Salon.com: Beware the Trump brain rot: The cognitive effects of this administration’s actions could be disastrous

February 25th, 2017 [Donald Trump; Thomas Jefferson; Sitting Bull] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [American history: Fake news that never goes away — and empowered the Trumpian insurrection]( Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg Only if we face the painful lies we tell ourselves about the past can we hope to overcome what's happening now [Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attends a campaign event in King of Prussia] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Beware the Trump brain rot: The cognitive effects of this administration’s actions could be disastrous]( Sophia A. McClennen Democracy isn't all that's at risk under Trump's agenda. There's a 5-point attack happening on our nation's minds [HONG KONG-LIFESTYLE-BITCOIN] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Bitcoin is devaluing China’s currency but the country won’t do much about it]( Angelo Young Bitcoin has had a volatile year, recently hitting a record high after recently losing a third of its value [Ronald Reagan] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [How does President Donald Trump’s first month as president stack up?]( Matthew Rozsa Trump's White House has pushed the narrative that the administration is working at an historic pace. Is it true? [Donald Trump; Erich Fromm] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Will Americans submit to despotism in an urge to “escape from freedom”? Erich Fromm saw it coming]( Conor Lynch Pioneering psychologist Erich Fromm explained the rise of Hitler with an analysis that seems way too relevant now [La La Land] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Show me the money: La La Land and the loving lap of capitalism]( Emily Jordan How post-Depression movie musicals choose the dollar bill over happy endings [Ami Horowitz] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Filmmaker behind Trump’s Sweden comments defends himself: “There is a massive social cost” to Muslim immigration]( Tom Roston Filmmaker Ami Horowitz defends his murky stats on Swedish crime but won't explain his relationship with Fox News [Donald Trump] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Constitutional collapse: Why we could be on the verge of a democratic apocalypse]( Les Leopold, AlterNet If Republicans gain full control, they have the power to amend the Constitution into their own authoritarian image [Bill Maher media real time with bill maher] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [WATCH: Bill Maher tells the media that it’s time to earn the public’s respect]( Jeremy Binckes Maher has a rule for the media: It's time to press back VIDEO [Darrell Issa Real Time Bill Maher] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Darrell Issa tells Bill Maher he’s open to a special prosecutor to look into President Trump’s ties to Russia]( Jeremy Binckes Issa was asked about any possible investigation into Russia's affairs, as well as the GOP's health care plans VIDEO [Czech Republic Batteries Nanotechnology] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [The future will be battery-powered: Inside the high-stakes race to build a better energy storage device]( Amelia Urry, Grist.org It’s all part of a brand new space race — if less flashy than, you know, outer space [Donald Trump] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [This week in Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest: Putts, Putin and politics]( Matthew Rozsa Two golf-related items in the news make us wonder how many conflicts Trump can have [Donald Trump, Neil Gorsuch] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [When God steps in: Why the Christian Right is rejoicing under Trump’s presidency]( Alex Kotch, AlterNet Between Betsy DeVos and Jeff Sessions, the Trump presidency is a paradise for the Christian Right [Poland US Military] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Mission unaccomplished, 15 years later: The misuse of American military power, the Middle East in chaos]( Danny Sjursen, TomDispatch.com The United States has already lost — its war for the Middle East, that is [Paul Ryan, Scott Tipton] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [“Not everybody is going to have health care”: Leaked bill shows Republicans getting closer to an Obamacare replacement — sort of]( Sophia Tesfaye Paul Ryan and company have finally agreed upon a plan for Obamacare and, surprise, less Americans will be covered [Get Out] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [A horror movie for our time: “Get Out” is frighteningly topical]( Mary Elizabeth Williams Jordan Peele's directorial debut casts racism as the new bogeyman [Sean Spicer] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [White House bars major news outlets from media gaggle]( Lynn Elber, Associated Press Media outlets including the New York Times, the LA Times and CNN were blocked from joining a White House briefing [Donald Trump] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Trump’s stale CPAC ramble: Another airing of old grievances — that left the right-wing audience in rapture]( Simon Maloy President Trump gave the perfect keynote speech for a corrupt and intellectually bankrupt conservative gathering VIDEO [trump-russia-tweet] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Someone at CPAC handed out Russian flags with “Trump” written in bold]( Matthew Rozsa Russia's white, blue, and red striped flag was passed out at CPAC — and people were waving them [DufuCover] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [WATCH: Let it go: Author Tiffany Dufu on why moms should “Drop the Ball”]( Mary Elizabeth Williams Want to be a better parent? 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