immortal-sunlight-chaos-heart:

House passes controversial “cybersecurity” bill CISPA in 288-127 vote | Ars Technica

mohandasgandhi:

The United States House of Representatives approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) [T  by a comfortable 288 to 127 margin. Almost half of the House’s Democrats joined 196 Republicans in supporting the measure.

The legislation grants companies broad legal immunity when they share information related to online threats with one another and with the federal government. Advocates argue that the legislation is needed to allow companies to quickly and efficiently share information in order to help secure their networks.

But critics such as the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation describe the legislation as an attack on user privacy. They worry that companies will use the broad immunity offered by CISPA to ignore other laws that protect consumer privacy. And in a veto threat issued on Tuesday, the White House echoed these arguments.

“The bill does not require private entities to take reasonable steps to remove irrelevant personal information when sending cybersecurity data to the government or other private sector entities,” the Obama administration said on Tuesday.

“The US House just passed CISPA, undermining the privacy of millions of Internet users,” the Electronic Frontier Foundation said in a tweet. “Now we take this fight to the Senate.”

“I voted against #CISPA because it does not adequately protect the civil liberties of Americans,” Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) tweeted. “People deserve both privacy and security.”

So far, the CISPA debate has been a repeat of last year’s legislative process. An earlier version of CISPA passed the House in 2012 despite the objection of civil liberties groups, but companion legislation got bogged down in the Senate.

pachanka:

It’s time to get pissed. The U.S. law that would turn Google, Facebook, and Twitter into legally immune government spies just passed the House.

We expected CISPA to pass; that’s why this spring, we’re going to organize the largest online privacy protest in history to make sure CISPA is gone for good.

And, in response to (Republican) Rep. Mike Rogers’ accusation that CISPA opponents are just “14 year-old tweeter[s] in the basement”, we thought we’d also challenge Rep. Rogers to get on live national television and debate a 14 year-old in a basement on CISPA. The search for the 14 year-old begins. Are you or do you know a 14 year-old who could totally school a congressman on this issue?

This bill affects everyone — not just U.S. citizens. Anyone with a Facebook account could now have their data shipped directly to the U.S. government. That’s why Internet users overwhelmingly oppose this bill. Over 1.5 million people signed petitions against it. But Congress didn’t listen.

Does this remind you of something? Yep, this is the exact position we were in with SOPA last year. Then the Internet rose up and we made history with the SOPA strike.

Join the largest online privacy protest in history to make sure CISPA goes the same route as SOPA and doesn’t become the law that breaks the 4th Amendment. Are you in?

CISPA threatens our most basic rights. Privacy is important not just for our security but for our rights to freedom of expression. The giant tech companies that stood with Internet users against SOPA are not going to help us this time (but some of the large sites like Mozilla, Imgur, and Reddit are all against CISPA and we love them).

Only a massive grassroots outcry will stop this bill. We’re starting to build the tools. But we need your help.

Can you share the flyer below on social media? And tell everyone you know to sign up to join the protest?

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wingnutlady:

As Punishment For Opposing Anti-Abortion Bill, Male Michigan House Leader Bans Two Female Reps From Speaking

justinspoliticalcorner:

A male Republican House leader in Michigan silenced two female Democratic state legislators on Thursday after the pair tried to advance a measure that would have reduced access to vasectomies.

While discussing a bill that would erode the availability of abortion, Reps. Barb Byrum and Lisa Brown introduced an amendment to apply the same regulations to vasectomies that GOP lawmakers wanted to add to abortion services. The debate grew heated, as Republicans sought to gravel down the women. Byrum was not permitted to speak in favor of the measure and Brown was repeatedly interrupted. “I’m flattered that you want to get in my vagina, but no means no,” she said. The next day both were silenced.

Majority Floor Leader Jim Stamas (R) was “uncomfortable with me saying vasectomy,” Byrum explained, noting that no one told her why she had been banned or how long it would last. 

h/t: Amanda Peterson Beadle at Think Progress Health

This made me so mad I remembered I have a twitter:

dragonbloodink:

UPDATE! Have or will have student loans? Read this.

On March 8, 2012, Representative Hansen Clarke of Michigan introduced H.R. 4170, The Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012, in the House of Representatives.

If it becomes law as it is written, this bill will make it so people with federal student loans pay 10 percent of their discretionary income for 10 years, and the remainder of the loans will be forgiven. There is no cap on how much money will be forgiven this time, though future borrowers will be capped at $45,520 - the average amount of a four-year public college education.

