College Prof ADVOCATES for men to sexually assault women - KEEPS HIS JOB

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Wednesday October 03, 2018 · 4:37 PM PDT

2018/10/03 · 16:37

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, with lawyer Debra S. Katz, left, answers questions at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. A professor at Palo Alto University and a research psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Ford has accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her during a party in 1982 when they were high school students in suburban Maryland. (Photo by Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images)

On his blog site, Brooklyn College Associate Professor Mitchell Langbert composed a truly jaw-dropping offensive post titled “Kavanaugh”. He begins the post by stating, “If someone did not commit sexual assault in high school, he is not a member of the male sex.” In an attempt to smear the Democrats, he equates sexual assault to nothing more than spin-the-bottle, while accusing democrats of “characterizing” the adolescent game, played by 15- year olds, as “rape”. He proceeds to call the Democrats “a party of pink tutu-wearing pansies”, “totalitarian sissies who lack virility...or the masculine judgement that has characterized the greatest civilizations.” Most ironically, he also claims that the Democrats “lack...a sense of decency.” He concludes, “In the future, having committed sexual assault ought to be a prerequisite for all appointments, judicial and political.”

I, a "tutu-wearing pansy," am off to buy a big pink cupcake in celebration of the soon-to-arrive moment when this creep, Brooklyn College associate professor Mitchell Langbert, deservedly loses his job for this blog post. pic.twitter.com/idgrJr6xq0
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) October 3, 2018

Mark Harris, the wanna-be “tutu-wearing pansy”, might have to hold off on his “big pink cupcake” celebration, as it appears that Brooklyn College is supporting their associate professor. Rather than ~~throwing Langbert’s ass out on the street~~ protecting the security and well-being of her students, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Anne Lopes, has decided to use this moment as a platform to educate the world on the importance of the First Amendment. She also draws attention to the upcoming student protest on the East Quad as well as a website forum which has been created for people “to share and discuss their...reflections”.

here is brooklyn collegeÃ¢ÂÂs official statement: Ã¢ÂÂ...the first amendment to the united states constitution protects even speech that many experience as offensive, such as the faculty memberÃ¢ÂÂs post.Ã¢ÂÂ pic.twitter.com/IODryY6En3
— zainab iqbal (@planetzainab) October 3, 2018

I suggest we begin that online forum here. Discuss.

"Can't you hear the children scream?"

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Sunday October 08, 2017 · 11:41 AM PDT

2017/10/08 · 11:41

Gun resting on American flag. — Now is the time to talk about it.

There isn’t much to say about this performance other than it is extremely powerful.The artist’s name is IN-Q and, according to his website, appears to be have won numerous prestigious awards. Obviously, the “Now is not the time to talk about it” narrative has run its course. It’s time to talk about. It’s been time.

Watch this. pic.twitter.com/LxdSAI2kvf
Ã¢ÂÂ NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 6, 2017

The Last 24 Hours of WaPo Coverage on Bernie

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Monday March 07, 2016 · 8:43 PM PST

2016/03/07 · 20:43

Adam Johnson, contributing writer at alternet.org and fair.org, has been updating his twitter page regarding WaPo’s coverage of Bernie Sanders. First he sent a tweet displaying the past 24 hour WaPo coverage of Bernie:

Washington Post coverage of Bernie Sanders over the past 24 hours alone: see if you can spot an agenda. pic.twitter.com/4Dsnn4ZPEV
— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) March 8, 2016

There wasn’t room on his chart for another WaPo headline titled, “Even Bernie Can’t Beat Donald Trump”. According to Johnson, WaPo has published a negative article on Bernie every hour and a half since the the Flint, MI debate. Clearly, the 2012 $16, 500,000, five-year contract that Hillary Clinton and the State Department awarded Amazon for the “Kindle Mobile Learning Initiative” has nothing to do with it. Good to know!

NV Caucus Videos - Clinton Supporters "Can Register After" UPDATE: Ends Before Delegates Chosen

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Saturday February 20, 2016 · 8:41 PM PST

2016/02/20 · 20:41

A video has surfaced on YouTube which claims to show Hillary supporters being ushered into the caucus room without registering. An unidentified person is overheard off camera explaining that they will register after the caucus. I do not have any further information on this. Of course, registration is, by law, mandatory to vote.

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ON EDIT: Another video has surfaced from the same precinct which also claims that many of the people hadn’t registered (at 1:40). The chaos is unbelievable. I actually feel very badly for the guy in charge, so much so that I hesitate posting this video at all. I’ve decided to post it anyway because it is important to note that the problem is the process, not the people.

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Additionally, many of the commenters below are making this into some sort of “Bad Hillary!” diary. I want to be clear, I posted the first video also with hesitation because I knew such comments would happen, and because we really don’t know what’s happening in the first video — so some of the criticism is warranted. I decided to post it anyway because I was hoping someone could shed more light on what is happening. Obviously, if people from any side are caucusing without signing in, that is a problem. In other words, this diary is meant to be more about the unstructured process of caucusing.

