Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Tea Party group tries to draft Sarah Palin to run ...
The Immoral Minority: Tea Party group tries to draft Sarah Palin to run ...: Courtesy of US News : "Do the words 'Senator Sarah Palin' excite you?" (Should I answer that?) That's the o...
Monday, April 29, 2013
The Immoral Minority: NBA player becomes first athlete on a major sports...
The Immoral Minority: NBA player becomes first athlete on a major sports...: Courtesy of Sports Illustrated : I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay. I didn't set out to be the fir...
The Immoral Minority: Poll numbers plunge for Senators who voted against...
The Immoral Minority: Poll numbers plunge for Senators who voted against...: Courtesy of Public Policy Polling : New PPP polls in Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, and Ohio find serious backlash against the 5 Senators who ...
The Immoral Minority: Poll numbers plunge for Senators who voted against...
The Immoral Minority: Poll numbers plunge for Senators who voted against...: Courtesy of Public Policy Polling : New PPP polls in Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, and Ohio find serious backlash against the 5 Senators who ...
The Immoral Minority: Former Sarah Palin adviser hired by U.S. Conferenc...
The Immoral Minority: Former Sarah Palin adviser hired by U.S. Conferenc...: Courtesy of Patheos : The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomes Kim Daniels on board as spokesperson for the president of the ...
The Immoral Minority: Fox's version of a special needs classroom, The Fi...
The Immoral Minority: Fox's version of a special needs classroom, The Fi...: In case you missed it here is the Daily Show bit that has the time-out corner all in a huff. Let me just say that I have NEVER watched ...
Arizona County Spends Millions To Settle Corruption Allegations Against Infamous Sheriff, Disbarred Gubernatorial Candidate
Arizona County Spends Millions To Settle Corruption Allegations Against Infamous Sheriff, Disbarred Gubernatorial Candidate: pThe county that hosts the self-professed “toughest sheriff in America” settled yet another lawsuit for $1.4 million last week. In sum, Arizona’s Maricopa County has now paid at least $4.2 million to settle nine lawsuits alleging corrupt investigations by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas. “Those totals do not include millions of [...]/p
Cancer Clinics: Congress Should Have Restored Our Sequester Cuts Before Addressing Airport Delays
Cancer Clinics: Congress Should Have Restored Our Sequester Cuts Before Addressing Airport Delays: pThis past week, Congress approved a measure to restore funding to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after sequester cuts to the national transportation agency disrupted airline travel across the country — but they haven’t taken similar steps to provide relief for other programs that are struggling as a result of sequestration. Now, employees at cancer [...]/p
Arizona Republican Keeps Pushing To Limit DC Women’s Abortion Access
Arizona Republican Keeps Pushing To Limit DC Women’s Abortion Access: pRepublican Rep. Trent Franks (AZ) has reintroduced a measure to criminalize abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy, based on the junk science that fetuses can feel pain after that point. The Arizona lawmaker has been particularly focused on legislating DC women’s reproductive rights, despite the fact that he does not [...]/p
Swarthmore College Allegedly Underreported Sexual Assaults, Dissuaded Victims From Coming Forward
Swarthmore College Allegedly Underreported Sexual Assaults, Dissuaded Victims From Coming Forward: pA group of Swarthmore students are filing a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against their Philadelphia-area college, alleging the elite private institution has been mishandling the sexual crimes that occur on campus. The students say that Swarthmore has violated federal law by failing to accurately report sexual assault cases, as well as by [...]/p
Government Threatens To Strip Funding For Nevada Mental Hospital That Dumped The Homeless Onto Buses
Government Threatens To Strip Funding For Nevada Mental Hospital That Dumped The Homeless Onto Buses: pFederal officials have a clear message for Nevada’s Rawson-Neal mental health facility: Stop mistreating patients, or see your federal Medicare dollars disappear. In a curt letter distributed by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees major entitlement spending warned the hospital — which has been accused of unceremoniously dumping [...]/p
How The Right-Wing Media Is Twisting The Facts To Accuse Other Abortion Doctors Of Gosnell’s Crimes
How The Right-Wing Media Is Twisting The Facts To Accuse Other Abortion Doctors Of Gosnell’s Crimes: pThe high-profile murder case of Kermit Gosnell — a Philadelphia-area abortion doctor accused of performing gruesome, illegal late-term abortion procedures for vulnerable women — has ignited a firestorm of conservative coverage, particularly when right-wing outlets recently claimed the media’s pro-choice bias has deterred major outlets from devoting enough attention to Gosnell’s alleged crimes. Abortion opponents [...]/p
In 2012 Election, African American Voters Surpassed White Turnout For The First Time Ever
In 2012 Election, African American Voters Surpassed White Turnout For The First Time Ever: pThough Republican election officials in battleground states sought to dampen voter turn out of traditionally Democratic voters through by instituting identification requirements and limiting early voting hours, a new analysis of census data by the Associated Press shows that African Americans “voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most [...]/p
After Casting Key Fifth Vote For Bush, Justice O’Connor Now Regrets Bush v. Gore
After Casting Key Fifth Vote For Bush, Justice O’Connor Now Regrets Bush v. Gore: pJustice Sandra Day O’Connor, the conservative retired justice who provided the fifth vote to install George W. Bush as president, is now having second thoughts about that decision: Looking back, O’Connor said, she isn’t sure the high court should have taken [Bush v. Gore]. “It took the case and decided it at a time when [...]/p
Cover Of NAACP’s Official Magazine Features Justice Scalia With Confederate Bandanna
Cover Of NAACP’s Official Magazine Features Justice Scalia With Confederate Bandanna: pIn a commentary upon Justice Antonin Scalia’s statement that the Voting Rights Act is a “perpetuation of racial entitlement,” The NAACP’s official magazine’s cover depicts the conservative justice wrapped in Confederate swag: Scalia’ comment, and the NAACP’s commentary upon it, highlights one of the many pitfalls facing the Republican Party as it attempts to rebrand [...]/p
Court Upholds Law Keeping Hate Church Protestors 300 Feet Away From Funerals
Court Upholds Law Keeping Hate Church Protestors 300 Feet Away From Funerals: pTwo years ago, the Supreme Court struck down a jury verdict against members of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, after the jury awarded millions in damages to the family of a deceased solider whose funeral Westboro protested. The Court emphasized, however, that its opinion was “narrow,” and was rooted in the fact that the church [...]/p
Supreme Court Rejects Remedy For Man Who Waited 7 Years Behind Bars Before Trial
Supreme Court Rejects Remedy For Man Who Waited 7 Years Behind Bars Before Trial: pJonathan Boyer spent seven years in a Louisiana jail before he even saw a trial in the case against him. A Louisiana court found that the bulk of this delay was caused by the state’s failure to pay for the lawyer to which Boyer was constitutionally entitled, but it nonetheless concluded that the delay was [...]/p
Econ 101: April 29, 2013
Econ 101: April 29, 2013: pWelcome to ThinkProgress Economy’s morning link roundup. This is what we’re reading. Have you seen any interesting news? Let us know in the comments section. You can also follow ThinkProgress Economy on Twitter. Small banks and credit unions, normally foes, are teaming up to support legislation that would rein in “too big to fail” banks. [...]/p
