Category: Media and Culture,

Transgender ban frozen as Mattis moves forward with new review of options

On By peanutgallerynhIn Media and Culture,, Military,Leave a comment

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced Tuesday that he is freezing the implementation of President Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military, saying that he will first establish a panel of experts to provide advice and recommendations on how to carry out Trump’s directive.

Transgender ban frozen as Mattis moves forward with new review of options

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Officer at DUI stop tells nervous driver ‘we only kill black people’

On By peanutgallerynhIn American Injustice System,, Race,Leave a comment

Lt. Greg Abbott of the Cobb County Police Department reportedly asked the driver to grab her cellphone, but she replies that she’s afraid to move her hands because she has “just seen way too many videos of cops…”

Abbott responds, “But, you’re not black. Remember, we only shoot black people. We only kill black people, right? All the videos you’ve seen, have you seen the black people get killed?”

…Suri Chadha Jimenez, a representative of the driver, said she believes the officer’s response was sarcastic because the woman “gave him some lip,” but nonetheless said, “It makes you cringe when you hear it. It’s unacceptable.”

Officer at DUI stop tells nervous driver ‘we only kill black people’ | New York Post

Whoa!

Joel Osteen faces criticism on social media for closing Houston megachurch’s doors amid Harvey 

On By peanutgallerynhIn Gulf Coast Region,, Money, Class, and Poverty,, Religion,Leave a comment

But on Sunday, in response to requests that the church, which can hold more than 16,000, be opened for evacuees, Lakewood Church posted on Facebook that it is “inaccessible due to severe flooding” and subsequently directed displaced residents to nearby Houston shelters.

…The Facebook post courted criticism on social media, where photos appeared to suggest that the massive building, which was once home to the NBA’s Houston Rockets, had not been damaged by the torrential rains afflicting the area.

Joel Osteen faces criticism on social media for closing Houston megachurch’s doors amid Harvey – ABC News

Dear Middle America,

Stop being so fucking stupid. If your Church’s leader preaches a gospel of money, don’t expect him to open the doors to save you unless there is a monetary profit in it for him. (Duh!)

Sincerely,

The Peanut Gallery

Reportedly mad over size of Phoenix rally crowd, Trump dumps longtime event organizer

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Trump was backstage watching the crowd fill the floor of the Phoenix Convention Center, but he was angry when he saw how much empty space there was, one person familiar with his frame of mind told Bloomberg. Trump has always harped about staging and the size of his crowds, famously inflating the number of people who attended his inauguration, and even though more people streamed in the closer it got to Trump’s speech, he decided that Gigicos, the man who organized the event, was never going to manage anther one of his rallies…

Reportedly mad over size of Phoenix rally crowd, Trump dumps longtime event organizer

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Retired Fighter Pilot Amy McGrath Announces Run For Congress In Kentucky With One Of The Best Political Ads Ever Seen

On By peanutgallerynhIn Chick Stuff,, Domestic Affairs,, Military,Leave a comment

“When I was 13 my congressman told me I couldn’t fly in combat… I said they just hadn’t met me yet… I knew I could do it but most of them told me I couldn’t…. I’m Amy McGrath and I love our country. I spent twenty years as a U.S. Marine, flew 89 combat missions, bombing Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, I was the first female marine to fly in an F-18 in combat… Some are telling me a Democrat can’t win this battle. …We’ll see about that.” – Amy McGrath

 

Retired Fighter Pilot Amy McGrath Announces Run For Congress In Kentucky With One Of The Best Political Ads We’ve Ever Seen

Dayum grrrrrrl….

Oohrah!

San Francisco rally canceled, Berkeley event organizer says ‘don’t attend’ 

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San Francisco and Berkeley officials are urging residents and the public to stay away from two controversial rallies scheduled for this weekend.

…A controversial rally in San Francisco scheduled for Saturday has been replaced with a news conference, while in nearby Berkeley the organizer of an anti-Marxism rally has requested that no one attend Sunday.

San Francisco rally canceled, Berkeley event organizer says ‘don’t attend’ – CNN

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The Brilliance of Tina Fey’s Cake Satire, Explained 

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When Tina Fey vented about Charlottesville, neo-Nazis and Donald Trump while cramming her mouth with handfuls of a sheet cake decorated with an American flag on *Weekend Update: Summer Edition* last night, the internet went nuts.

