Study finds Disney Princess culture magnifies stereotypes in young girls
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Health Care Costs Grow Dramatically Slower Than Expected After Obamacare
A new report by the Urban Institute analyzing government projections in U.S. health care spending shows that it is growing at even slower rates than what was originally projected with the passage of Affordable Care Act. The study predicts that the U.S. will spend $2.6 trillion less on health care between 2014-2019 than what was initially anticipated when Obamacare was passed in 2010.
“Health care costs have had several years of really historic low spending during the period, so overall, public programs, private spending is all less than we thought it would be,” said Gary Claxton, vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation. “Each year we see spending going up 3 percent, 2 percent, whatever, and not 5 percent, and because that stuff compounds, when it continues to go up more slowly … it starts to really add up.”
Health Care Costs Grow Dramatically Slower Than Expected After Obamacare
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Commercial tells the story of love and fatherhood
He needed a little encouragement from the man that loves him most.
Insurance commercial tells the powerful story of love and fatherhood | SF Globe
Aww….
Happy belated Dad’s day.
Birth Control via App Finds Footing Under Political Radar
Apps and websites that use telemedicine and other methods to offer prescriptions have sprung up with little of the furor expected in issues involving reproductive health.
Birth Control via App Finds Footing Under Political Radar
Awesome.
Trae Crowder ‘The Liberal Redneck’ May Offend, But So What | Kinkster MAG
Kinkster MAG interviews the self-proclaimed ‘Liberal Redneck’ and Progressive Southerner comedian Trae Crowder.
“I did not realize that there are a large number of people out there who think that literally every white person with a southern accent is a regressive hateful troglodyte.” — Trae Crowder
Trae Crowder ‘The Liberal Redneck’ May Offend, But So What | Kinkster MAG
Sheeeet, I could have told you that, son!
Trae Crowder Interview: “The Only Thing That Makes ‘Liberal Redneck’ a Character Is That It’s Me Cranked Up to Eleven” – Smashing Interviews Magazine
…ultra, ultra liberals from Portland or Seattle, just like super liberal people that don’t believe me either. They don’t believe me because they say, “This guy just has to be faking it. There’s no such thing as a redneck who is smart or progressive.” They genuinely believe that everybody that has real Southern accents and are really rednecks are racists, regressive, super conservative pieces of crap. They genuinely believe that.
What’s funny about that, to me, is they don’t realize that’s just another kind of prejudice and discrimination, but they don’t look at it that way. That’s still being close minded, but they don’t view it that way. That part has been funny to me, that the people who accused me of faking “Liberal Redneck,” have basically come from from those two camps that cannot be more different from each other.
…I don’t hold anything against anyone being a Christian in general. I’m not one, and that’s fine. The regressive attitudes that many of them have is what I don’t like. The religion itself is good. I like that Gandhi quote, something like, “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians because they are so unlike your Christ.” That’s how I feel. If they acted totally like Jesus, I’d be totally on board with it, but that has not been my experience.
Nationial. Treasure.
Implosion levels tower of Las Vegas’ Riviera casino – CBS News
The Riviera Hotel and Casino – the Las Vegas Strip’s first high-rise that was as famous for its mobster ties as its Hollywood personification of Sin City’s mobster past – officially exited the scene early Tuesday with a cinematic implosion, complete with fireworks.
The 24-story Monaco Tower was demolished around 2:30 a.m. when a series of explosions sounded, followed by the building crumbling from the sides and then into the middle, kicking up a mountain of dust.
…The Riviera Casino opened in 1955 and almost folded immediately until some mob guys put Liberace on its stage for $50k a week.
Implosion levels tower of Las Vegas’ Riviera casino – CBS News
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How should Hillary Clinton dress? However she goddamn pleases.
Witchy, too girly, mumsy or a bit like Jimmy Krankie – you’d never hear the same level of criticism for leftwing male politicians
How should Hillary Clinton dress? However she goddamn pleases | Fashion | The Guardian
Yup.
Teacher Sent Home After Conducting Social Experiment
“One of our male teachers encouraged us to break dress code since the boys never get in trouble for it, why should we? Several girls went to school in tank top style dress and thick strapped tank tops. Boys wore hats and cutoffs. In the morning, girls were immediately pulled into the office. They were told their outfits were inappropriate and distracting, but the boys had no consequences. They were not told to cover up or that their outfits were distracting. Our teacher helped us prove how sexist our dress code really is. The teacher was sent home for being unprofessional and encouraging us to protest. We lost a very valuable teacher that day because our school cares more about the dress code than the quality of teaching we are receiving.”
Constant policing of girls’ bodies creates a hostile learning environment. It forces girls to internalize the sexist societal message that women should be judged based on appearance above all else. Dress codes that sexualize young girls force them to view their own bodies through a heteronormative patriarchal lens that objectifies girls and women and blames them for the actions of others.
…The dress code at Indian Creek High School is less about health, safety, and limiting classroom disruptions and more about controlling girls. Although, the dress code states that clothing to the “point of immodesty may not be worn” and shorts and skirts must “extend past the students fingertips when the arms are extended,” school-mandated uniforms for Girls’ Volleyball, Cheer, and other sports do not even come close to meeting dress code regulations.
Teacher Sent Home After Conducting Social Experiment
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Thinking About Hillary — A Plea for Reason
Overt sexism is significantly more likely to be tolerated in our society than overt racism. It is a low-risk form of bigotry and discrimination that rarely damages professional or political careers. Because of this, far fewer people worry about crossing that line.