How Austerity Is Literally Killing People
How Austerity Is Literally Killing People: pAusterity in the United States and Europe isn’t just placing an unnecessary drag on economic growth that has harmed the global economic recovery from the Great Recession. The rapid deficit reduction efforts are also making people less healthy, causing higher rates of suicide, depression, and infectious disease, according to research from Oxford University economist David [...]/p
Two Critics Of Government Spending Are Forcing The Army To Build Tanks It Doesn’t Want
Two Critics Of Government Spending Are Forcing The Army To Build Tanks It Doesn’t Want: pCongress is forcing the Army to spend nearly half a billion dollars building tanks that Army officials insist they don’t want, with money they say could be better spent elsewhere, according to a new report from the AP. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) are the two members of congress at the [...]/p
Long Hours Are Pushing Mothers Out Of Male-Dominated Jobs
Long Hours Are Pushing Mothers Out Of Male-Dominated Jobs: pWhile progress was steadily made to integrate women into traditionally male jobs for many decades, in recent years the rate has slowed considerably. There are many factors that lead men and women to end up in different occupations, but a new study has found that one big reason, particularly when it comes to women with [...]/p
ALEC-Orchestrated Bill To Preempt Paid Sick Leave Passes Florida Senate
ALEC-Orchestrated Bill To Preempt Paid Sick Leave Passes Florida Senate: pThe push for paid sick days in various cities and states has won some crucial victories, the latest of which was in New York City. But “preemption bills,” laws orchestrated by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that override any efforts to implement paid sick days, are also gaining speed, with the latest passed by [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: A 5000 year time lapse chronicling the expansion o...
The Immoral Minority: A 5000 year time lapse chronicling the expansion o...: I have watched this thing quite a few times now and I am struck how the discovery of the new world put Christianity into hyper drive. It...
The Immoral Minority: Sarah Palin's favorite football player, Tim Tebow,...
The Immoral Minority: Sarah Palin's favorite football player, Tim Tebow,...: Courtesy of USA Today : Tim Tebow couldn't get any playing time last season when the New York Jets had three quarterbacks on the ros...
Sunday, April 28, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss are interviewe...
The Immoral Minority: Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss are interviewe...: Two heroes of mine, doing incredibly important work while courageously enduring a never ending onslaught of threats from those claiming to ...
The Immoral Minority: Religion, bringing people together for over 200 ye...
The Immoral Minority: Religion, bringing people together for over 200 ye...: Courtesy of Varik and Church records of the 17th Century : In 1842 a twenty-two year old Catholic woman of nobility (J.W.C. van Gorkum...
The Immoral Minority: Want to piss off a Teabagger? Sure you do!
The Immoral Minority: Want to piss off a Teabagger? Sure you do!: Then read them this list compiled by the good folks over at Forward Progressives : Nowhere in our Constitution does it say we’re a Ch...
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Is 70 Percent Renewable Power Possible? Portugal Just Did It For 3 Months
Is 70 Percent Renewable Power Possible? Portugal Just Did It For 3 Months: pPortugal’s electricity network operator announced that renewable energy supplied 70 percent of total consumption in the first quarter of this year. This increase was largely due to favorable weather conditions resulting in increased wind and water flow, as well as lower demand. Portuguese citizens are using less energy and using sources that never run out [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: Rick Perry gets very angry at editorial cartoon wh...
The Immoral Minority: Rick Perry gets very angry at editorial cartoon wh...: So the editorial cartoon is above, you can decide for yourself if it is in good taste or not, but it does clearly point out that Governor ...
Why Debunking The Austerity Paper Won’t Kill Austerity — And What Actually Could
Why Debunking The Austerity Paper Won’t Kill Austerity — And What Actually Could: pYesterday on TP Ideas Zack Beauchamp covered the release of new research showing that a key paper used to justify austerity in a time of economic crisis is so empirically flawed as to be rendered useless as a guide to policy. That paper, by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, purported to show that countries that [...]/p
Victims Of Foreclosure Fraud Can’t Cash Reimbursement Checks
Victims Of Foreclosure Fraud Can’t Cash Reimbursement Checks: pCould federal regulators and their cast of private contractors possibly do a worse job of getting relief to families who were wronged during the foreclosure crisis? First, private contractors botched their initial review of banks’ foreclosure files. Then, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency cut a bad deal with mortgage servicers that pays [...]/p
As Bangladesh Death Toll Exceeds 300, Major U.S. Retailers Refuse To Implement Safety Standards
As Bangladesh Death Toll Exceeds 300, Major U.S. Retailers Refuse To Implement Safety Standards: pThe Bangladeshi garment factory whose collapse has cost 300 lives and counting never gained approval from the local development authority. In the days leading up to the collapse, with the building exhibiting deep cracks, police ordered owners to evacuate the building and workers fled to the streets. But the building’s owner told reporters the cracks were [...]/p
South Carolina House Passes Insidious New Form Of Obamacare Nullification
South Carolina House Passes Insidious New Form Of Obamacare Nullification: pNearly two centuries ago, South Carolina Sen. John C. Calhoun nearly sparked a civil war when he led an unconstitutional effort to nullify a federal law his state government disagreed with. One hundred and eighty years later, South Carolina lawmakers want to do it again. Last night, the South Carolina House passed an attempt to [...]/p
Friday, April 26, 2013
Louisiana House Passes Gun Bill That Sponsor Admits Is Unconstitutional
Louisiana House Passes Gun Bill That Sponsor Admits Is Unconstitutional: pUndeterred by even a gun bill sponsor’s admission that it is unconstitutional, the Louisiana House passed legislation Tuesday to criminalize any enforcement of gun laws restricting possession of semi-automatic weapons. By a vote of 67-25, legislators signaled their approval for punishment by up to two years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine for officers’ attempts [...]/p
Private Prison Firm Agrees To $600K Payout In Abuse Suit
Private Prison Firm Agrees To $600K Payout In Abuse Suit: pAfter years of litigation, private prison operator Corrections Corporation of America has agreed to a $600,000 settlement to compensate inmates at a Colorado facility for alleged prison staff-inflicted injuries that landed 13 inmates in the hospital. The injuries resulted from a six-hour 2004 riot that prison officials had failed to prepare for, even though they [...]/p
House Bill Would Effectively Abolish Voter ID In Federal Elections
House Bill Would Effectively Abolish Voter ID In Federal Elections: pVoter ID laws, which require voters to show photo ID in order to vote, are one of the most common forms of voter suppression laws favored by Republican state lawmakers. Although the laws’ supporters claim that they are necessary to combat in-person voter fraud, a voter is more likely to be struck by lightning than [...]/p
Thursday, April 25, 2013
‘Bush Will Go Down In History As Possibly A Person Who Has Doomed The Planet’–Or Has Obama’s Inaction Saved W?
