Tuesday, July 15, 2014

5 Ways to REFORM THE SUPREME COURT Bill Moyers

http://billmoyers.com/2014/07/15/its-time-to-reform-the-supreme-court-here-are-five-ways-to-do-it/

The just-completed Supreme Court term was filled with deeply disturbing decisions. In Plumhoff v. Rickard, the Court held that police can shoot at a car in a high speed chase to get it to stop — and continue to shoot until it stops — even when the basis for initially stopping the car was no more than a burnt out headlight. In McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, the Court struck down limits on the total amount that a person can contribute to candidates for federal office or political parties over a two-year period. In McCullen v. Coakley, the Court declared a Massachusetts law creating a 35-foot buffer zone around reproductive health care facilities unconstitutional, thus leaving women seeking care without adequate protection against harassment and putting in jeopardy laws creating buffer zones around military funerals, cemeteries, and places of worship. In Town of Greece v. Galloway, the Court ruled that it is constitutional for a town board to have Christian clergy recite explicitly Christian prayers before its meetings. And in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Court held for the first time that for-profit companies have a right to the free exercise of religion and may use it to deny women insurance coverage for contraceptives.


MSNBC Anchor gets mad and yells - Well Done: info on Economics

http://www.upworthy.com/a-news-anchor-completely-lost-it-im-really-glad-he-did?c=ufb2

Original by Dylan Ratigan. For more on the mind-boggling amount of money that flowed into our political system in 2013, check out this excellent recap from the Center for Public Integrity.

GOP Demand Solutions: BLOCK SOLUTIONS and then Complain about nothing being done.

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/borderline-behavior-gop-demands-action-blocks-solutions-and-always-complains?akid=12016.294211.qUr8sL&rd=1&src=newsletter1011288&t=21

Can you say Gridlock plus.  The GOP are great at wasting time and our money and then blame it on our President.

None of these geniuses appears to realize all their barking, carping and mooning are frustrating the president's attempt to address the "crisis" that is agitating them so fiercely. Or more likely, they know exactly what they're doing -- and the point, as usual, is to embarrass Obama.
But not every Republican talks total nonsense about the border and immigration. Alfonso Aguilar, who headed the Office of Citizenship under Bush, recently wrote: "Contrary to the narrative of some opportunistic politicians and pundits, this unfortunate situation is not the result of the Obama administration failing to enforce the law. In reality, most would-be-migrants believe that crossing the border has become much more difficult, and in the last decade, the U.S. government has greatly strengthened border security and interior enforcement."

Democrats, independents and even many rank-and-file Republicans want a more decent and constructive policy. Ultimately, voters must grasp that the GOP is the greatest single obstacle to every vital reform. That day cannot come too soon. 

Friday, July 11, 2014

New Rules - Bill Maher

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/11/bill-maher-gop-continues-to-spread-lies-that-are-neither-alive-nor-dead-like-dick-cheney/

GOP tells lies and it keeps telling them - why do Republicans have different rules.

Border Militia turns into a Cluster-uck. (The leader is crazy. So much for the Well Regulated Militia. Just point rifles at the little kids damn it says the crazy one.)

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/11/border-militia-plot-evaporates-into-cluster-coitus-as-doubts-arise-over-commander/

Reminder:  The policy which has the Crazies upset is a GW Bush Policy.   President Obama is just doing the job required by the GW Bush regulations.

“What is accomplished by a picket line of armed volunteers threatening to shoot unarmed, half-starved and thirsty children?” Vanderboegh said. “I agree that the invasion is devilish in its conception, carried out by collectivists who could give a shit less about how many kids die along the way...

one of Davis’ allies insisted the militia groups would work to assist law enforcement, although Davis himself urged them to “start the next 1776 right there on the border” if they were confronted by law enforcement authorities.

Miami is being swallowed up by Global Warming Sea Rise Water

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/11/miami-will-be-swallowed-as-sea-levels-rise-but-the-climate-change-deniers-who-run-it-look-the-other-way/

Miami has streets with water constantly but the media does not mention it.  Global Warming is real!