What’s discretionary income?

• Discretionary income is money left after your bills are paid.
• Discretionary income = gross income - taxes - necessities

Under this plan, after taxes, you pay for necessities like food, rent, medicine, child support or child care, transportation - the things you need to live. You pay 10% of whatever’s left to your student loans for a period of 10 years, then the rest of the debt is forgiven. If you only have $50 of discretionary income, you pay $5 a month for 10 years and you’re done. The actual amount you pay increases as your gross income increases but always remains 10 percent of discretionary income.

Additionally, people with private loans would have the option of getting a federal consolidation loan for their private loan IF “their average adjusted gross income is equal to or less than their total education debt.” Their converted loan would then be eligible for the 10/10 loan forgiveness. Meaning YES, this is a ray of hope for people with PRIVATE loans, too!

There are other things in the bill that would help people with student loans, such as capping the interest rate on federal student loans to 3.4 percent and reducing the forgiveness period for public service jobs – an existing program – from 10 years to 5 years.

If you have student loans, you don’t need anyone to explain why this could change people’s lives. You already know the difference it could make to you.

But have you considered the difference it could make to the country’s economy? Clarke believes that this bill could:

Jumpstart the economy and create jobs

• The bill would increase millions of Americans’ purchasing power by forgiving debt, reducing loan repayment burdens, and cutting fees and interest rates.This would free many of these Americans to invest, buy homes, and start businesses.
• The bill would create jobs by increasing consumer demand for goods and services. (Source: http://tinyurl.com/7akydbk)

Where will the money come from for all this?

• “Provisions of the bill itself would be financed by projected savings from Iraq and Afghanistan Overseas Contingency Operations; the bill would not affect funding for existing student aid programs.” (http://tinyurl.com/7akydbk)

Some statistics

• Since 1980, average tuition for a 4-year college education has increased an astounding 827%.
• Since 1999, average student loan debt has increased by a shameful 511%.
• In 2010, total outstanding student loan debt exceeded total outstanding credit card debt in America for the first time ever.
• In 2012, total outstanding student loan debt is expected to exceed $1 Trillion.

The Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 (H.R. 4170)

(Yes, it’s a REAL BILL! Not just an Internet movement!)

• The full version of the actual bill itself: http://tinyurl.com/6txure8
• A brief summary of H.R. 4170’s main provisions: http://tinyurl.com/7akydbk
• An FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/8xh4csd
• And in case you’re asking whether or not this is real (spoiler: it’s real), you can view a video here on Youtube of Clarke himself introducing the bill in the House of Representatives.
• There’s also an official press release on his website, here.

What’s NOT certain is whether this bill can make it through Congress. If this bill is to pass, everyone who supports it MUST contact their representative in U.S. Congress and tell them you want them to vote in favor of it. Email, write, call – let your voice be heard!

Petitions

• A previous petition got more than 665,000 signatures.
• As of March 12, there’s a new petition up here still taking signatures.
• These petitions will be sent to the U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the president.

You can find out who represents you by going here. EMAIL THEM. CALL THEM. WRITE A LETTER. It’s not scary. What’s scary is spending the next 20-30 years of your life struggling with student loan payments.

You might agree or disagree with this bill, but it’s not a fake. It’s a chance to change the lives of many, many people burdened with student debt. Don’t just pass this by. Click the links, read the bill, educate yourself. And if you want this bill to pass, TAKE ACTION and SPREAD THE WORD!

Additionally, keep an eye on Clarke’s site. He announced intentions to introduce a Student Loan Holders Bill of Rights soon.

-dragonbloodink.tumblr.com

AWESOME!! :D EVERYONE PLEASE REBLOG THIS!!!

fallinwitstyle:

once-upon-a-time-confessions:

As many of you know, there is a bill being voted on in congress tomorrow that, if passed, would restrict our internet rights and basically censor our right to free speech on the internet. This means that any website (including Facebook, Youtube, and yes, Tumblr) that contains even one…

Vote people, please. Tumblr is my life. 

womynstudies:

Roster of Congresspeople Who Believe A Person Should Die If an Abortion Were Required To Save Their Life

mohandasgandhi:

stfuconservatives:

