President Obama spoke about “common-sense” gun control reforms following the defeat of a series of amendment votes in the Senate, including the Manchin-Toomey Amendment expanding background checks. He was joined by Former Representative Gabriel Giffords and other victims of gun violence. TRANSCRIPT: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: A few months ago, in response to too many tragedies, including […]
Under presssure from the NRA, the U.S. Senate just voted against a bipartisan bill to expand background checks – a bill that 91 percent of all Americans support. The bill required 60 votes to pass, and failed with 54 yes votes and 46 no votes. If your Senator voted against the will of 91% of […]
UPDATE: Earlier we incorrectly reported this as a hacked page, when if fact, as the article states below, it was a fake page. The hacktivist group Anonymous has created a fake Westboro Baptist Church Facebook fan page in retaliation for their efforts to disrupt funerals services of soldiers, victims of mass shootings and the like. The About […]
Louis CK premiered a new stand-up special on HBO over the weekend, that includes a hilarious bit about modern dating and its required bravery. “The male courage, traditionally speaking, is that he decided to ask” a woman out. And if the woman says yes, “that’s her courage.” That kind of courage, he says, is beyond […]
After a two-year investigation, bipartisan legal research and advocacy group the Constitution Project released a report confirming that “it is indisputable that the United States engaged in the practice of torture” subsequent to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The nearly 600 page report, drafted by a non-partisan, 11-member task force, was released yesterday during a press conference hosted […]