‘Bush Will Go Down In History As Possibly A Person Who Has Doomed The Planet’–Or Has Obama’s Inaction Saved W?: pSo, Very Serious People are re-evaluating George W. Bush on the occasion of the opening of his Presidential Library. For instance, did you know that “George W. Bush is smarter than you.” Well, that only proves you aren’t as smart as you think! Still, Bush merits re-examination on the climate issue, at least if we are grading on [...]/p
Minor Marijuana Possession Does Not Warrant Automatic Deportation, Supreme Court Rules
Minor Marijuana Possession Does Not Warrant Automatic Deportation, Supreme Court Rules: pThe U.S. Supreme Court held Tuesday that an immigrant should not have been automatically deported for a minor marijuana conviction. In a 7-2 decision, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said a state charge of possession with intent to distribute for possession of an amount equivalent to two or three marijuana joints was not an “aggravated felony.” Under [...]/p
Iowa Bill Would Reduce Pro-Marriage Equality Justices’ Pay By 85 Percent
Iowa Bill Would Reduce Pro-Marriage Equality Justices’ Pay By 85 Percent: pIn 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously held that the Iowa Constitution does not permit marriage discrimination against gay couples. Four of the seven justices who reached that decision remain on the court today, and a pair of Iowa lawmakers have a plan to punish them four years after they extended the blessings of liberty [...]/p
People On FBI’s Terrorism Watch List Legally Bought Guns And Explosives 1,300 Times
People On FBI’s Terrorism Watch List Legally Bought Guns And Explosives 1,300 Times: pA suspect on the FBI’s Terrorist Watch List may be considered too dangerous to fly on an airplane, but he or she can buy guns freely. There are only 11 times when the federal government can prevent a sale, and a suspicion of terrorism is not one of them. Meanwhile, laws governing many explosives are [...]/p
Federal Appeals Court To Georgia: Go Ahead And Execute An Intellectually Disabled Man
Federal Appeals Court To Georgia: Go Ahead And Execute An Intellectually Disabled Man: pThe Constitution forbids executing intellectually disabled people. As the Supreme Court explained in Atkins v. Virginia, using an unfortunate and antiquated term, “death is not a suitable punishment for a mentally retarded criminal.” Moreover, Georgia death row inmate Warren Lee Hill is intellectually. disabled. At least, that’s what all seven mental health professionals who evaluated [...]/p
South Dakota Pays For Lawmakers’ ALEC Membership
South Dakota Pays For Lawmakers’ ALEC Membership: pSouth Dakota will now subsidize a hundred lawmakers’ memberships to the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative corporate front group, after a vote Tuesday by the Republican-controlled Legislature Executive Board. Lawmakers will also continue to receive perks like unlimited travel to out-of-state ALEC meetings. Aberdeen News reports that these two-year memberships will cost $100 apiece, [...]/p
Econ 101: April 25, 2013
Econ 101: April 25, 2013: pWelcome to ThinkProgress Economy’s morning link roundup. This is what we’re reading. Have you seen any interesting news? Let us know in the comments section. You can also follow ThinkProgress Economy on Twitter. The company that will bring Hostess and the Twinkie out of bankruptcy won’t be using union labor in its factories. [Wall Street [...]/p
Econ 101: April 25, 2013
Econ 101: April 25, 2013: pWelcome to ThinkProgress Economy’s morning link roundup. This is what we’re reading. Have you seen any interesting news? Let us know in the comments section. You can also follow ThinkProgress Economy on Twitter. The company that will bring Hostess and the Twinkie out of bankruptcy won’t be using union labor in its factories. [Wall Street [...]/p
Lawmakers Take On ‘Too Big To Fail’ Banks In Bipartisan Bill
Lawmakers Take On ‘Too Big To Fail’ Banks In Bipartisan Bill: pOhio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) and Louisiana Sen. David Vitter (R) Wednesday introduced legislation aimed at reining in “too big to fail” megabanks by imposing strict capital requirements and preventing them from structuring themselves to elude existing regulations. The largest Wall Street banks are even bigger today than they were before the crisis, Brown noted [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: This, we need more politicians like this!
The Immoral Minority: This, we need more politicians like this!: Once again something that should not have to be celebrated, and yet we find it to be a breath of fresh air in an otherwise religiously poi...
The Immoral Minority: Once a GOP star, Kelly Ayotte sees poll numbers pl...
The Immoral Minority: Once a GOP star, Kelly Ayotte sees poll numbers pl...: Courtesy of HuffPo : A new poll has New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R) down a total of 15 points from her previous approval rating...
The Immoral Minority: Once a GOP star, Kelly Ayotte sees poll numbers pl...
