Megan Rapinoe Says US Women's Soccer Team Accepts AOC's Invite To The People's House

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Megan Rapinoe Says US Women's Soccer Team Accepts AOC's Invite To The People's House

Megan Rapinoe, the captain of the US Soccer Women’s National Team, has said the team will not attend any White House celebrations honoring the women if the US wins the 2019 World Cup, as they are currently positioned to do.

Rapinoe responded to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, however, saying the team would be pleased to visit the people’s House of Representatives following the tournament — world champs or not.

The purple-haired, gay captain of the women’s team responded to Trump’s tweet about the team coming to the White House — if they are champs, of course, only if they are champs because Trump doesn’t like losers. Rapinoe set the ego-maniac Prez back on his haunches, saying "she’s “not going to the F…ing White House if we win.”

Trump quoted her for the whole world, with his series of presidential admonishments:

White Nationalist James Fields Jr, Heather Heyer's Charlottesville Assassin Sentenced To Life In Prison

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White Nationalist James Fields Jr, Heather Hyer's Charlottesville Assasin Sentenced To Life In Prison

James Fields, Jr., the white supremacist who murdered Heather Heyer and injured dozens of others driving his Dodge Challenger into a crowd of peaceful demonstrators in Charlottesville on August 12, 2017 has received a life sentence in federal prison.

Prosecutors had argued that Mr. Fields’s racist, anti-Semitic beliefs motivated his decision to attend the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville and use his automobile in an act of domestic terrorism. Thomas T. Cullen, the United States attorney for the Western District of Virginia, said after hearing the sentence that the case set a precedent for future instances of domestic terrorism.

Mr. Fields was one of hundreds of young white supremacists who swarmed Charlottesville in August 2017, marching with tiki torches shouting “The Jews will not replace us.”

Rianne Van Rompaey Fronts Michael Kors Fall 2019 Collection, Lensed By Inez + Vinoodh

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Rianne Van Rompaey Fronts Michael Kors Fall 2019 Collection, Lensed By Inez + Vinoodh

Top model Rianne Van Rompaey introduces Michael Kors’ Fall 2019 Collection, with its new MKC Monogramme travel bag, inspired by drawings that Kors sketched while in high school. Rianne is lensed by Dutch photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin inside a sumptuous New York residence.

Vanessa Axente Is Lensed By Simon Eeles As Bold Bag Lady For Vogue Australia July 2019

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Vanessa Axente Is Lensed By Simon Eeles As Bold Bag Lady For Vogue Australia July 2019

Model Vanessa Axente gets major support from Matt Beer in ‘Heavy Weights’ a fashionable look at the new season’s best, bold accessories styled by Jillian Davison. Photographer Simon Eeles captures the big picture for Vogue Australia July 2019./ Hair by Sophie Roberts; makeup by Linda Jefferyes

Central Saint Martins Student Mi Zhou Creates Gorgeous Toiletry Packaging Made of Soap

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Central Saint Martins Student Mi Zhou Creates Gorgeous Toiletry Packaging Made of Soap

Central Saint Martins student Mi Zhou, a student in the premier design school’s Material Futures master’s degree program has brilliantly re-imagined the wasteful, earth-harming reality of most toiletry packaging by turning the vessels themselves into usable products. Zhou’s lotion, soap, and shampoo containers are made of soap.

Laurie Bartley Captures 'Terre du Sud' With Chai Maximus For Numéro France June 2019

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Laurie Bartley Captures 'Terre du Sud' With Chai Maximus For Numéro France June 2019

Model Chai Maximus is styled by Samuel Francois in looks that evoke intense memories of ‘Terre du Sud’. Laurie Bartley captures the color-drenched magic of southern France fused with north Africa for Numéro France June 2019./ Hair by Gareth Bromell; makeup by Lisa Houghton

Cora Emmanuel Soars In 'The Wings Of Dove' By Richard Phibbs For Harper's Bazaar UK June 2019

