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The leading Republican candidate in retiring Rep. Michele Bachmann’s congressional district denies climate science, is virulently anti-gay, and sponsored everything from voter ID legislation to a minimum wage law repeal. No wonder he’s already being labeled “Michele Bachmann 2.0.” Former Minnesota State Rep. Tom Emmer (R) was the first candidate to step up when Bachmann […]The leading Republican candidate in retiring Rep. Michele Bachmann’s congressional district denies climate science, is virulently anti-gay, and sponsored everything from voter ID legislation to a minimum wage law repeal. No wonder he’s already being labeled “Michele Bachmann 2.0.”
Former Minnesota State Rep. Tom Emmer (R) was the first candidate to step up when Bachmann announced last month that she would be retiring from representing the state’s 6th congressional district at the end of her term. He is best known for unsuccessfully running for Governor in 2010, coming close enough to Democratic candidate and now-Governor Mark Dayton (D) to trigger a recount.
Here are a few things voters should know about Tom Emmer:
1. He opposed anti-bullying legislation because he doesn’t “want the government doing that for us.” Emmer voted against the Safe Schools for All bill, which included sexual orientation among fourteen different characteristics, and would have introduced consistent anti-bullying policies and mandated training for teachers and staff. During his 2010 campaign, he promised to veto it if it were to come across his desk as Governor, saying, “it’s up to the parents, Jacquie and I, to educate our children, how they handle that situation. We’re the ones who have to be the front line of defense for our children. I don’t want the government doing that for us.” The bill was proposed after a rash of gay teens in Minnesota committing suicide. Emmer has adopted virulently anti-gay positions throughout his political career.
2. He thinks waiters make too much, proposed cutting their minimum wage. At a campaign stop in 2010, Emmer said he had heard from local restaurant owners that “there are some people earning over $100,000 a year, more than the very people providing the jobs and investing not only their life savings but their families’ future.” He suggested that bartenders, servers, and other hospitality workers should get a “tip credit,” which would functionally lower their minimum wage. Although Minnesota is one of the only states that does not follow the federal minimum wage for tip-earners of $2.13 (it instead requires tip-earners be paid at least $5.25 hourly), the average food or beverage service worker earned an average of only $10.45 an hour in 2010. Emmer introduced an amendment that would have eliminated the state’s minimum wage laws altogether in 2005.
3. He was one of the first conservatives pushing unconstitutional nullification bills to undermine Obamacare. Even before healthcare legislation passed in Congress, Emmer was making the rounds on Fox News, pushing the idea that any form of federal healthcare program would be unconstitutional. In October 2009, he proposed a “Health Care Freedom Act” that would define Minnesotans as “sovereign individuals” in an attempt to prevent federal law or state law from affecting the health insurance of any individual. Soon after the Affordable Care Act passed, Emmer began advocating nullification of federal laws, an unconstitutional theory used by advocates of slavery before the Civil War, in his state.
4. He denies climate science is real. In addition to calling green jobs a “fancy marketing campaign“, pledging to withdraw Minnesota from a regional climate pact, and telling supporters of the EPA to vote against him, Emmer has publicly denied climate science, saying, “the empirical evidence does not support this and the other reps that have talked. There is another side. Just because we make these chambers available to Will Steger and the crowd that wants to rely on Al Gore’s climate porn doesn’t mean that that’s the way it is. … Folks, there is another side.”
Emmer’s views keep him in good company in the 6th district – Michelle Bachmann is also a climate denier.
5. He wanted to make English the official state language because of the supposed high cost of translating. In 2008, Emmer co-sponsored a bill that would have made English the official state language of Minnesota, in addition to imposing strict immigration status checks for renters and buyers of homes. The Star Tribune asked him about his support of the language component of the bill two years later, reporting, “Emmer said he co-sponsored the 2008 measure because his home county said the cost of producing signs in multiple languages ‘was killing them.’”
Emmer has also sponsored legislation that would have, if passed, imposed sweeping and restrictive voter ID laws in Minnesota, asserted that there is “no constitutional right to abortion“, and allowed for forced castration of sex offenders.
Wow, it’s hard to tell which of these is the most egregious. Proposing a cut to waiter pay is pretty uniquely awful.
A new report shows the real cost of Walmart’s low wages: a single 300-employee Walmart Supercenter in Wisconsin may cost taxpayers anywhere from $904,542 to nearly $1.75 million per year, or about $5,815 per employee. While taxpayers foot the bill for subsidized housing assistance, the food-stamp program, child-care subsidies, energy assistance, and reduced school meals for Walmart’s low-paid workers, Walmart profits.
