{"id":18801,"date":"2016-01-05T18:07:05","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T02:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=18801"},"modified":"2016-01-05T19:57:23","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T03:57:23","slug":"terse-tuesday-tidbits-january-5-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/05\/terse-tuesday-tidbits-january-5-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Terse Tuesday Tidbits January 5, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kids Have Rights Too<\/span><\/span>
\n\tPresident Obama Announces Executive Actions To Reduce Gun Violence<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/progress-report\/stop-gun-violence\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Grief at the Heart of a Moral Movement <\/span><\/span>(hanky warning)<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\tA personal meditation for 2016.<\/span><\/span>
\n\tBy Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II<\/p>\n

“In a violent and fragmented society, sometimes the grief is so deep that I cannot help responding as a father as well as a Christian pastor and a political leader. All of the children are our children, whether it is a baby shot amid a senseless crime in Chapel Hill or a child shot in two seconds by a trigger-happy cop in Cleveland.”<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/grief-at-the-heart-of-a-moral-movement\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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These stunning photos will remind you why trees are dope<\/span><\/span>\"blossoms\"<\/a>
\n\tTrees are no joke.<\/span><\/span>
\n\thttp:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/these-stunning-photos-will-remind-you-why-trees-are-dope?c=upw1&u=6ffb12f2d750fff1c628f4ed4366938bb526f1d5<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cherry blossoms. Photo by Cjbvii\/Wikimedia Commons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Blueprint For Our Corporate Constitution <\/span>(<\/span><\/span>8 min. video from longer video-blue language warning)<\/span>
\n\t“Ever heard of Lewis Powell? The Powell memo? The activist Chamber of Commerce and corporate America? Well, strap yourselves in – we’re gonna dig through low life scum to find an early blueprint of our current corporate constitution.”<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/therealnews.com\/t2\/component\/hwdvideoshare\/viewvideo\/80095\/best-of-the-web\/the-blueprint-for-our-corporate-constitution<\/a><\/p>\n

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UN chief calls on Iran, Saudi Arabia to avoid further exacerbating tensions after executions<\/span><\/span>
\n\t“United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has phoned the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran to urge both countries to avoid actions that could further exacerbate tensions after the recent Saudi executions, the attack on the Saudi embassy in Iran, and the rupture in diplomatic ties.”<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.un.org\/apps\/news\/story.asp?NewsID=52936<\/a><\/p>\n

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New Year’s Resolutions: Actually Make America Great in 2016 <\/span><\/span>(3 min. video)<\/span>
\n\t"Donald Trump says we should make America great again … so let's actually do it in the New Year."<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

http:\/\/therealnews.com\/t2\/component\/hwdvideoshare\/viewvideo\/80085\/political-humor\/new-years-resolutions-actually-make-america-great-in-2016<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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