Republicans Terrified As Texas Demand For Bernie Sanders Forces Rally To A Bigger Venue

Republicans Terrified As Texas Demand For Bernie Sanders Forces Rally To A Bigger Venue Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has a message that is so popular that he was forced to move a rally in Texas to a larger venue to accommodate the growing crowd.Read more »      shared from

Former GOP Congressman Michael Grimm Is Headed For Prison Former Republican Congressman Michael Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison for federal tax fraud on Friday morning.     Read more » Friday Fox Follies: Bubble, Bubble, Fox “News” Trouble When one challenges the average, brain-dead Fox "News" viewer, they often shut down because they have no comeback. However, if they have any social media skills at all, they're able to cite other sites that say the same damned thing. This is the Fox "News" Echo Chamber in full effect.     Read more » Jeb Bush’s Message To Working Americans Is Work Longer, Harder, and For Less Jeb Bush wants to abolish the federal minimum wage, deny workers overtime pay, and raise the retirement age for social security.     Read more » Republicans In Congress Push A Federal Evangelical License To Discriminate Law So what evangelical Republicans in Congress came up with this week is a "novel" piece of federal legislation that mirrors the rash of religious Republican state schemes to legalize discrimination against the LGBT community.     Read more » Republicans Terrified As Texas Demand For Bernie Sanders Forces Rally To A Bigger Venue Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has a message that is so popular that he was forced to move a rally in Texas to a larger venue to accommodate the growing crowd.     Read more » Editorial Cartoon: Marines Editorial Cartoon: Marines was written by Bill Day for PoliticusUSA. © PoliticusUSA, Fri, Jul 17th, 2015 — All Rights Reserved     Read more » Racist Rep. Steve “Cantaloupe Calves” King Says He’s As Hispanic and Latino as Julian Castro Steve King (R-IA) announced, in what appears to be his legit Twitter account, that he is as Hispanic and Latino as Julian Castro.     Read more » Liberals Roar As Bernie Sanders Joins Elizabeth Warren On Bill To Reinstate Glass-Steagall Two of the most prominent liberals in the Senate have joined forces to take on the big banks as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has announced that he is teaming up with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to co-sponsor her bill that would reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act.     Read more » John Boehner Tries To Hide His Failure By Launching A Bogus Attack On Women’s Rights Republicans have no ideas or plans for real problems, so they've invented a new problem in order to look like they're doing something and naturally that new problem is women's liberty.     Read more » Upset with #IranDeal, Ted Cruz Vows for the Fourth Time to Block Obama Nominees Ted Cruz has returned to his old game of refusing to approve Obama nominees in order to punish the president for not obeying Congress     Read more »

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SeaWorld Espionage Campaign Busted as Employee Is Caught Trying to Incite Illegal Actions

