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Judge tells lesbian couple to separate - or lose kids

By Irin Carmon
salon.com — A few weeks ago, Dallas judge Judge John Roach told Page Price she had to move out of her partner's house in 30 days - or else that partner of three years, Carolyn Compton, would lose custody of her children. The judge's reasoning? They aren't married.
Francis Lam Features Editor, GiltTaste.com @Francis_Lam
Kafka MT @irincarmon AL court said ok to deny custody over sharing bed with fiance and lack of churchgoing salon.com/2013/05/23/jud… … Expand
Alicia Menendez Host, HuffPost Live, Huffington Post @AliciaMenendez
RT @irincarmon: A so-called "morality clause" is forcing a lesbian family apart. They aren't alone: salon.com/2013/05/23/jud…
Josh Barro Lead Writer, Bloomberg View Ticker, Bloomberg News @jbarro
RT @irincarmon: A so-called "morality clause" is forcing a lesbian family apart. They aren't alone: salon.com/2013/05/23/jud…
Irin Carmon Writer, Salon @irincarmon
In December, an AL court said fair game to deny custody over sharing a bed with your fiance and lack of churchgoing salon.com/2013/05/23/jud…
Irin Carmon Writer, Salon @irincarmon
A so-called "morality clause" is forcing a lesbian family apart. They aren't alone: salon.com/2013/05/23/jud…

Pope Francis: Atheists are all right!

By Mary Williams
salon.com — It likely doesn't matter much to the atheists of the world that - of all people - Pope Francis is on their side. But he is. And that's a cool thing for all of us. In a message delivered Wednesday via Vatican Radio, the new pontiff distinguished himself with a call for tolerance and a message of support - and even admiration - toward nonbelievers.
Kerry Lauerman Editor in Chief, Salon @kerrylauerman
RT @AliTahmizian: The new Pope Francis calls for 'culture of encounter' and respect for atheists -- am I dreaming? salon.com/2013/05/23/pop… v…
Mary Williams Writer, Salon @embeedub
Pope Francis: Atheists are all right! salon.com/2013/05/23/pop… via @Salon

Anti-Islam backlash in London after machete attack

By Jillian Rayfield
salon.com — Members of an anti-Islam British group called the English Defence League clashed with police in the wake of the brutal machete attack in Woolwich, as at least two other attacks on mosques in London were also reported. EDL members took the streets wearing masks, though some draped themselves in St.
Shawn Langlois Editor, MarketWatch @slangwise
"Let's get this civil war started" ... anti-Muslim backlash in London. This should fix everything bit.ly/10pzfmA
Reem Abdellatif Special Correspondent, LA Times @Reem_Abdellatif
RT @Salon: Anti-Islam backlash in London after machete attack is.gd/KcDzt6

Tornado survivor to Wolf Blitzer: Sorry, I’m an atheist. I don’t have to thank the Lord

By Mary Williams
salon.com — You'd think by now CNN would have learned to stop treating their assumptions and as truths. But when Wolf Blitzer made a casual comment Tuesday, it turned out to be a teachable moment both for the newsman and television viewers.
Melissa Silverberg Staff Writer, Daily Herald @m_silverberg
Tornado survivor to Wolf Blitzer: Sorry, I’m an atheist. I don’t have to thank the Lord salon.com/2013/05/22/tor… via @Salon
Kerry Lauerman Editor in Chief, Salon @kerrylauerman
RT @TracyClarkFlory: Can someone with GIF skills please, please, please make one of this lady's awesome reaction to Blitzer? http://t.co/4p…
Tracy Clark-Flory Writer, Salon @TracyClarkFlory
Can someone with GIF skills please, please, please make one of this lady's awesome reaction to Blitzer? salon.com/2013/05/22/tor…
SP Sullivan Producer, NJ.com, New Jersey Star-Ledger @spsullivan
I'd rather have this lady represent me than Richard Dawkins any day salon.com/2013/05/22/tor…
Julia Dahl Associate Producer, CBSNews.com, CBS News @juliadahl
There are atheists in Oklahoma? THERE ARE ATHEISTS IN OKLAHOMA! bit.ly/168aKlP
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Voting is not a right

salon.com — Is it time, at long last, for the citizens of the United States to enjoy the constitutional right to vote for the people who govern them? Phrased in that way, the question may come as a shock. The U.S.
John Stoehr Freelance Journalist and Columnist @johnastoehr
Voting is not a right salon.com/2013/05/23/vot… via @Salon

What’s behind New York’s anti-gay hate crimes?

salon.com — Last weekend, 32-year-old New Yorker Mark Carson was gunned down in the West Village, in what is being treated as an anti-gay hate crime. The irony was staggering: Carson was in a historically gay neighborhood, and just a few blocks from the Stonewall Inn, a location so closely identified with the gay community's struggle for rights that Barack Obama cited it in his inaugural address this year.
Dan D'Addario Culture Reporter, Salon @DPD_
“Can we chalk up a shooting death in the village to gay marriage being passed in Minnesota? That may be a stretch.” salon.com/2013/05/23/wha…

Is recreational pot use safe?

salon.com — Marijuana is more popular and accessible in the U.S. than any other street drug. In national surveys, 48 percent of Americans say they have tried it, and 6.5 percent of high school seniors admit to daily use.
Karen Weintraub Freelance Journalist @kweintraub
RT @poisonreview: Is recreational pot use safe? salon.com/2013/05/23/is_… via @Salon

House supporters of KXL received $56m from fossil fuel industry

salon.com — On Wednesday the house voted 241-175 to pass a bill that declares a presidential permit is not needed to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline extension currently under consideration.
Adeshina Emmanuel Reporter and Writer, DNAinfo Chicago, DNAinfo @Public_Ade
RT @Salon: House supporters of Keystone XL received $56m from fossil fuel industry slnm.us/97UZBK6

