February 2012
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"What Conservatives say they want is “Small...
leftish:
What they are working on this year is Government that prohibits you from using contraception, that forcibly collects your urine, hair and blood, and that puts you in prison or deports you if it does not like the speeches you attend. This stuff is happening all over, all the time now. This is what Conservative Government is like this year. It sort of seems to me that this ought to be a...
Things That Powerful, Wealthy, Intelligent...
politicalprof:
The name of the Gulf of Mexico
Freedom Fries
Freedom Toast
The sexual orientation, gender, race, ethnicity or creed of people who want to serve the nation
Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz for 10 or 15 minutes, which is about as long as they can do it
I’m sure there’s a lot more. But you get my point.
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Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies... →
Now, in analyses of long-term data published in recent months, researchers are finding that while the achievement gap between white and black students has narrowed significantly over the past few decades, the gap between rich and poor students has grown substantially during the same period.
“We have moved from a society in the 1950s and 1960s, in which race was more consequential than...
It's time for a unified ebook format and the end... →
Imagine buying a car that locks you into one brand of fuel. A new BMW, for example, that only runs on BMW gas. There are plenty of BMW gas stations around, even a few in your neighborhood, so convenience isn’t an issue. But if one of those other gas stations offers a discount, a membership program, or some other attractive marketing campaign, you can’t participate. You’re locked in with the BMW...
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“The Obama administration, seeking to rein in a runaway political furor over...”
– Obama Plans Shift in Birth Control Fight, Aides Say (via kileyrae)
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Republicans against the Violence Against Women Act
politicalprof:
So the Violence Against Women Act is up for renewal this year, and surprise of all surprises … not a single Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to reauthorize the act. Not a single one.
Why? Well, the editorial in the New York Times puts it this way:
The main sticking points seemed to be language in the bill to ensure that victims are not denied services because...
“The creation of greater inequality, the shredding of the social safety net, and...”
– Family Values? Conservative Economics Have Shredded Marriage Rates (via azspot)
Mississippi lawmaker: 'Gulf of America' bill was a... →
truth-has-a-liberal-bias:
All the people outraged about the Mississippi bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” have missed its satirical intent, the sponsor said Thursday. State Rep. Steve Holland, a populist Democrat known for over-the-top gestures, said he was tickled that his provocation had rocketed across the Internet. Holland says the measure is meant to mock other...
School District Holds Movie Day, Only Lets The... →
seriouslyamerica:
stfuconservatives:
The Dallas school district decided to take all fifth graders to see the movie Red Tails. The fifth graders are learning about WWII and Black History Month, so lesson plans were tailored around that subject matter.
Except they didn’t take any of the female students to see the movie.
Their excuse is that the movie theater wasn’t big enough for all the fifth...
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i have no idea.
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at all.
pretty much always.
Why Don’t We Pay People Enough? 8 Facts About... →
Seven. What is a living wage in the US?
Dr. Amy Glasmeier of Penn State University has created a Living Wage Calculator that estimates the hourly wage needed to pay the cost of living for low wage families in the US. It breaks down the cost of living by state and locality across the nation. In New Orleans, a mom with one child needs to earn $17.52 to make ends meet. In New York, the mom...
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Watchdrst:
The beltway pundit class says the White House is in trouble on this. Reality check, guys, okay? Where the white house is on this issue is here. Hey, women of America, under a Democratic president your birth control pills will be covered by health insurance, and if you don’t have health insurance you can go to a clinic and get subsidized birth control there. If a republican is elected your...
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Something I don't think some tumblrcators and...
girlwithalessonplan:
No. Really. You can’t teach the unwilling.
Here are options in my speech class:
Pick your topic, whatever you want as long as it fits the genre of speech (persuasive, narrative, etc.)
Research it however you want, either with print or web
Show me some progress points as you work
Make whatever kind of visual aid you want
Choose the day you want to give it
I’m here...
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“The financial services industry went from having a 19 percent share of America’s...”
– Matt Taibbi (via azspot)
“The end of a president’s first term is an important time to ask these questions,...”
– Obama, Explained - Magazine - The Atlantic
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From Good to Great: Obama’s America that is built...
corporatedem:
In his third State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a stark contrast and choice between his vision for the country and the vision, or lack thereof, espoused from the Republican presidential candidates. The president seemed to be channeling a bit of author and business school mogul Jim Collins in his speech, using the theme of an America that is built to last with the...
Why did the face of Boe not go to the party?
doctorwho:
doctorwho4eva:
Because he had no body to go with.
#funny #joke
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“When you look and see what the left is trying to do in America today,...”
– Rick Santorum takes “war on religion” to a whole new level. (via kileyrae)
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"Walking the fine line between “Hollywood... →
ohrohin:
Miles Klee gives you 11 reasons to love his writing in Vanity Fair today.
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