Lady Gaga Stands Against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

You've probably seen this but Lady Gaga takes a political stand by calling on the Senate to vote with Sen. Reid and Sen. Carl Levin in opposing the filibuster, defeat amendments to strike repeal, and defeat any crippling amendments - to put an end to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy effective since 1993.

If you want equality, you've got to demand it for everyone.

The video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG5VK2lquEc

Take Action:
http://www.sldn.org/blog/archives/gaga

Oil Activism

Activists holding signs stating "Big Oil Lies People Die" at today's Congressional hearing with oil execs testifying on the devastating Gulf of Mexico Oil disaster. Photo via Change Chevron, http://changechevron.org/

Side note: execs had also testified that a clean up plan for the Gulf included walruses. Unfortunately, walruses are not native to the Gulf. Embarrassing isn't it? These people are in charge of cleaning up a major environmental disaster yet they don't even know what animals are native to the gulf. Disturbing...

Find out more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/15/exxon-bp-ceos-it-was-emba_n_612837.html

Widows Seek Repeal of High Seas Death Law

Animals are not the only beings feeling the burn of the BP oil spill. Widows of the men killed from the blast are fighting back by asking the US Congress to repeal a 90 year-old law that limits the amount of money victims' families may receive from accidents more than 3 miles from the shore.

Widows Courtney Kemp (26) of Jonesville, La. and Natalie Roshto, 21, of Liberty, Miss. are being vocal.

"This tragedy will not be in vain if it serves to make the lives of every man and woman working in the oilfield the top priority and cause the powerful oil companies to know that they will be held accountable for their actions," Roshto said.

Asked by Stupak what they would ask BP executives, if they could, both women answered, "Why?"

"What went wrong?" Roshto asked. "Why weren't you out there trying to do something in the weeks before when they were having problems?"

Kemp agreed, but added: "Why is it that money is more important than someone's life?"

- excerpt from Huffington Post

Read the full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/07/gulf-oil-rig-widows-repeal_n_603889.html

Unlikely Voice of US Illegal Immigration Issues: 7-Year Old Daisy Cuevas

7-Year Old Daisy Cuevas, daughter of undocumented immigrants from Peru, becomes an unlikely voice of the illegal immigration issue after asking the First Lady a few questions. See video below.

Can't see the video? Go to The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/01/daisy-cuevas-peruvian-chi_n_596081.html

Sotomayor on Supreme Court

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Ladies, Obama hooked us up. By nominating Sonia Sotomayor, he hopes to confirm the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court. A born and raised New Yorker, Sotomayer has literally risen from poverty (influenced by fictional sleuth Nancy Drew) to one of the most exclusive positions in law.

10 Things to Know about Sotomayor via Huffington Post.

Pretty Bad Girls

Kimberly Gutierrez
photo by Ashley Harrell / SF Weekly

"Without parental guidance, they lived wild and free at an early age, but murder will keep them locked up for years."

Pretty Bad Girls is an article by Ashley Harrell from last week's SF Weekly about teenage girls gone bad. Not bad girls club bad but baaaaadddd. Makes for a good read plus there's a photo gallery featuring the subjects, like the one above of Kimberly Gutierrez.

Ladies Night Lawsuit

Image courtesy of gigposters.com

Seems like "Ladies Night" is not a favorite for all. Attorney Roy Den Hollander, who has crusaded against feminism and recently sued a university over its women's studies program, said ladies' nights at Manhattan nightclubs discriminate against men by offering women free or discounted admission and drinks.

Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum tossed the lawsuit out of federal court in Manhattan on Monday. She said nightclubs can price their products as they wish because they're not acting as representatives of the state. He called the judge a feminist and said her dismissal of his lawsuit was consistent with the discrimination embedded in many of America's institutions.

Last month, Hollander sued Columbia University, saying its women's studies program is discriminatory and unconstitutional because the school didn't have a comparable men's program.

Sounds like someone needs to take a breather or get some sweet action...

Source: Huffington Post