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U.S. Elections : update from Other Voices

    From The Algemeiner:
    The victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections will have long-term global repercussions at many levels.
    Read Full story: https://www.algemeiner.com/2016/11/22/the-trump-revolution-and-how-liberal-jews-lost-the-plot/

    From Atlanta Jewish Times:
    Twitty’s presentation at the dinner for attendees of the national Facing Race conference and for Atlantans interested in social justice acknowledged the confusion and frustration many felt in the days after Donald Trump’s presidential victory caught them off-guard. But Twitty’s style isn’t quiet acceptance.
    Read Full story:  http://atlantajewishtimes.com/2016/11/shabbat-dinner-delivers-social-justice-comfort-food/

    From Jewish Times:
    “I am not a liberal, I am a progressive,” pronounced Sen. Bernie Sanders during a student-submitted Q&A conducted by Johns Hopkins University president Ronald Daniels.
    Read Full story: http://jewishtimes.com/54852/bernie-is-back/news/

    From Tricycle:
    Before my wife and I went to bed last Tuesday, Hillary Rodham Clinton was set to win an historic election by a landslide. The next morning, when we woke up, the United States had—against all rational expectation—elected a racist, nativist, fear-mongering, misogynistic real-estate-mogul-turned-reality-TV-star to what is still probably the most powerful political office on earth. A man who doesn’t even have the discipline to read a teleprompter will now hold the codes to our nuclear arsenal.
    Read Full story: https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/this-changes-nothing-a-dharmic-response-to-the-election-of-donald-trump/

    From Forward:
    Ann Coulter mocked the media for hyping an ‘alt-right’ gathering of neo-Nazis and white supremacists, which she branded as “irrelevant” during a stream of angry Tweets.
    Read Full story: http://forward.com/news/355095/ann-coulter-calls-neo-nazi-trump-backers-harmless-in-tweet-storm/?attribution=home-hero-item-text-2

    From Tablet:
    Last Friday, anti-Semitic graffiti was discovered at Adam Yauch park—a children’s playground—in Brooklyn Heights. That swastikas and Trump tags were drawn on a park named after the founding member of a Jewish rap group was no coincidence. The vandalism was covered up with hearts.
    Read Full story:  http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/218362/hundreds-gather-in-brooklyns-adam-yauch-park-to-protest-hate

    From Indianz.com:
    What will Republican Donald Trump do for Indian Country once he’s in the White House? Terry L. Anderson believes the 45th president can help tribes with energy development.
    Read Full story: http://www.indianz.com/News/2016/11/22/terry-anderson-donald-trump-can-grant-en.asp

    From India West:
    LOS ANGELES — Indians have done very well at all places that require hard work and risk-taking, an Indian American entrepreneur has said as he criticized the remarks of President-elect Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon, who had expressed dismay at the number of Silicon Valley executives immigrating from Asia.
    Read Full story: http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/donald-trump-strategist-s-remarks-on-asian-ceos-draw-strong/article_1900b580-b04a-11e6-894d-3b295c285eea.html

    From India Tribune:
    NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Delhi student Sarika Bhatter (name changed), who was preparing for GMAT, has decided to shelve plans to study MBA in the US this year. “She may take a gap year or do her post-graduation elsewhere, but as of now, she has ruled out US as an option,” said her mother, who supports her decision.
    Read Full story: http://indiatribune.com/donald-trumps-rhetoric-leaves-indian-students-unsure-about-pursuing-higher-education-in-us/

    From India Currents:
    For months I actively debated and weighed in on the American elections in many conversations. I watched in awe as I saw how this country went through the same inflammatory campaign rhetoric that marked Indian politics. Here in the Silicon Valley, we cater to a certain mindset of political correctness.
    Read Full story: http://www.indiacurrents.com/silicon-valley-life-winning-and-losing-a-personal-take/

    From Brown Girl:
    As if Trump’s campaign promises were not bad enough, the past few days have served as a terrifying glimpse into his potential cabinet. The election has also served to embolden Trump supporters as hate crimes surge nationwide. Further adding to the general atmosphere of fear is the constant barrage of call-outs and criticism that can make one paralyzed in self-doubt.
    Read Full story: http://www.browngirlmagazine.com/2016/11/5-things-for-brown-girls-to-keep-in-mind-post-election/

    From The Jewish Press:
    The truth is that many Democrats despise the lone, sole Jewish state as a human rights monstrosity even though it has a far better record on human rights than any other country throughout the Middle East. This little fact, in itself, reveals the anti-Jewish racism within BDS and, therefore, embedded within the Democratic Party.
    Read Full story: http://www.jewishpress.com/blogs/israel-thriving-mike-lumish/democrats-rediscover-anti-semitism/2016/11/22/

