I am against religion because...

I am against religion because...
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43 GOP Senators Threaten Obstruction Unless Consumer Protection Bureau Is Weakened

43 GOP Senators Threaten Obstruction Unless Consumer Protection Bureau Is Weakened
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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When the Dodd-Frank financial reform law first passed, Senate Republicans refused to confirm a director for the newly-created ... Read more

REPORT: States Are Falling Behind In Implementing The Most Basic Obamacare Provisions

REPORT: States Are Falling Behind In Implementing The Most Basic Obamacare Provisions
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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According to a just-released study by the Commonwealth Fund and Georgetown University, most states are woefully behind in ... Read more

Why are you even in college?

Why are you even in college?
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This popped up on my FB, and I think it is all appropriate

This popped up on my FB, and I think it is all appropriate
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Jon Stewart Jabs Skeptics Demanding A Photo Of Obama Skeet Shooting

Jon Stewart Jabs Skeptics Demanding A Photo Of Obama Skeet Shooting
TPMDC | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Jon Stewart on Thursday mocked people who demand to see a photo of President Obama skeet shooting at Camp David to believe it. ... Read more

Kerry Details New Timeline On Obama Offer

Kerry Details New Timeline On Obama Offer
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Incoming Secretary of State John Kerry said that President Barack Obama offered him the job one week before U.S. Ambassador to ... Read more

Kerry Warns Of What Threatens To 'Steal Our Democracy Itself'

Kerry Warns Of What Threatens To 'Steal Our Democracy Itself'
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Speaking Wednesday in his farewell speech to the Senate, incoming Secretary of State John Kerry warned of the corrupting ... Read more

Beck: The "Smear Machine" Has Destroyed My Reputation

How Cindy Jacobs And Her Prayer Warriors Saved The Global Economy

We're Losing on Immigration; We Need More - David Brooks says the economic case is impossible to refute

http://www.newser.com/story/162085/were-losing-on-immigration-we-need-more.html

Obama Administration’s New Birth Control Rules Already Gaining Support Among Catholic Leaders

Obama Administration's New Birth Control Rules Already Gaining Support Among Catholic Leaders
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 2, 2013
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On Friday, the Obama Administration announced updated regulations for its birth control rule that requires employer-based ... Read more

When he ran for president, John McCain said he wanted Chuck Hagel as his Secretary of Defense – whom he now opposes for that same position

When he ran for president, John McCain said he wanted Chuck Hagel as his Secretary of Defense – whom he now opposes for that same position
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Stand Up Comic demonstrates how difficult it is to learn Cantonese

Week In The News: Immigration, Guns, Hagel Hearings (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/02/01/week-in-the-news-230

Big noise on big issues this week.  Immigration.  Guns.  Whether big results will follow… quite unclear.  But from “path to citizenship” to Gabby Giffords, the talk was big and compelling.

Hillary Clinton, out at State.  John Kerry in.  Chuck Hagel flayed by his old Republican colleagues in confirmation hearings.
We’ve got Egypt in uproar – a “collapse of the state” warning.  Israeli jets striking inside Syria.  China allegedly hacking the New York Times.  And Ed Koch is gone.

This hour, On Point:  our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

-Tom Ashbrook

Friday News Roundup - Domestic (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-02-01/friday-news-roundup-domestic

The U.S. economy shrinks slightly in the fourth quarter. A bipartisan group of senators and the White House propose immigration reform. And a Senate committee holds hearings on gun violence. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

Friday News Roundup - International

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-02-01/friday-news-roundup-international

An explosion outside the U.S. embassy in Ankara kills one Turkish guard and wounds two people. U.S. intelligence officials say Al Qaeda’s affiliate in north Africa is seeking to carry out attacks on western targets in the region. Niger, which borders Mali and Algeria, agreed to host American troops and surveillance drones to keep tabs on Islamic militants. An israeli airstrike on Syrian territory drew condemnation from Iran, Hezbollah and Russia. And opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi demand his overthrow after the deadliest week of his seven months in office. A panel of journalists joins Diane to discuss the week's top international news stories.

