AROUND NEW JERSEY These posts at New Jersey Globe by NJ fiber artist Amy Wilson on the intersection of art and politics are simply delicious. In this one, she discusses photos on social media, generated by politicians, as a sort…
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“Jesus preaches love, and he (North) preaches violence. I’ve lived here 33 years and never seen anybody so politically connected and contrary to Christian values invited to the Tabernacle.” – Georgina Shanley, who organized today’s early morning protest at Ocean…
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NATIONAL Paul Manafort is kept in solitary confinement 23 hours a day; prison officials say they can’t keep him safe in the general population before his July 25 trial Used to have his job, made some mistakes of her own:…
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Late last night, Air Force One flew into New Jersey. For the second weekend in a row, Donald Trump will be kicking it at his self-named golf club in Bedminster. This time – alert women to make themselves scarce –…
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Campaigns & Elections This 8-minute video of a tracker peppering CD3 Dem Andy Kim with one question over and over – Do you think ICE should be abolished? Do you? Do you? – is brutal to watch. Could Phil Murphy beat…
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Before the end of the day, I just want to cycle back to something that happened just before the 4th of July break; Phil Murphy’s signing of three bills that recognize the rights of transgender people. Senate Bill No. 478 (The…
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Impossible to prove causation, but right now I’m lifting up this Sidwell Friends School teacher who confronted EPA chief Scott Pruitt at a restaurant, and told him to resign before his scandals pushed him out. It’s really those scandals, and…
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On Independence Day, CD7 Dem nominee Tom Malinowski posted the following 10 principles he says he wrote up with friends after the 2016 election; things he says all patriotic Americans, both Ds & Rs, should agree on and fight to protect….
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Hot, Hot, Hot Rep. Bill Pascrell fell ill with heat exhaustion while visiting a firehouse, surrounded by people who knew what to do. He’s now out of the hospital and wants everybody to remember to stay hydrated. #FirstRespondersFTW Patriotism &…
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This is who we are, this audacious and imperfect document, signed by people who knew it might get them hung, but flush with the idea of a fresh new country that was all ours – did you know New Jersey signer…
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