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The wealth of Congress has TRIPLED in 25 years and... →
underthemountainbunker:
Let the GOP / Teaparty continue to argue that federal workers are the enemy — it’s complete fiction but it’s essential to the Republican Strategy. Here are some facts you’ll never see reported on Fox “News”:
The wealth of members of Congress has TRIPLED in 25 years while the average U.S. family has suffered a DROP in their worth
The wealth gap between those governing...
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Thelma Mitchell cleaned this governor’s office for his entire term. She has been...
– Longtime state employee may be blocked from voting (via pantslessprogressive)
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The New Professionalism →
Maybe there’s a legitimate law enforcement reason to strip a man naked, strap him to a chair, tie a “spit hood” around his mouth, put a hood over his head (see video at the link), and douse him with pepper spray until he dies. That’s what sheriff’s deputies in Lee County, Florida did to 62-year-old Nick Christie two-and-a-half years ago.
I certainly can’t think of any such legitimate reason....
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BofA to Pay $335M Discrimination Settlement →
According to the DOJ’s complaint, Countrywide charged over 200,000 African-American and Hispanic borrowers higher fees and interest rates than non-Hispanic white borrowers with a similar credit profile. The complaint says that these borrowers were charged higher fees and rates because of their race or national origin rather than any other objective criteria… By steering borrowers into subprime...
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