Daily Links: 08/11/17 – Christian school tells 12yo rape victim to “turn the other cheek”

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA)

• Lawsuit alleges administrators at the private Christian school Brentwood Academy told a 12-year-old boy who was raped by older students that “everything in God’s kingdom happens for a reason” and to “turn the other cheek”.

• Katie Halper smacks down the “pseudo-woke liberals” who try to pretend criticism of Kamala Harris ^[pictured] and other Democratic politicians only comes from racists, sexists and “Bernie bros”, ignoring or dismissing the Leftist women making the same points.
  (via RT by @ggreenwald)

• Following Obama’s 2008 win in Indiana, state Republicans rushed to cut early voting in predominately Black and minority suburbs whilst increasing early voting in mostly White suburbs. I’m sure race has literally everything nothing to do with it.
  (via @radleybalko)

• Why isn’t the NRA protesting the murder of licensed gun owner Philando Castile? Apparently because of marijuana.
  (via @Popehat)

• And finally, CNN finally cans Trump mouthpiece after he tweets an actual Nazi salute (which, of course, he claims was a joke). Now if they could only explain why they hired him in the first place.
  (via Daily Kos)

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