March 2012
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James Murdoch quits →
anticapitalist:
Thank god.
Fuck this scumbag.
If you're going to spam #IHopeRickSantorum go to...
thisgingersnapsback:
sageoflogic:
One or two was funny. Now you’re beating a dead horse.
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“What does it say about the college coed Susan [sic] Fluke, who goes before a...”
– Rush Limbaugh, on law student Sandra Fluke, who was denied the ability to testify before the all-male panel considering contraceptive coverage.
Fuck. You.
As ThinkProgress states: “While it’s probably not even worth engaging with Limbaugh on the facts, Fluke’s testimony was about a friend who is a...
So apparently, the House is voting on the "Blunt...
stfusexists:
Pro-tip: If they can spend less money on their employee’s benefits, every employer will be “morally opposed” to covering birth control. Do these people seriously not understand that if there is a loophole, EVERYONE will exploit it?
February 2012
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Scott Walker's New Defense: Recalling Me Hurts... →
motherjones:
On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Monday morning, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker trotted out a new talking point as he defends himself from a well-organized recall campaign hoping to oust him from office. In a nutshell, Walker said: Think of the children! Think of the seniors!
How ironic. In his first budget, Walker slashed public education funding by $800 million to $900 million. Walker and...
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U.S. scores diplomatic breakthrough with North...
shortformblog:
the deal The U.S. got North Korea to agree to curb its nuclear testing and enrichment processes and allow outside investigators to monitor its main reactor, which is a fairly major breakthrough for the countries.
the perk In exchange, North Korea will get 240,000 metric tons of food aid. While the U.S. has long considered offering aid for purely humanitarian reasons, North Korea...
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13 Year Old Jada Williams Persecuted by the... →
racismschool:
beautifulbrwn:
“On Saturday, February 18, 2012, the Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York presented the first Spirit of Freedom award to Jada Williams, a 13-year old city of Rochester student. Miss Williams wrote an essay on her impressions of Frederick Douglass’ first autobiography the Narrative of the Life. This was part of an essay contest, but her essay was never...
“Despite claims from people like Rep. Tom Price of Georgia that “not one” woman...”
– —3 Republican Lies About the Birth Control Mandate (via stfusexists)
“Fox News: rooting for America to fail since 2008.”
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Jon Stewart, on Fox News’ refusal to acknowledge the economy’s rise and instead discussing how it’s actually not that great “if you don’t feel great about it.”
(via reallyfoxnews)
As Republicans Claim Wall Street Reform Is Killing... →
anticapitalist:
As House Republicans and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce team up for their latest assault on the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, specifically a rule reining in banks’ risky trading, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has released its latest Quarterly Banking Profile, which shows that GOP claims regarding Dodd-Frank killing America’s banks have little truth behind...
“I do find it frustrating…that an atmosphere of polarization and ‘my way or the...”
– Sen. Olympia Snowe • Discussing why she’s not seeking re-election in 2012. Snowe, a fairly popular figure in her home state of Maine, was considered a shoo-in to win, but now the seat is more likely to go to a Democrat. She found herself in the middle of the polarization wars more than a few times,...
theowlintheolivetree:
You have 104 churches in your town, but having two mosques is too much?
Maine Senator Olympia Snowe To Retire In Blow To... →
truth-has-a-liberal-bias:
In announcing her plans, Snowe, 65, emphasized that she is in good health and was prepared for the campaign ahead. But she said she was swayed by the increasing polarization in Washington.
“Unfortunately, I do not realistically expect the partisanship of recent years in the Senate to change over the short term,” Snowe said in a statement. “So at this stage of my tenure...
Virginia Senate approves bill requiring ultrasound... →
stfuconservatives:
Sigh. They got rid of the extra-invasive transvaginal ultrasound part, but you still have to get a (medically unnecessary) ultrasound before an abortion. Virginia: NOT for lovers.
