October 2011
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“If we don’t like the reality of our founders, we find a story that we like.”
– Dr. Terry Bouton (US historian-American Revolution)
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Why Are Religious Conservatives So Afraid of Gay... →
The past year has been a remarkable one for moving the bar forward for gay rights: the end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the addition of New York to the list of states where gays can marry legally, and the Obama administration first declining to enforce the Defense of Marriage Act, and then going on the record opposing iy as unconstitutional.
Subsequently, those on the right who are...
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Oregon Church Back In The News With Another... →
The Hickman’s never even considered taking their child to the hospital and the father gave the reason he never called 911 was because he was too busy praying. The mother didn’t call 911 because their church teaches that women in the church must defer to the husband, and she stated that it was her belief that, “I think it’s God’s will whatever happens.”
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“When Republicans recently charged the President with promoting ‘class warfare,’...”
– Robert Reich in “The Moral Question” (via tartantambourine)
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A Complete List of National Politicians Who Have...
thinksquad:
1) Bernie Sanders.
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Next up at #OccupyWallStreet: Veteran Agitators →
underthemountainbunker:
Going into its 14th day, the Occupy Wall Street protest is not only not fading out, it’s about to get a big injection of support and bodies. The established New York City labor and community groups who normally organize local marches, rallies and sit-ins, have announced they plan to join up next week.
Crain’s reports that the groups include The United Federation of...
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“We’re talking about a democratic awakening. We’re talking about raising...”
– Cornel West, interview. Democracy Now!, 29 September 2011
A good response to people who keep demanding that the OWS protestors draw up some sort of platform of demands. That rarely happens in the early stages of liberation movements. At the moment, it’s about raising the consciousness of everyday...
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Michele Bachman blames Obama for the Arab Spring.... →
Michele Bachmann says the wave of democratic uprisings in the Middle East is because of Barack Obama. Well, all right, if you say so - but Bachmann didn’t mean it as a compliment. No, in Michele Bachmann’s mind, this is a very bad thing:
At a campaign stop Thursday in North Carolina, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann blamed Pres. Barack Obama for the outbreak of the Arab Spring, the wave of...
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Public Employee Rick Perry Says Warren Buffett... →
other-stuff:
How did that man get elected?
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Are White People Racially Oppressed? →
angsturbatecate:
September 2011
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Glenn Beck is launching a children's TV show,... →
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“When viewers in the UK attempt to watch videos of the protest, they are met with...”
– Paul Watson on YouTube’s new partnership with the UK government over protest videos • The British government is hoping the removal of certain protest images from the popular video sharing website will prevent copycat demonstrations from forming in the future. The British government isn’t the only...
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“Look, dear GOP: Mitt Romney will be your nominee and, truly, there is nothing...”
– The Rude Pundit (via therealsamuraifrog)
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“ When I was in bed, I was begging the sheriff,... →
tinfoilandtea:
I… what the shit is this? Why would anyone think this is okay?
“…coming out to oppose the execution of an attractive, well spoken and clearly...”
– On Saving the Next Troy Davises (via azspot)
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UPDATE on Radiohead concert rumour
occupywallstreet:
This morning, we were alerted to the possibility of Radiohead playing an impromptu show at #OCCUPYWALLSTREET at about 4pm this afternoon.
The New York Times’ City Room Blog reports that the band’s spokesperson has said that the band is “definitely not” going to perform at Liberty Plaza, contrary to initial reports. This is contrary to the “confirmed” information we received...
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Obama Won't Say He Called Strike →
President Obama was asked by Michael Smerconish just now whether he ordered the strike on the anti-American cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki, but he declined to get into it.
“I can’t talk about the operational details, Michael,” Obama said. “This is something we had been working with the Yemeni Government on for quite some time. There’s been significant cooperation with the...
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan: "No Child Left... →
quickhits:
States line up to ditch No Child Left Behind (MSNBC)
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You know what would be awesome?
motherjones:
Is if people got as pissed off about new bank debit-card fees (and overdraft fees, and ATM fees, and transaction fees, and credit card fees) as they did about a Netflix price hike.
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Banks now charging per-month fees on your debit... →
inothernews:
ipomoeaandthestarstealers:
14kgoldnyc:
Seriously, the second Chase charges me for this (currently if I make a certain number of debit purchases per month I *avoid* fees) it’s back to cash for everything. There’s a branch right by my pharmacy, I can do it.
Find a credit union:
http://www.ncua.gov/dataservices/findcu.aspx
Service-y link above.
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Rewinding Towards Tahrir: What’s Happened Since...
pantslessprogressive:
evanfleischer:
Sometimes I’m convinced that storytelling is — in part — about making sure no one is left behind. So — if you haven’t been paying attention to Egypt since Tahrir Square — here — in reverse chronological order — are some of the things that have been happening in that country: Note: I will be adding more to this list. For instance, I’d love to track...
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Asked If He’s Racist, Sheriff Joe Says, ‘I’m Not... →
other-stuff:
Well that answer speaks volumes. What a poisonous toad.
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Yemen Defense Ministry: another American in... →
theamericanbear:
Another violation of the fifth amendment and assassination of an American citizen.
Note to everyone who is fine with this: these were accused criminals and should have been treated as such. There aren’t “sides”. There is justice and law.
BUT THE GOVERNMENT AND THEIR CORPORATE MEDIA ECHO CHAMBER SAID THEY WERE EVILDOERS AND THAT’S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME! is not acceptable.
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“We need change. We’ve fought so many times for different civil rights issues:...”
– Staff Sgt Rebecca Grant, who was discharged from service in the Army National Guard after a fellow servicemember revealed that she was transgender. DADT may have been repealed, but there remain regulations in the US military that prevent transgender people from openly serving. (via...
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Declaration of the Occupation of New York City →
gonzodave:
occupytheplanet:
As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.
As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its...
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The due-process-free assassination of U.S.... →
jonathan-cunningham:
It was first reported in January of last year that the Obama administration had compiled a hit list of American citizens whom the President had ordered assassinated without any due process, and one of those Americans was Anwar al-Awlaki. No effort was made to indict him for any crimes (despite a report last October that the Obama administration was “considering”...
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Russell Simmons: I will bring hundreds of... →
occupytheplanet:
Hip hop magnate Russell Simmons said Thursday on MSNBC that he planned on joining the ongoing “Occupy Wall Street” in lower Manhattan.
Simmons, who has an estimated net-worth of $340 million, noted that all his employees paid more taxes than he did.
“Last time I got involved in a protest I brought a hundred thousand people there, for the Rockefeller Drug Laws,” he said. “And...
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Boehner’s District Suffers From E. Coli Outbreak... →
As Think Progress reported yesterday, despite yet another outbreak of food-borne illness - this time stemming from listeria infected cantaloupes - congressional Republicans are still trying to cut back on the nation’s food safety regulations. The tainted melons have caused 16 deaths so far, making this the deadliest outbreak in more than a decade, and it comes just a month after...
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