Jumping into the deep end
Greetings, Dot Calm Readers and
fellow Truth Crusaders!
You thought I was doing a blawg 'n' run Wednesday? Well, sit down, strap in, and hang on cuz here we go again!
Be sure to hug and kiss your loved ones today, and don't forget to read Dot Calm's shadow's favorite independent sources of news and information:
Daily Kos
AlterNet
Democracy Now!
Conservatives are Destroying our Future
Conservative Clown Car
Americans Against the Republican Party
Americans Against the Tea Party
Mrs. Betty Bowers
God, the Good Lord Above
...And, whatever you do,
VOTE BERNIE!!!!!
If at all possible, send him a buck o' five.
Don't forget to be good to yourselves because I'd give all of you dark chocolate and Fireball whiskey (*hic*) if I could right now. I totes heart you!
See ya Wednesday or so!
See ya Wednesday or so!
- Dot Calm's shadow
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ATTENTION, REPUBLICANS!
Obama is coming
for your guns 'n' Bibles
November 8, 2016.
DO NOT
LEAVE YOUR HOUSE
THAT DAY
FOR ANY REASON!
The rights you save
may be your own!
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Petitions
The truth of what's happening in this election is that the American
people understand that you cannot change a corrupt political system by
taking its money.
Another truth is this: if America wants a president who will truly do
everything in his or her power to dismantle our corrupt system of
campaign finance, then we need a president who can get elected without the help of Wall Street, fossil fuel lobbyists, and the billionaire class.
Our campaign doesn't owe anything to big banks, to campaign bundlers,
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Contribute to our campaign to elect a president who isn't
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When I started this campaign, I had a choice: I could have a super PAC
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They were wrong.
The bottom line is this: we've gotten this far with more than 6.6
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They keep saying what we're doing is impossible. Let's keep proving them wrong.
In solidarity,
Bernie Sanders
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Here's what the Panama Papers did NOT say: how many rich Americans and American companies are dodging taxes using much larger companies than the one that just got leaked?
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Climate scientists overwhelming agree that climate change is real and
caused by human activity. Any elected official who says otherwise is
playing a dangerous game with our nation's health and safety.
Confronting this challenge is difficult, but our representatives in
Congress have an obligation to acknowledge the threat that climate
change poses -- to our health, to our economy, and to our national
security.
The stakes are too high for us to ignore this problem. We're already
seeing record setting extreme weather that's damaging communities here
at home, and worsening humanitarian crises and conflicts abroad.
Tammy believes in science, and she's been endorsed by several major
environmental protection groups because as Senator, she would continue
to advocate strongly for policies that protect us.
Stand with Tammy and show your support for strong action on climate
change -- make sure your name is on this petition to Congress:
Thanks for speaking up,
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There is a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation sweeping the nation. SIGN to help stop the hate. Regressive. Hostile. Oppressive. Unjust. These are just a few of the adjectives being used to describe the new surge of anti-LGBTQ legislation spreading throughout the country these last few weeks and months. Indiana, North Carolina, and Mississippi have recently passed discriminatory laws in the name of “religious freedom.”(1) And many other states have been pushing forward similar legislation that discriminates against LGBTQ people in virtually every aspect of their lives -- from the workplace, to marriage, to which bathroom one is allowed to use or healthcare services one is allowed to receive.(2) Whatever explanation anyone wants to use to justify these backwards pieces of legislation, one thing is abundantly clear: They DO NOT protect people’s freedom. No. They protect people’s hate. They legalize discrimination and bigotry, and erase decades of social progress that we’ve made as a nation. JOIN US and our diverse coalition of organizations and national leaders in telling Republican governors and state legislators across the U.S. to stop this blatant affront to freedom and equality. Protect LGBTQ Americans from hate and discrimination! Major global companies from Apple to eBay have threatened to stop doing business in states with these atrocious anti-LGBTQ laws, which would wreak economic havoc until the laws were repealed. For example, last month, North Carolina’s Governor Pat McCrory signed a law that legalizes anti-gay discrimination and requires transgender people to use public restrooms according to the biological sex on their birth certificates, rather than the gender they identify with. Immediately after, 120 U.S. and international business leaders rose up and delivered a letter to Gov. McCrory objecting to the law and threatening to take their businesses elsewhere.