iStock/trekandshoot As Dirk reported in GMN this morning, House Republicans held a shady, late night vote to gut/kill the Office of Congressional Ethics. However, thanks to a public uproar on social media and voters like YOU calling their congresspeople, the House has reversed their decision. President-elect Trump, who made several pre-election promises to “drain the […]
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Flag Burning Event to Protest Trump… Maybe Not the Best Use of Our Time?
iStock/craiguglinica Along with other, probably more useful protests that will go down on Inauguration Day this coming January 20, there’s also this flag burning event at noon in Pioneer Courthouse Square. From Facebook: On January 20th, 2017, the American Empire will greatly accelerate into the pit of fascism it has been sinking into from the […]
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Don’t Miss Rachel Maddow’s Wildly Interesting Interview with Kellyanne Conway
Last night Rachel Maddow somehow convinced Trump’s former campaign manager and now counselor Kellyanne Conway to come on her show—and for that, I give Kellyanne props. It takes some real chutzpah to go up against the insanely well-researched brain of Maddow… kind of like a junior welterweight going up against Muhammad Ali. And what an […]
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Trump’s Transition Team is Going After the State Department’s Gender Equality Programs Now
This is not normal. TriggerPhoto / iStock First they did it with Energy Department employees working on climate change, and now they’re doing it with the State Department’s programs to advance the rights of women and girls. Yesterday, the Trump transition team sent a request to the State Department demanding that it give over all […]
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Sorry, Trump Voters. Women Are Already Punished for Having Abortions
Abortion is a common, low-risk medical procedure. We live in a country committed to ignoring this basic fact. Joel Carillet / iStock Yesterday was a shitty day if you care about reproductive rights: In a poll of 2,000 people who voted for Cruel Joke-Elect Donald Trump, 39 percent said that they believe women should be […]
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As Electors Make Trump’s Win Official, “Not My President” Protests Are Back
Sure, the Hamilton Electors were an interesting idea. End of the day, though, their greatest accomplishment was probably teaching us all a hell of a lot more about the Electoral College than we’d bothered to figure out in years past. As I write this, Donald Trump has just been affirmed as the nation’s next president. […]
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John Kasich Just Signed Off On A 20-Week Abortion Ban in Ohio, Because We Live in Gilead Now
Ohio Governor John Kasich demonstrating how much he cares about women. mphillips007 / istock Ohio Governor John Kasich, who is not a moderate or a doctor, today vetoed Ohio’s proposed “heartbeat bill,” which would have effectively banned abortion altogether by outlawing it at six weeks of pregnancy, when many women don’t know they’re pregnant. This […]
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Just So We’re Clear, Ohio, Banning Abortion at Six Weeks is Effectively Banning Abortion Completely
Unless you have a uterus! fotoguy22 / istock This week, Ohio’s state legislature made a conservative wet dream come true: They voted to ban abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. Just so we’re absolutely clear on this, banning abortion at six weeks is […]
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Letters to the Editor: Liberal Bubbles and Conservative Hellholes
ISTOCK / OGNJENO RE: “The ‘Liberal Bubble’ Is a Ridiculous Myth” [Blogtown, Dec 5]. “Now that the white working class has enabled a Manhattan billionaire to dick-swing his way into the White House, it’s time to realize the idea of a ‘liberal elite bubble’ is a false one,” wrote Senior Editor Ned Lannamann. “The notion […]
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Oregon is Finally Processing Its Rape Kit Backlog, But That’s Just the Beginning of Changing How We Handle Sexual Assault Cases
JENNIFER ILETT Last spring, the Oregon Legislature passed two bills reforming how the state handles cases of sexual assault. One struck down the statute of limitations in cases of sexual assault, allowing victims more time to come forward; the other mandated that Oregon’s huge backlog of rape kits finally be processed. In April, almost 3,000 […]
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Oregon is Finally Processing Its Rape Kit Backlog, But That’s Just the Beginning for Changing the Way We Handle Sexual Assault Cases
Oregon is finally processing its rape kit backlog, but that’s just the beginning for changing the way we handle cases of sexual assault.
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“Thrifty” Trump Cancels Air Force One Order; Twitter Hilariously Responds
Today in stupid things that President-Elect Donald Trump said: Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2016 Oh, Trump! You are so honest and thrifty! (Too bad you aren’t president yet, […]