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FEATURED SeaWorld Espionage Campaign Busted as Employee Is Caught Trying to Incite Illegal Actions For three years, a man has been attending PETA protests at SeaWorld, trying to get close to PETA employees, and posting inflammatory messages on social media in attempts to incite illegal actions such as to "burn [SeaWorld] to the ground" and "drain the new tanks at #SeaWorld." Now, PETA seeks to question three men in connection with SeaWorld demonstrations. Please click here and let us know if you recognize any of the men in the photos. READ THE STORY Help Dogs Get Through This Summer Alive We're determined to deliver dozens of new, life-changing PETA doghouses to dogs who are about as far from "spoiled" as a dog can get. Will you help us reach this critical goal this summer with your "Angels for Animals" gift today? SPONSOR A DOGHOUSE Nosey the Elephant Needs Your Help in New Jersey! Nosey the elephant is scheduled to appear at the New Jersey State Fair this August, even though she has been consistently lame for nearly a year. Nosey continues to be transported from one event to the next, and it's time that she get the rest that she deserves without constantly having to perform tricks or provide rides. Help Nosey by sending a message to New Jersey State Fair organizers and urging them to cancel her appearances immediately. HELP GET NOSEY'S APPEARANCES CANCELED 11 Times Ricky Gervais Was Spot-On About Hunting Celebrity actor, director, comedian, and animal advocate extraordinaire Ricky Gervais always finds a way to put a comedic spin on the most gruesome and tragic animal rights issues, such as hunting. READ WHAT HE HAD TO SAY Urgent: Help Stop SeaWorld's Plans to Keep Orcas in Tanks SeaWorld has submitted an application to the California Coastal Commission to build new tanks, and we need your help to stop it. SeaWorld claims that its Blue World Project will help orcas, but we know that people like you won't be fooled by this desperate, drop-in-the-bucket move. The additional space and a "fast water current" are simply acknowledgments that orcas need more than just still water, but they'll do little to provide the animals with a natural life.Please tell the California Coastal Commission to vote AGAINST SeaWorld's Blue World Project. TAKE ACTION TODAY The Most Expensive Dish From France Fatty goose or duck liver, aka foie gras, is the most expensive dish from France, as it costs the birds used to make it their lives. If you were a goose or a duck on a foie gras farm, this is what would happen to you. SEE HOW IT'S MADE Join 60,000 People Who Have Spoken Up for Pigs! Pigs in Indiana and Wyoming are in danger of being used in "pig wrestling" events this summer. Approximately 60,000 people have already spoken up for these sensitive animals, and we need your voice, too! Help us protect pigs from being grabbed at, swarmed, tackled, and roughly crammed into barrel drums by urging Indiana and Wyoming fair organizers to cancel these cruel events. We only have until August 10 to help pigs in Wyoming, so speak up today. HELP PIGS IN INDIANA Urge Senators to Pass Bill Minimizing Painful Chemical Tests on Animals! The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act is a bill that contains important language that will help replace and reduce the use of animals in chemical testing. Contact your senators today and urge them to support this bill. SEND A MESSAGE NOW The 14 Worst 'Festivals' Still Taking Place Today Bull Run | Emilio Labrador | CC BY 2.0 All over the world, animals are tortured and killed in the name of tradition and entertainment. From Mexico to the Faroe Islands, make sure you know how to steer clear of these archaic events. READ MORE Enter for a Chance to Win a $400 Virkin Bag! Attention, fashionistas: Ditch the cruel Hermès Birkin bag and get this beauty instead! We're giving away a @FreedomOfAnimals #VirkinBag on Instagram. For a chance to win, check out our Instagram page for more details! Good luck. ENTER ON INSTAGRAM URGENT ACTION NEEDED Act Now to Help Horses Used for Racing (U.S. Only) Indonesia: Close ‘Zoo of Death’ Tell AAA to Stop Promoting SeaWorld Help Shut down Primate Products, Inc. THE ANIMAL LOVERS' SHOPPING LIST You Had Me at Vegan Unisex Tank Top Let Them Be Free (Orca) Tote Animals Are Not Ours Unisex T-Shirt Water Facts Water Bottle

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FRIDAY, 17 JULY 2015 Will Obama's "Criminal Justice Week" Define His Presidency? David A. Love: The “tough on crime” approach is a miserable failure, and true reform of the criminal justice system will take a bipartisan effort in which we are smarter about sentencing, reduce barriers for the formerly incarcerated, and increase their job opportunities. READ MORE Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Peace Is Boring Tina Dupuy: There are only 20 countries on this planet that have a GDP bigger than what we spend on our ubiquitous military. READ HERE Soulless Economics Robert Koehler: The pope’s words haven’t penetrated the pseudo-objective certainties of financial reporting, much less the dark sanctuaries of money and power. But they must. READ HERE Make It Fair Summer Sendoff Clarissa Woo Hermosillo: The free event will feature a keynote address by California Calls President Anthony Thigpenn, storytelling and action around this critical campaign to fix Prop 13's shortfalls. READ MORE Justice 4 Ahjah Ahjah Dixon like Sandra Bland was a young black woman who died suspiciously while in custody of Texas law enforcement READ HERE

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Meet the Comic Book King Running Bernie Sanders' Campaign

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Meet the Comic Book King Running Bernie Sanders' Campaign Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has a few things in common with a superhero from the Marvel universe. The Democratic presidential candidate bills himself as an underdog waging battle against evil tycoons who exploit the citizenry in pursuit of cartoonish riches. A band of loyal followers hangs on his every adventure. And some people think he's from another planet. His is an unconventional campaign, so it was only logical that in May he picked an unconventional operative to run it—the owner of a comic book shop. A longtime Sanders friend and advisor, Jeff Weaver had worked on Sanders' campaigns and in his Washington offices for more than two decades. But before he came on board Bernie 2016, Weaver had retired from politics to launch one of the DC-area's biggest gaming businesses. [READ MORE]

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