Meryl Streep Talks Florence Foster Jenkins & Acting After 40 In WSJ Magazine August 2016

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What caught my eye in the article was a comment about Meryl Streep and also Hillary Clinton. The deep level of its misogyny prompts me to post Streep's 4 minute speech about 'women firsts'. The comment is:

By all means let's take the time and effort to glorify a shameless socialist, a prostitute at least for totalitarianism, if not in other more conventional ways (as, being charitable, a solid plurality of actresses are). As usual the WSJ magazine is aiming to interest a very narrow slice of the .0001%, all of whom live either in Bel Air, Manhattan's Upper East Side, or are current/former Maobama or Dykesmistress von Rodham high counselors. Vomit.

Donna Brazile's 'Colored Girls' Crew Will Pen Book On Their Popular Political Posse

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Donna Brazile's 'Colored Girls' Crew Will Pen Book On Their Popular Political Posse AOC Front Page

Donna Brazile, the interim DNC chair, and her power players posse of Democratic party heavyweights and close friends are set to collaborate on a book together, writing with a collaborator.

Published by St. Martin's Press, the book is tentatively titled “The Colored Girls,” a name the fivesome gave themselves years ago. The quintet includes Brazile; top Hillary Clinton aide, Minyon Moore; chief executive of the Democratic convention, Leah Daughtry; director of the convention’s podium operations, Yolanda Caraway; and Bill Clinton’s chief of staff, Tina Flournoy.

Trump Calls On Russia To Hack And Share Hillary's 33,000 Deleted Personal Emails

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Trump Calls On Russia To Hack And Share Hillary's 33,000 Deleted Personal Emails

On Wednesday, Donald Trump felt compelled to make big news: He called on a foreign power -- in this case Russia -- to launch an espionage operation against his chief political opponent, "hacking into Hillary Clinton’s email server to find 30,000 emails she allegedly deleted."

"Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing," Trump said. "I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press."'

Donald Trump's Most Chilling Comment on the DNC Has Nothing to do with Russia VOX

Vox's Timothy B. Lee gets it right. I listened to the Donald Trump press conference and was so dumbfounded, that I missed this statement. ~ Anne

"Everyone is talking about Donald Trump’s call for the Russian government to release emails it may have stolen from Hillary Clinton’s private email server. But that wasn’t the most chilling thing Trump said in his rambling answer to a question about who hacked the email server of the Democratic National Committee.

"Honestly, I wish I had that power," Trump responded. "I’d love to have that power."

Would Frida Kahlo Call Donald Trump 'Chimp' & Hillary Clinton 'Bonobo'?

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Would Frida Kahlo Call Donald Trump 'Chimp' & Hillary Clinton 'Bonobo'?

Bonobos are by definition progressive Democrats and -- upon reflection -- perhaps the Democratic party should schedule a presentation on patriarchal chimps and matriarchal bonobos at the upcoming July presidential convention. With a prime time night presentation, the DNC could give the nation Mother Nature's best reasons for supporting Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump.

Simply stated, bonobos rock and Frida Kahlo would have found the species to reaffirm her feminist beliefs around cooperative culture and our human roots in Africa. Coming out of Philadelphia and heading for November's presidential election, we must be sure that a bonobo rules. ~ Anne

US Supreme Court Delivers A Huge Win For Abortion Rights

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Today's 5-to-3 Supreme Court decision was the institution's most sweeping statement on abortion rights since Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 1992. The majority of justices were generally skeptical of abortion restrictions in a restrictive Texas law that theoretically made the medical procedure -- which is far safer than a colonoscopy and almost any other medical procedure -- safer for women. Instead, the majority of justices found that Texas had crossed the line, placing an "undue burden" on Texas women seeking to exercise their abortion rights.  The Texas law -- which has been adopted in other states -- already reduced the number of medical health facilities offering abortion services in half. Had it stood, the number would have declined to about 10 for a 2013 high of about 40.

The decision on Monday means that similar restrictions in other states are most likely also unconstitutional. The opinion was so detailed and encompassing that it imperils many other kinds of restrictions on abortion.

Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the majority opinion, joined by Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. dissented. Roberts and Alito wanted to send the law back to the lower court to hammer out the problems whereas Thomas accepted the law in its current form.

Lou Schoof Channels Joan of Arc In Barnaby Roper Images For Models.com

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Lou Schoof Channels Joan of Arc In Barnaby Roper Images For Models.com

AOC loves a fierce, Joan of Arc editorial. LoAnd the recollection got us thinking about fishnets. 

Sweden's Angelo Vukasovic Loves Giraffe Meat As Britain Honors Slain MP Jo Cox

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DNA Research Explains Giraffes Long Necks As Global Population Plummets 40% AOC GLAMTRIBAL

It was World Giraffe Day on Tuesday, as global activists tried to raise consciousness about the massive decline of giraffe populations worldwide. But it was Sweden -- home to all the values global progressives hold dear -- where news was made, as Angelo Vukasovic, treasurer of the Sweden Democrats Party in Nybro, who make big news. Photos of Vukasovic, treasurer of the far-right Sweden Democrats in Nybro and manager of a hunting shop. posted images of a hunting trip to South Africa, where he and friends hunted, killed and then roasted several wild animals.

Vukasovic says giraffe is far and away the tastiest meat, followed by lion.

