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June 26, 2015
OK, NY LGBT and allies,with the SCOTUS ruling now we definitely have to get together to celebrate!!!
Saturday night, 8:30pm at Stonewall?
reply or PM me if you are in!
June 25, 2015
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Freepers apoplectic over SCOTUS ruling upholding Obamacare Subsidies
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3304071/postsTo: GIdget2004
They can’t rule correctly on the simple cases what hope do we have?
4 posted on 6/25/2015, 10:11:00 AM by Goreknowshowtocheat
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To: GIdget2004
TREASON!
5 posted on 6/25/2015, 10:11:02 AM by PROCON (CRUZing into 2016 with Ted.)
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To: GIdget2004
So my insurance will keep going through the roof with sky high deductibles and ever increasing rates.
How could it be possible that they re-interpreted the statute?
6 posted on 6/25/2015, 10:11:05 AM by Principled (Government Slowdown using the budget process!)
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To: GIdget2004
The written law means nothing.
We are now a dictatorship.
7 posted on 6/25/2015, 10:11:08 AM by SoFloFreeper
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June 24, 2015
The secretive Russian agency that hires people to write pro-Kremlin propaganda on the web stepped into the public spotlight for the first time on Tuesday as a former employee took it to court.
The Agency for Internet Studies, which runs what has been called a “troll factory” from a nondescript St Petersburg address, is being sued by employee Lyudmila Savchuk for alleged underpayment and various labour violations.
Savchuk says she was one of many paid to write comments online supporting the policies of Vladimir Putin.
The agency is now seeking to avoid public scrutiny by offering to compensate her. Yekaterina Nazarova, defending, told the Petrogradsky district court judge the agency was ready to settle with Savchuk, who had asked for a symbolic sum of 10,000 roubles (£118).
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Bwahahahaha
Russian Internet "Troll Factory" sued for underpaying workers, and capitulates
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/24/russian-troll-factory-sued-underpayment-labour-violations-vladimir-putin?CMP=share_btn_linkThe secretive Russian agency that hires people to write pro-Kremlin propaganda on the web stepped into the public spotlight for the first time on Tuesday as a former employee took it to court.
The Agency for Internet Studies, which runs what has been called a “troll factory” from a nondescript St Petersburg address, is being sued by employee Lyudmila Savchuk for alleged underpayment and various labour violations.
Savchuk says she was one of many paid to write comments online supporting the policies of Vladimir Putin.
The agency is now seeking to avoid public scrutiny by offering to compensate her. Yekaterina Nazarova, defending, told the Petrogradsky district court judge the agency was ready to settle with Savchuk, who had asked for a symbolic sum of 10,000 roubles (£118).
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Bwahahahaha
June 23, 2015
Stonewall becomes a landmark...
I think NY LGBT and allies should have a get together there to celebrate!
http://www.newsweek.com/stonewall-inn-designated-nyc-landmark-during-lgbt-pride-week-345972
Stonewall Inn Designated NYC Landmark During LGBT Pride Week
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On Tuesday morning, dozens of New Yorkers packed into a public hearing room at 1 Centre Street to witness a historic vote. It was standing room only as numerous speakers presented the case for designating The Stonewall Inn a New York City landmark.
The commission was convinced. Just before noon, the New York City Landmark Commission voted unanimously to designate Stonewall, the site of historic LGBT rights protests, a landmark. This announcement comes during the city’s LGBT Pride Week.
Each speaker was allotted three minutes to plead their case, but many went over, and applause certainly set it over that barrier. Unlike other city meetings, no one seemed to mind staying in the stuffy roof for well over two hours. There was an air of celebration, as activists shook hands, congratulated one another and passed out rainbow flag stickers, worn by the majority of hearing attendees.
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June 23, 2015
Major League Baseball is one step closer to having its first female player. On Sunday, 16-year-old French teenager Melissa Mayeux became the first known female to be added to MLB's international registration list.
That means Mayeux is eligible to be signed by a club during the next international signing period, which begins July 2.
While anyone can attempt to register for the list, only players who have the potential to be signed actually make the cut. Even if Mayeux isn't signed by a club, the fact that she was accepted for the list solidifies her status as a legitimate baseball prospect.
Some within the game have been pretty impressed with her skills, according to MLB.com.
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xPost from Feminists - French teenager may become the first woman to play Major League Baseball
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/meet-the-french-teenager-trying-to-become-the-first-woman-in-mlb-192452046.htmlMajor League Baseball is one step closer to having its first female player. On Sunday, 16-year-old French teenager Melissa Mayeux became the first known female to be added to MLB's international registration list.
That means Mayeux is eligible to be signed by a club during the next international signing period, which begins July 2.
While anyone can attempt to register for the list, only players who have the potential to be signed actually make the cut. Even if Mayeux isn't signed by a club, the fact that she was accepted for the list solidifies her status as a legitimate baseball prospect.
Some within the game have been pretty impressed with her skills, according to MLB.com.
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June 23, 2015
French teenager may become the first woman to play Major League Baseball
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/meet-the-french-teenager-trying-to-become-the-first-woman-in-mlb-192452046.htmlMajor League Baseball is one step closer to having its first female player. On Sunday, 16-year-old French teenager Melissa Mayeux became the first known female to be added to MLB's international registration list.
That means Mayeux is eligible to be signed by a club during the next international signing period, which begins July 2.
While anyone can attempt to register for the list, only players who have the potential to be signed actually make the cut. Even if Mayeux isn't signed by a club, the fact that she was accepted for the list solidifies her status as a legitimate baseball prospect.
Some within the game have been pretty impressed with her skills, according to MLB.com.
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(more at above link)
June 14, 2015
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Oldie but goodie From DKos: Someone finally polled the 1% (on various issues) and it's not pretty
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/29/1302820/-Someone-finally-polled-the-1-And-it-s-not-prettyOn May 22, The Campaign for America's Future gave a conference on The New Populist Majority. The keynote speaker was Elizabeth Warren. The conference confronted the meme that the US is a "center-right" country.
Most interesting to me was the fact that they obtained poll results from "the 1%." Typically, "upper income" in polling is considered "over $250K/yr" or even "over $150K/yr." Such people are rich compared to most, but they do not have enough money to buy elections with their spare change.
The poll results for this comparison came from the Russell Sage Foundation. "Elites" are defined as at or near "the 1%" in wealth with an average income of $1M/yr or more. The perspectives of this group are compared to responses from other polls such as Pew and Gallup.
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June 11, 2015
I'm not a Bernie fan, but at least DU is finally talking about antisemitic dog whistles in a serious
way and not summarily dismissing them.
Many of us in this group have only been trying for how many years now?
June 7, 2015
That's my wife, our baby daughter and my daughter from a previous marriage.
I got married today! :-)
That's my wife, our baby daughter and my daughter from a previous marriage.
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