January 2011
RT @jonjensen: …response from checkpoint: “Where are your police? Stop complaining! We are doing your job, protecting the people.” #E …
RT @jonjensen: U.S. Embassy Cairo: State Dept. to begin evacuation flights for Americans living in Egypt starting 1/31 http://bit.ly/e4A …
RT @ariannahuff: Medicare for Ayn but not for Thine: http://huff.to/fdidF9
RT @MaddowBlog: Letter to us: Cultural America leftward, political America rightward: http://on.msnbc.com/fJGWEs #maddow
Rep. Paul Ryan claims health care law “is accelerating our country toward bankruptcy” http://me.lt/248dP Hmmm…Barely True…..
RT @donnabrazile: “Africa is a continent in flames…If we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we would all do more to put t …
Corrupt Politics: What's Happening in Egypt... →
promotingpeace:
The basics: Egypt is a large, mostly Arab, mostly Muslim country. At around 80 million people, it has the largest population in the Middle East and the third-largest in Africa. Most of Egypt is in North Africa, although the part of the country that borders Israel, the Sinai…
Filibuster Lives: Senate Rejects Changes in Rules →
timetruthhumor:
The filibuster lives on. The Senate voted overwhelmingly late Thursday to reject efforts to change its rules to restrict the blockades that have sown gridlock and discord in recent years on Capitol Hill.
Instead, senators settled on a more modest measure to prevent single lawmakers from anonymously holding up legislation and nominations, and the parties’ Senate leaders announced...
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Excellent Argument Against Drug Testing Welfare... →
A great post from AngryBlackBitch
One of Uganda's Leading Gay Rights Voices Beaten →
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Corrupt Politics: Glenn Beck Won't Stop Death... →
corruptpolitics:
Seventy-eight-year-old Frances Piven, a City University of New York professor, has been receiving death threats. It all started when Glenn Beck decided to target her on his Fox News program for a paper she wrote in 1966, calling Piven an “enemy of the Constitution,” one of the “nine most dangerous…
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Financial Crisis of 2008 Avoidable, Says U.S.... →
timetruthhumor:
Regulators, politicians and bankers were to blame for the 2008 U.S. financial meltdown, a report has claimed.
The U.S. Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, tasked with establishing the causes of the crisis, said it was “avoidable”.
Its report highlighted excessive risk-taking by banks and neglect by financial regulators.
“The crisis was the result of human action and inaction,...
RT @CoryBooker: Frustrated by Bachmann’s take on facts. Republican address accepted bi-partisan responsibility 4 our problems. Bachmann …
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Corrupt Politics: Things that disturb me: →
corruptpolitics:
1. Republican politicians focus almost solely on economic issues, ignoring social progress made in America or even standing against it completely.
2. The social issues Republicans do rally behind are suggestive of sexism and other types of unfounded xenophobia (anti-choice, SB1070)
3. Republican…
This is right on the money and exactly what irritated me the most about...
RT @BarackObama: We shouldn’t just give our people a government that’s more affordable. We should give them a gov’t that’s more competen …
Russian Parliament Ratifies New START Treaty with... →
timetruthhumor:
MOSCOW — Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday ratified a landmark nuclear arms pact with the United States, virtually assuring passage of an agreement President Barack Obama has described as the most significant arms control deal in nearly two decades.
The State Duma voted 350-96 with one abstention to pass a bill to ratify the New START treaty, which was approved by...
Financial Crisis Panel Finds Cause For Wall Street Prosecutions http://huff.to/fDEdN8
Better late than never?
Corrupt Politics: Abortion Rights →
corruptpolitics:
With anti-abortion politicians gaining traction, women are on the verge of losing their most sacred right: the right to their own bodily integrity. If laws are passed providing legal protection for fetuses women will become incubators who lose all human rights during pregnancy, even if the…
Great post that rationally lays out the pro- choice argument. Couldn’t...
Arizona attempts to cut off Medicaid to 280,000 of... →
hermannview:
greenstate:
stuffsickpeoplehavetoputupwith:
Because of course we “can’t afford” Medicaid, right?
We can fund a few wars for a few decades, though—-no problem, amirite?
disgusting.
That’s what’s going to happen because states are running into budget problems. There is no way of getting out of that.
That may be true, but it begs the question: “If state governors were...
Corrupt Politics: Accused Rapist Cross-Examines... →
corruptpolitics:
First, accused rapist Luis Munuzuri-Harris insisted on representing himself in a Florida court. He insisted on conducting his own two-hour cross-examination of the woman who brought the charges against him. Then, suddenly Harris decided, actually, I’m going to take that lawyer you offered me….
This is an excellent post. While there is a “confrontation...
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Top GOP Leader Admits Pres. Obama is a Citizen of... →
This “birther” issue has continued to tick me off the most, because top GOP leaders and some Dems have refused for two and a half years to clearly denounce it. Finally, 2 years later, Eric Cantor (R) says he believes Pres. Obama is not only a citizen, but he in fact does not hate the US and is not out to destroy the country. A complete 180 from the “unofficial”...
Damn...You Is Sexy, haha! →
“I want people to understand that my goal to improve the self-love of young...”
– Lauryn Hill (via blackfashion)
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Mixed Feelings on the Departure of Keith Olbermann
When I heard about the abrupt departure of Keith Olbermann from MSNBC, I must say I was shocked…but, that was about it. I couldn’t really drum up outrage.