The Immoral Minority: Once a GOP star, Kelly Ayotte sees poll numbers pl...: Courtesy of HuffPo : A new poll has New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R) down a total of 15 points from her previous approval rating...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
After Boston, Rubio Entertains The Idea Of Not Granting Visas To Muslim Students
After Boston, Rubio Entertains The Idea Of Not Granting Visas To Muslim Students: pSen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Wednesday suggested that, given the attack on Boston carried out by two immigrants, he would consider barring young foreign Muslims from getting student visas to come the United States. Prompted by host Neil Cavuto to address how the attack by the Tsarnaev brothers — neither of whom came to the [...]/p
Just Four Lawmakers Show Up To Congressional Hearing On Long-Term Unemployment
Just Four Lawmakers Show Up To Congressional Hearing On Long-Term Unemployment: pWith the nation’s unemployment rate at 7.6 percent, members of Congress are fond of saying that they are focused on nothing but jobs. And yet, when Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) scheduled a Joint Economic Committee hearing on one of the biggest jobs-related crises facing the United States, just four of the committee’s 20 members [...]/p
In Huge Win On Mountaintop Removal With Big Implications, Court Upholds EPA Authority To Protect Clean Water
In Huge Win On Mountaintop Removal With Big Implications, Court Upholds EPA Authority To Protect Clean Water: pAn important court decision yesterday on mountaintop removal mining for coal has significant ramifications for future decisions. Yesterday’s ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect clean water from coal mine and other destructive waste. As one attorney working on the case put it: [The] [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: Rand Paul pulls a 180 on drone strikes directed at...
The Immoral Minority: Rand Paul pulls a 180 on drone strikes directed at...: "Shh, don't wake it, it's sleeping." Courtesy of The Hill : Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he would have s...
The Immoral Minority: DENIED!!!!
The Immoral Minority: DENIED!!!!: Courtesy of News Times : A federal judge on Wednesday denied Sarah Palin's request for more than $22,000 in attorney fees in a cas...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The Immoral Minority: The Daily Show sets their sights on the ridiculous...
The Immoral Minority: The Daily Show sets their sights on the ridiculous...: Click image to play video Hey do YOU remember when CNN was the most respected name in cable news? Yeah me either! Having to be sho...
The Immoral Minority: Sarah Palin angry that American soldiers cannot de...
The Immoral Minority: Sarah Palin angry that American soldiers cannot de...: "Does this kick?" Apparently Palin is pissy because the Army is asking that soldiers file off a New Testament message etched ...
The Immoral Minority: It's not looking good for Mark Sanford.
The Immoral Minority: It's not looking good for Mark Sanford.: Courtesy of PPP : PPP's newest poll on the special election in South Carolina finds Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch expanding her l...
The Immoral Minority: Fundamentalist Christian couple who lost first chi...
The Immoral Minority: Fundamentalist Christian couple who lost first chi...: Courtesy of the AP : A couple serving probation for the 2009 death of their toddler after they turned to prayer instead of a doctor co...
The Immoral Minority: Just a very appropriate, and illustrative comic to...
The Immoral Minority: Just a very appropriate, and illustrative comic to...: As has been pointed out the 24 blackout has come to an end as it is now past 6:00 AM GMT. I have to say it was not easy to resist the ur...
The Immoral Minority: Well it's a start.
The Immoral Minority: Well it's a start.: Now if only this message can spread to the REST of the "loving" gay bashing Christians in the world perhaps we can finally see...
The Immoral Minority: Amazing new gun control ad.
The Immoral Minority: Amazing new gun control ad.: Courtesy of Time : In the ad, an upset-looking man — presumably a former employee — storms into an office with a rifle and draws a bead...
The Immoral Minority: Senator sent personal letter to a shooting victim'...
The Immoral Minority: Senator sent personal letter to a shooting victim'...: Courtesy of Think Progress : Shortly before the a crucial Senate vote to expand background checks in gun transactions, Sen. Jeff Flake (...
Monday, April 22, 2013
How The NRA Has Made It Harder To Connect Criminals To Their Weapons
How The NRA Has Made It Harder To Connect Criminals To Their Weapons: pThe struggle to figure out how Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev obtained their weapons began almost immediately after the manhunt ended, but very little has yet been discovered, thanks in part to policies pushed by the NRA that obfuscate how a criminal gets his or her weapons. While law enforcement has argued [...]/p
Study Finds Free-Market Ideologues Doubt Climate Science, Yet Buy Conspiracy Theories
Study Finds Free-Market Ideologues Doubt Climate Science, Yet Buy Conspiracy Theories: pWhy do a determined minority — often in positions of power — refuse to accept that climate change is happening despite the overwhelming scientific evidence? A new study may provide a clue. Researchers at the University of Western Australia found that people who expressed faith in free-market ideology were also likely to reject scientific consensus [...]/p
Infrastructure And Resilience: Forging A National Strategy For Reconstruction And Growth
Infrastructure And Resilience: Forging A National Strategy For Reconstruction And Growth: p“America has begun the hard work of rebuilding our infrastructure.… We need to repair our existing infrastructure, and invest in the infrastructure of tomorrow including high-speed rail, high-tech schools, and power grids that are resilient to future extreme conditions.” – President Barack Obama, in his proposed fiscal year 2014 budget With these words, President Obama last [...]/p
Kerry Says ‘The Science Is Screaming At All Of Us And Demands Action’. Will He Forsake The Climate For 35 Jobs?
Kerry Says ‘The Science Is Screaming At All Of Us And Demands Action’. Will He Forsake The Climate For 35 Jobs?: pSecretary of State John Kerry delivered a strong Earth Day message on climate change, calling it a “clear and present danger.” He also repeated the line from his powerful March remarks on climate change that “the science is screaming” at us to act. But that raises the question — are Kerry and his boss really listening? [...]/p
EPA Slams State’s Draft Impact Statement For Keystone XL
EPA Slams State’s Draft Impact Statement For Keystone XL: pOn the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, EPA rated the adequacy of the State Department’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) as having “Insufficient Information.” In case you missed it, today is the last day to submit public comments to the State Department regarding the proposed pipeline that would transport 830,000 barrels of tar sands oil through [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: This frustrating lack of content brought to you by...
The Immoral Minority: This frustrating lack of content brought to you by...: Courtesy of Anonyops : Greetings United States gov, We are the Internet. Again, you are trying to pass this ridiculous CISPA law in...
