Putting the Clintons in power will only fan the flames.
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Not to fan the flames on the social justice warriors.
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They could topple trees and power lines and fan the flames.
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Petty nationalism of this sort will fan the flames of populism.
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The idea is to fan the flames of fear, resentment and division.
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The media's job is to illuminate the facts, not fan the flames.
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Democrats risk burning themselves if they fan the flames of Trump impeachment.
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As usual, right-wing newspapers were keen to help fan the flames.
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During the fall, the winds pick up in California, which fan the flames.
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These films and popular books have helped fan the flames of vaccine hesitancy.
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Mr. Erdogan's solution has been to fan the flames of grievance, nationalism and fear.
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President Trump and congressional Republicans fan the flames of controversy by expressing righteous indignation.
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If there's the whiff of smoldering panic, a lack of visibility will fan the flames.
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They fan the flames of the hatred and division that lead to these horrific events.
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Those who sent the report must have known that it'd be easy to fan the flames.
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These interest groups have reached out to aggrieved communities seeking to fan the flames of discontent.
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When you open the door, you offer a way out, but you also fan the flames.
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Many of those protests fan the flames of societal change while simultaneously landing athletes in trouble.
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Mr. Trump has made a somewhat bigger effort to fan the flames, though with mixed results.
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But Democrats were moving quickly to contain the controversy or at least not fan the flames.
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It risks permitting the Israelis and Saudis to continue to fan the flames towards conflict with Iran.
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Seventeen helicopters and fixed wing aircraft were dispatched amid forecasts for winds that could fan the flames.
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In the Middle East, Iran is ascendant, producing and proliferating weapons that fan the flames of conflict.
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The increase could fan the flames of already raging inflation by triggering higher transport and food prices.
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Looking for help Batulo uses a plate to fan the flames beneath a pot on the dirt floor.
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Assange has promised that more is coming, and the Trump campaign has been happy to fan the flames.
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Kavanaugh's nomination, part of an all out attack on reproductive rights and access, will only fan the flames.
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When asked what he thought about the growing boycott America movement, Mr. Trudeau did not fan the flames.
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If he abstained from endorsing, he could have continued to fan the flames of a citizen-led outrage.
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Our places of worship continue to be targeted by those seeking to fan the flames of division and hate.
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But today, Bloomberg came out with a new report which might well fan the flames of speculation on Monday.
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This one thinks you can fan the flames of hatred, then blame the press for reporting on the burning.
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Firing Mr. Comey ignited an unexpected political fire for the president, and Mr. Comey acknowledged helping fan the flames.
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Santorum responded by saying that it was actually Obama who used the presidency to fan the flames of racism.
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The White House has said that's all overblown, but the president himself declining to back Bannon will fan the flames.
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"They are coming from a country," he began, but then paused, appearing to fan the flames of his own accusation.
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But the older Lucy narrating this slim and compassionate book is too wise to fan the flames of these disappointments.
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The controversial music video for "Famous" did nothing to fan the flames that erupted when listeners heard that Swift line.
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Political tensions are reaching a boiling point and the mainstream media, pundits, and "analysts" do nothing but fan the flames.
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Meanwhile, inflammatory comments from Republican front-runners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz further fan the flames of anti-Muslim hatred.
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As the two allies fan the flames of nationalism, Mr Kim has ample peace and quiet to expand his arsenal. ■
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We've already seen how well Trump can fan the flames of resentment among people who feel they've been left behind.
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Brown worries transgender children will suffer as debates over the legislation fan the flames of the country's bitter culture war.
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He said last week that he thought the ad was "particularly racist," but feared that a counterattack would fan the flames.
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Last week, prosecutors accused Stone of trying to "fan the flames" and poison the jury pool ahead of his November trial.
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Donald Trump's shock election victory has enraged Muslim militant groups around the world, and may fan the flames of global terrorism.
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"On her competition: "We'll have two fossil fuel-funded candidates who are continuing to fan the flames of the burning planet.
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These threats have escalated at a time when the President of the United States often seems intent to fan the flames.
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While unusually dry conditions and strong winds helped fan the flames, almost half of the fires are suspected of being arson.