Teachers Must Tell Parents if Kid is Gay, Say GOP Lawmakers

Teaching Climate Change Denial in Schools Pushed in 3 States

HHS issues proposed contraception coverage rule

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/02/01/contraceptive-regulation-proposal-hhs-sebelius/1883165/

Interview with Noam Chomsky - Is Obama Progressive?

What if we could look inside human brains? - Moran Cerf

Adorable 4-Year-Old Geography Expert

the roadblock

from the tea pot

another hostage taking

Tea Party, anyone?

Tennessee is completely controlled by the Republicans. They have introduced a Solution for Kids Who Fail School: Starve Them

Tennessee is completely controlled by the Republicans. They have introduced a Solution for Kids Who Fail School: Starve Them
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Americans shocked to learn that there isn’t actually a Social Security crisis

Americans shocked to learn that there isn't actually a Social Security crisis
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Found this in the comments for John Lennon - Imagine video on YouTube. Thought r/atheism may like this.

Found this in the comments for John Lennon - Imagine video on YouTube. Thought r/atheism may like this.
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Pro-Gun Myths Shot Down

Pro-Gun Myths Shot Down
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | JANUARY 31, 2013
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By cutting off federal funding for research and stymieing data collection and sharing, the National Rifle Association has tried ... Read more

Cutting science funding to reduce the deficit is simply gutting future innovation

Cutting science funding to reduce the deficit is simply gutting future innovation
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inauguration

disappointed

;-)

Time to grow up.

U.S. Attack on Iran by Spring?

Lectures in History Preview: "Gone with the Wind"

Bible Slavery: TOTALLY DIFFERENT

Fischer: "Big Gay" is "Trying to Destroy the Military"

GOP Takes on Big Bank CEOS?!

Police Caught Kicking, Tasering Man Lying on Ground (VIDEO)

Some Christians have some explaining to do...

Some Christians have some explaining to do...
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Colin Powell to Bill O'Reilly: I want to see a Republican Party that, rather than trying to make it more difficult to vote and restricting the number of days and hours you can vote, a Republican Party that says we want everybody to vote and we're going to give you a reason to vote for us.

Colin Powell to Bill O'Reilly: I want to see a Republican Party that, rather than trying to make it more difficult to vote and restricting the number of days and hours you can vote, a Republican Party that says we want everybody to vote and we're going to give you a reason to vote for us.
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Reid Tips His Hand Over Dems' Sequester Strategy

Reid Tips His Hand Over Dems' Sequester Strategy
TPMDC | JANUARY 30, 2013
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On Tuesday, Harry Reid revealed the Democrats' strategy for saddling the GOP with blame for hitting the sequester. Read more

Threat To Obama Puts U.S. On 'Precipice Of Recession'

Threat To Obama Puts U.S. On 'Precipice Of Recession'
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | JANUARY 30, 2013
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WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers were stunned Wednesday to learn that the U.S. economy officially dove toward a double-dip recession at ... Read more

In other words, "If religion were true, they wouldn't be so insecure about their religion."

In other words, "If religion were true, they wouldn't be so insecure about their religion."
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Pancreatic cancers use the sugar fructose, very common in the Western diet, to activate a key cellular pathway that drives cell division, helping the cancer to grow more quickly, a study by researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found.

Pancreatic cancers use the sugar fructose, very common in the Western diet, to activate a key cellular pathway that drives cell division, helping the cancer to grow more quickly, a study by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found.
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Theist Repellent

Theist Repellent
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NOM Founder To SCOTUS: Religious Discrimination Is More Important Than Marriage Equality

NOM Founder To SCOTUS: Religious Discrimination Is More Important Than Marriage Equality
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 30, 2013
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Robert George helped found the National Organization for Marriage, but one of his projects since then was The Manhattan ... Read more

ALEC Loses Two Big Names In Clean Power Over Opposition To Renewable Energy Standards

ALEC Loses Two Big Names In Clean Power Over Opposition To Renewable Energy Standards
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 30, 2013
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The American Legislative Exchange Council is a "stealth business lobbyist," according to the New York Times. It has ... Read more

