rallyforbernie:

This is what Republicans try to demonize for political gain. Think about it.

It’s called Advanced Care Planning. Here’s some facts about Advanced Care Planning in the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid.

Here’s Keith Olbermann talking about a similar experience from 2010 and his disgust with politicians who harm everyone when they spin Advanced Care Planning as Death Panels.

Here is the text of the proposed section of the ACA (HR 3200, Section 1233), if you want to check it out yourself. It starts on page 454.

I’ve been on the other end of this discussion. I’ve been one of the hospital staff members who laid at what we know, what we don’t know, answered questions, and just simply sat with parents who are trying to make the most heartrending decision of their lives. Using provisions like this as a weapon for political means is morally bankrupt.

Source: rallyforbernie

roastbeefguy:

catastrofe:

dream job

“Well, honey, I’m off to work. Superman’s cape isn’t going to flap around in the wind by itself!”

Source: catastrofe

drst:

I’m gonna keep reblogging this because I need to hear it.

Source: stevenrogered

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2/17/17

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Until justice is real.

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2/17/17

Google docs of upcoming town halls and other events by state

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We research every district and
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meret118:

onionhighonionandrenown:

pussy-and-pizzza-x:

lagonegirl:

This, also keep in mind that the “American cowboy” has been exaggerated greatly by Hollywood and popular myth – it was really only a twenty/thirty year period in the mid-19th century that essentially ended around the American civil war when barbed wire was introduced and eliminated the need for them.

If you’re ever in Denver, check out the Black American West Museum. Lots of photos, artifacts, etc.

John Wayne’s character in The Searchers was based on a black man named Britt Johnson.

#BlackHistory

Is there anything white people didn’t whitewash honestly ?

I mean… no, we pretty much cover everything.

Two-thirds of all cowboys were poc.

npr:

Although Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office now, he continues to own stakes in hundreds of businesses, both in this country and abroad.

Ethics experts say this vast international web of personal financial ties could influence Trump’s thinking on public-policy decisions. Trump has dismissed such concerns; he notes presidents are exempt from the conflict-of-interest rules that apply to Cabinet members and other government employees.

Past presidents have complied voluntarily with the ethics rules.

What Trump and his team have done is commit to certain steps that do touch on some of the ethics and conflicts-of-interest concerns. The Trump Ethics Monitor focuses on those promises and tracks their status.

Trump Ethics Monitor: Has The President Kept His Promises?

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Source: NPR

kaible:

caecilius-est-pater:

sarahruhlofficial:

the oompa loompas are a greek chorus

First of all, I hate this so much. Second of all, imagine if the two switched places.

(Veruca falls into the trash chute)
Chorus: Pray thou no more; for mortals have no escape from destined woe. Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness; and reverence towards the gods must be inviolate. Great words of prideful men are ever punished with great blows…

(Oedipus stabs his eyes out)
Oompa Loompas: Oompa loompa doopity do
I’ve got another riddle for you
What do you get when you sleep with your mum?
A curse on your kids for decades to come~

1) this is hysterical and 2) think about the eons of culture that have lead to the creation of this joke. I am humbled by this.