Source: Daniel Boczarski / Getty Dej Loaf Pays For Marriage Licenses For Gay Couples In honor of National Pride Month, Detroit rapper Dej Loaf showed her solidarity with the LGBTQ community by paying for all marriage licenses for same-sex couples in New York City today. After dropping her new single, “Liberated”, Dej Loaf put up an Instagram post with a statement that read, “On June 8th, I am helping people get liberated. Visit New York City Hall To Have Your Marriage License Costs Covered By Me.” The caption added that couples were to arrive at 141 Worth St. in New York, NY beginning at 8:30 am. Mad props to Dej Loaf for showing that love is love.
Harry Belafonte must’ve gotten through to Beyoncé because she’s got her social justice hat on this weekend. Not to say she hasn’t already been super charitable with her Chime For Change campaign and other work, but this weekend Bey made sure to show her solidarity with Trayvon Martin’s family, blacking out her Instagram in his honor: She also offered a few words of wisdom: Hit the flip for Bey’s birthday wishes for Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai
Did you know that Republicans are preparing to let women die on the floor? That’s according to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who made some shocking statements in a press conference today. “For a moment, I want to get back to what was asked about the issue on the floor today that Mr. Hoyer address,” Pelosi said. “He made a point and I want to emphasize it. Under this bill, when the Republicans… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Blaze Discovery Date : 13/10/2011 17:37 Number of articles : 2
The Occupy Wall Street movement has captured the attention of students across the country. In fact, today, there is an Occupy Colleges protest scheduled for 4:30pm, when students at more than 90 colleges plan to walk out of class to show their solidarity with the Wall Street movement. More than half a million people have Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : B2C Marketing Insider Discovery Date : 13/10/2011 22:09 Number of articles : 2
Grenades in casinos?! What part of the game is that??? At least 40 people were killed and numerous others injured in a reported grenade attack at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico, the capital of Nuevo Leon, according to attorney general in that northern state. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. local time (5 p.m. ET) at the Casino Royale when two people aboard a vehicle arrived, and one threw three grenades into the building. There were conflicting unconfirmed reports from local media that the assailants poured gasoline on the building before setting it on fire. Between 20 and 30 people were trapped in the casino because of debris from the explosions, said Cmdr. Angel Flores with the Green Cross. Video from the scene showed a burned-out building as firefighters made rescue attempts to break the wall of the facade of the casino to release the smoke inside the building. The President of Mexico, Felipe Calderon had this to say about the incident: “With deep consternation, I express my solidarity with Nuevo Leon and the victims of this abhorrent act of terror and barbarism.” He added more: “These reprehensible acts require us all to persevere in the fight against gangs of unscrupulous criminals. All the support to NL (Nuevo Leon).” How long are they going to let this f***ery go on until someone does something down there? Source
I stand with them. The class war has taken an ugly turn. Breitbart and his band of fuckwits are descending on Madison, Wisconsin tomorrow with their Don’t Tread on Me Flags and their armored scooters. This, however, is heartening: (H/T Payter!) Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Balloon Juice Discovery Date : 19/02/2011 09:17 Number of articles : 2
