www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/07/supreme-court-scotus-hobby-lobby-all-forms-contraception
"Less than a day after the United States Supreme Court issued its divisive ruling on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, it has already begun to toss aside the supposedly narrow interpretation of the decision. On Tuesday, the Supremes ordered lower courts to rehear any cases where companies had sought to deny coverage for any type of contraception, not just the specific types Hobby Lobby was opposed to."
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Hobby Lobby's Not Alone: Here are 4 of the High Court's Biggest Science Blunders
www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/07/supreme-court-worst-scientific-blunders
"The decision in Hobby Lobby wasn't the first case in which the court or one of its justices flubbed the facts."
"The decision in Hobby Lobby wasn't the first case in which the court or one of its justices flubbed the facts."
Corporations race into Ginsburg’s ‘minefield’ to claim post-Hobby Lobby religious exemptions
www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/03/corporations-race-into-ginsburgs-minefield-to-claim-post-hobby-lobby-religious-exemptions/
"Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warned in a scathing, 35-page dissent that her colleagues had “ventured into a minefield” with their ruling, arguing that the majority had invited “for-profit entities to seek religion-based exemptions from regulations they deem offensive to their faith.”
It took only one day to prove her predictions accurate."
"Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warned in a scathing, 35-page dissent that her colleagues had “ventured into a minefield” with their ruling, arguing that the majority had invited “for-profit entities to seek religion-based exemptions from regulations they deem offensive to their faith.”
It took only one day to prove her predictions accurate."
GOP’s culture war disaster: How this week highlighted a massive blind spot
GOP’s culture war disaster: How this week highlighted a massive blind spot
"the right’s crippling panic over women’s autonomy will eventually doom it to irrelevance"
"the right’s crippling panic over women’s autonomy will eventually doom it to irrelevance"
Jonah Goldberg’s sexual tumult: The right doesn’t get how birth control works
Jonah Goldberg’s sexual tumult: The right doesn’t get how birth control works
"The right's lame talking points on Hobby Lobby are wrong -- and show a misunderstanding of health insurance and sex"
"The right's lame talking points on Hobby Lobby are wrong -- and show a misunderstanding of health insurance and sex"
Rush Limbaugh confirms he is made of garbage and lives in a garbage can, Hobby Lobby edition
Rush Limbaugh confirms he is made of garbage and lives in a garbage can, Hobby Lobby edition
"Limbaugh said something about Hobby Lobby. It barely made sense but still displayed his clear hatred for women"
"Limbaugh said something about Hobby Lobby. It barely made sense but still displayed his clear hatred for women"
The religious right’s No. 1 obsession: Policing women’s sex lives by any means necessary
The religious right’s No. 1 obsession: Policing women’s sex lives by any means necessary
"But a case like Hobby Lobby flushes the true motivations out into the public, forcing conservatives to defend their position by admitting that they want sexuality to be treated like a weird, marginalized behavior to be punished instead of a normal part of everyday life."
"But a case like Hobby Lobby flushes the true motivations out into the public, forcing conservatives to defend their position by admitting that they want sexuality to be treated like a weird, marginalized behavior to be punished instead of a normal part of everyday life."
NASA Satellite Launched to Help Track 'Challenge of Our Generation' | Common Dreams
NASA Satellite Launched to Help Track 'Challenge of Our Generation' | Common Dreams
"NASA on Tuesday launched a rocket carrying a satellite that will track atmospheric carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas fueling climate change—the "challenge of our generation"."
"NASA on Tuesday launched a rocket carrying a satellite that will track atmospheric carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas fueling climate change—the "challenge of our generation"."
GMO Labeling Bill Moves Forward in Oregon | Common Dreams
GMO Labeling Bill Moves Forward in Oregon | Common Dreams
"Voters in Oregon want to know what's in their food and in November they will be given the chance to have their voices heard."
"Voters in Oregon want to know what's in their food and in November they will be given the chance to have their voices heard."
Wal-Mart’s big July 4 lie: This is how it really treats veterans
Wal-Mart’s big July 4 lie: This is how it <em>really</em> treats veterans
"Walmart veterans have had enough of the company taking advantage of our service for their public relations campaigns. If Walmart really wants to honor us, it’s time to invest in us so we can support ourselves and our families."
"Walmart veterans have had enough of the company taking advantage of our service for their public relations campaigns. If Walmart really wants to honor us, it’s time to invest in us so we can support ourselves and our families."
