DN Speak: 5/5/13

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) complains about the slow judicial nomination process, forgets he's the one blocking that process. Senate Judiciary Chair politely reminds him.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) complains about the slow judicial nomination process, forgets he's the one blocking that process. Senate Judiciary Chair politely reminds him.
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My question is...

My question is...
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Oklahoma High School Has Ten Commandments Displays in Every Classroom… and One Atheist Student is Fighting Back

Oklahoma High School Has Ten Commandments Displays in Every Classroom… and One Atheist Student is Fighting Back
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US Kids Seriously Sleep-Deprived - Experts say smartphone use at night may contribute to sleep deprivation

http://www.newser.com/story/167562/us-kids-seriously-sleep-deprived.html

April budget surplus is U.S.’s biggest in 5 years

April budget surplus is U.S.'s biggest in 5 years
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Tea Partyers boycott Fox News for being too “left”

Tea Partyers boycott Fox News for being too "left"
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Chamber Of Commerce Is Big Winner With Increasingly Conservative Supreme Court

Chamber Of Commerce Is Big Winner With Increasingly Conservative Supreme Court
TPMDC | MAY 10, 2013
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Last term, the Chamber of Commerce was undefeated -- it won every Supreme Court case it weighed in on. So far this term, it has ... Read more

Obamacare Is Already Forcing Private Insurers To Lower Their Premiums

Obamacare Is Already Forcing Private Insurers To Lower Their Premiums
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Are we asking too much?

Are we asking too much?
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My aunt literally just told this to my schizophrenic sister.

My aunt literally just told this to my schizophrenic sister.
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Now That's a new spin!

Now That's a new spin!
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"Settlements on the West Bank are illegal and therefore the produce of those settlements should be treated as illegal throughout the European Union" - Irish Foreign Affairs Minister

"Settlements on the West Bank are illegal and therefore the produce of those settlements should be treated as illegal throughout the European Union" - Irish Foreign Affairs Minister
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Unions to banks: Pay up. Instead of raising taxes, labor leaders in collective-bargaining talks has a proposal for closing state budget gaps: Go after financial institutions that ripped off governments via LIBOR manipulation.

Unions to banks: Pay up. Instead of raising taxes, labor leaders in collective-bargaining talks has a proposal for closing state budget gaps: Go after financial institutions that ripped off governments via LIBOR manipulation.
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Exclusive: Elon Musk quits Zuckerberg's immigration advocacy group | Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/10/net-us-usa-immigration-technology-idUSBRE94910K20130510

Bachmann Makes Eyebrow-Raising 9/11 Claim

Bachmann Makes Eyebrow-Raising 9/11 Claim
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | MAY 10, 2013
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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) continued to promote a right-wing Sept. 11 "National Day of Prayer and Fasting" on ... Read more

Friday, May 10, 2013

Fur Elise in Ragtime played by Ethan Uslan

The evidence for climate change WITHOUT computer models or the IPCC

Religious Cleansing In The Armed Forces?

Reasonable Doubts: The Myth of Martyrdom, parts 1 and 2

Interview:

Part 1:
http://www.podfeed.net/episode/rd113+The+Myth+of+Martyrdom+Part+1+with+guest+Candida+Moss/4014018
Jesus famously told his disciples "take up your cross and follow me" and the church has proudly circulated stories of Christian martyrs ever since. Stories of believers who refused to renounce their faith in the face of persecution inspire some to great acts of heroism but can also promote a spirit of victimization. In her new book "The Myth of Christian Persecution" Candida Moss argues that the Martyrdom stories from the first centuries of the Christian church have been exaggerated, and in some cases even fabricated. Contrary to popular accounts of Church history there never was any widespread systematic persecution of Christians in the first centuries of the common era. Join us as we discuss her fascinating book.

Part 2:
http://www.podfeed.net/episode/rd114+The+Myth+of+Martyrdom+part+2+Who+Would+Die+for+a+Lie/4042527
Would anyone knowingly die for a lie? Christian tradition teaches us that many of Jesus' disciples were persecuted and martyred for their faith. But if Jesus did not really rise from the dead why would the apostles be willing to sacrifice their lives over claims they knew were false? To many Christians, the apostles martyrdom is compelling confirmation that the message they preached was true. But is there any reliable evidence that the apostles actually were martyred for their faith in the resurrection? Also on this episode: The Pew Research Center releases a global study on the views of Muslims world-wide. We'll take a look at the survey and what it suggests about the source of Islamic extremism.

