Travel Ban

From Upworthy -

With Trump's travel ban still in flux, these lawyers created a brilliant way to help.
By EVAN PORTER

The app "Airport Lawyer" connects travelers coming into the U.S. with volunteer attorneys who can help them navigate U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

AirportLawyer.org
Using a nationwide network of thousands of volunteers — Yamada said there are hundreds of attorneys in Seattle alone willing to help, free of charge — travelers from abroad can arrange to have a lawyer meet them at the airport when they land.

http://www.upworthy.com/with-trumps-travel-ban-still-in-flux-these-lawyers-created-a-brilliant-way-to-help?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f


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From Thrillist -


Check out the link below for a larger view.

https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/chart-details-how-far-you-can-drive-on-empty

Restaurant Receipts

From the Washington Post -

The new political battleground: Your restaurant receipt
By Maura Judkis

First there was the Trump administration’s travel ban, then talk about the Mexican border wall and, finally, last week, Alfredo Solis decided it was time to send a message. So the owner of Mezcalero, the hottest new Mexican restaurant in the District, put it at the bottom of his receipts: “Immigrants help make America great!”

“I came to this country 17 years ago, and I work hard. I want to help make America great,” said Solis. “America is great already.”

Around the same time, a customer in San Antonio used a receipt to send a very different message. After a meal at Di Frabo, a local Italian restaurant, the customer wrote on a receipt: “The food was tasty and the service was attentive. However the owner is ‘Mexican.’ We will not return. ‘America first.’ ”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2017/02/14/the-new-political-battleground-your-restaurant-receipt/?utm_term=.6c8e27f39a26


Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Curling Captain

From the Undefeated -

Redskins star Vernon Davis: U.S. Curling’s honorary captain
The tight end loves the sport of curling ‘because it’s just you and the stone and the broom’
BY MONIS KHAN, OSMAN NOOR & JANET WEINSTEIN

http://theundefeated.com/videos/redskins-vernon-davis-us-curling-honorary-captain/


Tuesday, February 14, 2017