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2014/05/05/Tennessee State Senator Compares Obamacare To The Holocaust + ('''«'''A brief [http://lastcar.blogspot.com/2014/05/thought-of-day_5.html post] published at the blog of state Sen. [[Stacey Campfield]] ([[US/pol/Republican|R]]) read: "[[US/pol/Democrat|Democrat]]s bragging about the number of mandatory sign ups for [[Obamacare]] is like Germans bragging about the number of manditory [sic] sign ups for [[Holocaust|'train rides' for Jews in the 40s]]."'''»'''[Holocaust|'train rides' for Jews in the 40s]]."'''»''')
US/president/EO/2017/13780 + ('''«'''The screening and vetting protocols and procedures associated with the visa-issuance process and the [[United States Refugee Admissions Program]] (USRAP) play a crucial role in detecting foreign nationals who may commit, aid, or support acts of [[terrorism]] and in preventing those individuals from entering the United States. It is therefore the policy of the United States to improve the screening and vetting protocols and procedures associated with the visa-issuance process and the USRAP.'''»''' [...] '''«'''The implementation of [[US/president/EO/2017/13769|Executive Order 13769]] has been delayed by litigation. Most significantly, enforcement of critical provisions of that order has been temporarily halted by court orders that apply nationwide and extend even to foreign nationals with no prior or substantial connection to the United States.'''»'''tion to the United States.'''»''')
Wral.com/news/education/nc-state-hiring-freeze-february-2025 + ('''«'''[[North Carolina State University]] Executive Vice Chancellor [[Warwick Arden]] told college deans, vice provosts and senior vice provosts on [[2025/02/15|Friday]] that he was implementing an immediate "[[hiring freeze|pause on all hiring activities]]" in response to [[Trump-Vance administration/funds freeze|uncertainty about the federal budget]]. ''[/]'' "Given the uncertain impacts of [[Trump-Vance administration|the presidential administration]]'s [[US/president/EO|Executive Orders]] and guidance, the potential shut down of the federal government on [[2025/03/14|March 14]], and financial challenges that the [[US/NC|state]] government is dealing with, leadership is becoming increasingly concerned with our budgets over the next year or two," Arden wrote in part in [[:25.02.14_Pause_on_Hiring_and_Temporary_Suspension_of_FA_Carryforward_Cap.pdf|a memorandum]]. ''[/]'' Arden wrote that the hiring pause would be "until further notice."'''»''' "until further notice."'''»''')
2014/03/13/The Neoliberal Neo-Nazi Coup in Ukraine + ('''«'''Washington has chosen to spearhead [[Neo-Nazi]]s into positions of authority. Under a "regime of indirect rule", however, they take their orders on crucial military and foreign policy issues – including the deployment of troops directed against the [[Russia]]n federation – from the [[US/gov/DoS|US State Department]], [[US/mil|the Pentagon]] and [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]].'''»'''th Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]].'''»''')
Vox.com/scotus/396991/supreme-court-religion-st-isidore-oklahoma-public-charter-schools + ('''«'''The Supreme Court announced on [[2025/01/24|Friday]] that it will hear two cases that are likely to revolutionize the [[separation of church and state|relationship between church and state]], at least in the context of [[US/public schooling|public schools]].'''»''' / Each of the cases seeks to force state governments to fund an existing religious public school.to fund an existing religious public school.)
2014/12/14/Inside The Koch-Backed History Lessons North Carolina Wants To Teach High School Students + ('''«'''Public high school students in [[US/NC|North Carolina]] will be [http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/12/03/4374397_state-education-department-used.html taught from a lesson plans and worksheets] prepared by [[Bill of Rights Institute|an organization]] closely tied to the billionaire [[Koch brothers]], if the state's Department of Public Instruction gets its way.'''»'''nstruction gets its way.'''»''')
2008-08-06 MO voter arrested for trying to vote + ('''«'''My son and I were grabbed by the arms and escorted outside. The two policemen who escorted us were soon joined by four others with two other squad cars. Surrounded, we were peppered by questions. Basically they were of the type, "Why are you bothering these people?" .. The answer, as clear as we could make it was, "We aren't bothering them! We are simply trying to vote, and these people are breaking [[Missouri State Statutes]], preventing us from voting." .. The police responded, "Look, you are breaking their rules. If you don't get out of here, we are going to arrest you!" .. The question I had in response was, "Their rules? What rules? Those are employees of the Election Board, they are under the mandate of the Election Board, and then the SoS. Aren't you more concerned about the breaking of state laws?" As it turns out, apparently they were not.'''»'''pparently they were not.'''»''')
