Lancero
Lancero's JournalRemember back when...
Bernie was a 'far left' and 'fringe' candidate?
Times sure do change fast don't they?
Tweets from Michael Moore
Compliments to the HRC group - Specifically xocet - for coming across these.
And yes, thank you Bernie. Yesterday you became the first presidential candidate to demand the Governor's resignation.
FriendsinFlint- we FINALLY got the Dems 2 acknowledge the tragedy here. Finally. Thank u Bernie & Hillary. Now come here! Actions not words
Here's hoping that our candidates do take his advice and visit Flint.
And now, the one that the HRC group would rather you NOT see (Or rather, the tweet that HRC supporters would love to see thrown under a bus).
Hillary preying on people's fears about losing a health care fight to the Republicans instead of sounding like a leader willing to do battle
Many kudos to Michael Moore for standing for healthcare for all, despite some saying we shouldn't.
With the Yeehawdists forgetting snacks and socks..
I have to wonder if they remembered to bring enough toiletpaper for the "long haul"
Interview with Elizabeth Warren from 04 - Hillary Clinton and Credit laws
The first part of the video is nice - We hear about how Hillary, as First Lady, was responsiable for killing a bill that would have disproportionately affected women. Warren says that it was entirely due to Mrs. Clinton that the bill failed in 2000 - And rightly so. This is a excellent reflection on who she - as a person is - one that WILL stand up for the people of this nation.
Now, right after she begins to tell us of a more recent - Well, at the time of the interview - event. How Mrs. Clinton, as a Senator... flipflopped on supporting women and voted IN FAVOR of this bill.
The interview ends with some words of wisdom and caution - "This is the scary part about Democracy today, we're talking about the impact of money."
This is perhaps the main reason that we have to very careful about who we vote for this election - With how influential large donors are in this election, it's extremely hard to tell just what our candidates believe in, and who - if elected - they will support.
Sadly though, we don't have candidates this election cycle that are willing to forgo the corrupting influence of big money - Or do we?
Would it be possiable to hide usernames when in a jury?
This is something that I've been tossing around in my head the past times we've had people get banned and people complain that alert stalkers had it out for that member, and with the recent outcrys over 1SBM getting 5 I've decided that I might as well go ahead and post it.
A lot of people think that certain members get piled on by people that dislike them (And I've in the past seen people go as far as suggesting that some members have formed jury 'hit squads' to use against members they don't like), and I've been considering how we could prevent that when it popped out to me... Would it be possible to hide usernames (And sigs + avatars) when in a jury?
Ladies and gents, we've got our first announced candidate for 2020 - Kanye West!
West made the announcement at the end of a 10-minute speech where he discussed visiting the grocery store with his daughter and admitted that he does not understand awards shows.
And yes, as you probably couldve guessed in this moment, Ive decided in 2020 to run for president, West said, before walking off stage.
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/aug/31/vmas-2015-kanye-west-announces-2020-run-for-us-president-seriously
Well, at least he wouldn't be as bad as Trump? Maybe? Possibly?
Cop says he pulled over african american "For making direct eye contact"
Only after handing over a written warning did the officer acknowledge the real reason he'd pulled over Felton, a black man who was driving a car with out-of-state plates: He had "made direct eye contact" with the officer.
The Dayton Police Department confirmed the incident in a statement emailed to The Huffington Post on Friday, and acknowledged that "making direct eye contact with an officer" is not a legitimate reason to be stopped.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cop-pulls-over-black-man-making-eye-contact_55e0ad60e4b0b7a96338e614
Ever get the feeling that some police aren't going to be happy until African Americans are all keeping their heads down to the ground and saying 'Yes masta'?
An alliance of fear - NY Bill would ban GMOs in vaccines
Older article I came across, didn't see is posted here.
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In the unlikely event this bill passed, it would set back vaccine technology a half century and would do away completely with some important vaccines. Abinanti has proposed several other bills that would require disclosure of information about GMOs in vaccines.
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The technologies that would be banned are exactly the ones that allows scientists to make vaccines safe, said Offit. In the early 20th century, vaccine scientists made genetic modifications with cruder techniques altering viruses by infecting eggs, embryos or animal organs, allowing viruses to proliferate and using trial and error to find versions that protected people with relative safety. Now we have precision techniques for eliminating dangerous parts of viruses and including those that prompt protective immunity.
Combining genes from different organisms was what allowed Offit and his colleague to develop a vaccine against rotavirus a disease that kills thousands of children in the developing world. Genetic technology of the type that apparently concerns Mr. Abinanti has also been critical in the rush to create vaccines against Ebola.
The bill, said Offit, takes GMO and vaccine fear To its illogical end.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/fayeflam/2015/02/26/defying-science-and-common-sense-new-york-bill-would-ban-gmos-in-vaccines/
I remember when people said that we were crazy for ever daring to say that anti-vaxxers and anti-gmoers would find common ground...
Victory for workers - DNC puts $15 minimum wage into national platform
The move aligns Democrats with the most vocal of the activist left and labor movement and puts the party to left of its presidential frontrunner, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Most Democrats, including Clinton, favor an increase in the federal minimum wage of some kind. The Obama administration has set $12 as its suggested federal minimum, while urging states that want to go above it, to do so. Clinton has also urged states and localities to raise their minimum wage to $15/hour, but has declined to publicly support a $15 federal minimum wage, citing differing economic landscapes from state to state.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/democrats-make-a-15-national-minimum-wage-an-establishment-p#.oxqK1Opl6W
Horray! Now Hillary can finally support a $15 minimum wage (Like everyone knows she really really REALLY wants to support, despite her past refusals to do so) because it's now popular! Yay!
Police move to suppress surveillance video of them insulting a disabled woman
The footage reportedly shows the officers trying to disable all of the cameras in the Sky High Collective facility, after which some played darts and ate what was believed to be edible products containing marijuana. Another officer was captured in the video insulting a customer. "I was going to punch her in the f---ing nub," she said, the Huffington Post reported.
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/california-cops-say-video-of-them-insulting-disabled-woman-during-raid-violated-their-privacy/
I don't think they'll have much luck keeping this video under wraps.
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