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Triumph Amid Heartache: Support the Dream Defenders' Year in Review!
According to the website Killed by Police, law enforcement officers have sent over a thousand people to early graves so far this year. The overwhelming majority of those killed were young black men. As...
View Article"How Many People Must Die Too Soon?" Fight the Powers with FOIA Requests!...
I have wonderful news! The voters of Pennsylvania and Alaska have saved the lives of over a 1000 people this year!* "How did they do that?" you may ask. In the last election cycle, voters used the...
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Welcome back, Venus!
Venus Williams will be playing in the quarterfinals of a major tournament for the first time in five years! The champion showed glimpses of her former phenomenal self, with serves of over 109 mph as...
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Revisiting the Dream Defenders and Their Mission (STDDs, Week 22)
For the past five months, we have been busy with our Michael Brown Over-Policed Rights Act of 2015 (MBOPRA) and our Medicaid Expansion FOIA requests campaign. We still have a lot to do on both fronts,...
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Happy Birthday to the Crown Prince of Reggae, Mr. Dennis Brown
Dennis Emmanuel Brown, born February 1, 1957, would have been 58 years old today. Sadly, he exited this earthly stage July 1, 1999, after suffering a cardiac arrest. It was known that he had a serious...
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Let Our Poor People Live - We Could Use Your Help on This Important Project...
The Support the Dream Defenders Daily Kos Group has recently initiated an important project to assist those around the country who need a helping hand from their government. One need not be a rocket...
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Celebrating the Life of Robert Nesta Marley with a Punky Reggae Party! All...
Robert Nesta Marley was born on February 6, 1945; today would have been his 70th birthday. Millions of words have been written about Bob Marley, and no doubt millions more will be written; is there...
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R.I.P., Bob Simon. 60 Minutes Correspondent Dies in Car Crash
Bob Simon, a correspondent for "60 Minutes," was killed when the livery cab he was a passenger in crashed on the West Side Highway on Wednesday night, a police source said. The 73-year-old reporter was...
View ArticleYOLO, Man. Eat your heart out Fox. LOL!
Fox and right-wing nut jobs are apoplectic!President Obama made a video with BuzzFeed on Thursday to promote healthcare.gov. In it, he vamps in front of a mirror, draws a picture of his "crush" (First...
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Will it never end? Another day, another slur
Zendaya Coleman, a beautiful 18 year-old-entertainer, wore dreadlocks to the Oscar Awards Show. She was just glowingly, adorably beautiful.What was the response from the fashion police over at E!...
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Ok, let's settle this: What Color is this Damn Dress?
In private discussions, Gawker staff have been unable to agree on the color of the goddamn dress or develop a workable theory as to why it appears different colors to different people. With that in...
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Remembering Trayvon Martin (Support the Dream Defenders, Week 26)
Three years ago, February 26, 2012, to be exact, a 17-year-old young man left his home to go pick up snacks for himself and his younger brother. On his way back to his loved ones, he took a leisurely...
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Why would Eric Holder accept Darren Wilson's lies? (STDDs, Week 27)
I have read the Department of Justice report on their non-indictment of Darren Wilson, and, quite frankly, I am very disappointed.The report reads as if Bob McCulloch, the St. Louis county prosecutor,...
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We Mailed All Our FOIA Requests! #LetOurPoorPeopleLive #STDDs, Week 28
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has made a difference in the lives of another 11.4 million Americans. Eleven million, four hundred thousand people can breathe easier today knowing...
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Obamacare Saving Lives! Eat your hearts out, Republicans!
Sixteen million, four hundred thousand previously uninsured Americans now have access to quality healthcare thanks to Obamacare.Since several of the Affordable Care Act’s March coverage provisions took...
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How to Argue for Medicaid Expansion: Morality and Economics....
Note: This is a community diary with contributions from many members of the Support the Dream Defenders group. When using their Capital Punishment systems, Red State governors at a minimum know how...
View ArticleF**k You, George Zimmerman! Murderer Blames Obama
You filthy murderer! How dare you?!http://talkingpointsmemo.com/...Zimmerman goes on to express that he feels victimized by President Barack Obama. "Instead of rushing to judgment, making racially...
View ArticleBreaking news! Ted Cruz signs up for Obamacare! Hahahaha!
One day after announcing his plan to run for president and “repeal every word of Obamacare,” Ted Cruz confirmed that he plans on using Obamacare’s new state-level marketplace to enroll in coverage...
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Good Cop, Bad Cop, Good Law (STDDs, Week 30)
"He may be a very nice man. But I haven't got the time to figure that out. All I know is, he's got a uniform and a gun and I have to relate to him that way. That's the only way to relate to him because...
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