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2013-05-17 16:19:57 (19 comments, 4 reshares, 86 +1s)

Best Friends

Just realized I have not shared a photo of Andrew and Thomas in forever.

  #fidofriday  

2013-05-17 04:29:35 (12 comments, 11 reshares, 90 +1s)

2013-05-16 17:30:17 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 15 +1s)

During our Minnesota Marriage Equality hangout yesterday Lavi Soloway mentioned gay rights activists Jack Baker and Mike McConnell.
If you'd like to learn more about them and the struggle for marriage equality this NPR podcast is fascinating. 
It start's off in 1970 when Baker married McConnell and ends with the Minnesota ballad amendment Nov 6th, 2012.

The Deep Roots of the Marriage Debate
by Sasha Aslanian, Minnesota Public Radio 

2013-05-15 23:34:47 (16 comments, 3 reshares, 69 +1s)

Loving the New G+ right now!

LOVE LOVE the new event pages! My circles have gone totally tropical on me. My old chat, new hangout bar is dope. Just got a chat from message from someone and it makes this cool new sound! Need to update all cover photos now and community logo looks a little different. Digging the UI experience! Where to go next...

I'm in A.D.D. heaven!      #IO13  

2013-05-15 12:49:16 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 35 +1s)

We are live this #morning  with +Spencer Cronk in a Hangout to celebrate Marriage Equality in Minnesota. Join us here http://goo.gl/rmAf1

10:30am ET/9:30am CT 
#minnesota   #gaymarriage   #lgbt  

2013-05-15 05:16:55 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 29 +1s)

Celebrate Marriage Equality in Minnesota with Commissioner Spencer Cronk and +Sensible Politics in a Hangout tomorrow.

RSVP here http://goo.gl/rmAf1
Wednesday, May 15th, 10:30am ET/9:30am CT/7:30am PT.

"*Yes, you don’t know who he is. But, he’s something like 6’18″, openly gay, and oh so dreamy" - BrightestYoungThings

2013-05-15 03:31:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 25 +1s)

MINNESOTA BECOMES 12TH STATE TO ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE!

Join us for a celebratory hangout with Commissioner +Spencer Cronk. We will be speaking to him live Wednesday morning, 10:30am ET/9:30am CT/7:30am PT.

Also joining us will be +Lavi Soloway, founder of the +The DOMA Project, and +Ole Olson, our very own +Sensible Politics Minnesota moderator. 

The Google Hangout is viewable on this Event page. Ask questions during the event by posting a comment here.  

sensiblepolitics.org #marriageequality   #gaymarriage   #HOA  

2013-05-09 13:44:40 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 26 +1s)

Our +Sensible Politics hangout with +Governor Markell landed on the Advocate yesterday. 

"Fresh off of signing marriage equality into law in Delaware, Governor Jack Markell celebrated by joining a few thousand of his closest friends in a Google Hangout. "

#marriageequality   #gaymarriage  

2013-05-08 18:09:02 (7 comments, 4 reshares, 22 +1s)

James Franco, Zack Galifianakis, Edward Norton and Andy Samberg - Marry a Man! 

Between Two Ferns/Spring Break Anthem  #wackwednesday  

2013-05-07 22:54:51 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 13 +1s)

DELAWARE BECOMES 11TH STATE TO ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE

Join us tonight for a very special hangout with +Governor Markell to celebrate! We will be speaking to him live after he signs the bill into law. 

The Google Hangout is viewable on this Event page. Ask Gov Markell a question during the event by posting a comment here. 

Also joining us will be +Lavi Soloway founder of the +The DOMA Project 

sensiblepolitics.org #marriageequality   #D4M   #HOA  

2013-05-07 21:08:22 (10 comments, 9 reshares, 52 +1s)

BREAKING: DELAWARE BECOMES 11TH STATE TO ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE

They did it!!! The marriage equality bill has passed the DE Senate! To celebrate we will be holding a hangout this evening with +Governor Markell after he signs the bill into law.
Join us at +Sensible Politics @ 7:45pm ET today to celebrate this great news!

2013-05-07 01:38:59 (14 comments, 6 reshares, 44 +1s)

23 Signs You've Lived In New York City Too Long

6. In the summer, you consider the wind from an approaching subway car to be "a nice breeze."
1,3,6,9,14,15,16,17,18,20,22,23...Maybe it's time for a change?

2013-05-01 20:48:21 (5 comments, 24 reshares, 120 +1s)

awww...Buddy!

via: +George Takei fb page

2013-05-01 15:24:09 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 17 +1s)

Too funny! 

“In its favour, if Google Glass didn’t exist, all these Silicon Valley guys would be having affairs or buying unsuitable motorbikes”

whitemenwearinggoogleglass.tumblr.com

2013-04-26 18:06:07 (10 comments, 28 reshares, 162 +1s)

Why coming out is one of the most powerful things you can do.