What economists get wrong about the jobs crisis

salon.com — On June 4th, the Roosevelt Institute will bring together leading thinkers, activists, and policymakers for A Bold Approach to the Jobs Emergency: Setting the Political Agenda for 2014 and 2016, a daylong conference in Washington, D.C. that will focus on America's desperate need for more and better jobs.
Tamika Cody Managing Editor, Accounting Today @TamikaCody
What economists get wrong about the jobs crisis pulse.me/s/lVnH5

Kicked out of the mall - for an anti-cancer hat

By Mary Williams
salon.com — You want to know what's offensive? You want to know what's obscene? Cancer. But when a family wore attire expressing that sentiment in Pennsylvania's King of Prussia Mall recently, they found that they were treated like the offensive ones. They were, in fact, kicked right out.
David Giambusso Newark Reporter, New Jersey Star-Ledger @Giambusso
RT @embeedub: Kicked out of the mall — for an anti-cancer hat salon.com/2013/05/22/kic… via @Salon
Neal Ungerleider Reporter, Fast Company @nealunger
Family kicked out of mall for wearing Fuck Cancer baseball caps. Their mom passed away from cancer. bit.ly/10QQVKO (via @salon)
Mary Williams Writer, Salon @embeedub
Kicked out of the mall — for an anti-cancer hat salon.com/2013/05/22/kic… via @Salon

“Girls Gone Wild” creator Joe Francis to jury: “You should be euthanized”

salon.com — "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis, who faces up to five years of imprisonment after being found guilty of misdemeanor counts of assault and false imprisonment, has a message for the jury.
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
Have fun at your first parole hearing, Joe Francis: salon.com/2013/05/22/gir…
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
... RT @Salon: "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis to jury: "You should be euthanized" slnm.us/Fr5pRBY
Nick Confessore Political Reporter, New York Times @nickconfessore
RT @juliaioffe: Oy. RT @Salon: "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis to jury: "You should be euthanized" slnm.us/Fr5pRBY
Julia Ioffe Senior Editor, The New Republic @juliaioffe
Oy. RT @Salon: "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis to jury: "You should be euthanized" slnm.us/Fr5pRBY
Alexander C. Kaufman Global Economics Reporter, US, International Business Times @AlexCKaufman
In today's shocking news, the creator "Girls Gone Wild" is as immature as his profession suggests. salon.com/2013/05/22/gir…

The Maker kids are alright

By Andrew Leonard
salon.com — You don't see bicycle-powered cardboard rhinos every day. But when you nearly stumble into one at a Maker Faire, you don't even blink. After just a few hours spent navigating one's way though twirling electric-powered cupcake cars and dashing steam-punk attired ladies and gentlemen, you become well-trained to expect the incongruous and delightfully absurd.
Jane Ciabattari Contributor, NPR @janeciab
The Maker kids are alright [but he doesn't mention the crowds, the beating sun, the awful funnel cake] salon.com/2013/05/22/the… via @Salon
Andrew Leonard Writer, Salon @koxinga21
Dang me, the Maker Faire was fun. With a cameo from my son: salon.com/2013/05/22/the…

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About ''Scare Quotes"

By Kerry Lauerman
open.salon.com — Birthday April 07 Bio Danny Bloom is a global citizen who helped midwife, er, midhusband, Jim Laughter's new cli fi novel titled POLAR CITY RED, now for sale worldwide, google the title to find ordering info.
Dan Bloom @leinadmoolb
@bengreenman neither is this open.salon.com/blog/danbloom/…
Dan Bloom @leinadmoolb
@LaurenLaCapra but open.salon.com/blog/danbloom/…

Weak, incompetent Democrats blow another one

By Sally Kohn
salon.com — My friend John Fugelsang likes to say that the Democratic Party is like an S&M submissive who forgot his safety word. After the lame performance of Democrats in the immigration reform markup, I would say Fugelsang is being generous. Republicans are incredibly skilled at holding no actual power but nonetheless making wildly effective threats.
Sally Kohn Contributor, Fox News @sallykohn
"The Democratic Party is like an S&M submissive who forgot his safety word." my latest for @Salon on #immigration slnm.us/V6qNEJA
Jeffrey Feldman Freelance Journalist and Blogger @JeffreyFeldman
"Dems had every advantage on the immigration issue--& still caved on their goals, preemptively" bit.ly/12Wchpb #goteam

On freedom of speech, Obama-Nixon comparisons are apt

By David Sirota
salon.com — Other than reflecting a partisan assailant's lack of creativity, Nixon metaphors and -gate suffixes are so overused in politics that they now most often mean almost nothing. Yes, to call someone "Nixonian" or to invoke Watergate in naming a scandal is typically less a serious substantive critique of an opponent than a reflection of the critic's laziness and stupidity.
David Sirota Writer, Salon @davidsirota
@THSanders Yes, I'm a White House lapdog: salon.com/2013/05/22/on_…
Lachlan Markay Staff Writer, Washington Free Beacon @lachlan
RT @AdamThierer: a damning indictment RT @Salon On free speech, Obama really is like Nixon slnm.us/K0WD9Qm
David Sirota Writer, Salon @davidsirota
...and it's really grotesque that any self-described liberal would sink to defending this abhorrent behavior salon.com/2013/05/22/on_…
David Sirota Writer, Salon @davidsirota
It's really quite simple: Deploying state power against your enemies in the press is the definition of "Nixonian": salon.com/2013/05/22/on_…
David Sirota Writer, Salon @davidsirota
@musicaltypist @ZaffodB @SamGriot @IronCurtaiNYC We don't know the full AP story...and, there's more on this list: salon.com/2013/05/22/on_…
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