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"It is wrong for the President, as Commander-in-Chief, to fan the flames to make anyone less safe," she added.
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"It is wrong for the President, as Commander-in-Chief, to fan the flames to make anyone less safe," she wrote.
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Last week, prosecutors accused Stone of trying to "fan the flames" and poison the jury pool ahead of his November trial.
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But Trump's latest decision to fan the flames could throw all those careful calculations and sensitive efforts into the political trash can.
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We have a lot of work to do to fan the flames of prosperity and to hold at bay the prosperity killers.
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Whatever the cause, rising temperatures, low humidity and windy conditions have helped fan the flames, said Cal Fire Deputy Chief Scott McLean.
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He wrote by email: There is no doubt that Trump continues to fan the flames of racial anxiety for his perceived benefit.
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Mr. Trump's foray into the West to fan the flames of his war against the environment could mark a turning point, however.
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Mike Pence brought the fire on Obamacare — and then Donald Trump showed up out to fan the flames, at least a little bit.
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Iran's leaders were eager to fan the flames of the Arab spring—until it threatened to burn their ally in Syria, Bashar al-Assad.
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It wasn't the dream that I had hoped for, and it would have been easier to fan the flames of resentment, disappointment and anger.
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Some fear that selling weapons to Gulf nations could fan the flames of tension between the U.S. and Iran, per the New York Times.
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Iran said on Tuesday creation of the SDF force would "fan the flames of war", echoing the vehement response of Syria, Turkey and Russia.
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His instinct is to fan the flames, to make more enemies, to turn every story into a story about him and what he said.
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The main thing you want to do in that situation is just not fan the flames or introduce any new crises, and Zuckerberg didn't.
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But also because it is the least effective way to end a security threat and the best way to fan the flames of insurgency.
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The constant discussion about the pros, the cons, and the conspiracy theories help fan the flames of mystique, as does the premium price tag.
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We should make sure public health communications don't fan the flames of racism and that recommendations to policymakers balance disease control and other considerations.
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For now, as TikTok's CFIUS investigation ramps up and politicians on both sides of the aisle ask questions, expect Facebook to fan the flames.
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With the help of two other prisoners, a small fire and an old bicycle (pedalled to fan the flames), Mr Tsimba made a pot.
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And his advisers are also aware that his rivals -- both Democratic candidates and President Donald Trump -- could also fan the flames surrounding the allegations.
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This revelation is likely to fan the flames of a long-running conspiracy theory that Facebook is spying on its users through their phones' microphones.
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From his deplorable response to the events at Charlottesville to his inflammatory use of Twitter, Trump's actions and words helped fan the flames of bigotry.
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He believes that the addition of "pick-up-and-play" games to e-sports will fan the flames of the player versus player, competitive trend.
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It's possible the Trump presidency will implode while congressional Republicans fan the flames of public outrage by their handling of healthcare, the budget and taxes.
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How do you think this film might spread a more nuanced understanding of the situation, or might it only fan the flames of unnecessary intrigue?
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He opted instead to nobly run his campaign on the merits, and not to fan the flames of demagoguery for the sake of political gain.
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Mr. McMahan suggested that the charges were made up by "one or two disgruntled employees that started working underground to fan the flames" of discontent.
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" "Instead of hitting the road to connect with Georgia voters," he wrote, "they manufactured a 'crisis' and asked left-wing allies to fan the flames.
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Whether it's uniting persecuted mutants or appealing to Wakanda's more vengeful elements, they only fan the flames of tribal divisions, which the heroes must rise above.
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"I think we have a pretty good shot at seeing $3 a gallon if the OPEC or Iran (situations) continue to fan the flames," DeHaan said.
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"This is a transparent and blatantly unconstitutional attempt to sow division and fan the flames of anti-immigrant hatred in the days ahead of the midterms."
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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said earlier on Tuesday that the planned U.S.-backed force inside Syria would "fan the flames of war" and raise tensions.
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While unusually hot, dry conditions and strong winds helped fan the flames, almost half of the fires are suspected of being arson, according to Israeli security officials.
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But the general approach Fox News has taken to covering Trump's attacks on his enemies gives you a sense of how they fan the flames of resentment.