Yea    FL-24    Adams, Sandy [R]
Yea    AL-4    Aderholt, Robert [R]
Yea    MO-2    Akin, W. [R]
Yea    LA-5    Alexander, Rodney [R]
Yea    PA-4    Altmire, Jason [D]
Yea    MI-3    Amash, Justin [R]
Yea    NV-2    Amodei, Mark [R]
Yea    OH-7    Austria, Steve [R]
Yea    AL-6    Bachus, Spencer [R]
Yea    PA-11    Barletta, Lou [R]
Yea    MD-6    Bartlett, Roscoe [R]
Yea    TX-6    Barton, Joe [R]
Yea    NH-2    Bass, Charles [R]
Yea    MI-1    Benishek, Dan [R]
Yea    ND-0    Berg, Rick [R]
Yea    IL-13    Biggert, Judy [R]
Yea    CA-50    Bilbray, Brian [R]
Yea    FL-9    Bilirakis, Gus [R]
Yea    UT-1    Bishop, Rob [R]
Yea    TN-6    Black, Diane [R]
Yea    TN-7    Blackburn, Marsha [R]
Yea    AL-1    Bonner, Jo [R]
Yea    CA-45    Bono Mack, Mary [R]
Yea    OK-2    Boren, Dan [D]
Yea    LA-7    Boustany, Charles [R]
Yea    TX-8    Brady, Kevin [R]
Yea    AL-5    Brooks, Mo [R]
Yea    FL-13    Buchanan, Vern [R]
Yea    IN-8    Bucshon, Larry [R]
Yea    NY-25    Buerkle, Ann Marie [R]
Yea    TX-26    Burgess, Michael [R]
Yea    IN-5    Burton, Dan [R]
Yea    CA-44    Calvert, Ken [R]
Yea    MI-4    Camp, David [R]
Yea    CA-48    Campbell, John [R]
Yea    TX-23    Canseco, Francisco [R]
Yea    VA-7    Cantor, Eric [R]
Yea    WV-2    Capito, Shelley [R]
Yea    TX-31    Carter, John [R]
Yea    LA-6    Cassidy, Bill [R]
Yea    OH-1    Chabot, Steven [R]
Yea    UT-3    Chaffetz, Jason [R]
Yea    NC-6    Coble, Howard [R]
Yea    CO-6    Coffman, Mike [R]
Yea    OK-4    Cole, Tom [R]
Yea    TX-11    Conaway, K. [R]
Yea    IL-12    Costello, Jerry [D]
Yea    MN-8    Cravaack, Chip [R]
Yea    AR-1    Crawford, Rick [R]
Yea    FL-4    Crenshaw, Ander [R]
Yea    TX-7    Culberson, John [R]
Yea    KY-4    Davis, Geoff [R]
Yea    CA-19    Denham, Jeff [R]
Yea    PA-15    Dent, Charles [R]
Yea    TN-4    DesJarlais, Scott [R]
Yea    FL-21    Diaz-Balart, Mario [R]
Yea    IL-10    Dold, Bob [R]
Yea    IN-2    Donnelly, Joe [D]
Yea    CA-26    Dreier, David [R]
Yea    WI-7    Duffy, Sean [R]
Yea    SC-3    Duncan, Jeff [R]
Yea    TN-2    Duncan, John [R]
Yea    NC-2    Ellmers, Renee [R]
Yea    MO-8    Emerson, Jo Ann [R]
Yea    TX-27    Farenthold, Blake [R]
Yea    TN-8    Fincher, Stephen [R]
Yea    PA-8    Fitzpatrick, Michael [R]
Yea    AZ-6    Flake, Jeff [R]
Yea    TN-3    Fleischmann, Chuck [R]
Yea    LA-4    Fleming, John [R]
Yea    TX-17    Flores, Bill [R]
Yea    VA-4    Forbes, J. [R]
Yea    NE-1    Fortenberry, Jeffrey [R]
Yea    NC-5    Foxx, Virginia [R]
Yea    AZ-2    Franks, Trent [R]
Yea    NJ-11    Frelinghuysen, Rodney [R]
Yea    CA-24    Gallegly, Elton [R]
Yea    CO-4    Gardner, Cory [R]
Yea    NJ-5    Garrett, Scott [R]
Yea    PA-6    Gerlach, Jim [R]
Yea    OH-18    Gibbs, Bob [R]
Yea    NY-20    Gibson, Chris [R]
Yea    GA-11    Gingrey, John [R]
Yea    TX-1    Gohmert, Louis [R]
