Brexit fallout: The Elites Lash Out
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 06/26/2016 - 3:08pmThere are all sorts of stories about how Brexit might be annulled.
The most interesting one is how Scotland will veto it.
Hate strikes in Seattle
Submitted by Robyn on Sun, 06/26/2016 - 2:00pm
Michael Volz, a 36-year-old transgender man, was leaving a fundraiser for Orlando victims held Wednesday evening at a nightclub when he was approached by a man of about 20 who said "Hey, Happy Pride" before grabbing the transman by the throat while yelling a transgender slur.
The transgender man was choked to unconsciousness and beaten. Then the suspect fled the scene.
Deadlines, State Coordinator Contact Info, and Facebook pages for Green Party/Jill Stein Ballot Access Drives
Submitted by paradigmshift on Sun, 06/26/2016 - 12:28pmI thought I would try to make some of the Green Party/Jill Stein's ballot access drives info more accessible. I have listed the deadlines for 27 states being pursued, and provided links to webpages that contain email addresses of state coordinators for ballot drives and contain Facebook page links.
How You Can tell DNC We Need a Convention that Listens to We, the People & Not Effing Money
Submitted by Steven D on Sun, 06/26/2016 - 11:15amBy now we know that Hillary's and the DNC's hand-picked members of the DNC platform committee are rejecting the inclusion of almost all of Bernie's policy proposals and issues from the official DNC platform that will be voted on at the Dem Convention. It's pretty disgusting but not unexpected.
Latest statistics from the California Primary
Submitted by Alex Ocana on Sun, 06/26/2016 - 9:52amI can't find the reference right now but Sanders just flipped a heavily Hispanic congressional district in LA. I have been following the whole thing on twitter... Also a Congressional District in Oakland and San Francisco.
Why Trump-phobia is for rubes
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Sun, 06/26/2016 - 7:48amLet's start with this piece:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/06/2...
There's a bunch to chew on in here. Let's start with the cash-on-hand situation:
Why Have A Community If You Can't Be Yourself?
Submitted by Alison Wunderland on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 10:17pmThe very title above is threatening to cause me a panic attack. And I rarely never have those. But tempus fugit, so here goes...
The DNC BS on the Platform Explained in One Tweet
Submitted by Steven D on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 6:13pmDNC still No #SinglePayer in ur damn platform?
The meaning of Brexit, and beyond
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 2:50pmLeave it to a comedian to cut through the bull. In this case it is Ricky Gervais doing the honors.
Obviously that's an oversimplification, but it contains more truth than what was coming out of the Remain camp of late.
Military's transgender ban may be lifted before the Fourth
Submitted by Robyn on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 2:01pmAfter a delay that has lasted several months the Pentagon is planning to publicly announce the repeal on its ban on service by transgender troops on July 1.
Top personnel officials plan to meet as early as Monday to finalize details of the plan, and Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work could sign off on it by Wednesday, according to a Defense official familiar with the timetable but who spoke on condition of anonymity because officials were not authorized to speak publicly about it. Final approval would come from Defense Secretary Ash Carter, and the announcement will be on the eve of the Fourth of July weekend.