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What came out would land him behind bars and ignite a debate over whether he had tried to fan the flames of hatred, in this case literally.
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Cantor, McConnell, and others went out and really tried to fan the flames of Tea Party and populist anger, working it to their advantage in midterm contests.
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They can't cut his trip short, because that would only fan the flames, so instead the Queen heads to Lisbon early to meet him for a reunion photo.
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" The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) called Trump's plan a "blatantly unconstitutional attempt to fan the flames of anti-immigrant hatred in the days ahead of the midterms.
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""All of these people — from the technology companies who fan the flames of hate to the lawmakers who fail to hold him accountable — bear responsibility for this crisis.
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That Mr. Trump says otherwise shows he sees not a group of fearful people fleeing from terror to freedom, but an opportunity to fan the flames of bigotry.
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In legal papers released in unredacted form on Thursday, the Massachusetts attorney general said McKinsey had helped the maker of OxyContin fan the flames of the opioid epidemic.
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After PewDiePie playfully addressed being overtaken by T-Series as the biggest channel on YouTube, his fans rallied and ran to their comments to fan the flames of feud.
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These anecdotes don't highlight this crisis particularly well and only fan the flames of the anti-medicine, anti-doctor rhetoric that gets in the way of caring for people.
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Mr. Trump's administration seems likely to be a deeply divisive one, and he has so far shown more inclination to fan the flames of discord than to ameliorate them.
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But the risks are compounded by a coming election in India in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is using the episode to fan the flames of Hindu nationalism.
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"A Presidential pardon clearly states that President Trump is not interested in healing the nation after a deadly white nationalist march, but instead desires to fan the flames of divisiveness."
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"After winning the presidency but losing the popular vote, President-elect Trump must try to bring Americans together — not continue to fan the flames of division and bigotry," Pelosi said.
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The source said McConnell was deeply concerned that Trump is reopening long-festering racial tensions, something that could fan the flames ahead of demonstrations expected this month in Lexington, Kentucky.
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The divide between supporters of independence and unionism in Scotland is providing the Conservative Party with an electoral boost but some warn it could fan the flames of religious rivalry.
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But with a black man in the White House and immigration on the rise, the Tea Party and Trump were able to fan the flames of racial and cultural resentment.
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Some were quite vague (like Emmy Rossum's tweet, "bahahahahahha"), while others continue to deliberately fan the flames (as Piers Morgan has with his latest column over on the Daily Mail).
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Gerry Simpson, associate director of the refugee rights program at Human Rights Watch, said that involuntary returns of Afghans from Europe could "fan the flames" of security disintegration in Afghanistan.
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Facebook's response to our campaign, which challenged them to improve their platform and create safe conditions for Black people and other marginalized groups, was to fan the flames of anti-Semitism.
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Considering she called her competitors "fossil fuel-funded candidates who are continuing to fan the flames of the burning planet," it seems she has a lot of soul-searching to do.
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They are seizing on every opportunity to fan the flames, with an eye toward winning the White House, taking back the Senate and cutting into the GOP majority in the House.
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Mr. Macron promised to lower unemployment to 7 percent by the next presidential election in 2022, and has acknowledged that a failure to do so could fan the flames of populism.
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And Mr. Trump, who has routinely used racially charged controversies and social movements like Black Lives Matter to his political benefit, has leapt to their defense, ready to fan the flames.
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Ms. Mendes brings a sweet perfume of deviltry to her comely Clarice, who's none too pleased about her long engagement to Alcippe, and happy to fan the flames of his jealousy.
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Russian propagandists, at home and in China, have taken advantage of the current trade war to fan the flames of conflict and offer their nation as a fellow victim of America's aggression.
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" Padilla added, "Questioning the citizenship status of every person in America is unfortunately just a continuation of the president's blatant agenda to fan the flames of anti-immigrant hostility in our nation.
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A confluence of factors contributed to this disaster, from natural variations in ocean temperatures that reduced the amount of rainfall over the continent to unusually strong winds that helped fan the flames.
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The fallout from the battle between these civil liberties groups and Baltimore police could fan the flames of a fight over privacy legislation that's already been happening in Congress, reports Morning Consult.