Yea    VA-6    Goodlatte, Robert [R]
Yea    AZ-1    Gosar, Paul [R]
Yea    SC-4    Gowdy, Trey [R]
Yea    TX-12    Granger, Kay [R]
Yea    MO-6    Graves, Samuel [R]
Yea    GA-9    Graves, Tom [R]
Yea    AR-2    Griffin, Tim [R]
Yea    VA-9    Griffith, H. [R]
Yea    NY-13    Grimm, Michael [R]
Yea    NH-1    Guinta, Frank [R]
Yea    KY-2    Guthrie, Brett [R]
Yea    TX-4    Hall, Ralph [R]
Yea    NY-24    Hanna, Richard [R]
Yea    MS-3    Harper, Gregg [R]
Yea    MD-1    Harris, Andy [R]
Yea    MO-4    Hartzler, Vicky [R]
Yea    WA-4    Hastings, Doc [R]
Yea    NY-19    Hayworth, Nan [R]
Yea    NV-3    Heck, Joe [R]
Yea    TX-5    Hensarling, Jeb [R]
Yea    CA-2    Herger, Walter [R]
Yea    KS-1    Huelskamp, Tim [R]
Yea    MI-2    Huizenga, Bill [R]
Yea    IL-14    Hultgren, Randy [R]
Yea    CA-52    Hunter, Duncan [R]
Yea    VA-5    Hurt, Robert [R]
Yea    CA-49    Issa, Darrell [R]
Yea    KS-2    Jenkins, Lynn [R]
Yea    OH-6    Johnson, Bill [R]
Yea    TX-3    Johnson, Samuel [R]
Yea    IL-15    Johnson, Timothy [R]
Yea    NC-3    Jones, Walter [R]
Yea    OH-4    Jordan, Jim [R]
Yea    PA-3    Kelly, Mike [R]
Yea    NY-3    King, Peter [R]
Yea    IA-5    King, Steve [R]
Yea    GA-1    Kingston, Jack [R]
Yea    IL-11    Kinzinger, Adam [R]
Yea    MN-2    Kline, John [R]
Yea    ID-1    Labrador, Raúl [R]
Yea    CO-5    Lamborn, Doug [R]
Yea    NJ-7    Lance, Leonard [R]
Yea    LA-3    Landry, Jeff [R]
Yea    OK-5    Lankford, James [R]
Yea    IA-4    Latham, Thomas [R]
Yea    OH-14    LaTourette, Steven [R]
Yea    OH-5    Latta, Robert [R]
Yea    CA-41    Lewis, Jerry [R]
Yea    IL-3    Lipinski, Daniel [D]
Yea    NJ-2    LoBiondo, Frank [R]
Yea    MO-7    Long, Billy [R]
Yea    OK-3    Lucas, Frank [R]
Yea    MO-9    Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R]
Yea    WY-0    Lummis, Cynthia [R]
Yea    CA-3    Lungren, Daniel [R]
Yea    FL-14    Mack, Connie [R]
Yea    IL-16    Manzullo, Donald [R]
Yea    TX-24    Marchant, Kenny [R]
Yea    PA-10    Marino, Thomas [R]
Yea    UT-2    Matheson, Jim [D]
Yea    CA-22    McCarthy, Kevin [R]
Yea    TX-10    McCaul, Michael [R]
Yea    CA-4    McClintock, Tom [R]
Yea    MI-11    McCotter, Thaddeus [R]
Yea    NC-10    McHenry, Patrick [R]
Yea    NC-7    McIntyre, Mike [D]
Yea    CA-25    McKeon, Howard [R]
Yea    WV-1    McKinley, David [R]
Yea    WA-5    McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R]
Yea    PA-7    Meehan, Patrick [R]
Yea    FL-7    Mica, John [R]
Yea    MI-10    Miller, Candice [R]
Yea    CA-42    Miller, Gary [R]
Yea    FL-1    Miller, Jeff [R]
Yea    SC-5    Mulvaney, Mick [R]
Yea    PA-18    Murphy, Tim [R]
Yea    NC-9    Myrick, Sue [R]
Yea    TX-19    Neugebauer, Randy [R]
Yea    SD-0    Noem, Kristi [R]
Yea    FL-5    Nugent, Richard [R]
Yea    CA-21    Nunes, Devin [R]
