May 2012
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“A federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act...”
– The Huffington Post, “DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Appeals Court” (via inothernews)
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“They came in armoured vehicles and there were some tanks. They shot five...”
– From an account of the Syrian government’s massacre in Houla, Homs province by an 11-year-old survivor, as told to The Guardian.
Jesus fucking Christ.
(via inothernews)
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House GOP Would Kick 280,000 Children Off School... →
cognitivedissonance:
This is why we can’t have nice things.
“Though no one would ever think of using the term honor violence (we reserve that...”
– A woman in America runs a greater risk of being killed by her husband or boyfriend than a woman in Pakistan.
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Feminists. (via popmuslim)
A woman in America runs a greater risk of being killed by her husband or boyfriend than a woman in Pakistan.
A woman in...
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Democrat to Offer a "Lifeline" for Single-Payer... →
sarahlee310:
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) will soon introduce legislation that would allow states to use federal funds they’re receiving through Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care programs to build a universal single-payer system. Advocates are describing the bill as a “lifeline” for advocates:
It would create a mechanism for states to request federal funds after establishing their own...
“Afghanistan has often enough been called “the graveyard of empires.” Americans...”
– Tomgram: Engelhardt, The Road to Amnesia | TomDispatch (via nickturse)
I wish I can say that eight years of Bush and soon eight years of Obama has desensitized the American people to war and all its horrors. This is, however, not the case.
For the American people to be desensitized to their wars...
The Louisiana prison system ...
politicalprof:
“• One in 86 Louisiana adults is in the prison system, which is nearly double the national average. • More than 50 percent of Louisiana’s inmates are in local prisons, which is more than any other state. The next highest state is Kentucky at 33 percent. The national average is 5 percent. • Louisiana leads the nation in the percentage of its prisoners serving life without parole....
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Who Is The Smallest Government Spender Since... →
stfuconservatives:
Hint: believe it.
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“These are some examples of the obscene subsidies that the oil, gas and coal...”
– - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) on efforts to end oil subsidies. (via campaignmoney)
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“People who work at Fox News might like to think that they are despised by real...”
– A vicious take down of Fox News by Ben Adler on The Nation.
Letters To My Country: Could Eminent Domain Abuse... →
letterstomycountry:
The New York Times reports that TransCanada is working with state governments to use Eminent Domain to “condemn” privately-owned land that is in the way of the pipeline:
When the TransCanada men first came, Julia Trigg Crawford said, they were polite. They offered money. Seven thousand…
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stfuconservatives:
Taking from the poor to feed US defence
hermannview:
verbalresistance:
Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Thursday voted to cut a government subsidy programme known as “food stamps” that allows many low income Americans to eat. They also approved cuts to federal worker benefits and help for the elderly. Why? To avoid cuts to defence spending scheduled to...
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“It is official. The Ba`th party won in the Syrian parliamentary election. This...”
– Flash: results of Syrian elections are in via As’ad AbuKhalil (via sharquaouia)
The laugh I just let out wasn’t normal.
(via mohandasgandhi)
“I guess I never caught that bug where you’re only supposed to care about your...”
– Cenk Uygur commenting on the 49 bodies that were recently found decapitated in Mexico and on the continued War on Drugs, which has claimed over 62,000 lives since just 2006 (via mohandasgandhi)
It’s so amazing to finally hear someone say this. People being brutally, violently killed in Mexico is...
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“Here’s an idea for a new rule: If a too-big-to-fail bank can’t disclose what its...”
– What Jamie Dimon Doesn’t Know is Plain Scary
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“Bipartisanship ought to consist of Democrats coming to the GOP point of view.”
– Indiana Senate nominee Richard Mourdock. (via think-progress)
A guy who clearly knows the definitions of words.
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“Congresswoman Bachmann’s husband is of Swiss descent, so she has been eligible...”
– Michele Bachmann spokesperson Becky Rogness • Explaining the news today that her boss, the congresswoman and former GOP presidential candidate, received dual-citizenship from Switzerland on March 19th. As it turns out, her husband, Marcus Bachmann, has been eligible due to his parent’s nationality,...
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So North Carolina, what other part of Leviticus...
cognitivedissonance:
“No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.”
You know, marriage between first cousins IS already legal, versus same-sex marriage, which was already banned by statute.
C’mon, North Carolina. You can do it!
“The private sector grew faster in the first three years of the Obama...”
– The New York Times explains that private sector growth is not the source of sluggish job gains in the U.S. The problem is in the public sector: government jobs have been cut at local, state, and federal levels.
So the next time you hear the phrase “big government,” know two things: (1) It’s a lie,...
Watchstfuconservatives:
Republicans, Get In My Vagina! from Kate Beckinsale
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“When apologists for war crimes, like Mark Thiessen or Mike Mukasey, insist that...”
– Andrew Sullivan. (via letterstomycountry)
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gondoleia:
i’m sorry but if 15 was old enough for me to experience racism it’s old enough for you to be held accountable for your racism
if 12 was old enough for me to experience racism it’s old enough for you to be held accountable for your racism
if 8 was old enough for me to experience racism it’s old enough for you to be held accountable for your racism
Sorry, nope.
You want to hold...
“Troy Newman, the president of Wichita-based Operation Rescue, said a...”
– [via]
This is TERRIFYING news. TERRIFYING.
Also, so we don’t forget, Ron Paul loves him some Operation Rescue.
(via keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus)
And how can you pro-lifers justify this?
(via theoppressedlittlefetus)
Horrifying.
(via stfuconservatives)
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The unfortunate facts about veteran poverty →
think-progress:
Nearly one in seven homeless adults are veterans.
More than 4 in 10 homeless veterans are unsheltered.
1.5 million veterans are at risk of homelessness
Almost half of homeless veterans were African American in 2008.
30.2 percent of veterans ages 18 to 24 were unemployed in 2011.
More than 33,000 veterans were housed since 2009 by the Department of Housing and Urban...
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