Category Archives: Politics

Shitty week for American privacy rights

U.S. intelligence mining data from nine U.S. Internet companies in broad secret program – The Washington Post. First it was monitoring VZW’s (and other) cellphone networks, now this. We’re fucked. More on this later.

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BREAKING: Congress Finally Reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act | ThinkProgress

BREAKING: Congress Finally Reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act | ThinkProgress. VAWA is through Congress, with the LGBTQ, Native American and undocumented victims provisions intact! The House of Representatives passed it today 286-138. There was a watered-down version of the bill, … Continue reading

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Dear President Obama and Governor Cuomo

Thank you for having the guts to stand up to the NRA and introducing (or, in the case of Gov. Cuomo, signing) such sweeping legislation. It’s about damn time we made positive, strong steps to reducing our access to assault … Continue reading

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Walmart hit by walk-outs in build-up to ‘Black Friday’ disruptions | Business | guardian.co.uk

Walmart hit by walk-outs in build-up to ‘Black Friday’ disruptions | Business | guardian.co.uk. Good.

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Why I Am Voting for Obama

Because Romney is horrifically *worse*. Obama needs to end the wars NOW, and end our use of killer drones NOW. End the horror. Mr. President, I will vote for you, but I will do so with great reservations.

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Romney ‘Binders Full Of Women’ Female Hiring Boast Falls Apart

Remember that claim from last night’s debate from Romney that he purposefully sought out female candidates for his appointments? Yeah, it’s bullshit: Romney ‘Binders Full Of Women’ Female Hiring Boast Falls Apart.

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Litbrit: Mitt the Cheat: Busted in 8 Frames. UPDATED 3X

Litbrit: Mitt the Cheat: Busted in 8 Frames. UPDATED 3X. Mitt Romney appears to have brought contraband (cheat sheets) into last Wednesday’s debate.

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Fact or fiction in the U.S. presidential debate? | Reuters

Fact or fiction in the U.S. presidential debate? | Reuters. Fact-checking. It is Teh Awesmoe.

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Debate tl;dr

Obama was mediocre; Romney was an ass…

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Sproul Says GOP Had Him Disguise Involvement in Voter Registration Scandal

Sproul Says GOP Had Him Disguise Involvement in Voter Registration Scandal. More Rethuglican dirty tricks. (As an aside, I think I really don’t like the Rethuglican Party…I just added “Rethuglican” to Firefox’s dictionary.)

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