Florida Gov. Rick Scott begins voter disenfranchisement tactics, targeting Latinos

Many of us know what an exceptionally heinous human being Florida Governor Rick Scott is, and he’s won that title pretty easily over the past few years: vetoing funds for rape centers during Sexual Assault Awareness month, cutting funding to programs for people with disabilities (while conjunctively calling for billions in corporate and property tax cuts), supporting immigration legislation that would exempt white people — these are just a few of the gems he’s brought to the state of Florida.

So what is his new pet project? To disenfranchise potentially thousands of voters in efforts to win Mitt Romney the presidency. Think Progress reports: 

Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) has ordered the state to purge all “non-citizens” from ...

Many of us know what an exceptionally heinous human being Florida Governor Rick Scott is, and he’s won that title pretty easily over the past few years: vetoing funds for rape centers during Sexual Assault ...

Must-read long read: Arizona’s pro-life paradox

At The American Prospect, Judith Lewis Mernit has a long and very important article about the contradiction of restricting access to abortion while cutting funding for special needs children in Arizona. Arizona recently banned abortion after 18 weeks, which means there will be more babies born with chromosomal abnormalities – special needs kids. At the same time, Arizona is cutting funding for healthcare for special needs kids.

It would be logical to expect, then, that these new restrictions on abortion would be accompanied by increased public services for women and children—especially for children with developmental disabilities. The laws should also lead to stronger support for physically, intellectually, and developmentally disabled teenagers and adults—which is, after all, what the ...

At The American Prospect, Judith Lewis Mernit has a long and very important article about the contradiction of restricting access to abortion while cutting funding for special needs children in Arizona. Arizona recently banned abortion after ...

Conservative moms outraged – just outraged! – by gay comic book hero

Last week, DC Comics announced that one of their characters is going to be coming out soon. Over at The Advocate, they suspect it’ll be The Green Lantern.

Marvel has also announced that Northstar, its first openly gay superhero, is going to marry his boyfriend in an upcoming installment.

As you might imagine, the mothers of the American Family Association are not pleased. Their mothers’ group, One Million Moms, is urging their members to write to DC and Marvel and urge them to change their minds. OMM is for moms who are “fed up with the filth many segments of our society, especially the entertainment media, are throwing at our children.” And apparently, they consider positive messages about ...

Last week, DC Comics announced that one of their characters is going to be coming out soon. Over at The Advocate, they suspect it’ll be The Green Lantern.

Marvel has also announced that Northstar, its ...

We’ll be back on Tuesday

Good morning, loyal readers. We’re taking today off because it’s Memorial Day weekend. We’ll be back on Tuesday.

In the meantime, here’s a video of a red panda playing in the snow. This is obviously a very serious and important feminist issue.

http://youtu.be/0p2lZ3XNmd4

Have yourselves a great weekend, and if you’re going out in the sun, don’t forget to wear sunscreen!

Good morning, loyal readers. We’re taking today off because it’s Memorial Day weekend. We’ll be back on Tuesday.

In the meantime, here’s a video of a red panda playing in the snow. This is obviously a very serious ...

What We Missed

Bryan Safi on why you should be excited about Obama’s endorsement of marriage equality.

“A better country for immigrants is a better country for all. A better country for gays and lesbians is a better country for all. We’re all in this together.” Dolores Huerta, folks.

A new study finds that people objectify naked women in photographs, but not naked men. They see naked men as people.

Since Arizona Congressman Trent Franks thinks he’s entitled to restrict abortion rights in Washington, D.C. some District residents have asked him to take care of their potholes, too.

The Feminist Spectator on “Scandal.”

 

Bryan Safi on why you should be excited about Obama’s endorsement of marriage equality.

“A better country for immigrants is a better country for all. A better country for gays and lesbians is a better country for all. ...

How President Obama “speaks” about race

The New York Times finally tells the story of my favorite picture from Obama’s presidency.  The now famous photo is of five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia, the son of a White House staffer who was leaving his post on the National Security Council.  The photo is displayed in the West Wing and has remained there for three years, even as others are replaced by more recent photos on the walls around it.

In their re-telling of the story, Jacob’s dad and his family were leaving after taking a group picture with President Obama in the Oval Office, he tells the President his son has a question:

“I want to know if my hair is just like yours,” he told Mr. Obama, so quietly ...

The New York Times finally tells the story of my favorite picture from Obama’s presidency.  The now famous photo is of five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia, the son of a White House staffer who was leaving his post ...

Brazilian airline kicks passenger off for sexist comments about pilot

While American Airlines is busy kicking passengers off planes for being pro-choice, Brazil’s Trip Airlines is kicking them off for being sexist. Via The Huffington Post:

A Brazilian airline says one of its female pilots tossed a passenger off a flight because he was making sexist comments about women flying planes.

Trip Airlines says in a Tuesday statement the pilot ejected the man before takeoff as he made loud, sexist comments upon learning the pilot was a woman. The jet continued on to the state of Goias after a one-hour delay.

The passenger involved in Friday’s incident has not been identified. He was met by police at the plane and escorted out of the Belo ...

While American Airlines is busy kicking passengers off planes for being pro-choice, Brazil’s Trip Airlines is kicking them off for being sexist. Via The Huffington Post:

A Brazilian airline says one of its female ...

Air Force Academy graduates first openly gay cadets

Yesterday was an historic day. The President spoke at the commencement ceremony of the Air Force Academy, and nearly eight months after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” the Academy graduated its first openly gay cadets.  The cadets were not identified but school officials confirmed that since repeal of the policy at least four cadets from the graduating class are openly gay.

In his commencement address, President Obama said the graduation marked “a new feeling in America.” The cadets are graduating into a world without Osama Bin Laden, a world where we have ended the war in Iraq, and where we have finally begun the process of drawing the war in Afghanistan to a close.  The President also highlighted ...

Yesterday was an historic day. The President spoke at the commencement ceremony of the Air Force Academy, and nearly eight months after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” the Academy graduated its first openly gay ...

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