Itz Monday--have some moar moobies!

Happy Monday, Dot Calm Readers!

I hope you enjoyed Friday's film feAst and Wednesday's funnies and nooz.

Alas, this morning, we heard about the passing of David Bowie: Rock Legend, Visual Artist Extraordinaire, and all-around Awesome Gentleman. I have always been a huge fan of David and his art and music. Like Dot Calm, Starman lived and died on his own terms. He even left us a new album, Blackstar, as a going-away gift. R.I.P. dear David--so long, and thanks for all the fish...er, great art and music!

With that sad nooz, we bring you moar film shorts along with a few wisecracks to brighten your day.

Let's drink a toast to David and Dot Calm--our favorite audiophile--wouldn't it be fun to imagine him serenading her right now with all his greatest hits?

Cheers!

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My Tea Party Christian friend expects to see only himself when he looks at other people...

when he looks in the mirror,
he thinks he sees only God.

This is why he is 100% convinced that everyone but him is completely screwed up,
but only he is Perfect.

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FBI reports infiltration of white supremacists into law enforcement

 

If you're Black in America,

just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that the cops aren't out to get you.

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Bill Maher at the Reason Rally (pretty funny):

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Republicans are not attacking
the reproductive rights of all women...
Middle class or rich women can go wherever and whenever they want to get birth control and safe, legal abortions on demand...Republicans can make it annoying as hell, but they can't stop it.
It is only the poor and very young who become mandatory brood mares for the state if Republicans get their way.

Cannon fodder, anyone?

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If women used guns
to protect their reproductive rights,
Republicans would IMMEDIATELY
demand gun control.

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Stated clearly, the evidence for evolution:

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            Congress's 2015 accomplishments:

1. Collect lavish tax-paid salaries 10x higher than minimum wage.
2. Enjoy tax-paid benefits that their own tax-payers can't afford.
3. Get the Christian white middle and lower classes to blame the Blacks, poor, women, immigrants, Latinos, Muslims, and LGBTQ for how the rich white Christians are robbing them blind.
4. Paul Ryan grew a beard, so now his fellow tea bags are calling him a closet Muslim.

              It all goes pear-shaped after that.
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The Young Turks found the REAL War on Christmas--so why isn't Bill O'Reilly howling up a storm?

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If Blacks swaggered around open-carrying machine guns over their shoulders,
Republicans wouldn't be able to pass
gun controls fast enough.

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Carly Fiorona is appalled, appalled I tell you, at being fact checked--just watch her eyes as she lies. Creepy as hell!!

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Democrats who don't vote elect Tea Party Republicans.

Tea Party Republicans assign SCOTUS judges like Antonin Scalia.
SCOTUS judges like Antonin Scalia do not read the Constitution.
SCOTUS judges like Antonin Scalia do not "believe in" the first amendment.
SCOTUS judges like Antonin Scalia believe the government CAN impose religion.

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Stuart Varney, accused of being a fracking liar, melts down:

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The SCOTUS decision favoring Hobby Lobby is a line-item tax veto.
It allows Hobby Lobby to decide what its employees can do with the benefits they earn because of the corporation's 
"closely held beliefs."

 

They gave the corporate "person" more rights than the human (female) person.

That is like a company with vegan managers legislating that its employees cannot use the salary they earn to buy steak.

There is one difference...
Steak is definitely meat,
but no amount of Christian hand-waving
makes contraception = abortion.

Don't believe me?

You don't have to...

LOOK IT UP!

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Bernie Sanders's plan to break up the big banks--listen up, friends, because Bernie's plan would be the shot in the arm this nation needs. That's one of many things I like about Bernie: he actually has plans, and he explains them in detail.

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Watch A Retired General Explain How Bush’s Iraq Blunder Created ISIS

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The Thinking Atheist: 2015 in review:

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Study confirms: "totally not racist" GOP darkens O'Bama's skin in its ads

