March 2012
“To give a nickel-version of the dispute here: under health care reform, the...”
– If the Mandate Fails, Single Payer Awaits (via azspot)
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Rumor: Next PlayStation coming in 2013 →
Citing a single anonymous source, Kotaku says it believes the code name for the next PlayStation is “Orbis.” And while the next console from Sony is widely expected to be called PlayStation 4 when it hits shelves, the site infers that Orbis might be the system’s final name.
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$4 Gas: “There Is No Justification” for High... →
As the price of oil trades near 2008-highs and the average price of gasoline hovers around $4 a gallon, world leaders are considering adding more supply to the market.
In recent days, the United States along with the United Kingdom, France and Japan have been in talks to ease the shock of rising oil and gas prices by releasing billions of emergency reserves onto the market. The laws of supply and...
Young Adults Abandon Cars & Church →
An article in The Atlantic by Jordan Weissmann reveals that automakers are struggling to connect their products to teens and twenty-somethings. The problem isn’t the cars, or even the economy, but driving in general. Fewer young people are getting drivers licenses. In 1998 nearly two-thirds of potential drivers age 19 or younger had a license. In 2008 it was less then half. It’s hard to...
“I just don’t use profanity, never have. I haven’t for 30 years.” - Sen. James...”
– Holy $%&#! Senators weigh in on public profanity - TheHill (via brooklynmutt)
What the Fuck is this?!?
Judicial Activism GOP Talking Point Is Dead →
When it comes to Republican Party rhetoric, much of it is so reflexive and reactionary, debates no longer require any thought at all. Those who mention the gap between the rich and poor are guilty of “class warfare.” Those who believe the Pentagon budget is too big are “weak on defense.” And those who support court rulings the right doesn’t like are “judicial activists.”
The whole idea of...
An end to phones in every home? →
The guarantee of landline telephone service at almost any address, a legal right many Americans may not even know they have, is quietly being legislated away in our U.S. state capitals.
AT&T and Verizon, the dominant telephone companies, want to end their 99-year-old universal service obligation known as “provider of last resort.” They say universal landline service is a costly and...
“Over a million Americans have lost their lives to gunfire since that awful...”
– Drew Westen (via azspot)
Watchryking:
The Island President, opening in limited release starting March 28th. Click here to see if it’s playing in your city.
In Secret Documents, Anti-Gay Marriage Group... →
cognitivedissonance:
Who’s shocked? National Organization for Marriage (NOM) sought to continue “fanning hostility” and aimed to “sideswipe Obama” by finding “attractive black Democrats” to challenge “white gay marriage advocates” in elections. More on this:
“The strategic goal of this project is to drive a wedge between gays and blacks—two key Democratic constituencies,” says an internal...
blueherobh:
jensenjaundice:
That damn black privilege guys
it’s just so hard to be white in America
#white whine #ughughugh #ricksantorum-2012 #thegayrepublican #the fuck is wrong with you
More Young People are going Carless →
Activate the Mechanism!: How Citizens United... →
abaldwin360:
The most common critique of Citizens United is that it allows corporations to wield ever greater influence in our democracy — on top of the considerable power business already had before the Supreme Court decision in 2010. More recently, during the Republican primary, critics ofCitizens United…
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A view of the Road →
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For #Trayvon →
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#Flyers Win!! →
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Being Silly →
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Silly Eyes →
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Ann Coulter Says "Go After The Obama Children" →
somepolitics:
stfuhatemongers:
Submitted by Michael Allen on Mar 22, 2012
On Wednesday, Fox News host Sean Hannity told right wing gadfly Ann Coulter that liberals had been “feigning outrage” over radio host Rush Limbaugh calling Georgetown University law student a “slut” because she wanted contraception to be covered by her health insurance.
Coulter said: “Coming from people who are...
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Report raises concerns for homeless female vets →
The inspector general for the Department of Veterans Affairs said that nearly a third of the 26 locations reviewed did not adequately address security risks, which included female and male residents on the same floor, and bedrooms and bathrooms with insufficient locks. The report will be the focus of a hearing Wednesday by the Senate’s Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
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Reuben Lack, Georgia High School Student Council... →
Seriously?
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Study: Romneycare is making Massachusetts... →
The researchers end by asking whether the Massachusetts reforms provide a good guide to what will happen under the Affordable Care Act. “The general strategies for obtaining nearly universal coverage in both the Massachusetts and federal laws involved the same three-pronged approach of non-group insurance market reforms, subsidies, and mandates, suggesting that the health effects should be broadly...
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How America Is Making the Whole World Fat and... →
It is hardly news that the United States faces epidemic health problems linked to poor diets. Nearly two out of every five Americans are obese. But according to a press release from the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier de Schutter, “The West is now exporting diabetes and heart disease to developing countries, along with the processed foods that line the shelves of global...
The Sunken Journal of a Sea-Bear: Tumblr... →
nonplussedbyreligion:
Last week I saw a video put out by a girl who was outed to her parents by someone who found her address and sent them a letter. I looked at her YouTube channel and saw that she had a P.O. box listed for her fans to send her things, but her home address was not listed….
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ALEC and NRA Behind Law That May Protect Trayvon... →
A Florida law that may protect the man who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in February is the template for an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) “model bill” that has been pushed in other states. The bill was brought to ALEC by the National Rifle Association (NRA), and fits into a pattern of ALEC bills that disproportionately impact communities of color.
nonplussedbyreligion: More From Faux News:Fox News... →
Fox News host tries to walk back persistent Obama-Muslim talk
By Stephen C. Webster Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:56 EDT
A new book about the Obama Administration’s first term has Fox News backpedaling, with host Bret Baier insisting on Tuesday morning that “we found no examples of a…
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Gay Cruise Passengers Arrested For Having Gay Sex... →
Two California men on a gay cruise of the Caribbean have been arrested in Dominica, where sex between two men is illegal.
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Why I’m Shock-Raged by the New Orleans Saints... →
I am so angered by the insane, over-the-top suspensions of Saints football coach Sean Payton, General Manager Mickey Loomis, and pretty much everyone in New Orleans except for the cast of Treme, that I had to create a new word. I’m shock-raged. The entire 2012 season for a team that could rightly be called a Super Bowl favorite has been sliced to ribbons by the SportsWorld’s favorite...
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My first cinemagr.am →
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Truth: Come Out to Support Trayvon Martin (please... →
dobbaaa:
stfuconfederates:
toasttothis:
Al Sharpton and the NAN (National Action Network) are hosting a Support Rally.
Thursday, March 22nd at 7:00.
First Shiloh Baptist Church 700 S Elm Ave. Sanford, Fl 32771
I will definitely be there.
If you can’t attend, be sure…