…the one thing that seems to most negatively and consistently affect public perception of Hillary is any attempt by her to seek power. Once she actually has that power her polls go up again. But whenever she asks for it her numbers drop like a manhole cover.
…a media frenzy has been aimed at Hillary Clinton for accepting speaking fees of $225,000 while Donald Trump has been paid $1.5 MILLION on numerous occasions with hardly a word said about it.
…Hillary is nobody’s idea of perfect. Fine. But in my view if a man with her qualifications were running in the Democratic primary, Bernie would have been done before he even started. And if a man with her qualifications had been running for the Republicans, they’d be anointing him the next Reagan while trying to sneak his face onto Mount Rushmore.
Thinking About Hillary — A Plea for Reason — Medium
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The Stanford Rape Case Judge’s Controversial History
How the Stanford case presided over by Judge Aaron Persky represents a maddeningly incremental kind of progress
The Stanford Rape Case Judge’s Controversial History | Rolling Stone
The Dalai Lama: Why I’m hopeful about the world’s future
There are many reasons for us to be hopeful. Recognition of universal human rights, including the right to self-determination, has expanded beyond anything imagined a century ago. There is growing international consensus in support of gender equality and respect for women. Particularly among the younger generation, there is a widespread rejection of war as a means of solving problems. Across the world, many are doing valuable work to prevent terrorism, recognizing the depths of misunderstanding and the divisive idea of “us” and “them” that is so dangerous.
The Dalai Lama: Why I’m hopeful about the world’s future – The Washington Post
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‘I don’t know if people understand what is happening in Baltimore’
In a desperately poor part of West Baltimore, a community and its kids are being consumed by violence.
‘I don’t know if people understand what is happening in Baltimore’ – The Washington Post
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Pope Francis says ‘majority’ of Catholic marriages invalid
Pope Francis has said the “great majority” of Catholic marriages being celebrated today are invalid because couples do not fully realize it is a lifetime commitment, drawing sharp criticism from Church conservatives.
Pope Francis says ‘majority’ of Catholic marriages invalid – World – CBC News
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The “parenting happiness gap” is real, new research confirms
It’s not just one policy, like paid parental leave, that makes the difference. It’s the magic of a package of policies spanning over a lifetime, that allow people to care for children, support them financially, and even enjoy them every once in awhile on a holiday.
The “parenting happiness gap” is real, new research confirms — Quartz
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Americans view motive behind Orlando massacre by party affiliation
Party affiliation determines how Americans view the Orlando massacre — with 79 percent of Republicans viewing it as an act of Islamic terrorism, while 60 percent of Democrats perceive it as an act of domestic gun violence
Americans view motive behind Orlando massacre by party affiliation | New York Post
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Bill would require drug test to claim high-dollar tax deduction
A bill by Rep. Gwen Moore would require those claiming high-dollar itemized tax deductions to pass a drug test.
Bill would require drug test to claim high-dollar tax deduction | TheHill
Heh, awesome!
Mattel’s new Game Developer Barbie finally gets Barbie right | News | Geek.com
The new Game Developer Barbie seems like she’s doing her job right. No more pink laptop, no more pink headset. Instead, she has a realistic outfit, computer, headset, desk set-up (including He-Man and She-Ra action figures), and some real coding skills according to Slate’s Casey Fiesler.
Mattel’s new Game Developer Barbie finally gets Barbie right | News | Geek.com
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F train straphangers stand up to man harassing two Muslim women
A group of F train riders stopped a man from harassing two women in hijabs the morning after the Orlando shooting.
“After some back and forth, one man said, “This is New York City. The most diverse place in the world. And in New York, we protect our own and we don’t give a fuck what anyone looks like or who they love, or any of those things. It’s time for you to leave these women alone, Sir.”
F train straphangers stand up to man harassing two Muslim women – NY Daily News
cool.
This Looks Like the DNC’s Hacked Trump Oppo File
A 200+ page document that appears to be a Democratic anti-Trump playbook compiled by the Democratic National Committee has leaked online following this week’s report that the DNC was breached by Russian hackers. In it, Trump is pilloried as a “bad businessman” and “misogynist in chief.”
This Looks Like the DNC’s Hacked Trump Oppo File
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Making history: Prince William appears on the cover of Attitude | Attitude Magazine
“No one should be bullied for their sexuality or any other reason.”
Making history: Prince William appears on the cover of Attitude | Attitude Magazine
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VIDEO: Liberal Redneck on the Orlando massacre
Daily News Hillbilly-in-Chief Trae Crowder following the massacre in Orlando. In an impassioned and powerful appeal to stop the “archaic lunacy” of religious and gun fanaticism, Crowder breaks it down to its most granular level on whether you’re on the side of love or hate.
Liberal Redneck: Nothing funny about the Orlando massacre
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Clinton reflects on the emotion of her historic moment — and rips into Trump
The first woman to lead a major-party presidential ticket practiced her speech to keep her composure as some supporters wept.
Clinton reflects on the emotion of her historic moment — and rips into Trump – The Washington Post
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Richmond is ripping off its residents
A leftover from the commonwealth’s Jim Crow days costs residents big money.
Richmond is ripping off its residents – The Washington Post
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Judge: Indiana abortion law may infringe on women’s rights
A federal judge weighing whether to block a new Indiana law banning abortions sought because of a fetus’ genetic abnormalities sounded skeptical of the measure during a Tuesday hearing, saying it may infringe on some women’s right to an abortion.
Judge: Indiana abortion law may infringe on women’s rights – Chicago Tribune
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