By Kimberley Johnson on
charity, Planned Parenthood, Republicans
Healthcare, Reproductive Rights, Women's Issues
Republicans have ramped up their war to defund Planned Parenthood in recent weeks because of a series of edited, undercover videos revealing conversations with PP officials discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue. Several right-wing blogs have been listing the private companies who’ve directly donated to Planned Parenthood, so I will as well. Here’s a […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
Texas ID Laws, voter id, Voter Suppression
Elections, States Issues, The Courts, Voting
In a sweet twist of irony, the day before the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a very conservative federal appeals courts struck down a Texas voter suppression law. In an opinion written by a George W. Bush appointee, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit unanimously voted […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
#FreeTheBacon, gender equality, Hollywood, Kevin Bacon
Celebrity, Equal Rights, Humor, Uncategorized
Actor Kevin Bacon is very concerned about gender equality and the lack of male nudity in movies and on television shows, and he’s on a crusade, calling for more male nudity in films. Bacon says in his pretend/serious campaign video: “In so many films and TV shows we see gratuitous female nudity. And that’s not […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
abortions, fetal tissue, Planned Parenthood, Republican Logic, Republicans, Women's issues, Women's Reproductive Health Care, Women's Reproductive Healthcare
Extremists, Republican Hypocrisy, Republicans, Right Wing Fanatics, Science, Women's Issues
The Senate vote to defund Planned Parenthood (PP) was defeated on Monday. The vote followed weeks of controversy surrounding PP’s process of fetal tissue donation – which anti-abortion extremists call “selling aborted baby parts.” A crusade to defund PP gained traction in 2011, when Tea Party politicians took office, but as the 2016 Democratic presidential […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
Ann Coulter, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Sarah Palin
Election 2016, Politics, Republican Logic, Republicans, Right Wing Fanatics
In a world… What would a Trump administration look like? Vile conservative creature Ann Coulter, who is on record saying women shouldn’t be able to vote, has been an enthusiastic cheerleader for a Trump presidency – and she believes he actually has a shot. At the Eagle Forum’s Collegian Summit in Washington, D.C. last week, Coulter said, […]