Earlier this week, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed a bill banning abortions after 19 weeks, with the sole exception of pregnancies in which a woman’s life is physically at risk. The Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act passed through the state’s Republican controlled legislature only after the ban was …
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California Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren Has No Tolerance For Transphobia, Dismisses “Witness” In Epic Takedown
“You’re just a bigot lady, I think you are an ignorant bigot.” In the wake of yesterday’s news that eleven states would be suing the Obama administration following it’s directive ordering public schools to allow transgender students access to restrooms corresponding with their gender identity, it is refreshing to …
Read More »Blue Lives Matter Law Passes in Louisiana; Cops Now Protected Under Hate Crime Legislation
Law makes it a hate crime to assault police officers in Louisiana. Earlier today, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) signed Louisiana House Bill 953, the so-called “Blue Lives Matter” bill, into law, expanding hate crime laws to include law enforcement officers. State Representative Lance Harris (R), who sponsored …
Read More »Texas Files Lawsuit Against Obama Administration Over Transgender Bathroom Access
Texas becomes second state to sue Federal Government over “bathroom bill.” Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will file a lawsuit against the Obama administration on behalf of nearly a dozen states following its directive ordering public schools to allow transgender students access to restrooms corresponding with their gender identity. Arizona. …
Read More »Trump Shamed Into Donating To Veterans, Blames ‘Dishonest And Disgusting’ Media
Previously (falsely) claimed that he had personally contributed $1 million to the January fundraiser for veterans. In January, Donald Trump decided to skip a Fox News debate following a declaration from the news network that it would not ask Meghan Kelly to recuse herself as the event’s moderator, a …
Read More »Three White High School Football Players In Idaho Charged With Raping Black Teammate
Separate civil suit also claims that one of the students facing criminal charges terrorized the victim with racial slurs, nicknaming him ‘Kool-Aid.’ Three white high school football players in the small town of Dietrich, Idaho, are being charged with raping their black teammate. Authorities say that on October 23, 2015, …
Read More »“A Win For Early Voting And Democrats” — Judge Rules That Kasich-Backed Law Trimming Early Voting In Ohio Is Unconstitutional
Should the decision stand, residents will again have a 35-day window to vote early by mail or in person before Election Day. It hasn’t been a particularly friendly few weeks for voting rights activists. Less than a month removed from a federal judge finding North Carolina’s controversial Voter ID …
Read More »Theodore Shoebat Blasts Governor Fallin’s Decision To Veto Anti-Abortion Bill, Says Women Who Exercise Freedom To Choose Should Be Lined Up Before A Firing Squad And Shot
“If you really believe it’s murder, then the woman has to be punished. That is the logical conclusion.” Today’s assault on women’s health and reproductive rights comes from our extremist friend Theodore Shoebat. We’ve featured his ranting before; he’s the guy who wants swat teams to raid the homes of …
Read More »CDC Official: ‘Thousands’ May Already Be In U.S. With Zika Virus
Figure a noted increase from last week’s estimation of 157 infected nationwide. As the U.S. braces for what could be a widespread epidemic in the coming summer months, federal health officials said today that they believe thousands of people may have contacted the Zika virus before returning to the country. …
Read More »Trumpism Isn’t An American Phenomenon: Rightwing Nationalism Surging Across European Nations
European nations not-so-quietly reeling from their own outbreak of xenophobic nationalism. What was once a ripple of concern across Europe – lurking in the corners but ultimately marginalized in its real influence – has in a matter of months been transformed into an alarming systemic crisis, as European nations across …
Read More »Bill Cosby Appears In Court For Pretrial Hearing In Sexual Assault Of Andrea Constand
Television star was charged in December with three counts of aggravated indecent assault. Bill Cosby appeared in court this morning for his first pretrial hearing related to three counts of felony indecent assault from a 2004 case involving Andrea Constand, then a 31-year-old director for the Temple University women’s …
Read More »GOP Files Lawsuit To Suppress 200,000 Citizens From Voting In Virginia
Virginia State Republican Party fights to suppress votes that may prove critical in the battleground state this November. Republican lawmakers in Virginia announced Monday that they were filing a lawsuit against Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe to block an executive order he introduced in late-April which would restore the voting …
Read More »“They ought to pay us to burn crosses in neighborhoods,” Shocking New Audio Reveals Ohio Cops Mocked Trayvon Martin’s Killing With Cross-Burning Jokes And Racial Slurs
Deputy is still on the job despite recordings of him repeatedly using racial slurs to mock Martin’s death. In scenes somewhat reminiscent of a racist texting scandal that has shaken the San Francisco Police Department, public officials in Hocking County, Ohio, are reeling after audio has surfaced as part …
Read More »SCOTUS Throws Out Death Sentence To Timothy Foster Because Jury Selection Racially Discriminated
SCOTUS rules 7-1 in Foster v Georgia that the defendant’s conviction in 1986 was a “blatant prosecutorial misconduct,” violates 6th amendment. The Supreme Court ruled Monday morning to give Georgia inmate Timothy Foster new life by finding that prosecutors unconstitutionally barred any potential black jurors from serving on his trial almost …
Read More »Oklahoma Is Attempting To Impeach President Obama Over Bathroom Rights
State legislature filed a measure calling for impeachment along with egregious bill allowing for “separate but equal” bathrooms for evangelicals claiming “religious liberty.” The GOP-dominated legislature in Oklahoma is taking extremism to a new level, filing a measure calling for President Barack Obama’s impeachment over his administration’s recommendations (which, …
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