Maybe they’ll take the hint now.
Monthly Archives: October 2015
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El Niño Strengthening
Right-wing PEGIDA rally draws thousands in Dresden, takes aim at Merkel
A rally held by anti-migrant group PEGIDA has drawn thousands to the German city of Dresden. As concern over the refugee crisis has grown, so has the group’s popularity.
Taliban declares Afghan news networks ‘military targets’
The Taliban has designated journalists of two biggest Afghani television networks as “enemy personnel” and their stations as “military targets.” The two channels reported that the Taliban were raping women in Kunduz.
Teen expelled from Denmark killed by Taliban
A 16-year-old Afghan boy who was expelled from Denmark over the summer despite numerous warnings from humanitarian organizations was murdered by the Taliban, his brother confirmed over the weekend.
GM pig organs could soon be transplanted into humans – Telegraph
A major hurdle in transplanting pig organs into humans has been overcome by Harvard University scientists
Source: GM pig organs could soon be transplanted into humans – Telegraph
Black Votes Don’t Matter | Dame Magazine
These in-your-face racist moves are meant to keep power in hands of the few. The DMV closures are taken right from the pages from the Jim Crow–era White segregationists, who closed schools, pools, and other services to prevent integration. These latest proposed closures are indicative of a wholesale divestment in services for those the GOP consider to be working against their agenda.These racists are not subtle—they are not even trying to be covert. Their arrogance makes them believe that they are above the law and entitled to do whatever their rotten hearts desire.
The GOP has maintained that voter ID laws are necessary to prevent fraud. You know, to keep dead people and so-called “illegal aliens” from voting, to keep people from voting in more than one place, or voting where they don’t live, or voting multiple times in the same election, or providing false information to election officials. Never mind that these fears tend to be over-exaggerated. In 2014, Justin Levitt, a professor with Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, produced a comprehensive study on voter fraud and only found 31 credible instances of voter fraud out of 1 billion ballots cast.Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has denied the racial implications of the DMV closures. But history has shown us how ubiquitous these practices are, from poll taxes to literacy tests. If it walks like a racist, talks like a racist, and disenfranchises like a racist, well then race matters.
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