Part 3: Not yet released

The Great Agnostic with guest Susan Jacoby

Interview:
http://www.podfeed.net/episode/rd112+The+Great+Agnostic+with+guest+Susan+Jacoby/3969878

Robert Green Ingersoll: The Great American Agnostic

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/01/17/robert-green-ingersoll-the-great-american-agnostic

Nearly a third of Americans under 30 now say they have no religious affiliation. They might want to read the works of Robert Green Ingersoll.

He’s not as famous as Americans Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine in enshrining no religion. But in the late 19^th century, the country knew him well as The Great Agnostic – the free-thinking unbeliever who championed the secular face of America’s founding.

A new biography brings him back at an interesting moment.
This hour, On Point: Ingersoll, the great agnostic, and American faith and freedom now.

-Tom Ashbrook

Week In The News: Cleveland Escape, Military Sexual Assault, Mark Sanford (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/05/10/week-cleveland-sexual-sanford

A week of horrors, and escape. In Cleveland, three women blessedly free after a decade in a house of horrors. Just grotesque. And in the US military, a big survey finds more sexual abuse than ever – and the Air Force chief of sexual assault prevention is charged with sexual assault.

Abroad, Israel hits Syria. Moscow and Washington talk. Hackers go on a global ATM thieving spree. We’ve got Benghazi back in the news. Mark Sanford back in politics. Burial for a Boston bomber. Immigration moves.

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/2013-05-10/friday-news-roundup-domestic

President Barack Obama traveled to Austin, Texas, yesterday to spotlight manufacturing success stories there. He blamed Congress for hampering the economy by blocking his jobs proposals. Boston police officials told a House committee the FBI never informed them that Russia was concerned about the bombing suspect’s older brother. A former high-ranking State Department official gave emotional testimony to a House hearing on the Benghazi tragedy. Republican senators pushed for hundreds of border security amendments to the proposed immigration bill. And officials said they might seek the death penalty for the suspect in the kidnapping of three Cleveland women. A panel of journalists joins Diane for a discussion of the week’s top national stories.

Friday News Roundup - International (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-05-10/friday-news-roundup-international

Libya is back in the news as the U.S. Congress holds new hearings on the attack that killed an American ambassador. The U.S. warns an impending Russian arms deal with Syria could hinder efforts to stop the civil war. And in Bangladesh, rescuers find a woman alive in the rubble of a garment factory that collapsed weeks ago, killing more than 1,000 people. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

Tell it like it (should be), Obama

Tell it like it (should be), Obama
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They thought slavery was perfectly fine

They thought slavery was perfectly fine
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Minnesota's House passed gay marriage. This Christian is upset and has a plan.

Minnesota's House passed gay marriage. This Christian is upset and has a plan.
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I love this pic! non believer hurt by believer

I love this pic! non believer hurt by believer
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Led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, 114 billionaires have pledged to donate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy.

Led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, 114 billionaires have pledged to donate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy.
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Carbon dioxide passes 400ppm for first time in 3 million years

Carbon dioxide passes 400ppm for first time in 3 million years
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If you feel like the inmates have taken over the asylum in the House of Representatives, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) wants you to know that your suspicions are totally correct.

If you feel like the inmates have taken over the asylum in the House of Representatives, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) wants you to know that your suspicions are totally correct.
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Plants can communicate the onset of an attack from aphids by making use of an underground network of fungi, researchers have found.

Plants can communicate the onset of an attack from aphids by making use of an underground network of fungi, researchers have found.
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The Coming GOP Civil War Over Climate Change: Reality And Demographics Are Battling The Kochs, Says National Journal

The Coming GOP Civil War Over Climate Change: Reality And Demographics Are Battling The Kochs, Says National Journal
THINKPROGRESS | MAY 10, 2013
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The National Journal has a long piece out, "The Coming GOP Civil War Over Climate Change: Science, storms, and ... Read more

Conservatives Also Love To Link Inequality And IQ

Conservatives Also Love To Link Inequality And IQ
THINKPROGRESS | MAY 10, 2013
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Zack Beauchamp has started an interesting discussion on TP Ideas on how and why conservatives love to link race and IQ. Allow ... Read more

Hispanic College Enrollment Rate Overtakes White Enrollment

Hispanic College Enrollment Rate Overtakes White Enrollment
THINKPROGRESS | MAY 10, 2013
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A Pew Research Center report released Thursday notes that Hispanic college enrollment reached a record high for the class of ... Read more

