October 2010
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“…Our nearly century-long experiment in banning marijuana has failed as...”
– End the War on Pot - NYTimes.com
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“In discussing the Gonzalez case, Russell pointed to a quote by D.A....”
– The Tale of Two Bonnies - Dumanis and Russell
The San Diego County D.A. that is all gung ho to stand for prohibition seems complicit in the death of 19-year-old Diana Gonzalez.
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“It was a quixotic quest, but not an unreasonable one given the way Fox — and...”
– 6 Terrorists Inspired by Fox News and Glenn Beck BNET - Jim Edwards
28 out of 33 Recommendations for ICE Changes Have... →
The OIG report shows that ICE talks about its priorities, but doesn’t have actual mechanisms to meet them by measuring progress or ensuring compliance.
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State Dept: Offer Visas to LGBT Ugandans, offer... →
One year ago, a Ugandan parliamentarian introduced an “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” that if passed, would impose the death penalty on LGBT HIV-positive citizens found to be having sex. The bill also would impose life imprisonment for other LGBT Ugandans found to be sexually active.
This bill is an example of the blatant homophobia Ugandans face every day in their homeland. And if this...
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around 60k people attended The Rally to Restore... →
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“It wasn’t a big shark but Jon Stewart jumped one just now with the...”
– Keith Olbermann tweeting about The Rally for Sanity and/or Fear
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how to say less than nothing 140 characters at a... →
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an "F" word you won't hear on The Mall →
I’m having a pedantic moment, a socially awkward moment having to speak my mind - but there is nothing new in that.
It’s all well and good to be sane, but that has seemed to exclude telling the truth and calling what all sides are doing. It is heavy and a buzz kill, but fascism is around us and plenty of people seem have embraced it. But fascism has this charge; like there is no way...
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“The note ends with a list of candidates McDonald’s believes “will...”
– This from Canton, OH McDonald’s franchise owner Paul Siegfried: Voter Intimidation At McDonald’s: Employees Told That, Unless Republicans Win, They Won’t Get Raises Or Benefits
Amanda Terkel
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3G speed cell phone serrvice is at the top of Mt....
Thanks, Independent
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Sorry, but I don't know that I can stand for...
abbyjean:
Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity
I love that Jon Stewart is parlaying his celebrity into political action. I think a rally to counter Beck’s and Palin’s is long overdue and I think Stewart, from what I know, is as good of a leader as any. I’m less thrilled about the name. You could even say I’m angry.
The implicit message behind the “Rally to...
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“…Proposition 19 isn’t the first marijuana reform to encounter...”
– Dianne Feinstein Is Out of Step on the Drug War Stephen Gutwillig on AlterNet
maura asked: Huh?
(Reply via my ask form. Do people think I'm Maura Kelly?)
(Reply via my ask form. Do people think I'm Maura Kelly?)
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Prop. 23 looks like it will fail, but will be...
This is it! Last weekend before the election - it’s crunch time and and the No on 23 campaign needs your help. As you have probably seen Prop 23 down in the polls by approx. 10%, which is good, but it needs to be a 15%+ win to qualify as a landslide and send a message to the Chamber of Commerce/Valero-types that are looking to pull the same shenanigans elsewhere.
Plus, as of now, Prop 26...
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NPR: Private Prisons behind Arizona's Immigration... →
This is one of the most shocking things I have heard on the radio in years. The story begins when a mysterious gentleman shows up in Benson, AZ to pitch a plan to the city manager.What he was selling was a prison for women and children who were illegal immigrants.
“They talk [about] how positive this was going to be for the community,” Nichols said, “the amount of money that we...
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How Rand Paul, Tea Party Darling, Learned to Love... →
Rand Paul came to to the GOP table as an outsider, but there’s no way to win without holding hands with the ultimate insider — the Senate minority leader. So he is.
Capitalism sucks, unless you are very very rich →
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Weezer covering Toni Braxton's "unbreak my heart" →
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Maura Kelly is questions whether "fatties belong... →
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“The fact that BP and Halliburton knew this cement job could fail only solidifies...”
– Rep. Edward J. Markey • Sounding incredibly pissed (for understandable reasons) about the whole situation with the Gulf Oil Spill. Why, you ask? Well, it seems our friends at both BP and Halliburton knew weeks before that the cement mixture they were using to seal the well was unstable and didn’t...
