May 2013
Miners’ Union and Environmental Activists Stage... →
amodernmanifesto:
In recent months, Peabody Coal Co. has been the subject of large militant protests by both environmentalists and the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Union. Peabody, the world’s largest and most prosperous coal energy company, has its world headquarters in a shining big skyscraper in downtown St. Louis, Missouri.
A few decades ago, coal companies started to shift...
“Citizen Koch,” a documentary about money in politics focused on the Wisconsin...”
– PBS Killed Wisconsin Uprising Documentary “Citizen Koch” To Appease Koch Brothers | PR Watch (via diegueno)
First McDonalds strike ever in Wellington →
The first McDonalds strike ever in Wellington happened today.
At 8am 5 of the 7 workers on shift came off the job and joined the picket line that had been set up outside Bunny St McDonalds. It was a noisy, lively affair, with Fightback member and Wellington Unite Union organizer Heleyni Pratley leading the way with chants, songs and the occasional speech to the people passing by, explaining why...
“…conservatives have bastardized the concept of the American Dream, and...”
– Celebrities in Unequal Times (via azspot)
“Incredibly, red state residents like those in Joplin Missouri, West Texas and...”
– Someone please explain to me how this works: why do so many Republicans vote against their own self interests? Jedi mind trick? (via odinsblog)
How much does it cost Wyoming to hate Obama? →
cognitivedissonance:
Refusing to hand Obama a success, Wyoming leaders refused to extend unemployment benefits, run our own health exchange, or expand help for sick, poor people.
Kerry Drake’s brilliant column in WyoFile. Drake is also the editor of The Casper Citizen, a non-profit, community newspaper.
Hint: It costs Wyoming a hell of a lot.
elidyce:
mr-radical:
feeling second hand embarrassment for somebody is almost as painful as feeling actual embarrassment for yourself
I seriously run out of the room when a character on the TV is embarrassing themselves.
“At the heart of the NRA’s message is: Don’t let Liberals say it’s a dangerous...”
– Jon Stewart (via ninjasquid9)
Hours after anti-violence protest, more gay men... →
gaywrites:
TW: hate crimes, anti-gay violence
Last night, on the same day New Yorkers took to the streets to protest a recent slew of violence against LGBT people, three more gay men were reportedly attacked.
One was Dan Contarino, a former nightclub promoter who was brutally beaten in the East Village and had to undergo surgery as a result. Then a gay couple, ages 41 and 42, were attacked in...
Oklahoma Tornado Seen From Space →
Monday’s Oklahoma tornado that rocked the city of Moore was captured by NASA and NOAA satellites. At least 24 people lost their life, including nine children in the storm.
“Following in the footsteps of former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum,...”
– Anyone regret slashing National Weather Service budget now? (via wilwheaton)
NYPD stop-and-frisk trial ends as activists call... →
Civil rights attorneys called for sweeping changes to the New York City police department’s controversial street-stop practices in the closing arguments of a landmark federal trial.
US district court judge Shira Scheindlin will now determine if the nation’s largest police force is responsible for longstanding and widespread constitutional rights violations, including systemic search and...
“This is a guy who, one day after a devastating natural disaster killed his own...”
– Charles Pierce. (via quickhits)
“When I was a kid, you know I immigrated to the States in 1978, and I’m six years...”
– John Cho (x)
The only Asians I remember seeing on mainstream TV when I was a kid were Sulu on Star Trek, nameless Asians loading trucks in the background or dying on MASH (which was all about funny lovable white US Americans waging war on Asians), and the “ancient Chinese secret” Calgon laundry...
Before Deadly Tornado Hit, Oklahoma Senators... →
thepoliticalfreakshow:
Oklahoma residents will now turn to government assistance for emergency disaster aid after a tornado ripped through the state on Monday, leaving dozens dead and tearing apart hundreds of buildings. But the same night that many residents lost their homes, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) told CQ Roll Call insisted he would “absolutely” require any federal […]
Oklahoma residents will...
inothernews:
NYC Mayor Bloomberg will hold a press conference at 4:30pm Eastern time to discuss violent hate crimes — including a murder — perpetrated against gay New Yorkers in recent days.
Poverty Is Moving to the Suburbs
univisionnews:
Suburbs once embodied America’s economic boom following WWII, but they now house the fastest growing portion of the nation’s poor.
By CRISTINA COSTANTINI
For many in the 1950’s, the American Dream meant moving to the suburbs and escaping urban bustle.
However, moving to the suburbs today might not mean the same thing, according to a new study released on Monday by the...
Conservative writer: GOP scandal-mongering no... →
Peace Corps Announces New Service Opportunity for...
peacecorps:
We’re proud to announce that we will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as Volunteers overseas!
Same-sex couples may begin the application process starting Monday, June 3.
Not even an unprecedented weather disaster in the...
thepoliticalfreakshow:
NBC’s @kasie confirms Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) will ask that all federal aid for Oklahoma be offset with cuts elsewhere in budget.
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) May 21, 2013
The Political Freakshow: Updates on Midwest/Plains... →
thepoliticalfreakshow:
KFOR: Reporter says children are being pulled out of Plaza Town Elementary school in Moore, OK. “Third graders.” Breaks down on phone
BREAKING: Children believed to have been at Briarwood Elementary when the tornado hit, @KFOR reports. #okc #okwx #tornado
Oh dear God,…
Remember at times like this: when mainstream media...
thepoliticalfreakshow:
Brief political aside, now back to tornado coverage.
“You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job...”
– When comments are better than the article, Atlantic edition (“The Cheapest Generation: Why Millennials arent’ buying cars or houses, and what that means for the economy”)
FUCKING THIS (via livealifethatscompletelyfree)
“How do Fortune 500 companies pay zero in taxes while college loans go up to 6...”
– Elizabeth Warren, speaking at a town hall in Massachusetts (via newshook)
“Not everyone liked the new empire. After Manila, Mark Twain thought that the...”
– Gore Vidal (via theamericanbear)
Murder Of Mark Carson Is Fifth Anti-LGBT Violent... →
thepoliticalfreakshow:
The murder of Mark Carson Friday night was the fifth — not third, as mainstream media outlets are reporting — violent anti-gay hate crime in NYC this month.
The murder of Mark Carson Friday night was the fifth — not third, as far too many mainstream media outlets and others are reporting — incidence of violent anti-gay hate crimes in New York City in just twelve days —...
Exclamation: Tumblr. + Yahoo! = !! →
yahoo:
I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr!
We promise not to screw it up. Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently. David Karp will remain CEO. The product roadmap, their team, their wit and…
