Earlier this month, the Ninth Circuit Court rejected a hearing on the legality of evidence collected by a warrantless GPS tracking system installed by FBI agents on the vehicle of a man suspected of being involved in a cannabis grow operation in Oregon. Juan Pineda-Moreno of Oregon accepted a guilty plea with the condition that [...]
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LGBT Pride Month
President Obama has declared June to be LBGT Pride Month. In his proclamation, he also reaffirmed his commitment to repealing DOMA, DADT, and ensuring equal benefits for Federal employees, whom, he pointed out, consist of “openly LGBT employees [...] serving at every level.” Much work remains to fulfill our Nation’s promise of equal justice under [...]
Missouri House passes first vote on asserting sovereignty
Missouri, you’re the quietly crazy chick at a party. I didn’t expect to write about you twice, especially not for crazy laws that you pass. But you’ve done it again, and you’ve quite outdone yourself, approving a preliminary measure to assert sovereignty by a 90-69 vote. A measure that could potentially allow the Missouri state [...]
More infographics – Left vs Right political spectrum
More infographics, this time from Information is Beautiful (Amazon), it’s the left-vs-right political split explained very, very well. Details.
Anti-Gay-Rights California Senator arrested for alleged drunk driving after leaving gay bar
California Senator Ron Ashburn, after being arrested for suspicion of drunk driving, came out of the closet in a radio interview today. Senator Ashburn is a Republican with a history of anti-equal-rights voting, which he justifies by saying it was what his constituents wanted.
Sarah Palin admits to utilizing Canadian single-payer healthcare at talk in Calgary
Once-Vice-Presidential hopeful and former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin remarked in a talk in Calgary, Alberta, that she and her family used to “hustle over the border for healthcare” when she lived in a remote town near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory (approximately 300 miles from the Alaskan border). Mrs. Palin has often spoken against the single-payer healthcare [...]
Sexism: misogyny, misandry, and entertainment media
Sexism and hatred are being used to sell products.
Southern Poverty Law Center reports on hundreds-of-percent increase in far-right extremist groups
The Southern Policy Law Center has published a report outlining the massive increase in radical right-wing hate groups over the past 1-10 years, including a rash of violence and arrests associated with these groups.