Snarkoleptic
Snarkoleptic's JournalAs Poverty Soars In Michigan, Governor And Wife Eat Cake
You would he would tone down such displays of wealth and privilege, especially after poisoning the whole town of Flint.
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Considering the states declining income levels and climbing poverty rates, its crumbling schools and failing infrastructure, not to mention the Flint water crisis, the cake is a grotesque display of luxury and opulence that has many Michigan residents fuming.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/02/07/as-poverty-soars-in-michigan-governor-and-wife-eat-cake/
Jesus does Republican's act, causing hellish introspection.
(kidding about the introspection)
The people of Flint WANT Governor Snyder!
(to be held accountable) as do most Americans.
How is he still in office?
Gov. Bruce "Ruiner" Rauner delivers State of the State address
and hilarious Wikipedia edits ensue...
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bruce_Rauner&type=revision&diff=701893858&oldid=701147924
LaVoy Finicum - Bundy's Curator of Native American Antiquities
This shit must be stopped!
Being Pro-Bernie Does Not Mean I Am Anti-Hillary
http://samuel-warde.com/2016/01/pro-bernie-not-anti-hillary/Should Hillary Clinton capture the nomination, I will vote for her, and anyone who doesnt is flirting with a (God help us all!) Trump presidency. However, I have solid reasons for preferring Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton. Whenever I write about them, I am accused of being negative. How is comparing the stances and the history of the two candidates negative?
How is it negative to point out that Hillary Clinton once proclaimed that she believed marriage is between a man and a woman? She said it. She has since changed her stance, but she said it. I prefer the candidate who has always worked for equality, whether it be race, gender, ethnicity or sexual preference; and Sanders has consistently been on the forefront, no matter what kind of spin you want to put on it.
Hillary Clinton voted for the Iraq war and has since said it was a mistake. Bernie Sanders voted against that ill-conceived conflict and predicted exactly what would happen if we invaded that country; and everything he said and worse has come true.
Robert Reich: The Bernie skeptics are wrong — here are 6 reasons why
http://www.salon.com/2016/01/20/robert_reich_the_bernie_skeptics_are_wrong_here_are_6_reasons_why_partner/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflowWrong. According to the latest polls, Bernie is the strongest Democratic candidate in the general election, defeating both Donald Trump and Ted Cruz in hypothetical matchups. (The latest Real Clear Politics averages of all polls shows Bernie beating Trump by a larger margin than Hillary beats Trump, and Bernie beating Cruz while Hillary loses to Cruz.)
2. He couldnt get any of his ideas implemented because Congress would reject them.
If both house of Congress remain in Republican hands, no Democrat will be able to get much legislation through Congress, and will have to rely instead on executive orders and regulations. But theres a higher likelihood of kicking Republicans out if Bernies political revolution continues to surge around America, bringing with it millions of young people and other voters, and keeping them politically engaged.
3. America would never elect a socialist.
much more at the above link...
Whiny militia ranchers in Nevada are certain to have a tantrum over this court ruling.
http://www.trialinsider.com/?p=6095The decision reinstates governments claims that Hage and his father openly trespassed on federal land between 2004 and 2008 in remote Monitor Valley, 200 miles north of Las Vegas. After Hage senior died in 2006 his estate was replaced as a defendant. The appeals court ordered the case back to Nevada with instructions to hold Hage liable for trespass on federal land for the grazing of his cattle and calculate the appropriate damages and bar him from repeating the practice.
In a rare move, the appeals court found U.S. District Judge Robert Jones of Reno so biased against the out-of-state lawyers representing the government that the panel ordered the case taken away from him and given to a new judge.
Just dropped my first donation of the year via DU for Bernie - Act Blue.
Democratic Underground for Bernie - Act Blue now has 1,162 donors and has raised $41,287.51.
https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/duforbernie
Now I'm a thrifty fellow and hauling out my wallet involved some dust and moths flying about, but I'm convinced Bernie is our best shot at unwinding the corporatocracy.
If you agree and have some spare change, please consider donating today.
When Omaha Steve last edited this page, there were donations totalling $2,506 and now we've gone over $41-large!
Here's the OS thread, if you feel like crowing about your donation-
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1280&pid=9963
DU is currently ranked #4 in donation groups on the site...nice job you durty librul hippes, you!
https://secure.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/39795
About those water filters being distributed in Flint (band-aid alert)
It's great to see that water filters are being distributed to help during Gov. Snyders man-made Flint water-pocalypse, but let's not be lulled into a false sense of security.
The Detroit Free Press article on the subject heralded "... 5,500 filters have already been distributed."
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/10/06/state-begins-distributing-water-filters-flint/73433652/
Looking at the empty boxes, it appears as though they are handing out Brita water pitchers (or similar).
Here's a study about lead removal by such filters-
http://www.naturalnews.com/046536_water_filters_heavy_metals_lab_results.html
Lead is a toxic heavy metal that causes brain damage and organ damage in the human body. Natural News has found significant quantities of lead in Organic Rice Protein superfoods imported from China.
Lead removal ranged from a low of 14.1% (Brita) to a high of 93.7% (Waterman Mini).
Average lead removal was 52.5%.
It's time for a sweeping federal response, beginning with FEMA and ending with the prosecution of Snyder, et al.
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