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Lambda Legal responds to confirmation of Gorsuch to SCOTUS
David Badash of The New Civil Rights Movement reports this statement by Lambda Legal Director of Strategy Sharon McGowan: The arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice, but…
A fake Assad, and the itch to be an imposter
I have just been followed on Twitter by someone purporting to be the president of Syria. This reminds me of the time when someone claiming to be AG Eric Holder…
Brian Williams on ‘the beauty of our weapons’
https://youtu.be/Q4n3SI81m9w Brian Williams is taking some incoming fire this morning for his comment last night, regarding the American missile attack on an airfield in Syria, in which he quoted Leonard…
Haley on Syrian chemical attack: US may act if UN does not
https://youtu.be/-5ALihbCVoU UN Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke eloquently at an emergency meeting at the UN on the horrific chemical attack in Syria that killed dozens of children among others. It is…
This madman has the president’s ear
A small dose of far-right radio host Alex Jones and his ravings should suffice to illustrate the scariness of our situation. POTUS should not be relying on such a person…
Abdullah and Trump: an embarrassing contrast
Go to 6:30 in this clip to skip over 45 and watch the smooth and polished King Abdullah II of Jordan. The contrast is embarrassing. Oh, how I miss 44.
Seventh Circuit: Civil Rights Act Protects Gay Workers
Matthew Haag and Niraj Chokshi report in NYT: In a significant victory for gay rights, a federal appeals court in Chicago ruled Tuesday that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects…
Former D.C. Council member Sharon Ambrose dies
(Photo by James A. Parcell/The Washington Post) Martin Weil reports at The Washington Post: Sharon Ambrose, who served on the D.C. Council for 10 years, died Saturday night at George…
NYT: Chechen authorities arresting and killing gay men
Horrifying news from what might euphemistically be called Russia’s sphere of influence: First, two television reporters vanished. Then a waiter went missing. Over the past week, men ranging in age…
AU on Transgender Day Of Visibility
Rokia Hassanein of Americans United for Separation of Church and State writes in the Wall of Separation blog: Today is Transgender Day of Visibility – a day dedicated to empowering…