Melania’s White House Christmas decorations have become a horror meme yet again
Your new holiday tradition: A Very Scary White House Christmas!
The White House has decked its halls for the holidays. And just like last year, its trimmings look more frightening than festive at first glance.
If you were one of many people who thought last year’s White House Christmas display was bizarrely ominous, moody lighting and barren tree skeletons looking like the backdrop of a horror movie – well, then, I can’t wait to hear what you think of the 2018 holiday look.
Melania reportedly spent months working on this year’s decorations, which she unveiled in a series of Monday morning tweets.
Perhaps determined to continue signaling disregard for her critics, Drumpf has repeated the idea of horror-tinged White-House decor in at least one corner of the place, lining an entire hallway with blood-red Christmas trees that immediately reminded gawkers on social media of fun holiday movies.
Like Stanley Kubrick’s Christmas classic The Shining!
There has been much discussion about the demographic makeup of the 2012 electorate, and one thing is clear: Women’s voices determined the outcome of the election.
Across the board, women made the difference.
Here are seven key facts about women voters and the gender gap in the 2012 elections.
Women were the majority of voters
The gender gap grew to 10 points
Women decided the 2012 election
The gender gap extends beyond women of color
The top issues for women were the economy and a candidate who will fight for them
Extreme remarks and candidates changed the debate
Abortion and women’s health issues played a real role
It was a beautiful day, June 26, 2015, when SCOTUS confirmed marriage equality nationwide.
On that day, it became “the law of the land“.
It was a momentous win which had entailed plenty of work from individuals, organizations, grassroots.
This day confirmed the equality of love.
“LOVE IS LOVE”
#LoveWins#LawOfTheLand
#BeOnTheRightSideOfHistory
These and many other hashtags and phrases where coined that day.
Many memes were circulated online.
Yet, we all knew that this would only be the beginning. Remember the baker, remember the florists, remember the conservative politicians?
WHAT DO YOU CALL SOMEONE WHO REFUSES TO FOLLOW THE LAW?
Religious zealot, stubborn mule, fanatic, hypocrite, criminal
I’m a strong believer that everyone is entitled to their own beliefs, opinions and thoughts. Yet, at the same time, no one should impose any of these on others.
This is the kind of divisive talk that keeps this society so polarized.
This talk and these actions are dangerous.
Rather than living in peace, discord, threats, inequality, discrimination and violence ensues.
This clerk has taken it upon herself to disobey the “law of the land”.
She gone to several courts stating that she only obeys and recognizes “God’s authority”.
Come to find out that she’s been married four times! Where’s the sanctity of marriage here? I don’t judge her four failed marriages.
I’m sure those seeking licenses from her don’t either.
Excuse you me, but if this isn’t plain and simple hypocrisy, what is?
Kentucky Clerk Denies Same-Sex Marriage Licenses, Defying Court
MOREHEAD, KENTUCKY
A county clerk in Kentucky who objects to same-sex marriage on religious grounds denied licenses to gay couples on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, saying she was acting “under God’s authority,” just hours after the Supreme Court refused to support her position.
In a raucous scene in this little town, two same-sex couples walked into the Rowan County Courthouse, trailed by television cameras and chanting protesters on both sides of the issue, only to be turned away by the county clerk, Kim Davis.
As one couple, David Ermold and David Moore, tried to engage her in an argument, Ms. Davis said several times that her office would not issue any marriage licenses.
“Under whose authority?” Mr. Ermold asked.
“Under God’s authority,” she replied.
Ms. Davis, who took office in January, said later in the day in a statement released by her lawyers that she had received death threats, but that she would neither resign nor relent.
“To issue a marriage license which conflicts with God’s definition of marriage, with my name affixed to the certificate, would violate my conscience,” she said. “
It is not a light issue for me. It is a Heaven or Hell decision. For me it is a decision of obedience.
I have no animosity toward anyone and harbor no ill will. To me this has never been a gay or lesbian issue.
It is about marriage and God’s word.”
“As it appears in … full read/full credit”
~Same-Sex Marriage Licenses STILL Denied By Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis~
~Published on Sep 1, 2015~
Kim Davis, a clerk for Rowan County, Kentucky, refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples one day after the Supreme Court told her she had no legal ground to stand on.
I mean how do you bring such an insidious plan to fruition?. I imagine it takes some organizing .. a plan.
I foresee the only “effective” mechanism is rooted in history.
Trump will prepare enough cattle car trains to transport 11 million.
While he rounds up the 11 million, he will need a place to intern them; not enough prisons. Yes, I see camps as his only option. Otherwise how else will he ensure the deportation?
Before that he will need a special police force to drag them out of their homes to transport to central camps.
In summary, he needs
1) special cops
2) trains
3) camps
Sounds familiar?
The only difference is the cops will have DT on their shirt lapels instead of SS and the train cars will all be embossed with 24 caract gold lettering reading “TRUMP“.
Any doubt he has a Nazi mindset?
Wasn’t that vile man whose name began with an H a megalomaniac too?
For one so small,
you seem so strong
My arms will hold you,
keep you safe and warm This bond between us Can’t be broken
I will be here
Don’t you cry
‘Cause you’ll be in my heart
Yes, you’ll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
You’ll be in my heart
No matter what they say You’ll be here in my heart, always
Why can’t they understand
the way we feel
They just don’t trust
what they can’t explain
I know we’re different but,
deep inside us We’re not that different at all
~~You’ll Be in my Heart~~
Phil Collins Music Video
~~Uploaded on Aug 22, 2010~~
Phil Collins Performs: ”You’ll Be In My Heart” Live at the First Farewell Tour, 2004.
Ever found yourself in a rut, just waiting for some force of the Universe to pull you out?
When ennui sets in, it can be hard to find a way back into the light, but it typically takes a series of events and choices for us to be living a life out of sync with our personal goals, values, and passions.
Take the long way home
Move
Surround yourself with the right people
Be present
Identify your values
Serve others
I believe we are all connected and thus all have our own roles to play in which we contribute to the collective good. When we connect to that role, we simultaneously connect to our purpose and to each other, filling up that hollowness we can get when we’re not feeling so in love with our life.
Falling back in love with your life requires a little determination and reflection, but mostly it’s about letting go and just tuning in — to your most authentic self and to the world and people around you.
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will begin to hear oral arguments as they prepare to decide whether the U.S. Constitution allows for states to discriminate against same-sex couples by denying them the right to marry or refusing to recognize their marriages performed in jurisdictions where they are legal.
While the historic Supreme Court cases in 2013 (United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry) struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and brought marriage equality back to California, the current case before SCOTUS has the potential to allow for nationwide marriage equality. While over 80 marriage equality cases have worked their way through the judicial system across the country, now, finally, this decision by the highest court in the land could allow same-sex couples to enjoy the same marriage protections and basic rights as their different-sex counterparts.
Marriage equality will ensure that same-sex couples will be recognized on the state level for tax purposes, healthcare decision making, and inheritance determinations. On the federal level these couples will also gain access to critical lifeline benefits like Social Security and Veterans spousal benefits — programs that have remained out of reach for couples living in states that do not recognize their marriage.
oral arguments will begin in the landmark marriage equality case Obergefell v. Hodges — the Supreme Court case that could bring marriage equality to all 50 states.
Take action: say #LoveCantWait for nationwide marriage equality at hrc.org/lovecantwait
Stay posted: Stay up to date on all breaking news around marriage equality at hrc.org/SCOTUS
~Marriage Equality Makes Its Way to the Supreme Court Again~
It Is What It Is 