…Yelling at or into the whole country was what Fey was actually doing, of course, at the same time that she was parodying her own status as one of its protected species. Her critics on the left managed to miss both points, and that’s why our advice is to watch the routine first before falling for the instant consensus that she did something awful. There’s a kind of doublethink involved in loving Tina Fey when she zings Sarah Palin but deciding she’s a callous ninny when she zings herself—and, just conceivably, some of us libtards, too.

Watch it again here:

The Brilliance of Tina Fey’s Cake Satire, Explained | Playboy

Yup.

McConnell undercuts Trump’s claim: ‘Most news is not fake’

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Despite President Donald Trump’s frequent claims of “fake news” spreading from news organizations, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell countered the claim on Monday during an appearance at the Louisville Chamber of Commerce.

…Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday undercut one of President Donald Trump’s most-repeated claims, telling a group at the Louisville Chamber of Commerce that “most news is not fake.”

…McConnell also said he reads a variety of sources that Trump has blasted, including the New York Times.

McConnell undercuts Trump’s claim: ‘Most news is not fake’ – POLITICO

Guy’s such a spinless wimp, it’s amazing he even went this far.

Trump breaks his promises to coal industry 

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Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray claims he told Trump that without the White House invoking an obscure emergency order to protect coal-fired power plants, he would have to lay off more than 6,500 miners.

…The Trump administration ultimately rejected invoking the emergency order, deeming it an unnecessary response. 

Trump has long been considered the “savior” of the coal industry, although Paul Waldman writes for The Week that “the truth is that … coal jobs were mostly lost to automation and aren’t coming back.” 

Trump accused of breaking promise to coal industry CEO

You would think a CEO would better at simple logic and reason. If you buy snake oil, you get bit. Simple as that.

“Crying Nazi” Christopher Cantwell gives himself up to police 

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Before achieving notoriety as the weeping Nazi — a dubious distinction he earned after posting an online video in which he cried at the prospect of being arrested for his actions in Charlottesville — Cantwell cut his political teeth as a men’s rights Activist. Those views were evident in his interviews during the Charlottesville rally, particularly when he condemned President Donald Trump for “giving his daughter to a Jew” on the grounds that “I don’t think you can feel about race the way I do and watch that Kushner bastard walk around with that beautiful girl.”

“Crying Nazi” Christopher Cantwell gives himself up to police – Salon.com

“Men’s rights” activists are typically less than men.

Civics, Community, and Allyship: Why We Chose Our Local Public School 

On By peanutgallerynhIn Modern Parenting,, Money, Class, and Poverty,, Race,, Schools,Leave a comment

When parents ask me where my daughter is going to kindergarten, I tell them my local, public, elementary school. Many are surprised, and follow the question up with “Oh! Is that a good school?” 

…Because it IS a good school, with loving parents, teachers, and administrators. Without the glossy brochures, the extra fancy professional development, the “team-building.”

Because there is no lottery, no admissions process, no waitlist. No back door secret enrollment policies. You live in this neighborhood; this school belongs to you.

Because it is a school brimming with potential and excellence, despite many families and people in our neighborhood who ignore it or don’t consider it worth attending and supporting

Because just as the grassy strip of parkway in front of my house is my responsibility to maintain for myself and my neighbors, my local elementary school is also that- my responsibility. My responsibility to patronize, to trust, to support.

Because unless I am intentionally placing my children in diverse settings, both socio-economically and racially, unless I am intentionally acknowledging and addressing the issues of school segregation that have divided this great city, I will raise a racist. I won’t mean to. But intentions are no longer enough. Unless I am forcibly putting her out in to the world, confident in her resilience, humanity, and grit, I will keep her cloistered and separate from the truth of what it really means to be an equal among equals.

Civics, Community, and Allyship: Why We Chose Our Local Public School – IntegratedSchools.org

Amen, like-minded parent.
A-f’ing-men.

* = I fucking hate the word “ally” and the word “allyship.” I think both of them sound patronizing and disconnected as all hell. So fuck that word choice but I’m with this guy on everything else he says.