Lindy West Fights for the Right to criticize Rape Jokes, gets threatened with...
So Lindy from Jezebel (which if you don't read, what, are you living under a rock or something) went on Totally Biased to spend 15 minutes debating rape culture, and arguing that if someone makes an...
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The Brutal History that Haunts me
I read something last night that shook me to my very core.I've been planning a diary on a genocidal event known as Fuadach nan Gaidheal, what we call the expulsion of the Gael. I have begun the process...
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FISA is a Kangaroo Court
I'll have to make this quick, but I wanted everyone to have this information.Since the FISA court was set up in 1979, they have received 33,949 requests for court orders.They rejected 11.11.To put this...
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British Neo-Nazis are on the March (and Fox News is eager to help)
From left: EDL Leader Tommy Robinson speaks at a rally; MEP Nick Griffin, BNP Leader, poses with White Nationalist flag; National Front Protest Sign By now, most of you are probably aware of the...
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I am in awe of Texas tonight. Updated W/ Video (WE WON.)
UPDATE: SB5's VOTE TOOK PLACE AT 12:03.For now, the bill is dead. I watched the woman who may be the next Ann Richards stand for 13 hours tonight. I watched Texas republicans pull bullshit points of...
View ArticleMicosoft?! What r u doin?! MICROSOFT! STAHP!
Today, Microsoft's XBOX department kicked their most loyal supporters, their subscribers, directly in the teeth.XBOX has a subscription option that offers some perks: Microsoft Points they can use to...
View ArticleEgypt: "The only other option was civil war."
On November 22nd, 2012, President Mohamad Morsi issued a decree giving himself broad, unquestionable legislative powers, and immunity from court action.On that day, his government fell, though it would...
View ArticleHey Climate Hawks: I Need Info on Wetlands Mitigation Banking
So I've come across something called "Mitigation Banking."Mitigation banking is the restoration, creation, enhancement, or preservation of a wetland, stream, or habitat conservation area which offsets...
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All I Need To Know about Wealth Inequality I Learned at the City Planning Office
I went to the city planning office today to support some folks at a hearing.Related Development is planning to flatten one of the only playgrounds in the upper east side, and replace it with a high...
View ArticleRobert McNamara on Kos's "Death is Death" Post, and my thoughts on Syria
It is vital for those of us who oppose war to listen to those who are the most educated about war. That includes the leaders among our veterans who, like Kos, have done the hard work of thinking,...
View ArticleDo we have an opportunity here?
Correction:It has been pointed out that my premise was incorrect. There was a separate AUMF for Iraq.While our current AUMF authorizes the drone war, a separate AUMF would have to be sought by the...
View ArticleAnti-Vax Movement Responsible for Worst Measles Outbreak in 17 Years
CNN is reporting today that of the 159 measles cases so far, 92% were from children who were either unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown."This is very bad. This is horrible," said Dr....
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Google Lambastes Republicans over Shutdown
By celebrating the 123rd anniversarry of Yosemite National Park on the very day Republicans decided the government should close down.Google's Doodle celebrating 123 Years at Yosemite.This is an...
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Let's Do Something Fun and New
Take a look at this political ad: I made it. In 15 minutes.In Microsoft Paint.It's not the be-all end-all of political advertisements. It may not even be very good. I'm sure there are problems with it....
View ArticleSpammers are using Daily Kos for Search Engine Optimization
A diary on the reclist points out that WE HATE SPAMMERS GUTS AND AREN'T GOING TO BUY THEIR CONICAL CRUSHER POWERED ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES NOW THAT THEY ADVERTISED TO US IN THIS WAY!!!!!11oneAnd the...
View ArticleBroadway Bomb: Skateboarding Civil Disobedience ends in Hilarity
So New York skaters do something every year called the Broadway Bomb. Essentially, they skate down broadway from 116th street to Bowling Green, the entire length of Manhattan.On one level it's just...
View ArticleFilibuster Reform Is a Reality. Read today's action as it happened.
After talking with a pleading Mitch McConnell, Reid is pushing forward with the nuclear option on Judicial nominations."Americans believe congress is broken, and I believe they're right."Turn on CSPAN....
View ArticleStossel Pretends to be a homeless panhandler. Learns nothing. Blasts us for...
Hat tip to Scott Keyes of Think Progress who had this to say:I don’t throw around the term “hero” lightly, but it takes a special kind of person to look at a homeless man on the street — with no home...
View ArticleAnkles, Race, and Community
Today, I had the privilege of listening to DailyKos's own David Harris Gershon at the Amram Scholar Series at Washington Hebrew Congregation. (I guess I haven't announced it, but I moved to Washington...
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Tea Party Group posts image Satarizing Tea Party to Facebook Page.
So a recent game that I rather enjoyed playing was "Bioshock Infinite." It heavily satirized the racist attitudes of early 20th century America. We forget that this was an era where Teddy Roosevelt in...
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