Senate Candidate Says Obama Hasn’t Been Impeached Because He’s Black

Sam Clovis, a Republican candidate for Senate, thinks the reason President Obama has not faced serious impeachment threats from ... Read more

5 Theocrats in Congress Who Care More About the Bible Than the Constitution

These politicians vote as they believe the Bible tells them to.

http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/5-most-theocratic-members-congress-0?paging=off&current_page=1

Why Physicists Are In A Film Promoting An Earth-Centered Universe (updated repost)

"It has the look and feel of a fast-paced and riveting science documentary.

The trailer opens with actress (who starred as Capt. Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager) intoning, "Everything we think we know about our universe is wrong." That's followed by heavyweight clips of physicists and ..." Read more

Per Wikipedia about the movie's producer, alleged to have deceived these people: Robert A. Sungenis (born 1955) is an American Catholic author of apologetic and polemical works critiquing the Protestant doctrines of sola fide and sola scriptura. He is also known for his advocacy of geocentrism and his controversial beliefs about Jews, Judaism, and Holocaust revisionism.

http://youtu.be/p8cBvMCucTg

Being on the Wrong Side of History: Michigan Republican confesses it was wrong to target gays to help George Bush win

"George W. Bush had to be re-elected, Republicans had to win. We needed an issue. This apparently was the issue...

Campaign strategists loved the demographics of the issue. Working class Catholics would turn out and they will vote for Bush....religious fundamentalist would be fired up...and on and on...

We singled out a whole group of people, most of whom just wanted to be left alone, to forcefully discriminate against them for short term political benefit..."

http://republicus.blogspot.com/2014/03/being-on-wrong-side-history.html

Interview: http://michiganradio.org/programs/stateside-cynthia-canty

Study: Fox News is misleading over 70% of the time when it comes to climate science.

"...Fox News was the least accurate; 72 percent of its 2013 climate science-related segments contained misleading statements. CNN was in the middle, with about a third of segments featuring misleading statements. MSNBC was the most accurate, with only eight percent of segments containing misleading statements..."
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Scientist managed to rejuvenate the organ in mice by manipulating DNA.

An elderly organ in a living animal has been regenerated into a youthful state for the first time, UK researchers say. Experts said the study was likely to have "broad implications" for regenerative medicine. A team at the University of Edinburgh managed to rejuvenate the organ in mice by manipulating DNA.
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Meadows and mountains of Yosemite National Park. [1247 x 794] by Carol M. Highsmith

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Swedes to give six-hour workday a go.

Municipal staff in Gothenburg will act as guinea pigs in a proposed push for six-hour workdays with full pay, with hopes that it will cut down on sick leave, boost efficiency, and ultimately save Sweden money.

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Pregnant Workers At Walmart Fear The Company’s New Policy Won’t Go Far Enough To Protect Them

Healthy pregnant workers worry they might have to develop a disability for Walmart to help them out.The post Pregnant Workers ... Read more

The Security Bug That Affects Most Of The Internet, Explained

The Security Bug That Affects Most Of The Internet, Explained by Jeremy Bowers April 08, 2014 4:19 PM ET i i A screen grab from a Heartbleed test ... Read more

Republicans Urged Obama To Keep Obamacare Sign-Up Center Open

"As long as I am in office I will continue to fight for the health of our economy and the preservation of jobs," he said. The ... Read more

There Are 10 Times More Mentally Ill Americans Behind Bars Than Being Treated In State Hospitals

There are 356,268 people with mental health issues in prisons across the country.The post There Are 10 Times More Mentally Ill ... Read more

GOP Spokesperson Asked What Republicans Are Willing To Do To Close Gender Pay Gap, Comes Up Empty

Kirsten Kukowski, the RNC's National Press Secretary, dodged questions about the GOP's solutions three different times.The post ... Read more

Why Physicists Are In A Film Promoting An Earth-Centered Universe

"It has the look and feel of a fast-paced and riveting science documentary.

