{"id":177429,"date":"2017-02-14T11:51:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T16:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/anti-trump-fervor-sparks-a-new-liberal-kind-of-tea-party-activism-detroit-free-press\/"},"modified":"2017-02-14T11:51:25","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T16:51:25","slug":"anti-trump-fervor-sparks-a-new-liberal-kind-of-tea-party-activism-detroit-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/liberal\/anti-trump-fervor-sparks-a-new-liberal-kind-of-tea-party-activism-detroit-free-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Trump fervor sparks a new, liberal kind of tea party activism &#8211; Detroit Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>  Kathleen  Gray and Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press  Published 11:05  p.m. ET Feb. 13, 2017 | Updated 5 hours ago<\/p>\n<p>                    President Donald Trump has barred all refugees                    from entering the United States for four                    months. See how many resettled here last year                    and how they differ from other immigrants.                    USA TODAY NETWORK                  <\/p>\n<p>                1 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Tech companies had strong responses to Donald                    Trump's executive order banning immigrants from                    seven predominantly Muslim countries from                    entering the U.S., and some took action in                    response. USA TODAY                  <\/p>\n<p>                2 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Hear the chants protesters belted out at San                    Francisco International Airport on behalf of                    refugees banned under President Trump's                    executive order on immigration. USA TODAY NETWORK                  <\/p>\n<p>                3 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    US President Donald Trump's executive order                    suspending refugee arrivals for at least 120                    days and barring visas from seven Muslim                    countries has lost its first legal battle after                    a federal judge ordered detainees at US                    airports be released. Video provided by AFP                    Newslook                  <\/p>\n<p>                4 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Protests flared as President Trump's executive                    order blocked refugees from entering U.S.                    airports, including travelers who already had                    valid visas. USA TODAY                    NETWORK                  <\/p>\n<p>                5 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    In the wake of President Donald Trump's                    executive order on immigration Friday, many                    critics quickly took up a familiar rallying                    cry, lifting words from the Statue of Liberty                    that have for decades represented American                    immigration. Time                  <\/p>\n<p>                6 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    President Donald Trump has barred all refugees                    from entering the United States for four                    months, and indefinitely banned all refugees                    from Syria. USA TODAY                    NETWORK                  <\/p>\n<p>                7 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Lawyers say dozens of travelers from countries                    named in President Trump's recent executive                    order were held at John F. Kennedy                    International Airport and other airports                    Saturday amid confusion about whether they                    could legally enter the country. Time                  <\/p>\n<p>                8 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Shortly after signing documents in the Oval                    Office, President Donald Trump said his                    crackdown on refugees and citizens from seven                    majority-Muslim countries \"is not a Muslim                    ban.\" (Jan. 28) AP                  <\/p>\n<p>                9 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Iran says U.S. citizens are no longer welcome                    in the country. Buzz60                  <\/p>\n<p>                10 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Activists protested on Saturday the detention                    of two Iraqi citizens at New York City's JFK                    airport, one day after President Donald Trump                    signed an executive order banning citizens from                    seven majority-Muslim countries from entering                    the US. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES Video provided by                    AFP Newslook                  <\/p>\n<p>                11 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    US President Donald Trump unleashed a wave of                    alarm Saturday with his order to temporarily                    halt all refugee arrivals and impose tough                    controls on travelers from seven Muslim                    countries. Video provided by AFP Newslook                  <\/p>\n<p>                12 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Lawyers are taking action against President                    Donald Trump's immigration policy. Veuer's                    Keleigh Nealon (@keleighnealon) has the story.                    