Related: On World Lion Day One of Cecil's Cubs Is Killed & Jericho May Be Gone As Pride's Protector

We're investigating Sweden's anti-immigration group of right-wing hunters on Wednesday June 22, the day before Britain votes on Brexit, their decision about whether or not England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales will remain in the European Union.

It seems that there exists a strong right-wing connection among big-game hunting,  anti-immigration views and gun control. After the terrorist, hate-crime assassinations in Orlando, the world is focused on the intersections of these important topics: a reality that affects all of us on every continent.

 

Big Game Hunting From Girafffes To Jo Cox To Orlando

Ironically, today June 22 would have been British MP's Jo Cox's 42 birthday. Cox, who was brutally assassinated last week -- most likely because of her strong progressive, political views which embraced immigration -- was eulogized by her husband Brendan Cox, sole parent of their two children.

Related: A Brilliant, Bright British Political Star Jo Cox Was Assassinated Today AOC Women's News

Cox was shot and stabbed multple times in her local Yorkshire village, by Tommy Cox, who briefly appeared in court on Saturday, saying "Death to traitors, freedom for Britain."

"She cherished every moment... I remember so much about her but most of all I will remember that she met the world with love and both love for her children, love in her family and also love for people she didn't know.

"She just approached things with a spirit, she wasn't perfect at all you know, but she just wanted to make the world a better place, to contribute, and we love her very much."

Brendan Cox ruled out seeking the Labour nomination for her Batley and Spen constituency as a way of honoring her death. But he did say that he hoped she would be replaced by a woman, sharing his hopes that it would be "a lovely symbolism' if they become Labour's 100th female MP."

Donald Trump's Lies About Hillary's Faith Could Backfire With Conservative Voters

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Donald Trump's Lies About Hillary's Faith Could Backfire With Conservative Voters

Hillary Clinton Sermon We All Have Different Gifts' At Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington DC on September 2015 AOC Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton, Longtime Christian The Atlantic

Anyone who knows Hillary Clinton well was speechless yesterday when the Damn Dimwit Donald told evangelical leaders "we don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, shes been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there's no--there's nothing out there. There's like nothing out there."

"Clinton should give a speech about the role religion has played in her life. It might help in Utah, where many Mormons appear repelled by Trump. And it would offer a powerful contrast with the man who now suggests she’s a fake Christian. Clinton knows the Bible far better than Trump. She’s worked far harder to keep her marriage together. And from her early days at the Children’s Defense League, she’s prioritized service while he’s lusted endlessly after superficial, material things."

We Know Plenty About Clinton's Religion FactCheck.org

We do, in fact, know about Hillary’s religion,” Kengor wrote to us in an email. “In fact, we know enough about Hillary’s faith that I was able to write a 334-page book titled God and Hillary Clinton way back in 2007, and I’ve written dozens of articles and given numerous interviews on the subject since—and I’m not the only one. I think that what Donald Trump was telling us is that he knows nothing about Hillary’s faith. For me as a conservative, that doesn’t surprise me one bit, as I’ve noticed painfully and repeatedly that Donald Trump also knows nothing about conservatism.”
We could go on and on about the public treatment of Clinton’s faith. But suffice to say that when Trump says there’s “nothing out there” about Hillary Clinton’s religion, that’s just not so.

A Brilliant, Bright British Political Star Jo Cox Was Assassinated Today

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A Brilliant, Bright British Political Star Jo Cox Was Assassinated Today

Reports that Cox was shot three times and stabbed. Bystanders surrounded the gunman, preventing him from reloading his gun. He is now in custody and is described as 50, white and balding. Some say he yelled "Britain First", at the time of the attack. All Campaigning around the upcoming British vote -- Brexit -- as to whether or not Britain will exit the European Union as been suspended. 'Britain First' is the name of a far-right UK nationalist party.

A decision to leave the EU will most definitely have major impact on global financial markets and the US elections.

Clinton, Sanders, Obama: The Democrats Try To Define Terms of a Peace Treaty

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Clinton, Sanders, Obama: The Democrats Try To Define Terms of a Peace Treaty

Since releasing this post earlier, Senator Pernie Sanders has met with President Obama and about 90 minutes later President Obama released his HIllary Clinton endorsement video.

The duo will set off for Wisconsin next week in their first campaign event together.

President Obama Endorses HIllary Clinton

Hillary Clinton Victory Speech June 7 Brooklyn

America Awaits Hillary Clinton's 10 pm Speech On Her Historic Nomination

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Dear Berners: A Word About Your Threatened Coup! HillaryWomen News

Hillary insists that we behave with decorum and compassion at this difficult time in the Sanders campaign. We are digging deep into our souls because we remember how we felt exactly 8 years ago, when Hillary took herself out of the election. She was way closer to being tied with Obama than you are with her.

BUT, if you think that you will wrestle the Democratic nomination out of Hillary Clinton's arms over some silly poll argument that EVERY major polling organization says is nonsense; if you think that you are going to stage a coup against a lead of probably 3.5 million votes by midnight and 300 pledged delegates -- well you have a pussy riot waiting for you in Philadelphia.

Whatever demonstrations you have planned will wither compared to the millions of women and men across America who will be marching to Philadelphia to protect what Hillary Clinton has won fair and square. You think we have no enthusiasm?? You think again.

We just want you to understand where the Hillary crew is coming from. And it won't be pretty. When I saw these glam biker babes, I just had to get my point across. ~ Anne