Fitting that the Supreme Court would overturn “the heart” of the Voting Rights Act on George Orwell’s 110th birthday. Meanwhile our national conversation is hyperfocused on the racially disturbing attitudes of an old white Southern woman with a food TV empire brand that she’s already damaged, as if it matters more than what our own Supreme Court is doing… Meanwhile big brother watches while we list out all our easily data-based likes and dislikes to Facebook so that the big business in bed with big brother can force feed us some more disaster capitalism adjusted to our preferences for what flavor we’d like it fed to us… Meanwhile Chris Brown defends his first amendment rights to be above the law and graffiti his house with ugly stuff that does infringe on the property rights of his neighbors, making a mockery of the principles of free speech…meanwhile a battered woman tattooed on his neck stares out at society blankly…meanwhile I wonder why I bother ranting. Oh that’s right. Racist capitalist patriarchy… while somewhere else Nelson Mandela is dying in a hospital bed…another one of our complicated patriarchal heros…no I’m not depressed or anything 😉
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Nice sentence. Sounds like you could use some of JJ’s cartoons tonight.
😉 I could definitely use something strong…
🙂
Oh and a friend just brought me up to speed on SCOTUS gutting our sexual harassment laws…
Moaaaar joy. JJ, whatever you’re serving up tonight, make mine a double…..
Me too, and not no mint julep crap either.
I’m going to buy a new lipstick!!!
Awesome. I hope it’s Smash the Patriarchy No. 2.
LOL
It’s “Don’t Feck With Me Fuchsia”. It’s been a crappy week and it’s only Tuesday.
Beata, did you see the feminist makeup tutorial already…it’s great for watching on a crappy only two-days-in week 😉
Wonk, I did see it and thought it was fab. That’s why I mentioned buying lipstick.
🙂 🙂 lemme see if I can dig up another pick-me-up from my feminist archives for you then!
that’s funny beata………………..video was super.
I’m going out in the pleasant rain. We never get any around here this time of year. I guess climate change is good for something.
Okay, me too.
Damned asshat republican raised a point of order on Wendy Daviss’ filibuster because Sen Ellis helped her put on a back brace during the last point of order discussion. Now the live feed seems to be gone. Fuck!
It’s back but fuck! anyway.
at this point, I’d like to break some fucking balls.
Bartender, I’ll need something with vodka gin rum…and whiskey.
add Prestone and keep ’em coming. Wendy Davis is freakin awesome!
http://gawker.com/texas-lawmaker-braving-backbreaking-filibuster-to-stop-575168871
Can we get her into Congress?
I’ll vote for her for US Senator. You betcha 😉
What a sweet sweet thing it would be to finally replace Cornyn with Wendy Davis….
OH oh oh and!!! Wendy can kick out John wearing her pink sneaks!!!!
Rosie Gray Buzzfeed Exclusive: Documents Illuminate Ecuador’s Spying Practices
Jeez, what a bunch of maroons Assange and WikiLeaks are!
Mass. special election:;
Gomez leading Markey right now, but Boston and other larger cities haven’t been counted yet. Latest poll had Markey leading by 10 points
Again, how fitting.
Cuz this may be the last time people have the right to vote in this country :/
/snark (or is it?)
No shit………….
Town by town results for MA Senate race.
I hope nobody minds me posting election updates.
BB, I was hoping you would cover the story tonight. Please keep us informed.
I just looked through all the towns. The larger working class cities like Lowell and Somerville are lopsided for Markey. Nothing reported yet from Boston and western suburbs where I live. Western MA cities Springfield and Worcester also lopsided for Markey.
Good.
Markey now leading 51-48. I’ll wait awhile and update again.
And better 🙂
Boston 71-29 for Markey so far. Overall, 52-48 Markey.
Looking good!
🙂
It’s really interesting to see which towns vote Republican. A lot of the wealthiest places like Belmont (Romney’s hometown) vote overwhelmingly Dem.
Holy shit! I missed this before.
Glenn Greenwald:
What a clusterfuck!!
😯
Skype is one of the designated NSA sources. I guess they are closely monitoring Greenwald.
Of course they’re monitoring him. Wonder if they remote cloned his laptop yet? 🙂
I think it’s pretty much over. Markey’s winning. 53-46 right now. He has an excellent GOTV operation.
Thank goodness. 🙂 that would have been a horrific upset on an already harrowing newsday otherwise.
It really wasn’t in doubt.
Oh I agree! That’s why I meant it would be an upset, and a horrific one.
and, i’m starting to take nothing for granted. I really wasn’t expecting to hear the Voting Rights Act of 1965 gutted by the Supremes when I woke up this morning. I admit I wasn’t following this case or or that of the host of ugly rulings that came down the pike today that closely beforehand, but damn.
I didn’t expect it either.
No, me either. I was worried about turnout, but I knew Markey would have better GOTV.
OK, AP has called it for Markey!!!
Yay!!!!!!!
Confetti 🙂
Confetti and balloons! 😉
Hurray for Markey!!!
At least something positive today.
Well one of my longest sister-girlfriends defended her dissertation today 🙂 so there was a good measure of good today 😉
That’s wonderful! Congrats to her.
Fantastic!
Such an accomplishment!
That’s terrrriffic!
Rachel talking about Wendy Davis’ filibuster right now.
She;s had to remain on topic of SB5 and it’s been darned difficult!
Utube says there is just short of 30,000 watching her live.
Whoops, she just gained another 400.!
Rachel must have had an effect, because its still climbing
See. Representation in the media by women of women…for women….makes a difference.
yep!
Reps are trying to kill this filibuster with every rule they can. Now she can’t read anything. She should try speaking gobbledy-gook so they would understand.
😀 😀
lol