May 2012
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Republicans are once again threatening to shut... →
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destroythegop:
FACT: McConnell (R-KY) and Boehner (R-OH) both voted to raise the debt ceiling 6 times between 1997 and 2008.
105-H.R.2015 – Balanced Budget Act of 1997
107-S.2578 – Debt limit bill (2002)
108-H.J.Res.51 – Debt limit increase resolution (2003)
108-S.2986 – Amend Title 31 of U.S. Code to increase the public debt limit (2004)
109-H.J.Res.47 – Debt limit...
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Barack Obama Being Adorable with Adorable Children
For some reason this brought me to tears.
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alexleo:
this actually makes me kinda tearful
i love you obama xxxxxxx
(adding this)
precious :]
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livealifethatscompletelyfree: yourenotsylviaplath:... →
yourenotsylviaplath:
sentry-the-defiant:
I support straight normal marriage.
Dear Sentry - The - Defiant
I saw this post, and decided to go on your blog for more of your opinions on gay marriage. However, your blog didn’t contain a lot of opinions on gay people. What it did…
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The Missouri House has spent more than $1,100 in... →
hiredgoons:
cognitive fucking dissonance.
How is this even POSSIBLE?
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and another thing ...: 5 Mindblowing Facts About... →
occupyallstreets:
1. The number of students who have to go into debt to get a bachelor’s degree has risen from 45% in 1993 to 94% today.
2. There is now more than $1 trillion in outstanding student loan debt in the United States.
3. Over the last 10 years, tuition and fees at state…
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Lost Grrrls: The House has passed the GOP's... →
forrestbondurant:
newsweek:
newsweek:
Just happened. So what bill is that? “House Democrats say the Republican-authored law would raise requirements to prove domestic violence and sexual assault, erase confidentiality protections for immigrant women and alert abusers when their victims seek help. They say it would eliminate a path to citizenship for immigrant victims who cooperate with...
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“I have spoken to countless lawyers and they have yet to discover any cases in...”
– Congresswoman Corrine Brown on Marissa Alexander (Jacksonville, FL) Ruling (link)
sorry — really should have posted this earlier.
ALSO:
DONATE to her legal defense fund on WePay: https://www.wepay.com/donations/178785
TWITTER page: https://twitter.com/#!/FreeMarissa
2 PETITIONS:
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Probe determines wrong man was executed in Texas |... →
sarahlee310:
He was the spitting image of the killer, had the same first name and was near the scene of the crime at the fateful hour: Carlos DeLunapaid the ultimate price and was executed in place of someone else in Texas in 1989, a report out Tuesday found.
Just one mistake like this should be enough for everyone to stand against state execution.
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“House Speaker John Boehner set the conservative blogosphere afire yesterday,...”
– Tea Party Boxes Boehner In, Again (via ryking)
They meant the socialistic, dictatorial, no-good, very-bad Romneycare, right?
Also, too, Weeping John’s going to have one helluva time getting his pimps, Big Insurance, to agree to the extremely popular pre-existing coverage without the mandate. So...
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Another Mitt #Romney Lie: His life as a poor... →
destroythegop:
righteousblasphemy:
republicanidiots:
canisfamiliaris:
A day after being labelled “out of touch” for casually offering a $10,000 bet to a rival candidate, Mr Romney told supporters he had experienced austerity as a missionary in France, using a bucket for a lavatory and a hose for a shower. “You’re not living high on the hog at that kind of level,” he said.
But the...
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IOKIYAR - It's OK If You Are A Republican
con-tem-plate:
Between 1840 and 1900, there were 16 filibusters.
Between 2009 and 2010, there were more than 130.
Stuff that the complicit MSM will not talk about.
Source: WaPo
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“Liberated women did not ‘fall in love,’ we chose to love - that was different...”
– bell hooks, Communion: The Female Search for Love (via lakitalki)
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Normal person's reaction to a banker causing JP... →
wilwheaton:
inothernews:
Wall Street is just a collection of dickhead tools.
Sociopathic dickhead tools.
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Your car is Japanese. Your Vodka is Russian. Your...
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Advocating Progress: Excellent Rant! →
stfuconservatives:
dionthesocialist:
The notion that it doesn’t matter who the President is is a big square on the privilege bingo card. For white men, no, it really doesn’t matter who the President is, because they’ll be fine regardless, but for those of us whose lives are on the…
I trust President Obama completely; I question some of the advice he gets. I believe he has the best...
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#Maddow explains the conservative media model:... →
justinspoliticalcorner:
Conservative media outlets encourage their audiences to keep viewing only their content by demonizing other news sources, according to MSNBC host Rachel Maddow.
“If I am trying to get across a point of view, I have to persuade and not assert,” she said in April at The Castro Theater in San Francisco. “Because I can’t assume that everybody is already agreeing with me...
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“One of the big deals that ExxonMobil has announced in the past year involves...”
– As ExxonMobil attacked global warming publicly, geologists working within ExxonMobil were examining how a warmer Earth — resulting from global warming — could create new business opportunities for ExxonMobil.
This is some vomit inducing bullshit.
(via humanformat)
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“Viagra is a wonderful medical advancement in that can help couples with sexual...”
– Minnesota Senator Paul Gazelka (R) calls viagra a drug for life, but sponsored an anti-abortion bill that limits women’s health choices. (via think-progress)
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The Romney-tron!
romney140:
I commend those who planned and conducted the bin Laden raid a year ago, and I applaud President Obama for approving the mission.
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) May 1, 2012
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