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@pjcolbeck Tried to Hijack Michigan’s Social Studies Curriculum: Let Him Know Exactly What You Think
Monday , 18, June 2018 Section 16, Tea Party 2 CommentsIn early May of 2018, Social Studies teachers in Michigan were offered the opportunity to review the latest draft of the Social Studies Content Standards projected to replace the 2007 standards by 2019. Considering that starting this year state testing accounts for half of 40 percent of a teacher’s annual evaluation, it would be nice […]
In Which Gary Glenn Makes Up North Progressive’s Point With A Single Comment
Tuesday , 24, November 2015 LGBT Rights, Nerd Problems, Religious Fundamentalism, Same Sex Marriage, Tea Party, Tealiban Leave a commentLike a narcissistic moth to a media flame, Michigan State Representative for the 98th District Gary Glenn found this humble blog with a post about how much he craves attention, especially when it pairs his name with someone who is more famous or powerful than he is. If he does it enough, some of that […]
Gary Glenn Continues to Hate People Who Are Not Gary Glenn: My Name’s in the News Edition
Sunday , 22, November 2015 LGBT Rights, Nerd Problems, Religious Fundamentalism, Same Sex Marriage, Tea Party, Tealiban 10 CommentsGary Glenn documented every instance of his name on his Facebook page this week in relation to Rick Snyder being the first state governor to ban, then put on hold relocating Syrian refugees to Michigan. Glenn shared his press release and quotes from online news, broadcast, and print sources such as Midland Daily News, Mlive, […]
Russia Unveils Their Own Pride Flag for Day of Family, Love and Fidelity
Friday , 10, July 2015 Religious Fundamentalism 3 CommentsJuly 8 in Russia is celebrated as “Day of Family, Love and Fidelity.” The holiday dates back to 2008 with the purpose of promoting heterosexual families as the only legitimate traditional family in the nation. In 2013, Russia passed a law banning all promotion of LGBT media and culture as an acceptable lifestyle for Russian […]
Coheed and Cambria Sing Justice Scalia’s Dissenting Opinions #lovewins
Saturday , 27, June 2015 LGBT Rights, Same Sex Marriage Leave a commentGood morning! Coheed and Cambria Sing Justice Scalia’s Dissenting Opinions from Funny Or Die
Michigan Republicans Adopt Resolution Demanding SCOTUS Respect States’ Rights: Anti-Marbury v. Madison Edition
Monday , 4, May 2015 LGBT Rights, Same Sex Marriage Leave a commentStraws, meet Clutching. Right-wing religious authoritarians in the United States are terrified because they know the end of treating same sex couples as second class citizens no longer is a matter of if, but when. Their ability to discriminate against people of the LGBT community makes them cry out they’re the ones being discriminated against. […]
Gary Glenn and Pete Hoesktra Share Something In Common With David Duke
Sunday , 4, January 2015 Candidates, Tea Party, Tealiban 5 CommentsLast week in the wake of the Steve Scalise scandal, David Duke, the leader of the European-American Unity Rights Organization where Scalise made his career-changing speech informed the press to leave the future House Majority Whip alone or he would share the names of other politicians he shares donors with. While the press waited with […]