Is Linda Sarsour About Women's Rights Or Are We #3 After Islam & Linda Sarsour's Ego? Call Me Concerned

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Is Linda Sarsour About Women's Rights Or Are We #3 After Islam & Linda Sarsour's Ego? Call Me Concerned

I'm not a fan of Linda Sarsour because she refused to honor Hillary at the Jan. 21 Women's March, by only adding her name to a list of many women being honored that day.  However, I've generally refused to criticize Linda as a matter of feminist principles, and I've publicly defended her on Facebook on more than one occasion. 

This article sat unpublished and in draft form as I read more about Sarsour and let her personality percolate, but the Brooklyn's Muslim queen settled the issue in my mind this week, after reading her response to CNN's Jake Tapper.  The near-hysterical Twitter rant that was so all about Linda that I agree with Emily Shire writing for The Daily Beast, that Sarsour is sounding an awful lot like Donald Trump, with his massive-ego persecution complex. This is not good news for women's rights or Muslim rights in America. 

Battle Blows: Jake Tapper & Linda Sarsour

CNN's Jake Tapper notoriously questioned Donald Trump more than 20 times in a single interview about his racist comments in the presidential campaign. Tapper is one of 10 journalists to face the most anti-Semitic harassment online, concluded the Anti-Defamation League in a 2016 report. 

Doutzen, Lara, Joan, Natasha, Vittoria & Anna Front 'Cover Girls' By Luigi & Iango For Vogue Japan September 2017

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Doutzen, Lara, Joan, Natasha, Vittoria & Anna Front 'Cover Girls' By Luigi & Iango For Vogue Japan September 2017

Vogue Japan released a blockbuster series of September 2017 covers featuring Doutzen Kroes, Lara Stone, Joan Smalls, Natasha Poly, Vittoria Ceretti and Anna Ewers. Anna Dello Russo styles this 5-star girl gaggle lensed by Luigi & Iango in the fashion editorial 'Cover Girls'. 

GOP Congressman Blake Farenthold Didn't Wear His Ducky PJs To Challenge Sen. Collins, Murkowski & Capito To A Duel Over Obamacare Repeal

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GOP Congressman Blake Farenthold Didn't Wear His Ducky PJs To Challenge Sen. Collins, Murkowski & Capito To A Duel Over Obamacare Repeal

What do you think? I just suggested to my W. VA Dem friends, who are doing such a bang-up job at organizing in Trump country, that they respond to the big shot Texas Congressman Blake Farenthold, who says if the three Republican women Senators were men, he would challenge them to duels -- and presumably be the last man standing, writes the Texas Tribune.

If you remember, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Shelley Moore Capito of W. Va brought the Senate health care strategy to a screeching halt last week. Interviewed by local Corpus Christi radio host Bob Jones on Friday, Farenthold said: "Some of the people that are opposed to this, there are female senators from the Northeast... If it was a guy from South Texas, I might ask him to step outside and settle this Aaron Burr-style." 

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Sharif Hamza Eyes 'Crowning Glories' With Khadijha Red Thunder, Kaya Wilkins & Amelia Rami For Allure August 2017

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Sharif Hamza Eyes 'Crowning Glories' With Khadijha Red-Thunder, Kaya Wilkins & Amelia Rami For Allure August 2017

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Models Khadijha Red Thunder, Kaya Wilkins & Amelia Rami gather in 'Crowning Glories', a Provence-inspired profusion of prints and plaids with many folkloric references, styled by Elizabeth Fraser-Bell. Sharif Hamza captures the Khadijha Red-Thunder's Cree heritage, with her friends for Allure US August 2017. / Hair by Jawara; makeup by Kanako Takase

Afghan Girls Robotics Team Awarded Silver Medal For 'Courageous Achievement'

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Afghan Girls Robotics Team Awarded Silver Medal For 'Courageous Achievement'

On Tuesday July 18, 2017 the Afghan team was awarded a special silver medal for "courageous achievement" at the FIRST Global Challenge. The New York Times added: 

For three days in the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall, where an African-American woman was once denied the right to sing before an integrated audience in the 1930s, the Afghan girls in head scarves were stars on an international stage, with cameras, lights and whispers trailing them from practice to competition.

Democrat Scientists Enter Politics In Check Against Trumplandia's Anti-Intellectualism

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Democrat Scientists Enter Politics In Check Against Trumplandia's Anti-Intellectualism

Activism has a new style, writes Politico. The lab-coat liberals are marching on Washington. 

Aghast at Trump's hostility to science in almost every form from climate science to the health benefits of exercise, Democrats and Independents are looking into a black hole of disinformation, as Trump's alt-right Republicans take Washington, accompanied by educated Democrats who know better. 

Researchers traditionally avoided wading into politics, preferring not to rock their funding boats from one political administration to another. Now, as winds of anti-intellectualism sweep America, they are testing whether a significant number in their ranks can win elective office, with the goal of keep science and innovation alive in America. 

Daphne Groeneveld Covers Harper's Bazaar Spain August 2017, Lensed By Zoltan Tombor

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Daphne Groeneveld Covers Harper's Bazaar Spain August 2017, Lensed By Zoltan Tombor

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Top model Daphne Groeneveld holds court in her Harper's Bazaar Spain August 2017 cover story. The always striking Daphne is styled by Beatriz Moreno de la Cova with images by Zoltan Tombor./ Hair & makeup by Ivan Gomez

Trumplandia: Hope Hicks, Age 28, Is A Loyalist Who Let's Trump Be Trump | In Arizona, Ward Tells Sen. John McCain To Step Aside For Her

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Donald Trump loyalist Hope Hicks

Trumplandia: Hope Hicks, Age 28, Is A Loyalist Who Let's Trump Be Trump | In Arizona, Ward Tells Sen. John McCain To Step Aside For Her

In the White House world of rival power centers, 28-year-old Hope Hicks reports directly to the president. Hicks pulls down the same salary as Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon -- $179,000 -- and keeps a low profile. Hicks is devoted to the advancement of Donald Trump. He calls her Hopester and she calls him Mr. Trump. Hope Hicks views her job, ultimately, as "someone who is installed where she is in order to help, but not change, the leader of the free world."