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Cora Emmanuel Soars In 'The Wings Of Dove' By Richard Phibbs For Harper's Bazaar UK June 2019

Model Cora Emmanuel is styled by Miranda Almond in birds of paradise, extravagant femininity from Chanel Haute Couture, Christian Dior, Givenchy Haute Couture and more . Photographer Richard Phibbs captures ‘The Wings Of Dove’ for Harper’s Bazaar UK June 2019./ Hair by Bjorn Krischker; makeup by Anita Keeling

Supreme Court Says Gerrymandering Fix Up To Voters, Not Judges

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Supreme Court Says Gerrymandering Fix Up To Voters, Not Judges

In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court has ruled that partisan gerrymandering is not unconstitutional.

The majority ruled that gerrymandering is outside the scope and power of the federal courts to adjudicate. The issue is a political one, according to the court, not a legal one.

“Excessive partisanship in districting leads to results that reasonably seem unjust,” wrote Chief Justice John Roberts in the majority decision. “But the fact that such gerrymandering is incompatible with democratic principles does not mean that the solution lies with the federal judiciary.”

So for now, partisan gerrymandering, in which politicians get to choose their voters rather than voters choose their representatives, will remain a fact of American political life.

What is the background to this decision? And what does the decision mean for democracy in the U.S.?

Alexandra Agoston In Smashing Images By Yulia Gorbachenko For Harper's Bazaar Espana July 2019

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Alexandra Agoston In Smashing Images By Yulia Gorbachenko For Harper's Bazaar Espana July 2019

Model Alexandra Agoston poses for two covers — one print and one digital — and a gorgeous cover story ‘En La Inmensidad’ for the July 2019 issue of Harper’s Bazaar España. Sandy Armeni styles Alexandra in icy, silvery blues captured in glorious drama by Yulia Gorbachenko. Creative Director JP Micallef deserves the title in this shoot Everybody is rockin’ together with a breathtaking result! This shoot happened in Bolivia’s Salt Flats (Salar De Uyuni)/ Hair by Peter Gray; makeup by Justine Purdue

Yasmine Sabri Covers Vogue Arabia July/August By Silja Magg, Talks Women's Rights + Syrian Refugees

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Yasmine Sabri Covers Vogue Arabia July/August By Silja Magg, Talks Women's Rights + Syrian Refugees

Rising Egyptian, strong-woman actor Yasmine Sabri covers the July/August issue of Vogue Arabia, lensed by Silja Magg. Sabri channels ‘La Dolce Vita’, posing for 12 hours throughout Rome’s most iconic locations, styled by Vogue Arabia’s executive fashion editor, Claire Carruthers.

Alisa Ahmann Channels 'American Gigolo' In 'Love Lauren' By Andreas Sjodin For ELLE Netherlands

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Alisa Ahmann Channels 'American Gigolo' In 'Love Lauren' By Andreas Sjodin For ELLE Netherlands

Model Alisa Ahmann wears early fall utility looks styled by Laura Seganti for ‘Love Lauren’, an ode to Lauren Hutton’s iconic role in the 1980 movie ‘American Gigolo’. Andreas Sjodin captures Ahmann for ELLE Netherlands July 2019./ Hair by Christoph Hasenbein; makeup by Kasja Svanberg / Note: Reprint from ELLE Italia

Cora Emmanuel Soars In 'The Wings Of Dove' By Richard Phibbs For Harper's Bazaar UK June 2019

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Cora Emmanuel Soars In 'The Wings Of Dove' By Richard Phibbs For Harper's Bazaar UK June 2019 AOC Fashion

Model Cora Emmanuel is styled by Miranda Almond in birds of paradise, extravagant femininity from Chanel Haute Couture, Christian Dior, Givenchy Haute Couture and more . Photographer Richard Phibbs captures ‘The Wings Of Dove’ for Harper’s Bazaar UK June 2019./ Hair by Bjorn Krischker; makeup by Anita Keeling

Michael Sanders Flashes Aira Ferreira In 'Black Hole Sun' For ELLE Italia July 2019

