TODAY'S TOP STORIES - February 22, 2017

Law Enforcement Using Facebook and Apple to Data-Mine Accounts of Trump Protest Arrestees

By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet

Data surveillance targets people hit with trumped-up felony riot charges. READ MORE»


7 Heated Town Halls That Show Voters Are Turning on Their Republican Senators

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

When they bothered to show up, Mitch McConnell and company got an earful from constituents. READ MORE»


Joe Scarborough Finally Comes to Grips with the Horror of Trump's Presidency

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

The "Morning Joe" host tells Colbert that Republicans are deeply concerned about Trump's erratic behavior.  READ MORE»


Robert Reich: 7 Signs American Democracy Is Sliding into Tyranny

By Robert Reich, RobertReich.org

Consider yourself warned.  READ MORE»


Milo Yiannopoulos Isn't the Only Bigot Republicans Are Cozy With

By Jessica Valenti, The Guardian

The sad truth is that CPAC is likely to replace him with somebody just as repulsive. READ MORE»


Flight Erupts in Celebration After Racist Man Booted for Harassing Pakistani Passengers

By Brad Reed, Raw Story

"This Is Not Trump's America!" READ MORE»


The Biggest Reason House Republicans Won't Stand Up to Trump

By Stephen Wolf, The Daily Kos

The president's approval rating is misleading. GOP voters are firmly behind him. READ MORE»


Experts Agree Trump's Rosy Predictions of Economic Growth Are a Mathematic Impossibility

By Sophia Tesfaye, Salon

Analysts say a four percent growth rate is not possible with no boom in productivity.  READ MORE»


AlterNet Comics: Matt Bors on the Alt Right's Pedophilia Problem

By Matt Bors, AlterNet

Exploited for fake news, swept under the rug for Milo Yiannopoulos. READ MORE»


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