Previously flying under the radar, Hicks was at the president's side this week, during his explosive interview with the New York Times. In a series of bombshell statements, Trump said he wished he had never hired Attorney General Jeff Sessions given his recusal from the Russia investigation. He left open firing special counsel Robert Mueller, especially if he investigated Trump's business affairs. 

Hicks also may be one of the only long-term survivors with the arrival of incoming communications director Anthony Scaramucci who said on his first press briefing on Friday, "Dan [Scavino] and Hope Hicks are staying. As it relates to the other people in the comms shop, I’ve got to get to know them.”

Horst Diekgerdes Captures Prada's My Theresa Collection Campaign July 2017

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Horst Diekgerdes Captures Prada's My Theresa Collection Campaign July 2017

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Luxury line retailer MyTheresa.com.introduces a collab with Prada, inspired by the brand's spring collection. Featuring a collection of footwear, handbags and separates including gloves, the capsule collection turns to feather-trimmed embellishments, splash prints and vivid colors including emerald green and fuschia pink. Horst Diekgerdes photographs the collection.

Luigi & Iango Flash Covers With Doutzen, Lara, Joan & More For Vogue Japan September 2017

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Luigi & Iango Flash Covers With Doutzen, Lara, Joan & More For Vogue Japan September 2017

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The September 2017 issue of Vogue Japan delivers a series of collectible powerhouse covers styled by Anna Dello Russo. Fashion industry giants Doutzen Kroes, Lara Stone, Joan Smalls, Natasha Poly, Vittoria Ceretti and Anna Ewers are lensed by Luigi & Iango. / Makeup by Yumi Lee; hair by Luigi Murenu

Inez & Vinoodh Flash Anna Ewers In Collage Effects Isabel Marant Fall Winter 2017.18

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Top model Anna Ewers is styled by Geraldine Saglio in Isabel Marant's Fall Winter 2017.18 ad campaign. Fashion photography duo Inez & Vinoodh are in the studio with creative direction from Atelier Franck Durand./ Hair by Damien Boissinot; makeup by Lisa Butler; collage by Daria Birang

Guinevere Van Seenus Fronts 'Film Noir' By Nathaniel Goldberg For Numero #185 August 2017

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Top model Guinevere Van Seenus is styled by David Bradshaw in 'Film Noir', lensed by Nathaniel Goldberg for Numero #185 August 2017./ Hair by Vi Sapyyapy; makeup by Saloi Jeddi

Dan Smith Captures Water Baby Mame Thiane Camara For Elle Malysia August 2017

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Model Mame Thiane Camara revs her creative posing juices with photographer Dan Smith. The result is a stupendously gorgeous, sensual beach scene styled by Thea Lewis-Yates for Elle Malaysia August 2017./ Makeup by Emma Osborne

Edie Campbell Assumes Leggy Limo Pose For Michael Kors Fall 2017 Campaign By Mario Testino

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British model Edie Campbell headlines the new Michael Kors Collection Fall 2017 campaign, shot in London. Lensed by Mario Testino, Edie poses in the back seat of a vintage car, showcasing the fall/winter 2017 collection's rich textures, exotic prints and color palette of camel, gold and shades of gray.

"This season, I was intrigued by the idea of strength and sensuality." said Michael Kors. "It's all about bringing out the best in every kind of woman."

Alabama DA Slams 12-Year-Old Incest Victim Seeking Abortion As A Murderer

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Alabama DA Slams 12-Year-Old Incest Victim Seeking Abortion As A Murderer

Abortion is legal in America -- even in Alabama. The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals waived the parental consent required for a minor to obtain an abortion, due to the 12-year-old's rape by an adult family member. 

In further confirmation -- not only of Republicans' authoritarian intentions for the state to assume full control of women's bodies, but of their callous disregard for the health and well-being of a 12-year-old girl -- district attorney Win Johnson was joined by Lorie Mullins, Executive Director of the COPE Pregnancy Center in Montgomery -- in denouncing the girl and not her rapist. 

Karolina Kurkova Covers Hamptons Magazine Summer 2017, Lensed By Eduardo Rezende

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Karolina Kurkova Covers Hamptons Magazine Summer 2017, Lensed By Eduardo Rezende

Top model Karolina Kurkova covers the Summer 2017 issue of Hamptons Magazine. Stylist Jamie Frankel chooses designs from Monse, Diane von Furstenberg, Araks and more for images by Eduardo Rezende.

Steven Meisel Flashes Grace Elizabeth, Vittoria Ceretti & Friends For Zara Fall.Winter 2017.18

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Steven Meisel Flashes Grace Elizabeth, Vittoria Ceretti & Friends For Zara Fall.Winter 2017.18

Models Grace Elizabeth, Aira Ferreira, Vittoria Ceretti, Lex Herl and Faretta front Zara's Fall/Winter 2017.18 ad campaign, lensed by Steven Meisel with styling by Karl Templer.

Dusan Reljin Eyes Diane Kruger In 'Onde De Chic' For Elle France July 21-27 2017

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A New York Times critic once described Diane Kruger as “too beautiful to play a role of any substance.” Actor Diane Kruger wears classic French looks styled by Chloe Dugast. Photographer Dusan Reljin eyes 'Onde De Chic' for Elle France July 21-27 2017./ Hair by Perrine Rougemont; makeup by Sandrine Cano Bock