blowin' steam

team-joebama: I’m feeling lucky

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:02:50 -0400

I’m feeling lucky

"I think what people are now realizing is that this isn’t just a terrorist issue. This is simply the..."

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:33:42 -0400

“I think what people are now realizing is that this isn’t just a terrorist issue. This is simply the ability of the government in secret, on a vast scale, to collect any and all phone call records, including domestic to domestic, local, as well as location information. We might—there’s no need now to call this the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Let’s just call it the surveillance court. It’s no longer about foreign intelligence. It’s simply about harvesting millions and millions and millions of phone call records and beyond. And this is only just Verizon. As large as Verizon is, with upwards of 100 million subscribers, what about all the other telecoms? What about all the other Internet service providers? It’s become institutionalized in this country, in the greatest of secrecy, for the government to classify, conceal not only the facts of the surveillance, but also the secret laws that are supporting surveillance.”

- NSA Whistleblowers: “All U.S. Citizens” Targeted by Surveillance Program, Not Just Verizon Customers | Democracy Now! (via iinventedeverything)

How is anyone even surprised by this? The laws that enabled this passed in broad daylight, and plenty of folks have been warning this could easily happen for years now. Maybe people will start paying attention now.

(via robot-heart-politics)

abaldwin360: skepticalavenger: atheistrose: godlessmen: The...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:14:57 -0400

abaldwin360:

skepticalavenger:

atheistrose:

godlessmen:

The all wise, all powerful “God” as seen by rednecks…

I’d like to correct this:

“God, send us someone to cure AIDS, cancer, etc., etc.”

“I did, but you gave them a substandard education because they lived in an area with poor funding due to low property taxes. I did, but you let them die because they couldn’t afford healthcare. I did, but due to racism you stomped out their potential and didn’t give them the same opportunities. I did, but you make a college education too unaffordable while giving the big bankers passes. I did, but you saw a homeless youth before you saw a kid with potential. I did, but you kicked the downtrodden while they were already shoulder deep in sinking sand.”

THIS COMMENT!!!!! ^^^

YES! That comment!!!

think-progress: House Republicans hold an anti-abortion event...

Sat, 25 May 2013 18:58:22 -0400

think-progress:

House Republicans hold an anti-abortion event dominated by men.

shocking

How much does it cost Wyoming to hate Obama?

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:08:19 -0400

How much does it cost Wyoming to hate Obama?:

cognitivedissonance:

Refusing to hand Obama a success, Wyoming leaders refused to extend unemployment benefits, run our own health exchange, or expand help for sick, poor people.

Kerry Drake’s brilliant column in WyoFile. Drake is also the editor of The Casper Citizen, a non-profit, community newspaper.

Hint: It costs Wyoming a hell of a lot.

"Following in the footsteps of former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum, conservatives faced with these..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:37:52 -0400

“Following in the footsteps of former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum, conservatives faced with these self-evident facts have taken to Fox News to cite the problems previous flat budgets have already created to call for a wholesale elimination of the National Weather Service. It’s a classic self-fulfilling sophistry of the right: Ignore the positive work an agency does, keep the agency’s budget flat so that its capabilities do not keep up with the times, then cite the agency’s reduced capabilities as justification to keep cutting it.”

- Anyone regret slashing National Weather Service budget now? (via wilwheaton)

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Thu, 16 May 2013 22:59:07 -0400

The reason why nobody is taking conservatives seriously on this...

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:05:42 -0400

The reason why nobody is taking conservatives seriously on this issue - aside from other crackpot conservatives.

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Mon, 13 May 2013 20:17:01 -0400

reallyfoxnews: Jon Stewart destroys Fox News on their Benghazi...

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:50:20 -0400

reallyfoxnews:

Jon Stewart destroys Fox News on their Benghazi coverage. Amazing.

stfuconservatives: Ted Cruz tweeted this today. Who makes a...

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:37:38 -0400

stfuconservatives:

Ted Cruz tweeted this today. Who makes a meme of themselves? Seriously?

(PS the government employs more low-wage workers than McDonald’s and Wal-mart combined but DO HO HO keep at it on the jobs thing)

"Now I’m not saying you have to like ABC, CBS, MSNBC or CNN—I really don’t care whether you do or..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:15:06 -0400

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Now I’m not saying you have to like ABC, CBS, MSNBC or CNN—I really don’t care whether you do or not. But Fox News is on a whole other level when it comes to worthless news coverage.

Because where CNN or MSNBC might sing the praises of how great a blue sky is—Fox News tries to convince you the sky isn’t actually blue. And millions of people believe it.

”

- Allen Clifton in Why Fox News if Total Garbage (via reallyfoxnews)

thepoliticalfreakshow: Heartless Bastards: The 11 Most...

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:46:52 -0400

thepoliticalfreakshow:

Heartless Bastards: The 11 Most Heartless Republican Amendments To the Gang of Eight Immigration Bill

On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin marking up the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill that will allow America’s 11 million undocumented immigrants to earn a path to citizenship over 13 years.

Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has promised an open amendment process, leading senators from both parties to offer more than 300 changes to the underlying legislation. Republicans introduced almost two-thirds of the changes, including a series of draconian provisions preventing the undocumented population from ever earning citizenship and or receiving any government assistance. Here are 11 of the most heartless GOP amendments:

1. Undocumented immigrants can never become citizens. “No person who is or has previously been willfully present in the United States will [sic] not in lawful status…shall be eligible for United States citizenship.” Offered by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

2. Mandatory DNA testing. Registered provisional immigrant applicants must submit a DNA sample to the Department of Justice to compare against the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) at the FBI. Offered by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT).

3. Zero assistance. Would prohibit undocumented immigrants who earn provisional legal status from applying for permanent residence if they qualify for state means-tested assistance, the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), the temporary assistance for needy families program (TANF), or supplemental security income benefits (SSI). Offered by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).

4. Bans humanitarian travel. Immigrants who are in provisional legal status but have to go back to their home countries for a humanitarian reason (to visit a sick relative, for instance) would be prohibited from re-entering the United States. Currently, the provisional legal status includes an authorization for travel.Offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA).

5. Guts family re-unification. The green card distribution for some foreigners relies on a point allocation system in which a certain number of points must be accumulated before those individuals can qualify for a merit-based visa. This amendment would eliminate points for siblings of U.S. citizens and points for individuals from low-sending countries from counting towards merit-based immigrant visas. Offered by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).

6. In-person interviews for 11 million immigrants. Sure to slow down the process time for 11 million immigrants, an in-person interview would be required to determine one’s eligibility requirements for provisional legal status. Offered by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).

7. Limits visas to South Korea. In an effort to force South Koreans to buy beef from the United States again, this amendment threatens to withhold E-5 visas from South Korea immigrants until the country removes its age-based import restrictions on beef. Offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA).

8. Enforces head-of-household deportation and causes family separations. Under the current bill, immigration judges have the authority to decline to deport individuals if they believe that the immigrant’s removal will result in hardship for his or her U.S. citizen child. This amendment would waive this judicial discretion and allow the deportation to occur. Offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA).

9. Prevents law-income undocumented immigrants from seeking legalization. The amendment would require individuals applying for provisional legal status to maintain regular employment and a “regular income or resources” above 400 percent of the poverty line (more than $92,000 for a family of four). Under the current bill, immigrants must earn at 100 percent of the poverty line or show regular employment. Offered by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).

10. Restricts visas for refugees. This amendment would prohibit individuals from applying for refugee and asylum status until one year after the Director of National Intelligence submits a review related to the Boston bombings to Congress. Offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA).

11. Allows for racial profiling. Would allow Federal law enforcements to take into account an individual’s country of origin when allowing them into the country. Offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA).

tupuc: tips on how to impress a girl: dress like joe biden show her your collection of joe...

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:56:53 -0400

tupuc:

tips on how to impress a girl:

dress like joe biden

show her your collection of joe biden memorabilia

talk like joe biden

show her your joe biden tattoo

be joe biden

thefrogman: I felt bad so I thought I would try to make our...

Sat, 04 May 2013 18:24:05 -0400

thefrogman:

I felt bad so I thought I would try to make our First Lady look a bit more cool.

slickandclever: Want to Annoy Republicans? Show Them This… Every once in a while I like to...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:29:38 -0400

slickandclever:

Want to Annoy Republicans? Show Them This…

Every once in a while I like to use what I call “fun facts to tick off Republicans.” Just a few facts that conservatives might argue with, yet can’t really counter without looking foolish.

nosdrinker: the worst fandom is probably the second amendment fandom

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:42:43 -0400

nosdrinker:

the worst fandom is probably the second amendment fandom

beefcakesteak: tyleroakley: A+ Sassy president is sassy

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:31:27 -0400

beefcakesteak:

tyleroakley:

A+

Sassy president is sassy

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Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:30:05 -0400

officiousseeing-eyebitch: sashayed: Lamborghini mercy Your...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:01:11 -0400

officiousseeing-eyebitch:

sashayed:

Lamborghini mercy

Your chick she so thirsty

#u basic if u aint biden