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On election night I felt a great sadness for America — not a Democratic or Republican sadness, but a sadness for the heart and soul of the nation. It is impossible to react to the election of Donald Trump with anything less than moral outrage. Trump is, as David Remnick wrote for The New Yorker, “vulgarity unbounded,” and his election has not only struck fear in the hearts of the vulnerable but also given rise to hundreds of documented cases of harassment and intimidation.

(via Rev. Barber: We are witnessing the birth pangs of a Third Reconstruction)

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Electors demand intelligence briefing before Electoral College vote

Electors demand intelligence briefing before Electoral College vote

In its first show of public support for efforts questioning the
legitimacy of Donald Trump’s victory, Hillary Clinton’s campaign said it
is supporting a request by members of the Electoral College for an
intelligence briefing on foreign intervention in the presidential
election.

“The bipartisan electors’ letter raises very grave issues involving
our national security,” Podesta said in a statement Monday. “Electors
have a solemn responsibility under the Constitution and we support their
efforts to have their questions addressed.”

“Each day that month, our campaign decried the interference of
Russia in our campaign and its evident goal of hurting our campaign to
aid Donald Trump,” he said. “Despite our protestations, this matter did
not receive the attention it deserved by the media in the campaign. We
now know that the CIA has determined Russia’s interference in our
elections was for the purpose of electing Donald Trump. This should
distress every American.”