(3) PayPal was the first business to make good on that promise. And Hollywood studio giant, Lionsgate, quickly followed suit, pulling production of its new show out of the Tar Heel state.(4) Not only are businesses jumping ship, but other states are banning travel to states that have enacted these vile laws. New York, Washington, and Vermont banned travel to Mississippi, while New York also banned travel to North Carolina.(6) Now it’s up to everyday Americans like you and me to ramp up the pressure on these backwards governors and state legislatures that are hell-bent on spreading hate and pushing their states away from social progress. Help stop the hate. Tell Republican governors to repeal these discriminatory laws and protect LGBTQ Americans! These blatantly discriminatory, anti-LGBTQ laws fly in the face of the basic American principles of fairness, justice, and equality. If we stand together, we can win the national fight for equality and stop these hateful attempts to halt progress. Stand with us to speak out against this legalized discrimination of the LGBTQ community and demand equality for ALL Americans. Yours in the fight for equality and justice, Laura, along with Annie, Eddie, Emma, Ernesto, Kelsey, Lindsay, Moonyoung, Paul, Scottie, and Tim (the Courage team) 1. https://couragecampaign. 2. https://couragecampaign. 3. http://act.couragecampaign. 4. https://couragecampaign. 5. http://act.couragecampaign. 6. http://act.couragecampaign. |
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From UltraViolet
3 murders. 9 attempted murders. 6 assaults. 67 incidents of vandalism. 94 death threats.1
2015 was one of the most violent years ever for abortion providers.
And despite this wave of violence, Republicans are STILL echoing the anti-abortion movement's disgusting accusations of "selling baby parts."
These politicians are inciting violence—and it's time to hold them accountable.
Will you chip in $5 to demand that anti-abortion politicians stop inciting violence against abortion providers?
We know exactly why anti-abortion violence skyrocketed in 2015. It was the direct result of a massive, coordinated smear campaign against abortion providers including Planned Parenthood.
And despite the fact that 12 states and 3 congressional committees have found no evidence of wrongdoing2 and the extremists responsible for those smears are now literally under indictment for their fraudulent actions3—Republicans in Congress have created a semipermanent special committee just to keep pushing the same false claims.4
We're calling on Congress to shut down their anti-abortion witch hunt before anyone else gets hurt or killed.
Your donation will allow us to hold anti-choice politicians accountable for incendiary statements attacking abortion providers and put a stop to their inflammatory rhetoric. Will you chip in $5?
Yes, I'll chip in $5.
Thanks for all you do.
--Nita, Shaunna, Kat, Karin, Adam, Holly,
Kaili, Kathy, Onyi, Susan, Clarise, Anathea, Audine, Ryan, Shannon,
Megan, Kaytee, and Libby, the UltraViolet Action team
Sources:
1. Sharp increase in abortion clinic threats, violence in 2015, CBS News, April 5, 2016
2. How The Nationwide Crusade Against Planned Parenthood Is Failing, In One Map, ThinkProgress, January 26, 2016
3. 2 Abortion Foes Behind Planned Parenthood Videos Are Indicted, The New York Times, January 25, 2016
4. The GOP Committee Obsessed With Planned Parenthood Just Took A Darker Turn, ThinkProgress, March 24, 2016
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Also from UltraViolet
The head of the Democratic Party, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, is trying to hamstring Elizabeth Warren's signature initiative--and throwing women under the bus in the process. She is cosponsoring a bill that would pave the way for payday lenders to rip off women for years to come. Even worse, she's rallying other Democrats to join her in advancing the bill.1
Payday lenders exploit poor people, especially women and people of color, with enormous fees and interest rates.2 They're a huge reason that Senator Elizabeth Warren and President Obama created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
If Rep. Wasserman Schultz's bill goes into effect, it'll be at least two more years before the CFPB can start reigning in some of the worst payday lenders.3 But the backlash is growing, and if enough of us pile on, she'll have to abandon the bill. Will you add your name?
