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Being on the wrong side of history is Republican feature, not a flaw.

Daniele Watts, an African-American actress who has starred in Hollywood films such as Django Unchained, was “handcuffed and detained” by Los Angeles police officers after being mistaken for a prostitute for kissing her white husband in public.

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More on this story can be found here

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“She said when she reminded the officer of his oath to “protect and serve,” he replied, ‘My job’s not to serve people like you.’ ”

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‘My job’s not to serve people like you.’

Has everybody got that? Does anyone still think any of this bullshit ‘has nothing to do with race’?

liberalsarecool

Both answers are why toxic, soulless conservatives love Trump.

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Viral footage of the incident captured by bystanders has already prompted an internal police probe, a $10 million civil rights claim and a chorus of fury on social media.

mynoregon

The cops are now on desk duty, getting paid. “This is not who we are” claims the mayor. Yes, it is. These cops were out of control. They were the threat. A security guard would just go up and tap them on the shoulder and say, excuse me, that doll wasn’t paid for. What the hell was that? I hope other cops look at them as cowards and imbeciles. They are truly an embarrassment and should not be protected.

afloweroutofstone

Shoutout to the U.S. embassies in Austria, Chile, India, and South Korea who have directly ignored orders from the Trump administration in flying the pride flag

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They’ve found really clever workarounds, as they were banned from flying the pride flag on the flag pole.

They aren’t ignoring orders: they are obeying the orders to the exact letter.

liberalsarecool

Flip four Senators and Democrats get to control the Supreme Court.

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This could be a game changer. ☝️ Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley want people to be able to access birth control easily and affordably ― and are pushing new legislation to do it.

They worked with a handful of other Democratic women lawmakers to introduce the “Affordability is Access” act, which would require insurance companies to cover oral contraception ― like daily birth control pills ― and have it be available over the counter without the need for a doctor’s prescription.

“At a time when reproductive rights are under attack, it is more critical than ever that we take bold steps to reaffirm reproductive rights for all Americans,“ Pressley said.

Read more here.

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“This is the Wodaabe people, a nomadic people belonging to the Fulani ethnic group. These men are trying to look as beautiful (see: makeup) as possible so that a woman can pick them to be her partner. Faces being pulled here are to make their noses look longer, eyes bigger.” - @apjama

mynoregon

Fascinating.

“God created war so Americans could learn geography”

Mark Twain.

liberalsarecool

The consumer economy we have in America needs a fundamental change. The wealth generated in America needs to be taxed and spent to help the 99%, not given as welfare to the top 1%.