May 2013
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Before Deadly Tornado Hit, Oklahoma Senators... →
thepoliticalfreakshow:
Oklahoma residents will now turn to government assistance for emergency disaster aid after a tornado ripped through the state on Monday, leaving dozens dead and tearing apart hundreds of buildings. But the same night that many residents lost their homes, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) told CQ Roll Call insisted he would “absolutely” require any federal […]
Oklahoma residents...
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Republicans, disasters and hypocrisy (Oklahoma...
letfreedomlulz:
First of all, my heart goes out to those in Moore.
Tom Cole, the representative from the district Moore is in, voted yes on Sandy relief. Good on him.
Can’t say the same for the Senators from Oklahoma, Tom Coburn and James Inhofe.
I will be keeping an eye out for any Republican representatives from New Jersey and New York who vote against federal disaster relief for Oklahoma...
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“…already Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says he will insist that any federal disaster...”
– Roll Call (via brooklynmutt)
What an asshole.
(via truth-has-a-liberal-bias)
Fuck him.
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South Dakota Officials Miss Historic Meeting With... →
stfuconservatives:
Federal officials met with South Dakota’s nine Sioux tribes on Wednesday for a historic summit in Rapid City. A year in the making, it was an effort to address long standing concerns over the high number of Native American children the state places in white foster homes. State officials, however, didn’t show up for the meeting.
State officials, however, didn’t show up for...
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Alabama city destroying ancient Indian mound for... →
climateadaptation:
llamastash:
City leaders in Oxford, Ala. have approved the destruction of a 1,500-year-old Native American ceremonial mound and are using the dirt as fill for a new Sam’s Club.
Oxford’s Mayor Leon Smith — whose campaign has financial connections to firms involved in the $2.6 million no-bid project — insists the mound is not man-made and was used only to “send smoke...
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The 10 Most Anti-Gay Statements From The... →
thepoliticalfreakshow:
The Virginia Republican Party picked conservative minister E.W. Jackson as their nominee for lieutenant governor Saturday night. Jackson will run alongside Ken Cuccinelli.
1. “I believe there is a direction connection” (between being gay and being a pedophile).
“These people are out to transform the culture. And they believe that sexuality is how everybody ought to...
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Michigan District Fires All Teachers, Closes Every... →
A funding crisis caused the Buena Vista School District to close its schools for the rest of the year—and perhaps permanently.
Whoa.
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Florida Teen Expelled, Charged With Felony For... →
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Republican Gabriel Gomez claimed a $281,500 tax... →
bvsed-socialist:
Vote, and vote Ed Markey!
We don’t need another Republican thug in the United States Senate.
In case ANYONE in Massachusetts mistakes Gabriel Gomez for a decent human being.
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“It does not have a state fire code, and it prohibits smaller counties from...”
– After Explosion, Texas Remains Wary of Regulation - NYTimes.com (via dendroica)
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North Carolina bill requiring teens to get...
abaldwin360:
Raleigh, N.C. (WRAL) — North Carolina could be on the verge of implementing the nation’s strictest law on medical care for teenagers.
House Bill 693 would require notarized written approval from a parent before a doctor or other provider could diagnose, treat or even counsel anyone under 18 for mental health or substance abuse. Parental approval would also be required for...
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Dystopianna: Further rage thoughts on Mark Sanford →
utternutter:
My issue with him is not that he had an affair. I don’t presume to know what arrangements married folks might have.
It’s that he and the people who voted for him today — independents, Republicans, spineless Democrats — are such fucking hypocrites. When he was in Congress the first time, he voted to impeach Clinton for his extramarital activities. As Governor of South Carolina, he...
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jillbiden:
Side-eyeing the FUCK out of South Carolina rn.
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#Breaking: CNN projects Mark Sanford has defeated...
thepoliticalfreakshow:
South Carolina’s 1st District House seat Special Election: 59% Reporting, Republican Sanford leads Democrat Colbert Busch 54.5% - 45.1%
That was quick. @Redistrict says “It’s over”. Sanford has won the special election in South Carolina. May it not be so. #Sanford
“PPP’s final poll of special election in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional Sanford leading Democrat...
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Top North Carolina Democrat Says Republicans Are... →
thepoliticalfreakshow:
“I was not intending to offend anyone,” he said. “I’m sorry if they took it that way. That’s not what the metaphor means.”
