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Archive for October, 2015
October 30th, 2015 - 5:31 pm § in Misc.
Texas judge orders defendants to get married or face jail time
This story is almost too bizarre to believe, but it’s apparently true. A judge in Smith County, Texas, apparently is ordering people charged with minor crimes to write Bible verses and get married as conditions of getting probation instead of jail time. I don’t see how that can possibly [...]
October 30th, 2015 - 4:54 pm § in Misc.
Feds investigate Florida cops for laundering drug money
It’s a neat trick if you can get away with it: cops supposedly run a sting operation, in which they launder money for drug cartels, keep some for themselves, and arrest no one. Everybody’s happy — the cops are happy, the drug cartels are happy — except the Department of Justi[...]
October 30th, 2015 - 2:11 pm § in Politics
Some things just speak for themselves.
Why don’t Republicans just admit they don’t want college students, the elderly, poor people, and minorities to vote? It’s pretty obvious when they’re doing everything in their power to put up obstacles to voting in Democratic-leaning precincts. (Read the story here.) [...]
October 30th, 2015 - 11:25 am § in Misc.
VOTE TURNOUT LOOKS GOOD FOR BANKS!
Sawant’s chances to win depend on a low turnout. If that happens and her highly disciplined cadre turnout she will win. However, the early reults do not look good for the Sawant campaign: Our mailin ballot system advantages the heavily regimented Sawant vote and it seems likely that a large[...]
October 30th, 2015 - 9:06 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
When a Settler Knives a Jewish Patriot
Rabbi Arik Ascherman: What I wish for the settler who attacked me with a knife – Opinion In the moment my attacker nearly became my murderer, did he wonder why he was on a hilltop in the Occupied Territories, driven to violence because the Israeli… HAARETZ.COM[...]
October 30th, 2015 - 8:51 am § in Misc.
CHARLIE JAMES: Two Racists, Different Honors
Aisha Williams with Leftie Simpson and 3 others[...]
October 30th, 2015 - 8:16 am § in Misc.
Democratic Humor: When you are REALLY GOOD, you can be funny too.
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