Archive - June 27th, 2016

Gun violence and the death of joy: We’re losing the places where we once felt safe

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“That’s the notion people who feel a need to keep their guns so they can one day fight the government cling to, albeit a notion they express rather less eloquently. “Here’s the bad news for those people: You have already been effectively disarmed. Mason is presupposing a world where the government has arms that are […]

Supreme Court says no to guns for convicted wife-beaters

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Good. Gun owners of America lose again at Supreme Court via Facebook http://ift.tt/28ZWkwJ through IFTTT

Lives are on the line: The smearing of LGBTs by the right is more than disturbing — it’s dangerous

June 27 Comments Off on Lives are on the line: The smearing of LGBTs by the right is more than disturbing — it’s dangerous Category: Facebook, Feed

“How ironic. The architect of North Carolina’s anti-transgender “bathroom bill,” which took away the right of transgender people to use the restroom that matches their gender identity, compared LGBT rights activists with the Taliban.” Politicians and anti-LGBT activists have created a climate in which gay and trans people are constantly at risk via Facebook http://ift.tt/28YlZ7Y […]

Airbnb and house-sharing firms reduced New York housing stock by 10% – study

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AirBnB: – “Reducing available housing stock citywide by 10%” – “More than 55% of rooms or apartments listed on Airbnb in New York are illegal” – “Entire home or apartment listings rented out illegally by commercial hosts” […] “8,000 units fitting that description, the report says, noting that the landlords or hosts made more than […]