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Why do conservatives hate freedom?
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 12:52 PM EDT (Salon.com)
Why do conservatives hate freedom? The question may be startling. After all, don’t conservatives claim they are protecting liberty in America against liberal statism, which they compare to communism or fascism? But the conservative idea of “freedom” is a very …
It Is MAD APE DEN Day! May Ten! Now!
Thu May 10, 2012 9:05 AM EDT
Now is May Ten. It is MAD APE DEN Day! We say it is "Mad Ape Den Day" for a way of gab we dub "Mad Ape Den." For Mad Ape Den gab you try to use a vox of 1, 2, or 3... as I am now! If you use 4+, it is a big no no. E.g., if I use Mad Ape Den to say "The USA is Rad," I may say or …
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For free Wi-Fi, please deposit your dog poop here
Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 11:24 AM EDT (CNET.com)
What would you do for free Wi-Fi? Mexican Internet provider Terra has teamed up with ad agency DDB to offer free Wi-Fi in public parks to dog owners who clean up after their pets. As seen in the absurd promo vid below, owners who deposit poop in the special bins in 10 parks in …
Porn Sites vs. Religious Sites: Which Are Riskier For Web Users?
Seeded on Thu May 3, 2012 1:51 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
The Internet, it seems, is always full of surprises. According to a report released on April 30 by security software firm Symantec, religious and ideological websites are riskier to visit than adult and pornographic websites.
Study: CEO Pay Increased 127 Times Faster Than Worker Pay Over Last 30 Years
Seeded on Thu May 3, 2012 1:41 PM EDT (Think Progress)
Compensation for chief executives at American companies grew 15 percent in 2011 after a 28 percent rise in 2010, part of a larger trend that has seen CEO pay skyrocket over the last three decades. Workers, on the other hand, have been left behind. Since 1978, CEO pay at America …
Vatican to Nuns: Less Helping of the Poor, More Hating on the Gays
Seeded on Tue May 1, 2012 9:52 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
A prominent U.S. Catholic nuns group said Thursday that it was “stunned” that the Vatican reprimanded it for spending too much time on poverty and social-justice concerns and not enough on condemning abortion and gay marriage. In a stinging report on Wednesday, the …
Even the Religious Lose Faith When They Think Critically
Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:44 PM EDT (The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com)
Researchers Will Gervais and Ara Norenzayan devised a series of experiments to test if analytic thinking may be a source of religious disbelief. In the first trial, the subjects answered questions designed to measure their cognitive state and completed three surveys to measure …
Family of Georgia teen sues classmates over cyberbullying, claims libel on phony Facebook page
Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:06 AM EDT (Arts & Living from Newser)
When a Georgia middle school student reported to police and school officials that she had been bullied on Facebook, they told her there was not much they could do because the harassment occurred off campus. So the 14-year-old girl, Alex Boston, is using a somewhat novel strate …
The Simpsons Tells Fox to Eat Its Shorts
Seeded on Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:42 PM EDT (Slate)
When The Simpsons celebrated Fox’s 25th anniversary Sunday night by taking a swipe at Fox News, it was only the latest example of what has become a long tradition. Indeed, taking shots at Fox seems to be The Simpsons’ favorite way of celebrating all its milestones. …
Doctor says he's found the actual G spot
Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:01 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)
Like so many explorers before him, Dr. Adam Ostrzenski has long dreamed of finding a piece of elusive territory with a reputation for near-mythic powers. Ostrzenski's quarry is the G spot, the long-conjectured trigger for enhancing female orgasm. And in an article published We …
Experts Can't Figure Out If Death Penalty Deters Murder
Seeded on Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:54 AM EDT (NPR)
Proponents of the death penalty often argue that the threat of being executed acts as a deterrent that prevents people from committing murder. But those who oppose capital punishment challenge that claim. And some researchers argue that state-sanctioned execution might actually …
In prison for sweat-lodge deaths, Ray pitching 'success' via CD set
Seeded on Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:58 PM EDT (Welcome to StarNet)
Pitchman James Arthur Ray, imprisoned for the deaths of three people at a sweat-lodge ceremony, is selling a 14-CD set by email that he promises "will literally reprogram your mind for success." What's more, the set was developed by Kevin Trudeau, a self-help author ordered to …
Penguin bites Newt Gingrich
Seeded on Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:08 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
At least one penguin at the St. Louis Zoo appears to be a feisty opponent of Newt Gingrich. The Republican presidential candidate is sporting a small bandage on his finger after getting nipped by a small penguin during his tour of the zoo on Friday. Gingrich was in St. Louis t …
Study: Abstaining from alcohol significantly shortens life
Seeded on Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:33 PM EDT ()
A newly released study shows that regular drinkers are less likely to die prematurely than people who have never indulged in alcohol. You read that right: Time reports that abstaining from alcohol altogether can lead to a shorter life than consistent, moderate drinking. …
Alabama's proposed covenant marriage bill would make divorce more difficult | al.com
Seeded on Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:07 PM EDT ()
Couples seeking a divorce would have a difficult time and face additional hurdles if they opt for a so-called covenant marriage proposed in a bill before the Alabama Legislature. The measure would require couples entering into a covenant marriage to enter counseling before the …
Man Uses Physics to Fight $400 Traffic Ticket
Seeded on Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:14 AM EDT ()
A UCSD physicist used his knowledge and a little creativity to get himself out of a $400 traffic ticket. Dmirti Krioukov was issued a traffic ticket for failing to completely stop at a stop sign. Instead of paying the ticket or going to traffic school, the physicist fought the …
Big Box Stores Linked To Hate Groups
Seeded on Sun Apr 15, 2012 12:28 PM EDT (Live Science)
While big-box retailers might offer the lowest prices, they also may be altering a community's social and economic fabric enough to promote the creation of hate groups, new research shows. According to the study by professors at Penn State University, New Mexico State Universi …
If Health Insurance Mandates Are Unconstitutional, Why Did The Founding Fathers Back Them?