Yea    MS-1    Nunnelee, Alan [R]
Yea    TX-22    Olson, Pete [R]
Yea    MS-4    Palazzo, Steven [R]
Yea    MN-3    Paulsen, Erik [R]
Yea    NM-2    Pearce, Steven [R]
Yea    IN-6    Pence, Mike [R]
Yea    MN-7    Peterson, Collin [D]
Yea    WI-6    Petri, Thomas [R]
Yea    PA-16    Pitts, Joseph [R]
Yea    PA-19    Platts, Todd [R]
Yea    TX-2    Poe, Ted [R]
Yea    KS-4    Pompeo, Mike [R]
Yea    FL-15    Posey, Bill [R]
Yea    GA-6    Price, Tom [R]
Yea    AZ-3    Quayle, Ben [R]
Yea    WV-3    Rahall, Nick [D]
Yea    NY-29    Reed, Tom [R]
Yea    MT-0    Rehberg, Dennis [R]
Yea    WA-8    Reichert, Dave [R]
Yea    OH-16    Renacci, Jim [R]
Yea    WI-8    Ribble, Reid [R]
Yea    VA-2    Rigell, E. [R]
Yea    FL-25    Rivera, David [R]
Yea    AL-2    Roby, Martha [R]
Yea    TN-1    Roe, Phil [R]
Yea    KY-5    Rogers, Harold [R]
Yea    AL-3    Rogers, Michael [R]
Yea    MI-8    Rogers, Michael [R]
Yea    CA-46    Rohrabacher, Dana [R]
Yea    IN-4    Rokita, Todd [R]
Yea    FL-16    Rooney, Thomas [R]
Yea    IL-6    Roskam, Peter [R]
Yea    FL-18    Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R]
Yea    FL-12    Ross, Dennis [R]
Yea    AR-4    Ross, Mike [D]
Yea    CA-40    Royce, Edward [R]
Yea    NJ-3    Runyan, Jon [R]
Yea    WI-1    Ryan, Paul [R]
Yea    LA-1    Scalise, Steve [R]
Yea    IL-17    Schilling, Robert [R]
Yea    OH-2    Schmidt, Jean [R]
Yea    IL-18    Schock, Aaron [R]
Yea    AZ-5    Schweikert, David [R]
Yea    GA-8    Scott, Austin [R]
Yea    SC-1    Scott, Tim [R]
Yea    WI-5    Sensenbrenner, F. [R]
Yea    TX-32    Sessions, Peter [R]
Yea    IL-19    Shimkus, John [R]
Yea    NC-11    Shuler, Heath [D]
Yea    PA-9    Shuster, William [R]
Yea    ID-2    Simpson, Michael [R]
Yea    NE-3    Smith, Adrian [R]
Yea    NJ-4    Smith, Christopher [R]
Yea    TX-21    Smith, Lamar [R]
Yea    FL-2    Southerland, Steve [R]
Yea    FL-6    Stearns, Clifford [R]
Yea    OH-15    Stivers, Steve [R]
Yea    IN-3    Stutzman, Marlin [R]
Yea    OK-1    Sullivan, John [R]
Yea    NE-2    Terry, Lee [R]
Yea    PA-5    Thompson, Glenn [R]
Yea    TX-13    Thornberry, William [R]
Yea    OH-12    Tiberi, Patrick [R]
Yea    CO-3    Tipton, Scott [R]
Yea    OH-3    Turner, Michael [R]
Yea    NY-9    Turner, Robert [R]
Yea    MI-6    Upton, Frederick [R]
Yea    MI-7    Walberg, Timothy [R]
Yea    OR-2    Walden, Greg [R]
Yea    IL-8    Walsh, Joe [R]
Yea    FL-8    Webster, Daniel [R]
Yea    FL-22    West, Allen [R]
Yea    GA-3    Westmoreland, Lynn [R]
Yea    KY-1    Whitfield, Edward [R]
Yea    SC-2    Wilson, Addison [R]
Yea    VA-1    Wittman, Rob [R]
Yea    VA-10    Wolf, Frank [R]
Yea    AR-3    Womack, Steve [R]
Yea    GA-7    Woodall, Rob [R]
Yea    KS-3    Yoder, Kevin [R]
Yea    FL-10    Young, C. W. [R]
Yea    AK-0    Young, Donald [R]
Yea    IN-9    Young, Todd [R]

