Tag Archives: Texas

“He’s Never Heard of the LEPC”

We’ve already discussed how the West Fertilizer Company did not report hundreds of thousands of pounds of explosive ammonium nitrate to local or federal authorities and did not inform local authorities that there was a risk of fire or explosion … Continue reading
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Boomin’ Bidness

Gummint stay out! Artist – Pat Bagley How did David Gregory’s appearance on Meet John McCain go this morning? Lindsey Graham spent the day calling for war. Because of course. Continue reading
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The School to Prison Pipeline

According to a new report from The New York Times, placing police officers in schools is more likely to turn children into criminals than protect them from criminals. And, not surprisingly, the risk is even greater for minority students. Nationwide, … Continue reading
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Popular Eggs

Artist – John Cole In other news, Kaufman County, Texas District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife were shot dead last night in their home. The Kaufman County assistant district attorney was shot dead in January. (for more on the … Continue reading
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And Now For The Good News

In 2011 the Texas state legislature cut $111 million from the state’s family-planning budget which was distributed by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The cuts resulted in the closure of over 60 health clinics that primarily serviced low-income … Continue reading
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Conspiracy Theory

The Texas state Senate Education Committee is debating a bill that would prohibit Planned Parenthood from providing sex education materials to public schools. Why? Because sex education is part of their business model. Testimony given in support of Senator Ken … Continue reading
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The Free Shotgun Experiment

Here’s Colbert on the absurdity that is Texas gun laws. In Texas, copyright laws are much stricter than gun laws. Continue reading
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Texas GOP: We’ll Punish You If You Don’t Discriminate

I respect that you can’t force everyone to agree with you and that there will always be a certain segment of society that will oppose social progress because it’s part of their identity, but punishing others because they choose not … Continue reading
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Today in the War on Women

The War on Women widened significantly today. Virginia Governor Bob McVaginal Probe has accepted the idea of operating a health insurance exchange under Obamacare, but if he has his way, it may not include insurance plans that cover abortion even … Continue reading
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Texas For Clinton

I’m sure the Clintons and the Democrats are taking a serious look at this early 2016 PPP poll: The results are within the margin of error, but Clinton leads Marco Rubio 46% to 45%, Chris Christie 45% to 43% and … Continue reading
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