Uber Responds To Immigration Ban

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has voiced out his thoughts about President Donald Trump’s immigration ban in an email to his employees. More U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration ban is affecting Uber drivers, so co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick is reaching out to those affected and is promising them with financial support trough pro bono compensation….

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Trump Fires Acting Attorney General – The New York Times

Sally Q. Yates, the acting attorney general, during a news conference in June. Credit Pete Marovich/Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Trump fired his acting attorney general on Monday after she defiantly refused to defend his immigration executive order, accusing the Democratic holdover of trying to obstruct his agenda for political reasons. Taking action in an…

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Are You Prepared? 

JFK with no taxis, via NYTWA There’s a bigger lesson here than “Fuck Uber.” By now you may be familiar with the outlines of this story: On Saturday evening, after Trump’s Muslim ban was announced, thousands of protesters began to gather at New York’s JFK airport. The New York Taxi Workers Alliance—the union for an…

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Resist.

Art by Jim Cooke Yes, wear a shirt with a slogan on it. Yes, put a bumper sticker on your car. Yes, flood your social media feed with your outrage. Fine. All of those are fine, and necessary, and good. But also: Call your senator. Call your congressperson. Call your governor. Call your alderperson, your…

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Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor Met with ‘Alt-Right’ Freedom Party Leader | Teen Vogue

There’s been a lot of discussion surrounding Donald Trump and the so-called “alt-right” (which is basically a term for white nationalism) in the weeks that have passed since the 2016 election. Many members of the white nationalist group have been outspoken Trump supporters, including the founder of the movement itself, Richard Spencer. Trump has also…

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Trump puts Bannon on security council, dropping joint chiefs – BBC News

Commentators say Mr Bannon’s role is expanding beyond politics President Donald Trump is reshuffling the US National Security Council (NSC), downgrading the military chiefs of staff and giving a regular seat to his chief strategist Steve Bannon. Mr Bannon, formerly the head of the populist right-wing, Breitbart News website, will join high-level discussions about national…

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