Seeded on Sat Apr 14, 2012 6:44 PM EDT (TNR's The Worst Political Sex Writing The New Republic)
In making the legal case against Obamacare’s individual mandate, challengers have argued that the framers of our Constitution would certainly have found such a measure to be unconstitutional. Nevermind that nothing in the text or history of the Constitution’s Commer …
Liberals and conservatives don't just vote differently. They think differently. - The Washington Post
Seeded on Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:06 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
There’s now a large body of evidence showing that those who opt for the political left and those who opt for the political right tend to process information in divergent ways and to differ on any number of psychological traits. Perhaps most important, liberals consistent …
Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Ex-Right Hand Man Disbarred Over Ethics Violations
Seeded on Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:18 PM EDT (Talking Points Memo)
In a Phoenix courtroom filled with fellow lawyers and some of his biggest critics on Tuesday, the former Arizona prosecutor who served for years as Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s right-hand man was stripped of his license to practice law. A three-member panel of the State Bar of A …
Ronald Reagan supported the 'Buffett Rule' in his day [video]
Seeded on Mon Apr 9, 2012 10:05 PM EDT (Daily Kos)
"He wrote me in support of the tax plan, because he said, 'I am legally able to take advantage of the present tax code, nothing dishonest, doing what the law prescribes, and wind up paying a smaller […] tax than my secretary pays.' And he wrote me the letter to tell me h …
The Maricopa Courthouse War - ABA Journal
Seeded on Fri Apr 6, 2012 1:42 PM EDT (ABA Journal Top Stories)
Nothing was usual when Colorado bar discipline prosecutors John Gleason and James Sudler flew into Maricopa County, Ariz., in March 2010. For security reasons, they used assumed names and stayed at nine different hotels over the next year, as well as rotating through three rent …
The 50 Worst Songs to Have Sex To
Seeded on Fri Apr 6, 2012 12:23 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)
Sex is fun! Sex can be a lot of things, actually, but fun is usually pretty high up there on the list of descriptions, if things go according to plan. Of course, if you "do it" (hehe) to the sounds of music (but not "The Sound Of Music"), you're usually in the clear once you tu …
Records Suggest Move Against Racist Icon Tom Metzger in Bombing
Seeded on Fri Apr 6, 2012 12:15 PM EDT ()
Tom Metzger — a wily, iconic racist ideologue who has for years espoused “lone-wolf” terrorism — could soon find himself facing criminal charges filed by the federal government he’s excoriated for decades. Federal investigators, fresh off a relate …
DNC: Obama Won't Make Romney's Mormon Faith an Election Issue
Seeded on Fri Apr 6, 2012 11:11 AM EDT (Slate)
The suggestion that President Obama's reelection team will try to use Mitt Romney's Mormon faith against him is "utter nonsense," the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee said this week. "That is just preposterous," Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said in an interview …
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Why do conservatives hate freedom?
It Is MAD APE DEN Day! May Ten! Now!
Vatican to Nuns: Less Helping of the Poor, More Hating on the Gays
Vatican to Nuns: Less Helping of the Poor, More Hating on the Gays
Even the Religious Lose Faith When They Think Critically
Even the Religious Lose Faith When They Think Critically
The Simpsons Tells Fox to Eat Its Shorts
Experts Can't Figure Out If Death Penalty Deters Murder
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Experts Can't Figure Out If Death Penalty Deters Murder