Opinion: Interracial marriage went from criminal to commonplace. Could it go back? Loving Day marks the Supreme Court case that legalized mixed-race marriage and was a precedent for the right to same-sex unions. Such freedoms seem vulnerable now. 06/8/2024 - 11:30 pm | View Link
Couples renew their vows at PrideFest as they reflect on 10 years of legal same-sex marriage But on Friday evening at PrideFest in Milwaukee, she renewed the wedding vows of dozens of couples who were also celebrating the 10th anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Wisconsin. 06/8/2024 - 1:19 am | View Link
Newsom urges Californian voters to protect same-sex marriage amid Supreme Court distrust Twenty years after he issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of federal law as mayor of San Francisco, Gov. Gavin Newsom returned to the city Friday to try to convince voters that ... 06/7/2024 - 10:14 am | View Link
Study: Same-sex marriage in 20 years had no negative effects The U.S. has not seen any negative effects on marriage, divorce or living arrangements among all couples since Massachusetts issued the first state-sanctioned, same-sex marriage licenses 20 years ago, ... 06/1/2024 - 5:00 am | View Link
Q&A: These researchers examined 20 years of data on same-sex marriage. Here’s what they found When same-sex marriage was legalized in the U.S., opponents said it would undermine traditional marriage and destabilize families. So what actually happened? 05/29/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
The Rectification of Names: Lawfare.
Lawyers, Guns and Money: The Zelig of f**kery.
annieasksyou: While we were obsessing about Trump’s fate, what was Joe doing?
TomDispatch: The military-industrial complex is killing us all.
Letters from an American: Thoughts from political historian Heather Cox Richardson.
Jen Sorensen: Shell game.
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During the Turning Point USA's Young Women's event, Charlie Kirk ranted about how men have been feminized and emasculated and only Charlie Kirk himself could restore their manliness.
To Christian nationalists, attacking the LGBTQ community is simpatico with denigrating the current state of manhood.
Kirk is now extending his hatred to womanhood.
When there are a zillion right wing mouthpieces out there twisting the narrative, it's not surprising polls would be weird. But anyway, here's your Sunday cartoon and open thread.
What's on your mind these days?
- Karoli
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A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump in the presidential race among registered voters, 46% to 44%.
The past six Yahoo News/YouGov surveys showed Trump leading or tied with Biden among registered voters in a head-to-head matchup.
I was part of John Taylor's solo band for many years and recorded this EP back in 1998.
Yours truly played tenor sax and flute.
I wanted you to know that John Taylor is wonderful human being and is not enamored by his being a rock star, nor by the fact that Duran Duran was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.
He's just one of the guys.