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Mormon Mom Has An Abortion Story Donald Trump Needs To Hear

moonshaz wrote in ontd_political Oct 22, 2016 13:29

After hearing Donald Trump speak scornfully (and dishonestly) about late-term abortions during the final presidential debate, one woman has come forward with her own story about how she made the difficult and heartbreaking decision to end her pregnancy.

Alyson Draper, a corporate attorney from Midway, Utah, took to Facebook to make sure people ( Read more... )

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Gavin Grimm just wanted to use the bathroom. He didn’t think the nation would debate it.

moonshaz wrote in ontd_political Aug 31, 2016 12:17

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The top 10 ways to get arrested using social media.

atomic_joe2 wrote in ontd_political Aug 22, 2014 21:08

A statement from the Metropolitan police on Wednesday, warning internet users that they may be committing a crime if they watched the online video of the brutal murder of journalist James Foley caused controversy this week ( Read more... )

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Tallahassee federal judge throws out Florida's ban on same-sex marriage

shortsweetcynic wrote in ontd_political Aug 22, 2014 07:42

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle is the fifth judge in six weeks to make the same finding
A Tallahassee federal judge ruled Thursday that Florida's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, the fifth judge in the past six weeks to do so ( Read more... )

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Disabled Americans fighting for the right to save more money

masakochan wrote in ontd_political Mar 12, 2014 23:11

By Blake Ellis

Americans with disabilities are fighting for the right to save money without getting their government benefits cut off ( Read more... )

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Sex Offender makes registry to harass former CSO

qara_isuke wrote in ontd_political Jan 25, 2014 01:19

If nothing else, Dennis Sobin is not your typical ex-con ( Read more... )

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Report: We're Screwed

kangofu wrote in ontd_political Oct 06, 2013 21:30

IPCC climate report: humans 'dominant cause' of warming
Source - BBC News (Videos at the source, if anyone is interested)
By Matt McGrath
Environment correspondent, BBC News, Stockholm
27 September 2013 Last updated at 05:12 ETA landmark report says scientists are 95% certain that humans are the "dominant cause" of global warming since the 1950s ( Read more... )

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Bradley Manning now Chelsea Manning

gambitia wrote in ontd_political Aug 22, 2013 08:17

Bradley Manning, the Army private who was convicted of leaking the largest cache of classified documents in U.S. history, announced Thursday that he plans to live out the rest of his life as female. "I am Chelsea Manning," the former intelligence analyst told supporters in a statement provided by his lawyer to NBC's Today show this morning. "I am a ( Read more... )

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Stop-and-frisk violates constitutional rights, judge rules

gambitia wrote in ontd_political Aug 12, 2013 12:16

In a repudiation of a major element in the Bloomberg administration’s crime-fighting legacy, a federal judge has found that the stop-and-frisk tactics of the New York Police Department violated the constitutional rights of minorities in New York, and called for a federal monitor to oversee broad reforms.In a decision issued on Monday, the judge, ( Read more... )

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Judge: Obama Comments 'Unlawful Command Influence'

alexvdl wrote in ontd_political Jun 19, 2013 21:31

TW: Sexual assault

Two defendants in military sexual assault cases cannot be punitively discharged, if found guilty, because of “unlawful command influence” derived from comments made by President Barack Obama, a judge ruled in a Hawaii military court this week.

Navy Judge Cmdr. Marcus Fulton ruled during pretrial hearings in two sexual assault ( Read more... )

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