May 2012
Judge Blocks Controversial NDAA, ruling it... →
catmartini:
Success! I’m so glad Occupy issues are being brought to court — it’s one of the main ways laws get changed in the U.S. — And considering how ineffective our politicians are, it may be our only hope.
#A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to block the so-called “Homeland Battlefield” provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act that would allow the military...
Quebec students call for solidarity marches... →
americanindignants:
“So this is a call out for solidarity as much as it’s our heartfelt hope that one day you’ll feel this around you as well. This needs to spread past Montréal, past Québec. Bring it to your cities and communities in whatever way you can, using whatever methods and means are at your disposal. Our hearts and heads are tired, but we’re still smiling. We want to see the strike...
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“Killing journalists doesn’t kill the truth.”
– Demonstrators outside the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa, Honduras protesting the murder of more than 20 journalists in that country over the last three years.
None of the murders has been solved.
(via futurejournalismproject)
“This is about equity. Civilian women who depend on the federal government for...”
– Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the sponsor of an amendment to the Senate’s version of the defense budget removing some of the restrictions on abortion funding in military medical facilities (only in the cases of rape or incest, but this is a start), which was approved Thursday by the Senated Armed...
After President Obama’s announcement, opposition... →
The Washington Post reports polling results: more than half of Americans now believe gay marriage should be legal. The poll cited the President’s support of gay marriage as pushing the issue forward. Opposition to gay marriage is at an all-time low!
Overall, 53 percent of Americans say gay marriage should be legal, hitting a high mark in support while showing a dramatic turnaround from just six...
“We don’t eliminate racism by pretending it doesn’t exist. Evil flourishes in the...”
– Dionthesocialist (via eloquentvibes)
"The amount of money an average woman loses to the... →
Department of Homeland Security documents show... →
catmartini:
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund has obtained documents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) via a Freedom of Information Act Request. The documents show a massive nationwide monitoring by the DHS of the Occupy Wall Street Movement.
The article provides PDFs of the DHS documents.
“These documents show not only intense government monitoring and coordination in...
*TW* New Police Strategy in NYC - Sexual Assault... →
anticapitalist:
Horrifying
“What happened to you?” I asked.
“Oh, this?” she held it up. “I was in Liberty Park on the 17th [the Six Month Anniversary of the Occupation]. When the cops were pushing us out the park, one of them yanked at my breast.”
“Again?” someone said.
We had all been hearing stories like this. In fact, there had been continual reports of police officers groping women...
When I'm in hour three of edits:
thepoliticalnotebook:
freelancerrealtalk:
Always relevant.
I know the feeling. I am in Day 5 of edits.
