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Episode 6: Miss Elle’s Guide to the Emmys!

The 2012 Emmy nominations were announced last week and if you’re not a huge TV buff like me, you might not be up to date with all of the future winners. Don’t worry, I got you! Here’s a quick guide on what to expect from the Emmys this year (and every year.)

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Episode 5: Miss Elle on Blocking the Vote!

Think you have the right to vote? Think again! There’s been a lot of talk about voters suppression bills on Tumblr, so I’m here to help you through them. Know your states’ laws & get yourself registered!

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I’ve been on a positive tip lately, especially in regards to Miss Elle and my other projects. What is everyone out there doing to stay positive? I think I’ll take Beyonce’s advice and regulate the self-pity to one day out of the year! There are so many better things I could be doing.
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I’ve been on a positive tip lately, especially in regards to Miss Elle and my other projects. What is everyone out there doing to stay positive? I think I’ll take Beyonce’s advice and regulate the self-pity to one day out of the year! There are so many better things I could be doing.

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Miss Elle (Episode 4): On Eliminating the Elitism!

I’m not about that elitist life. Here’s why me and activism elitism don’t mix.

Note: I’ve thought about this a lot before making this video, and I totally realize there are oppressive/harmful forms of activism that should and are discussed. Things like commercialism activism (see: KONY 2012) are not things I immediately thumbs up. This video is just in reference to the usual offenders of the elitist crowd (“you can’t be an activist from behind a computer!”)

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The 5 Craziest Policies In Texas Republicans’ 2012 Platform

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Here’s a look at the five most outrageous beliefs Texas Republicans hold:

1) The party opposes almost all forms of taxation: The Texas GOP supports “repeal of the Sixteenth Amendment,” which instituted a national income tax, and instead favors awildly regressivenational sales tax that would hit low- and middle-income Americans hardest. It also favors making the Bush tax cuts permanent and repealing the capital gains tax and the estate tax, the latter of which it claims is “immoral and should be abolished forever.” On the state level, it supports abolishing property and business taxes, and property taxes on inventory, and opposes efforts to institute a state income tax, an Internet sales tax, professional licensing fees, and taxes on real estate transactions. Instead, it supports “shifting the tax burden to a consumption-based tax.”

2) It supports returning to the gold standard: “We support the return to the time tested precious metal standard for the U.S. dollar,” the platform states, echoing Rep. Ron Paul (R), the state’s eccentric congressman and presidential candidate. While returning to “sound money,” as the platform calls it, is popular among far right-wing conservatives, it is “not feasiblefor practical and policy reasons,” according to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Most economists agree that the gold standardnever workedand that returning to it now would havedisastrous consequencesfor the American economy.

3) It supports privatizing Social Security: Given that Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) called Social Security a “Ponzi scheme” during his ill-fated presidential campaign, it may be no surprise that the Texas GOP opposes one of the nation’s most successful federal programs. “We support an immediate and orderly transition to a system of private pensions based on the concept of individual retirement accounts, and gradually phasing out the Social Security tax,” the platform says, ignoring that had such a plan been enacted prior to the Great Recession, it would have cost an October 2008 retireetens of thousands of dollars(and that was before the market bottomed out in 2009). Millions of Americans lost everything in private accounts during the recession, and Social Security wasall they had left.

4) It opposes multicultural education and “critical thinking”: “We believe the current teaching of a multicultural curriculum is divisive,” the platform says, adding that it supports teaching “common American identity and loyalty instead of political correctness that nurtures alienation among racial and ethnic groups.” In Arizona, where Republicansbanned multicultural programs, students in those programs actuallyout-performed their peers. Texas Republicans also believe “controversial theories” such evolution and climate change — whicharen’tcontroversialat all — “should be taught as challengeable scientific theories subject to change as new data is produced.” There’s more: the GOP also opposes the teaching of “critical thinking skills” because they “focus on behavior modification and have the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority.”

5) It supports corporal punishment in schools: “Corporal punishment is effective and legal in Texas,” the platform states, adding that teachers and school boards should be given “more authority to deal with disciplinary problems.” Actual research, however, shows that corporal punishment is bad for children and their education. Research shows that corporal punishment is “associated with an increase in delinquency, antisocial behavior, and aggression in children,” according to the American Psychoanalytic Association, which “strongly condemns” the use of such punishment. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents and schools use other forms of punishment because “corporal punishment is of limited effectiveness and has potentially deleterious side effects.”

h/t: Travis Waldron at Think Progress Economy

And to think I live here! Not trying to say that higher education in Texas is less scary than public…but yeah, it totally is. Glad I got out when I did!

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On Obamacare & You
For anyone out there still trying to make sense of this thing! Get live updates at Bloomberg Law.
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On Obamacare & You

For anyone out there still trying to make sense of this thing! Get live updates at Bloomberg Law.

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The Clapback Collection: Tuesday, June 26th

Although these aren’t so much clapbacks as they are thoughts I have, here are some stories I ran across today that are crusin’ for a bruisin’:

  • Student loan deal reached? If that’s true, then July 1st will get a hell of a lot more interesting. But I’m curious to know who’s exactly calling this a “deal”—Republicans or Democrats? Context is important here and since both sides are known for speaking their own languages (with zero subtitles!) I’m a little perplexed. Personally, I think Congress understands the urgency of getting this vote right—while I’m (probably a little too) assured that they’ll extend the rate cut, I’m not so sure on how this will play out in the campaigning process. Obama has been very good on traveling around getting the word out, but will this be enough to get students back on the bandwagon? (Who cares really?)
  • Obama scares the donors? Is being honest the same as trying to scare? Thanks to Wisconsin, we all know how important outspending is when it comes to influencing a campaign. But I think it’s pretty good that Obama can admit to know where the financial waters lie—no use in kidding yourself. 
  • Obama tells Arizona to drop dead? But that’s totally my job! Also: spoiler—Obama totally doesn’t tell Arizona to drop dead. Jan Brewer needs to learn how to paraphrase.
  • Romney says Obama is the biggest outsourcer of all! Sometimes this shit writes itself, folks! Totally doesn’t need a clap back.
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Infographic Time! July 1st is upon us, and Congress has some work to do.
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Infographic Time! July 1st is upon us, and Congress has some work to do.

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A quick and easy guide to the SB 1070 ruling and why it’s important!
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ETA: I really wish Photoshop spellchecked. That’s *the bill, folks!
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A quick and easy guide to the SB 1070 ruling and why it’s important!

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ETA: I really wish Photoshop spellchecked. That’s *the bill, folks!

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Miss Elle (Episode 3): On Hiking the Interest

On July 1st, you and your loans are going to have to work something out. Here’s why!

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