Thursday Stuff

Ever wonder how exactly the infamous “Stand Your Ground” law in Florida wasn’t repudiated as it should have been by Lex Luthor Scott after Trayvon Martin’s murder? Rachel Maddow explains ("Support The Troops" indeed)…

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…and speaking of bad Republican governors, CREW brings us a pretty sorry list here (though there are two Dems on board, Andrew Cuomo and Steve Beshear)…



…and I call this a great idea from U.S. House Dems Mark Pocan and Keith Ellison, but good luck trying to get those knuckleheads on Capitol Hill to do the right thing for a change…

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...and legendary jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones would have been 90 on July 15th – here is a tribute.