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Oregon House Approves Plan To Effectively Abolish The Electoral College
Oregon House Approves Plan To Effectively Abolish The Electoral College: pThree times in American history, the loser of the national popular vote became President of the United States — most recently when George W. Bush entered the White House with an assist from his fellow conservatives on the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, even in elections where the American people ultimately see their choice become president, candidates [...]/p
Top Conservatives Admit Boston Bombing Suspect Cannot Be Tried In Military Tribunal
Top Conservatives Admit Boston Bombing Suspect Cannot Be Tried In Military Tribunal: pOn Friday, while the manhunt for suspected Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev continued, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) published a series of tweets suggesting that he wanted to revive the George W. Bush-era debates about whether terrorism suspects can be denied many constitutional rights and tried by a military tribunal. In a statement Graham released yesterday with [...]/p
Congressman Invokes Conspiracy Theory In Hearing, Citing Drudge Report As ‘Reputable News Source’
Congressman Invokes Conspiracy Theory In Hearing, Citing Drudge Report As ‘Reputable News Source’: pIn a House hearing Thursday morning, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano was sidetracked from her testimony on the DHS budget when Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) asked her to respond to an online conspiracy theory about the DHS supposedly stockpiling ammo for an attack on Americans. Duncan argued this was more credible than mere “Internet [...]/p
Koch Brothers Plan To Buy Up Eight Major Newspapers
Koch Brothers Plan To Buy Up Eight Major Newspapers: pThe millionaire oil moguls Charles and David Koch are pushing ahead with their plans to purchase several news outlets across the United States, according to a detailed report in the New York Times on Sunday. At a recent seminar in Aspen, one attendee reported that the brothers — infamous for bankrolling conservative candidates and causes [...]/p
Saturday, April 20, 2013
The Immoral Minority: John Oliver from the Daily Show goes to Australia ...
The Immoral Minority: John Oliver from the Daily Show goes to Australia ...: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes , Indecision Political Humor , The Daily Show on Facebook This is one o...
Accused Rapists Scribbled Messages All Over 15-Year-Old Audrie Pott’s Unconscious Body
Accused Rapists Scribbled Messages All Over 15-Year-Old Audrie Pott’s Unconscious Body: pIn an emotional press conference on Monday, Lisa Pott, whose stepdaughter Audrie killed herself last fall after allegedly being raped, read a series of Audrie’s Facebook messages sent shortly before her suicide: “My life is ruined. I can’t do anything to fix it. I just want this to go away. My life is over. The [...]/p
Ohio Republicans Want To Ban Sex Ed Classes From Talking About ‘Gateway Sexual Activity’
Ohio Republicans Want To Ban Sex Ed Classes From Talking About ‘Gateway Sexual Activity’: pDuring a debate over Ohio’s budget on Tuesday afternoon, Republicans in the House tacked on an amendment that would prohibit health classes in public schools from including any instruction on “gateway sexual activity,” which encompasses all sexual contact. The budget bill relies on the same definition of “sexual contact” that also appears in the state’s [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: For nineteen years woman works as PE teacher at Ca...
The Immoral Minority: For nineteen years woman works as PE teacher at Ca...: Courtesy of Opposing Views : The firing of a physical education teacher from her job at a Catholic high school in Columbus, Ohio, cou...
Friday, April 19, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Well members of the Right Wing are certainly livin...
The Immoral Minority: Well members of the Right Wing are certainly livin...: This from a Republican State Representative from Arkansas: I wonder how many Boston liberals spent the night cowering in their homes wis...
The Immoral Minority: In the category of "News that flew under the radar...
The Immoral Minority: In the category of "News that flew under the radar...: "No money from the RNC? No support from the voters? Gee I wish there were a long hike I could go on to take my mind off of my trouble...
April 19 News: When Will The Carbon Bubble Pop, Costing Fossil Fuel Investors $6 Trillion?
April 19 News: When Will The Carbon Bubble Pop, Costing Fossil Fuel Investors $6 Trillion?: pOur thoughts and prayers remain with the public safety officers and citizens of Boston. A new study said fossil fuel investors could face a $6 trillion “bubble” as nations begin to regulate carbon pollution. [Bloomberg] Investors in carbon-intensive business could see $6 trillion wasted as policies limiting global warming stop them from exploiting their coal, [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: Republican infighting comes to a head during close...
The Immoral Minority: Republican infighting comes to a head during close...: Why is everybody looking at me? Courtesy of The New York Times : The Republican conflict came to the fore last week during a closed-do...
The Immoral Minority: Meet those who will help the NRA do their victory ...
The Immoral Minority: Meet those who will help the NRA do their victory ...: Courtesy of Buzzfeed : At least two potential 2016 Republican candidates will help the NRA celebrate their victory over President Obam...
The Immoral Minority: Time Magazine chooses its 100 Most Influential Peo...
The Immoral Minority: Time Magazine chooses its 100 Most Influential Peo...: Time Magazine has picked their 100 Mot Influential People in the World for this year. Sarah Palin did not make the list becasue she is ...
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Obama’s Grand Bargain Could Destroy His Political Coalition
Obama’s Grand Bargain Could Destroy His Political Coalition: pThere are two keys to achieving real political dominance for the Obama coalition. First, the Obama coalition must be mobilized beyond Presidential elections. That means between elections in the struggle to achieve legislative victories and in Congressional elections, where turnout patterns must align more closely with Presidential elections. Second, the Obama coalition must be widened [...]/p
Are We All Ideologically Confused?
Are We All Ideologically Confused?: pTowards the end of a backpacking trip in the Smokies last week, I encountered a large SUV plastered with bumper stickers extolling the virtues of private property rights and decrying eminent domain – sitting in a public parking lot next to a public waterway in a national park. My first somewhat cynical thought was of [...]/p
Former Massachusetts Senator Suggests He Might Run In New Hampshire
Former Massachusetts Senator Suggests He Might Run In New Hampshire: pScott Brown, the Republican who served for two years as a Massachusetts senator, told Fox News Sunday he hasn’t ruled out retooling his senate ambitions to focus on the seat from the neighboring state of New Hampshire. Brown originally won the Massachusetts seat held by Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) in a 2010 special election after [...]/p
Why Today’s GOP Will Never Win Over Minority Voters
Why Today’s GOP Will Never Win Over Minority Voters: pNothing is more important to the future of American politics than the minority vote. Here’s a primer on what to expect from these voters for the rest of the decade. One thing that’s certain about the future of the minority vote is its continued growth, which has averaged about half a percentage point a year [...]/p
Why Do Politicians Always Get Second Chances?
