Hi, guys!
I'm sorry to keep mocking the militia morons, Teathuglikants, and Tronald Dump, but they're such low-hanging
IQs fruit...!
Anyhoo,
here's todaze sappy serving of news you can yews.
- Dot Calm's shadow
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Republicans have moved so far right that anything even remotely resembling sanity
looks extremely liberal.
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Dear Democrats -
Now is not the time to stay home from the polls...unless you want to let Republicans roll back 150 years of science education and social justice...As Nevada's Catherine Cortez Masto, who's running for Senate, says:
Last month, the Supreme Court agreed to take up the most important case concerning women's rights since Roe v. Wade. The New York Times even said this decision will be the "most consequential" case the Court will rule on this term.
Let's be clear: The ruling on this case out of Texas
could severely restrict a woman's access to an abortion in a safe and
nearby clinic.
With the next president sure to nominate at least one new Supreme
Court justice, we need a Democratic Senate majority that will confirm
justices who will protect women's rights. We need another Ginsburg, not another Scalia, on the bench – a solid progressive who will fight to defend women's health.
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My computer thinks its name is "Dammit."
Blogger's editor SHOULD be called "Dammit."
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Y'all Qaeda
Vanilla ISIS
YeeHawd
Infantada
YokelHaram
Owl Qaeda
Teahadists
American Taliban
Tealiban
al-Shabubba
Whatever you call them,
instead of WORKING
like the rest of us,
they are LAZY freeloading MOOCHERS
begging the government
for free shit they haven't earned.
Mebbe they're just hankerin' fer 3 hots 'n' a cot.
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Don't worry, creationists--just click your heels together three times and say, "
There's no such thing as objective reality...there's no such thing as objective reality...there's no such thing as objective reality"...
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Obama continues to stubbornly link gun violence with guns.
GOP hopefuls pound the President for irrationally concluding that guns play a role in the nation’s epidemic of mass shootings.
-- Andy Borowitz
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"I would never kill them, but I do hate them. And some of them
are such lying, disgusting people," Donald Trump said on Monday night.
This is not Donald Trump, front runner in the race for the
presidential nomination, talking about ISIS, the Taliban, or Boko Haram.
No, this is Donald Trump talking about American news reporters.
"I would never kill them," he repeated to supporters at his rally, after a smiling pause for 'comic' effect.
This rhetoric is chilling. But this is not an aberration.
Trump frequently refers to members of his travelling press
corps as liars and scum and far worse. The same reporters who write the
stories that have helped his meteoric rise in the polls.
We must speak out against this dangerous rhetoric against journalists. Add your name to mine in condemning Donald Trump's words.
Intimidating, harassing, and threatening journalists is
straight out of the corrosive playbook of demagogues and dictators. It
has no place in America, a country founded on freedom of speech, freedom
of the press, and freedom from tyranny.
Whenever I feel the campaign for the Republican presidential
nomination has hit a new low, it seems Donald Trump holds another rally
and drags us all down further.
It's depressing. It's disgusting. It's disturbing. And unless we speak out, it will join earlier sordid chapters of our history.
Please join me in condemning Donald Trump's threatening rhetoric targeting news reporters and free speech.
Sincerely,
Patrick Leahy
U.S. Senator
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Bigotry wrapped in religion is still bigotry.
Bigotry wrapped in patriotism is still bigotry.
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If the GOP hates birth control so much,
why don't they outlaw vasectomies?
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While you were busy bitching about the guy who bought a Snickers using food stamps, Exxon pocketed a cool $9000 of your tax dollars.
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WOMEN'S HEALTH
Policy Report
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In today's clips, Reuters TV discusses amicus briefs filed by
abortion-rights supporters urging the Supreme Court to rule against
Texas' omnibus antiabortion-rights law. Elsewhere, MSNBC's Jonathan
Capehart hears from a South Carolina state lawmaker about a bill that
would apply antiabortion-rights style restrictions to erectile
dysfunction drugs. More »
On Monday, abortion-rights supporters filed 45 amicus briefs urging the
Supreme Court to strike down contested provisions in Texas' omnibus
antiabortion-rights law (HB 2), the Texas Tribune reports. More »
The House on Wednesday
voted 240-181 to pass a budget reconciliation measure (HR 3762) that
would suspend federal funding for Planned Parenthood and repeal parts of
the Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148), the AP/Sacramento Bee reports. More »
In 2015, 46 states considered a total of 396 antiabortion-rights
measures and 17 states passed 57 such laws, according to a new report
from the Guttmacher Institute, Rolling Stone reports. More »
The Obama administration on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to
strike down contested provisions in Texas' omnibus antiabortion-rights
law (HB 2), the Wall Street Journal reports. More »
Read the week's best commentary from bloggers at RH Reality Check, Salon and more. More »
A Colorado judge on Dec. 23, 2015 ordered a mental competency
examination for Robert Dear, the man accused of killing three and
wounding nine others in the shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in
Colorado, Reuters reports. More »
Missouri Rep. Jered Taylor (R) pre-filed a bill (HB 1903) last month
that would make it illegal for a pregnant woman to use drugs, the AP/Sacramento Bee reports. More »
Tennessee Rep. Rick Womick (R) has proposed a measure (HB 1459) that
would require women to receive an ultrasound before obtaining abortion
care, the Tennessean reports. More »
A group of pharmacists on Monday petitioned the Supreme Court to
overturn a lower court ruling that upheld a Washington state law
requiring pharmacies to dispense emergency contraception, regardless of
whether owners have religious objections, AP/Modern Healthcare reports. More »
A Planned Parenthood group last week launched a campaign to oppose parts
of a North Carolina antiabortion-rights law (SL 2015-62) that took
effect Jan. 1, the AP/Lexington Herald-Leader reports. More »
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This morning, Donald Trump implored Germany to "GET SMART"--especially about their city called "Paris." Can we now all agree that Donald Trump has overplayed his hand as a ham-fisted performance artist? But don't think that people who are stupid about geography never get to be president. Remember George W. Bush? He thought that the capital of terrorism was in Iraq.