    From Hizb ut-Tahrir :
    If you’ve ever had the misfortune to have insomnia and by mistake turned on the late night US TV you’ve likely seen a tall buffoon, with a Hollywood hairstyle, and ill fitting Armani suits, haranguing a group of young wannabe Real Estate tycoons. It’s the ultimate in job interviews. Trump’s Apprentice show – despite his boorish behaviour, arrogant attitude and gigantic ego -always gained strong TV ratings. But “That’s entertainment” as they say.
    Read Full story: http://www.hizb.org.uk/current-affairs/trumps-victory-is-a-victory-for-an-ugly-system-that-badly-needs-an-alternative

    From IslamiCity:
    “All great changes,” said Deepak Chopra, “are preceded by chaos.” That starts to get at it — how to understand, and start healing, the national wound inflicted on this country, and the world, by the 2016 presidential election. But I need to throw in a little John Oliver as well.
    Read Full story: http://www.islamicity.org/10889/election-theft-racist-elitism/

    From Muslim Matters:
    I am having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day in Trumpland as hate crimes escalate and the youth in the Muslim community react to a President they feel they had no choice in electing. In a reflection of its diversity, the Muslim community has shown a variety of responses to the election.
    Read Full story:
    http://muslimmatters.org/2016/11/20/a-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-day-in-trumpland-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/

    From Our Weekly:
    I decided to write this letter to tell you guys, first and foremost, that I love you. As I sat down to write this, I realized that I have not told you how much I love you since you were pre-teens.
    Read Full story: http://ourweekly.com/news/2016/nov/18/open-letter-my-sons-about-president-elect-trump/

    From Indian Country News:
    I was a Bernie supporter who voted for Hillary Clinton. I was never “with her” but I voted for Clinton because Trump simply was not an option. He was going to do harm to brown people, black people and Native people. In fact, he already has. Now Trump is a certainty.
    Read Full story: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/11/16/few-thoughts-election-and-what-president-trump-means-indian-country-166483

    From New America Media:
    With the “Trump effect” – the spreading of the president-elect’s discriminatory rhetoric toward immigrants, women, and other groups – finding its way into schools, many parents are grappling with the possibility of their children having to confront hate speech.
    Read Full story: http://newamericamedia.org/2016/11/empowering-kids-to-combat-the-trump-effect.php

    From Black Star News:
    The day after Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States of America, a group of middle school students in Royal Oak, Michigan chanted, “build the wall” in their school cafeteria during lunchtime—a core Trump campaign slogan and promise to secure our nation’s border with Mexico.
    Read Full story:  http://www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/justice/donald-trumps-deplorables-emerge.html

    From The New York Carib News:
    “I am deeply troubled by the president-elect’s decision to nominate Senator Jeff Sessions for the position of attorney general,” said Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants on Saturday.
    Read Full story: http://www.nycaribnews.com/latest-news/caribbean-american-congresswoman-%E2%80%98deeply-troubled%E2%80%99-trump%E2%80%99s-nominee-attorney-general

    From Manhattan Times:
    We have crossed the Rubicon. Trump’s America is beginning to take shape. Late last week it was announced that Senator Jeff Sessions is Trump’s pick for Attorney General. Just so you know Mr. Sessions was rejected for a federal judgeship because of racist tendencies. He opposes immigration of all kinds, doesn’t believe in climate change, and opposes same sex marriage. All hope is not lost though.
    Read Full story: http://www.manhattantimesnews.com/uc-recap-november-14th-november-19th/

    From Columbia Daily Spectator:
    I will always remember last Wednesday, Nov. 9. Like many of us, I was devastated after the results of the presidential election were revealed. I couldn’t comprehend how a country that celebrated its first black president only eight years ago could take such a massive step backward by allowing a man who may completely reverse our nation’s progress to become our 45th president.
    Read Full story: http://columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2016/11/16/taking-space-trump-america

    From New York Amsterdam News:
    (CNN) — There was no mention of building a wall along the Mexican border. There was nothing about repealing Obamacare. But President-elect Donald Trump has plenty to do in his first 100 days in office.
    Read Full story: http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2016/nov/22/donald-trumps-first-100-days-breakdown-his-plan/

    From Hola America News:
    Don’t be fooled. There are nowhere near 3 million dangerous, undocumented immigrants living in the United States.  Trump’s mass deportation plan would extend far beyond his focused rhetoric, sweeping up legal residents and long-term undocumented immigrants who deserve an opportunity to stay here.
    Read Full story: http://holaamericanews.com/trumps-plan-to-deport-criminals-is-a-ruse-and-a-pretext-to-start-massive-deportations-of-hardworking-families/

    From The Chicago Shimpo:
    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday he was confident of building a “relationship of trust” with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after their meeting to clarify the incoming administration’s policy toward the Japan-U.S. alliance and the Asia-Pacific region.
    Read Full story: http://chicagoshimpo.com/e-index_newsfromjapan/16_1118/1_Abe_confident.htm

    From AsAm News:
    Rep Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), an outspoken supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders during the Democratic primary, has met with President-elect Donald Trump, reports CNN.
    Read Full story: http://www.asamnews.com/2016/11/22/aapi-supporter-of-bernie-sanders-meets-with-donald-trump/