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From Daily Kos

Some of the top stories from last week and today on Daily Kos, America's largest community for the progressive grassroots. Editor's note: be sure to click through to the awful story on "Calgary" Ted Cruz's misogyny. I guess The Dumpster wasn't disgusting enough. Also, the link to the story on David Bowie is well worth reading--lots of video links in the comments. Just when you thought nobody could outdo Trump's misogynistic ways, Ted "Calgary” Cruz says this     President Obama just put the Democratic Party on notice     MSM belatedly recognizes Bernie can win     An extreme minority is using fear and intimidation to target women and medical professionals across the country. Join NARAL in calling on the DOJ to investigate clinic violence as terrorism.     Texas Governor Greg Abbott reveals part of the long-term conservative plan for the United States     Pundit startled to realize that Bernie might actually win     What's wrong with Jeff Greenfield?     Sad news: David Bowie dead at 69 Sign if you agree with the Democratic Governors Association: Voting should be easier—move Election Day to a weekend.     An email I got filled with good news     Ejected from Trump rally for standing silently, Muslim woman describes her experience     During rally, Trump ordered security to take the coats of protesters and "throw them out into the cold!"     Hammond, Bundy, the Wise Use Movement, and what this is really about     "The Big Short" Why everyone needs to watch this: A movie with no heroes.     Not The Onion: Guns officially OK to take into Texas state psychiatric hospitals     Bernie has more supporters than Trump, gets 4% of coverage Dolly Parton and her lack of judgment     He goes off for 6 minutes on all the politicians sitting right in front of him. It’s. Just. Great.     That guy who took the selfie with the stripper at a ‘pantless party’ bar is running for governor     Cartoon: Trump’d     The shocking truth about the two Chicago police officers posing in this horrendous photo     Cartoon: The true history of the Confederate flag Sign if you agree with the Democratic Governors Association––tell Republicans to stop gerrymandering to steal elections.     A first-hand example of how deep the Obama hate runs among the 25-percenters     Everything wrong with this country happened this morning on my Facebook page     Texas town comes up with the best use for an old Walmart    Jon Stewart has 3 history professors rip apart Fox’s Andrew Napolitano’s slavery revisionism     What do conservatives want when they say ‘I want my country back?’     New York Times commenter beautifully exposes America’s racist mainstream right Money magazine said this is the "best checking account" in America -- and it doesn't give a cent to anti-consumer lobbyists     Ancient Egyptian technology may be our first line of defense from hospital infections     25 images of markets ‘regulating themselves’        62-year-old black grandfather choked and held down by three white men who see his legal firearm Ben Carson embarrasses elementary student with wildly cruel question at school assembly Cartoon: Gun shop Marco Rubio's scandal-plagued career just got a little more interesting        Obama slams Anderson Cooper on conspiracies at CNN's gun town hall Sign here: I stand with Hillary! Kevin McCarthy has finally revealed the truth about the Benghazi Special Committee: it's a tax payer funded sham only focused on driving down Hillary's Clinton's poll numbers. Trump says he doesn't remember ever playing golf with Samuel L. Jackson—Jackson smashes him After accusations of stolen valor, a rival group and a broken nose, the Y'all Qaeda civil war begins Trouble in Oregon as one member of Y'all Qaeda went AWOL and allegedly drank away their donations Republican lawmakers make crude comments about women and promote bill to ban a woman's nipples United States Postal Service makes a highly logical choice for new stamp series Sign if you agree with NARAL: We can't wait until one more patient, doctor or nurse is hurt before we take action. Clinic violence is domestic terrorism. Open Carry Texans with legal guns now have to prove they have legal guns in ironic twist of fate Hillary shuts down GOP lawmaker: 'You are very rude, and I am not going to ever call on you.' No fed action planned, but Oregon militia loons post hilarious 'goodbye' videos Bernie Sanders heckled at UMass but did not miss a beat as he 'educated' the heckler Hawaiian man beaten and pepper sprayed by police for praying over a seal on the beach Warning from the Birding Community to the terrorists in Oregon: We're watching you Crazy Trump spokesperson with bullet necklace turns out to be unemployment cheat and shoplifter

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Rich, aging Rocker Gene Simmons thinks that poor people should "be nice" to rich people...

I guess for not carving them up and eating for them for breakfast...?

Or using them as skeet-shooting targets...?

 

Click the link and read for yourself how much less rich people pay in taxes as a percentage of their income than the rest of us.

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If you REALLY want to reduce abortions,

DON'T defund the organization

providing BIRTH CONTROL

to the UNINSURED.

 

Otherwise, just be honest:

admit that you want to control women's vaginas.

