At this hour marriage equality has arrived in California. Attorney General Kamala Harris has asked the 8th Circuit Court to skip the 25 day delay in restoring human rights after the overturning of Prop 8 and they did.
With a single sentence.
Kristin Perry and Sandra Stien have been married by Ms. Harris. Paul Katami and Jeffrey Zarrillo are about to be married live on the Rachel Maddow Show.
I am going to edit this up as I put this together.
:~)
Today is my birthday. 47 years ago, in a small college town in the Midwest, a young married couple had their first child. Dad was in between his sophomore and junior years. Mom was a secretary. They had their 2nd anniversary earlier that spring.
Please consider giving $10 to Heifer International.
I have been rather iffy on my birthday since my parents died. My life is kind of crazy right now (yes, still), and I wanted to try to do something a little positive. So I am going to ask here, and on Twitter, and Facebook, to raise money for Heifer. My goal is $480.
I am not tracking anything, so unless you tell me in comments or private message, I won’t know.
Oh, let’s make this sweeter. Every $10 gets you a ticket, and I will draw for a prize winnter and knit a hat for them. Deal? I am also really good at knitting baby socks right now.
My small plans today include a stop by the yarn store (sock yarn for my son, consulting on legwarmers for my daughter), the pet food store (so the kitties don’t eat me alive), and taking the kids to their dad’s for the afternoon/evening. I am trying to take a break from politics for a couple days. These plans are much bigger than I have had the last couple of years. So it’s a start.
Interrogatories
It’s Henry VIII’s birthday. Which of his wives is your favorite? What movie/TV/book version led to that choice?
Do you love or hate tapioca?
Gay or straight, when did your activism/standing up for gay rights begin?
What’s the better human invention: words or music?
The Twitter Emitter
GOP briefly contemplates Defense of Fidelity Act (DEFA). Decides to look elsewhere for platform plank.
— David Lubar (@davidlubar) June 26, 2013
If you want to make decisions about a uterus, GROW ONE.
— Amy Phillips Bursch (@APBBlue) June 26, 2013
How are vaginal probes not government surveillance? How come Libertarians don't give a rip about that?
— Tien Le (@tienle47) June 26, 2013
Shorter Rick Perry: I will call a special session to show you how pro-life I am, right after I kill this guy tonight. #500thexecution
— Steve Weinstein (@steveweinstein) June 26, 2013
Darrell Issa: "My IRS investigation has gone up in smoke. But I'm still hoping for a big payout from my insurance company" #fraudster #crook
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) June 26, 2013
Pretty soon the only reason anyone will go to Texas will be to open an unregulated fertilizer plant
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) June 27, 2013
Speaking of which, where are Cornel West & Tavis Smiley for this trial? RT @Xultar but to hear the uppity negroes tell it you'd never know.
— April (@ReignOfApril) June 27, 2013
Scientists believe they can retrieve DNA from animals that lived 1m yrs ago. Did we learn nothing from Jurassic Park? http://t.co/FX1vA6Fc5D
— John Podesta (@johnpodesta) June 27, 2013
How the HELL is @GovernorPerry gonna ban sex ed, block contraception access, FORCE wmn to give birth, & then shame them 4 being teen moms?!
— Mary (@OHTheMaryD) June 27, 2013
Right wing America, where using the n-word shouldn't get you fired, but murder's too good for someone who says "cracker".
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) June 27, 2013
Good morning, Moosekind. TGIF! Don’t forget to let your peeps know where to find you.
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Says the governor of the state that just executed its 500th inmate. Says the man whose state is on course to execute up to fifteen people this year.
On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Democrat, signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Handing the Pen to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The new law of the land:
SEC. 2. No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure shall be imposed or applied by any State or political subdivision to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.