“There has been a rise of about 10 inches in sea levels since the 19th century – brought about by humanity’s heating of the planet through its industrial practices – and that is now bringing chaos to Miami Beach by regularly flooding places like Alton Road,” says Harold Wanless, a geology professor at Miami University. “And it is going to get worse. By the end of this century we could easily have a rise of six feet, possibly 10 feet. Nothing much will survive that. Most of the land here is less than 10 feet above sea level.”

Thus one of the great cities of the world faces obliteration in the coming decades. “It is over for south Florida. It is as simple as that. Nor is it on its own,” Wanless admits.
“The next two or three feet of sea-level rise that we get will do away with just about every barrier island we have across the planet. Then, when rises get to four-to-six feet, all the world’s great river deltas will disappear and with them the great stretches of agricultural land that surrounds them. People still have their heads in the sand about this but it is coming. Miami is just the start. It is worth watching just for that reason alone. It is a major US city and it is going to let itself drown.”

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Russia and Putin losing prestige with other countries after the Ukraine invasion.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/so-much-russia-gaining-prestige-and-influence

As the European Union considers further sanctions on Russia for its role in the standoff in Ukraine, Russia is broadly unpopular in many countries around the globe and increasingly disliked in Europe and the United States. President Vladimir Putin’s leadership also continues to inspire little confidence worldwide, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

The former Cold War power’s negative global image contradicts Russians’ expectations that Putin’s actions in Ukraine would improve their country’s international reputation.
It also contradicts the line from American conservatives who believe Putin is a great leader and strategic mastermind, positioning Russia as a global leader on the international stage. For all the Republicans inclined to draw hearts on their Putin photos, the Pew Research Center found Russia’s reputation deteriorating practically everywhere on the planet.

CNN Host shows Texas Councilwoman for the heartless witch she is re: Child Immigrants.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/10/cnn-host-destroys-texas-councilwoman-on-live-tv-for-heartless-ban-on-immigrants/

CNN host Ashleigh Banfield on Thursday eviscerated a Texas councilwoman who spearheaded the effort to ban undocumented immigrant children from entering her city.
Earlier this week, League City became the first Texas town to pass a resolution that would deny any request to assist the federal government in the ongoing immigration crisis, and specifically ruled out detention centers for children inside the city limits.
But when Council Member Heidi Thiess agreed to discuss the resolution she authored on CNN Thursday, she probably did not expect to be shamed on live television.
“Do you see how those who are your critics say that is just heartless?” Banfield asked. “We’ve got kids being raped in overcrowded detention facilities. They need help. These are people who are desperate, and they need help. And, effectively, your critics say you’re just turning your backs on them.”

An OPEN LETTER TO SARAH PALIN - This is great.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-ostroy/an-open-letter-to-sarah-p_2_b_5573681.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

Dear Ms. Palin:
I feel sorry for you. I truly do. It must be terribly frustrating to be so irrelevant. To have your rabble-rousing, race-baiting drivel limited to Fox's Sean Hannity Show in your desperate, pathetic, never-ending quest for attention. You are, put simply, one of the most ignorant, misogynistic, homophobic, xenophobic, hate-filled, polarizing individuals ever hit the national political stage (thank you John McCain).
Your new video, in which you call for President Obama's impeachment because of his "lawlessness," is an unconscionable, unpatriotic piece of garbage....

A picture is truly worth a 1000 words. (In this case more)

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/09/1312886/-A-Picture-truly-is-worth-1000-words?detail=email

What a great picture.  Says a lot about Republican and Democrats today.

6 Things to know about Global Warming

http://billmoyers.com/2014/06/12/six-things-michael-mann-wants-you-to-know-about-the-science-of-global-warming/

There is nothing controversial about the work of climatologist Michael Mann, director of Penn State’s Earth System Science Center. His innovative research helped recreate the Earth’s historical temperature record and separate the noise of natural weather fluctuations from the steady signal of real climate change. As such, Mann has played a significant role in the development of the overwhelming scientific consensus – the planet is warming and human activities are responsible.

40 Republican JOBS BILLs Really aren't Jobs bills.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/has-boehner-read-his-list-jobs-bills

Boehner is saying the House has passed 40+ jobs bills BUT they don't produce much in the way of jobs.  Many are tax breaks for the wealthy. 