IQ Isn't Enough Anymore: You Need PQ, Too - That would be 'passion quotient,' says Thomas Friedman

http://www.newser.com/story/161939/iq-isnt-enough-anymore-you-need-pq-too.html

Stewart Blasts Beck's 'Freedom Towns' - Jon Stewart rails on so-called freedom lovers

http://www.newser.com/story/161923/stewart-blasts-becks-freedom-towns.html

Christianity Aggressively Pushed in Texas Schools

Joyner: Gun Control is Pushing Nation Toward a 'Second American Revolution'

"NaziZona" by Old Fart Rants

Lindsey Graham: GOP-Forced Budget Cuts Will Mean Fewer Cops, So People Need To Arm Themselves

Lindsey Graham: GOP-Forced Budget Cuts Will Mean Fewer Cops, So People Need To Arm Themselves
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 30, 2013
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Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who has been among the Senate's most vocal backers of draconian budget cuts and has ... Read more

CHART: How More Austerity Will Push The U.S. Further Away From Full Employment

CHART: How More Austerity Will Push The U.S. Further Away From Full Employment
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 30, 2013
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Our guest blogger is Adam Hersh, an economist at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. The U.S. economy went negative ... Read more

Al Gore Says Obama Could Have Had A Climate Bill, Warns Shale Gas ‘May Be A Bridge To Nowhere’

Al Gore Says Obama Could Have Had A Climate Bill, Warns Shale Gas 'May Be A Bridge To Nowhere'
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 30, 2013
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Al Gore's new book, The Future, isn't mostly about climate change. In fact, global warming is only one of the ... Read more

Missouri Bill Would Require All First Graders To Take NRA-Sponsored Gun Class

Missouri Bill Would Require All First Graders To Take NRA-Sponsored Gun Class
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 30, 2013
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Students in Missouri have no sexual education requirement, so there's a good chance they don't know how to properly ... Read more

Catholic Bishops To SCOTUS: Deny Marriage Equality Because Being Gay Is Just ‘Conduct’

Catholic Bishops To SCOTUS: Deny Marriage Equality Because Being Gay Is Just 'Conduct'
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 30, 2013
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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has filed amicus briefs in the two marriage equality cases before the Supreme Court, ... Read more

Top Conservatives Fund White Supremacist PAC

GOP Badly Losing 'Culture Wars'

Limbaugh Hates Immigration Reform! But Also Loves it?

Barack Obama: "The truth of the matter is that my policies are so mainstream that if I had set the same policies that I had back in the 1980s, I would be considered a moderate Republican."

Barack Obama: "The truth of the matter is that my policies are so mainstream that if I had set the same policies that I had back in the 1980s, I would be considered a moderate Republican."
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Governors in Louisiana, Nebraska, and North Carolina have proposed eliminating their state’s personal and corporate income taxes and raising the sales tax to offset the lost revenue...this is a transparent effort to reduce taxes on the rich and increase taxes on the poor and the middle class

Governors in Louisiana, Nebraska, and North Carolina have proposed eliminating their state's personal and corporate income taxes and raising the sales tax to offset the lost revenue...this is a transparent effort to reduce taxes on the rich and increase taxes on the poor and the middle class
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Three Charts Reminding The GOP That Domestic Spending Is Already Headed Toward Historic Lows

Three Charts Reminding The GOP That Domestic Spending Is Already Headed Toward Historic Lows
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 29, 2013
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Republicans like to portray President Obama as a big government spender, despite the fact that government spending under Obama ... Read more

Louisiana Will Eliminate Health Benefits For HIV Patients, Poor Children, And First Time Moms This Week

Louisiana Will Eliminate Health Benefits For HIV Patients, Poor Children, And First Time Moms This Week
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 29, 2013
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Last week, Louisiana's poor and terminally ill residents won a surprising victory when Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) announced ... Read more

British Politician tweets about Christianity

British Politician tweets about Christianity
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Obama Vs. Fox News

Daniel Burrus: Predicting the Future

Jackson: God used Election to Expose Pro-Obama "False Church"

GOP Rep Says He Opposes Immigration Reform Because Latinos Are Uneducated, Will Never Support Republicans

GOP Rep Says He Opposes Immigration Reform Because Latinos Are Uneducated, Will Never Support Republicans
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 29, 2013
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Republican senators in the so-called Gang of 8 working to enact comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship ... Read more