Why Do Politicians Always Get Second Chances?: pNormal people who screw up at work or in their personal lives – be it an ethical transgression, general selfishness, or other direct failure – expect to be fired, cut off socially, or face other serious consequences that alter their lives. But politicians (and other rich and famous people more broadly) always seem to get [...]/p
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Poverty Drove Women Into Kermit Gosnell’s Clinic
Poverty Drove Women Into Kermit Gosnell’s Clinic: pThe trial for Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia abortion doctor charged with murder and who apparently ran a hellish and illegal clinic, has many people wondering why any women would choose to go there for abortion care. The answer for many was likely simple: finances. Abortions are expensive, and they get even more expensive the later [...]/p
Democratic Rep. Introduces Legislation To Tax Risky Financial Transactions
Democratic Rep. Introduces Legislation To Tax Risky Financial Transactions: pMinnesota Rep. Keith Ellison (D), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, will today introduce legislation that would institute a tax on financial transactions, an effort to raise needed revenue while also limiting risky high-speed trading that has increased volatility in financial markets. Ellison’s legislation, The Inclusive Prosperity Act, would levy a 0.5 percent tax [...]/p
IMF Warns U.S. Austerity Will Slow Growth
IMF Warns U.S. Austerity Will Slow Growth: pThere was a period when the U.S. looked like it might avoid the mistakes of some of its European counterparts, who rushed to austerity and have found themselves saddled with stagnant growth. But the U.S. has gotten into the austerity game, most recently with the implementation of sequestration’s across-the-board spending cuts. And just like its [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: Sarah's 5-Day Pregnancy Solved!
The Immoral Minority: Sarah's 5-Day Pregnancy Solved!: How? How could anybody have been fooled by such a careless attempt to fake a pregnancy? She was able to fake this pregnancy with the strate...
The Immoral Minority: Yesterday somebody mentioned that at times like th...
The Immoral Minority: Yesterday somebody mentioned that at times like th...: Well I feel better, how about all of you? And do you know what? I think Mr. Rogers advice is for adults too. After all it is not only ...
The Immoral Minority: Nonpartisan group finds that, without a doubt, the...
The Immoral Minority: Nonpartisan group finds that, without a doubt, the...: "Yeah, so we broke the law and used torture, What are ya gonna do about it?" Courtesy of Raw Story : A nonpartisan group le...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
New ‘Sober Bar’ Aims To Provide A Safe Space For People Recovering From Substance Abuse
New ‘Sober Bar’ Aims To Provide A Safe Space For People Recovering From Substance Abuse: p22-year-old Chris Reed of Algonquin wants to give young former addicts a place to indulge in some R&R — recovery and recreation, that is. The former heroin addict and president of the recovery nonprofit New Directions Addiction Recovery Services has — with the help of some fellow recovery patients — led the charge in creating [...]/p
Federal Judge Prevents Mississippi From Shutting Down Its Last Abortion Clinic
Federal Judge Prevents Mississippi From Shutting Down Its Last Abortion Clinic: pThe Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the last remaining abortion clinic in the entire state of Mississippi, has been fighting to stay open for more than a year — ever since Republican lawmakers enacted burdensome regulations solely intended to force the clinic to close its doors. Fortunately, thanks to a decision handed down from a federal [...]/p
Man Accidentally Shoots Self During Concealed Carry Class
Man Accidentally Shoots Self During Concealed Carry Class: pA Lincoln, Nebraska man is recovering from his wounds at a local hospital after shooting himself in the leg during a class on carrying a concealed firearm. According to a local news station’s report, the gun went off when the man was placing it in a holster on his hip. The bullet lodged in his [...]/p
How A Right-Wing CEO’s Big Mouth Could Kill His Attack On Birth Control
How A Right-Wing CEO’s Big Mouth Could Kill His Attack On Birth Control: pEden Foods is one of several for-profit corporations challenging Obama Administration rules requiring most employer-provided health plans to cover birth control, on the questionable legal theory that Eden is immune to these rules because its owner has religious objections to birth control. According to Eden’s legal complaint, Eden’s owner “Michael Potter holds religious beliefs that [...]/p
How A Right-Wing CEO’s Big Mouth Could Kill His Attack On Birth Control
How A Right-Wing CEO’s Big Mouth Could Kill His Attack On Birth Control: pEden Foods is one of several for-profit corporations challenging Obama Administration rules requiring most employer-provided health plans to cover birth control, on the questionable legal theory that Eden is immune to these rules because its owner has religious objections to birth control. According to Eden’s legal complaint, Eden’s owner “Michael Potter holds religious beliefs that [...]/p
Tulsa Jail Stops Accepting New Inmates Due To Immigration Detainees And Poor Who Can’t Afford Fines
Tulsa Jail Stops Accepting New Inmates Due To Immigration Detainees And Poor Who Can’t Afford Fines: pOklahoma’s overcrowded Tulsa County jail has stopped accepting municipal inmates, thanks to a spike in the number of people detained for not paying fines or court fees. Jail spaces are also filled by immigration detainees, placed in local facilities around the country for a fee. The Tulsa World reports: “At this point in time we [...]/p
Corporations Received $180 Billion In Tax Breaks Last Year — The Same Amount They Paid In Taxes
Corporations Received $180 Billion In Tax Breaks Last Year — The Same Amount They Paid In Taxes: pAs the corporate tax reform debate continues to simmer in Washington, a new report from the Government Accountability Office shows that America’s corporations received $181 billion in tax breaks in 2012, an amount equal to what they actually paid in taxes. That’s the largest total of corporate tax breaks since 1986, and the bulk of [...]/p
Monday, April 15, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Sarah Palin can't score an invite to Margaret That...
The Immoral Minority: Sarah Palin can't score an invite to Margaret That...: Courtesy of the Political Ticker : Rep. Michele Bachmann will travel to London as part of the U.S. congressional delegation at Wednesd...
