{"id":22470,"date":"2016-11-22T12:04:26","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T20:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=22470"},"modified":"2016-11-23T12:55:54","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T20:55:54","slug":"open-thread-and-link-farm-not-trump-and-also-trump-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=22470","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread and Link Farm, Trump Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dakotamcfadzean.com\/comic\/the-dailies-1889\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22471\" src=\"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2015-03-06-the-dailies-590x295.jpg\" alt=\"2015-03-06-the-dailies\" width=\"590\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2015-03-06-the-dailies-590x295.jpg 590w, https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2015-03-06-the-dailies-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2015-03-06-the-dailies.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><del datetime=\"2016-11-23T20:54:03+00:00\">I&#8217;ve divided this link farm into two categories: &#8220;Trump&#8221; and &#8220;Not Trump.&#8221; The idea is, those of us who need a break from reading about Trump and the election can scroll down to the &#8220;Not Trump&#8221; section.<\/del><\/p>\n<p>UPDATE: In response to Kai&#8217;s suggestion, I&#8217;ve moved the non-Trump links to their own post. This post has Trump and election related links.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trump<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/features\/what-a-difference-2-percentage-points-makes\/\">What A Difference 2 Percentage Points Makes | FiveThirtyEight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/138717\/jd-vance-false-prophet-blue-america\">J.D. Vance, the False Prophet of Blue America | New Republic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/the-gops-attack-on-voting-rights-was-the-most-under-covered-story-of-2016\/\">The GOP\u2019s Attack on Voting Rights Was the Most Under-Covered Story of 2016 | The Nation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/news_and_politics\/politics\/2016\/11\/why_did_some_white_obama_voters_for_trump.html\">Why did some white Obama voters for Trump?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/monkey-cage\/wp\/2016\/11\/11\/in-record-numbers-latinos-voted-overwhelmingly-against-trump-we-did-the-research\/?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-card-politics%3Ahomepage%2Fcard\">In record numbers, Latinos voted overwhelmingly against Trump. We did the research. &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><br \/>\nI&#8217;m not saying this is settled fact. But I do think it&#8217;s important to remember that exit polls, like every poll, can be in error.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/volokh-conspiracy\/wp\/2016\/11\/09\/political-commentators-remember-to-turn-your-clocks-back\/\">Political commentators, remember to turn your clocks back &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2016\/11\/15\/13593670\/donald-trump-jonathan-haidt-social-media-polarization-europe-multiculturalism\">Why social media is terrible for multiethnic democracies &#8211; Vox<\/a><br \/>\nCan we possibly trust each other when we all spend so much time in an online bubble that demonizes those who disagree?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2016\/nov\/13\/blaming-political-correctness-for-trump-is-like-blaming-the-civil-rights-movement-for-jim-crow\">Blaming political correctness for Trump is like blaming the civil rights movement for Jim Crow | Lindy West | Opinion | The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dsadevil.blogspot.com\/2016\/11\/the-media-does-not-get-to-blame-hillary.html\">The Debate Link: The Media Does Not Get To Blame Hillary Clinton for their Own Choices of Coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2016\/11\/19\/13685762\/donald-trump-hamilton-distraction\">Don\u2019t let Donald Trump\u2019s antics distract you from what\u2019s really important &#8211; Vox<\/a>&#8220;He\u2019s paying fraud fines and collecting bribes \u2014 and distracting you with Hamilton tweets.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2016\/11\/7\/12315574\/electoral-college-explained-presidential-elections-2016\">Why the Electoral College is the absolute worst, explained &#8211; Vox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2016\/11\/11\/13578618\/why-did-trump-win\">The hard question isn\u2019t why Clinton lost \u2014 it\u2019s why Trump won &#8211; Vox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rewire.news\/article\/2016\/11\/22\/protecting-reproductive-autonomy-age-trump-call-fellow-white-feminists\/\">Protecting Reproductive Autonomy in the Age of Trump: A Call to Fellow White Feminists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.outsidethebeltway.com\/trump-backs-away-from-idea-of-new-clinton-email-investigation-prosecution\/\">Trump Backs Away From Idea Of New Clinton Email Investigation, Prosecution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2016\/11\/22\/trump-just-announced-hed-abandon-the-tpp-on-day-one-this-is-what-happens-next\/\">Trump just announced he\u2019d abandon the TPP on day one. This is what happens next. &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><br \/>\nBasically, there will still be a big international trade agreement &#8211; but it&#8217;ll be led by China and exclude the US.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/articles\/20161122\/05283036104\/trump-formally-picks-two-net-neutrality-opponents-to-head-fcc-transition.shtml\">Trump Formally Picks Two Net Neutrality Opponents To Head FCC Transition | Techdirt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epi.org\/blog\/trumps-infrastructure-plan-is-not-a-simple-public-private-partnership-plan-and-wont-lead-to-much-new-investment\/\">Trump\u2019s infrastructure plan is not a simple public-private partnership plan, and won\u2019t lead to much new investment | Economic Policy Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dsadevil.blogspot.com\/2016\/11\/who-benefits-from-national-popular-vote.html\">The Debate Link: Who Benefits from a National Popular Vote?<\/a><br \/>\nGood post about (or against) the Electoral College.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/white-nationalists-on-trumps-attorney-general-pick-it-s-like-christmas-caf3a87353f5#.itmwc1e47\">White Nationalists on Trump\u2019s Attorney General pick: \u2018It\u2019s like Christmas\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2016\/11\/14\/advice-on-contacting-your-repr.html\">Advice on contacting your representatives from a former Congressional staffer \/ Boing Boing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve divided this link farm into two categories: &#8220;Trump&#8221; and &#8220;Not Trump.&#8221; The idea is, those of us who need a break from reading about Trump and the election can scroll down to the &#8220;Not Trump&#8221; section. UPDATE: In response &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=22470\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-link-farms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22470"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22525,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22470\/revisions\/22525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}