A letter to incoming University of Chicago freshmen professed no support for “trigger warnings” or “safe spaces” https://t.co/d2fpqCZ6ZQ
- The New York Times (@nytimes) August 27, 2016
The anodyne welcome letter to incoming freshmen is a college staple, but this week the University of Chicago took a different approach: It sent new students a blunt ( Read more... )

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She lashed out at “lawless police conduct” that disproportionately targets black and brown Americans.


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Many states have considered bills that enable discrimination against the LGBT community, but Mississippi’s proposed legislation is perhaps the most explicit in this regard. HB 1523 spells out in storied detail all of the different ways that a person should be able to mistreat people for being LGBT without consequences from the government ( Read more... )

This is of interest to me as a District resident. Also, this is why DC needs full voting Congressional representation.There’s nothing that congressional budget negotiators love more than kicking around the local government of Washington, D.C. It is their favorite thing to do, and they’re allowed to. No voting members of Congress represent the ( Read more... )

Police Use Department Wish List When Deciding Which Assets to Seize (VIDEO)The seminars offered police officers some useful tips on seizing property from suspected criminals. Don’t bother with jewelry (too hard to dispose of) and computers (“everybody’s got one already”), the experts counseled. Do go after flat screen TVs, cash and cars. Especially ( Read more... )

WITH the success of Republicans in the midterm elections and the passage of Tennessee’s anti-abortion amendment, we can expect ongoing efforts to ban abortion and advance the “personhood” rights of fertilized eggs, embryos and fetuses.

But it is not just those who support abortion rights who have reason to worry. Anti-abortion measures pose a risk ( Read more... )

Why do Women hate America and the Freedom to Worship Our Old Rich White Christian God?

Ohio anti-abortion activist wants to outlaw public nudity (including breastfeeding) If the nightmare ban were to go into effect, Ohio would be the only state where breastfeeding is illegal ( Read more... )

Christian Right Demands Special Laws to Spread the Word of God. Federal Laws Will Now Be Based on Biblical Teachings!!

Wingnut Nurse Sues Family Planning Center For Not Giving Her Job Just Because She Says She Won’t Do JobLet’s play a game. It is sort of a choose-your-own-adventure make-believe game. Costumes optional ( Read more... )

As part of the American Civil Liberties Union’s recent report on police militarization, the Massachusetts chapter of the organization sent open records requests to SWAT teams across that state. It received an interesting response ( Read more... )