Don’t get me wrong. I’ll miss him in someways. I would routinely get a kick out of watching “Worst Persons” and his Special Comments would make my heart swell with pride in the First Amendment.On the...
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Mixed Feelings on the Departure of Keith Olbermann
When I heard about the abrupt departure of Keith Olbermann from MSNBC, I must say I was shocked…but, that was about it. I couldn’t really drum up outrage. Don’t get me wrong. I’ll miss him in someways. I would routinely get a kick out of watching “Worst Persons” and his Special Comments would make my heart swell with pride in the First Amendment.On the...
Senator Looking Into Pentagon Decision To Deny... →
timetruthhumor:
The head of a congressional subcommittee announced today that she is looking into why the Pentagon’s health plan won’t pay for veterans with traumatic brain injuries to receive an intensive form of rehabilitation.
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), chairman of the subcommittee on contracting oversight, said she’s starting the inquiry because of troubling questions raised by NPR and...
Corrupt Politics: Dick Durbin Admits Senate May... →
corruptpolitics:
Even though the “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act” has no chance of passing the Senate and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has repeatedly said he won’t be bringing it to the floor for a vote, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) admitted on Sunday that Republicans may be able to force a vote…
“As we draw down from Iraq and as over the next several years as we draw down...”
– Colin Powell: Congress Should Look At Cutting Defense (via corruptpolitics)
“You believe in equality? That women shouldn’t be beaten up or raped? That we...”
– Jessica Valenti (via bibliofeminista)
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Tea Party State of the Union to be Given by... →
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Justice..Well..Not Quite, but I'll Take It →
Not only did this man participate (or “allegedly” facilitated and encouraged) torture of individuals arrested on false charges, but he completely undermined the criminal justice system. He sent innocent men to prison. He deserves a life sentence. Given his situation, I’ll settle for the 4 1/2 years. Call me hardhearted.
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Enter the Green! →
Over the last year we have seen more and more evidence that the future lies in green technology and this year, an electric car was made the 2011 North America Car of the Year. Also debuting this year, a prototype design for a “green ark”- a non- polluting settlement built on water that can house up to 10,00 people. It’s all exciting and amazing and we, the US could be a part of...
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Live Long and Prosper →
Nichelle Nichols, the sexy “Lt. Uhura” from Star Trek 1966.
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WatchJohn Stewart took cable news to task for whining about the audience during the memorial service held in Tucson on Wednesday in the wake of the shooting on Saturday that took the lives of 6 Tucson citizens. To be honest, I can’t say this any better than he did, so I’m going to let John take it from here.
Video provided courtesy of ComedyCentral and The Daily Show with John Stewart.
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The New Kentucky "Hot Brown"
Since the election of Sen. Rand Paul (R) in November, Kentucky has been gradually backsliding into Crazyville. It began with Gov. Steve Beshear’s (D) unveiling of the creationist theme park, affectionately known as “The Ark Park”. Many of us laughed that one off. To be fair, Kentucky has been home of the Creation Museum for a number of years, so a theme park was just icing on...
The GOPs Constitution Read-A-Long →
I was happy to see that the reading was a bipartisan effort, with Republicans and Democrats alternatively reading each passage. But it couldn’t possibly have gone without incident. We did have the predictable birther raving about the “natural born citizen” requirement for presidents. Grr….I’m soo sick of birthers!
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Big Men Do Cry
I’m a little disturbed by the frequency of John Boehner’s crying fits. I mean he is third in line for the presidency now. What if (GOD forbid) he lands in the seat and he has to go negotiate with Iran or China? I’m not suggesting he might cry in front of them, but word is out and it may prompt them to bring along a cute puppy. He already looks much weaker than Pelosi....
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"Whitewashing" A Literary Classic Is A Bad Idea →
This is exactly what happens in our history. We are a “feel good” nation. We want to forget the “bad stuff”. So we trumpet the great triumphs of American society (democracy, the Industrial Revolution, capitalism) and gloss over, or in some cases, just leave out all together (Japanese internment camps during WWII) those parts that aren’t quite as shining.
Removing...
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I Hope You Realize This Doesn't Make Us... →
In case you missed it, a few weeks ago, Gov. Haley Barbour (MS-R) made an inexplicable statement that the Civil Rights movement in MS was “not that bad” and praised Citizens Councils as an “organization of town leaders”, denouncing the (appropriate) analogies to the KKK. Instantly, news organizations jumped on the statement for its astounding inaccuracy in light of our...
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Why I Have NO Sympathy for Big Banks
Two and a half years ago, the world looked on in anticipation as the leaders of our government scrambled like chickens with their heads cut-off as the stock market plummeted. We listened as they told us we as a nation were facing a new harsh crisis one that would effect each and every American and would change life as we knew it…again. The only way to soften the blow, would be to bailout...
theknottytruth asked: I couldn't submit this using the submission link, so here is a link I ran across in my twitter travels:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-facebook-lawsuit-settlement-20101227,0,1323557.story
About the Facebooking student case.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-facebook-lawsuit-settlement-20101227,0,1323557.story
About the Facebooking student case.
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9 Year Old Figure Skater Does "Whip My Hair" →
This is most definitely worth watching!