-Jess
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How The Gas Prices Are Manipulated By The Koch...
abaldwin360:
Why are gas prices surging to levels unseen since the 2008 oil spike while the oil companies reporting record profits? Much of the problem is actually created by Wall Street traders here in the USA who gamble on oil prices and powerful multinational companies that manipulate the supply and demand by stockpiling oil when the price is low and expected to rise in the near future. And...
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is-secretly-a-sith started following you
Welcome…to the dark side…lol!
malingeringghost replied to your post: Ummm…Did tumblr just update its look?
lol I just refreshed my page and thought something messed up. You mean they didn’t have to shut down the site for 5 hours to take care of that? I’m impressed!
Hold the applause. You know it could go down any minute, lol
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Finished Creating Jobs, Republicans Move to...
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telestialstate:
Gas prices have started to tick upwards across the nation, and Republicans have found their new vehicle of attack against President Obama. Realizing that people (outside of Utah) are no longer scared by the specter of gays marrying and destroying the nation* and that attacking women’s rights motivates people to vote against them instead of supporting them,...
Ummm...Did tumblr just update its look?
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Republican group appeals ruling striking down... →
Moving swiftly, gay marriage foes Friday appealed a San Francisco federal judge’s order this week finding the U.S. government’s ban on same-sex marriage benefits unconstitutional.
In court papers, a group of congressional Republicans defending the federal gay-marriage ban revealed that they are appealing the ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The 9th Circuit will become the...
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4 Things the Jeremy Lin Story Reveals about Modern... →
Fortunately for now, most of America just sees Asian-Americans as cute little socially awkward entertainers or one possible exotic choice in sex partners. (The wise, inscrutable stereotype usually only goes to foreign-born Asians. It’s hard to sound wise with a California accent.)
I say “fortunately” because I guess I’d rather be patronized than worry about getting beaten, in the same sense...
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State Senator Coleman on Alabama's Mandated...
abaldwin360:
The Alabama legislature is considering a mandated vaginal ultrasound bill in an attempt to restrict safe abortion care, or as State Senator Linda Coleman (D - Jefferson) says “a state-sanctioned rape bill.”
The bill explicitly includes mandated trans-vaginal ultrasound.
In an interview today with RH Reality Check Coleman said, “you can’t tell me forcing a probe into a woman’s...
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abaldwin360:
The Coffee Addict: My brother knows racism before he’s even 16. Fuck everyone
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queerhairyvag:
Welp! That’s great! Gonna rant now! AS USUAL WHAT ELSE IS NEW
Before he was 8, things were fine and dandy and he’s a happy adorable snotrag!
He isin’t treated any differently and if he is, he’s too young to...
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Mother who stole son's education gets 12 years in... →
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thatfriendlyblackguy:
str8nochaser:
This is some certified bullshit.
I don’t know why they decided to make an example out of her. This bothers me deeply.
What i the exact fuck???
I wonder what color she is…
What the fuck. 12 fucking years? How the fuck do you steal education?
How the fuck do you...
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Was Ryan Seacrest offensive to Oscar nominee... →
malenkydevil:
YES.
And fuck everyone in the comments section who is all “oh, it was a misunderstanding” ”oh, he didn’t mean it.” Fuck them. And fuck you if you agree.
White supremacist brother guilty in Scottsdale... →
deliciouskaek:
Two days before the eighth anniversary of a bomb attack on a former Scottsdale diversity-office director, who is Black, a federal jury convicted one of two White supremacist brothers of masterminding the explosion, but not of a hate crime.
Not a hate crime. White supremacists attempt to murder by bombing a diversity office director — a Black man working toward racial diversity...
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“This is not just about dishonoring the Koran, it is about disrespecting our dead...”
– Maruf Hotak, commenting about the recent protests in Afghanistan in reaction to its largest U.S. base burning Qur’ans and referring to an episode in Helmand Province when American Marines urinated on the dead bodies of men they described as insurgents and to a recent erroneous airstrike on...