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AlterNet Summaries

David Bowie, R.I.P.: He Used His Voice for Others Who Were Ignored Kali Holloway, AlterNet The iconic artist piled up a strong progressive track record. READ MORE» Krugman: Boy, Were Republicans Wrong About Obama's Job Agenda -- It's Been 7 Years of Growth AlterNet Republican orthodoxy on the economy clearly is very wrong.  READ MORE» New North Carolina Anti-Abortion Law Demands Doctors Send Ultrasound Pics to State Officials Kali Holloway, AlterNet Reproductive justice suffers yet another blow.  READ MORE»

It’s the Mormons and the Kochs: The Secret Roots of White, Male Bundy Rage By Jeffrey Taylor, Salon The goals of the Bundys and the Koch brothers coincide — it's all about acquiring public lands and exploiting them. READ MORE» White Nationalist Leaders Robocalling Iowa Voters to Support Donald Trump By Kali Holloway, AlterNet Hate groups see a candidate they love in the billionaire.  READ MORE» Send Obama to Gitmo -- And Have Him Shut It By Alli McCracken, AlterNet January 11 marks 14 long years since the first prisoners arrived at the notorious prison. READ MORE» Harvard Law Professor: Ted Cruz’s Eligibility to Be President Is ‘Murky and Unsettled’ By Ben Jacobs, The Guardian "There is no single, settled answer. And our supreme court has never addressed the issue.” READ MORE» Video Allegedly Shows Cop Shoot Man In The Back 3 Times as He Was Face Down in Handcuffs By John Vibes, The Free Thought Project Family, friends and supporters protested at the site of his murder this week, demanding a new investigation into his death.  READ MORE»

How Tamir Rice Made It Impossible to Joke About Cleveland Anymore Arthur Chu, AlterNet Stagnant wages and vanishing pensions are fodder for familiar Cleveland jokes. READ MORE» God as the Original Terrorist: How the Bible Condones Atrocious Acts of Terror Valerie Tarico, AlterNet There are quite a few prescriptions for terrorism in the Bible.  READ MORE» Flaunting Our Ignorance: We’re Looking at You, GOP Candidates Daniel R. DeNicola, Salon It's more than good ole American anti-intellectualism -- we celebrate our ignorance and wear it as a badge of pride. READ MORE»

Republican Presidential Contenders Compete to See Who Can Kill and Torture the Most By Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch The election season is proving to be a visit to America's darkest side.  READ MORE» Trump's Angry White Men and Why There Are More of Them Than You Think By Mona Chalabi, The Guardian Statistics point to conspiracy theories, mediocre wages and a deeply held belief that this group is anything but racist. READ MORE» The Bizarre Spectacle of Rock Against Drugs By Phillip Smith, AlterNet This 1980s anti-drug campaign featured not only some truly strange PSAs, but really bad hair, too.  READ MORE» Turkey's Idiotic War on the Kurds By Vijay Prashad, The Hindu Erdogan believes that he can ride the tiger of the anti-Kurdish war. READ MORE» How Sean Penn Got the Most Wanted Drug Kingpin in the World Captured By Andrew Emmett, The Free Thought Project A Mexican law enforcement official confirmed on Saturday that Penn’s interview with Guzmán led them directly to El Chapo’s compound. READ MORE» 'The Revenant' and 'Spotlight': Two Tales for Our Time and Beyond By Marie Myung-Ok Lee, Salon Two films in contention for best picture that delved deep into the American soul. READ MORE» Anaheim School Board Calls for Statewide Moratorium on Charter Schools By Anaheim Union High School Board, AlterNet Saying no to privatization, profiteering and operating secretly.  READ MORE» From Tampons to French Vanilla Creamer: Armed Oregon Militants Update Their Occupation Wish List By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story The militia members who have occupied the park have given no indication that they will be leaving soon. READ MORE»

Editor's note: nothing says "manly-man 'militia' men" like begging for tampons and foo-foo vanilla creamer! Since they're clearly too brokeback to drink black coffee like rootin' tootin' he men, shall we send them some Midol, too? Or maybe that's even too butch for them. Maybe we should just send them some nice binky pacifiers and didy diapers and floofy blankies.