2011/07/23/1505/link + ('''«'''A [[Facebook]] page ([https://web.archive.org/web/20170708024042/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002651290254 now taken down]) bearing the same name as the apparent suspect lists his religion as "Christianity" and his political views as "[[Conservative]]." The interests listed on the page range from the computer game World of Warcraft to the U.S. television show The Commish. A [[Twitter]] account also surfaced bearing the name [[Anders Breivik]], but only [https://web.archive.org/web/20170708024042/http://twitter.com/#!/AndersBBreivik/status/92651821369266176 one tweet] had been issued. "One person with a [[belief]] is equal to the force of 100 000 who have only interests," it read. Neither of the online accounts were immediately verifiable.'''»''' immediately verifiable.'''»''')
Reuters.com/technology/wall-street-banks-set-sell-billions-dollars-x-loans-wsj-reports-2025-01-24 + ('''«'''Wall Street banks are getting ready to sell up to $3 billion of debt holdings in [[X-Twitter|X]], the social-media platform controlled by [[Elon Musk]], two people with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.'''»''' [...] '''«'''Banks expect to get 90 to 95 cents on the dollar, according to the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', which first reported preparations for the sale. Musk denied the Journal report as "false," posting on X that the newspaper was "lying."'''»'''the newspaper was "lying."'''»''')
2014/04/21/Kansas Governor Ensures His State Won't Expand Medicaid Anytime Soon + ('''«'''On Friday, [[Sam Brownback|Brownback]] signed House Bill 2552, which removes his authority to accept [[Obamacare]]'s [[Medicaid]] expansion and requires the legislature to approve the policy. Since lawmakers have already concluded their session for the year, that means the state won't be able to move on Medicaid expansion in 2014. And even if a Democratic governor is elected in the fall, the [[US/pol/Republican|Republican]]s in the legislature could continue to block expansion.'''»'''inue to block expansion.'''»''')
Crooksandliars.com/2025/01/orange-felon-wants-privatize-government + ('''«'''[[Donald Trump|The Orange Felon]] finally came clean with why he has put a hiring freeze on federal employees and [[Trump-Vance administration/mass firing|offered current employees a buyout]]. He's planning on putting the government on a fire sale and privatizing it'''»'''.sale and privatizing it'''»'''.)
2014/05/30/House votes to restrict DEA marijuana raids + ('''«'''The roll call on the vote is [http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2014/roll258.xml here]. Note that it passed largely with [[US Democratic Party|Democratic]] support – the vast majority of Dems voted for it; a clear majority of [[US Republican Party|Republicans]] voted against it – but the measure was backed by a bipartisan group of co-sponsors.'''»'''co-sponsors.'''»''')
2014/03/07/Yet another ACA horror story draws scrutiny + ('''«'''After all the recent troubles conservatives have had with "[[Obamacare]] victims" in attack ads that turned out to be wrong, the [[Koch brothers|Koch]]-financed [[Americans for Prosperity]] wouldn't push its luck with another dubious commercial, would it?'''»'''us commercial, would it?'''»''')
2011/02/22/Long-Term Follow-Up of Transsexual Persons Undergoing SRS + ('''Conclusions''': “Persons with transsexu … '''Conclusions''': “Persons with transsexualism, after sex reassignment, have considerably higher risks for mortality, suicidal behaviour, and psychiatric morbidity than the general population. Our findings suggest that sex reassignment, although alleviating gender dysphoria, may not suffice as treatment for transsexualism, and should inspire improved psychiatric and somatic care after sex reassignment for this patient group.”nment for this patient group.”)
2017/04/06/Breitbart publishes multiple anti-Kushner stories in the wake of Steve Bannon's NSC ouster + (''As [[Media Matters]] … ''As [[Media Matters]] [https://mediamatters.org/blog/2017/04/06/defend-bannon-breitbart-has-opened-fire-presidents-son-law/215938 notes], [[Breitbart News|Breitbart]] published four negative stories about [[Jared Kushner|Kushner]] on the same day that news broke that [[Steve Bannon|Bannon]] was out at the NSC.''[[Steve Bannon|Bannon]] was out at the NSC.'')