'Buzzword List' Reveals What State Officials Can't Say About Fracking | Common Dreams
'Buzzword List' Reveals What State Officials Can't Say About Fracking | Common Dreams
"Former employees of the Pennsylvania Department of Health were ordered by supervisors to ignore complaints about fracking-related health issues and follow a host of other rules to keep the dangers of drilling under wraps — even at the expense of people's health."
"Former employees of the Pennsylvania Department of Health were ordered by supervisors to ignore complaints about fracking-related health issues and follow a host of other rules to keep the dangers of drilling under wraps — even at the expense of people's health."
Four Of 10 Fracked Wells In Pennsylvania Are Projected To Fail, Spewing Methane Into Air And Water
www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/07/02/3453533/fracked-wells-methane/
"There seems little doubt that fracked wells — those that are still producing and those that are abandoned — leak methane into the water and air creating serious health and climate problems."
"There seems little doubt that fracked wells — those that are still producing and those that are abandoned — leak methane into the water and air creating serious health and climate problems."
Watch CNN Blast Hobby Lobby For Investing In Birth Control While They Deny It To Their Female Employees (VIDEO)
www.addictinginfo.org/2014/07/03/watch-cnn-blast-hobby-lobby-for-investing-in-birth-control-while-they-deny-it-to-their-female-employees-video/
"The owners of Hobby Lobby are certainly hypocrites. While they invest in the very birth control that prevents the abortions they despise, they deny the women who work for them from preventing themselves from having unwanted pregnancies. But the bigger villain here is the Supreme Court."
"The owners of Hobby Lobby are certainly hypocrites. While they invest in the very birth control that prevents the abortions they despise, they deny the women who work for them from preventing themselves from having unwanted pregnancies. But the bigger villain here is the Supreme Court."
Democrat Tom Wolf Is Blowing Out Gov. Tom Corbett in Pennsylvania 47%-25%
www.politicususa.com/2014/07/02/democrat-tom-wolf-blowing-gov-tom-corbett-pennsylvania-47-25.html
"Corbett has alienated every voting bloc in the state with the exceptions of the fracking industry and far right conservatives. He won election in 2010 because most of the state’s Democrats didn’t vote. They won’t be making that mistake again in 2014."
"Corbett has alienated every voting bloc in the state with the exceptions of the fracking industry and far right conservatives. He won election in 2010 because most of the state’s Democrats didn’t vote. They won’t be making that mistake again in 2014."
Laura Ingraham's Nativist Rhetoric Too Extreme For Bill O'Reilly
Laura Ingraham's Nativist Rhetoric Too Extreme For Bill O'Reilly
"Right wing hate talker and Fox regular Laura Ingraham and her anti-immigrant nativist rhetoric were even too much for Bill O'Reilly this Wednesday evening."
"Right wing hate talker and Fox regular Laura Ingraham and her anti-immigrant nativist rhetoric were even too much for Bill O'Reilly this Wednesday evening."
Thad Cochran Conference Call Interrupted By Racist "Blacks Picking Cotton" Caller
Thad Cochran Conference Call Interrupted By Racist "Blacks Picking Cotton" Caller
"How despicable are the tea partiers in Mississippi? Very"
"How despicable are the tea partiers in Mississippi? Very"
Protesters Hound Buses Of Immigrant Children: ‘Nobody Wants You’
www.thinkprogress.org/immigration/2014/07/02/3455678/protesters-block-families-children-buses/
"Organizers from the anti-immigration group We the People Rising shouted, “Nobody wants you. You’re not welcome. Go home.” One protester shouted, “Turn around and go back,” “Vamanos. You’re in contempt of Congress…. criminals. Go home. We have no money for you"."
"Organizers from the anti-immigration group We the People Rising shouted, “Nobody wants you. You’re not welcome. Go home.” One protester shouted, “Turn around and go back,” “Vamanos. You’re in contempt of Congress…. criminals. Go home. We have no money for you"."
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Pandora's Box Opens: Religious Groups Ask Obama for Exemptions To Discriminate Against LGBT Persons
www.alternet.org/pandoras-box-opens-religious-groups-ask-obama-exemptions-discriminate-against-lgbt-persons
"In the wake of the Hobby Lobby vs. Sebelius decision, U.S. religious leaders have sent a missive to President Obama demanding exemptions from a pending executive order that prohibits federal contractors from discriminating against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered persons."
"In the wake of the Hobby Lobby vs. Sebelius decision, U.S. religious leaders have sent a missive to President Obama demanding exemptions from a pending executive order that prohibits federal contractors from discriminating against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered persons."