-- Mrs. Betty Bowers,
in response to Donald Trump's tweet "Man shot inside Paris police station. Just announced that terror threat is at highest level. Germany is a total mess-big crime. GET SMART!"
...What do you expect from a man whose campaign ads talk about the US-Mexican border while showing Morocco?
I'd also like to know what a "mess-big" is.
And why is Teh Dumald twit-tering about the old 60s spy sit-com with Don Adams?
-- Dot Calm's shadow
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How many hours do you need to work to pay your rent?
Matthew Segal, ATTN:
Jan 3
ATTN:'s most popular story this week was about America's affordable housing crisis. You might be surprised to learn that in literally no state in America is it possible for minimum wage workers to afford a one-bedroom apartment at fair market rent, which is about $806 per month (assuming you work a standard 40-hour week). Affordable rent, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is rent that does not exceed more than 30 percent of your income. Families who spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent are considered "cost burdened," with little room for necessities such as food, clothing, transportation, and medical care.
If there's a small silver lining to this unfortunate reality, it's that minimum wage increases just went into effect in 14 states on January 1, 2016. Now that we're in an election year, the topic of worker pay promises to grow in relevance. Do you support raising the minimum wage? Let us know here.
Other stories worth your attention this week:
+ 3 Things You Need to Know About the Crisis in Oregon Right Now
+ 2015 Was the Year of the Breast
+ Yes, Marijuana Gives You the Munchies... But It Can Also Make You Thinner
+ A Massive Gas Leak Is Happening Right Now and Almost Nobody Is Talking About It
+ The Temperature at the North Pole Is Very Disturbing
+ Donald Trump Was Just Featured in New Terrorist Recruitment Video
+ The Real Reason the DEA Won't End the War on Drugs
Talk to you soon,
Matthew, ATTN:
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If you want government to work,
don't vote for people who hate government,
break government,
and then complain
that government doesn't work.
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Daily Kos
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Sorry, creationists--EVERY species is a transitional species!
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Anti-government ranchers (aka "militia" morons)
gladly accept taxpayer-funded government subsidies!
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If the only thing keeping you from being a horrible person is your religion,
then you are already a horrible person.
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From Democracy Now!
Five
climate justice activists go on trial in Washington state today for
tying themselves to a 25-foot tripod structure to block a mile-long oil
train. The protesters, members of the ...
Read More →
A Muslim woman and a Jewish man were kicked out of a Donald Trump rally
on Friday after silently protesting the Republican front-runner's Islamophobic views. Rose Hamid, ...
Read More →
In
Flint, Michigan, a growing number of residents are demanding the arrest
of Governor Rick Snyder over the ongoing water contamination crisis.
Snyder declared a ...
Read More →
Protests
are growing in Flint, Michigan, over the state's cover-up of the
ongoing water contamination crisis. Filmmaker Michael Moore is asking
fans to sign a petition ...
Read More →
As
TransCanada files a NAFTA claim for $15 billion against the U.S.
government over the rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, we turn to
another case in which massive trade ... Read More →
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BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump late for rally in Burlington, Vermont. He thought Burlington was in Germany. And a coat factory.
-- Mrs. Betty Bowers
I know why he is late, it's disgusting. I don't want to talk about it. It's too disgusting.
-- Megan Bradley Weber
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AlterNet Summaries
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Kali Holloway, AlterNet
The New York Times conservative columnist suggests the GOP candidate is anything but kindhearted. READ MORE»
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Adam Johnson, AlterNet
New York Times reveals blockbuster about the rightwing oligarchs. READ MORE»
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By Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
"The Big Short" gets it essentially right. READ MORE»
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By Phil Torres, Salon
The culture of anti-intellectualism in America is fueling hateful, racist demagogues -- in politics and on TV. READ MORE»
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Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
New polls find Sanders and Clinton all but tied in Iowa and New Hampshire. READ MORE»
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Heather Digby Parton, Salon
Now the GOP frontrunner for six solid months, it behooves us to imagine what Trump's America would look like. READ MORE»
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Jonathan Rosenblum, AlterNet
A socialist win in Seattle demonstrates that ordinary people are receptive to unapologetic left politics.
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By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now
Two legal suits forced the NYC police department to settle and change their behavior. READ MORE»
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By Tom Engelhardt, Tom Dispatch
ISIL is no joke, but its potential for destruction pales in comparison to the danger once posed by the Soviet Union. READ MORE»
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By Jesse Hagopian, AlterNet
Advocates for authentic assessments scored five significant victories in 2015 against the test-and-punish model of education.
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By Brian McFadden, AlterNet
Please don't tread on the marginalized. READ MORE»
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By Carrie Weisman, AlterNet
Women and sexperts talk about what they look for in a sex toy. READ MORE»
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By Aaron R Hanlon, Salon
Values voters, Tea Party conservatives, faux-populists grifting for book deals and Fox spots -- meet today's GOP. READ MORE»
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By Justin Gardner, The Free Thought Project
A
survey of 473 adult therapeutic cannabis users found that 87% of
respondents gave up prescription medications, alcohol, or other drugs in
favor of cannabis. READ MORE»
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By Nick Divito, Courthouse News
The off-putting logo brings people to the polls. READ MORE»
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By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story
The funny has brings science to late night. READ MORE»
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Nothing says
"testosterone-poisoned
manly
he-man
'militia' men"
like begging for tampons
and brokeback vanilla creamer.
-- Dot Calm's shadow
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Lastly, a word from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal!
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