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Posted by Mike LaChance on March 17, 2017 15 Comments
Today is St. Patrick's Day. If you don't have plans to go out for a pint tonight, you may want to just watch a movie at home. There are lots of great films that would fit this list but I'm limiting it to five of my favorites. All of these films are available on Netflix so pick up some Guinness on the way home, I recommend pub draft in cans, and watch a movie.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 16, 2017 24 Comments
The battle against the overly politicized life is a never-ending brawl and one that's only intensified since President Trump was inaugurated, sending the progressive movement into a tailspin. Seth Matlins, Executive Vice President of Branded Impact at WME/IMG, wrote an opinion post, which TIME published online, demanding brands publicly declare their political allegiance or find themselves irrelevant.

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2017 16 Comments
The McDonald's Twitter account created waves in the social media world Thursday morning with a tweet insulting President Trump. The tweet was published at 6AM and the alleged hacker even pinned it to the account, meaning it appeared at the very top of the account's Twitter page. McDonald's has deleted the tweet and claims their Twitter account was compromised.

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 14, 2017 11 Comments
The top European Union court has ruled that employers can ban the Islamic headscarf from the workplace. From the BBC:
The European Court of Justice (ECJ), ruled on Tuesday morning that employers are allowed to ban workers from the "visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign" including headscarves. The ruling was prompted by the case of a receptionist who was fired from security company G4S in Belgium for wearing a headscarf to work.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 10, 2017 2 Comments
Do you know how to get offended by everything? Could your life use a little more outrage? Then, my friend, today is your lucky day. In JP's latest episode you'll learn how to get real good and offended in three easy steps.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 08, 2017 22 Comments
As privileged women around the country don Soviet red and abdicate their responsibilities for their Day Without Women, the women of Legal Insurrection are hard at work. In fact, every woman I know -- my friends, my sister, my mom, my cousins, my aunts, and in-laws are all working today. You see, we don't feel it necessary to vanish in order to prove our worth or value. We're confident in who we are. Our work is never done. As a wife and Momma, there are no days off. But having the never-ending needs of a family to satisfy is far from burdensome, it's a privilege.

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 07, 2017 22 Comments
Outrage everywhere because House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) had the nerve to tell people they should prioritize their budget. On CNN, he spoke about healthcare with Alisyn Camerota:
"Well, we're getting rid of the individual mandate. We're getting rid of those things that people said that they don't want," Chaffetz replied. "Americans have choices, and they've got to make a choice. So rather than getting that new iPhone that they just love and want to go spend hundreds of dollars on that, maybe they should invest in their own health care.
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