LIKE and SHARE if you didn’t agree to subsidize Walmart!
Learn more here: http://1.usa.gov/17zQJot
via American Rights at Work on Facebook
And it’s not like everyone can just boycott Walmart, either.
I mean, obviously, some people can and do, but let’s face it…there a lot of people who, for whatever reason, can’t boycott Walmart. Really low prices are part of it, but what if you live in an area where Walmart is really the only true food source you have access to? Some people have no option other than Walmart, so they wind up subsidizing everything listed above without any true say in the matter.
I guarantee you the head honchos at Walmart know that, too.
^ Excellent point. You should avoid Wal-mart if you can afford to avoid Wal-mart. The executives make it a point to open Wal-marts in poorer areas and push out local businesses. They know what they’re doing. They WANT to make their crap the only option. And for many people, it is. But if you can afford to shop somewhere else, do it. Otherwise? Keep on keepin on.
It’s been a week since KINGDOM HEARTS III was announced at the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo during Sony’s press conference, and we are all still trying to soak up all of the new information. Many fans have been awaiting this announcement for some years now and with the release of KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance] last year, the stage for the next and final installment in the Xehanort Saga had been had finally been set.
The newest issue of Famitsu Weekly (7/4) that has come out today covers all of the new games revealed at E3, as well as a new interview with series director Tetsuya Nomura on KINGDOM HEARTS III and FINAL FANTASY XV. In the interview Nomura discusses that there has been nothing decided on the possibility of Riku and Kairi being playable characters. He also mentions that KH3 is the end of the Xehanort Saga, and briefly discusses the new “Kingdom Shaders” that the team plans to use to make an authentic Disney look for each world.
Nomura tells fans to expect more information on KINGDOM HEARTS III at Tokyo Game Show 2013 in September, and the Japan D23 event being held in October.
Update: Tai Yasue, co-director of KH3D and Re:Chain of Memories, will serve as co-director for KH3. Rie Nishi, producer for KINGDOM HEARTS 1.5 ReMIX, is also coming on as producer for KH3.
Thanks to Zephyr for translating the highlights of the interview!
・Director: Tetsuya Nomura
・Co Director: Tai Yasue
・Composer: Yoko Shimomura
・Producer: Rie Nishi・In the story, Sora goes off to find a “key that returns hearts” and travels to various Disney worlds.
・The CG characters that were introduced are: Sora, Donald, and Goofy.
Q & A from Director Tetsuya Nomura
・It is a direct continuation from KINGDOM HEARTS 3D and the selection of new worlds is underway. It is the final battle between Master Xehanort in the last chapter of the Seeker of Darkness saga.
・Other than Sora, will we be able to play as Riku and Kairi?: I can’t say no to the possibility.
・Visuals: We continued to explore on how should a next generation KINGDOM HEARTS should look like and we tried to make the textures to closely resemble those of Disney illustrations. From there, it was updated.
・From numerous attempts by Mr. Nozue, the “KINGDOM SHADER” developed visuals that created those textures.
・Action: In the demo, the moments were a lot more rampant. There will be more adventurous experiences, KINGDOM HEARTS III will utilize three party members, in every world NPCs can also participate in these flashy battles. As one progresses, the AI for friends and foes become different.
・Sora learned the Keyblade’s truer strength during the Mark of Mastery Exam.
・The development team of FINAL FANTASY XV and KINGDOM HEARTS III have a friendly competition between each other. There is also a response to a sneak preview, online compatibility is being considered and please wait for more information in the future. This year, TGS in October and also D23 Expo Japan will be revealing more information.
Click here for a recap of the information revealed at E3 2013!
Source: aibo_ac7 via Twitter, Sokubou @ Hokanko
Edit: Thanks to ArikaMiz, we can see new renders for Sora, Donald and Goofy!
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For what it’s worth, I think Jesus would have totes supported this tumblr. I know I sure do. - courage86Dude, Jesus was a socialist hippie who gave away free healthcare, hung out with prostitutes, and could turn water into booze. Jesus and I would be BFFs. (And thank you!)
Members of Congress are living off food stamps for a week to protest Republican cuts. It’s a challenge for them, but GOP cuts would hurt millions of everyday Americans.
Why does this not have more publicity. This needs it!