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The elite media is 95 percent against Trump and doing everything they can to fan the flames of a panic, but the fact is, that I think that this race is a long.
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Act 4: Men Continue To Fan The Flames Also, Perez gets pissy because Mic published a story saying he was slut-shaming Kim, and instead of apologizing, he decides to make a poll.
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John McCain to turn over the dossier of Trump-Russia allegations to the FBI, pushing back against President Donald Trump's assertions that the Arizona Republican helped fan the flames of the Russia investigation.
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"Far right groups are coming to Dover to fan the flames of hatred and xenophobia, often generating a lot of media coverage in the process," Nick Dearden, the director of Global Justice Now said.
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"After winning the presidency but losing the popular vote, President-elect Trump must try to bring Americans together - not continue to fan the flames of division and bigotry," said House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.
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In July she asserted that electing Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton—probably the choice of most pro-environment voters—would "fan the flames of … right-wing extremism," and be as bad as electing Donald Trump.
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This time the news media helped fan the flames, aided by the activist Sonny Carson, whose intransigence and highly charged rhetoric sapped the resources of David N. Dinkins, the city's first African-American mayor.
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"Rather than focusing on fighting the real vulnerabilities facing Americans, the President is using the powers of America's highest office to fan the flames of nativism and xenophobia," Mr. Newsom said in the statement.
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Throughout this campaign, Trump has tried to fan the flames of fear and bigotry against Muslims — using rhetoric so destructive to American interests and so dangerous to the safety of American troops that retired Gen.
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"The violence depicted in these videos is horrific, but it is abhorrent that President Trump would choose to deliberately fan the flames of hatred and religious bigotry," Democratic U.S. Senator Jack Reed said in a statement.
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And clearly Trump wants to fan the flames of that divide, as we saw with his racist tweets Sunday morning, in which he wrote that he wanted AOC and her closest allies in the House -- Rep.
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"Facebook's response to our campaign, which challenged them to improve their platform and create safe conditions for Black people and other marginalized groups, was to fan the flames of anti-Semitism," Robinson said in a statement.
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Your job, the media's job, I think, is to illuminate the facts, not fan the flames ... And the media continues to cover the latest scandal, the latest back and forth, but not the issues so much.
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That danger will soon become even more palpable if Trump follows through with recommending that people go back to work and pack into churches — and, as a result, fan the flames of the still-spreading virus.
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And they have hardly distinguished themselves since leaving office: by milking the system for big money the likes of David Cameron and George Osborne have done as much as Nigel Farage to fan the flames of populism.
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"Now, there are some out there who see this as a moment to fan the flames of resentment and division, who want to exploit people's fears, even though it means tearing our nation even further apart," Clinton said.
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The apparent spontaneity of his public events, together with his eagerness to fan the flames of controversy, often seems to matter more — at least in terms of the volume of coverage he receives — than any lack of veracity.
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The veteran, who won his midterm election last week in Texas' 2nd Congressional District, wrote on Tuesday that he agreed the joke was not acceptable, but felt he didn't have to "fan the flames of outrage" in response.
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Michael Dias, whose father died when one of three suicide bombers at the Stade de France detonated an explosive vest, urged the government to combat stigma and division, warning that doing otherwise could fan the flames of hate.
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The violence showcased the ability of the Islamic State to graft onto faraway militant movements and fan the flames of local conflicts by striking a high-profile target like a cathedral, the premier church in a Catholic diocese.
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She added that "the wave of women" just elected "speak with so much moral clarity in the face of someone who is so willing to lie and bend the truth and fan the flames of hate and fear."
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She said winds that were expected to pick up in the late afternoon and evening hours, clearing out smoke enough to let aircraft assist in the fight, were a "double-edged sword" because they could also fan the flames.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May's government fought on Monday to defend its Brexit deal by outlining the legal basis for parliament to support its plan to leave the European Union, but instead seemed to fan the flames of rebellion.
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But McConnell, who has a long history of working on civil rights issues, is deeply concerned that Trump is reopening long-festering racial tensions, something that could fan the flames ahead of demonstrations expected in Lexington, Kentucky, the source told CNN.
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As proven by public opinion polling, the American people have come to expect the media to be liberal – but they don't expect the media to so boldly lie to the American public and to fan the flames of racial discord.
