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DUSTING OFF THE DEGREE - I hate myself

TRUMP: WHAT TO EXPECT

Trump's team's disavowed Energy Department witch hunt transition-team-seeks-details-on-energy-dept-workers.html">http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/09/trump-transition-team-seeks-details-on-energy-dept-workers.html

Ben Carson will be appointed the head of Housing and Urban Development http://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/carson-at-hud-he-says-he-ll-focus-on-spiritual-infrastructure

Trump's OMB pick wants to defund Planned Parenthood https://rewire.news/article/2016/12/19/trump-pick-budget-office-defund-planned-parenthood/ https://greatagain.gov/president-elect-trump-nominates-mick-mulvaney-as-omb-director-e5f922b1507b#.eyna7xc0v

White nationalists are ready to revolt if Trump doesn't put them on his team http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/white-nationalists-are-prepared-to-revolt-if-trump-runs-from-their-support/

Zionist lawyer picked for US Ambassador to Israel http://www.businessinsider.com/david-friedman-trump-controversial-pick-for-us-ambassador-to-israel-2016-12

OTHER NEWS:

Santa Monica synagogue had feces smeared on its window http://ktla.com/2016/12/25/santa-monica-synagogue-vandalized-during-hanukkah-feces-smeared-near-menorah-display/

Boca Raton pentagram knocked over sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-boca-satanic-pentatram-toppled-20161220-story.html">http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-boca-satanic-pentatram-toppled-20161220-story.html

The teacher who put it up is having calls for him to be fired http://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-palm-beach-county/boca-raton/man-behind-satanic-pentagram-in-boca-raton-is-a-middle-school-teacher

Michael Savage saw little white kids as future slaves (to non-white people) http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/michael-savage-trump-saved-white-children-from-slavery

Carrie Fisher was a boss. Strong roll model and icon. Vocal advocate of mental health issues. http://www.themarysue.com/carrie-fisher-in-memoriam/

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