2017/04/05/Bannon threatened to quit if removed from National Security Council + (''Chief [[Trump-Pence administration|White House]] … ''Chief [[Trump-Pence administration|White House]] strategist [[Steve Bannon|Stephen Bannon]] was unhappy with the decision to remove him from his role on the [[US/gov/National Security Council|National Security Council]] and threatened to quit, according to a new report.''ened to quit, according to a new report.'')
2017/03/30/I worked for Jared Kushner. He’s the wrong businessman to reinvent government. + (''That same obsession with the tech world … ''That same obsession with the tech world permeates [[Jared Kushner|Kushner]]'s [[Trump-Pence administration|new project]]. Cost-cutting is important in situations where there is excess, but it is not what catalyzes evolution; if the point here is to make government more effective, not just more efficient, cuts alone won’t do it.'' more efficient, cuts alone won’t do it.'')
2017/04/05/Kushner Hires Hollywood PR Exec To Help Run White House Campaign To Privatize Government Functions + (''The [[Office of American Innovation]] … ''The [[Office of American Innovation]] is intended to be non-partisan and is working with several industry leaders such as [[Elon Musk]], [[Tim Cook]], and [[Bill Gates]] to make government more efficient and forward-looking. [[Donald Trump|Trump]] won the presidency in part because he promised to [[running government like a business|bring an entrepreneurial style to the White House]].''[[running government like a business|bring an entrepreneurial style to the White House]].'')
2017/03/06/Steve Bannon in 2013: Joseph McCarthy was right in crusade against Communist infiltration + (''[[Trump-Pence administration|Donald Trump]]'s chief White House strategist [[Steve Bannon]] said in 2013 that Sen. [[Joseph McCarthy]] was right in his 1950s campaign claiming widespread Communist infiltration into the United States government.'')
2017/04/04/Are Butches Disappearing + ((video) "I've had enough of anti-trans les … (video) "I've had enough of anti-trans lesbians attacking me, or trying to "save" me, which is incredibly condescending and erases the years of research and soul-searching (I actually prefer soul-creation) I have done. So I wanted to put all my thoughts down into a (big) “bite sized” chunk here to direct them to when they start to vomit a word salad at me."n they start to vomit a word salad at me.")
Snopes.com/news/2025/01/28/trump-military-turn-on-water-in-california + (...'''«'''the [[US/CA/gov/DWR|California Department of Water Resources (DWR)]], which manages the state's water resources, [https://x.com/CA_DWR/status/1884122000232444407 posted] ([https://archive.ph/feUKl archived]) on [[X-Twitter|X]] shortly after [[Truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113904028349476462|Trump's Truth Social post]] that the military did not enter California. Rather, the department said: "The federal government restarted federal water pumps after they were offline for maintenance for three days." According to the DWR, water supplies in Southern California remained "plentiful."'''»'''ia remained "plentiful."'''»''')
2011/07/23/1705/link + (...'''«'''some pundits, mostly [[right-wing]] [[neoconservative]]s, proclaimed that this bore all the hallmarks of Islamic [[terrorism]], even going so far as to draw policy prescriptions. At the ''[[Washington Post]]'', normally a well-respected news outlet, [[Jennifer Rubin]] quoted the [[Foundation for the Defense of Democracies]]' Thomas Joscelyn and [[American Enterprise Institute|AEI]] scholar Gary Schmitt to say that the attacks were the result of Islamic terrorism. She then concluded the "jihadist" attack on Oslo means the U.S. shouldn't cut military spending...'''»'''cut military spending...'''»''')
US/president/EO/2025/02/10/2 + (...'''«'''overexpansive and unpredictable FCPA enforcement against American citizens and businesses – by our own Government – for routine business practices in other nations not only wastes limited prosecutorial resources that could be dedicated to preserving American freedoms, but actively harms American economic competitiveness and, therefore, national security.'''»'''al security.'''»''')
2014/03/02/Ross Douthat looks at gay marriage + (...if you think that [[marriage]] … ...if you think that [[marriage]] is not a synergistic coupling of sexual variables for the express purpose of pooping out babies from a vagina Pez dispenser, [[Ross Douthat|Ross]] thinks that you are setting your sights way too low and [you] are probably callow and unthinking...you] are probably callow and unthinking...)
