So the wingnuts are pitching a fit because the Kenyan shall not be attending the Saturday funeral of the recently deceased 18th Century jurist Antonin Scalia. These people, they simply won't understand, that the Kenyan, he is under no obligation, whatsoever, to show up, every time some random racist, is bound for the boneyard.
It's going to be March Madness on the shale oil patches this year, but not the fun kind.
Iraq was already poor before ISIS invaded. Now it's beyond that.
A new study reveals that transgender active duty service members (ADSM) report few lifetime mental and physical health problems.
These findings challenge the current policy of excluding transgender persons from enlisting in the U.S. military or discharging them based on the presumption that they are unfit to serve due to their mental or physical health.
Fit to Serve? Exploring Mental and Physical Health and Well-Being Among Transgender Active-Duty Service Members and Veterans in the U.S. Military explores the lifetime mental and physical problems of transgender ADSM and veterans. The research was done by Brandon Hill and Alida Bouris of the University of Chicago, Joshua Trey Barnett of the University of Utah (Salt Lake City) and Dayna Walker, transgender American Veterans Association.
This evening's music features two r&b groups Archie Bell and the Drells and The Tams Enjoy!
Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up
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Friday February 18, 1916
New York, New York - Kept Press Mocks Mother Jones, Strike Remains Strong
The strike of garment workers in New York City remains strong despite the efforts of the Kept Press to discredit Mother Jones, play up the discontent of a few strikers, and advertise scab products. Efforts by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union to successfully conclude the strike continue unabated.
From Ohio's Wilmington Daily News of February 16, 1916:
WAIST MAKERS RECEIVING AID
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Mother Jones Appeals To Strike Breakers in New York
But Her Efforts Are Fruitless
-----New York, Feb. 16-Mother Jones made a whirlwind chase about the city to induce strikebreakers taking the places of the waistmakers and children's dressmakers who are on strike to walk out of the shops. She was accompanied by a committee of the Women's Trades Union league, but failed to induce any to them to join her cause. Charles L. Berman, secretary of the strike committee, said that 7,000 workers returned to their places, their employers having acceded to the unions demands.
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This evening's music features jazz saxophone player Lester Young. Enjoy!
Lester Young - Jammin the Blues
About a year ago the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a suit on behalf of trans woman prisoner Ashley Diamond, who was denied medical care and repeatedly raped and assaulted by other prisoners while she was held at a men's prison in Georgia.
Last Friday a settlement was announced in the case.
Diamond was released from prison last August after her case got publicized.
She had been serving a sentence for a probation violation stemming from a nonviolent crime. She was denied female hormones she had been receiving for 17 years – medically necessary care for her gender dysphoria. She was sexually assaulted by other prisoners at least eight times while incarcerated.
As part of the agreement, the Georgia Department of Corrections agreed to pay Diamond, 37, an undisclosed financial settlement.
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Thursday February 17, 1916
New York, New York - Mother Jones on Hand to Aid "Lawless" Women Strikers
Mother Jones is on the scene in New York City where authorities are outraged that thousands of needle trades workers stand accused of behaving in a disorderly manner and showing contempt for proper Law and Order.
"I am becoming tired of the lawlessness of these strikers, especially the women!" declared Magistrate Murphy.
The strike, led by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, has been on since about February 8th. Union officials make the counter-charge that strikers have been roughly handled while performing their strike duties out on the picket line.
Attempts to settle the strike are ongoing.
"President Obama responsibly ended the war in Iraq and will end the war in Afghanistan in 2014."
Sources: BarackObama.com
President Obama put withdrawal plans for Afghanistan on indefinite hold last fall, but most people don't realize what this means.