Democratic Senator: Investigate Banks For Violating Mortgage Settlement
Democratic Senator: Investigate Banks For Violating Mortgage Settlement: pAmid reports that Wall Street’s largest banks are violating the terms of the mortgage fraud settlement they reached with the federal government and state attorneys general last year, California Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) is calling on regulators to investigate whether banks are complying with the settlement’s terms and a new California law meant to protect [...]/p
GOP Congressman Says Poor People Don’t Pay Enough Taxes
GOP Congressman Says Poor People Don’t Pay Enough Taxes: pWhen the history books are written about the 2012 presidential election, the leaked video of Mitt Romney disparaging half of the country as a bunch of lazy, greedy, government moochers may very well have its own chapter, and yet Republicans are quick to forget just how damaging the remark was. The latest is Congressman Rob [...]/p
Canada Speeds Up Desertification With Tar Sands, Exits U.N. Convention Aimed At Addressing Problem
Canada Speeds Up Desertification With Tar Sands, Exits U.N. Convention Aimed At Addressing Problem: pThe biggest threat that climate change poses to humanity is Dust-Bowlification. So naturally the first and only country to withdraw from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is Canada, home of the Dust-Bowl-accelerating tar sands. In 2011, the journal Nature asked me to write a Comment piece after they read one of my posts on prolonged [...]/p
Dear Madame Secretary: Please Look Into A Federal Coal Leasing Moratorium. Sincerely, Your Livable Climate
Dear Madame Secretary: Please Look Into A Federal Coal Leasing Moratorium. Sincerely, Your Livable Climate: pNew Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s first day was today. One of the first things that will cross her desk is a letter asking her to halt coal mining leases on public lands in the Powder River Basin. Coal is the largest single source for U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Domestic coal use has leveled off and [...]/p
Poll: Veterans Support Gun Background Checks & Ban On High-Capacity Clips
Poll: Veterans Support Gun Background Checks & Ban On High-Capacity Clips: pWith accounts of accidental shooting deaths and injuries appearing almost daily, the question of irresponsible gun ownership is moving to the forefront of public discussion as the U.S. Congress continues to debate steps to reduce gun violence. A fascinating new poll by the Global Strategy Group for Vote Vets and the Center for American Progress Action Fund [...]/p
Report: The Pentagon Must Cut Spending
Report: The Pentagon Must Cut Spending: pPresident Obama’s Pentagon budget proposal exceed’s last year’s request by $1 billion and CAP defense budget experts Lawrence Korb, Alex Rothman and Max Hoffman think the White House can do better. “This is a missed opportunity to realign our national security priorities,” they write in a new brief, adding, “Unnecessary defense spending does not make [...]/p
Sunday, April 14, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Introducing armed guards into school will not make...
The Immoral Minority: Introducing armed guards into school will not make...: Courtesy of Think Progress : The article, by Erik Eckholm, surveyed the rise of “school resource officers” (policemen or non-police ar...
Why Nancy Pelosi Is Calling On Her Colleagues To Force A Fair Pay Vote
Why Nancy Pelosi Is Calling On Her Colleagues To Force A Fair Pay Vote: pFor years, Republicans have delayed a vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would strengthen penalties against employers who discriminate against women in pay and give women greater opportunity to find out whether they have been discriminated against. But on Thursday, House Democrats announced they were creating a “petition to discharge,” which, if it [...]/p
Why Obama’s Budget Eliminates The Carried Interest Tax Loophole
Why Obama’s Budget Eliminates The Carried Interest Tax Loophole: pThe budget President Obama released this week is aimed at fostering a long-term fiscal compromise with congressional Republicans, but it still includes some of the president’s priorities, including new revenues to help bring more balance to the overall deficit reduction efforts he and Congress have already made. The budget seeks $580 billion in revenues generated [...]/p
Study: Fighting Inflation Rather Than Unemployment Massively Increases Human Misery
Study: Fighting Inflation Rather Than Unemployment Massively Increases Human Misery: pThe Washington Post flagged a new study today from a Dartmouth professor and co-authors, which found that high unemployment causes much more misery for the average person than high inflation. That’s significant, in a really discouraging way, because American policy over the last few decades — and especially since the Great Recession — has focused [...]/p
Michigan Democrats Introduce Bill To Increase Minimum Wage To $10 An Hour
Michigan Democrats Introduce Bill To Increase Minimum Wage To $10 An Hour: pMichigan workers were dealt a staggering blow last year when Gov. Rick Snyder (R) signed a so-called “right to work” law to gut unions. Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation on Friday that may help combat the negative effects of that law by raising the minimum wage from $7.40 to $10 an hour. Minimum wage in the [...]/p
Americans In All 50 States Speak Up In Support Of Obamacare’s Birth Control Provision
Americans In All 50 States Speak Up In Support Of Obamacare’s Birth Control Provision: pThe comment period for Obamacare’s birth control provision came to a close on Monday. According to a recent Sunlight Foundation analysis, that regulation — which seeks to help eliminate the gender-based disparity in health costs by requiring insurance companies to cover contraceptive services without a co-pay — was Obamacare’s most controversial provision, as more comments [...]/p
Alabama Governor Approves Restrictions That Could Force The State’s Last Abortion Clinics To Close
Alabama Governor Approves Restrictions That Could Force The State’s Last Abortion Clinics To Close: pAlabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) approved new abortion clinic restrictions on Tuesday that threaten to, in the words of Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards, “essentially ban abortion statewide.” Bentley claims the new law will simply ensure that Alabama’s abortion clinics are held to appropriate safety standards. But in reality, the complicated new restrictions will put an [...]/p
Three Important Ways That Equal Pay Is Connected To Reproductive Health
Three Important Ways That Equal Pay Is Connected To Reproductive Health: pToday is Equal Pay Day — the day that reflects the number of days women must work into the current year to earn the same salary that their male counterparts earned the previous year. Women earn 77 cents for each dollar earned by men. African American and Hispanic women earn 69 cents and 52.9 cents [...]/p
The President’s New Budget Is A Small Step Forward In Restoring Women’s Abortion Rights
The President’s New Budget Is A Small Step Forward In Restoring Women’s Abortion Rights: pMany people who follow women’s issues have heard of the Hyde Amendment — a policy that restricts insurance coverage of abortion for Medicaid enrollees except when the pregnancy endangers the life of the woman or results from rape or incest. But what many do not know is that the Hyde Amendment is not “settled law,” [...]/p
North Dakota Requests $400,000 Budget Increase To Defend Its New Abortion Ban In Court
North Dakota Requests $400,000 Budget Increase To Defend Its New Abortion Ban In Court: pLast month, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) approved the most stringent abortion restrictions in the nation, including a “fetal heartbeat” ban that outlaws abortion services after just six weeks of pregnancy. Women’s health advocates warned that the unconstitutional heartbeat measure would end up in court, but Dalrymple didn’t care. In fact, the governor admitted [...]/p
BREAKING: Virginia Board Of Health Passes Regulations Meant To Shut Down Abortion Clinics
BREAKING: Virginia Board Of Health Passes Regulations Meant To Shut Down Abortion Clinics: pThe Virginia Board of Health voted 11-2 on Friday “to require abortion clinics to meet strict, hospital-style building codes” that many women’s health advocates say will put abortion providers out of business and prevent women from accessing essential medical services. Pending final approval by conservative state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) and Gov. Bob McDonnell [...]/p
How Mentally Ill Americans Are Falling Through The Cracks In The Social Safety Net
How Mentally Ill Americans Are Falling Through The Cracks In The Social Safety Net: pThe Sacramento Bee published a powerful story on Sunday about James Flavy Coy Brown, a mentally ill Southern man with a history of schizophrenia and depression who was unceremoniously dumped by the Nevada facility that was supposed to be giving him care. Although Brown’s tale is a harrowing one, it is by no means unique, [...]/p
Is 70 Percent Renewable Power Possible? Portugal Just Did It For 3 Months
Is 70 Percent Renewable Power Possible? Portugal Just Did It For 3 Months: pPortugal’s electricity network operator announced that renewable energy supplied 70 percent of total consumption in the first quarter of this year. This increase was largely due to favorable weather conditions resulting in increased wind and water flow, as well as lower demand. Portuguese citizens are using less energy and using sources that never run out [...]/p
Saturday, April 13, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Julianne Moore about to play another crazy woman, ...
