what the Lt Gov of TX tweeted as news of the shooting broke:

Tweeted as news breaks of mass casualties at a gay nightclub. Vile. Have you no shame?

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https://twitter.com/DanPatrick/status/741963306294902785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

American streets flow with blood of horrific gun violence while Congress cashes NRA checks

American Exceptionalism!

Intro to plaintiffs’ brief to Judge Curiel against dismissing Trump U case. Worth reading!

"I'd like to believe genetically I'm predisposed to (be) better than average."

I’m reading a story from Der Speigel from earlier in the year and this excerpt shocked the hell out of me. Well maybe not shocked, as it explained a lot, but it reenforced my view that Trump is dangerously insane and must not be allowed to become POTUS.

“But what worried him the most, says D'Antonio, is Trump's belief that he is genetically superior to most people in the world. In all of their conversations, he notes, Trump kept returning to the notion that by virtue of his birth, he is simply better than other people in many areas -- from playing golf to being a businessman. "I'm a big believer in natural ability," Trump said.

His son, Donald Trump Jr., shares his father's conviction. He said he was a firm believer in the concept of breeding, in "race-horse theory." Then he pointed at the ceiling with his finger, in the direction of his father's office. "He's an incredibly accomplished guy, my mother's incredibly accomplished, she's an Olympian, so I'd like to believe genetically I'm predisposed to (be) better than average."

Apparently this sort of belief also helps Trump portray himself to voters as a strong man, as the person who will save the country.”



http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/6/11/1537557/-This-is-dangerous-Trump-actually-thinks-he-is-genetically-superior-to-everyone
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/donald-trump-is-the-most-dangerous-man-in-the-world-a-1075060.html

Pulse nightclub was co-founded by woman whose brother died from AIDS

The Script

What's Cooking For November?

How Many?

Sister of Stanford rape victim: Brock Turner tried to force himself on me too

In the sheriff’s report, Jane Doe 2 said she, her sister and friends had been in the outside patio area of the fraternity house where they met three guys. One of the guys was more aggressive, she said, and came up to her and one point and “started making out on her cheek” before going for her lips. She laughed in shock and the guy left.

A short time later, while she was talking to a friend, the “aggressive guy” came back and tried to make out with her again. He grabbed her from in front, at her lower waist, and kissed her on the lips, the report said. She said she had to leave and wiggled out from his hold.

In her impact statement, Jane Doe 2 addressed her encounter with Turner before her sister’s assault: “In my head, I still have an image of the assailant right before he tried to kiss me earlier in the evening; the face of the man who assaulted my sister, is burned into my memory.”

According to prosecutors, Turner preyed on the victims.

“Even though he was twice rejected by Jane Doe 2, he felt it was acceptable to pursue her sister, Jane Doe 1, later that night when she was alone and inebriated. He purposefully took her to an isolated area, away from all the party goers, to an area that was dimly lit, and assaulted her on the ground behind a dumpster. He deliberately took advantage of the fact that she was so intoxicated that she could not form a sentence, let alone keep her eyes open or stand. This behavior is not typical assaultive behavior that you find on campus, but it is more akin to a predator who is searching for prey. The prey in the case was a young woman who drank too much and was unable to protect herself.”

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-stanford-rape-case-documents-release-20160610-snap-htmlstory.html
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/sister-of-stanford-rape-victim-brock-turner-tried-to-force-himself-on-me-too/