If any of the above are your representatives, write them immediately.

downlo:

The House Appropriations Committee today called for eliminating more than 30 education programs, including President Barack Obama’s “Race to the Top” initiative. The panel proposed slashing the Department of Labor’s budget by one-fifth, slicing funds for the National Labor Relations Board by 17 percent and barring funds to implement Obama’s health-care overhaul. It would also withhold funding for Planned Parenthood unless it says it will stop providing abortions.

The provisions are included in a $153.4 billion measure needed to fund the departments of Health and Human Services, Education and Labor for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The Republicans’ plan would amount to $4 billion cut or about 2.5 percent less than this year

Plus, these very same clowns have recently tripled funds for legal fees to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.

PRIORITIES!

deliciouskaek:

sapphiremysteries:

Let’s kill the innocent and make the poor jump through hurdles just to get by.

Let’s give tax breaks to the rich because they only have $400,000 dollars left to spend after they pay their bills and provide for their family, while the impovershed…

timekiller-s:

my-odyssey:reagan-was-a-horrible-president:peopledontalwayssuck:pantslessprogressive:

“In my view, the President of the United States of America needs to stand with the American people and say to the Republican leadership that enough is enough. No, we will not balance the budget on the backs of working families, the elderly, the sick, the children, and the poor, who have already sacrificed enough in terms of lost jobs, lost wages, lost homes, and lost pensions. Yes, we will demand that millionaires and billionaires and the largest corporations in America contribute to deficit reduction as a matter of shared sacrifice. Yes, we will reduce unnecessary and wasteful spending at the Pentagon. And, no we will not be blackmailed once again by the Republican leadership in Washington, who are threatening to destroy the full faith and credit of the United States government for the first time in our nation’s history unless they get everything they want.

Instead of yielding to the incessant, extreme Republican demands, as the President did during last December’s tax cut agreement and this year’s spending negotiations, the President has got to get out of the beltway and rally the American people who already believe that deficit reduction must be about shared sacrifice.

It is time for the President to stand with the millions who have lost their jobs, homes, and life savings, instead of the millionaires, who in many cases, have never had it so good.

Unless the American people by the millions tell the President not to yield one inch to Republican demands to destroy Medicare and Medicaid, while continuing to provide tax breaks to the wealthy and the powerful, I am afraid that is exactly what will happen.”

- Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) - June 27, 2011

LISTEN TO EVERY WORD THIS MAN SAYS.

timekiller-s:

vruz:

So yeah. If you embed a YouTube video that turns out to be infringing, and more than 10 people view it because of your link… you could be facing five years in jail. This is, of course, ridiculous, and suggests (yet again) politicians who are regulating a technology they simply do not understand. Should it really be a criminal act to embed a YouTube video, even if you don’t know it was infringing…? This could create a massive chilling effect to the very useful service YouTube provides in letting people embed videos.

vruz: Stupid strikes again… people with the wrong incentives, the wrong ideas, too much power, and too much time in their hands.

I … I … wow. WOW.

 Uh…have these people ever heard of Fair Use?…js… :/ Nevermind, that users on Youtube and remixers (great for criticism of the media btw) are ALREADY having to deal with managing that as well. :(

If anyone cares look at this:

http://www.politicalremixvideo.com/

rachelpressedberry:

acheleheya:

theducksinthehat:joshsternberg:pantslessprogressive:

@SeanEldridge, Political Director for Freedom to Marry.

As Assemblyman Micah Kellner said, “Marriage Equality just passed the NYS Assembly for the 4th time. On to the Senate.”  

Oh my lord.

 #Good news for my future

OUR future!! :)

In the next 72 hours, conservative lawmakers could move a bill that would make being LGBT in Uganda a crime punishable by death. 

This hateful bill is part of a pattern of the Ugandan government’s violent repression of pro-democracy forces within the country - and time is running out to stop it. 

Can you please sign and share this petition demanding that Ugandan President Museveni stop the human rights violations by publicly vowing to veto the “Kill the Gays” bill?

likehenrydavidthoreau:

I found this quite interesting. You don’t see pictures like this very often. From the White House photostream:

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011.

timekiller-s:

shannonsunrise:

Refusing to blindly love everything the American government does, or refusing to conform to the mantra that America is the “best” country on earth, doesn’t mean I don’t love my country. I enjoy many privileges as an American. That doesn’t mean I shouldn’t strive for an even fairer and more egalitarian USA, one I could be even more proud of.

THIS A MILLION TIMES.