2011/07/20/1642/link + (1. Fed gov will have to cut back payments … 1. Fed gov will have to cut back payments for services. 2. ...which will cause "real people" to be hurt. 3. ...which will hurt the economy. 4. ...and raise interest rates significantly. 5. It will actually increase the deficit more than would raising the debt ceiling in a timely manner -- assuming the ceiling is eventually lifted.assuming the ceiling is eventually lifted.)

2011/07/17/1945/link + (19 common reasons that people stay with abusers)

2009-08-08 Reply to critics + (>“Several "yes buts" took issue with a comment I posted on [[2009/07/20|July 20]] on this blog entitled "[[2009-07-20 Bait and switch - How the public option was sold|Bait and switch: How the 'public option' was sold]]."”)
2006-04-16 A General Misunderstanding + (A defense of Rumsfeld by one of his former … A defense of Rumsfeld by one of his former generals: '''«'''...that doesn't mean that a "What's next?" plan didn't exist. It did; it was known as Phase IV of the overall operation. General Franks drafted it and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the State Department, the Pentagon, the Treasury Department and all members of the Cabinet had input. It was thoroughly "war-gamed" by the Joint Chiefs.'''»'''ed" by the Joint Chiefs.'''»''')
2017/01/31/Tumultuous Tillamook street preacher in Portland Airport brawl + (A former [[US/OR/Tillamook County|Tillamook]] street preacher is back making headlines, this time entrenched in the recent social unrest at [[Portland International Airport]] (PDX).)
2010-06-07 Consumerist.com declares wolf whistles at women is not sexism + (A longtime reader of [[Consumerist]] … A longtime reader of [[Consumerist]] is dismayed by [[sexist]] comments on a [http://consumerist.com/2010/06/did-citibank-fire-this-woman-for-being-too-sexy.html post about sexism], sends a private message about the problem, receives no reply, posts a related comment on a [http://consumerist.com/2010/06/sexy-banker-chase-told-me-to-shut-up-about-citibank-lawsuit.html follow-up article] -- and is banned..html follow-up article] -- and is banned.)
2014/03/07/Millennial generation is cause for liberal optimism + (A new study by the [[Pew Research Center]] provides reason for political optimism: Members of the so-called millennial generation, born after 1980, are more liberal than the preceding generations on a range of issues.)
2014/02/19/Celebrities, European Leaders Push for Final Deal on Wall Street Tax + (A new viral video with Andrew Lincoln of "The Walking Dead" is one more setback for financial industry lobbyists fighting a [[financial transaction tax]].)
2018/07/01/Right-Wing Portland Rally Declared Riot Amid Clashes With Antifa Protesters + (A rally in Oregon sponsored by the [[right-wing]] group [[Patriot Prayer]] turned violent on Saturday as demonstrators clashed with [[anti-fascist]] protesters, who showed up in opposition to the event.)
2008-05-11 Three Names Shock Me + (A substantial list of economists sign a statement supporting McCain's economic policy, but it is revealed that they are nowhere near the majority in their profession.)
2011/07/20/1215/link + (A sustained default could undercut America … A sustained default could undercut American power in four ways. The first and perhaps most certain would be to force cuts in defense spending. Second, a default would make it harder for Washington to negotiate agreements or build alliances with other countries. Third, a debt default would erode American credibility. Finally, a default could help China, Russia and other major buyers of U.S. debt accomplish something they have been trying to do for years: find an alternative investment to U.S. Treasurys. alternative investment to U.S. Treasurys.)
2012/10/19/1424/Third instance of voter registration dumping found in Virginia + (A third instance of fraudulent voter regis … A third instance of fraudulent voter registration has been uncovered in the important swing state of [[Virginia]], where a [[US Republican Party|Republican]] consultant has been arrested and thousands of discarded voter registration forms were recovered from a dumpster earlier this week.covered from a dumpster earlier this week.)
2014/04/10/Rush Limbaugh Freaks Out About Stephen Colbert Getting Late Show + (According to [[Rush Limbaugh]], "[[Stephen Colbert|Colbert]]'s new job is nothing less than a grave political, constitutional, and [[moral]] crisis in American television.")