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To the Editor: Re "Pressure Rises After Failure in Venezuela" (news analysis, front page, May 2): In how many oil-rich regions must the United States pose as the champion of democracy, only to fan the flames of bloody civil war?
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When the media misinterprets a picture of famous screenwriter Jo and her assistant Emma, the two women must explore their undeniable chemistry and work out the power imbalance between them, all while trying not to fan the flames of Hollywood gossip.
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It's a task that Clinton has long expected, but one that was made all the more urgent after Sanders himself appeared to fan the flames on Tuesday with a defiant statement that challenged the Democratic Party to change its ways.
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The Indiana governor who swore off political mudslinging years ago heard Trump call Democratic rival Hillary Clinton "the devil" and watched him fan the flames of a feud with the parents of a Muslim soldier who died saving U.S. troops in Iraq.
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This week, we're diving deep into the tinfoil hat area of the internet — or at least, what used to be the tinfoil hat section before shows like Westworld helped fan the flames that were already making wild speculation seem like valid fan response.
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Ahead of Wednesday's back-to-back hearings, which will also include Mueller's testimony to the House Intelligence Committee after the Judiciary Committee session, Trump tried to fan the flames on Twitter by bashing Mueller and offering Republicans a roadmap for questions to ask.
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LOS ANGELES/DENVER (Reuters) - Crews made determined efforts on Thursday to cut containment lines around a wildfire that has already burned across some 135 square miles in Northern California - warning that triple-digit temperatures forecast for coming days could fan the flames.
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Following British accusations that Russia likely stood behind the poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal in the English town of Salisbury earlier this month, Russian media appeared all too happy to fan the flames of confrontation, despite Russia's denials of involvement.
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In an apparent reference to arch-foe Iran, Salman also said Saudi Arabia was working with its allies to confront any "tendency for external interference in the internal affairs and fan the flames of sectarian sedition, and undermine regional security and stability".
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Both efforts, it said, were in line with previous Russian efforts to fan the flames of tension around social issues in the U.S. The newly revealed fake Facebook pages created 21625 organic posts on Facebook and one piece of content on Instagram.
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Meanwhile, Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel appeared to counter Francken's comments, however, saying Sunday that an asylum request was "absolutely not on the agenda" and asking his colleague "not to fan the flames" with regards to the crisis between Spain and Catalonia.
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As millions of people fall for the siren song of populism-- electing strongmen who fan the flames of fear and division -- and the US retreats from its defense of democracy, Freedom House noted that two other countries are eagerly filling the void.
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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders managed to fan the flames during a press conference Tuesday when she told reporters that she could not guarantee that a tape did not exist, only saying that she has never personally heard the president use the term.
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But Trump continued to fan the flames, and in 22019, there were record high numbers of violent acts: 1,369 reported violent acts, which included 15 acts of assault and battery, 13 burglaries, 14 counts of stalking and over one thousand episodes of illegal trespassing.
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" Butler County Democratic Party Chairman Brian Hester also said Keller is unfit to hold her office, telling the Dayton Daily News that the state lawmaker "loves to fan the flames and play the role of victim here, not the nine people who were killed.
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LEADING THE DAY IMPEACHMENT WATCH: With a vote on war powers coming this week, Pelosi is showing that she is intent on pressing Trump on Iran and impeachment, a two-pronged fight that is certain to fan the flames between Congress and the White House.
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Jones's YouTube account is one of the biggest of several tied to the InfoWars' brand, with nearly 2.3 million subscribers and millions of views across hundreds of videos — a mix of right-leaning opinion pieces and sensationalised, tabloid-style reports that fan the flames of conservative discontent.
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A confluence of factors have helped fan the flames, including a years-long drought that desiccated soils and vegetation, particularly in the southeast, and a positive phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole event this spring, which leads to reduced rainfall and low humidity across the continent.
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But in retrospect, the Great Ghostbusters Apocalypse of spring 2016 was a harbinger of things to come, and a window into the ways the internet can fan the flames and provide a platform for the toxic corners of pop culture fandoms to act on their worst impulses.
