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[Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community] RESIST STICKERS Unprecedented. Unimaginable. And, unacceptable. Common Dreams is distributing #NotNormal RESIST stickers as a small but effective means of protest. It's time to join the growing community of resistance. [Order your stickers now] to share with your friends, co-workers, and family. --------------------------------------------------------------- News & Views | 01.31.17 Featured...   [Resist Tonight: Courthouse Protests Against Trump SCOTUS Pick Expected Nationwide] by Lauren McCauley 'This is going to be a huge fight over the country, as it should be'       News...   [Spicer: The Travel Ban Is Not a Travel Ban Even If Trump Calls It a Travel Ban] by Nadia Prupis Also, this is the media's fault. Somehow.         [Fears Grow that Rule of Trump Will Suppress Rule of Law Under Sessions] by Lauren McCauley After Trump fires acting attorney general over refusal to enforce Muslim ban, Sessions described as "intellectual godfather...of Trump's hard-line actions"         [Top Trump Aide Calls Environmental Movement 'The Greatest Threat to Freedom'] by Nika Knight Myron Ebell also said the Trump administration would definitely withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement         [Enabling Trump, Angus King and These Three Dems Let Tillerson Advance] by Nadia Prupis Constituents outraged as cloture vote sets up final confirmation for Secretary of State         [Led By Bannon, Right-Wing Power Grab Gaining Steam in Executive Branch] by Deirdre Fulton "If you're still trying to convince yourself that a 21st century coup is not underway, please, please snap out of it," says Michael Moore         [Monday Night Massacre as Trump Fires Acting AG and Replaces ICE Director] by Jon Queally Calling refusal to enforce Muslim ban a "betrayal," Republican president fires Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and also replaces Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement     [more news...]  Views...   [Tonight You Should Be at the Nearest Federal Courthouse Denouncing Trump's Supreme Court Nominee] by Michael Moore If you're still trying to convince yourself that a 21st century coup is not underway, please, please snap out of it         [How Do We Stop Trump and Win Gains in Justice and Equality?] by David Solnit, George Lakey From defense to offense in an age that demands deep strategy and mass mobilization         [The Americans We Need] by Sue Halpern, Bill McKibben If only the nation had conducted even a minimal vetting of our new president.         [Whither the Resistance?] by Fran Shor The incredible outpouring of protest against Trump’s presidency and policies portends a diverse and enormous mass movement.         [Don’t Give In To Coup Fantasies; Power Is More Straightforward] by Arun Gupta This is a long game. Keep your wits about you and we will get through this together.         [The Anti-Trump Resistance Will Fail If We Don't Ditch Establishment Democrats] by Bhaskar Sunkara We can’t succeed if we are tied to generations of unpopular Democratic party leaders     [more views...] Newswire... - [Demand Progress: Statement on Boycott of Votes on Mnuchin, Price by Senate Finance Democrats] - [Public Citizen: Ethics Watchdog Applauds Boycott of Trump’s Corporate Cabinet] - [The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: Civil and Human Rights Coalition Condemns DeVos Committee Vote] - [RootsAction: Over 500,000 People, With Thousands More Joining by the Hour, Call on Congress to Begin Impeachment Investigation] - [Jubilee USA Network: House Poised to Repeal Global Anti-Corruption Measure] - [ACLU Statement on Potential White House Anti-LGBT Executive Order] [more newswire...] --------------------------------------------------------------- Common Dreams, PO Box 443, Portland, Maine 04112. [Find us on Facebook] | [Follow us on Twitter] Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community. Independent, non-profit newscenter since 1997. Our Mission: To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good. [www.commondreams.org] This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you are subscribed to the Daily News & Views. [Click here to manage your email preferences.]