2012-08-07 11:23 pm/Mandan City Commission gives Wal-Mart $403,000 tax break + (After two hours of hot debate, the Mandan City Commission on Tuesday gave the [[Wal-Mart]] Stores Inc., its first property tax break in [[US/ND|the state]], to build a supercenter in the city.)
2012/04/13/12 Ways To Use Saul Alinsky's Rules For Radicals Against Liberals + (All [[liberalism|liberals]] are using rules set forth by [[Saul Alinsky]]; [[US conservatism|conservatives]] should use them too, because they work.)
2014/11/25/Bee deaths and neonics + (Although public opinion has coalesced around the belief that the bee death mystery is settled, the vast majority of scientists who study bees for a living disagree – vehemently.)
2011/07/19/1403/link + (An Indianapolis woman was shocked to discover she had been able to board a plane with a three-inch knife in her carry-on bag not once, but twice.)
Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/11/27/0945 +
2008-11-03 How McCain Could Win + (An examination of recent voter purges and new voter "verification" practices enacted since 2004 paints a depressing scenario tomorrow for supporters of [[Barack Obama|Obama]] and [[American democracy]].)
2018/08/09/Protester Maimed by Portland Police + (Anthony, who asked to be identified only b … Anthony, who asked to be identified only by his first name, was injured last weekend when cops in riot gear unleashed flashbangs, pepper spray, rubber bullets and other less-lethal weapons as local [[US/OR/Portland/2018/08/04/protest|protesters demonstrated against far-right groups massed downtown]].[[US/OR/Portland/2018/08/04/protest|protesters demonstrated against far-right groups massed downtown]].)
2018/08/04/Portland’s Patriot Prayer Rally Could Be Most Violent Since Charlottesville + (Armed, proto-fascist gangs are set to rall … Armed, proto-fascist gangs are set to rally in [[US/OR/Portland|Portland, Oregon]], this weekend, stirring fears that the city could witness the kind of [[political violence]] not seen since the deadly [[white supremacy|white supremacist]] “[[Unite the Right]]” event in [[US/VA/Charlottesville|Charlottesville, Virginia]], nearly a year ago./VA/Charlottesville|Charlottesville, Virginia]], nearly a year ago.)
2017/08/05/Here's The Full 10-Page Anti-Diversity Screed Circulating Internally at Google + (Article reports the full text of the memo, … Article reports the full text of the memo, minus some graphics and links. “I value diversity and inclusion, am not denying that sexism exists, and don’t endorse using stereotypes. When addressing the gap in representation in the population, we need to look at population level differences in distributions. If we can’t have an honest discussion about this, then we can never truly solve the problem.”ever truly solve the problem.”)
2014/03/01/Russian forces in Ukraine could be a stabilizing factor + (As [[Vladimir Putin|President Putin]] … As [[Vladimir Putin|President Putin]] weighs using military forces in a [[Ukraine]] plunging deeper into political turmoil, [[Alexander Mercouris]], international law expert, tells [[RT]] that the presence [of] [[Russia]]'s forces could be a restraining factor for all the parties involved.ining factor for all the parties involved.)
2014-02-28/Crowd Detectives Reveal Billion-Dollar Heist as Inside Job + (As smoke clears on the implosion of the [[MtGox|Empty Gox]] … As smoke clears on the implosion of the [[MtGox|Empty Gox]] [[bitcoin]] exchange, thousands of people in the community committed to revealing the truth behind the stonewalling exchange. What was claimed first to be a technical problem, then an outside theft, has been conclusively determined that the MtGox management knew too much, too long ago, to have this be an ordinary case of theft.to have this be an ordinary case of theft.)
2017/03/04/how Jeff Sessions used his prosecuting power to target Democrats + (As the justice department’s man in Alabama, [[Trump-Pence administration|Trump]]'s attorney general indicted political opponents in remarkably thin cases, court filings show.)
US/president/EO/2025/01/29/6 + (As worded, this is about cracking down on … As worded, this is about cracking down on [[anti-semitism]], but pro-Israel interests use that phrase to refer to support for Palestine (regardless of how innocuous it may be). In other words, this order creates more ways to act against anyone (especially students) who oppose Israel's [[Palestinian genocide]].[[Palestinian genocide]].)
Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/11/08/1517 +

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