Tell
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Stop pushing the Consumer
Protection and Choice Act, and remove your name as a cosponsor.
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Most white Americans, even many poor ones, can easily borrow up to $3,000 from someone in a real emergency. But only 1/4 of poor black people can borrow that kind of money in an emergency--and payday lenders have popped up to fill the void.4
Payday lenders charge astronomical interest rates, making the final amount due so high that people often have to take out new loans just to pay back the old ones. The cycle continues, driving people further into poverty--and it's even worse for women, who are more likely to be poor and to seek out payday loans, than men.5
Rep. Wasserman Schultz's advocacy on behalf of payday lenders is changing the game. Where before it was mostly conservatives pushing the bill, now with a prominent Democrat joining the fight against it, the CFPB could be at real risk of being undermined. We need to speak out loudly to make sure Rep. Wasserman Shultz knows her attacks on Senator Warren, and her support for an industry designed to funnel women into poverty, won't be ignored or forgotten.
Will you add your name?
Thanks for speaking out,
--Nita, Shaunna, Kat, Karin, Adam, Holly, Kaili, Kathy, Onyi, Susan, Clarise, Anathea, Audine, Ryan, Shannon, Megan, Kaytee, and Libby, the UltraViolet team
Sources:
1. DNC Chair Joins GOP Attack On Elizabeth Warren’s Agency, Huffington Post, March 1, 2016
2. DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Is Taking A Ton Of Heat For Helping Payday Lenders, Huffington Post, March 10, 2016
3. Warren and Wasserman Schultz clash over payday lenders, MSNBC, April 5, 2016
4. The Color of Debt: How Collection Suits Squeeze Black Neighborhoods, ProPublica, October 8, 2015
5. Data on Poverty and Income, National Women's Law Center, accessed April 6, 2016
Payday Lending in America: Who Borrows, Where They Borrow, and Why, PEW Charitable Trusts, July 2012
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Did you know that...
Many U.S. states do not allow
women, often forced to give birth
against their will
due to draconian anti-choice laws,
to sue their rapists for child support...
but they allow rapists to sue their victims
for visitation rights.
...now you know!
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Women's Health Policy Report
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Video round up: 'Across the Line' documentary spotlights the experience of seeking care at abortion clinics; social media campaign targets harmful Ind. lawIn today's clips, Broadly highlights a virtual reality documentary that puts viewers in the shoes of a woman seeking care at an abortion clinic. Elsewhere, RTV6 reports on "Periods for Pence," a new campaign launched in reaction to a harmful antiabortion-rights law in Indiana. More » 
Report finds increase in threats against abortion providers after release of misleading videosThreats and violence against abortion providers increased dramatically following the release of misleading videos targeting Planned Parenthood, according to a report by the National Abortion Federation (NAF), The Guardian reports. More »
Calif. officials search CMP founder's homeThe California Department of Justice on Tuesday searched the home of David Daleiden, the founder of the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), an antiabortion-rights group that over the summer released a series of misleading videos targeting Planned Parenthood, the AP/Sacramento Bee reports. More »
Medical college association protests subpoenas issued by House panel investigating fetal tissue researchCiting safety concerns, medical schools and universities in a letter last week protested subpoenas issued by a House subcommittee investigating abortion providers and fetal tissue research and asked the subcommittee to enact rules protecting any identifying information, The Hill reports. More »
Obama administration to transfer $500M in Ebola response funds to Zika effortsA senior Obama administration official on Wednesday said the administration will transfer some funds intended for efforts to combat the Ebola virus to Zika response efforts, the New York Times reports. More »