The trailer opens with actress (who starred as Capt. Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager) intoning, "Everything we think we know about our universe is wrong." That's followed by heavyweight clips of physicists and ..." Read more

Per Wikipedia about the movie's producer, alleged to have deceived these people: Robert A. Sungenis (born 1955) is an American Catholic author of apologetic and polemical works critiquing the Protestant doctrines of sola fide and sola scriptura. He is also known for his advocacy of geocentrism and his controversial beliefs about Jews, Judaism, and Holocaust revisionism.

http://youtu.be/p8cBvMCucTg

‘Orange Is The New Black’ Star Duped Into Narrating Film That Says The Sun Revolves Around The Earth

While the onetime Starfleet captain announces that "everything we think we know about our universe is wrong," it appears that ... Read more

Their Nightmare

Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses health care with Ed Schultz on MSNBC.

http://youtu.be/nGzEZ5Ezv4E

Philippine court rules family planning law legal

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a family planning law is constitutional, allowing the government to provide reproductive health care services primarily to the country's poor despite strong opposition to the law from the Roman Catholic Church.

http://www.kiiitv.com/story/25188778/philippine-court-rules-family-planning-law-legal

Schempp still stands against forced school prayer

You may be glad public school students don't pray together before class, or you may wish they still did. Either way, you have Ellery Schempp to thank.

http://www.press-citizen.com/usatoday/article/7449895

Religious 'License to Discriminate' Law Passed

*Mississippi Republican governor Phil Bryant today signed a bill into a law that will allow business and individuals to deny service to anyone in the interest of religious liberty, according to ThinkProgress. The legislation, known as Senate Bill 2681, the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act, would allow businesses and individuals to deny services to anyone, if serving that person or organization would "substantially burden" the individual's "religious exercise." It also adds the words "In God We Trust" to the official state seal...* John Iadarola (host of TYT University, and Common Room), Jayar Jackson (TYT producer), and Desi Doyen (host, Green News Report) break it down on The Young Turks.

http://youtu.be/DiPO2ljCNkY

Court Clerk Refusing To Marry Gay Couples

"Marriage exists for its procreative potential, not just as recognition of a loving relationship between two people, and the U.S. Supreme Court agrees, lawyers for an Oklahoma clerk said in a new court filing.

The 63-page brief filed Tuesday is the latest volley in a battle between a lesbian couple of 17 years and Tulsa County Court Clerk Sally Howe Smith, who refused to grant them a marriage license in 2009.

Mary Bishop and Sharon Baldwin subsequently sued to be allowed to marry in their home state, where voters had approved a ban on same-sex marriage in 2004. U.S. District Judge Terence Kern ruled in Bishop and Baldwin's favor in January this year, and Smith appealed.

Lawyers for Smith argued that marriage is about furthering "potentially procreative sexual relationships into stable unions" rather than recognizing the love and commitment of two people."

http://youtu.be/ndVEe5KxnAM

Watch The Daily Show catch up with Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld, post-CIA torture report

"Whether the CIA, with legal backing from the Bush administration, tortured detainees or merely roughly interrogated them in an enhanced manner may seem like a question of semantics..."

http://theweek.com/article/index/259538/watch-the-daily-show-catch-up-with-bush-cheney-and-rumsfeld-post-cia-torture-report

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5 Habits of Highly Compassionate Men

Having compassion leads to increased happiness, freedom from gender stereotypes and better relationships with others.  Read more

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12 Key Progressive Politicians to Watch in the 2014 Elections | Alternet

Populist politics is making a comeback in the midterms.

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/12-real-deal-progressive-congressional-candidates-2014-watch?paging=off&current_page=1

Global Rankings Study Depicts an America in Warp Speed Decline

From access to healthcare and education, gender equality, attitudes toward immigrants and minorities, the U.S. looks like a second-rate nation.

 ... Read more

More Stupid Anti-Gay Marriage Arguments

http://youtu.be/B3x6jFYfi_k

Still More Stupid Anti-Gay Marriage Arguments

http://youtu.be/Sq3QPmMd__E

"Flaws" in Atheists' Thinking

http://youtu.be/pZhC4HHh9cQ

'SNL' Mocks 'Fox And Friends' And Its Climate Change Coverage (VIDEO)

The cast of "Saturday Night Live" mocked Fox News' "Fox and Friends" in a skit on Saturday.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/snl-mocks-fox-and-friends 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1m56s6_fox-friends-saturday-night-live_fun

Elizabeth Warren Slams Paul Ryan On Inner City Culture Comment (VIDEO)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) took a swing at Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) for his comments about the unemployed and inner city culture. In a March speech at... Read more

http://youtu.be/bCKeE9_LXNs

Why Antonin Scalia’s 'Abortifacient' Confusion is Dangerous

"as a Hobby Lobby brief filed by a number of medical organizations, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Women’s Medical Association, and Physicians for Reproductive Health succinctly put it: “Contraceptives that prevent fertilization from occurring, or even prevent implantation, are simply not abortifacients regardless of an individual’s personal or religious beliefs or mores..."

