The Senate passed the Gang of 8 Immigration bill back in June, but since then it has not been brought up by a vote in the House by John Boehner. With less than 8 days left in the Congressional calender, it seems like it is dead this year. But it appears things may change soon. Those protesting for immigration reform have been increasing the pressure for comprehensive reform. Comprehensive reform went nowhere in 2007, and was last done in 1986. Articulate young protesters have approached Boehner at breakfast at a local diner, at his home early in the morning, and are occupying the mall in front of Congress, fasting since November 20th. They have passionate intimate stories of being separated from their families, and are stuck in the American nightmare, hoping for a chance at the American dream. All Boehner has said is he is trying to find a way to move on reform. Conservatives have their lists of negatives for not embracing immigration reform---its a drain on economy, immigrants only vote Democrat, it awards illegal activity, will increase crime, and other reasons why they can't do anything on reform.
President Obama has his faults as well, breaking a promise to stop deportations of non criminal illegal immigrants. He is approaching 2 million deportations, more than any other president.
Immigration reform will help children who were brought here through no fault of their own, will help those who see America as their only home, who did well in high school and are not allowed to go to college, who want to work here and pay taxes but are not allowed to. Even Grover Norquist likes immigration reform as a way to get more money without raising taxes, because more people will be paying taxes at the current rate. He also amazingly criticizes the history of racist immigration policies. It will help the debt and deficit, will not lead to an increase in crime (they are already here, crime won't increase if they're made legal).
Hopefully the House will act soon, as several political barriers are falling---registration for the 2014 election is over soon, so threats of being primaried from the right will either appear or not soon. Too bad politicians these days care more about being reelected rather than serving the people they represent.
Serve the people's needs, and you will be reelected. Your job is to serve the people you represent, not yourself.
We are a nation of immigrants, and they are our greatest strength. It's time to keep our promises to them, and make the process of becoming a citizen in this great country possible.
REFORM IMMIGRATION POLICIES NOW!!!!!
hire of Rebecca Talent may be sign of hope for Immigration
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2013/1204/Is-Boehner-getting-serious-on-immigration-reform-New-hire-intrigues.-video
THIS AMERICAN LIFE story about the Morton Memos and Obama's policies http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/498/the-one-thing-youre-not-supposed-to-do?act=1#play
http://prospect.org/article/los-infiltradores
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/07/obama-administration-not-deporting-many-criminals-immigration
LIBDEM TWEETS---tweets from @libdem2 and @libdemwasjailed
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Tylenol (Acetaminophen) overdose is DEADLY AND EASY (This American Life and ProPobulica Reports) link here
The Last Tweets From An American Jihadist In Somalia link here
Omar Hammami grew up in a [Muslim-Christian family link] in the small of town of Daphne, Ala., but ended up in southern Somalia on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list. Last week, Hammami was reportedly killed by members of al-Shabab, the al-Qaida-linked militant group, after a falling out with its leadership.
He also went by the name of Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, or "the American."
The story of how a young, charismatic kid from Alabama became a self-described terrorist has fascinated many people, including counterterrorism expert J.M. Berger, author of Jihad Joe: Americans Who Go to War in the Name of Islam.
On March 16, 2012, Hammami got a lot more interesting when he uploaded a video to YouTube, a virtual message in a bottle. Speaking directly to the camera in Arabic and then repeating the message in English, a grim-faced Omar made a shaky plea for help.
"To whomever it may reach from the Muslims … I record this message today because I fear my life may be endangered by [al-Shabab] because of some differences that occurred regarding matters of the sharia and of strategy."
KENYA Update from @911Buff 9:30am
KENYA'S WESTGATE MALL SHOOTING: -
59 DEAD -
160 WOUNDED -
MORE THAN 30 HOURS -TERRORISTS STILL IN MALL -STILL HOLDING HOSTAGES
3 BRITISH DEAD
DC NAVY YARD 'Stand Down' Controversy Continues to Reverberate on Capitol Hill link here
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, had no knowledge until late Tuesday of allegations first reported by the BBC that a heavily armed Capitol Police team was told to stand down when it arrived at the scene.
Part of the animosity stems from the fact that Issa fought tooth and nail to get Pickering to testify in a private deposition. When Pickering finally agreed to talk, Issa kept it under wraps for months and ignored the substance of Pickering's testimony.
This, of course, is what Pickering feared all along, which is why he resisted Issa's deposition invitation in May and offered instead to testify in public before the committee. But Issa balked at the idea and used the threat of subpoena to bring him into a closed door deposition. It was only until Thursday that Pickering and Mullen finally testified in public, much to the relief of the Oversight Committee's ranking member, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD).
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has scrapped a scheduled state visit to the White House amid Brazilian outrage over news that the U.S. spied on her and a Brazilian oil company. link here
DC NAVY YARD 'Stand Down' Controversy Continues to Reverberate on Capitol Hill link here
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, had no knowledge until late Tuesday of allegations first reported by the BBC that a heavily armed Capitol Police team was told to stand down when it arrived at the scene.
