Trying to kill Obamacare for the umpteenth time (H.R. 367) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2009) to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; providing for proceedings during the period from August 3, 2013, through September 6, 2013; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2879) to provide limitations on bonuses for Federal employees during sequestration, to provide for investigative leave requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service, to establish certain procedures for conducting in-person or telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees with individuals, and for other purposes. (H.Res. 322) – GovTrack.us

to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010;

via Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 367) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2009) to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; providing for proceedings during the period from August 3, 2013, through September 6, 2013; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2879) to provide limitations on bonuses for Federal employees during sequestration, to provide for investigative leave requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service, to establish certain procedures for conducting in-person or telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees with individuals, and for other purposes. (H.Res. 322) – GovTrack.us.

MERS-CoV: KSA Announces 3 More Cases

First, we are seeing more health care workers affected (which, if proper precautions are being taken, shouldn’t happen this often).

Second as better tests and procedures are developed, more `mild’ and/or asymptomatic cases are being detected.

 

`Milder’ cases demonstrate that MERS-CoV – like many other viruses  – is capable of producing a wide spectrum of illness in humans.

 

While this lowers the perceived mortality rate of the illness – this also increases concerns that MERS-CoV may be capable of spreading in the community undetected by current surveillance and monitoring efforts.

via MERS-CoV: KSA Announces 3 More Cases.

Help Support The Dream Defenders

Boycott Florida

In last week’s post on petitions we mentioned The Dream Defenders and the awesome work they are doing in Tallahassee as they camp out in the capitol building demanding the repeal of Stand Your Ground by way of the Trayvon Martin Act.

Gov. Rick Scott has continued to voice his support of the law and currently refuses to call a special legislative session to readdress the bill. More information about that is available here.

If you would like to support The Dream Defenders as they continue their sit-in to gain justice for Trayvon, click this link and go to ‘Donate’.

If Zimmerman was able to raise $200K in 2 days, we can surely raise $25, 000 to help defend the dream! Every little bit helps.

 

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Open Letter from the Art Workers’ Self-defense Initiative to the Ukrainian and International Art Community

Art is dangerous – it frees the mind – that’s why autocrats fear it!

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We are calling for a boycott of Mystetskyi Arsenal and all of its affiliate organizations in response to the situation surrounding the exhibition “Great and Grand,” which became part of the celebration of the 1025th anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus (July 26-28, 2013).

By organizing this exhibition, Mystetskyi Arsenal revealed itself to be an ideologized, pro-regime institution, as well as an instrument for imitating cultural processes. Such activity does not correspond to the challenges of today’s world and thus does not create space for contemporary art.

The recent events involving the censorship of Volodymyr Kuznetsov’s work “Koliivshchyna: Judgment Day” and the exclusion of Vasyl Tsagolov’s painting “Molotov Cocktail” from the exhibition revealed the curatorial ineptitude of those who work for the institution Mystetskyi Arsenal.

By proclaiming the exhibition “Great and Grand” a “project of self-awareness and true lesson in national pride in Ukrainian culture,” Mystetskyi Arsenal…

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Thanks, but No Thanks, Texas

Nuestra Vida, Nuestra Voz

Post by Valentina Forte-Hernandez

Texas legislatures are attempting to disguise their anti-abortion bill as a measure of protection for teenagers and children. They are acting as if restricting abortion, limiting contraceptive care and defunding sexual education will prevent teenagers from having sex. If teenagers do not know how to have safe sex, are unable to access contraception or abortion they will stop having sex, right? Wrong. Denying youth sex ed, contraception and abortion will only ensure that there will be more unsafe sex, more unplanned pregnancies and more women turning to dangerous abortion alternatives. Saying these restrictions are to protect young people is not only preposterous, it also ignores all the adult women who are also being harmed by a lack of access to reproductive care. The anti-abortion bill and the continuous cuts to reproductive health care services hurt all Texas women. Even if you do not need an abortion…

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Government tries to quietly drop Lord ‘desolate north-east’ Howell as adviser

Were that it was satire!

Pride's Purge

(It’s not satire – it’s the Tories!)

Up until just yesterday afternoon, Lord Howell – the Tory peer who said that ecologically damaging fracking for shale gas could go ahead in the north-east of England because the countryside there is so ‘desolate‘ –  was described on the official government information website www.gov.uk as an adviser to the Foreign Secretary William Hague.

Here’s a screen shot of a cached copy:

lord howell1

By yesterday evening however, his role had been deleted and the website now states he ‘no longer works for the government’:

lord howell2

You can almost smell the desperation of the government to distance itself from such an electoral liability.

Presumably it won’t be so easy to whitewash from history the fact he’s the chancellor George Osborne’s father-in-law.

Seems to me the only thing that’s going to be desolate in the north-east of England is the Tory’s chances of ever winning…

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The Gun Report: July 31, 2013 – NYTimes.com

A 9-year-old boy was injured after being caught in the crossfire of bullets in front of a drive-thru in Dayton, Ohio, Tuesday night. Two cars fled the scene after shots were fired at around 8:30 p.m. in front of Ray’s Drive Thru. The victim was a passenger in a third vehicle and was struck by shattered glass. Police are investigating.

—WHIOTV.com

A 14-year-old boy was wounded in a drive-by shooting while standing on the porch of a home on the east side of San Antonio, Tex., early Tuesday. The victim was hit in the arm and leg by bullet fragments when shots rang out from a dark-colored SUV with three people inside. Police are not sure whether the home was the actual intended target of the shooting or whether the attack was gang-related.

via The Gun Report: July 31, 2013 – NYTimes.com.

Putting Those Seasonal Veggies To Use: Corn and Tomato Salad Recipe

Urban Gardens NYC

Summer’s bounty provides no shortage of delicious and seasonal fruits and vegetables, readily available at your local farmers’ market or right in your backyard if you like to grow your own food. And whether you are a culinary genius or have just recently mastered the art of microwaved dinners, preparing meals in the summer with fresh produce is easy for any skill level.

Some folks refuse to even turn their ovens on during the warm summer months, vowing to create dishes that only require raw preparations of wonderful vegetables and fruit. After all, biting into a juicy peach or a ripe tomato leaves your palate satisfied and without a want for dressings or seasonings; in-season produce is scrumptious just the way it is.

Here is one nearly completely raw summer salad that is sure to please guests at a cookout, or your family as a side dish or entrée. It…

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