Thanks via: +Upworthy +The Colbert Report  #neilpatrickharris   #lgbt  

2013-04-25 15:08:08 (23 comments, 19 reshares, 127 +1s)

So true!

2013-04-25 14:10:20 (4 comments, 3 reshares, 30 +1s)

Go! +Governor Markell 
"Meanwhile, marriage legislation was recently introduced in Delaware, where Governor Jack Markell has advocated for and predicted passage. The Delaware house quickly passed the bill yesterday, and it now goes to the Senate. In Nevada, advocates recently began a multi-year process to amend the state’s constitution to remove the marriage ban. In Oregon, gay-marriage proponents are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would end its marriage restrictions. And advocates in New Mexico are trying to convince the courts there that current law does not restrict marriage to heterosexual couples."

Thanks +Richard Socarides for this great article! 

2013-04-25 03:53:02 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 33 +1s)

THE END TO WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GAYS...FINALLY?

In Texas, where I am, people go to ExxonMobile wearing fake wedding rings. I personally would never go to such an extreme, I would just choose not to work for a company like that. The point is, you can still get fired in 29 states for being Gay. Could there finally be an end to this or will the obstructionist congress continue to allow oppressive policies in states where there is little chance of passing anti-discrimination bills?

"Many Americans would no doubt be surprised to learn that in much of the nation their fellow citizens can be fired from their jobs for being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. In fact, 29 states have no explicit protections against employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or identity -- and there is no federal law extending that protection, either.

But... more »

2013-04-23 17:19:59 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

Sensible Politics Electoral Committee

SP is going to be launching an electoral committee to select progressive candidates to endorse for up-coming races. This committee is open to all members of SP. If you would like to take part please let us know. 

Our goal is to have a endorsement process in place by the 2014 mid-terms. Here is a list of races this year that we will be testing this out on: http://bit.ly/ZKijGU

We urge you to sign up for this, and help shape the outcome.

2013-04-21 13:49:10 (17 comments, 23 reshares, 136 +1s)

2013-04-19 14:51:35 (10 comments, 4 reshares, 39 +1s)

You know something's funny when the false eyelashes start coming off! :)

Sheinelle Jones and Mike Jerrick, hosts of Fox Philly's Good Day, completely lost it after their interview with Ryan Lochte.

via: Towleroad http://bit.ly/11Kkc9j
#happyfriday  

2013-04-19 03:07:55 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 28 +1s)

This is funny. 

Sharing from +Mashable because +New York Magazine does not have a G +1. 

2013-04-19 02:44:57 (9 comments, 6 reshares, 55 +1s)

+New York Magazine Please can we get a G +1 button on your site!

Seriously there's a +Google+ Banner Ad and no G +1 to share your content?
G+ is the 2nd largest social network, we deserve a +1. And putting it in the 'more' tab does not count.

Please share this post so we can get a +1.
btw funny Dove Campaign Parody here http://nym.ag/ZvUyp1

2013-04-18 15:41:54 (0 comments, 6 reshares, 26 +1s)

We are live today with Zack Kopplin!

We will be discussing his work to keep creationism out of public classrooms and his campaign to repeal the Louisiana Science Education Act.

3 p.m. ET
Join myself, +Zack Kopplin, +Neal Boyd, +Ole Olson, +Brian Dillard & +Bill Ries-Knight in a +Sensible Politics live HOA http://goo.gl/uKf7B 

#zackkopplin   #hoa  

2013-04-18 04:49:23 (33 comments, 17 reshares, 136 +1s)

14 Countries now have Marriage Equality. Come on America! 

via: Upworthy.com

2013-04-16 16:11:58 (19 comments, 11 reshares, 85 +1s)

Whoever Wrote This Note Is A Genius
Brilliant Date Prank. 

via: Jessica Misener - BuzzFeed http://bit.ly/11amcov
(VERY IMPORTANT: Don't forget the "j/k" at the end.)

2013-04-16 04:32:19 (5 comments, 11 reshares, 110 +1s)

via: fb Hayley S.

2013-04-15 20:00:38 (25 comments, 3 reshares, 55 +1s)

The Fed messed with the wrong senator

If foreclosure victims get justice, trace it back to a bad decision to stonewall Elizabeth Warren last week.

Despite OCC and the Fed’s best efforts to protect banks from harm, they've actually exposed them like never before. If I didn't know better, I’d think there were moles among this gang-that-couldn't-regulate-straight.

Rather than complying with Congressional requests for additional information on cancelled reviews, OCC and the Fed decided to shroud the entire process in secrecy. And they picked maybe the worst person in Washington to stonewall: freshman Senator Elizabeth Warren.

In a closed meeting last week, the agencies told Warren and Representative Elijah Cummings that they could not provide documents they requested about the specific violations by mortgage servicers, or the results of therev... more »

2013-04-15 14:11:56 (6 comments, 13 reshares, 75 +1s)

#4 sounds about right. 

