August 2012
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June 2012
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WatchREPUBLICANS REASONS WHY THEY ARE AGAINST ABORTION.
WOMEN DO YOU REALLY WANT THEM TO HAVE THE FINAL SAY?!!
WATCH THIS VIDEO AND LISTEN TO THE RIDICULOUSNESS THAT COMES OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS.
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Timothy Brown IS THE FIRST PERSON TO BE CURED OF...
Timothy Brown is the first person cured of AIDS. In 2007 Mr. Brown was being treated for leukemia. During his treatment he received a bone marrow stem cell transplant. What was special about this transplant was that it came from a donor with a genetic mutation that made him immune from HIV. The genetic mutation is known as delta 32, only occurs in an estimated 1% of Northern Europeans, and...
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HISPANICS, WHERE ARE YOU?
More than 21 million Hispanics are registered to vote but a little over 10 million are registered to vote and less actually go and vote. In the 2008 election there was a record of 10 million hispanics who turned out to vote, which was just half of the Hispanic population. According to the Pew Hispanic Center study 65% of black eligible voters voted and 66% of white eligible voters voted.
I am...
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You can now find the US Senate Twitter list on our... →
govinthelab:
via Twitter
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WOMEN PAY ATTENTION!!!
The Republicans do it again! First, the Republicans decided they wanted to make tweaks to the Violence Against Women Act which included less protection for LGBT victims of violence, Native Americans, and undocumented immigrant women. Now ALL THE REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE VOTED AGAINST THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS BILL. The Paycheck Fairness bill “would require employers to prove that differences...
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/Rape/Sexual Assault
Here are some statistics on Domestic Violence in the United States:
On average more than three women a day are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends in the United States. In 2005, 1,181 women were murdered by an intimate partner
There were 248,300 rapes/sexual assaults in the United States in 2007, more than 500 per day, up from 190,600 in 2005. Women were more likely than men to be victims;...
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Decriminalization of Possession of Marijuana in...
Governor Cuomo wants the decriminaliztion of possesion of small amounts of marijuana, specifically during the Stop and Frisk policy of the NYPD. Cuomo believes young New Yorkers arrested for a small amount of marijuana is problematic for young people because they retain a record and then it becomes hard for them to find a job. Black and Latinos are affected by these arrests in the thousands...
May 2012
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“When you’re president, as opposed to the head of a private equity firm, then...”
– President Obama on why Mitt Romney’s record in the private sector matters (via barackobama)
ShortFormBlog: More trouble on the horizon for... →
shortformblog:
last week A $2 billion trading loss, amid word the JPMorgan Chase pushed for a loosening of Dodd-Frank, led to the firing of Chief Investment Officer Ina Drew. The company also announced that Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon would testify before Congress.
this week The Commodity…
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Transcript: Health care Supreme Court arguments
politico:
Here is the transcript from the first day in oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act, as released this afternoon by the Supreme Court.
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“I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to...”
– Barack Obama in an interview with ABC News (via nprfreshair)
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The Violence Against Women Act Excludes Native...
Republicans decided to make a few tweaks to the Violence Against Women Act, which included less protection for LGBT victims of violence, Native Americans, and undocumented immigrant women. This shameful bill passed in the House 221-205 on a largely partisan vote. There were 6 democrats that voted for this bill and 23 republicans who voted against this bill. There were ONLY TWO GOP congresswomen...
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Watch Jake Choi Demo Reel
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36 journalists killed in Latin America since 2011...
univisionnews:
Impunity is a common thread among those murdered.
By Juan Gastelum
On Thursday, the dismembered bodies of three journalists were found in the Mexican state of Veracruz’s Zamorana canal, bringing the tally of journalist deaths in Latin America to 36 since the beginning of 2011.
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April 2012
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Arizona immigration law hearing puts Romney on...
univisionnews:
The Supreme Court hearing could challenge Romney, who is looking to moderate his tone on immigration.
By JORDAN FABIAN
The Supreme Court this week will take up Arizona’s controversial immigration crackdown law, a case that will put likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s position on the issue back in the spotlight.
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“While we have made remarkable progress in protecting our health and our natural...”
– Obama signs Presidential Proclamation of Earth Day (via climateadaptation)
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A VIDEO OF A GIRL TALKING ABOUT HOW SHE WAS SOLD... →
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING: WE CAN NOT TURN A BLIND EYE!!
HERE ARE SOME STATISTICS
IN 2005, AN ESTIMATED 100,000 TO 150,00 SEX SLAVES IN THE U.S. SINCE 2001 AN ESTIMATED 300,000 YOUTH IN THE U.S. ARE AT RISK OF BEING SEXUALLY EXPLOITED FOR COMMERCIAL USES
GIRLS AS YOUNG AS 5 AND 6 YEARS OLD IN THE U.S. ARE FORCED TO DO SEXUAL ACTS FOR MONEY FOR THEIR PIMPS
BETWEEN 14,500 AND 17,500 ARE TRAFFICKED INTO THE U.S. EACH YEAR
1.2 MILLION CHILDREN ARE BEING...
1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed →
infoneer-pulse:
The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work.
A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don’t fully use their skills and knowledge.
Young adults with bachelor’s degrees are increasingly scraping by in lower-wage jobs — waiter or waitress, bartender, retail clerk or...
Water Pulse: My reaction to the film Bully →
princeoshawott:
I just got back from seeing this film, so I wanted to write down my reaction before it faded. I have other thoughts about the film and what it says about American education, but they are more anthropological in nature and don’t really fit here.
It’s a really interesting film that I think everyone…
“We cannot just cut our way to prosperity. Making it harder for our young people...”
– President Obama • Singling out stable student loan interest rates as a cause for Congress to protect, in a radio address Saturday. Back in 2007, the Congress passed legislation to hold Stafford loan interest rates at 3.2%, less than half of the 6.8% they had been at the time. Setting aside the... 