Monthly Archives: September 2013

Meanwhile In Texas…

From the memo: The DoD will begin extending spouse and family benefits, such as identification cards, to same-sex spouses. Enrollment into the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) will begin on 3 September 2013 The TXMF is a state agency under the authority and direction of the Texas state government. Therefore, the TXMF must consider that the Texas Constitution and …

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Teabagistan Is Very Upset

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GOP House Speaker John Boehner Backs President’s Call For Strike On Syria

The Tea People are flipping out on Twitter. UPDATE: Rep. Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor are also supporting the president. Pelosi echoed Boehner’s support, saying that she associates herself with Boehner’s remarks. Her support will also be important in potentially swaying Democrats not normally supportive of military action. “President Obama did not draw the red line. Humanity …

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SF-Oakland Bay Bridge Time-Lapse

The new span of the Bay Bridge opened this morning. Traffic began streaming across the graceful new $6.4 billion east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge well before normal Tuesday commuter time, assured by officials that it would not only withstand any future earthquakes but provide a lifeline for emergency supplies and vehicles in the event of disaster. The …

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NEW YORK CITY: Eliot Spitzer Slams Scott Stringer Over 1996 NAMBLA Vote

The campaign for New York City comptroller took an especially ugly turn yesterday when the lawyer for former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer slammed rival candidate Scott Stringer for a 1996 vote Stringer made as a state assemblyman against the revocation of NAMBLA’s non-profit status. According to the New York Daily News, NAMBLA registered with the state under the name …

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PETA: Chicken Causes Small Penises

PETA wrote to the organizers of this weekend’s National Chicken Wing Festival in Buffalo, New York: Dear Mr. Cerza: You may remember hearing from us a few years back, when we requested that you cancel the wing-eating competitions at the National Buffalo Wing Festival because of the cruelty inherent in poultry production. I’m reaching out again to ask you at …

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Microsoft Buys Nokia For $7.2B

Microsoft has purchased Finland-based Nokia’s cell phone business in a $7.2B deal that the New York Times is calling an “audacious effort” to capture the mobile market that has “largely passed it by.” Late Monday, Microsoft and Nokia said 32,000 Nokia employees would join Microsoft as a result of the all-cash deal, which is meant to turn the Finnish mobile …

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The Skivvies – Twerking In The USA

“The musical evolution of twerking.”

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Tweet Of The Day – Zack Ford

Zack blogs for Think Progress.

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Now Available From MassResistance

The SPLC-certified hate group MassResistance says their new sticker fits “perfectly on your car between your Impeach Obama and NRA stickers!” (Tipped by JMG reader Richard)

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Twitter Hastag #IDidntJoin

The #IDidntJoin hashtag is being promoted by InfoWars nut Alex Jones. The wingnut-o-sphere is quite divided over these photos.

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Today In Christian Love™

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Israel Conducts Missile Tests

Russia’s state-owned RT News reported this morning that Russian radar detected the launch of two ballistic missiles over the Mediterranean. Israel is claiming that the action was part of a joint test exercise with the United States. USA Today reports: Tensions over Syria ratcheted up a notch on Tuesday after Russia’s Defense Ministry said it detected traces of ballistic “objects” …

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Delgaudio Apologizes, Accepts Censure

Crackpot Eugene Delgaudio’s long-running battle against his fellow Loudoun County supervisors might be over. Via the Washington Post: For weeks, Delgaudio(R-Sterling) has vowed to fight the disciplinary action taken against him in July by the Board of Supervisors. But on Friday, he abruptly changed course and instead announced that he would accept the board’s vote to censure him, and would …

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PA Marriage Hearing Is Tomorrow

From the Associated Press: Wednesday’s hearing in Harrisburg pits Gov. Tom Corbett’s Health Department against D. Bruce Hanes, Montgomery County’s register of wills, who issues marriage licenses as part of his duties as clerk of the county orphan’s court. Hanes began giving marriage licenses to gay couples in late July, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out portions of …

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McCain & Graham Back Obama On Syria

Sen. John McCain and Sen. Lindsey Graham yesterday backed President Obama’s call for a US strike on Syria. After a meeting with President Barack Obama in the West Wing along with Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator John McCain said Monday that the failure of Obama’s request for authorization to strike Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime in response to the use of …

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Mrs. Betty Bowers Vs Vladimir Putin

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OREGON: Anti-Gay Bakery Closes

The Oregon bakery that is the subject of an anti-gay discrimination complaint has closed. According to the “Sweet Cakes by Melissa” Facebook page, “This will be our last weekend at the shop; we are moving our business to an in-home bakery…” On Aug. 14, Oregon’s state Bureau of Labor and Industries reported its investigation to determine if Sweet Cakes’ actions …

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SOUTH CAROLINA: Lesbian Couple Sues To Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ban

A lesbian couple that married in Washington DC has filed suit to overturn the ban on same-sex marriage in their home state of South Carolina. The lawsuit, brought by S.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Katherine Bradacs and Tracie Goodwin, was filed in U.S. District Court in Columbia last week. Judge Joe Anderson, a veteran judge who has presided in numerous high-profile …

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Tired Old Queen at the Movies #119

The latest from Steve Hayes: John Agar and Mara Corday find themselves doing battle with a gigantic spider in Universal’s sci-fi classic TARANTULA (1956). Sci-fi veteran Jack Arnold directs this with all the fast paced action, thrills and terrific special effects he brought to “The Creature From The Black Lagoon” and “It Came From Outer Space”. For anyone with a …

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