US Lawmakers Fight Russia on Twitter: "I Guess This Means My Spring Break in Siberia Is Off"

US Lawmakers Fight Russia on Twitter: "I Guess This Means My Spring Break in Siberia Is Off"
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Motherjones/mojoblog/~4/4ixxP0kTLhk

On Thursday, shortly after President Obama expanded sanctions against Russia for its role in the Ukraine crisis, the Russian Foreign Ministry released its own list of nine US officials and lawmakers who will be targeted by sanctions. The list includes three White House aides—deputy national security advisors Ben Rhodes and Caroline Atkinson, and senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer—as well as six US lawmakers: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)​, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)​, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio)​, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)​, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.)​, and Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.)​.

Many of the Sanctioned 9, none of whom will be allowed to visit the Russian Federation or attend Valdimir Putin’s birthday party (assuming it is held in the Russian Federation), took to Twitter to win the morning show their strength and solidarity.

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.)​

#SanctionedByPutin will not stop me as @SenateEnergy chair to promote #USA as energy superpower & help ↑ energy exports to ↓ Russian power

— Senator Landrieu (@SenLandrieu) March 20, 2014

Being sanctioned by President Putin is a badge of honor. #SanctionedByPutin

— Senator Landrieu (@SenLandrieu) March 20, 2014

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

President Putin, it’s one thing to pick on me, but I wouldn’t mess with Mary. @SenLandrieu #SanctionedByPutin

— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) March 20, 2014

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)​

If standing up for #democracy & sovereignty in #Ukraine means I’m #SanctionedByPutin, I’ll take it.

— Sen. Robert Menendez (@SenatorMenendez) March 20, 2014

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)

I guess this means my spring break in Siberia is off, Gazprom stock is lost & secret bank account in Moscow is frozen http://t.co/TgwZneD4HY

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) March 20, 2014

I’m proud to be sanctioned by Putin – I’ll never cease my efforts & dedication to freedom & independence of #Ukraine, which includes #Crimea

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) March 20, 2014

Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.)

While I’m disappointed that I won’t be able to go on vacation with my family in Siberia this summer, I am honored to be on this list

— Senator Dan Coats (@SenDanCoats) March 20, 2014

Putin’s recent aggression is unacceptable, and America must join with our European allies to isolate and punish Russia

— Senator Dan Coats (@SenDanCoats) March 20, 2014

Brendan Buck, spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), to senior White House advisor Dan Pfeiffer

@pfeiffer44 congratulations

— Brendan Buck (@BrendanBuck) March 20, 2014

“What did you do during the war, daddy?”

“Twitter, mostly.”

Political Mojo | Mother Jones

Read more about US Lawmakers Fight Russia on Twitter: "I Guess This Means My Spring Break in Siberia Is Off" and other interesting subjects concerning The Edge at TheDailyNewsReport.com

Factory Farming Exposed And You’ll Never Guess Who’s Doing It

Chipotle restaurants are already fairly well known for their ethical business practices and their motto: “Food With Integrity.” In their own words, “food with integrity is our commitment to finding the very best ingredients raised with respect for the animals, the environment and the farmers.” So, it is no surprise that a company like this would be putting out a web series that is aimed to look at the twisted and dark world of factory farming and industrial agriculture. The web series is called “Farmed and Dangerous,” there will be four, 30 minute episodes and it will premiere on February 17^th, 2014.

The series will follow character Buck Marshall’s (whose character is played by Ray Wise) in an effort to sell petroleum fed cattle of the unsustainable, unethical company, Animoil to the public. The problem is, these black pellets of crude oil that are being fed to the cattle are causing them to spontaneously combust. When a young farmer who is committed to better farming practices leaks the footage, Animoil has a potential press related crisis to deal with.

“Farmed and Dangerous” is meant to strike large emotional chords- it’s not about selling burritos.” –Daniel Rosenberg of Piro, which produced the show, told the Times.

The restaurant is never mentioned throughout the whole series, but it does clearly state that factory farming is a bad thing. Because of this, it is up to the viewer to make the connection to Chipotle’s ethical business practices. I for one don’t eat meat, but because Chipotle’s goal for  2014 is to be GMO free and they already have quite a few organic ingredients that are being used, I’m already more interested in the restaurant and supporting a business like this. They may not be perfect, but they are a heck of a lot better than the majority of the “fast food” restaurants. You have to give them credit for trying to make a difference. People will recognize this and Chipotle’s sales will most likely go up, leading other companies  to potentially follow suit. One-step at a time, my friends. Way to go Chipotle!

Related CE Articles:  Factory Farming is Destroying our Environment and

                                          A Worldwide Genocide Is Happening Right Under Your Nose

Here is the trailer for the much anticipated web series, “Farmed and Dangerous.”

Sources:

http://adage.com/article/creativity-pick-of-the-day/chipotle-debut-series-farmed-dangerous-hulu/291321/

http://www.chipotle.com/en-us/fwi/fwi.aspx

http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/01/27/chipotles-upcoming-comedy-series-factory-farming?cmpid=foodinc-fb

Much Love

Collective-Evolution

Factory Farming Exposed And You’ll Never Guess Who’s Doing It

Guess Who"s Coming to Thanksgiving Dinner?

At Those Damn Liars, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us (See this article to learn more about Privacy Policies.). This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by Those Damn Liars and how it is used.

Log Files

Like many other Web sites, Those Damn Liars makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user"s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Those Damn Liars does use cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.

DoubleClick DART Cookie

• Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on Those Damn Liars.
• Google"s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to Those Damn Liars and other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL - http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html.

These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on Those Damn Liars send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.

Those Damn Liars has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. Those Damn Liars"s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browser"s respective websites.

Guess Who"s Coming to Thanksgiving Dinner?