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Via Thinkprogress: BREAKING: Facebook Promises To Take Action On Domestic Violence Content

I've been following this story pretty closely "on the ground/grassroots" of Facebook...I'm totally part of all the wimmin cackling and braying for some human rights, dammit. With pride! :)

Of course we have to wait and see what pans out action-wise, but the advertiser drop got us this far!Today the "free" market /capitalism worked for the underclass.

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(Frankly, Facebook has bothered me for a while for other reasons than that discussed in the reblog above. However, this is an important issue. Facebook needs to better understand, clarify and act on what constitutes harassment, violence, bullying and pornography as items of banal abuse of women.)

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The FDA ends the comment period today on genetically engineered salmon, trout and tilapia.

Dubbed “frankenfish” after the movie, A brief bio is HERE.

Tell the FDA that ANY chance of these fish breeding with native fish is too great a chance.

 

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Obama speaks at Planned Parenthood

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We ponder the idiocy of a under-regulated pile of ammonium nitrate, and its death and destruction, in the lax and uncaring Texas sun. Even as the perennial day of green effort arrives, we point fingers at others, and refuse to be part of the solution.

Earth Day 2013

What will we do to stop this madness?

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Click the link to read today’s arguments: 12-307_jnt1

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Click the link to read yesterday’s arguments:  12-144a.

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From the UN:

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One Billion Rising

One Billion Rising

From the President of the United Steel Workers:

From vday.org:

Events in California:

http://www.onebillionrising.org/page/event/search_results?orderby=day&state=CA&country=US&limit=200&radius_unit=mi

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In case you missed it, the pretrial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others began this week. Already there are monkeys in the works.

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SOS Hillary Rodham Clinton conducted her last meeting for over 200 world representatives summarizing her/the State Dept’s achievements in prioritizing global partnerships with governmental and non governmental groups.

It’s worth watching the video in the link above. It really says something about her focus since 2009. It will be interesting to see how these new partnerships are nurtured under Kerry.

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