Quickie: What's on YOUR food?

Click here to find out which types of pesticides are on the foods you and your family consume each day. While there, click on the Take Action button to urge President Obama to support a safe, fair, and green food system in the United States.

h/t Loveland Magazine

Pepsi and the gays

PepsiCo is facing a boycott from conservative whack jobs over it's support for LGBT rights.

AFA, which was founded by Christian activist Rev. Donald Wildmon, objects to the Purchase, New York-based company donating $1 million to well-known gay rights groups, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), "to promote the homosexual lifestyle in the workplace," according to AFA's website.

So, send Pepsi some love by buying their products and sending them an email thanking them for standing up for LGBT folks and standing tall against small minded freaks.

h/t Vegas 710

Tell Obama to straighten up on gay rights

From Credo:

Back in the days of the 2008 campaign, Senator Obama promised he would work to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act. But now that a gay couple in California is challenging DOMA in federal court, President Obama has chosen to take action to defend a law that prevents legally married same-sex couples from receiving any federal benefits, or from having their marriages recognized in other states.

The Obama administration now tells us it has no choice but to defend DOMA - after all, it's the job of the Department of Justice to defend every law on the books. But a former Special Assistant for civil rights to President Clinton writes on AmericaBlog that this is far from true: On the contrary, the DOJ is charged with figuring out how to argue a president's policy decisions, not the other way around.

Call bullshit on Obama and Holder by clicking here.

Oh, and this is the link for Obama's plan for LGBT rights. (h/t Vegas710)

Free Bumper Sticker

Click here to get a free "I support Gay Marriage" bumper sticker. Yay!

Quickie: Action on Choice

Drunkenatheist compiled a list of things to do to support a woman's right to choose. Click here for the full list. Many of the ideas have links to organizations, action items, and research information. Good stuff. Some highlights:

8. Volunteer! Local clinics often have a variety of regular volunteering opportunities. They range from stuffing envelopes to administrative duties. Bonus: Volunteering for a clinic is a great way to get your foot in the door with non-profit employers!
9. Thank your local abortion providers! National Abortion Provider Appreciation Day is March 10th. Send out postcards to thank clinics, doctors and staff members for staying open despite the dangers they face every day.
21. Are you crafty? Artsy? Have a lot of junk lying around? eBay your stuff and donate a portion of the proceeds to a pro-choice group through eBay’s partnership with Missionfish.
22. Contact your local or preferred clinic/non-profit if they aren’t listed through Missionfish. They might not be aware that you can easily donate money via eBay & Missionfish’s partnership.
28. Get involved in pro-choice politicians’ campaigns. This can be as seemingly small as donating $10 to a campaign or as time-consuming as volunteering to canvas for him or her.
29. Find out how your money is being spent. Don’t support anti-choice companies unless it is unavoidable.

h/t WeNews

Circus Hell

If you hate the circus as much as I do, click here to stop Ringling Bros. from expanding on Coney Island. From Change.org:

New York City officials recently announced that the notorious elephant abusers at Ringling Bros. Circus will be at Coney Island for several months this summer thanks to a land donation from Taconic Investments.

PETA has contacted the city and Taconic to let them know of Ringling's lengthy history of animal abuse, and how animals used in the circus are beaten with bullhooks, whipped, and shocked with electric prods to force them to perform physically painful acts. But the city and Taconic refuse to sever ties with the animal-abusing company.

Please take just a few seconds now to send a message to New York City officials and Taconic Investments' CEO letting them know that you'll be crossing Coney Island off your destination list as long as it's the home of animal abusers.

No matter how you feel about PETA, their investigative team is top notch and their findings are indeed disturbing. Please click now to send the message that animal abuse and elephant "entertainment" is wrong.

Quickie: Condemn the killing of Dr. Tiller

Please go to Change.org's petition here.

This terrible tragedy is a chilling reminder of what can happen when the debate over women's reproductive health is conducted without responsible bounds and without recognition that people of conscience can hold different views.

Join people across the country in condemning the unspeakable murder of Dr. Tiller and express your support for doctors and other health care providers who refuse to be intimidated.