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Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Florida and Tennessee
I saw today that both Florida and Tennessee have pending Anti-LGBTQ legislation. I don't understand what these republican politicians are so afraid of. Tennessee governor says he will sign anti-LGBT adoption bill…
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Are you in favor of giving illegal immigrants free health care?
Here's an anonymous poll to see how we think on this subject. I don't like labels, and liberal to moderate to conservative is not simply black, grey and white so just go with one of the three because we cant have endless categories. This poll was inspired by what mrussel1 said in the Dem Candidates thread: "I mean, here we…
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Something about teacher's pay...
This is awful. Further movement toward becoming Cretin Nation. If we don't both expect our teachers to be highly professional and compensate them accordingly, what can we expect from students? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/teacher-pay-gap_us_57b202cee4b0718404123555?section=politics
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On Whiteness
Since this came up recently, and I believe some things are being pretty widely misunderstood, I thought I'd open a thread to talk about "whiteness" as a concept. To get us started, here are a couple of (lengthy) quotes about what it means to treat "whiteness" as something different than (or a least not coextensive with)…
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This weeks Darwin Award winner
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,408683,00.html Bangladesh police say a crocodile killed and ate a 25-year-old after he waded into a pond next to a shrine in an attempt to receive the animal’s blessing, news.com.au reported Friday. Inspector Humayun Kabir said Rubel Sheikh and his mother traveled to the Muslim Khan…
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We stand with Quaden! Stop the bullies
Quaden Bayles is an Australian Indigenous 9 year old boy with Dwarfism who gets bullied so much he wants to kill himself. This story has gone viral around the world.. Yarrakka who is Quadens mum didn't know where else to turn but to post it live for help and the love and support from around the world is mind blowing.. stop…
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Bloomberg for President
I'm starting to wonder if he's "the guy." Although I think Biden's baggage (Burisma, etc.) is bullshit, Bloomberg seems to be the perfect counter to tRump right now. I'm torn... https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=7OOfDF8_TE8&feature=emb_logo
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Family murdered by husband in a car fire in Brisbane
Domestic violence at it's worst😭 RIP Hannah and your 3 beautiful children.https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3130002260380923&id=107637365950776
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Zimmerman at it again...
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/07/29/george-zimmerman-pompano-pats-florida/13315441/ Zimmerman claimed to be a security guard for this gun store....owner says otherwise see a pattern here?
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Australia on fire🔥😷
As summer hits the battle is getting too much for our firies who have been at it for months now. We have NZ help and now Canada. We need all the support we can get. God help us 😢 this is NSW at the moment. Can barely breathe https://www.facebook.com/226228487518348/posts/1593624627445387/
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Fire Fight Australia concert 🔥🇦🇺
Queen relives 1985 Live Aid concert with Adam Lambert https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-16/celeste-barber-opens-fire-fight-fundraising-concert-in-sydney/11969960
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Medicare for all
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/399625-sanders-thanks-koch-brothers-for-accidentally-making-argument-for-medicare Hilarious....I started seeing articles pop up yesterday about how Bernie's proposal would cost 36T over 10 years, yet the articles didn't mention what we are currently paying. Those aren't additional…
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If Heterosexualism Existed, We Wouldn’t Have To Make It Up
https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4572-if-heterosexualism-existed-we-wouldn-t-have-to-make-it-up?fbclid=IwAR1ozfXbvoDGl9KrBYejIqWkBnqkroMjJel66qi0gf4y88bAKL8FMx-C368 Full article posted below.
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Dorky stuff about the Universe
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 111238.htm The picture is awesome... scientist re thinking galaxy formation models. If I was going to be a heavenly body... I wanna look like this! :lol: (the pink dancing butterfly on the astral plane)
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No Safe Spaces Documentary
No matter what side of the political aisle you are on, No Safe Spaces delves into the center of the culture wars and the current state of higher education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTOQGvXbZY8
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Equifax Breach. How safe are your ID, Credit, Finances?
I hope this isn't as big a clusterfuck as it appears to be but I have a sneaking suspicion it is. Talking to my sister, some other friends, and people who know way more about all this financial bullshit than I do, I'm taking the advice and freezing my credit. As one friend said to me bluntly, "The system is broken." I…
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All things Transgender related
seems to be a topic that deserves its own discussion. Here ya go......
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Mitt Romney
Hello. Canadian fellow here. I watched Mitt's speech and was instantly reminded of one word and one song. For what it's worth, the horseshit going on in Washington has me mad and I'm not even American. Anyone who supports Trump and his jolly gang of assholes should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. Feel like arguing?…
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RepresentUs
I saw this video on FaceBook the other day and am intrigued by some of the ideas Michael Douglas present. He is part of a new movement called RepresentUs, a group that describes itself as "the anti-corporate movement". I like what I see so far. Here's an article about this which includes the 10 minute Douglas video. Worth…
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Brian Wilson call for Beach Boys Boycott
I'm putting this in AMT because all things music does not seem like the right place for this low-life trashy act. Brian Wilson Opposes Mike Love’s Beach Boys Show at Trophy Hunting Convention Wilson points fans toward a Change.org petition that calls to boycott the Beach Boys until their performance is canceled…