How to discuss HOBBY LOBBY to business people and people of faith.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/09/1312735/-How-to-discuss-Hobby-Lobby-with-business-owners-and-people-of-faith?detail=facebook

This is an excellent article.

Education: Southern States are Keeping Kids Stupid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll0BE5nexv8

Southern States are making laws which won't allow science to be taught - blatant stupidity.

6 killed, including 4 children in Houston, TX - Domestic Dispute

https://trove.com/me/content/cpANc?chid=80416&_p=trending&utm_source=wp&utm_medium=Widgets&utm_campaign=wpsrTrendingExternal-1-opt

The kids were killed in their home.  The gunman threatened to shoot himself - but didn't.  Just your typical kids killed by a mad relative story. No need for a divorce, kill everyone instead.

10 Things Europe does better than the US

http://www.alternet.org/world/10-things-europe-does-way-better-america?page=0%2C2&akid=12004.294211.s0NvC6&rd=1&src=newsletter1010610&t=4

Europe is so much ahead of America when it comes to such things as health care, better sex ed, and less violent crime.

Comedy vs anti-science How humor can make a difference.

http://www.alternet.org/video/watch-comedy-vs-anti-science-10-amazing-videos-show-how-humor-can-make-difference


Cenk explains Holly Hobby Lobby, Face of the American Taliban

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/09/were-just-pointing-out-what-a-jackass-you-look-like-cenk-uygur-blasts-holly-hobby-lobby/


Shameless Lipservice on Veteran's Health Bill - Republicans say it is too costly and do nothing.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/09/rachel-maddow-shreds-house-gops-shameless-lip-service-on-bill-helping-veterans/

Rachel Maddow 07/09/14
Congress leaves veterans health unaddressed despite ample lip service

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

President Obama may be the BEST PRESIDENT since WW II

http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2014/07/with-this-crazy-talk-of-impeachment-i.html

He has accomplished quite a bit even with the obstruction by the Republicans.  He is getting a lot done. 

Stuff Jesus said - Cartoon

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/08/1312612/-Cartoon-Stuff-Jesus-said?detail=email#

This is good.

11 Year Old Shoots and Kills Grandpa after Grandpa shot Dad with a .22

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/09/11-year-old-nc-boy-kills-grandfather-with-shotgun-after-elderly-man-shoots-son-in-dispute/

Just another killing by a Grandson - Bye Grandpa.

FOX; Over half the news statements on FOX are False, an analysis. Only 8% are completely True

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/07/09/analysis-over-half-of-all-statements-made-on-fox-news-are-false/

A new analysis by PunditFact found that of every statement made by a Fox News host or guest, over half of them were flat-out false. What’s more, only a measly 8% could be considered completely “true.”
In other words, a fancy review of hundreds of hours of video confirmed what many who watch Fox News with any regularity already know: Fox News lies. A lot. Like all the time.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

A Young Lion got his head stuck up a dead buffalo's butt.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/08/lion-stuck-buffalo-butt_n_5567060.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000022

This poor lion cub will probably need therapy. Like, forever.
Rushing in to eat after a pride kill, he got his head stuck in a dead buffalo's butt, according to the YouTube description.
While the video above from Kruger National Park in South Africa shows several minutes of the cub's struggle to get free as the grown females appear to ignore the situation, the lionesses eventually took action, Uproxx reported. The poster wrote that rangers kept an eye on the little guy during the night and "the adult lions (all female) had eaten through the stomach to free the cub! The cub looked fine, he just had a collar of blood around his neck, so you could tell it was him!”'

Anti Obama Rhetoric gets uglier

http://www.msnbc.com/politicsnation/watch/the-rights-anti-obama-rhetoric-gets-uglier-298874435600

The right’s anti-Obama rhetoric gets even uglier
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., and Salon’s Joan Walsh join to discuss new attacks on President Obama from the GOP.  Plus: Rev. Sharpton and guests discuss a controversial float at a Nebraska 4th of July parade that many are calling racist.