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as a whole, the media has almost always has a bias, be it liberal or republican. as of late, the media is becoming increasingly liberal. it may be because of bush's term in the white house, or because of who news newtworks have to cater to. over 72 million people are registered democrats, as opposed to 55 million of registered...
as a whole, the media has almost always has a bias, be it liberal or republican. as of late, the media is becoming increasingly liberal. it may be because of bush's term in the white house, or because of who news newtworks have to cater to. over 72 million people are registered democrats, as opposed to 55 million of registered...
Thousands of Migrants Detained in Remote... →
The unnecessary, expensive and inhumane detention of people who are not dangers to our communities prevents a fair day in court for detainees.
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“Congress will pass a law called something like “The Financial Modernization and...”
– John Carney quoted in CNBC predicts Congress will retroactively legalize foreclosure fraud Daniel Tencer, Raw Story Here is a good argument disagreeing with it.
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Intrade money dipped on Prop. 19 over the past... →
What happened?
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The voter fraud racket is back! →
Voter fraud is a virtually nonexistent problem. Conservatives helped assemble the myth that now-defunct community organizing group ACORN “stole elections” by blurring the distinction between voter registration fraud — which is as easy as filling out a registration form incorrectly — and the actual act of casting a fraudulent ballot. Despite the fact that the Justice Department spent years in an...
Will Legalizing Pot Wipe Out the Black Market? →
Pot cultivation in California is booming — and Prop 19’s passage could increase demand in other states for California-grown marijuana.
Ginni Thomas' Think Tank Allied With Group That... →
The Tea Party think tank run by Justice Thomas’ wife counts among its friends the far-right Catholic group Tradition, Family and Property.
Rand Paul Headstomper Just the Latest Violent... →
A woman whose head was deliberately stomped is only the most recent outbreak of violence in a sickening trend.
Shielded from Public Scrutiny, Immigration Judges... →
Among those stuck in immigration jails today are people with no criminal history and, crucially, no lawyers to demand bond hearings. People who should be free languish for months.
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Koch Footprints Lead to Political Powder Keg:... →
A secretive libertarian nonprofit bankrolled a fear-mongering effort to get McCain into the White House. Until now, where the money came from has been a hotly debated mystery.
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“Clint McCance is a school board member. McCance is responsible for the welfare...”
– Another Facebook bigot slips up Midland (Pleasant Plains, AR) School Board Member Clint McCance is Face of Hate
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James Kwak | Food and Finance →
Roughly speaking, read academic finance for nutritionism; the financial sector for the food industry; subprime loans, reverse convertibles, and CDOs for highly processed food claiming to improve your health but actually killing you; current disclosure laws for the FDA-approved health claims on corn oil; thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages and index funds for the neglected, unsubsidized, unadvertised...
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...the rest of the story about the prohibitionist... →
A medical cannabis dispensary is broken in to: windows are broken, joints are stolen and images of the perp in the act are captured on security cameras. For some kind of counterpoint in the story, the author goes to a local prohibitionist
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John Redman opposed Propositions 215, which legalized medical marijuana in California. He is also fighting against Prop 19.
“In a location where you have...
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“The President hasn’t been shy about going to the places where people are getting...”
– White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs • Admitting that Obama’s reasons for going on “The Daily Show” are a last-ditch effort to build some momentum going into the midterms. Which, let’s face it, there are much worse ways to do that. We just wish it wasn’t so calculated. In other Jon...
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Red Meat for Climate Change Deniers →
Notice all of the contradictions of Prop. 23 and AB 32 in the messages? Do you see any citations of evidence supporting their claims?
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Kill Miners, get a Golden Parachute →
Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship has a “golden parachute” worth $10 million if the sale of the company leaves him without a job.
Blame the board of directors for this:
Don Blankenship
Baxter Phillips Jr.
Dan Moore
James Crawford
Robert Foglesong U.S. Air Force (Retired)
Richard Gabrys
Bobby Inman USN (Ret.)
Stanley Suboleski
Linda Welty
Robert Holland III
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“When I finally met my first love, I was 17. I fell in love and didn’t have...”
– LKL Web Exclusive: Chef Cat Cora on bullying – Larry King Live - CNN.com Blogs
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