Trump on Mika Brzezinski and CNN, LecturePorn, and Independence Day

It's an interesting year to celebrate America's birth. We talk about our patriotism here in 2017. 

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The Pearls

We discuss the President's vile tweets about Mika Brzezinski and CNN. We also talk about lectureporn and its manifestation in a recent HuffPo piece. We're frustrated by the general approach of the Trump administration (and Sarah discusses the downside of the cautious Obama administration). While the lectureporn essay is aimed at liberal narcissism, it applies to the conservative narcissism on display in the new NRA...

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