Blogs comment on Arizona's new law challenging FDA's medication abortion protocol, abortion-rights opponents' efforts to punish women & moreRead some of the best commentary from bloggers at Center for American Progress' "ThinkProgress," Rewire and more. More »
Project will investigate making medication abortion available via mailA "groundbreaking" new project will assess the implications of making medication abortion available outside of a clinical setting, The Guardian reports. More »
La. House passes 72-hour mandatory delay, provider certification billsThe Louisiana House on Wednesday passed two antiabortion-rights bills, the AP/Sacramento Bee reports. More »
Texas woman forced to miscarry under HB 2, physicians point to wider pattern of political interference in health careA 20-week abortion ban included in Texas' omnibus antiabortion-rights law (HB 2) forced a woman to deliver a stillborn infant after repeatedly being denied abortion care, the Texas Tribune reports. More »
Ariz. gov. signs three antiabortion-rights billsArizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) last week signed into law three antiabortion-rights bills, the AP/Sacramento Bee reports. More »
Blogs comment on FDA's updated label for medication abortion, the 'big business of Catholic nonprofits' behind Zubik v. Burwell, moreRead some of the best commentary from bloggers at the Center for American Progress' "ThinkProgress," Huffington Post blogs and more. More »
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Rafael "BUSTed" Cruz is aligned
with Operation Rescue
and other anti-woman organizations.
He wants abortion banned
and women punished for having sex.
How dare he pretend he's anything other
than a rabid woman-hating bigot?!??
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Daily Kos
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Here's what I don't get.
Donald Trump simply stated fact...
THE TRUTH...
when he said that outlawing abortion
means that WOMEN MUST BE PUNISHED.
If you break THE LAW, there is a penalty.
Every school-kid knows this.
Rafael "BUSTed" Cruz himself is aligned with
Operation Rescue, which publishes books
saying that WOMEN WHO GET ABORTIONS
MUST BE PUNISHED.
So why did Rafael "BUSTed" Cruz
get all over Trump's case
for speaking the truth so dear to Cruz's
black little heart?
Hint:
It's because
Rafael "BUSTed" "Lyin'" Cruz
is a PHUQUEN HYPOCRITE...
not that you needed me to tell you that!
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Remember "the divine right of kings"?
"You toil for the bread, and I will eat it."
This was one of Abraham Lincoln's
objections to slavery.
Republicans are so eager to claim Lincoln
as a "conservative" (yeah, right!)...
as one of their own...
that they seem completely unaware
that their beloved reverse Robin Hood
socialism for the rich
redistribution of wealth to the top
piss on our heads and tell us
it's trickling down
voo doo economics
is nothing more or less
than modern-day
divine right of kings...
in which you and I must work 2 or 3 (or 4)
part-time, $7.25/hr max jobs
so that U.S. millionaires and billionaires
can keep getting fat at our expense by
stiffing us with their bills for wages and taxes
...making us pay instead with our own taxes.
We toil for the bread, and the rich eat it,
saying of us,
saying of us,
"Let them eat cake."
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Movie time!
Rafael "Ted" Cruz's anti-woman, woman-punishing views are more extremist than Trump's. So why did Cruz jump all over Trump? Because Trump pulled back the curtain and spoke the Republican woman-hating truth right out loud! Shhh...women are dumb, but they're not so dumb that they'll keep voting for us Republicans if you TELL them we hate them!
Dot Calm, this one's for you. Don't we both wish that Bush and Cheney--the lying, evil bastards--were both in jail?!??
Creepy, and yet...!
Facts of any kind are Rafael "BUSTed" Cruz's worst nightmare (an oldie but goodie--just remember that this reality-challenged smarmy git is one of the two Republican front-runners!)...!
Uh oh--turns out that Donald "Money Boo Boo" Drumpf is reality-challenged, too! Unfortunately, so are most, if not all, Republicans!
The Panama Papers: ...taxes? Taxes are for poor people, silly peasant!
And now for some Bible stories they somehow forgot to read us all in Sunday School...such charming, sweet stories for the kiddies!
posted by Dot Calm @ 8:52 PM