Signal boosting this A) because it deserves to be seen by more people, and b) because I appreciate some members of Congress are actually willing to see what it’s like living on food stamps in order to make their point about how horrifying cutting food stamps would be.
News flash, regressives: people on food stamps do not load up on Snickers bars and filet mignon. They’re limited in what they can buy, and oftentimes, it’s not enough to get by on. Go on thinking these are entitlements that let minorities live lives of luxury, comfortable in the knowledge that you’ll never go hungry.
You privileged, elitist pricks.
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It’s been a week since KINGDOM HEARTS III was announced at the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo during Sony’s press conference, and we are all still trying to soak up all of the new information. Many fans have been awaiting this announcement for some years now and with the release of KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance] last year, the stage for the next and final installment in the Xehanort Saga had been had finally been set.
The newest issue of Famitsu Weekly (7/4) that has come out today covers all of the new games revealed at E3, as well as a new interview with series director Tetsuya Nomura on KINGDOM HEARTS III and FINAL FANTASY XV. In the interview Nomura discusses that there has been nothing decided on the possibility of Riku and Kairi being playable characters. He also mentions that KH3 is the end of the Xehanort Saga, and briefly discusses the new “Kingdom Shaders” that the team plans to use to make an authentic Disney look for each world.
Nomura tells fans to expect more information on KINGDOM HEARTS III at Tokyo Game Show 2013 in September, and the Japan D23 event being held in October.
Update: Tai Yasue, co-director of KH3D and Re:Chain of Memories, will serve as co-director for KH3. Rie Nishi, producer for KINGDOM HEARTS 1.5 ReMIX, is also coming on as producer for KH3.
Thanks to Zephyr for translating the highlights of the interview!
・Director: Tetsuya Nomura・Co Director: Tai Yasue・Composer: Yoko Shimomura・Producer: Rie Nishi
・In the story, Sora goes off to find a “key that returns hearts” and travels to various Disney worlds.・The CG characters that were introduced are: Sora, Donald, and Goofy.
Q & A from Director Tetsuya Nomura
・It is a direct continuation from KINGDOM HEARTS 3D and the selection of new worlds is underway. It is the final battle between Master Xehanort in the last chapter of the Seeker of Darkness saga.
・Other than Sora, will we be able to play as Riku and Kairi?: I can’t say no to the possibility.
・Visuals: We continued to explore on how should a next generation KINGDOM HEARTS should look like and we tried to make the textures to closely resemble those of Disney illustrations. From there, it was updated.
・From numerous attempts by Mr. Nozue, the “KINGDOM SHADER” developed visuals that created those textures.
・Action: In the demo, the moments were a lot more rampant. There will be more adventurous experiences, KINGDOM HEARTS III will utilize three party members, in every world NPCs can also participate in these flashy battles. As one progresses, the AI for friends and foes become different.
・Sora learned the Keyblade’s truer strength during the Mark of Mastery Exam.
・The development team of FINAL FANTASY XV and KINGDOM HEARTS III have a friendly competition between each other. There is also a response to a sneak preview, online compatibility is being considered and please wait for more information in the future. This year, TGS in October and also D23 Expo Japan will be revealing more information.
Click here for a recap of the information revealed at E3 2013!
Source: aibo_ac7 via Twitter, Sokubou @ Hokanko](http://24.media.tumblr.com/125aaaf3967851fdc8173611388c4c46/tumblr_momqpvVK9n1r0dp4jo1_500.png)
It’s been a week since KINGDOM HEARTS III was announced at the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo during Sony’s press conference, and we are all still trying to soak up all of the new information. Many fans have been awaiting this announcement for some years now and with the release of KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance] last year, the stage for the next and final installment in the Xehanort Saga had been had finally been set.
The newest issue of Famitsu Weekly (7/4) that has come out today covers all of the new games revealed at E3, as well as a new interview with series director Tetsuya Nomura on KINGDOM HEARTS III and FINAL FANTASY XV. In the interview Nomura discusses that there has been nothing decided on the possibility of Riku and Kairi being playable characters. He also mentions that KH3 is the end of the Xehanort Saga, and briefly discusses the new “Kingdom Shaders” that the team plans to use to make an authentic Disney look for each world.
Nomura tells fans to expect more information on KINGDOM HEARTS III at Tokyo Game Show 2013 in September, and the Japan D23 event being held in October.
Update: Tai Yasue, co-director of KH3D and Re:Chain of Memories, will serve as co-director for KH3. Rie Nishi, producer for KINGDOM HEARTS 1.5 ReMIX, is also coming on as producer for KH3.
