Sad in Texas
Submitted by Robyn on Sat, 06/10/2017 - 11:10amTexas Gov. Greg Abbott has called a special session, largely so he can push once again for the removal of transgender people from from participation in human society (i.e. Senate Bill 6).
The Tory's Deal With The Devil
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 11:56pmThe day after the U.K. election Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was caught relaxing outside a pub in Islington.
Imagine No Religion
Submitted by Big Al on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 10:55pm
Those dudes in the white sheets in Saudi Arabia, the ones ruling that country pretending to be king and princes and all that utter nonsense, are really pissing me off.
Kamala Harris: a dangerous Democrat
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 3:47pmToday I was awakened by my iPhone chirping a new message from my news app:
Trump hearings launch Kamala Harris
Oops!
The Evening Blues - 6-9-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 3:35pm
Army, Marines request two year delay on transgender equality
Submitted by Robyn on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 1:57pmIt seems like just yesterday that I published a diary about three retired generals (all women) counseled Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to push forward against conservative attempts to end all transgender military service.
Oh, wait...it was!
To quote Chad and Jeremy, that was yesterday, and yesterday's gone.
From the "How dare you consider neoliberalism a bad thing" files
Submitted by Steven D on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 12:52pmToday, as is my wont, I was wandering around the Way of the Bern subreddit, and I came across a thread about recent trolling of that site by Clinton/DNC supporters. One comment struck me as heartbreaking. A woman spoke about how she had been cut off by many of her wealthy "limousine liberal" friends, because she refused to sing the praises of Hillary Clinton.
The Big Losers from the UK election
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 12:39pmObviously things didn't go the way the Tories, the pundits, and the news media thought they would.
At the same time, the Tories increased their percentage of the vote to it's highest level since 1983, and will remain in power. So it's debatable to say that the Tories are The Big Losers.
The Evening Blues - 6-8-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 06/08/2017 - 3:19pm
Speaking in favor of transgender service
Submitted by Robyn on Thu, 06/08/2017 - 2:33pmThree retired generals have spoken up in favor of the acceptance of transgender recruits into the military.
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy, Army Maj. Gen. Gale Pollock, and Army Brig. Gen. Clara Adams-Ender have written a statement:
