WWII

http://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=39460953&refid=asa

Texas Muslims

http://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=39464498&refid=asa

‘The Condition of Black Life Is One of Mourning’ - The New York Times

‘The Condition of Black Life Is One of Mourning’ - The New York Times: "I asked another friend what it’s like being the mother of a black son. “The condition of black life is one of mourning,” she said bluntly. For her, mourning lived in real time inside her and her son’s reality: At any moment she might lose her reason for living. Though the white liberal imagination likes to feel temporarily bad about black suffering, there really is no mode of empathy that can replicate the daily strain of knowing that as a black person you can be killed for simply being black: no hands in your pockets, no playing music, no sudden movements, no driving your car, no walking at night, no walking in the day, no turning onto this street, no entering this building, no standing your ground, no standing here, no standing there, no talking back, no playing with toy guns, no living while black."

'via Blog this'

Autopsy of Freddie Gray shows 'high-energy' blow - Baltimore Sun

Autopsy of Freddie Gray shows 'high-energy' blow - Baltimore Sun: "eddie Gray suffered a single "high-energy injury" to his neck and spine — most likely caused when the police van in which he was riding suddenly decelerated, according to a copy of the autopsy report obtained by The Baltimore Sun.

The state medical examiner's office concluded that Gray's death could not be ruled an accident, and was instead a homicide, because officers failed to follow safety procedures "through acts of omission.""

http://www.baltimoresun.com/videogallery/bal-video-freddie-gray-autopsy-report-20150623-premiumvideo.html

'via Blog this'

Scott Walker to give donation money from supremacist to charity

Scott Walker to give donation money from supremacist to charity: " The leader of a group that influenced the man accused of killing nine people in a South Carolina church last week has donated $3,500 to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and thousands more to other Republicans running for the presidency, campaign finance records show.

Walker, who could announce his presidential bid as early as July 13, will give to charity the donations he received from Earl P. Holt III, the president of the Council of Conservative Citizens. Others who have gotten money from Holt are taking similar steps."

'via Blog this'

Scott Walker's Wisconsin jobs agency gave out $124 million without review - Chicago Tribune

Scott Walker's Wisconsin jobs agency gave out $124 million without review - Chicago Tribune: "More than two dozen awards worth more than $124 million were made to companies without a formal staff review by the underwriting department of Gov. Scott Walker's economic development agency, it reported Friday.

Documents detailing the awards were made public late Friday afternoon in advance of a Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation board meeting on July 20 to discuss one troubled unsecured loan that went to a failing company owned by a Walker donor." 'via Blog this'

This state has the most deaths from drug overdose - Business Insider

This state has the most deaths from drug overdose - Business Insider: "An average of 120 Americans die from a drug overdose everyday, but West Virginia tops the list of U.S. states, with 34 per 100,000 people dying from substance abuse between 2011 and 2013, a 35 percent increase on data between 2007 and 2009.

West Virginia’s state health officer Dr. Rahul Gupta pegged the blame on the state’s history of poor education"

 'via Blog this'

John Oliver Confederate Flag

Larry Wilmore Takes Fox News To Task Over Charleston Church Shooting Coverage

Larry Wilmore Takes Fox News To Task Over Charleston Church Shooting Coverage: "The host then played a series of clips from Fox News' coverage which questioned whether Roof’s motives were targeted towards black people or Christians.

“I know you guys don’t want to admit that racial stuff isn’t going on, but how can there be any doubt when it came out of the gunman’s mouth? He told his victims, ‘I want to shoot black people,’” Wilmore said. “I think when he says black people, he means black people – and not Christians.”"

The Nightly Show
Get More: The Nightly Show Full Episodes,The Nightly Show on Facebook,The Nightly Show Video Archive

 'via Blog this'

East Texas firefighter terminated after comment praising Charles - KLTV.com-Tyler, Longview, Jacksonville, Texas | ETX News

East Texas firefighter terminated after comment praising Charles - KLTV.com-Tyler, Longview, Jacksonville, Texas | ETX News: "As of 1123 hrs, after an investigation in the allegations being made of Firefighter Kurtis Cook, the Mabank Fire Department Command Staff has terminated Kurtis Cook as a volunteer firefighter permanently and has trespassed him from all Mabank Fire Department property. The Mabank Fire Department does not condone nor promote these type of actions or thoughts. On behalf of all members, the Mabank Fire Department offers our deepest apologies to all that were offended by his actions and comments."

'via Blog this'

Smith & Wesson: Obama was good for gun sales - Business Insider

Smith & Wesson: Obama was good for gun sales - Business Insider: ""[W]e experienced strong consumer demand for our firearm products following a new administration taking office in Washington, D.C. in 2009," said the management of gunmaker Smith & Wesson."

'via Blog this'

Leader of group cited in 'Dylann Roof manifesto' donated to top Republicans | US news | The Guardian

Leader of group cited in 'Dylann Roof manifesto' donated to top Republicans | US news | The Guardian: "The leader of a rightwing group that Dylann Roof allegedly credits with helping to radicalise him against black people before the Charleston church massacre has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republicans such as presidential candidates Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Rick Santorum.

Earl Holt has given $65,000 to Republican campaign funds in recent years while inflammatory remarks – including that black people were “the laziest, stupidest and most criminally-inclined race in the history of the world” – were posted online in his name."   'via Blog this'

Campaign Donations Linked to White Supremacist - The New York Times

Campaign Donations Linked to White Supremacist - The New York Times: "The leader of a white supremacist group that has been linked to Dylann Roof, the suspect in the murder of nine African-Americans in a Charleston, S.C., church last week, has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republican campaigns, including those of 2016 presidential contenders such as Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum and Rand Paul, records show."  'via Blog this'

Upstate vigils for Charleston victims - FOX Carolina 21

Prayer vigils will be held in memory of the victims in the Charleston church shooting Friday at the Israel Metropolitan CME Church in Greenville, Monks Grove Baptist Church in Spartanburg, Furman University in Travelers Rest, and Allen Temple AME Church in Greenville. The Spartanburg NAACP chapter said the community was invited to attend vigil would be held at Macedonia Baptist Church on Saturday.  Israel Metropolitan CME Church is located at 307 North Calhoun Street. The vigil there is expected to begin at noon. 

Monk's Grove Baptist Church is located at 718 Monks Grove Church Road. The vigil is scheduled for 7 p.m.

The vigil at Furman will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the university's chapel.

The community is invited to gather at Allen Temple AME Church at 109 Green Avenue at 7 p.m. Allen Temple hosted a vigil on Thursday at the neighboring Westside Community Center that was evacuated due to a bomb threat. Read more here.

Saturday's vigil at Macedonia Baptist Church, located at 502 South Daniel Morgan Avenue, will begin at 9 a.m.

Nine people were killed after a man opened fire inside the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston Wednesday night.

Read more: http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/29359308/greenville-church-holds-vigil-for-charleston-victims-friday#ixzz3dmoJti2x
Upstate vigils for Charleston victims - FOX Carolina 21:
FOX Carolina 21 'via Blog this'

Everything Known About Charleston Church Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof - The Daily Beast

Everything Known About Charleston Church Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof - The Daily Beast: "Roof created a website this year called the Last Rhodesian, a reference to the white-ruled African country, which fought a bitter civil war against black majority rule before it became Zimbabwe. In photos posted to the website, Roof is seen wearing a jacket with the flags of Rhodesia and apartheid-era South Africa on the breast of his jacket."

'via Blog this'

Dylann Roof Photos and a Manifesto Are Posted on Website - The New York Times

Dylann Roof Photos and a Manifesto Are Posted on Website - The New York Times: "A website discovered Saturday appears to offer the first serious look at Mr. Roof’s thinking, including how the case of Trayvon Martin, the black Florida teenager shot to death in 2012 by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, triggered his racist rage. The site shows a stash of 60 photographs, many of them of Mr. Roof at Confederate heritage sites or slavery museums, and includes a nearly 2,500-word manifesto in which the author criticized blacks as being inferior while lamenting the cowardice of white flight.

“I have no choice,” it reads. “I am not in the position to, alone, go into the ghetto and fight. I chose Charleston because it is most historic city in my state, and at one time had the highest ratio of blacks to Whites in the country. We have no skinheads, no real KKK, no one doing anything but talking on the internet. Well someone has to have the bravery to take it to the real world, and I guess that has to be me.”"
 'via Blog this'

S.C. Killer Dylann Roof’s Segregation Inspiration: The Council Of Conservative Citizens And The Politicians Who Pander To Them - The Daily Beast

S.C. Killer Dylann Roof’s Segregation Inspiration: The Council Of Conservative Citizens And The Politicians Who Pander To Them - The Daily Beast: "In his own words, Dylann Roof’s path from a child “not raised in a racist home or environment” to the 21-year-old white supremacist who shot and killed nine men and women in a historic black church in Charleston last Wednesday evening began with the discovery of a website.

After the murder of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, in 2012, Roof claimed he was “awakened.” In the manifesto he published to his personal website, LastRhodesian.com, Roof wrote that Martin’s murder prompted him to search for “black on White crime [sic],” on Google, which led him to the Council of Conservative Citizens.

“I have never been the same since that day,” Roof wrote.

This innocuous-sounding organization has a dark lineage, descending from the White Citizens Councils that sprang up throughout the deep South as part of the “massive resistance” to desegregation, spurred by the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954."

'via Blog this'

Top Republicans Call For Removal Of Confederate Flag At South Carolina Capitol - BuzzFeed News

Top Republicans Call For Removal Of Confederate Flag At South Carolina Capitol - BuzzFeed News:

In a tweet Saturday, former Republican nominee for president Mitt Romney called for the Confederate Flag flying above the South Carolina Capitol to be taken down, describing it a “symbol of racial hatred.”

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush in a statement said the flag belongs in a museum. As Florida Governor in 2001, he had the flag quietly removed from the state Capitol. 

 'via Blog this'

Jeb Bush Proposes Requiring Medicare End-of-Life Directives - First Draft. Political News, Now. - NYTimes.com

Jeb Bush Proposes Requiring Medicare End-of-Life Directives - First Draft. Political News, Now. - NYTimes.com: "“It was one of the most difficult things I had to go through,” Mr. Bush said. “It broke my heart that we weren’t successful in sustaining Terri’s life.”

He added: “I don’t think I would change anything. I stayed within the constitutional responsibilities, or authority, that I had.”

However, Mr. Bush said, “In hindsight, the one thing that I would have loved to have seen was an advance directive where the family would have sorted this out” before courts became involved.

“I think if we’re going to mandate anything from government, it might be that if you’re going to take Medicare, you also sign up for an advance directive where you talk about this before you’re so disabled,” Mr. Bush said."

'via Blog this'

Jeb Bush endorses "death panels" — and he's right to do so - Vox

Jeb Bush endorses "death panels" — and he's right to do so - Vox: "n New Hampshire on Friday, Jeb Bush made a startlingly sensible proposal. "I think if we’re going to mandate anything from government, it might be that if you’re going to take Medicare, you also sign up for an advance directive," the New York Times reports Bush saying.

This goes much further than the provision in Obamacare. All that did was allow Medicare to pay for "voluntary advance care planning." Bush appears to be suggesting something much more radical, and much more sensible: that Medicare mandates an advance directive as a condition of receiving insurance."

'via Blog this'

Killed By Police - 2015

Killed By Police - 2015: "(530) June 19, 2015
MA M Santos Laboy, 45 G
facebook.com/KilledByPolice/posts/1062599557101514
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/06/19/state-police-investigate-report-shots-fired-near-boston-university/27fI05uJUhCLHAijdVKdlK/story.html"

'via Blog this'

NewbieCuckold | mediamattersforamerica: This was perfect.

NewbieCuckold | mediamattersforamerica: This was perfect.:

'via Blog this'

NewbieCuckold | liberalsarecool: Follow the money. Ever notice...

NewbieCuckold | liberalsarecool: Follow the money. Ever notice...: "Follow the money. Ever notice how Republicans never want to pay what the owe? Conservatives think rules do not apply to them."

 'via Blog this'

NewbieCuckold | divineirony: Gotta lock down the 18th century...

NewbieCuckold | divineirony: Gotta lock down the 18th century...: "Gotta lock down the 18th century Puritan vote."

'via Blog this'

The NRA's self-defense argument is untrue: Here is why - Business Insider

The NRA's self-defense argument is untrue: Here is why - Business Insider: "On the other side of the issue, powerful gun-advocacy groups such as the National Rifle Association (NRA) continue to fight for Americans' right to own guns, arguing that firearms are necessary as they are frequently used in self defense — at least 760,000 times in a year, gun-rights advocates claim.

"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," NRA President Wayne LaPierre said in response to the shootings in 2012 at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut."

 

'via Blog this'

Kroger's CEO reveals Americans are spending - Business Insider

Kroger's CEO reveals Americans are spending - Business Insider: ""We are pleased to see the economy moving in the right direction," McMullen told investors on a recent conference call.

McMullen said that many consumers are splurging on more expensive items like Murray's Cheese, Starbucks coffee, and Boar's Head deli meats. 

He also said there's more demand for organic products in stores. This is good news for the economy because organic foods are generally more expensive. 

Kroger, which has more than 2,000 locations, is expected to overtake Whole Foods as the nation's top seller of organic food. 

McMullen speculates that lower gas prices mean Americans are spending a bit more on groceries.

Restaurant sales have also been spiking."

'via Blog this'

Chicago cop opens fire on black teens in car

Why Clarence Thomas Joined Liberals to Shoot Down the Confederate Flag - Bloomberg Business

Well, now conservatives have a reason to dislike him now!

Why Clarence Thomas Joined Liberals to Shoot Down the Confederate Flag - Bloomberg Business: "As we wait breathlessly for the Supreme Court’s rulings in the marquee Obamacare and gay-marriage cases, let’s pause to note a fascinating illustration of how ideology doesn’t always divide the nine jurisprudes-in-chief along predictable lines.
The high court’s four liberal justices declared that Texas acted legally when it refused to issue a license plate decorated by the Confederate flag. Clarence Thomas, the court’s only black member and arguably its most conservative, joined the liberal wing in backing a majority opinion written by Stephen Breyer. The other four members of the court’s conservative faction backed a strongly worded dissent written by Samuel Alito."

'via Blog this'

Rand Paul's First Two Books Are Full Of Fake Founding Fathers Quotes - BuzzFeed News

Rand Paul's First Two Books Are Full Of Fake Founding Fathers Quotes - BuzzFeed News: "Many of the quotes attributed to the Founding Fathers in two of Rand Paul’s books are either fake, misquoted, or taken entirely out of context, BuzzFeed News has found.
Paul’s first two books — Government Bullies, which was an e-book best-seller, and The Tea Party Goes to Washington — lay out the conservative manifesto he hoped to bring to Washington following the tea party wave in 2010."

'via Blog this'

Jon Stewart Says He Can't Tell Jokes After Charleston Church Shooting

Jon Stewart Says He Can't Tell Jokes After Charleston Church Shooting: "Jon Stewart makes his living turning the news into jokes. But on the day after a racially motivated massacre left nine dead at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, Stewart said he had no jokes to tell.

"I have one job, and it's a pretty simple job," he said on "The Daily Show" on Thursday night. "I come in in the morning, and we look at the news and I write jokes about it.""

The Daily Show
Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show Video Archive

 'via Blog this'

Why the GOP Hates Talking About Hate: Conservatives Can’t Confront Racism in Charleston Shooting - The Daily Beast

Why the GOP Hates Talking About Hate: Conservatives Can’t Confront Racism in Charleston Shooting - The Daily Beast: "In the 24 hours after the massacre inside Charleston’s Emanuel A.M.E. Church, GOP politicians and members of the conservative commentariat have tried to explain Dylann Storm Roof’s motivations on a spectrum that runs from merely murky to the explicitly anti-religious.

They have taken pains to avoid the abundant evidence that Roof was a sadly familiar figure: a young man motivated by racism to violence."

'via Blog this'

Nine Are Killed in Charleston Church Shooting; Gunman Is Sought - The New York Times

 
 
 

Nine Are Killed in Charleston Church Shooting; Gunman Is Sought - The New York Times: The church is one of the nation’s oldest black congregations. The Gothic Revival building dates from 1891 and is considered a historically significant building, according to the National Park Service.   The congregation was formed by black members of Charleston’s Methodist Episcopal Church who broke away “over disputed burial ground,” according to the website of the National Park Service.  In 1822, one of the church’s co-founders, Denmark Vesey, tried to foment a slave rebellion in Charleston, the church’s website says. The plot was foiled by the authorities and 35 people were executed, including Mr. Vesey.

'via Blog this'

Nine Are Killed in Charleston Church Shooting; Gunman Is Sought - The New York Times

The Killer!

Nine Are Killed in Charleston Church Shooting; Gunman Is Sought - The New York Times: "A white gunman opened fire Wednesday night at a historic black church in this city’s downtown, killing nine people before fleeing and setting off an overnight manhunt, the police said.

At a news conference with Charleston’s mayor early Thursday, the police chief, Greg Mullen, called the shooting a hate crime.

“This is a tragedy that no community should have to experience,” he said. “It is senseless and unfathomable that someone would go into a church where people were having a prayer meeting and take their lives.”

The police said the gunman walked into the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church around 9 p.m. and began shooting."

Drudge keeping it real!

'via Blog this'

Obama Called Himself ‘Closest Thing to a Jewish President’, Claims Axelrod | Mediaite

Obama Called Himself ‘Closest Thing to a Jewish President’, Claims Axelrod | Mediaite: "Former presidential advisor David Axelrod gave an interview on Monday where he described Barack Obama‘s frustration with accusations of being anti-Israel. Axelrod told JPupdates.com that the president once vented “I think I am the closest thing to a Jew that has ever sat in this office. For people to say that I am anti-Israel, or, even worse, anti-Semitic, it hurts.”"

'via Blog this'

West Baltimore’s Police Presence Drops, and Murders Soar - NYTimes.com

West Baltimore’s Police Presence Drops, and Murders Soar - NYTimes.com: "A month and a half after six officers were charged in Mr. Gray’s death, policing has dwindled in some of Baltimore’s most dangerous neighborhoods, and murders have risen to levels not seen in four decades. The totals include a 29-year-old man fatally shot on this drug corner last month. Police union officials say that officers are still coming to work, but that some feel a newfound reluctance and are stepping back, questioning whether they will be prosecuted for actions they take on the job."
 'via Blog this'

http://www.forbes.com/sites/markadomanis/2013/11/14/russian-emigration-to-the-united-states-is-a-lot-lower-than-it-was-in-the-1990s-or-2000s/

May jobs report, June 5 - Business Insider

May jobs report, June 5 - Business Insider: "The labor market is still rolling.

The US economy added 280,000 jobs in May, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The unemployment rate rose, however, to 5.5% from 5.4%.

The report also showed that wages rose faster than expected, with wages rising 0.3% over the prior month and 2.3% over the prior year."

'via Blog this'

US adds 280,000 jobs - Vox

US adds 280,000 jobs - Vox: "The US economy added 280,000 jobs in May, with the unemployment rate rising slightly to 5.5 percent on higher labor force participation.
That's high relative to the 226,000 expected by economists in a survey by Bloomberg.
Revisions to the earlier data for April and March added an additional 32,000 jobs
All in all, the report paints a picture of an economy that continues on a steady path of recovery, albeit not a spectacular one.
Average hourly wages rose 0.3 percent, a bit ahead of expectations of 0.2 percent growth."

'via Blog this'

Warren Buffett's mobile home empire preys on the poor | Center for Public Integrity

Warren Buffett's mobile home empire preys on the poor | Center for Public Integrity: "The families’ dealers and lenders went by different names — Luv Homes, Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt, 21st Mortgage. Yet the disastrous loans that threaten them with homelessness or the loss of family land stem from a single company: Clayton Homes, the nation’s biggest homebuilder, which is controlled by its second-richest man — Warren Buffett.

Buffett’s mobile home empire promises low-income Americans the dream of homeownership. But Clayton relies on predatory sales practices, exorbitant fees, and interest rates that can exceed 15 percent, trapping many buyers in loans they can’t afford and in homes that are almost impossible to sell or refinance, an investigation by The Center for Public Integrity and The Seattle Times has found."

'via Blog this'

Gunman Believed Dead After Firing on Dallas Police - NYTimes.com

Gunman Believed Dead After Firing on Dallas Police - NYTimes.com: " A gunman attacked Police Headquarters in downtown Dallas from inside an armored van early Saturday, shooting at officers and leaving bags filled with pipe bombs around the building in a brazen assault that led to an hourslong standoff.

Police officials said no officers or bystanders had been killed or injured in the attack, which began outside headquarters and spread to the parking lot of a restaurant in a suburb after the gunman fled. Officers fired at the vehicle with .50-caliber rifles and disabled it."
 'via Blog this'

McKinney chief: Eric Casebolt was 'out of control'

McKinney chief: Eric Casebolt was 'out of control': ""The actions of Eric Casebolt are indefensible," police Chief Greg Conley told reporters at a news conference late Tuesday afternoon, saying the officer was "out of control during the incident.""
 'via Blog this'

Barack Obama poised to hike wages for millions - POLITICO

Who passed the White Collar Exemption anyway?

Barack Obama poised to hike wages for millions - POLITICO: "The Obama administration is on the verge of possibly doubling the salary levels that would require employers to pay overtime in the most ambitious government intervention on wages in a decade. And it doesn’t need Congress’s permission.

As early as this week, the Labor Department could propose a rule that would raise the current overtime threshold — $23,660 – to as much as $52,000, extending time and a half overtime pay to millions of American workers. The rule has already come under fire from business and Republican opponents who say it will kill jobs and force employers to cut hours for salaried employees."

'via Blog this'

On talk circuit, George W. Bush makes millions but few waves - Michael Kruse - POLITICO

On talk circuit, George W. Bush makes millions but few waves - Michael Kruse - POLITICO: "Toward the end of his presidency, George W. Bush told Robert Draper, reporting for a book called Dead Certain, that he intended after vacating the Oval Office to “replenish the ol’ coffers.” He said he could make “ridiculous” money on the lecture circuit.

“I don’t know what my dad gets, but it’s more than 50, 75” thousand dollars a speech, he said.


“Clinton’s making a lot of money,” he added."

'via Blog this'

Jeb Bush names Danny Diaz as campaign manager - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO

Jeb Bush names Danny Diaz as campaign manager - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO: "Danny Diaz, a longtime Republican strategist, was named manager of Jeb Bush’s likely 2016 presidential campaign — a move that comes just a week before the former Florida governor formally launches bid."

'via Blog this'

All In with Chris Hayes on msnbc

All In with Chris Hayes on msnbc: "Studies: Police kill unarmed black people at disproportionate rate
Amid a lack of government data on people killed in encounters with police, studies by the Washington Post and the Guardian shed light on long-suspected racial disparities.
Duration: 9:20"

'via Blog this'

Medal of Honor.

Study: Bomb blasts may cause early aging in brains of troops

Study: Bomb blasts may cause early aging in brains of troops: "Years after coming home from war, veterans are showing progressive damage to the brain's wiring, according to a study published online Monday in Brain, A Journal of Neurology.

"Generally as we age, the connections (in the brain) deteriorate. But with those people with blast exposure it appears as though it's happening faster," said Benjamin Trotter, a bio-medical engineer with the Department of Veterans Affairs and lead author of the study."



'via Blog this'