CNN Rips Hobby Lobby For Investing In Birth Control: 'Hypocrisy At Its Finest'
CNN Rips Hobby Lobby For Investing In Birth Control: 'Hypocrisy At Its Finest'
"CNN host Ashleigh Banfield on Wednesday highlighted the "hypocrisy" of Hobby Lobby for investing in companies that made the same birth control products that it refused to provide to female employees."
"CNN host Ashleigh Banfield on Wednesday highlighted the "hypocrisy" of Hobby Lobby for investing in companies that made the same birth control products that it refused to provide to female employees."
The Deeply Held Religious Principle Hobby Lobby Suddenly Remembered It Had | Common Dreams
The Deeply Held Religious Principle Hobby Lobby Suddenly Remembered It Had | Common Dreams
"The idea to bring the case was not Hobby Lobby's, but the work of the conservative Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. This is critical, because reporters ought to note that Hobby Lobby, according to its own court filing, was providing employees with contraceptive coverage it apparently concluded violated its religious beliefs. As Stephanie Mencimer of Mother Jones (3/21/14) pointed out, Hobby Lobby says it has a problem with "the emergency contraceptive pills Plan B and Ella and intrauterine devices (IUDs), which they (erroneously) believe are abortifacients"."
"The idea to bring the case was not Hobby Lobby's, but the work of the conservative Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. This is critical, because reporters ought to note that Hobby Lobby, according to its own court filing, was providing employees with contraceptive coverage it apparently concluded violated its religious beliefs. As Stephanie Mencimer of Mother Jones (3/21/14) pointed out, Hobby Lobby says it has a problem with "the emergency contraceptive pills Plan B and Ella and intrauterine devices (IUDs), which they (erroneously) believe are abortifacients"."
5 states trying to make their kids scientifically illiterate
5 states trying to make their kids scientifically illiterate
"The biggest threat to the US education is the Republican Party’s refusal to accept scientific evidence as fact and turn every scientific claim into some form of liberal conspiracy."
"The biggest threat to the US education is the Republican Party’s refusal to accept scientific evidence as fact and turn every scientific claim into some form of liberal conspiracy."
The Hobby Lobby Ruling Is Trojan Horse For All Businesses and Corporations
www.politicususa.com/2014/07/02/hobby-lobby-ruling-trojan-horse-businesses-corporations.html
"What that means for this country is that no American, federal or state law, or Constitutional protection will be spared from the Koch brothers, anti-gay and anti-women supporters, or theocratic public schools because conservatives on the High Court legalized universal religious tyranny in a Trojan Horse; and they did it with extreme prejudice to destroy America’s 238-year flirtation with democracy and freedom from Christian fundamentalists’ intent to dominate the American people."
"What that means for this country is that no American, federal or state law, or Constitutional protection will be spared from the Koch brothers, anti-gay and anti-women supporters, or theocratic public schools because conservatives on the High Court legalized universal religious tyranny in a Trojan Horse; and they did it with extreme prejudice to destroy America’s 238-year flirtation with democracy and freedom from Christian fundamentalists’ intent to dominate the American people."
GOP’s losing sexist strategy: Here’s how conservatives are handling Hobby Lobby
GOP’s losing sexist strategy: Here’s how conservatives are handling Hobby Lobby
"If you’re wondering why Republicans have a losing streak when it comes to political battles over contraception and women’s reproductive health, it’s because there’s always a Mike Huckabee or Todd Akin or Rush Limbaugh waiting impatiently to turn themselves into caricatures of misogynist conservatism."
"If you’re wondering why Republicans have a losing streak when it comes to political battles over contraception and women’s reproductive health, it’s because there’s always a Mike Huckabee or Todd Akin or Rush Limbaugh waiting impatiently to turn themselves into caricatures of misogynist conservatism."
Does Your Organic Food Company Stand With Hobby Lobby?
Does Your Organic Food Company Stand With Hobby Lobby?
"So the "organic way" is to keep dropping babies, live in poverty and die young -- right, Michael Potter? Talk about misunderstanding your core customers! Women (who tend to do the food shopping) are boiling mad and letting Eden Foods know they won't be buying any more of their products."
"So the "organic way" is to keep dropping babies, live in poverty and die young -- right, Michael Potter? Talk about misunderstanding your core customers! Women (who tend to do the food shopping) are boiling mad and letting Eden Foods know they won't be buying any more of their products."
The Dirty 100: Meet the Companies and Institutions You Should Avoid After Hobby Lobby
www.politicususa.com/2014/07/01/list-100-plaintiffs-filed-opposition-birth-control-mandate-obamacare.html
"It’s not just Hobby Lobby. There are one hundred cases that have been filed for the right to discriminate against women’s healthcare. NOW calls them the "Dirty 100"."
