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ThinkProgress is reporting from the Republican National Convention, where things have already taken an interesting turn. Donald Trump's pastor delivered an incredibly partisan prayer, Congressman Steve King appeared to make the case for white supremacy, and Melania Trump seems to have lifted parts of her speech directly from another one given by Michelle Obama. Kim Broke The Internet. Did Kanye Break The Law? An Expert On Taylor Swift’s Case To Sue For the past week and change, our nation’s newsfeed has been little but a relentless stream of toxic horror, spates of fatal violence by enemies foreign and domestic, an endless cycle of vengeance and death with no defendants. What joy, what delight, can we possibly hope to find in this hopeless place?...(read more) Trump’s Top Pastor Delivers What May Be The Most Partisan Prayer In Convention History Texas Governor Bypasses State Legislature To Launch Bizarre Anti-Abortion Strategy Melania Trump Lifted Part Of RNC Speech Nearly Word-For-Word From Michelle Obama The first night of the RNC featured a heavy dose of Benghazi, many utterances of “radical Islamic terrorism,” and huge cheers about another cop being cleared of culpability for Freddie Gray’s death. Watching the proceedings in real time, Melania Trump’s speech about her family and experience as an immigrant stood out as one of the night’s relatively low key, unremarkable moments (aside from her husband’s flashy entrance)...(read more) Republican Congressman Makes The Case For White Supremacy Proposed Textbook Is Laden With Ugly Stereotypes About Mexican Americans A proposed textbook about Mexican-American history that would be read by Texas high school students is filled with inaccuracies and stereotypes about Mexican Americans, said a coalition of educators opposing the publication of the textbook...(read more)