Buzz60                  <\/p>\n<p>                13 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    President Donald Trump's signing of an                    executive action to bring sweeping changes to                    the nation's refugee policies is causing fear                    and alarm for immigrants in the U.S. whose                    family members will be affected. (Jan. 27)                    AP                  <\/p>\n<p>                14 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Confusion, worry and outrage grew Saturday as                    President Donald Trump's crackdown on refugees                    and citizens from seven majority-Muslim                    countries took effect. (Jan. 28) AP                  <\/p>\n<p>                15 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Speaking backstage at the SAG Awards, actress                    Lily Tomlin admits she's worried about Donald                    Trump \"changing the laws.\" (Jan. 30)                    AP                  <\/p>\n<p>                16 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Protests to President Trumps executive order                    on immigration have been polarizing for other                    reasons. USA TODAY                    NETWORK                  <\/p>\n<p>                17 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    On the red carpet before the SAG awards, Lily                    Tomlin, Dev Patel, Jeffrey Tambor, and others                    express shock over the travel ban signed by                    President Trump. (January 29) AP                  <\/p>\n<p>                18 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Oscar season is looking more and more like one                    very well-dressed protest against President                    Donald Trump after a fiery SAG Awards where                    Hidden Figures triumphed. (Jan. 29)                    AP                  <\/p>\n<p>                19 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Two American basketball players are unable to                    rejoin their team in Iran due to the countrys                    response to Donald Trumps immigration ban,                    according to Chris Mannix of The Vertical.                    Time Sports                  <\/p>\n<p>                20 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    For the second day in a row after President                    Trump signed an executive order banning                    immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations,                    protesters gathered by the hundreds and flooded                    their local airports. USA                    TODAY NETWORK                  <\/p>\n<p>                21 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Donald Trump's executive order on ethics looks                    a lot like Obama's, which looks like Clinton's.                    Video provided by Newsy Newslook                  <\/p>\n<p>                22 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus                    confirms green card holders moving forward will                    not be affected. Time                  <\/p>\n<p>                23 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Hundreds of protesters in Boston chanted and                    held signs opposing President Trump's executive                    order banning all refugees and citizens of                    seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the                    U.S.                  <\/p>\n<p>                24 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    The former New York City mayor says he helped                    craft the president's executive order                    temporarily barring refugees and some foreign                    citizens. Video provided by Newsy Newslook                  <\/p>\n<p>                25 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    A federal judge issued an emergency order                    Saturday night temporarily barring the U.S.                    from deporting people from nations subject to                    President Donald Trump's travel ban.                    Time                  <\/p>\n<p>                26 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday                    that temporarily bans refugees from entering                    the U.S. Video provided by Newsy Newslook                  <\/p>\n<p>                27 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Washington State Governor Jay Inslee used fiery                    words to describe his feelings on President                    Trump's executive order banning legal U.S.                    residents and visa-holders from Muslim-majority                    nations entering the U.S. USA TODAY NETWORK                  <\/p>\n<p>                28 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                    Protests have erupted for the second day after                    US President Donald Trump issued an executive                    order to temporarily bar refugees and citizens                    of seven predominantly Muslim countries from                    entering the U.S. (Jan 29) AP                  <\/p>\n<p>                29 of 29              <\/p>\n<p>                How many refugees did the U.S. admit in 2016,                anyway?              <\/p>\n<p>                Tech world responds harshly to Trump's immigration                ban              <\/p>\n<p>                Protesters: 'We are people; we are not illegal'              <\/p>\n<p>                Donald Trump immigration ban loses first legal                battle              <\/p>\n<p>                Protests erupt at U.S. airports over refugee ban              <\/p>\n<p>                'Give me your tired, your poor': Statue of                Libertys immigration poem              <\/p>\n<p>                Trump's refugee screening takes immediate effect              <\/p>\n<p>                Protestors rally at JFK Airport over President                Trump's executive order              <\/p>\n<p>                Trump says refugee crackdown 'not a Muslim ban'              <\/p>\n<p>                Iran says U.S. citizens are no longer welcome in                the country              <\/p>\n<p>                Activists protest Trump's immigration policy at JFK                airport              <\/p>\n<p>                Sudanese react to US control on travelers from                Muslim countries              <\/p>\n<p>                Refugees detained at U.S. borders challenge Donald                Trump              <\/p>\n<p>                Immigrants with affected family fearful of ban              <\/p>\n<p>                Trump refugee ban prompts outrage              <\/p>\n<p>                Tomlin: 'We have to be vigilant and stop certain                behaviors'              <\/p>\n<p>                Immigration ban protests spark backlash              <\/p>\n<p>                SAG actors express shock over Muslim ban              <\/p>\n<p>                Protest of Trump's immigration ban nabs SAG Awards                spotlight              <\/p>\n<p>                Report: American players stranded in Dubai amid                travel bans              <\/p>\n<p>                'No hate, no fear': Protests continue nationwide              <\/p>\n<p>                Part of Trump's ethics order might look familiar              <\/p>\n<p>                White House: Green Card Holders Won't Be Subject to                Immigration Order              <\/p>\n<p>                Immigration ban protesters gather in Boston              <\/p>\n<p>                Giuliani: Trump's travel ban is about danger, not                Muslims              <\/p>\n<p>                Federal Judge Bars Deportations Under President                Trump's Immigration Order              <\/p>\n<p>                Judge blocks removal of immigrants under Trump's                executive order              <\/p>\n<p>                Gov. Inslee: 'What type of inhumane attitude allows                this?'              <\/p>\n<p>                Raw: Protests Continue After Immigration Ban              <\/p>\n<p>        Kelly Breen, of Novi, attended her        first protest in January outside of the Troy congressional        office of U.S. Rep. David Trott,        R-Birmingham.(Photo: Kathleen        Gray\/Detroit Free Press)Buy        Photo      <\/p>\n<p>    As the election results began rolling in late onthe    evening ofNov. 8 and it appeared that Republican Donald    Trump was going to win the presidency, Kelly Breen could watch    no longer.  <\/p>\n<p>    It was looking worse and worse, so I grabbed a beer and my dog    and took a walk to the park to think, said the 39-year-old    Novi resident, attorney and supporter of Democrat Hillary    Clinton. The next day, I came home from work and my husband    said, 'Youre going to do something, arent you?'\"  <\/p>\n<p>    Related:  <\/p>\n<p>        Accidental activist becomes voice for Michigan feminists  <\/p>\n<p>            This Valentine's Day, women need more than roses and            reservations          <\/p>\n<p>            How to stay involved following Women's March on            Washington          <\/p>\n<p>    It was her turn to get politically active, so her husband said    he would pick up the slack with their two kids and Breen got to    work, starting small and applying for a couple of vacancies on    various Novi city commissions.  <\/p>\n<p>    And late last month, she attended her first protest  a rally    to support the Affordable Care Act that attracted a couple of    hundred people on a Monday lunch hour in front of the Troy    congressional office of U.S. Rep. David Trott, R-Birmingham.  <\/p>\n<p>    With peoples lives at stake, you have to think what is the    issue is at hand. Right now, its the Affordable Care Act and    that people in war-torn areas have a safe place to be, she    said. Those are actual life-and-death matters.  <\/p>\n<p>    Breen is just one of thousands of people in Michigan who are    getting politically active in the wake of the election of Trump    as the 45th president of the U.S.  <\/p>\n<p>    From the millions of people around the world who attended the    Womens March the day after Trump was    inauguratedJan.21 to the 200 people who showed up    at a Washtenaw County Democratic Party meeting on Super Bowl    Sunday to the 600 people who crowded into a town hall meeting    hosted by U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, last    week, the early days of the Trump administration are beginning    to look like the tea party movement that blossomed in 2009 in    response to the presidency of Barack Obama.  <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>See the rest here: <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2017\/02\/13\/anti-trump-fervor-sparks-new-liberal-kind-tea-party-activism\/97754730\/\" title=\"Anti-Trump fervor sparks a new, liberal kind of tea party activism - Detroit Free Press\">Anti-Trump fervor sparks a new, liberal kind of tea party activism - Detroit Free Press<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Kathleen Gray and Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press Published 11:05 p.m.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/liberal\/anti-trump-fervor-sparks-a-new-liberal-kind-of-tea-party-activism-detroit-free-press\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[187824],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-liberal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177429"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177429\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}