"It’s not just Hobby Lobby. There are one hundred cases that have been filed for the right to discriminate against women’s healthcare. NOW calls them the "Dirty 100"."
Why We Might Be on the Verge of Another Financial Crash
www.alternet.org/economy/why-we-might-be-verge-another-financial-crash
"The denial of fundamental economic principles is setting the world up for another Great Crash.
Although wages have been flat or declining since the West started following Thatchernomics and Reaganomics in the late '70s and early 1980s, the stock market has risen to all-time highs. Billions—hundreds of billions—have been made by individuals on Wall Street."
"The denial of fundamental economic principles is setting the world up for another Great Crash.
Although wages have been flat or declining since the West started following Thatchernomics and Reaganomics in the late '70s and early 1980s, the stock market has risen to all-time highs. Billions—hundreds of billions—have been made by individuals on Wall Street."
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
This Fox News Frat Boy Needs To Stop Being So Scared Of Strong Women
This Fox News Frat Boy Needs To Stop Being So Scared Of Strong Women
"Bill O'Reilly producer Jesse Watters is a frat boy who clearly has some Mommy issues."
"Bill O'Reilly producer Jesse Watters is a frat boy who clearly has some Mommy issues."
The Koch Brothers Are Using Fox News Employees As Campaigners
www.mediamatters.org/blog/2014/07/01/the-koch-brothers-are-using-fox-news-employees/199914
"At least 15 Fox News hosts and contributors have recently campaigned with two political organizations created and heavily funded by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch. Many of those same Fox News personalities have also defended the Kochs from attacks and praised their political efforts on-air."
"At least 15 Fox News hosts and contributors have recently campaigned with two political organizations created and heavily funded by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch. Many of those same Fox News personalities have also defended the Kochs from attacks and praised their political efforts on-air."
The data is brutal: the GOP has a real birth control problem
www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/01/1310961/-The-GOP-s-2014-birth-control-problem
"The good news is that these views are as obsolete as the Neanderthals, and far outside the American mainstream."
"The good news is that these views are as obsolete as the Neanderthals, and far outside the American mainstream."
Mississippi College Republican Chairman Rejects GOP And Joins Democratic Party Over Tea Party Extremism
www.addictinginfo.org/2014/07/01/mississippi-college-republican-chairman-rejects-gop-and-joins-democratic-party-over-tea-party-extremism/
"Alvarez is not only young, he’s also Hispanic. As the son of a Cuban immigrant, Alvarez is part of the fastest growing minority group in the United States. It’s growing so fast, in fact, that predictions are being made that many red states like Texas could turn blue in a matter of a few years. And that’s a big problem for Republicans since 70 percent of Hispanics voted Democratic in 2012."
"Alvarez is not only young, he’s also Hispanic. As the son of a Cuban immigrant, Alvarez is part of the fastest growing minority group in the United States. It’s growing so fast, in fact, that predictions are being made that many red states like Texas could turn blue in a matter of a few years. And that’s a big problem for Republicans since 70 percent of Hispanics voted Democratic in 2012."
Meet The People, And The Families They Care For, Whose Lives Just Got Harder Thanks To The Supreme Court
www.thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/07/01/3455511/harris-workers/
"By the end of this year, thanks to the collective bargaining agreement reached by their union, they’ll be making $13 an hour. They also now have health care and paid training opportunities thanks to agreements obtained by the union. Such benefits could now become harder to secure."
"By the end of this year, thanks to the collective bargaining agreement reached by their union, they’ll be making $13 an hour. They also now have health care and paid training opportunities thanks to agreements obtained by the union. Such benefits could now become harder to secure."
Supreme Court Rules Disadvantaged Workers Should Be Disadvantaged Some More
Supreme Court Rules Disadvantaged Workers Should Be Disadvantaged Some More
"The decision in Harris v. Quinn—written by the Court’s leading union-hater, Justice Samuel Alito—appears designed to cripple unions by creating incentives for "free riders.""
"The decision in Harris v. Quinn—written by the Court’s leading union-hater, Justice Samuel Alito—appears designed to cripple unions by creating incentives for "free riders.""
House Ethics Committee Now Hides Congressional Trip Disclosures
House Ethics Committee Now Hides Congressional Trip Disclosures
"It's going to be a little more difficult to ferret out which members of Congress are lavished with all-expenses-paid trips around the world after the House has quietly stripped away the requirement that such privately sponsored travel be included on lawmakers' annual financial-disclosure forms."
"It's going to be a little more difficult to ferret out which members of Congress are lavished with all-expenses-paid trips around the world after the House has quietly stripped away the requirement that such privately sponsored travel be included on lawmakers' annual financial-disclosure forms."
