What goes through my my mind when I read the news with my morning coffee. …Or for the Simon's Rockers in the group, this is my response journal.
The former Republican congressman who pushed legislation nearly 20 years ago that effectively banned the federal government from funding research on gun violence is calling on Congress to reverse that law.
Former GOP congressman flips on support for gun violence research – CNNPolitics.com
A little late there hoss.
Civil rights group alleges that state law has unlawfully disenfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters.
NAACP Sues Alabama Over Voter ID Law | Al Jazeera America
Go, go gadget NAACP.
“We’re PG police and we shoot people,” the officer told the man, according to witnesses.
Source: Officer convicted of assault for pointing gun at civilian’s face – The Washington Post
If the police face no legal consequences for breaking the law, then no community will ever respect or trust them (and nor should they!)
Whatever happened to Texas hating big government?
Texas Governor Orders Private Charities To Refuse Help To Homeless Syrian Refugees (VIDEO) «
what the fuck?
Trump won’t rule out ‘special IDs’ for Muslims. This response went viral.
This Muslim Marine Has the Perfect Response to Donald Trump | GOOD
nice!
Robert Hinton, who was brutally beaten by guards while he was incarcerated, was killed on Friday, just months after receiving a $450,000 settlement from the city.
Former Rikers Inmate Who Received Settlement Is Fatally Shot in Brooklyn – The New York Times
Sigh….
Nineteen years ago, my wife Heather Whinna stopped by the post office on the way home. She found bins there full of letters addressed to Santa Claus, left out by the post office for people to read and answer. Curious, she read a few of the letters and couldn’t believe what she saw.
Why I Haven’t Had a Conventional Christmas in 20 Years
so cool!
No refugee has ever tried to commit a terrorist attack on American soil.
White U.S. Senator Says Terrorists ‘Look More Like Me’ | ThinkProgress
Amen, fellow white person, amen to that.
If Donald Trump is the Twisted Heart of the GOP, Rahm Emanuel is the Unrepentant Racist Soul of the Democrats
Hypocrisy: Democrats Criticize Trump but Not a Peep Against Emanuel | gadflyonthewallblog
sigh…
AMARILLO, TX—Expressing frustration with the lack of convenient locations in his area, deranged gunman and anti-abortion fanatic Jared Broussard reported Monday that he could not believe how far he would have to drive to find the nearest Planned Parenthood clinic.
heh
Author Bryn Greenwood tweeted that her facility did not even provide abortions.
A Former Planned Parenthood Employee Tweeted This List of “Acts of Terrorism” She Survived
Sigh… Pro-life my ass.
Unable to clearly explain why the 86 minutes disappeared, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy blamed the missing files on technical difficulties.
Cops Didn’t Know Camera Caught Them Deleting Video of the Murder of Laquan McDonald | Alternet
Everything about this is fucked. All of the officers involved in the murder and cover-up belong behind bars.
Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy has been fired by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, sources said Tuesday.
Analysis: After firing McCarthy, Emanuel faces bigger problem
Emanuel is such a douchebag hack.
‘The public has a right to know that the Dothan Police Department, and District Attorney Doug Valeska, targeted young black men by planting drugs and weapons on them [for] over a decade.”
EXPLOSIVE: Whistleblower Cops Reveal Decades Of Planting Guns & Drugs On Innocent Blacks |
sigh…
Educators on the ground discuss what will work and what won’t.
School to Prison Pipeline: Government Releases New Guidelines to Fix It. What Do Teachers Think?
hmmmm
Forget the Common Core, Finland’s youngsters are in charge of determining what happens in the classroom.
hmmm
The 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq fueled the creation of the Islamic State (ISIS) today and must serve as a warning against similar rash military intervention in Syria, a former U.S. intelligence chief said in an interview with German media on Sunday.
hmmmm. And can we stop calling them Isis?
“Nobody has been able to sit down with him and have him get one iota of intelligent information about the Middle East.”
Ben Carson Presidency Terrifies Carson Advisers — NYMag
Well, it should terrify any sane person.
Last week we took a closer look at the most vigorous defender of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary: Secretary of State Bill Gardner.
this guy rocks.
The Supreme Court rejected a bid by a New Hampshire anti-abortion group to force the federal government to reveal information about a $1 million grant it made to Planned Parenthood.
Supreme Court won’t reveal info about $1 million Planned Parenthood grant – CSMonitor.com
heh, cool.
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