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Fast Walker 52

Fast Walker 52's Journal

August 25, 2015

Slavery Reparation solution-- black votes count as 5/3 of a person

I love this idea. Would give greater political power to blacks. Obviously, it would also turn many southern states blue.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/08/21/we-used-to-count-black-americans-as-35-of-a-person-instead-of-reparations-give-them-53-of-a-vote/?

August 14, 2015

Shell to start Arctic drilling

this is so disgusting, and upsetting that Obama approved this.

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/08/11/despite-all-warnings-and-delays-shell-announces-arctic-drilling-begin

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/08/14/untouchable-climate-case-against-arctic-drilling

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/08/14/beyond-ironic-obamas-pending-arctic-visit-invites-charges-hypocrisy

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/08/13/cant-touch-stave-climate-disaster-arctic-oil-must-stay-ground

August 14, 2015

Professional GOP asshole Erick Erickson discovers that the conservative/Republican base is very ugly

And of course he never did anything to foster their ugliness.

Schadenfreude!

http://www.redstate.com/2015/08/14/can-we-recalibrate/

ETA: sorry to make you click on Redstate, but seeing all the sick emails he got for criticizing Trump is priceless.

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