The top Democratic Party official in North Carolina compared Republican actions in the state to rape Thursday. Randy Voller, the North Carolina Democratic Party chairman and mayor of Pittsboro reportedly said, “the GOP that’s leading us – we don’t...
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5-year-old Kentucky boy fatally shoots 2-year-old... →
tolove1self:
forgotyou-not:
stfubelievers:
A Kentucky boy accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old sister with the .22-caliber rifle he got for his birthday, state officials said.
“‘It was God’s will. It was her time to go, I guess,’ [the grandmother] told WLEX. ‘I just know she’s in heaven right now and I know she’s in good hands with the Lord.’”
are you fucking serious
This is my...
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Texas House approves measure allowing guns in the... →
sinidentidades:
House lawmakers passed a measure Saturday to allow armed school employees in school districts and charter schools, and they also passed another bill that would allow college students to carry a weapon in the classroom.
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“A system that values obedience over curiosity isn’t education and it definitely...”
– Florida Teen Tried With Felony For Trying Science
A beautiful rant about misguided public science education and how the fear of punishment kills curiosity, especially for minorities because they tend to receive harsher punishments, and for the poor because punishments end up being harsher on them...
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Ohio Republicans Want To Punish Colleges That... →
abaldwin360:
think-progress:
Ohio Republicans now want to punish state universities that encourage students to cast a ballot. Under a budget amendment filed by Republicans in the Ohio House, state universities that provide documents enabling students to register to vote in their college town, rather than in the state where their parents reside, will be forbidden from charging those students...
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This is why we can't have nice things, Tennessee.... →
missgingerlee:
And the fact that because this dude said this on his ‘personal’ page as opposed to a work one, he won’t be held accountable is just…I can’t even…
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April 2013
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SOPA creator’s latest bill proposes stripping... →
I wonder if Lamar Smith knows that the peer review process is, oh, EVERYTHING to science.
Either he doesn’t, or he actually does and is actively trying to undermine the U.S.’ body of scientific knowledge.
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Gov. Rick Perry ‘disgusted’ by cartoon mocking... →
Rick Perry doth protest too much, methinks.
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“Consider North Carolina. On the national stage, the state is as purple as it...”
– The rightwing donors who fuel America’s culture wars | Katherine Stewart | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk (via dendroica)
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Tennessee To Celebrate 'Traditional Marriage Day,'... →
The state of Tennessee is set to observe “ido4life Traditional Marriage Day” on Aug. 31, after state lawmakers passed a resolution this week to dedicate the date. Pastor Lyndon Allen, a key proponent of the measure, told WSMV that the effort was about encouraging couples to get married, pointing to the economic benefits of tying the knot.
*HEADDESK*
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Missouri GOP Fears National Gun Registry, Votes To... →
The Missouri Senate voted to eliminate all funding for the state’s driver’s license bureau on Monday due to concerns about its keeping records of concealed-carry holders.
Well, talk about cutting your nose to spite your face.
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Steubenville football coach renewed for two more... →
For shame.
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Oklahoma House Majority Leader Casually Uses... →
robot-heart-politics:
Republicans are on a fucking roll.
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Congressman Says Bombings Reveal Danger Of... →
illsevenyournine:
cognitivedissonance:
badassmexicans:
During an appearance on CSPAN’s Washington Journal on Wednesday, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) claimed that this week’s bombings of the Boston Marathon should give pause to immigration reform advocates who seek to reform the system. “We have seen this in Israel,” Gohmert said of the Boston attacks and recalled visiting areas that had been...
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“One thing that requires ongoing vigilance is the reality that the state of Texas...”
– Attorney General Greg Abbott says Texas has more to fear from Battleground Texas, an organization aimed at turning Texas blue, than a North Korean nuclear threat. (via kileyrae)
I guess that’s why this presumably fiscal conservative has wasted more than $2.5 million of Texas taxpayers’...
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Police Sergeant Says Trayvon Martin Shooting... →
dandylionblood:
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stankdiesel:
from NPR:
A police sergeant in Port Canaveral, Fla., has been fired after he brought targets bearing images resembling Trayvon Martin — a silhouetted figure in a hooded sweatshirt, holding a canned drink — to a police target practice session.
“Whether his act was hatred or stupidity, none is tolerable,” Port Canaveral CEO John Walsh says of former...
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