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Texas Republicans Find A Way To Disenfranchise Women VotersTexas Republicans have passed new voter ID laws that will impact women to a far greater extent than men. They are almost certainly doing this because Wendy Davis announced her intent to run for governor. They're scared of having a woman as governor, they're scared of having a Democrat as ( Read more... )

Tell the GOP to stop their obsession with Obamacare.

- The majority of the country is in favor of it
- The Supreme Court upheld it
- The Senate is never going to pass a bill repealing it
- Obama wouldn't sign even if they did
- It is based off Romney's setup in MassachusettsIt is a REPUBLICAN-designed bill, and they're up in arms because the ~ ( Read more... )

"ABC News reports a tragic potential ending. The "compromise" to end a government shutdown might be to cut Social Security benefits." - Bold Progressives email ( Read more... )

Linkspam time so I can clean up Firefox!

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• Inequality in the U.S.: So Much Worse than We Think has a video about economic disparity in the U.S., comparing what people think the disparity is; what they think it should be; and what it actually is. It is... really depressing, especially as someone who lives well below the poverty line ( ( Read more... )

I have a medication hangover (hence the polls from earlier), since I took extra meds last night. It knocked out the shoulder pain, mostly, which is such a relief. It had been at 7/10 for three days, and I was worried I'd have to go to the ER for it. It was a post-injection flare, which is apparently the most common side effect from corticosteroid ( Read more... )

View poll: Names, Pronouns, and TriggersIf you have more triggers or major squicks than fit within the text boxes, please add them in the comments. Comments are screened ( Read more... )

Originally posted by arkady at Calling Good Samaritans (via ashbetA plea from one of my daughters, who is trying to raise money for charity. She’s hit a snag: she’s raised the money, but is having issues getting that money paid into her MyDonate page ( Read more... )

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Please help spread the word, even if you can't pledge -- these artists are pouring their hearts into the projects, they're 2/3 there, there are only 60 hours left, and they get nothing if they don't meet the goal -- yes, they aimed high, but they're making the movie either way, I'd love for them to get the money that their fans and supporters have ( Read more... )