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The House of Representatives Fails Women, A Story in .GIFs
we have to laugh to avoid crying.
kottke.org: The NRA is winning the war on guns
And it’s not because they have guns. They’ve got money and political influence.
While the NRA wins court fights, laws allowing more guns in more public places continue to spread, often for reasons that defy logic. For example, take the reasoning offered by Alabama state Sen. Roger Bedford, a…
NRA phone rep called me yesterday. I was curious so I listened. The polite woman on the other end explained how Obama was worst than Clinton because he wants to enact gun control that is “worst than ever before.” She pleaded with me as if she knew me to make sure I’m ready for the coming days. Two minutes into this, I told her I could not continue this conversation and said goodbye.
I was once a member of the NRA. I get calls from the organization from time to time in an attempt to get me to re-enlist. I believe in gun rights and the constitution but the current state of gun violence in the nation is out of hand. Any rational person knows this.
The media has their own issues with uneven or out of touch coverage, possibly derailing what should probably be the conversation. We need a conversation about practical means to avoid tragedy.
I’m not sure what the next steps are but we as a nation are at the breaking point. Gun violence has touched almost every spot of public life for citizens: universities, offices, factories, schools, movie theaters, malls and the list goes on. How many more people have to die to stop the senseless red vs blue crap conversation? </rant>
[This is] a sea change in the way that the government interacts with the general public
DHS officer speaking on sweeping new US citizen spy rules enacted by National Counterterrorism Center in secret
Tell Congress: Amend "Anti-Protest Bill" to Ensure First Amendment Protections
Let’s reverse this before we are stuck living in a police state. This is America.
There are exactly three countries on Earth that do not provide guarantees for paid maternity leave. Papua New Guinea and Swaziland are two of them. Care to guess the third?
Shameful.
imagine how dumb you’re going to look in 40 years.
Madonna talking about her Justify My Love music video, censored by MTV.
(Source: themadgesty)
I know it is 2012, but it sure feels like 1984 in this House today. If you value liberty, privacy and the Constitution, then you will vote no on CISPA.
Congressman Hank Johnson (D-Ga)