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In a sneak peek of this Monday's Ellen, Kardashian stopped by to fan the flames of her hubby's tweet apocalypse, which had him talking about the "dragon energy" he shares with Donald Trump and showing off his signed MAGA hat — losing followers like Rihanna and Drake in the process.
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China could further fan the flames by frustrating Mr Trump's efforts to bring North Korea to heel, or by flexing muscle against Taiwan or in the South China Sea (where it emerged last week that it had, for the first time, landed long-range bombers on a disputed island).
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The oil companies and authorities who fan the flames for their own ends need to be exposed, and nongovernmental organizations such as Mr. Clooney's and reporters such as Ms. Mednick should be commended for — and protected in — their efforts to bring the truth of what's happening to the world.
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The blunt warning — delivered to about 1003 of the president's most ardent supporters in the evangelical community — was the latest example of Mr. Trump's attempts to use the specter of violence at the hands of his political opponents and to fan the flames of cultural divisions in the country.
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Jeffries, an African-American lawmaker, told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that Trump's response to the violence in Charlottesville, Va., last month shows how the president is a "racial arsonist" who caters to extremists and "fan the flames of hatred" by protecting the white nationalists who converged on the college town.
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In a court filing with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, prosecutors accused Stone of trying to "fan the flames," and poison the jury pool ahead of his November trial, and asked the judge to hold a hearing to consider changing his conditions of release.
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Sunday Morning: I took Amtrak from Philly back home to New York after a wedding, and I listened to my "vchill" playlist on Spotify — songs like "Omaha" by Toro y Moi, "Fan the Flames" by Sheer Mag, "Jeannie Becomes a Mom" by Caroline Rose and "Orange Color Queen" by Ty Segall.
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"Over Telegram and other messaging services, they [IS supporters] have been encouraging each other to use the November 4 rally to fan the flames of jihad across the country," Sidney Jones, director of the Jakarta-based Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict, wrote in a recent note published on think tank The Lowy Institute's website.
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There is no shortage of organizations standing ready to fan the flames of their desires, groups that arrange events that entice the hopeful to come and make their pitches, to hone their PowerPoint "decks," to practice catching the investor's interest in the first two sentences, and most of all to fulfill the dream of getting funding.
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"Nobody has done more to fan the flames of gun violence than the N.R.A." While the resolution has no practical effect, Ms. Stefani said in an interview on Wednesday, "I firmly believe that words matter, and I think this is a step in fighting the negative impact of the N.R.A." The N.R.A. saw the action as a publicity stunt.
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President Donald Trump continues to fan the flames of his culture war, this morning tweeting again about NFL players who kneel during the national anthem and calling for an end to "tax breaks" for the football league: Why is the NFL getting massive tax breaks while at the same time disrespecting our Anthem, Flag and Country?
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Republican presidential nominee Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE has sought to fan the flames by repeatedly referencing the emails during his recent rallies.
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The trial and eventual acquittal of the man who shot him, George Zimmerman, helped fan the flames of the Black Lives Matter protests, which erupted into full force in 2014 following the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. By 2015, debates about Confederate flags and monuments were heating up in Southern states including South Carolina, Texas and Louisiana.
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Similarly, the 2008 Obama campaign was the first to harness online advertising to reach the right voters with the right message with near-surgical precision, but 10 years later the same techniques are propelling right-wing authoritarians to power in the US, the Philippines, and Brazil, and being used to fan the flames of xenophobia, racial hatred, and even genocide around the world—perhaps most devastatingly in Myanmar.
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In the briefings this week, Facebook also said that it had found attempts to manipulate its platform after the elections, including around the time of the Unite The Right white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., last summer and in regard to the #AbolishICE hashtag, in line with previous Russian efforts to not just influence the election, but fan the flames of tension around social issues in the U.S. We have more here.
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" The image of a broken window crops up on Mr. Porter's new album, but under strikingly different circumstances: "Break a window and let the sun in," he sings in "Fan the Flames," which he wrote on the road last year, after watching footage of protests in Ferguson, Mo. The song's title turns out to be a head fake, as Mr. Porter urges a flare-up of nonviolence: "Stand up on your seat with your dirty feet/Raise your fist in the air — and be sweet.
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