Christopher Columbus was awful (but this other guy was not) – The Oatmeal
This.
Category: Domestic Affairs,
Charles Koch: I’m fighting against special interests
Charles Koch: I’m fighting against special interests – CBS News
Pssst, yo dude, you are a special interest. Dipshit.
Aerosmith demands Trump stop playing ‘Dream On’
Trump has been using the power ballad at campaign events.
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler demands Trump stop playing ‘Dream On’ | TheHill
heh
Gov. Brown approves automatic voter registration for Californians
Targeting California’s recent record-low voter turnout, Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a measure that would eventually allow Californians to be automatically registered to vote when they go the DMV to obtain or renew a driver’s license.
Gov. Brown approves automatic voter registration for Californians – LA Times
hmmmm
Students Plan Open-Carry Dildos to Protest Gun Law
Students can carry guns on campus, but can face stiff penalties for carrying a dildo.
Students Plan To Open-Carry Dildos Over Controversial Texas Campus Gun Law «
hmmm
AB2470, The California Seed Law
The bill violates the basic right and duty to exchange seeds by prohibiting farmers from exchanging seeds…
Civil Disobedience against AB2470, The California Seed Law – Seed Freedom
hmmmm
Officer Embraces Infant at Car Crash in Touching Photo
A scary 3-car collision produced a powerfully touching moment that’s now gone viral: an image of a police officer holding a baby girl amidst the wreckage.
Officer Embraces Infant at Car Crash in Touching Photo | Babble
1.) Of course he should act like that.
2.) Positive stories about cops need to be told too.
3.) Positive stories about cops in no way change the fact that there a lot of really, really negative stories out there too.
Remembering Detroit’s Grace Lee Boggs
Grace Boggs saw this as as a pivotal moment when she began to question the usefulness of protests.
“Just being angry, just being resentful, just being outraged, does not constitute revolution,” said Boggs.“
In a speech given in 1988, Jimmy Boggs said “We must put down our roots where we are and put our hearts, imagination, minds, and hands to work, so that we can empower ourselves and one another to create an alternative…”
Remembering Detroit’s Grace Lee Boggs | Michigan Radio
Amen to that Grace and Jimmy. Amen.
Ben Carson says guns may have stopped Holocaust
US Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson sparks controversy suggesting the Holocaust may have been avoided if people were armed.
Ben Carson says guns may have stopped Holocaust – BBC News
Seriously, WTF?!
Ben Carson blames Holocaust on gun control
GOP Presidential candidate Ben Carson said the Holocaust may have been avoided if citizens had guns.
Ben Carson blames Holocaust on gun control – NY Daily News
WTF? I’d love to see a psyche work-up on this guy…
Majority of U.S. public school students are in poverty
The explosion in the number of needy children in classrooms has profound implications for the nation.
Majority of U.S. public school students are in poverty
Sigh…
JFK : Salon Says the CIA and New York Times are lying
Fifty years later, a complicit media still covers up for the security state.
JFK assassination: CIA and New York Times are still lying to us – Salon.com
hmmmm
The prisoners who kicked Harvard’s ass
The response to Eastern New York Correctional Facility’s victory says a lot about class and race prejudices
hmmmm
The Congressman Who Restricted Gun Violence Research Has Regrets
Rep. Jay Dickey (R-Ark.) authored the controversial 1996 amendment that remains in place. He wishes Congress would change it.
The Congressman Who Restricted Gun Violence Research Has Regrets
Sigh…
Justice Department set to free 6,000 prisoners, largest one-time release
The action, following sentencing reform, is part of an effort to reduce prison overcrowding.
Justice Department set to free 6,000 prisoners, largest one-time release – The Washington Post
welcome babysteps in the right direction
There is Indeed a “War on Cops,”
Crossing the blue line is an act of war in police departments across the country. The blue wall will come crashing down on all who expose its corruption, even cops.
Sigh…
Cutting the Poverty Rate with Civil Legal Aid
In more than 70 percent of civil cases today, Americans are headed to court without legal representation.
Cutting the Poverty Rate with Civil Legal Aid – Talk Poverty
hmmm
Watch The Westboro Baptist Church Flee In Terror From A Group Of Irate High School Students
A group of high school students from Kansas City, MO were not pleased when members of the Westboro Baptist Church showed up on their campus to protest the recent election of a trans girl as homecoming queen.
Nice! Way to go high schoolers!
Gov. Brown signs controversial assisted-suicide bill – LA Times
Caught between conflicting moral arguments, Gov. Jerry Brown, a former Jesuit seminary student, signed a measure Monday allowing physicians to prescribe lethal doses of drugs to terminally ill patients who want to hasten their deaths.
Gov. Brown signs controversial assisted-suicide bill – LA Times
Good on you, Guv.
Amtrak train derails near Roxbury, Vermont – CBS News
Massive emergency response underway after officials said the train hit a rockslide, overturning some cars
Amtrak train derails near Roxbury, Vermont – CBS News
Sigh….
You Don’t Pass a Pool Fencing Law After a Child Drowns, Says Jeb, Who Did Just That
You Don’t Pass a Pool Fencing Law After a Child Drowns, Says Jeb, Who Did Just That
<facepalm>
It shouldn’t matter though. There is one word that should prevent this man from becoming President and that word is, “Florida.”
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