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16 Jun 16:34

Tennessee preacher-cop calls for execution of LGBTQ people

Authorities are reviewing all pending cases involving a detective after he gave a sermon at his church that called for the government to execute members of the LGBTQ community.

15 Jun 16:53

Newly Elected California State Senator Holds Christian-Only Town Hall Meeting

by Hemant Mehta
SpinnyNuNu

Great. This guy is our state Senator

Can you imagine if any non-Christian politician pulled this stunt?
14 Jun 19:55

Comma splice

by noreply@blogger.com (Minnesotastan)
SpinnyNuNu

Maybe use a semi-colon here instead of a comma.


Image cropped for emphasis from the original.
13 Jun 08:20

Beware the "global tyrrany of the metric system"

by noreply@blogger.com (Minnesotastan)
SpinnyNuNu

This is a joke, right?



Via BoingBoing, where there is a salient comment thread.
12 Jun 15:09

'Cover up or leave': Mom says she was kicked out of pool for breastfeeding baby

SpinnyNuNu

Why is this still an issue?

The woman said she felt humiliated and hurt.

12 Jun 15:02

‘You’re ignoring them’: Jon Stewart lashes out at Congress over 9/11 victims fund

Pointing to rows of empty seats at a House Judiciary Committee hearing room, an angry Stewart said "sick and dying" first responders and their families came to Washington for the hearing, only to face a nearly deserted dais.

10 Jun 18:57

4-year-old hilariously calls out woman's plane etiquette

SpinnyNuNu

Good. There is NO excuse for putting your nasty-ass feet into someone else’s space. Gross.

A 4-year-old boy is getting some attention for calling out a woman and her plane etiquette.

10 Jun 18:52

Meghan Markle makes first public appearance since giving birth to baby Archie

SpinnyNuNu

Look at Kate’s hair. So pretty.

The duchess and her husband, Prince Harry, welcomed baby Archie into the world last month.

10 Jun 18:49

A veteran died in police custody. His body was returned to his family with some organs missing

SpinnyNuNu

What the actual fuck!?

The family of an Army veteran wants answers after he died in a prison and his body was returned with some body parts missing.

10 Jun 18:45

Motorcyclist dies after being struck by lightning in Florida

SpinnyNuNu

Well that’s terrifying

A motorcyclist is dead after being struck by lightning while driving on Interstate 95 in Florida, authorities said.

10 Jun 17:56

Christian Florist Who Won’t Sell Flowers for Gay Weddings Loses in Court Again

by Hemant Mehta
SpinnyNuNu

>>>“Barronelle serves all customers; she simply declines to celebrate or participate in sacred events that violate her deeply held beliefs,”

Someone needs to explain the meaning of the word ‘all’ to these people.

Being Christian doesn't give you a right to discriminate. Today, the Washington Supreme Court reaffirmed that.
10 Jun 17:39

Christian Publisher Doubles Down on Racist Vacation Bible School Curriculum

by Hemant Mehta
SpinnyNuNu

Yikes.

The lessons include role-playing as slaves and clicking your tongue to speak an "African language."
09 Jun 18:36

How to whisk

by noreply@blogger.com (Minnesotastan)


Totally unexpected.  You learn something every day.
05 Jun 18:42

California governor has doubts about tougher vaccine rules

SpinnyNuNu

My MIL recently brought this up to me and said she doesn’t agree with forcing parents to vaccinate their kids even though they may think that vaccines are poison. Parents should have the right to decide what is best for their children.

I said that I don’t think parents should have the right to put their children (and by association the rest of the public) at risk of serious illness or death based upon bad science.

Interesting stances for us to take when you consider which one of us is pro-choice.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says he has concerns about enacting tougher rules that limit parents from choosing whether to vaccinate their schoolchildren.

05 Jun 18:25

Board votes to fire teacher who tried to report undocumented students to Trump on Twitter

SpinnyNuNu

>>>Clark had told a district investigator that she had meant the tweet for President Donald Trump’s eyes only and didn’t realize her Twitter postings were public.

Old lady has no idea how the Internet works

The teacher told a district investigator that she had meant the tweet for President Donald Trump’s eyes only and didn’t realize her Twitter postings were public.

05 Jun 12:31

Exonerated after being falsely imprisoned for 27 years.

by noreply@blogger.com (Minnesotastan)
SpinnyNuNu

>>>Prosecutors also said they won't stop the trio from seeking more than $4.1 million in compensation from their wrongful imprisonments,

That is not enough.

"He's the third Ohio man exonerated after being wrongly accused of the 1975 murder. Imprisoned after the testimony of a 13 year old witness who recanted his testimony last year, saying he was coerced by detectives at the time."