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Michael Sanders Flashes Aira Ferreira In 'Black Hole Sun' For ELLE Italia July 2019

Model Aira Ferreira is styled by Camilla Rolla in sleek sexy looks called ‘Black Hole Sun’, lensed by Michael Sanders for ELLE Italia July 2019./ Hair by Leon Gorman; makeup by Elie Maalouf

Wayfair Corporate Boston Workers Protest Of Sales To Texas Detention Camps -- Square Offers Support

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Wayfair Corporate Boston Workers Protest Of Sales To Texas Detention Camps -- Square Offers Support

As promised, employees at Wayfair’s corporate headquarters in Boston staged a walkout Wednesday over the company’s sale of about $200,000 worth of bedroom furniture to the global nonprofit BCFS (Baptist Children and Family Services), headquartered in San Antonio.

About 550 employees out of about 6000 working at the Boston offices signed a protest letter sent to the company’s leadership team last week, asking them to abort the sale The furniture is destined for a detention camp in Carrizo Springs, Texas that is expected to have capacity for 3,000 children writes The Daily Beast.

The employees took issue with a 2018 New York Times report that BCFS “has received at least $179 million in federal contracts since 2015 under the government’s so-called unaccompanied alien children program, designed to handle migrant youths who arrive in the country without a parent or other family member.”

Natalia Bonifacci Covers Mojeh Magazine #68 In 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Lensed By Luca Meneghel

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Natalia Bonifacci Covers Mojeh Magazine #68 In 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Lensed By Luca Meneghel

Model Natalia Bonifacci is styled by Nadia Tschenett in ‘Fifty Shades of Beige’ modern sophistication. Photographer Luca Meneghel captures the spare, architectural beauty Mojeh Magazine #68 cover story./ Hair by Ego Design; makeup by Ingrid Blasbishler

Irina Shayk Wears Burberry For Vogue Hong Kong June 2019 In Images By Hugo Comte

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Irina Shayk Wears Burberry For Vogue Hong Kong June 2019 In Images By Hugo Comte

Top model Irina Shayk covers the June issue of Vogue Hong Kong, wearing Burberry styled by Anya Ziourova. Hugo Comte captures the newly-uncoupled from Bradley Cooper model, also wearing Alexander McQueen, Fendi, Tibi and more.

U.S. Houses Passes $4.5 Billion Border Aid Bill Amid Mounting Concern For Detained Migrant Children

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U.S. Houses Passes $4.5 Billion Border Aid Bill Amid Mounting Concern For Detained Migrant Children

By Adam Willis. First published in The Texas Tribune.

As reports of migrant children being held in squalid conditions at federal facilities near the border continue to draw outrage, Democrats successfully pushed a $4.5 billion humanitarian aid package through the U.S. House late Tuesday evening with a vote of 230 to 195.

The passage of the bill marks a narrow victory for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who managed to coalesce a unified front after several days of uncertainty and division within the party. Ultimately, only four Democrats broke rank, none of them Texans. Among the Republicans from the state, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, was the only member to buck his party, voting in favor of the bill. Hurd's districts covers much of the state's border with Mexico.

Note: The Four Democratic women who broke with Pelosi are Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.).

A Vegan Meat Revolution Is Coming To Global Fast Food Chains -- And It Could Help Save The Planet

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A Vegan Meat Revolution Is Coming To Global Fast Food Chains -- And It Could Help Save The Planet

A few years ago, convincing meat-free “meat” was nothing more than a distant dream for most consumers. Meat substitutes in supermarkets lacked variety and quality. Plant-based burgers were few and far between in major fast food outlets – and meaty they were not.

But realistic alternatives to environmentally damaging meat are now big business – and global fast food chains are finally starting to take notice.

Burger King has announced that after a hugely successful trial, it will roll out its partnership with plant-based meat company Impossible Foods across the US. McDonalds recently introduced the similarly meaty Big Vegan TS in its outlets in Germany, one of its five largest international markets.