The Immoral Minority: Julianne Moore about to play another crazy woman, ...: Courtesy of the Daily Mail : Oscar-nominated actress Julianne Moore had kind words for polarizing politician Sarah Palin, whom she portr...
The Immoral Minority: Mother of Sandy Hook victim delivers President's W...
The Immoral Minority: Mother of Sandy Hook victim delivers President's W...: Courtesy of White House.gov : This week’s address is delivered by Francine Wheeler, whose six year old son, Ben, was murdered alongside ...
The Immoral Minority: Is Right Wing media helping to steer the Republica...
The Immoral Minority: Is Right Wing media helping to steer the Republica...: Rush Limbaugh, helping to destroy the Republican party since 1984. Courtesy of Reuters : Conservative talk show hosts and Fox News bla...
The Immoral Minority: My favorite Catholic priest Father Guido Sarducci ...
The Immoral Minority: My favorite Catholic priest Father Guido Sarducci ...: Okay now this almost makes me wish there was a heaven. I totally understand the whole pay your own way system. I am just happy the penal...
After Courts Block GOP Laws, Wisconsin GOP Pushes Bill To Strip Most State Courts’ Power To Block Laws
After Courts Block GOP Laws, Wisconsin GOP Pushes Bill To Strip Most State Courts’ Power To Block Laws: pLast November, Wisconsin was able to run a fair election unmarred by one of the Republican Party’s favorite voter suppression tactics because two lower courts struck down the state’s unconstitutional voter ID law, and the conservative state supreme court repeatedly refused requests to take up the case before it winds its way through the normal [...]/p
Yes, Climate Change Is Worsening U.S. Drought — NOAA Report Needlessly Confuses The Issue
Yes, Climate Change Is Worsening U.S. Drought — NOAA Report Needlessly Confuses The Issue: pNOAA has issued a report on a small part of the recent brutal droughts that have hit the United States over the past few years. The report — “An Interpretation of the Origins of the 2012 Central Great Plains Drought” — is needlessly confusing, scientifically problematic, and already leading to misleading headlines. Dr. Kevin Trenberth, [...]/p
Friday, April 12, 2013
Judges Threaten To Hold Governor In Contempt For Ignoring Prison Health Care Crisis
Judges Threaten To Hold Governor In Contempt For Ignoring Prison Health Care Crisis: pA panel of federal judges in California lambasted Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Thursday, for/p
Top Enron Fraudster Will Spend Less Time In Prison Than A Father Who Sold His Own Pain Pills
Top Enron Fraudster Will Spend Less Time In Prison Than A Father Who Sold His Own Pain Pills: pJohn Horner had no record of drug-dealing when he was sentenced to a 25-year mandatory minimum prison term for selling some of his own pain pills to an undercover informant who befriended him and told him he could not afford both his rent and his prescription medication. Horner, a fast-food restaurant worker and a father, [...]/p
Rand Paul Falsely Says He Never Opposed The Civil Rights Act
Rand Paul Falsely Says He Never Opposed The Civil Rights Act: pSen. Rand Paul (R-KY) opposes the Civil Rights Act of 1964′s bans on whites-only lunch counters and discrimination by private employers. We know this because there are multiple videos of him opposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964′s bans on whites-only lunch counters and discrimination by private employers. Here’s video of him saying it to [...]/p
One In 13 Caught By Border Patrol Are Children, Who Then Face Immigration Courts Alone
One In 13 Caught By Border Patrol Are Children, Who Then Face Immigration Courts Alone: pThe expected immigration bill from the Senate gang of eight would require border enforcement to be 90 percent effective at stopping people from crossing into the U.S. before the nation’s undocumented immigrants can be issued green cards. The rising number of unaccompanied minors crossing the border make them relevant to the discussion, but protecting children [...]/p
Federal Appeals Court Explains Why Rubber Fetuses And High Schools Don’t Mix
Federal Appeals Court Explains Why Rubber Fetuses And High Schools Don’t Mix: pAn anti-abortion student group in Roswell, New Mexico thought it would be a good idea to pass out hundreds of small rubber replicas of fetuses to students at two high schools. As it turns out, this was not such a good idea: Both schools experienced doll-related disruptions that day. Many students pulled the dolls apart, [...]/p
Florida Court Allows Felon Illegally Possessing A Firearm To Invoke Stand Your Ground Law
Florida Court Allows Felon Illegally Possessing A Firearm To Invoke Stand Your Ground Law: pAlthough possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is illegal, it does not prevent a defendant from invoking the state’s Stand Your Ground law, a Florida appeals court ruled. A three-judge panel held that the controversial law immunized Aaron A. Little from second-degree murder charges, after he shot dead a man who threatened him [...]/p
Reebok Dumps Rick Ross Over Rape Lyrics
Reebok Dumps Rick Ross Over Rape Lyrics: pReports indicate Rick Ross has been dumped from a sponsorship deal with Reebok after outrage from womens’ groups over lyrics from his latest single that reference drugging and raping a woman: “Put molly all in her champagne, she ain’t even know it / I took her home and I enjoyed that, she ain’t even know [...]/p
North Carolina GOP Files Arizona-Style ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Bill
North Carolina GOP Files Arizona-Style ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Bill: pFour North Carolina House Republicans filed a bill on Wednesday that notably introduces the “show me your papers” provision of Arizona’s anti-immigration law. Under the bill, H.B. 786, police can check the immigration status of anyone they stop or arrest and detain them for “reasonable suspicion.” The bill also makes it easier for police to [...]/p
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