August 2011
Nothing like working on my Masters Degree and listening to LL Cool J
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Em-Tea: Christine O’Donnell’s Book Sells Only... →
The sales numbers are in for Christine O’Donnell’s book, and they aren’t good. O’Donnell managed to sell only 700 copies beyond the 1,500 bought by her “supporters” read PACs and organizations in Delaware.
From PoliticusUSA
So sad. I miss her witchcraft and unused pussy. They make great jokes.
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Christian wants atheist registry →
murphysbride:
bogarts:
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mantis-toboggan:
smh
Pastor Mike compares atheists to “convicted sex offenders , ex-convicts , terrorist cells , hate groups like the KKK , skinheads , radical Islamists , etc..”
My name is Pvt. Snafu, I’m new in the neighborhood, I don’t believe in Gawd and am required by law to tell you so.
lolwut? I just love how the Christians who love...
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18 Reasons to Thank a Liberal: A Partial List of... →
8 Historical Reasons to Show Liberals Love
If you work hard for a living, you can thank a liberal for:
The 8-hour workday, overtime pay, and the federal minimum wage (Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938). Labor activists started calling for an 8-hour day in 1836; Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the above provisions into law for many workers more than a century later.
If you or someone you love...
A Christian Plot for Domination? →
Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry aren’t just devout—both have deep ties to a fringe fundamentalist movement known as Dominionism, which says Christians should rule the world.
From The Daily Beast
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Do Bachmann and Perry think non-believers should... →
Bachmann and Perry both have ties to Dominionism, a fringe far-right Christian movement. Since they both believe that they have the right to impose their religion on the rest of us via legislative fiat, perhaps it’s time we learned more about their rather odd, and extreme, version of “Christianity.”
From AmericaBlog
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Fox News to America: ‘Grab your gun and go drink’: The perfect advice for unemployed Virginians
Fox News’ Kilmeade defends Virginia concealed weapons law in drinking establishments. I think it’s safe to say this the headline is NOT taken out of context, even though the statement is intended to be tongue-in-cheek. What could possibly go wrong? But don’t worry, if...
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Indiana Republican Just Talked About Baseball,... →
Indiana State Rep. Phillip Hinkle, the anti-gay marriage Indiana Republican accused of offering to pay a young man he met over Craigslist for “a good time,” admits that he paid the man but contends that they didn’t do anything illicit — they just talked about “baseball and the view.”
Wow, me and my boyfriend talked about baseball and The View too!
From Gawker
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‘Christian Warrior’ Charged with Firebombing Oregon Mosque
A 24-year-old Oregon man — who told police that he was a “Christian warrior” — has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly firebombing a mosque last November.
Cody Crawford faces 10 to 30 years if convicted of firebombing the Salman Alfarisi Islamic Center, which is about 200 feet from his house....
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How to end this stock market madness →
From Salon
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Six Months Later after the Obama administration... →
From Metro Weekly
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Did We Drop the Ball on Unemployment? -... →
sexartandpolitics:
In which Nick Kristof makes me want to punch him for being so god damned surprised by people’s concern about their years long unemployment.
This entire editorial makes me want to scream. I am so fucking lucky to have the opportunity to go to school and live off my dad’s spectacular job during the great recession.
via atrios
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O'Hare Airport Welcomes Beekeepers with Felony... →
From TreeHugger
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Remember When House Republicans Voted Against... →
itsfullofstars:
In the US, we rely on the National Hurricane Center to forecast storms. The NHC is in turn a division of the National Weather Service, itself a part of the NOAA. Which, in the GOP’s 2011 budget bill, had its funding slashed by $1.2 billion from what was proposed in the president’s own budget bill, a bill that very notably included a $700 million increase over the previous year to...
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Driving a Stake Through America’s Heart – Tea... →
From PoliticusUSA
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Fox News Op-ed: Do We Really Need a National... →
reallyfoxnews:
pantslessprogressive:
Better question: do we really need Fox News?
Socialism.
Even better question: Can Fox News stop asking dumb questions?
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Michele Bachmann: Americans Will Never Elect A... →
timetruthhumor:
During a town hall in South Carolina yesterday, Michele Bachmann warned that maintaining the Affordable Care Act would prevent the country from electing a Republican president since the law would eliminate limited government and conservative principles. […]
**You mean we might get rid of the Republicans for good AND get affordable health care at the same time?! Sounds like a...
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Eight views on climate change: A guide to the... →
While 74 percent of Americans are worried about climate change, according to a March study, all but two of the Republican candidates for president have expressed skepticism about climate change. And while the Environmental Protection Agency was created four decades ago by a leading Republican, some of today’s GOP candidates want to strip it of authority or shut it down almost entirely . Records of...
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We’ll drive to safety on Public Highways, and... →
reagan-was-a-horrible-president:
leftish:
You might think that at this moment, nobody would question the value of these services, you’d be wrong. Republican Congressman, Eric Cantor is warning that any money spent on Disaster Relief should be matched with Spending Cuts.
Now this is nothing new for Eric Cantor, he said the same thing in May when a tornado tore through Joplin, MO. killing 159...
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Musings of the Exiled Sage: New poll brings bad... →
shortformblog:
-6 Obama’s net favorability, as of this month
-7 The Democratic Party’s favorability
-25 The Republican Party’s favorability source
» Why no love for the GOP? Over the last six months, everybody—Obama, Democrats, and Republicans—has seen a net drop in their…
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New NOM-Related Site Now Trying To Appeal To Hip... →
projectqueer:
The internet yawned today as professional spin-doctress Maggie Srivastav unveiled a new site which is a complete rip-off of the gay-run Drudge Report called (wait for it…) The Maggie Report. Apart from “wacky news” about New York’s doughnut burger and a girl fined for saving a woodpecker Maggie’s also sprinkled in some anti-gay pellets like “A Semi-Defense of the Infamous...
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No Surprise for Bisexual Men: Report Indicates... →
In an unusual scientific about-face, researchers at Northwestern University have found evidence that at least some men who identify themselves as bisexual are, in fact, sexually aroused by both women and men.
From NY Times
Ah, DUH!!!!! Dan Savage can SUCK IT!!!!
Now, only if scientists can find out why gay men are so bitchy sometimes.
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