"Kwame Ajamu, 56, was the last of three men exonerated in the 1975 robbery and murder of a Cleveland-area money order salesman. Ajamu was originally sentenced to death, but it was vacated because of a paperwork error. He later earned parole in 2003." Only now being exonerated of all charges.

"The two other accused, Ajamu's brother, Wiley Bridgeman, 60, and Ricky Jackson, 57, were released from prison last month after 39 years."

"Defense attorney Terry Gilbert said that Cuyahoga County prosecutors took a courageous stand not to fight the dismissal of charges against the men. Prosecutors also said they won't stop the trio from seeking more than $4.1 million in compensation from their wrongful imprisonments, reported Cleveland.com. "

"“We were robbed,” Ajamu said. “There will be no offspring when I die. When my brother passes away, that is it. We don’t have children. There will never be another Ronnie Bridgeman."
Photo, and text via (emphasis added).  Photo Tony Dejak/AP.   More information at Wikipedia and Witness to Innocence.
04 Jun 20:07

Pope Francis Says, Again, That Getting an Abortion is Like Hiring a “Hitman”

by Hemant Mehta
SpinnyNuNu

The “good” pope.

Never take "pro-life" advice from the head of a sexual abuse crime syndicate.
04 Jun 18:22

Louisiana GOP Backs Child Marriage Bill: “A Lot of 16-Year-Olds Are Very Mature”

by Hemant Mehta
SpinnyNuNu

>>>If they’re both 16 or 15 and having a baby why wouldn’t we want them to get married?

Because amplifying one mistake with another equally bad mistake is fucking stupid.

If your honeymoon options include Chuck E. Cheese's, you're not ready for marriage.
04 Jun 18:02

When the weatherman says "scattered showers"

by noreply@blogger.com (Minnesotastan)
SpinnyNuNu

Fuck this area in particular.


Photo incidentally revealing the location of Joe Btfsplk's home.
04 Jun 17:48

Louisiana's Democratic governor signs abortion ban into law

SpinnyNuNu

Vote him out

Louisiana is the fifth state to enact a "fetal heartbeat" law prohibiting abortion.

04 Jun 17:45

‘Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over’: iPhone shortcut automatically records police interactions

The feature is being brought back into the spotlight after nationwide protests against violent policing.

04 Jun 17:44

Bear captured, released after sighting on UC Davis campus

SpinnyNuNu

Where the hell did this bear come from?!

A young black bear was captured and later released after it was spotted strolling through the UC Davis campus Tuesday morning, a university spokesman told KCRA.

03 Jun 20:25

Officer facing charges after video appears to show him beating homeless woman with baton

SpinnyNuNu

Translation: It was fine until the public saw how unacceptable it was. Now we have to pretend that we’re investigating

The officer was initially cleared in the incident but the department reopened its use-of-force investigation after a bystander’s video of the arrest surfaced online.

03 Jun 00:38

Bishop faces backlash after tweet about Pride Month

SpinnyNuNu

>>> He also wrote the events “are especially harmful for children.”

Your church rapes children. You do not get to weigh in on what harms children.

A Rhode Island Roman Catholic bishop is facing a backlash after tweeting that Catholics should not support or attend LGBTQ Pride Month events.

02 Jun 19:18

Teacher made black 5th-graders act as slaves in mock auction

SpinnyNuNu

Why would any adult think that this is a good idea?

Investigators found that the reenactment had a "profoundly negative effect on all of the students present -- especially the African-American students."

31 May 01:30

White House asked for USS John McCain to be 'out of sight' during Trump visit to Japan, reports say

SpinnyNuNu

Toddler

President Donald Trump said in a tweet that he was not informed about anything having to do with the warship.

27 May 09:05

A 26th racehorse dies at Santa Anita Park

SpinnyNuNu

WTF?!

The horse, named Kochees, is the 26th horse to die at Santa Anita since December.

24 May 23:11

George H.W. Bush to be honored by Postal Service with Forever stamp

SpinnyNuNu

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/12/bush-nixon-agnew-obstruction-scheme-memo-suggests.html

If you haven’t listened to the podcast “Bagman” which is about the Spiro Agnew corruption scandal that ran parallel to Watergate (but wasn’t actually related to Watergate) you really should give it a try. I was completely unaware of the details of Agnew’s resignation and honestly, the details are kind of crazy.

The ceremony will take place on what would have been his 95th birthday.

24 May 01:30

Man says someone broke into his home and cleaned it

SpinnyNuNu

I wish someone would break in here and clean

The intruder scrubbed the shower and toilets and even left origami roses made from toilet paper, the homeowner said.

23 May 18:25

Catholic School Bans Girls’ Skirts Because “Male Faculty Feel Uncomfortable”

by Hemant Mehta
SpinnyNuNu

How about stop sexualizing children.

The girls are getting an early lesson in how the Catholic Church treats women.