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Scahill: Obama has ‘murdered’ people with drone strikes
Upset over President Barack Obama’s “kill list” and continued usage of drone striking throughout his administration, The Nation‘s national security correspondent Jeremy Scahill called the commander-in-chief’s actions “murderous.” Appearing on MSNBC’s Up with Chris Hayes, Scahill argued for the justification of labeling President Obama’s decisions to authorize the strikes as…
Police ‘violently’ arrest 14 protesters at Minnesota foreclosed home
Members of Occupy Minnesota are accusing police of abusing their power by using physical violence to arrest demonstrators peacefully protesting at a foreclosed home in Minneapolis. “In the latest incident in an ongoing showdown, officers violently arrested occupiers peacefully defending the Cruz family home from foreclosure Wednesday night,” according to…
Kansas pastor calls on U.S. government to kill LGBT people
The pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Seneca, Kansas says President Barack Obama has gone too far in supporting same sex marriage and it’s time for the U.S. government to begin killing gay men and lesbians. “Terrorists are dangerous, the economy is a real and present danger,” Pastor Curtis…
Arson attack suspected in New Orleans women’s clinic fire
The executive director of the nonprofit Women With a Vision in New Orleans says that her clinic was “intentionally” burned because of the work that it does to help poor women and sex workers. “Something was put on the walls to set the fire,” Deon Haywood told WWLTV on Monday.…
Church sorry for ‘narrow-minded’ NC ban on marriage equality
A California church is planning of placing billboards in North Carolina to apologize for the Christians who voted to add discrimination against LGBT people to the state’s Constitution. Missiongathering Christian Church in San Diego told WSOC-TV that they working to put up the first billboard in Charlotte as a way…
Pro-LGBT church destroyed by fire in Minnesota
A historic Minneapolis church known for supporting LGBT rights and other progressive causes burned to the ground on Sunday night. According to the StarTribune, the Walker Community United Methodist Church caught fire around 8:20 p.m. Five of the firefighters who battled the blaze for hours were taken to the hospital,…
Heckler brands Tony Blair a ‘war criminal’ over JPMorgan payments
A heckler burst into a room where former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair was testifying on Monday and branded him a “war criminal” over alleged payments by JPMorgan for the Iraq war. David Lawley-Wakelin, who was from the Alternative Iraq Enquiry, momentarily halted Blair’s testimony to Lord Justice Leveson’s Inquiry…
Group pushes to lift ban on abortion care for women in the military
The Senate attached an amendment Thursday to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that seeks to lift the ban on abortion insurance coverage for women in the military who are victims of rape, according to RH Reality Check. Known as the Shaheen Amendment, named for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) who…
Jay Smooth: ‘Anonymous comments are a harm-reduction program for trolls.’
While anonymous (or, really, pseudonymous) comments are on the outs everywhere from Politico to TPM because of bullying and straight-up trolling, Ill Doctrine’s Jay Smooth takes New York legislators to task for an effort to make them outright illegal. Though it is important to find ways to limit cyberbullying, in…
Rep. Nancy Pelosi recognizes Harvey Milk day
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA) on Tuesday called on Americans to “ensure that our laws reflect our national promise of equality and justice for all” in the spirit of Harvey Milk. “On Harvey Milk Day, the state of California officially honors the life and legacy of a leader dedicated to…
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