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Photo of the Day: President Obama in Nelson Mandela's Prison Cell

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Lidane6/30/2013 12:17:01 pm PDT

The reactions from the RWNJs to that photo are both predictable and sad.

Also, this happened in Texas:

The Tea Party Will Use “Gandhi-Style Tactics” to Battle Fascist Pro-Choice Mobsters

The narrative that’s emerged on the right in the wake of the defeat of sweeping anti-abortion legislation this week isn’t that Senator Wendy Davis jiu jitsued a victory with a Frank Capra-worthy filibuster. Rather, it’s that the democratic process was hijacked by an unruly mob of out-of-state agitators whose cacophonous applause in the waning minutes of the special session made it impossible for the Senate to conduct business. That’s a much better fundraising pitch than, “Man, we really effed that one up.”

The general consensus is that, when a second special session starts Monday, Republicans won’t make the same mistakes. Democrats will fight, but the 20-week abortion ban and the strict facility standards that will force all but five of the state’s abortion clinics to close will become law. There are simply too many votes for it not to.

But the North Texas Tea Party isn’t just getting up for a legislative battle. They’re gearing up for war.

The group dispatched a thoroughly fascinating call to arms this afternoon, warning supporters that liberals are planning to bring “full mob rule” to the Texas Senate next week and asking members to “defend representative government.”

We’ve posted the bulk of the document below, interspersing quick fact checks at appropriate junctures.