Issa debunks Issa on Benghazi
BENGHAZI MORE documents disprove GOP claims link here
Earlier this week, House Oversight Committee chairman Darrell Issa released a scathing critique of the State Department's investigation into the Benghazi incident. Hours later, the committee quietly released documents that run against a number of claims in Issa's report, including the idea that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was to blame for security failures in Benghazi.
Issa's report said ""the ARB was not comprehensive; it did not conduct thorough interviews, it was plagued by conflicts of interest; and the board failed to hold senior State Department officials accountable, such as Clinton."" BUT The retired admiral [Mullen] added that it was impossible to peg Clinton to the security failures because she was too far removed from those decisions. "[W]e found no evidence whatsoever that [Secretary Clinton] was involved in security decisions [in Libya]," he said.
This, of course, is what Pickering feared all along, which is why he resisted Issa's deposition invitation in May and offered instead to testify in public before the committee. But Issa balked at the idea and used the threat of subpoena to bring him into a closed door deposition. It was only until Thursday that Pickering and Mullen finally testified in public, much to the relief of the Oversight Committee's ranking member, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD).
GOP Healthcare Plan
OBAMACARE after 3 years, 1 presidential election, and 42 votes in Congress to defund or repeal, GOP finally released THEIR replacement Health care law----they have been chanting ""repeal and replace obamacare"" for 3 years now, and now they have replace option GOP Plan
Article on GOP Healthcare plan link here
Senator Coburn predicts latest defunding tactic won't be successful link here
cites CBO report and lack of GOP votes in passing bill
BUSINESS GROUPS HATE GOVT GRIDLOCK ""do something, anything, to help economy"" link here
Groups representing all sizes of the private sector are ramping up calls for Washington to do something – anything – to help the economy, rather than hurt it.
“It’s exasperating because there are real consequences,” said David French, top lobbyist for the National Retail Federation. “The business community sometimes feels like it’s a hostage situation, and they prefer not to have a front row seat.“
They urged Congress to promptly raise the debt ceiling, but refused to call one party out over another.
IMMIGRATION
House "Gang of 7" loses 2 more GOP members (was gang of 8, is now gang of 5) link here
Texas GOP Reps. Sam Johnson and John Carter said in a joint statement that they decided to leave the “gang of seven” because of “a lack of faith in President [Barack] Obama to enforce the current and new laws necessary to solve the immigration problem.”
The first Republican to leave the one-time “gang of eight” earlier this year was Rep. Raúl R. Labrador of Idaho, citing irreconcilable differences with the other members.
That now leaves a “gang of five” with one lone Republican: Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida. The Democrats are Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra and his fellow Californian Zoe Lofgren, Luis V. Gutierrez of Illinois and John Yarmuth of Kentucky.
House Dems outraise GOP in August, have more cash overall as well link here
Dems raised $800,000 more than the National Republican Congressional Committee
House Democrats also have more cash on hand--they reported $4.6 million raised last month and $16.1 million in the bank, while House Republicans raised $3.8 million and ended the month with $12.7 million in cash on hand.
Both committees previously eliminated their outstanding debt from the 2012 cycle.
cites CBO report and lack of GOP votes in passing bill
BUSINESS GROUPS HATE GOVT GRIDLOCK ""do something, anything, to help economy"" link here
Groups representing all sizes of the private sector are ramping up calls for Washington to do something – anything – to help the economy, rather than hurt it.
“It’s exasperating because there are real consequences,” said David French, top lobbyist for the National Retail Federation. “The business community sometimes feels like it’s a hostage situation, and they prefer not to have a front row seat.“
They urged Congress to promptly raise the debt ceiling, but refused to call one party out over another.
IMMIGRATION
House "Gang of 7" loses 2 more GOP members (was gang of 8, is now gang of 5) link here
Texas GOP Reps. Sam Johnson and John Carter said in a joint statement that they decided to leave the “gang of seven” because of “a lack of faith in President [Barack] Obama to enforce the current and new laws necessary to solve the immigration problem.”
The first Republican to leave the one-time “gang of eight” earlier this year was Rep. Raúl R. Labrador of Idaho, citing irreconcilable differences with the other members.
That now leaves a “gang of five” with one lone Republican: Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida. The Democrats are Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra and his fellow Californian Zoe Lofgren, Luis V. Gutierrez of Illinois and John Yarmuth of Kentucky.
House Dems outraise GOP in August, have more cash overall as well link here
Dems raised $800,000 more than the National Republican Congressional Committee
House Democrats also have more cash on hand--they reported $4.6 million raised last month and $16.1 million in the bank, while House Republicans raised $3.8 million and ended the month with $12.7 million in cash on hand.
Both committees previously eliminated their outstanding debt from the 2012 cycle.
Glenn Greenwald article -----The War on Whistleblowers and Journalists link here
FOIA NSA story link here
FOIA MuckRock link here
a website that helps with Government Freedom of Information Act requests
Border detainments of Sarah and her family (all American Citizens, practicing Muslims) returning from a wedding in Canada, information from Border Patrol and other stories of detention and deportation.
Barrett Brown Story link here
the story of Journalist and Activist Barrett Brown, and how his trial and prosecution can affect journalism in the future
I dont understand this----but here it is anyway link here
NIST link here
NIST ITL link here
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