Jon Stewart on Shootings and how they are no longer news.

http://www.upworthy.com/another-mass-shooting-lets-run-with-this-story-on-kim-kardashians-cat-instead-says-news-media?c=ufb1

Well Done.

RNC Chair Lies about wait times for ER care in California. (Reince says it is 5 hours - not close to the truth)

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/jul/08/reince-priebus/rnc-chair-reince-priebus-thanks-barack-obama-five-/

The Republicans are really hurting if they are resorting to blatant lies like this.

What does 'average E.R. wait' mean?
Actually, there isn’t just one definition. A study published in October 2013 by the California Health Care Foundation offered three different measurements. The one Priebus references is "patient arrival to being admitted to hospital as inpatient." For California, this wait was five hours and 26 minutes -- longer than the national average of four hours and 34 minutes.
But this is by far the longest of the three measures. The second longest is "patient arrival to emergency room departure for discharged patients" -- basically, the entire length of the visit for someone who isn’t actually admitted as an inpatient after being seen by the E.R. For Californians, this wait time was two hours and 49 minutes, once again a bit higher than the national average of two hours and 19 minutes.
The third measurement is by far the shortest -- "patient arrival to being seen by health care professional." In California, this was 31 minutes, slightly more than the national average of 29 minutes.
One might take away from Priebus’ tweet that someone going to a California E.R. can expect a wait of more than five hours just to get in to see a doctor or a nurse. In reality, they’re seeing a health professional in about a half an hour -- and if their injury or illness isn’t serious enough to keep them in the hospital overnight, then they’re on their way home in under three hours. For those patients, their entire visit is much shorter than the five hours Priebus indicates.

Koch and Greg Abbot (Republican for Gov) Abbot getting big money from Kochs after not letting people know where explosive chemicals were stored in TX

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/koch-backed-ag-helps-hide-chemical-dangers-298973251858

Abbot now says No Public Records of where EXPLOSIVE CHEMICALS are stored will be released to the public.  Citizens can drive up and ask.  Newspapers are not too happy about his idea.

Monday, July 7, 2014

6 apps a Mac person needs on their computer

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/29/apps-better-mac_n_5318227.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

Corporation - was just smashed to hell by HOBBY LOBBY. The corporate wall has been penetrated.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/06/1310765/-The-doctrine-of-corporate-separateness-or-why-the-Hobby-Lobby-decision-is-an-absolute-farce?detail=facebook

The purpose of extending rights to corporations is to protect the rights of people associated with the corporation, including shareholders, officers, and employees. Protecting the free-exercise rights of closely held corporations thus protects the religious liberty of the humans who own and control them.

HOBBY LOBBY means Corporations are now Individual people who can be sued for the debts and/or issues created by the Corporation.  This is a big change.

A Federal Judge Blasts the HOBBY LOBBY Decision.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/07/07/3456766/federal-judge-reacts-to-hobby-lobby-supreme-court-should-shut-the-fuck-up/

Judge Richard George Kopf, a George H.W. Bush appointee to the federal bench who maintains his own personal blog, has some harsh words for the Supreme Court in the wake of their birth control decision in the closely watched Hobby Lobby case: “the Court is now causing more harm (division) to our democracy than good by deciding hot button cases that the Court has the power to avoid. As the kids says, it is time for the Court to stfu.”

Stephanie Miller smacks down Repblican Fiorina re: Hobby Lobby

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/07/stephanie-miller-smacks-down-fiorina-your

Liberal radio host Stephanie Miller on Sunday explained to former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina that her study of medieval history would "come in handy" after the Supreme Court ruled that corporations like Hobby Lobby could deny birth control coverage to women for religious reasons.

L. Ron Hubbard's relative speaks about the beginning of Scientology, wasn't pretty

http://www.upworthy.com/l-ron-hubbards-great-grandson-spills-the-family-secrets-on-how-scientology-started-eek?c=reccon1

By L. Ron Hubbard's great-grandson, Jamie DeWolf for the good folks at Snap Judgement. You can download his latest album for free here. Learn about some of L. Ron's interesting fabricated history. And read about what it's like for a celebrity to try to leave the church.