Illma Gore's Artwork

and of course those tweets:

it seems the insidious creep of fundamentalism works well with texting. Text  talaq talaq talaq  and you're wife is divorced, I suppose it does save on lawyer fees and such, so that's one plus. Nowhere in the article is any mention of the wife having the same option, I guess the thought just wouldn't even occur to anyone.

The Independent

Muslim men can divorce women with three words in India. Now women's groups are tying to change that

Muslim women in India are petitioning the country's Supreme Court to ban 'triple talaq' as a means of instant divorce, arguing it is unconstitutional, discriminatory and contrary to Islamic law. A 'triple talaq' allows a husband to instantly divorce his wife, either orally or in writing, simply by repeating the term 'talaq' - or divorce - three times.

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Given the Senate he might just as well have nominated a Black Lesbian from Skokie, preferably one who votes a strait communist party ticket.

Well that would have given them a solid reason to deny confirmation instead of floundering about and coming up with no excuse for the lack of action. 

I can understand why the Republicans don't want to confirm another Justice, but the refusal to even talk to the man and perhaps go through the motions before denying, is another manifestation of their lack of respect and total rejection of the President, from immediately after the first election and here the NO! just a couple of hours after the death of Scalia.

Scalia died, and he managed to die during the term of a Democratic president. Obama nominated a well respected judge.  I understand that the requirement that they approve an appointment gives them veto power, but not even holding hearings sounds as if they don't want to do their job. If this was 1965, he would have been in office already.

Looks like they're at least talking to the guy now.

That does count for progress.

love this on, but not sure if it's pro or con ...

Mail Online

Tulane fraternity causes uproar on campus after erecting 'Trump wall'

Photos of the wall circulated online after it was erected on April 7 on the off-campus house of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity at Tulane As part of the local chapter's annual tradition, it builds a wall around its private property each spring ahead of its 'Old South' formal ball However,

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It is a kind of art.  If you add the destruction part, it becomes performance art.