2013-04-14 14:52:39 (4 comments, 6 reshares, 83 +1s)

Dream big!

2013-04-13 20:34:41 (62 comments, 50 reshares, 204 +1s)

For real.

2013-04-11 21:51:42 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

Tim Simons, from the Hit Show VEEP, in a Hangout with Sensible Politics

2013-04-11 16:56:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Watch our Hangout here http://goo.gl/6sxHT
Live at 6pm ET. 
#VEEP   #HBO  

2013-04-10 19:21:07 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Tomorrow's our big VEEP hangout with Tim Simons (Jonah)

Join myself, +Marques Brownlee and +Stephen Holt in a live Google hangout. We will be talking to Tim about his character Jonah, the new season of VEEP, and taking your questions.

RSVP here http://goo.gl/6sxHT

Thursday, April 11, 6PM ET #VEEP   #HBO   

2013-04-10 14:09:04 (19 comments, 4 reshares, 79 +1s)

Happy #humpday from Andrew & Thomas!

2013-04-17 04:15:02 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Join us in a live Google+ hangout Thursday, April 18th at 4pm ET (2pm CT) and help +Zack Kopplin re-launch the campaign to repeal Louisiana’s Creationism Law.

Zack will be joining Sensible Politics to discuss his work to keep creationism out of public classrooms and his campaign to repeal the Louisiana Science Education Act.

The Google Hangout is viewable on this Event page. Ask Zack a question during the event by posting a comment here. 

College student leads fight against anti-evolution teachings in schools - http://wapo.st/XpfzRl

Repealing the Louisiana Science Education Act - http://www.repealcreationism.com/

Sensible Politics Community - http://goo.gl/Unumx
Sensible Politics Louisiana Community - http://goo.gl/nYgs5

www.sensiblepolitics.org #zackkopplin   #HOA  

2013-04-08 15:01:03 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 29 +1s)

This weekend I got to play around with +What's for Dinner?  courtesy of +Luke Mulvey  .  Billed as "the first app to find recipes based on what's in your pantry," it definitely lives up to the promise.  I am currently preparing to move, so my pantry is a mix of "use this up because we're not packing it!"  I've been running out of ideas for weeks now.

I fired up the app and began what I thought would be a long task of creating a list of my on-hand ingredients.  Less than 10 minutes later I was searching for recipes.  Really. Similar apps have taken 20-30 minutes for me to input the same number of items.  WFD searches as you type, and even "rare" ingredients like ponzu show up easily.  Just tap and add.

Once my list was saved, just a simple click on the giant Find Recipes button and a list appears!  WFD doesn't just search onerecipe si... more »

2013-04-06 15:11:15 (35 comments, 17 reshares, 139 +1s)

Love this!

Thanks to all the great friends I've connected with and met on G+!

2013-04-06 04:55:19 (40 comments, 11 reshares, 40 +1s)

What's for Dinner? iPhone app is ready for download!

The first recipe app that tells you what you can make right now with the food you have in your kitchen!!

I have 25 free copies to give away to my friends on G+. If you'd like one just let me know in the comments. Sharing would be much appreciated as well! Thanks and have fun with it. 

#recipe   #kitchen   #cooking   #wfd   #whatsfordinner   #iphoneapp  www.wfdapp.com     #recipes  

2013-04-04 01:23:22 (18 comments, 12 reshares, 115 +1s)

Nuke the Chinese!!!

2013-04-03 14:41:52 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Sue, Sue, Sue, did the President call?

Join Tim Simons (Jonah) from VEEP in a live google hangout. Thu, April 11, 6PM RSVP here - http://goo.gl/uT0W5

2013-04-01 15:00:48 (11 comments, 14 reshares, 88 +1s)

Don't give up. 

2013-03-31 00:20:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Added photos to A conversation with Gavin Newsom about Technology, People and Government.

2013-03-30 14:36:26 (72 comments, 22 reshares, 231 +1s)

Right on!

2013-04-03 14:32:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Added photos to Tim Simons, from the Hit Show VEEP, in a Hangout with Sensible Politics.

2013-03-29 14:43:24 (46 comments, 9 reshares, 140 +1s)

lol! Happy Friday and have a great weekend all!

2013-03-27 16:50:14 (8 comments, 6 reshares, 60 +1s)

From the little I've read so far, it seems to have been a good day in court today. 

This was interesting to me:

Chief Justice Roberts called that a contradiction by the president. “I don’t see why he doesn’t have the courage of his convictions” and not enforce the law if he thinks it is unconstitutional, the chief justice said.

5 Justices Seem Skeptical of Ban on Benefits to Gay Spouses - NYT http://nyti.ms/11MXU69

#supremecourt   #marriageequality   #gaymarriage