Author - SK Ashby

Open Thread

Destroy Everything

Artist – Bob Englehart In other news, Gun Owners of America has endorsed Senator Minority Leader Follower Mitch McConnell’s primary opponent, Matt Bevin. Bevin’s campaign says he...

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NSA Security

Obama’s Fault

Did you hear that the NSA allegedly monitored the communications of German Chancellor Angela Merkel? That darn Obama won’t leave anyone alone, will he? Actually, by The Guardian’s own...

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Congress Healthcare

Monkey Business

Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ) has had just about enough of the GOP’s monkey business. After demonstrating that they clearly have no idea what they’re talking about, alleging that...

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Voter Suppression

Suppression

On Monday of this week voter ID became a requirement in the state of Texas but, wouldn’t you know, a lot of people lack ID and very few have been able to obtain one so far. Voter ID’s...

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Racism Wingnuts

In Good Company

Mississippi state Senator Chris McDaniel is seeking to replace U.S. Senator Thad Cochran during next year’s primary, and he’s off to a roaring start. From Mother Jones In August, McDaniel...

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Super Stupid

Your Morning Derp

“If raising the debt ceiling was the answer, we wouldn’t have this discussion because we’ve raised it 14 times since 2001, and all we’ve done is gain more debt and more...

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Food Open Thread Syria

The Great Pumpkin

Artist – Don Landgren Jr. According to the special coordinator working for the U.N. and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Syrian government has “fully...

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Ethics

Credit Where It’s Due

Hundreds of residents in Maryville, Missouri held a rally last night to support Daisy Coleman and Paige Parkhurst, the two rape victims (that we know of) whose attackers went unpunished. I’ve...

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Guns

Assault Rifle Ban Upheld

Good news — the Court of Appeals in the fourth appellate district of California has upheld the state’s ban on assault rifles. California’s law banning possession of a semi-automatic...

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Wingnuts

Expert Advice

You’ll never guess who’s been tapped to serve as co-chairman and treasurer of former state Representative Sid Miller’s campaign for agricultural commissioner of Texas. Ted Nugent...

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Wingnuts

They’re Back

With a riff on Mitt Romney’s “47 percent” line, Maine Governor Paul LePage stunned a private audience last week with the revelation that nearly half of the people in his state...

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Guns Open Thread

Carmudgeons

Artist – Jen Sorensen In other news, Representative Renee Ellmers (R-Responsible Gun Owner) reportedly had an AR-15 rifle stolen from her home last week after the gun was laying around in an...

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