3 Lies About Birth Control That Were Just Reinforced By The Hobby Lobby Ruling
www.thinkprogress.org/health/2014/06/30/3454815/birth-control-lies-hobby-lobby-ruling/
"Indeed, by siding with Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties, the country’s highest court effectively validated some of the plaintiffs’ problematic arguments about contraception. Monday’ s ruling affirmed three claims about birth control that simply aren’t true"
"Indeed, by siding with Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties, the country’s highest court effectively validated some of the plaintiffs’ problematic arguments about contraception. Monday’ s ruling affirmed three claims about birth control that simply aren’t true"
Maine's RWNJ Gov Conspired With 'Sovereign Citizens' Who Wanted Dems Hanged
Maine's RWNJ Gov Conspired With 'Sovereign Citizens' Who Wanted Dems Hanged
"What happens when a state elects an irrational, temper-driven ideologue as Governor who has no moral rudder? Why, he conspires with and takes advice from seedy characters calling themselves "sovereign citizens"."
"What happens when a state elects an irrational, temper-driven ideologue as Governor who has no moral rudder? Why, he conspires with and takes advice from seedy characters calling themselves "sovereign citizens"."
Christian right secession fantasy: Spooky neo-Confederate talk grows louder at the fringes
Christian right secession fantasy: Spooky neo-Confederate talk grows louder at the fringes
"In short, if you think that secession talk has been crazy since President Obama took office, it could get significantly worse."
"In short, if you think that secession talk has been crazy since President Obama took office, it could get significantly worse."
Sexual Assault Survivor George Will Mocked Asks What He Would Say If His Daughter Was Raped
Sexual Assault Survivor George Will Mocked Asks What He Would Say If His Daughter Was Raped
"Lisa Sendrow is the woman that George Will referenced in his hideous op-ed column where he claimed assaulted women enjoyed "a coveted status that confers privileges"."
"Lisa Sendrow is the woman that George Will referenced in his hideous op-ed column where he claimed assaulted women enjoyed "a coveted status that confers privileges"."
The Christian right’s twisted notion of religious freedom
The Christian right’s twisted notion of religious freedom
"Sadly, this argument that the Christian right to religious freedom includes the right to foist their faith on others has made the leap to the Supreme Court, with Justice Scalia arguing incoherently that the “First Amendment explicitly favors religion” in order to justify the hijacking of a school event to force religion on the non-believers in attendance."
"Sadly, this argument that the Christian right to religious freedom includes the right to foist their faith on others has made the leap to the Supreme Court, with Justice Scalia arguing incoherently that the “First Amendment explicitly favors religion” in order to justify the hijacking of a school event to force religion on the non-believers in attendance."
GOP losing women again: Hopelessly backward contraception politics make comeback
GOP losing women again: Hopelessly backward contraception politics make comeback
"The real driving force behind these fights is the conservative sexual morality that casts contraception as an enabler of sinful licentiousness. Professional Republicans try to disguise this by reframing the fight as one of religious liberty or government tyranny, but activists and pundits who don’t have to care what other people think of them are far less guarded and happily give away the game."
"The real driving force behind these fights is the conservative sexual morality that casts contraception as an enabler of sinful licentiousness. Professional Republicans try to disguise this by reframing the fight as one of religious liberty or government tyranny, but activists and pundits who don’t have to care what other people think of them are far less guarded and happily give away the game."
GOP created a nativist monster: How radical wingnuts seized the party
GOP created a nativist monster: How radical wingnuts seized the party
"From churches to the Chamber of Commerce, pro-immigration Republicans are now under the thumb of loons. Here's why"
"From churches to the Chamber of Commerce, pro-immigration Republicans are now under the thumb of loons. Here's why"
Bill O'Reilly On Hobby Lobby Decision: Birth Control Is Abortion!
Bill O'Reilly On Hobby Lobby Decision: Birth Control Is Abortion!
" It doesn't matter what science says just as long as you believe."
" It doesn't matter what science says just as long as you believe."
Sen. Mike Lee: Birth Control Pills Are For 'Recreational' Use
Sen. Mike Lee: Birth Control Pills Are For 'Recreational' Use
"Maybe Mike Lee should just come out and call women sluts for wanting access to contraceptives? Oh wait, I think he just did! The free boner pills are totally fine with this guy, but if you're female, you're a slut."
"Maybe Mike Lee should just come out and call women sluts for wanting access to contraceptives? Oh wait, I think he just did! The free boner pills are totally fine with this guy, but if you're female, you're a slut."
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