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Stateside Indiana: Ridiculing and Speaking Out Against Bigotry
By Elaine Magliaro I’m am so happy to hear that Governor Mike Pence of Indiana “has come in for an extra heaping of scorn on social media” after signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Curtis M. Wong (Huffington Post) said that … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Democracy, Documentrary Films, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Government, Homosexual Rights, Humor, Justice, Political Science, Politics, Short Video, Society, States, United States
Tagged Anti-Gay Laws, Bigotry, Discrimination, Mike Pence, Religious Discrimination, Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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Rep. Louie Gohmert for President?????
By Elaine Magliaro Updated below. Cristina Marcos and Lucy Feickert reported earlier this evening that Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)–arguably the wing-nuttiest politician serving in the US House of Representatives–informed The Hill that he is considering a run for president in 2016. Marcos and Feickert said Gohmert … Continue reading
What’s Going on in Public Education: “A Brief History of the ‘Testocracy,’ Standardized Testing and Test-Defying”
By Elaine Magliaro I just came across an excellent article today titled A Brief History of the “Testocracy,” Standardized Testing and Test-Defying that I think is a MUST READ for anyone concerned about the mania for the high-stakes testing of … Continue reading
Municipal Violations, Debtors’ Prisons, For-Profit Probation Companies…and a John Oliver Video
By Elaine Magliaro Two years ago, I wrote a column for Res Ipsa Loquitor on the subject of debtors’ prisons in the United States. In that posting, I told about a 2010 report published by the America Civil Liberties Union … Continue reading
Posted in Alabama, Civil Liberties, Countries, Courts, Democracy, Equal Rights, Government, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Prison, Racism, Short Video, Society, United States
Tagged ACLU, Debtors Prisons, For-Prfit Probation Companies, John Oliver, Last Wee, Municipal Violations, Ohio
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“SIREN”: A Movie Starring Michele Fiore, the Batshit Crazy Nevada Politician Who Claims Cancer Is a Fungus
By Elaine Magliaro Last month, I wrote a post about a batshit crazy politician from Nevada who claims that cancer is a fungus that can be flushed out with baking soda. That politician–Michele Fiore–also “gained notoriety for telling a ‘colored’ … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Countries, Government, Media, Political Science, Politics, Short Video, United States
Tagged Batshit Crazy Politicians, Michele Fiore, Nevada, Republicans
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A Little Sunday Night Humor: Florida Lawmaker Mocks Rick Scott Official for Refusing to Use the Term “Climate Change’ While Testifying Before the State Legislature (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro A couple of weeks ago, I posted an article about Governor Rick Scott of Florida. It appears that after Scott took office in 2011 officials of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) had “been ordered not to … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Countries, Denialism, Energy Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Science, Short Video, States, United States
Tagged Climate Change, Florida, Global Warming, Gov. Rick Scott, Republicans
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A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video: “Racist EZ-Cash”
By Elaine Magliaro Mark Fiore, the Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist, posted a video last week titled Racist EZ- Cash following the release of the Justice Department’s report on the city of Ferguson, Missouri. Fiore said that the veil had “been … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Corruption, Countries, Courts, Democracy, DOJ, Equal Rights, Government, Humor, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Missouri, Political Science, Politics, Racism, Short Video, Society, United States
Tagged Debtors Prisons, DOJ Ferguson Investigation, Ferguson (MO), Ferguson Police, Mark Fiore, Political Cartoon
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AZ SB 1071: Right to Petition or Special Interest Corruption?
by Gene Howington Arizona seems to get in the news quite a bit as of late and it is rarely flattering. This time it is a bill being sponsored to specifically benefit one person. SB 1071 is moving quickly through … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Constitutional Law, Corruption, Democracy, Investing, Justice, Local Government, United States
Tagged Sonoran Land Fund LLC, tax liens, Wayne Howard
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