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July 20, 2017

Ag-Gag Follow-Up: Take Action!

In case you missed it, DailyClout recently unveiled a set of new laws state by state, so-called “ag-gag bills”, that fine or arrest critics of animal abuse who videotape that abuse. For those who care about this issue, here are resources: Make sure to connect with like-minded people on Civ …

July 20, 2017

Is Performing an Abortion Like Killing a Chicken on Facebook?

Abortion rights advocates often tire of metaphors from men about what abortion really is. Here’s a new one: is it like killing a chicken on Facebook? Last month, Representative Mike Moon (R-MO), a Missouri State representative, conducted a Facebook Live video in which he cut off a live chicken’s head, …

July 20, 2017

“Net Neutrality” is Baaaaaaaack. What the Heck is it?

Did you think you would never have to hear the term “Net Neutrality” again? Well, the fight over that complex “internet thing,” Net Neutrality, is back — and it is as tough to sort out as ever. “Net Neutrality” is what we have now — that is at risk of …

July 19, 2017

This One’s for the Daughters

via What the Edge with Sallie Krawcheck This one’s for the daughters. And the lives we want for them. I really adore men. I love my gentlemanly father. My brother is my best friend. My husband keeps us all together. And my son is dead set on fighting the world’s …

July 18, 2017

GOP Senators Denounce Healthcare Bill; Rep. McConnell Calls for “Repeal Now, Replace Later”

The defection of two more GOP Senators from supporting a replacement bill to do away with Obamacare, has put the future of the proposed Better Care Act, on shaky ground indeed. This past Monday night, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) joined the list of GOP Senators who …

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