5 Obnoxious Right-Wing Moments This Week: Ted Cruz Goes Into Full Creep Mode Janet Allon, AlterNet Celebrating tears trutherism and child abuse! READ MORE» U.S. Dropped 23,144 Bombs on Muslim-Majority Countries in 2015 Adam Johnson, AlterNet Nobel Peace Prize-winner President Obama dropped a serious amount of ordnance last year. READ MORE» Ted Cruz Is Worse: The Only Thing Scarier Than Trump Winning the Nomination Is His Losing It Amanda Marcotte, Salon Stop freaking out about Trump winning the nomination because compared to Cruz, his agenda looks downright moderate. READ MORE»

German Carpenter Invents Switch to Block the Flow of Sperm By Carrie Weisman, AlterNet Is a new form of male contraception finally here? READ MORE» Dabs, the Latest Pot Trend Police and Media Are Needlessly Freaking Out About By Phillip Smith, AlterNet A potent form of marijuana has arrived on the East Coast, and some media outlets seem to have gotten a contact high. READ MORE» AlterNet Comics: Brian McFadden on How to Pack Your 2016 Election Survival Kit By Brian McFadden, AlterNet Do you have your electoral college security blanket? READ MORE» The Third-Ever Super El Niño Is Underway — Here’s What North America Can Expect By Kevin Trenberth, The Conversation There have been only two “super” El Niños until now: in 1982-83 and 1997-98. This time around, global warming will amplify its impacts. READ MORE» Is the Job You're Fighting for Really Worth the Struggle? By David Frayne, Zed Books Most of us are confronted with scant opportunities to consolidate our ambitions in the world of paid employment—a world whose signature features are often drudgery, subordination and exhaustion. READ MORE» A Life Coach Actually Changed My Life By Emma Diehl, xojane It took me halfway through our first session to realize that a life coach was exactly what I had been looking for. READ MORE» Out of Options, California Ships Hundreds of Troubled Children Out of State By Joaquin Sapien, Pro Publica One 14-year-old boy’s search for care takes him to Utah as his home state struggles to safeguard its most challenging children. READ MORE» Atlanta Police Stop and Put Gun to Head of Rapper After He Withdraws $200,000 From His Bank By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story Apparently, it's now a crime to withdraw money from your own bank account. READ MORE»

8 Signs Americans Are Moving Towards a Healthier, Saner Diet Reynard Loki, AlterNet We've become a lot more interested in how our food impacts our health, the environment, animals and the workers who produce it. READ MORE» Right-Wing Attack on Social Security Tries to Convince Us That Retirees Are Better off Than We Imagine Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Ridiculous rhetoric meets Congress' fuzzy math.  READ MORE» The Bundy Boys' Bizarre Anti-Constitutional Agenda Thom Hartmann, AlterNet People like Ammon Bundy don't actually believe in or care about the Constitution. READ MORE»

This Is How Ted Cruz Wins: Why the Formerly Unthinkable Could Actually Happen By Heather Digby Parton, Salon Establishment Republicans are beginning to reconcile themselves to supporting the lesser of two evils. READ MORE» The Arctic Is Melting at a Record Pace — and It's Having a Scary Impact on Global Weather By Dahr Jamail, Truthout Scientists warn that we are entering uncharted territory when it comes to the loss of Arctic sea ice. READ MORE» There's a New Way Play Music to Your Unborn Baby — But It's Invasive to Say the Least By Carrie Weisman, AlterNet A new device claims it can deliver music to fetuses in the womb.  READ MORE» The Oregon Standoff Makes One Thing Clear: The U.S. Government Is Fundamentally Right Wing By Ben Norton, Salon If the armed militia members weren’t white — or if they were leftists — they would’ve been raided by now. READ MORE» Saudi Arabia a Force for Stability? Dream On! By William Boardman, Reader Supported News Enabling Saudi militancy is an irrational U.S. policy. READ MORE» The Death of the Professional: Are Doctors, Lawyers and Accountants Becoming Obsolete? By Richard Susskind, Oxford University Press The keys to the kingdom are changing — or at least being shared with others. READ MORE» Controversy After Feds Release New Dietary Guidelines By Tove Danovich , TakePart A perfect study of 'nutrition politics.' READ MORE» A Pill That Cures Hepatitis Costs Just $4, but If You Live in America It's $1,000 By Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project Instead of looking at a corrupt government, which has the unique ability to create and sustain monopolies, the 'evil market' is blamed. READ MORE» Move Over Oregon: A 15-Year-Long Armed Standoff in Texas Is Finally Over By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story Holed up in his house since 1999, John Joe Gray warned law enforcement that if they came to get him, they better “bring extra body bags.” READ MORE»