Thanks to Zephyr for translating the highlights of the interview!
・Director: Tetsuya Nomura
・Co Director: Tai Yasue
・Composer: Yoko Shimomura
・Producer: Rie Nishi・In the story, Sora goes off to find a “key that returns hearts” and travels to various Disney worlds.
・The CG characters that were introduced are: Sora, Donald, and Goofy.
Q & A from Director Tetsuya Nomura
・It is a direct continuation from KINGDOM HEARTS 3D and the selection of new worlds is underway. It is the final battle between Master Xehanort in the last chapter of the Seeker of Darkness saga.
・Other than Sora, will we be able to play as Riku and Kairi?: I can’t say no to the possibility.
・Visuals: We continued to explore on how should a next generation KINGDOM HEARTS should look like and we tried to make the textures to closely resemble those of Disney illustrations. From there, it was updated.
・From numerous attempts by Mr. Nozue, the “KINGDOM SHADER” developed visuals that created those textures.
・Action: In the demo, the moments were a lot more rampant. There will be more adventurous experiences, KINGDOM HEARTS III will utilize three party members, in every world NPCs can also participate in these flashy battles. As one progresses, the AI for friends and foes become different.
・Sora learned the Keyblade’s truer strength during the Mark of Mastery Exam.
・The development team of FINAL FANTASY XV and KINGDOM HEARTS III have a friendly competition between each other. There is also a response to a sneak preview, online compatibility is being considered and please wait for more information in the future. This year, TGS in October and also D23 Expo Japan will be revealing more information.
Click here for a recap of the information revealed at E3 2013!
Source: aibo_ac7 via Twitter, Sokubou @ Hokanko
Not sure if you have seen this already (I wouldn’t be surprised if you have!) but I spotted this resource by artist Jackie Lo for calculating sales tax. I run AAtoast and we focus on resources for Canadian (usually Toronto) events, but I thought this would be super useful for artists attending US conventions! From the post on the website, it includes:
- calculation of sales tax per year (how much money you earned and how much of it goes will be sales tax)
- money on supplies/conventions (how much money you spent on tickets/transportation/equipment
- total earnings for the year, and how much after calculating the amount spent
- Calculating cost/earning per convention
- average money per month
- comparison of monthly earnings
- payments due-by dates and how much you need to pay during that period. Basically after you shove all the numbers in, you just look at this box and write down the number on your sales taxes ;)
Thanks again for running such a helpful blog~!
(Holy cats! This is fantastic. Thanks for sharing!)
Review of a selection of short stories by Nakamura Asumiko:
Long Long Alonging, I am a Piano, Free Fitting for Her, Noel, Velvet Going Underground, Till Dawn, The Bedroom Girl The Sculpture Room Girl, The Tea Garden, The Teddy Bear Murder Case, and Welcome to Wonderland
Nakamura Asumiko is a master of what could be called ‘serious whimsy.’ The themes she explores in these short stories are death, sexuality and everything in between, and yet they are filled with a child-like sense of play. I won’t tell anything about the plots because even a hint would ruin it, but I will say that you should definitely read them for yourself. They’re perfect if you don’t have very much time to read because they’re extremely short; some are even under ten pages. I’ve read all of the shorts that are translated and these are definitely my favorites. Nakamura’s drawing style is also very refined and specific; no one else draws like her in the least.
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Est Em graduated from Kyoto Seika University. The head of the manga department is Keiko Takemiya!
Tableau no. 20 by Esuto Emu (a review of chapters 1-4)
The first and third stories in this selection might be the best new BL manga I have ever read. Esuto Emu draws beautifully and writes really unique stories with a nostalgic feeling. The first story chronicles an encounter between a man and the spirit of a painting that he loved from the 19th century. It is poignant and yet not melodramatic. The second story didn’t strike me as much, so I will continue to the third, which is the story of a beautiful, young, master dancer who is stuck in a rut in his life. Two nostalgic stories set in Europe, they almost have the same feeling as films by Truffaut or Fellini. They are a must read. I have yet to finish the collection, so I will keep you posted.
Test Number Three.
Necropolis will launch at the end of August as an ongoing weekly webcomic. Stay tuned!
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Isn’t that sad? Politicians think RUNNING THE COUNTRY and providing for its citizens (and paying their salary) is “losing” money. The way we have politicians kiss corporations’ asses is really unsettling.
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