July 15th, 2015
Breaking News!
President Santorum plans to select two teens from each state, one gay and one lesbian between the ages of 12 and 18, to be placed in an arena to fight to the death in a televised spectacle.
“The lone victor of this fight will serve as a reminder to other gay Americans of the kindness we demonstrate to them each day by letting them live. “
said President Santorum at last night’s White House gala.
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Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade, Kurt Vonnegut
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How President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act — which includes a provision that would allow for the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens suspected of terrorist ties — via The Daily Show
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I was there to take down the names of people who were arrested… As I’m standing there, some African-American woman goes up to a police officer and says, ‘I need to get in. My daughter’s there. I want to know if she’s OK.’ And he said, ‘Move on, lady.’ And they kept pushing with their sticks, pushing back. And she was crying. And all of a sudden, out of nowhere, he throws her to the ground and starts hitting her in the head,” says Smith. “I walk over, and I say, ‘Look, cuff her if she’s done something, but you don’t need to do that.’ And he said, ‘Lady, do you want to get arrested?’ And I said, ‘Do you see my hat? I’m here as a legal observer.’ He said, ‘You want to get arrested?’ And he pushed me up against the wall.
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Norway’s Prime Minister is a liberal atheist, they have one of the best economies in the world, they have universal health care, and subsidized education, it has had the highest Human Development Index 7 years in a row, and it’s never started a pointless war, given tax breaks to the richest, and created Jersey Shore — yet it’s America that knows best.
Matthew Trevithick, responding to this story, “Former Bush Official Places Blame For Oslo Attack On Norwegians For Not Being ‘Serious’ About Terrorism,” with a comment that wins the universe. (via cwnl)
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Aside from being one of the most idiotic moments in American political history, this marks a level of personal humiliation no previous president has ever been asked to endure.
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