NY - Audit announced due to 125,000 removed from rolls
Submitted by stevej on Tue, 04/19/2016 - 4:20pmNot sure how big this is...
How You Can Really Help Defeat North Carolina's Law
Submitted by michelewln on Tue, 04/19/2016 - 3:35pmA fact of life. The big business in North Carolina who own the Governor and Legislature have their earnings overseas. It isn't going to work if you boycott Duke Energy. They don't have to care about the peons and trust me I live here and they don't give a damn. What I am going to give you here are the alternatives that will help get rid of the law but not harm the vulnerable. It is a win-win.
Titles VII and IX
Submitted by Robyn on Tue, 04/19/2016 - 3:12pmlibrarising posted this morning concerning the Fourth circuit ruling that transgender students are indeed covered by Title IX in the Virginia case of Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board.
Today’s fourth circuit decision is a vindication for Gavin and a reinforcement of the Department of Education’s policy. With this decision, we hope that schools and legislators will finally get the message that excluding transgender kids from the restrooms is unlawful sex discrimination.
--Joshua Block, ACLU
The uncontroverted facts before the district court demonstrate that as a result of the Board’s restroom policy, [Grimm] experiences daily psychological harm that puts him at risk for long-term psychological harm.
--Judge Andre Davis
The Evening Blues - 4-19-16
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 04/19/2016 - 2:30pm
News Item:
Submitted by PastorAgnostic on Tue, 04/19/2016 - 1:31pmNPR takes a break!
Hellraisers Journal: Western Federation of Miners & Industrial Workers of the World vs A. F. of L.
Submitted by JayRaye on Tue, 04/19/2016 - 12:30pmThere are no limits to which powers of privilege
will not go to keep the workers in slavery.
-Mother Jones
will not go to keep the workers in slavery.
-Mother Jones
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Thursday April 19, 1906
From the Appeal to Reason: George Shoaf on Idaho Frame-Up, Part II
URGENT: Team Bernie needs 7,500 people right now to make GOTV calls now
Submitted by ScholarZ on Tue, 04/19/2016 - 11:29amLast week, when we asked for 15,000 of you to call New York, we honestly weren't sure if we could hit that target. But Sunday night when we ran the numbers, we found that you smashed through our original goal of two million calls, and put more than THREE million calls into New York in just two days.
Who's behind the 'Bernie Victory Fund,' DNC or Bernie 2016?
Submitted by MsGrin on Tue, 04/19/2016 - 11:14amIt takes a moment to set the stage for the question posed in the title — read on...
Read the Future History of the US in Brazil Right Now
Submitted by bodysurfer on Tue, 04/19/2016 - 10:18amDifficulties voting in NY today? Please pass this information along ASAP
Submitted by ScholarZ on Tue, 04/19/2016 - 9:44amX-poster from reddit/Kossacks for Sanders: There are a lot of problems already reported with voting, which began at 6am, but please pass this all along to NY voters if you hear of any problems:
Sanders’ Campaign HQ in NY:IF YOU HAVE ANY SERIOUS ISSUES CALL THE CAMPAIGN VOTER HOTLINE 347-379-4298