Why Family Planning Programs Are Critical For Ensuring Healthy Women And Babies

Why Family Planning Programs Are Critical For Ensuring Healthy Women And Babies
THINKPROGRESS | MAY 10, 2013
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A recent report found that the United States has the highest rate of first-day infant death in the industrialized world. ... Read more

IRS Targeted Tea Party Tax-Exempt Groups For Increased Scrutiny And Missed The Real Problem

IRS Targeted Tea Party Tax-Exempt Groups For Increased Scrutiny And Missed The Real Problem
THINKPROGRESS | MAY 10, 2013
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) acknowledged Friday that it had improperly flagged groups applying for tax-exempt status for ... Read more

Author Of Heritage Immigration Study Resigns Amid Racism Scandal

Author Of Heritage Immigration Study Resigns Amid Racism Scandal
THINKPROGRESS | MAY 10, 2013
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Jason Richwine, a coauthor of the Heritage Foundation's report on the cost of the current immigration bill, has resigned ... Read more

Rep. King Says $20 Billion Cut In Food Stamps Won’t Be ‘Noticeable’

Rep. King Says $20 Billion Cut In Food Stamps Won't Be 'Noticeable'
THINKPROGRESS | MAY 10, 2013
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Few will even notice major cuts in our nation's food stamp program, according to Rep. Steve King (R-IA). Speaking on the ... Read more

Why The FDA Takes So Long To Regulate Harmful Substances

Why The FDA Takes So Long To Regulate Harmful Substances
THINKPROGRESS | MAY 10, 2013
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On Thursday, Wrigley announced that it would be pulling its controversial new "Alert Energy" gum — each stick ... Read more

GOP Senators Boycott Vote on New EPA Chief - Democrats accuse them of obstructionism

http://www.newser.com/story/167724/gop-senators-boycott-vote-on-new-epa-chief.html

Dear College Grads, Here's Why I Won't Hire You - Boss suggests a crash course in computer progamming, no matter the major

http://www.newser.com/story/167731/dear-college-grads-heres-why-i-wont-hire-you.html

Psychic Sylvia Browne said Amanda Berry was dead. Why do police consult psychics? - Slate Magazine

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2013/05/psychic_sylvia_browne_said_amanda_berry_was_dead_why_do_police_consult_psychics.html

Let's Ban Team Sports From Gym Class - Jessica Olien: Why must exercise be competitive?

http://www.newser.com/story/167715/lets-ban-team-sports-from-gym-class.html

This could be the most important video you have seen this year.

Interview:
More info:
http://www.kochbrothersexposed.com/

Debate Swirls Over Single Word in Benghazi Email - As Boehner demands email be made public

http://www.newser.com/story/167697/debate-swirls-over-single-word-in-benghazi-email.html

Mainstream Media's Fixation With Anti-Immigrant Commentator Mark Krikorian | Research | Media Matters for America

http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/01/17/mainstream-medias-fixation-with-anti-immigrant/192314

McDonald's Franchise Allegedly Tampered With Time Sheets To Cut Worker Pay

McDonald's Franchise Allegedly Tampered With Time Sheets To Cut Worker Pay
BUSINESS NEWS ON HUFFINGTON POST | MAY 9, 2013
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After toiling away at an upstate New York McDonald's for months, Jeffrey Schuyler says he was "hurt" once he discovered his employer was altering time... Read more

Republican Leaders Refuse To Make Appointments To Key Obamacare Panel

Republican Leaders Refuse To Make Appointments To Key Obamacare Panel
TPMDC | MAY 9, 2013
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The top two Republicans in Congress informed President Obama on Thursday that they will refuse to fulfill their duty under the ... Read more

A part of me died

A part of me died
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Scumbag Fox News

Scumbag Fox News
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My only other atheist friend on Facebook just posted this.

My only other atheist friend on Facebook just posted this.
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Michelle Bachmann may finally be sued in federal court for lying.

Michelle Bachmann may finally be sued in federal court for lying.
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Pat Robertson, Who said 'The Lord Told Me' that 'Romney Will Win,' Urges Viewers to Beware False Prophets

Pat Robertson, Who said 'The Lord Told Me' that 'Romney Will Win,' Urges Viewers to Beware False Prophets
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In my bible-belt state of NC, Amendment 1 to "define" marriage as between a man and a woman was voted in recently. This was my lesbian friend's assertation on the issue; one of the strongest opinions I've ever read.

In my bible-belt state of NC, Amendment 1 to "define" marriage as between a man and a woman was voted in recently. This was my lesbian friend's assertation on the issue; one of the strongest opinions I've ever read.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MAY 9, 2013
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