January 2011
11 posts
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Birthright Citizenship Fight in Arizona →
“‘If we get the correct court decision…we will not be dispensing citizenship like a door prize,’ Kavanagh said. ‘Especially not for those whose parents snuck into this country illegally through the back door.’”
Seriously?
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“Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican...”
– The House GOP’s Plan to Redefine Rape | Mother Jones
Elected officials currently in office applying the same “logic” about “real rape” that I’m more used to seeing from YouTube trolls.
The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopian novel, not a guide on how to legislate real good, you outrageous, evil GOP...
Long Island Murder 'Direct Result' of... →
“Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota says Waterman’s work as a prostitute led to her death. ‘We believe that each of the four victims met their pre-arranged client or clients shortly before their deaths and that their deaths are a direct result of their business as prostitutes,’ said Spota.”
Sex workers do not deserve to be victims and survivors of violence...
“If you paint a target on someone’s head you can’t act surprised when someone...”
– Tom Baker (via tropicanastasia)
U.S. Cites Evidence of Assassination Plot →
“While the authorities have not asserted any specific political motivation to the shootings other than to say that Ms. Giffords was clearly the intended target, the political reverberations continued to be felt across the nation and in Washington… And lawmakers in both parties began a difficult process of soul-searching about the tone of political discourse, as they wondered aloud if a...
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Four Loko Recycled Into Ethanol →
I feel so good that something I put into my body can also be used as fuel.
I am happy they are not wasting thousands of cans of a banned drink.
I am still upset they banned it.
Boehner Takes Gavel in House With Pledge to Bring... →
NYC Mayor Bloomberg makes ‘It Gets Better’ video... →
Empty words make me angry. So glad my brother’s new girlfriend worked for this guy…
Update: Funding was restored for homeless NYC youth!