Rachel Maddow points out that despite a new populist message and apparent wariness about being seen as the party of the rich, Republican governors Bobby Jindal and Sam Brownback are cutting income tax and raising sales tax, a combination that benefits the rich and punishes the poor

Rachel Maddow points out that despite a new populist message and apparent wariness about being seen as the party of the rich, Republican governors Bobby Jindal and Sam Brownback are cutting income tax and raising sales tax, a combination that benefits the rich and punishes the poor
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How Big Banks Are Making Jobless Americans Pay Millions To Access Their Benefits

How Big Banks Are Making Jobless Americans Pay Millions To Access Their Benefits
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 29, 2013
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According to a new report from the National Consumer Law Center, jobless Americans are being forced to pay millions of dollars ... Read more

Forced to be Guilty

Backpedal Time! 92% Want Universal Background Checks

Fox News' Clown Doctor Analyzes Obama

Parasite tales: The jewel wasp's zombie slave - Carl Zimmer

Interview:

I'm single and I LOVE it! | CRABSTICKZ

The coming neurological epidemic - Gregory Petsko

Interview:

God's QC 9.0: Is God A Moral Monster?

Remember when Paul Ryan blamed the attack in Benghazi on the sequester?

Remember when Paul Ryan blamed the attack in Benghazi on the sequester?
DAILY KOS | JANUARY 28, 2013
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In 2012, Paul Ryan said looming automatic budget cuts had encouraged the attack in Benghazi In light of Paul Ryan's newfound ... Read more

Fox anchor is convinced millions of new taxpayers would be bad for America because Obamacare

Fox anchor is convinced millions of new taxpayers would be bad for America because Obamacare
DAILY KOS | JANUARY 28, 2013
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Meet Stuart Varney, a Fox Business News anchor who appeared on the mothership earlier Monday to tell Fox viewers why they ... Read more

Four Important Ways Immigration Reform Could Benefit America’s Economy

Four Important Ways Immigration Reform Could Benefit America's Economy
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 28, 2013
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A bipartisan group of senators introduced a comprehensive immigration reform plan today that would reshape the nation's ... Read more

How Immigration Reform Will Strengthen America’s Health Care System

How Immigration Reform Will Strengthen America's Health Care System
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 28, 2013
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With comprehensive immigration reform in the national spotlight this week, one talking point already being parroted by reform ... Read more

Nicholas Stern: ‘I Got It Wrong On Climate Change–It’s Far, Far Worse,’ An ‘Existential’ Threat For Many

Nicholas Stern: 'I Got It Wrong On Climate Change–It's Far, Far Worse,' An 'Existential' Threat For Many
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 28, 2013
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Another day, another climate expert explains the deadly combination of inaction and faster-than-expected impacts. This time the ... Read more

Makers, Takers, Fakers - NYTimes.com

Makers, Takers, Fakers - NYTimes.com
NYTIMES.COM
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Backpedal Time! 92% Want Universal Background Checks

Michigan’s GOP House Speaker Expresses Support For Election Rigging

Michigan's GOP House Speaker Expresses Support For Election Rigging
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 28, 2013
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Late last week, democracy scored two important victories over a Republican plan to rig future presidential elections by ... Read more

This has got to be the dumbest thing I have read in my entire life.

This has got to be the dumbest thing I have read in my entire life.
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New Mexico Lawmaker Clarifies Her Bill Will Prosecute Doctors Who Perform Abortions For Rape Victims

New Mexico Lawmaker Clarifies Her Bill Will Prosecute Doctors Who Perform Abortions For Rape Victims
THINKPROGRESS | JANUARY 28, 2013
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New Mexico Rep. Cathrynn Brown (R) made headlines this past week when she introduced a bill to charge women who become pregnant ... Read more

Rights group: Israel using deadly force against unarmed protesters

Rights group: Israel using deadly force against unarmed protesters
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | JANUARY 28, 2013
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RAMALLAH, West Bank - Israel is breaking its own rules of engagement by using deadly force to disperse unarmed Palestinian protesters in the occupied... Read more