Only one late-night host was visibly outraged Monday night. Thank you, Samantha Bee, for literally shaking as you delivered this. Fair warning: NSFW.
Clip of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL): This could’ve happened anywhere in the world. Unfortunately today was Orlando's turn
Samantha Bee: Orlando's turn??? Mass shootings are so normalized now that we're taking TURNS?!!
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"Love does not win unless we love each other enough to fix our fucking problems."
The GoFundMe Victims Fund page continues raising money that will be going directly to the victims and families affected by the shooting at Orlando's Pulse LGBT Nightclub. Donate here.
Information on vigils, counseling, and blood drives happening across Florida can be found at equalityflorida.org.
Cheers and Jeers starts below the fold...
Cheers and Jeers for Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Note: Tonight on NewsCenter, Judge Merrick Garland spends 90th day since his Supreme Court nomination the usual way by sitting on a park bench with Maytag repairman feeding pigeons and accepting sandwiches from sympathetic strangers. Sad trombone at 11.
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By the Numbers:
Days 'til LGBT Pride weekends in Chicago, Denver, Columbus, Portland ME, Bisbee AZ, Boise, Louisville, Olympia WA, Providence and Syracuse: 3
Days 'til the Keep Austin Weird Fest: 10
Current support for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the latest NBC News poll: 49% to 42%
Drop in support for Trump among men in the last week: 5 points
Estimated year during which production of solar and wind energy farms will be cheaper than running existing coal and gas plants, according to Bloomberg: 2027
Number of surviving victims of the Orlando massacre whose prognosis is getting worse: 0
Age of Akyra Monet Murray, the youngest massacre fatality: 18
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Puppy Pic of the Day:
More on the comfort dog armada at The Dodo.
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CHEERS to crossing the freaking finish line. It's over! It's done! The I's are dotted and the T's are crossed! Like sands through the hourglass, so is the Democratic primary season of aught twenty hundred and sixteen years of our lord or whatever. Last night Hilary Clinton took home the final sequin-encrusted winner's cup for the great American taxation-without-representation zone known as Washington D.C. And now that the Jim Webb, Lincoln Chafee, Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders vanquishing is done, it's time for everyone to go back home and clean up for the Democratic prom that starts in Philadelphia 40 days from now. Thanks, everyone, for a spirited and never-dull contest. Our next primary begins in seven and a half years. Don’t be late!
CHEERS to protecting our tangled-up tubes. Great news yesterday from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals: the internet will remain an equal-opportunity provider of porn, pop-ups and listicles …
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the Federal Communication Commission's "net neutrality" rules in a big final-year win for the Obama administration. […]
The regulations classify internet service providers as common carriers, which critics equate with utility regulations. The rules give the FCC increased authority to require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally.
The decision is a major win for the Federal Communications Commission and the millions of open internet advocates who pressured the agency to adopt the strong rules that regulate the conduct of companies that provide internet service.
Republicans were so furious with the decision that they mustered their brightest technical minds and issued a sternly-worded fax.
CHEERS to the Natural State (which we assume means naked). On this date in 1836, Arkansas became our 25th state. Current population: 3 million. Birthplace of President William Jefferson Clinton. State mammal: white tailed deer. State fruit and blossom: South Arkansas vine ripe pink tomato. State instrument: the fiddle, which I will now play to accompany your singing of the state song:
Oh little rock Think I'm gonna have to slip you off Take a chance tonight and untie the knot There's more to life than what I've got
Oh little rock You know this heart of mine just can't be bought I'm gonna find someone who really cares a lot When I slip off this little rock
Oh, I almost forgot to mention the state asshole. Tom Cotton, take a bow.
CHEERS to passing the torch. Andre Borschberg, one of the two Swiss pilots making the first round-the-world flight aboard a solar-powered plane, guided the Solar Impulse 2 over New York Harbor over the weekend, and got a good look at Lady Liberty's crown. Very cool, not to mention historic:
When asked when they'd be leaving the U.S. for their major ocean hop to Europe the team said that, with the way Americans talk about foreigners these days, as soon as freaking possible.
CHEERS to helping old ladies cross the street (whether they want to or not). 100 years ago, in 1916, Congress and President Woodrow Wilson approved an official charter for the Boy Scouts of America. My partner Michael and I are both Eagle Scouts---and gay ones at that, which really pisses off the fringe right-wingers who lost their battle to continue barring gay youth and adults from the program. In honor of today's anniversary we booted our computers by rubbing two sticks together. The fire insurance should cover most of the damage.
CHEERS to Things That Bounce for $400, Alex. On June 15, 1844, Charles Goodyear got a patent for better rubber, which would prove wildly successful in the production of tires. When asked last week if the company could patent a similar substance that could put a bounce in the Trump campaign a company spokesman said, "Hey, we're chemists, not miracle workers."
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Ten years ago in C&J: June 15, 2006
JEERS to "an elaborate ruse." President Bush hunkered down for a second day yesterday in Camp Davi... Whoa!! Wait a minute! You fooled us, you little rascal! Dude made a surprise visit to Baghdad. I should've known something was up when the stock of Acme Fake Turkeys, Inc. shot through the roof Monday afternoon.
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And just one more…
CHEERS to pink lungs and fatter bank accounts. Happy June 15th. It's a momentous day here at Daily Kos, because it marks the seven-year anniversary of the support group called GUS which was started by Kossacks bgblcklab and Flumptytail, and is now tended by Flumptytail and Vacationland:
GUS (Gave Up Smoking) is a community support diary for Kossacks in the midst of quitting smoking. Any supportive comments, suggestions or positive distractions are appreciated. We avoid discussion of political issues. If you are quitting or thinking of quitting, please---join us!
As a direct result of their dedication to be here for anyone who needs encouragement and helpful advice as they kick the habit, "The rate of smoking among adults in the U.S. fell to 15 percent last year thanks to the biggest one-year decline in more than 20 years."
You won’t get stern lectures or guilt trips in a GUS diary. It's a place where people can celebrate success stories, regroup during setbacks, or just hang out in a supportive, judgment-free (and smoke-free) place with like-minded ex-smokers or soon-to-be-ex-smokers.
Coincidentally, June 15th is also the day eight years ago when my partner Michael ("Common Sense Mainer" here at DK) gave up smoking. Hasn't touched a cigaboo since, and every year I take a moment in C&J to say how great it is---the nearly $100,000 we've saved, the apartment and car and clothes that no longer stink, and the health benefits.
So if you smoke, pick a date to ditch the death sticks. And hit those GUS diaries. (There'll be a new edition out later today.) Our Daily Kos pie fights wouldn’t be the same without you.
Have a tolerable Wednesday. Floor's open...What are you cheering and jeering about today?
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