It’s no secret that if immigration reform manages to make it through the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, it more than likely will not feature a path to citizenship. And while...
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Ohio Governor John Kasich, flanked by a gaggle of old white guys, signs anti-abortion restrictions into law. File this one away for posterity. (via ThinkProgress) Continue reading → Continue...
Snowden Applies for Asylum in Russia, Putin Says Stop Leaking
According to the Associated Press, NSA leaker Edward Snowden has officially applied for asylum in Russia, apparently after the Ecuador option collapsed. However, Vladimir says Snowden will only be...
Washed Away
Artist – JD Crowe In other news, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has denied a request for a stay for Prop 8 supporters in California. Apparently supporters wanted to delay the inevitable...
Times Have Changed
Artist – Rob Tornoe Congressional Republicans are apparently scared shitless by the idea of Obamacare being promoted during their favorite sports games. Just imagining the conservative reaction...
Strong Majority of Americans Support The President’s Climate Change Plans
According to this report from Reuters, 65 percent of Americans support “regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and factories” while 65 percent also support the...
We Shall Overcome
Artist – John Darkow In other news, the Department of Education has announced that it will begin studying the impacts of bullying on LGBT youth. Beginning with the upcoming school year, schools...
Voter ID Now Required in Texas But Good Luck Getting One
According to the Houston Press, while voter ID is now required in Texas following the Supreme Court’s recent decision on the Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, as many as 70 counties in the...
Where’s My ObamaCar?
I had no idea this is a thing, but apparently it is. via Mother Jones A new rumor is making the rounds—first on Breitbart, then Fox News and beyond—that the Senate’s immigration...
Ecuador Threatens to Charge Its Own Leakers
Lawmakers in Ecuador, where NSA leaker Edward Snowden has applied for asylum, are threatening to charge their own leakers for leaking state secrets. While the Ecuadorean government appeared angry...
Border Fence
Artist – RJ Matson Apparently there will be no more votes between now and the end of the month in Congress, meaning student loan rates will double on Monday, July 1st. Meanwhile, federal...
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Passes 68-32, Will Die a Slow Death in the House
While this is undeniably good news that puts the onus on House Republicans, we shouldn’t get too excited yet because there’s virtually no chance that this bill will pass the House of...
Photo of the Day
The first African-American President of the United States peers through “the door of no return” at the House of Slaves on Goree Island via The Obama Diary On the House of Slaves Goree...
Outreach
As Governor Rick Perry calls for a second special session to pass SB5 and Ohio Republicans push their own anti-abortion bill through the state legislature, the RNC is launching a new outreach...
To The Rescue
Or maybe not. Artist – Jeff Parker In other news, Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), flanked by other House conservatives, announced today they he will push for a constitutional amendment to define...
Keeping Up With The Gohmert
The perennially amusing Representative Louie Gohmert took today’s Supreme Court rulings on DOMA and Proposition 8 about as well as you would expect him to. During a press conference following...
Who Cares?
Talk to the hand because Nancy Pelosi doesn’t have time for your bullshit. Q: Congresswoman Bachmann put out a statement and she essentially said that the decision today cannot undo God’s...
Paul Clement’s Failure Was Seen Coming Miles Away
As you may recall, Paul Clement was the man chosen by House Republican leadership to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court to the tune of millions of dollars. And not to toot my own...
Snowden in 2009: NY Times Sources Should Be “Shot in the Balls”
I’ve seen complaints that we appear to be on a mission to smear Edward Snowden with some of the stories we’ve shared and questions we’ve asked — questions we still don’t...
Unscientific American
Artist – Jen Sorensen No other news today. It was a wild one. But hold on to your butts, tomorrow could be bumpy If you’re not following the epic filibuster of SB5 by Wendy Davis in...