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New Post has been published on https://truckfump.life/2017/01/30/asghar-farhadi-the-brilliant-writerdirector-of/ Asghar Farhadi, the brilliant writer/director of About Elly, The Past, and the Oscar- winning A Separation, will not be able to attend this year’s Academy Award ceremony, where his The Salesman is nominated for Best Foreign Film. It’s not because of a scheduling conflict; it’s because he is from Iran, and our president...

New Post has been published on https://truckfump.life/2017/01/30/cnnworld-leaders-and-prominent-figures-have/ (CNN)World leaders and prominent figures have blasted US President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States as divisive, illegal, insulting and discriminatory. (via Trump travel ban: World leaders weigh in – CNNPolitics.com)

New Post has been published on https://truckfump.life/2017/01/30/tony-benn-was-a-minister-of-parliament-for-47/ Tony Benn was a Minister of Parliament for 47 years and one of the greats of the UK Labour party until his death in 2014. He’s a reservoir of excellent quotes, but today his thoughts on refugees seem most apt. (via What Trump’s treatment of refugees tells you about his plans for Americans...

New Post has been published on https://truckfump.life/2017/01/30/downing-street-has-rejected-calls-to-cancel/ Downing Street has rejected calls to cancel President Donald Trump’s proposed state visit to the UK after a US clampdown on immigration. (via Trump state visit: Downing Street rejects cancellation calls – BBC News)

New Post has been published on https://truckfump.life/2017/01/30/president-donald-trumps-order-friday-banning/ President Donald Trump’s order Friday banning immigrants and visitors from seven Muslim nations is being met by both harsh and somber verbal resistance from top tech sector leaders—from Apple to Y Combinator. The move was racist, affected perhaps thousands of tech workers, and was un-American, the executives said in tweets, e-mails, Facebook posts,...

New Post has been published on https://truckfump.life/2017/01/30/yahooentertainment-julia-louis-dreyfus-breaks/ yahooentertainment: Julia Louis Dreyfus breaks from her SAG Awards speech to protest the immigration ban

New Post has been published on https://truckfump.life/2017/01/30/i-prefer-my-ignorance/ I Prefer My Ignorance another-kpop-fan: I hate reading news articles. I hate paying attention in class when certain topics come up. Do you know why? Because I love not knowing when the world I supposed to end. I love not knowing how one person is slowly killing us. Some people aren’t afraid to...

New Post has been published on https://truckfump.life/2017/01/30/statement-by-senators-mccain-graham-on-executive/ STATEMENT BY SENATORS McCAIN & GRAHAM ON EXECUTIVE ORDER ON IMMIGRATION – Press Releases – United States Senator John McCain STATEMENT BY SENATORS McCAIN & GRAHAM ON EXECUTIVE ORDER ON IMMIGRATION – Press Releases – United States Senator John McCain Washington, D.C. ­– U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) released...

New Post has been published on https://truckfump.life/2017/01/29/via-httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv-imbrcmcjs5i/ (via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imbRCmCJS5I) (Original Text: https://twitter.com/LivingBlueinRed/status/824780341449744385)

New Post has been published on https://truckfump.life/2017/01/29/meeting-a-pilgrimage-of-catholics-and-lutherans/ Meeting a pilgrimage of Catholics and Lutherans from Germany, Pope Francis said he does not like “the contradiction of those who want to defend Christianity in the West, and, on the other hand, are against refugees and other religions.” (via Pope Francis: You can’t defend Christianity by being ‘against refugees and other religions’...