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Friday, February 7, 2014

Mayoral election violated PFAW's call to end corruptive influence of Citizens United on politics

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People for the American Way opposes the corruptive influence of Citizens United, but, in the recent mayoral election, PFAW endorsed Bill de...

VIDEO : The Most Amazing Mother-Son Wedding Dance EVER

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At a wedding reception, a young man starts off a slow dance with his mother. They dance to "Unforgettable," and then for some reas...
Thursday, February 6, 2014

Google Changes Sochi Olympics Home Page To Protest Russia's Violent Anti-LGBT Crackdown

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Google has symbolically changed its home page to draw attention to the controversial enabling of the violent anti-LGBT crackdown in Russian ...

Taking out Melissa Mark-Viverito’s trash

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Ethics watchdogs slam sanitation man for simple tip while ignoring speaker’s violations. Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito broke a lot...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Bill de Blasio : Vision Zero on Dissent and Checks-and-Balances

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Dissent is one way for voters to keep a check on the power of Mayor Bill de Blasio's new administration. No ranking city official ca...

Mannequins Modeled After People with Scoliosis and Brittle Bone Disease

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Inspirational video showing a body form maker producing new mannequins modeled after people with missing limbs or with bone maladies. These ...

My Facebook account was hacked

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One of my Facebook friends posted a link that showed how you could tell if your Facebook account has been hacked , and I checked my privacy ...
Monday, February 3, 2014

Watching the Political Chess Pieces Move on the $10 billion New York State Medicaid Waiver

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UPDATED : $10 billion truth serum (The New York Daily News * 03 Feb 2014) The political machinations at play over Cuomo's reƫlection ...
Sunday, February 2, 2014

"Putin" protest song by Dolly Bellefleur adds to global LGBT YouTube campaign against Russia's violent anti-LGBT crackdown

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The performer Dolly Bellefleur sang a protest song "Putin" in Amsterdam last year mocking the violent anti-LGBT crackdown taking p...

I think some santorum is leaking out of Vladimir Putin's Sochi !

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A musical act calling itself "Potpourri of Pearls" has released a song and an accompanying music video that sets to appropriate a ...

NYC Political Reporters Admit They Didn't Scrutinize Bill de Blasio, Still Give Themselves High Journalistic Marks

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You believe that there's nothing wrong, because that's what the media tells you in the newspapers. But watch them in this frank pane...

Mother Russia : Anti-LGBT Crackdown Parody Musical Video

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Dimitri and Mikhail, two Russians, narrate a hilarious musical parody of the violent anti-LGBT crackdown in Russia. The video is going viral...
Friday, January 31, 2014

On Checks-And-Balances and the Disappearance Of Dissent in NYC Politics

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The Sheriff in Town is Looking for Deputies, but No Deputies Agree to Step Forward. It's Almost Straight Out of "High Noon." ...
Thursday, January 30, 2014

What does dropping NYC stop-and-frisk appeal change about NYPD discrimination ?

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From: Louis Flores Subject: Stop-And-Frisk Appeal Date: 30 janvier 2014 21:31:53 UTC-05:00 To: thecall@ny1.com Before Bill de Blasio dr...

Jimmy Van Bramer Queens Public Library Corruption Backlash

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Where have been your independent oversight and "very tough questions" in respect of @QueensLibrary ? http://t.co/opVe4ZErb1 @Jim...
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