NYT: "Illuminating the Plight of Endangered Species, at the Empire State Building"

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Friday July 31, 2015 · 10:39 PM PDT

2015/07/31 · 22:39

Saturday night, from 9:00pm-12:00am, New Yorkers will be able to spot endangered animals projected onto the Empire State Building.

On Saturday, using 40 stacked, 20,000-lumen projectors on the roof of a building on West 31st Street, Mr. Threlkel and Mr. Psihoyos, director of the Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove,” will be illuminating the night from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. with a looping reel showing what Mr. Psihoyos calls a “Noah’s ark” of animals. A snow leopard, a golden lion tamarin and manta rays, along with snakes, birds and various mammals and sea creatures will be projected onto a space 375 feet tall and 186 feet wide covering 33 floors of the southern face of the Empire State Building — and beyond, thanks to cellphones and Internet connections.

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Friday June 26, 2015 · 3:07 PM PDT

2015/06/26 · 15:07

This will be short and sweet. I just ran across this toon and felt like it sums up this week's national shift from rejecting hate to embracing love so beautifully. I have no idea whose work this is and would like to credit the person for it. If anyone knows, please let me know so I can add it to the diary. I would like to see this image go viral, with credit.

How to Recognize if Your Religious Liberties Are Being Violated

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Wednesday April 01, 2015 · 8:33 AM PDT

2015/04/01 · 08:33

This will be quick - I don't think it requires much elaboration. There seems to be some general confusion among certain Americans regarding religious liberties; more specifically, when their liberties are being violated and when they are not. I think it is time to clarify exactly what constitutes a violation of religious liberty and what does not. Perhaps this chart, taken directly from a blog post by Rev. Emily C. Heath, can be of some assistance. Feel free to share it.

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Monday February 09, 2015 · 10:50 AM PST

2015/02/09 · 10:50

Salon.com published an excellent article today, written by Steve Almond, titled "Our dangerous macho delusions: Brian Williams’ fraudulence — and our own". It is by far the best analysis I have read regarding the Williams saga because Almond actually goes to the heart of the problem by exploring the responsibility we, the people, bear.

...the national chorus of indignation over the vain, clumsy lies that Williams told is, in fact, a direct measure of our own neurotic impulses. Americans consume more violence—both real and imagined—than any other nation on earth. Yet as a population, we move about our daily lives with almost no threat of actual violence from enemies abroad.

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Thursday January 29, 2015 · 10:55 AM PST

2015/01/29 · 10:55

Earlier this week, conservative website forbes.com published a scathing article about Boehner's invitation to Netanyahu to address Congress. Titled "Bibi Netanyahu -- aka 'The Republican Senator From Israel' -- May Have Made A Fatal Political Mistake", the article begins as a critical analysis of Netanyahu and how his actions may have, in fact, hindered his chances for re-election. The second half of the article, however, is about the roles played by Isreali Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer and House Speaker John Boehner in this political theater, and whether or not laws were broken in the process by Ron Dermer. A more interesting question would be whether or not laws were broken by Boehner. Still, the article is worth reading.

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Tuesday October 14, 2014 · 11:46 AM PDT

2014/10/14 · 11:46

I haven't seen this posted anywhere, so I thought I'd post it. Libertarian candidate, Doug Butzier was killed in a plane crash Monday night. He was running in a tight race against Joni Ernst (R) and Bruce Braley (D). Ernst and Braley have been polling neck-and-neck.

According to Station KCCI:

The wife of Doug Butzier confirmed Tuesday morning to KCRG-TV that it was Butzier who was killed in a plane crash Monday.
Butzier is running for U.S. Senate as the Libertarian candidate against Republican Joni Ernst and Democrat Bruce Braley.

The crash was reported Monday night near Dubuque Regional Airport...

...Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said the Piper PA-46 crashed around 11 p.m. Monday on approach to the airport, about a mile north of the runway.

My condolences to his family.

Religious Objection??? Not if Hobby Lobby invests in abortion and contraceptive products

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Monday June 30, 2014 · 12:36 PM PDT

2014/06/30 · 12:36

Molly Redden from Mother Jones has exposed the stunning hypocrisy of Holly Lobby's charade...I mean lawsuit. By digging around in Holly Lobby's 2012 investment portfolio, Ms. Redden discovered "religious objection" doesn't apply if the company is making money from abortion and contraceptives products. The religious objection only applies when providing healthcare for women.

Rick Ungar from Forbes says it best:

In what just may be the most stunning example of hypocrisy in my lifetime, Mother Jones has uncovered numerous investments on the part of Hobby Lobby’s retirement fund in a wide variety of companies producing abortion and contraception related products...
...Remarkably, the contraceptive devices and products that so offend the religious beliefs of this family are manufactured by the very companies in which Hobby Lobby holds a substantial stake via their employee 401(k) plan.

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Thursday June 05, 2014 · 9:20 PM PDT

2014/06/05 · 21:20

Time Magazine has reached a new low with this weeks cover. Not much to say here except it is a sad day in America. My heart goes out to Sgt Bowe Bergdahl and his family. You don't deserve this.

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