January 2010
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“But the greatest threat isn’t posed by the direct harm terrorists could...”
– 5 myths about keeping America safe from terrorism - washingtonpost.com
December 2009
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Dr. Dean: Health-care bill wouldn't bring real... →
If I were a senator, I would not vote for the current health-care bill. Any measure that expands private insurers’ monopoly over health care and transfers millions of taxpayer dollars to private corporations is not real health-care reform. Real reform would insert competition into insurance markets, force insurers to cut unnecessary administrative expenses and spend health-care dollars...
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WatchColbert: If Congress doesn’t reauthorize the Patriot Act, America’s corporations are ready to step in.
The Apple Gestapo: How Apple Hunts Down Leaks →
They call themselves the Worldwide Loyalty Team. Among some employees, they are known as the Apple Gestapo, a group of moles always spying in headquarters and stores, reporting directly to Jobs and Oppenheimer. Here’s how they hunt people down…
BBC slammed over gay execution debate →
BRITISH politicians today condemned the BBC for hosting an online debate asking: “Should homosexuals face execution?”
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Nancy Pelosi - TIME Person of the Year Runner Up →
Time has a profile of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and “how she made her way from stay-at-home mom to the Speaker’s chair, how she operates with a pragmatism that is at odds with her liberal image, and how she has wielded her power to push through every major item on the Obama agenda this year.”
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“Snowe? Stupak? Lieberman? Who left these people in charge? It’s time for the...”
– Anthony Weiner - New York’s 9th District on the Congressional health care reform debate
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Australia plans Chinese-style internet filtering →
The Australian government has announced controversial plans for Chinese-style compulsory filtering of the internet, rejecting criticism the measures will strangle free speech.
Aussie scientists find coconut-carrying octopus →
“I was gobsmacked,” said Finn, a research biologist at the museum who specializes in cephalopods. “I mean, I’ve seen a lot of octopuses hiding in shells, but I’ve never seen one that grabs it up and jogs across the sea floor. I was trying hard not to laugh.”
Noisy lover admits anti-social sex →
Neighbours at their home in Washington, south of Newcastle in northeast England, had complained about the noise - as did passers-by and the postman.
Let's Say Thanks - Send a card to a soldier. →
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boredintheburbs:
By going to this website, you can write a free holiday card to a soldier serving overseas. The card, once submitted, will be printed off by Xerox and deliver it to someone in the armed services. It literally takes about one minute, so take a brief moment to show our soldiers that, even though they’re thousands of miles away, they rest in our thoughts.
Study links full moon to violent transformation →
WEREWOLVES belong in fiction, but researchers have demonstrated an eerie spike in very violent behaviour during the full moon.
Study: Hooking up isn't bad for emotional health →
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OMG: Chemistry student killed by 'exploding... →
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One of my most favorite Xmas tunes: “Song...
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WatchHanukkah Miracle? Conservative Mormon Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) penned a song to celebrate the festival of lights. As they say at the end of the video: “All it is is a hip-hop Hanukkah song written by the senior senator from Utah.”
Facebook's New Privacy Settings: 5 Things You... →
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Esquire - Alberto Gonzales: What I've Learned →
The former attorney general opens up on the value of torture, his Senate hearings, Karl Rove’s role in the U.S. attorney firings, and more wrong guesses from the Bush administration
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WatchVP Cheney Accuses Pres. Obama of giving “aid and comfort to the enemy” (i.e. treason)
Wonkette : Wonkette’s 2009 War On Xmas Gift Guide →
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How Long Could You Survive a Gay Bar Fight Armed...
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More Men Have Something They Want to Get Off Their... →
Unbuttoned or Plunging, ‘Heavage’ Is Back; No ’70s Hair Carpets, Please, Wisps Only
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Copenhagen prostitutes offer freebies to climate... →
WatchHilarious! :) SNL Digital Short: “Shy Ronnie” w/Rihanna & Andy Samberg
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Court to decide if college group must allow gays →
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WatchAs global climate change talks begin in Copenhagen, the Climate Scoreboard uses the C-ROADS simulation to calculate the long-term climate impacts of proposals under consideration in the negotiations to produce a global climate treaty. The Scoreboard automatically updates as the deal improves. Watch this video for background and explanation of features.
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Get in the Christmas spirit: Aretha adds a whole...
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Blessed are the conservative in Bible translation →
“This is not making scripture understandable to people today, it’s reworking scripture to support a particular political or social agenda,” said Timothy Paul Jones, a professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., who calls himself a theological conservative.
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http://www.LGBTjobs.org →
Great new site for individuals who are looking to work to realize FULL equality for ALL! Check it out!
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God, as it turns out, looks a lot like you →
IT IS said that God created man in his own image, but the reverse also seems to be the case.
People subconsciously project their own views on controversial issues onto God, so much so that when their views change slightly, they think the deity’s views have also shifted, new research suggests.
November 2009
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