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This Is Critical

"The gist of Kristol's prescription was massive resistance: no haggling or negotiating, as might have been the Bob Dole approach. Just no. No negotiation, no bill, no acceptance that there was such a thing as a crisis in care..."

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Conservatives Are Furious With Harry Reid For Warring With The Kochs

Harry Reid's war on the Koch brothers -- the wealthy oil tycoons who are spending millions to defeat Democrats in the 2014 mid-terms -- has sparked an... Read more

The 1993 Kristol Memo on Defeating Health Care Reform

"... It's such a critical document that I wanted to republish in full the 1993 Kristol memo on defeating health care reform. (Here's how it looked at the time on letterhead.) Both for now and for future reference. It's the primary document I referenced in the post below on why Republicans are fighting so hard on Obamacare..."

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Does The Universe Revolve Around You?: Geocentrist Creationists Seek To Become The Center Of Attention

"A new 'documentary' argues that the Earth is the center of the universe and that it does not move...
There are days when fundamentalist zealots do something so off the wall that I don’t know whether to laugh or cry, so I do a little bit of both..."
 ... Read more

http://youtu.be/p8cBvMCucTg

Rand: Cheney Only Wanted To Invade Iraq After Working For Halliburton (VIDEO)

New video footage of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) shows him suggesting that former Vice President Dick Cheney pushed invading Iraq to help out Halliburton, w... Read more

Dramatic, Little Known GOP Rule Change Takes Choice Of Presidential Candidate Away From Rank And File Republicans And Hands It To Party Elite

There's an unspoken storm brewing in the Republican Party—a storm whose seeds were planted in the first days of the 2012 Republican National Conventio... Read more

Intel: Thunderbolt Macs will be able to directly connect with Thunderbolt PCs

Thunderbolt is of special interest to the attendees of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show, since it ... Read more

Joy Behar Is Right: Chris Christie is “Toast”

Whatever else you do this week, carve out half an hour to read my colleague Ryan Lizza's piece about Chris Christie and New Jersey politics. It's Robe Read more

The ultimate guide to solving iOS battery drain

A former Genius Bar technician has dedicated his time to finding out what causes battery drain on iOS devices. The result: This ... Read more

The Roberts Court Just Endorsed Many Of Nixon's Most Corrupt Campaign Finance Schemes | ThinkProgress

"Mention the word “Nixonian,” and many people’s mind immediately go to Watergate, the break-in scandal and subsequent cover-up that eventually forced President Richard Nixon to resign. Watergate, however, was only one strand of a web of access-buying scandals, pay-to-play deals between the White House and major industries, and, in at least one instance, an effort to sell an ambassadorship for $100,000 in campaign donations.

And yet, according to an opinion Chief Justice John Roberts handed down last week, most of the Nixon Administration’s shadiest efforts to raise campaign funds do not qualify as “corruption.”..."

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/04/07/3423462/if-chief-justice-roberts-had-been-around-in-the-1970s-he-would-have-endorsed-nixonian-corruption/

Why The Government Just Threw Down $225 Million On Hybrid Electric Trains | ThinkProgress

"The Illinois Department of Transportation signed a contract to bring a total of 32 hybrid electric-diesel trains to the United States last month. The trains will start running by 2016. And the project, when all is said and done, will cost the United States $225 million — a number that may sound enormous but that will actually save a significant amount of both money and the carbon pollution that drives climate change...."

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/04/07/3422342/hybrid-diesel-electric-trains/

Paul Ryan’s honesty problem: How he just exposed GOP’s true Obamacare intentions - Salon.com

"Golden boy inadvertently admits GOP doesn't agree insurers should be prohibited from discriminating against the ill..."

http://www.salon.com/2014/04/04/paul_ryans_honesty_problem_how_he_just_exposed_gops_true_obamacare_intentions/

Fox News Was Accurate On Climate Science Just 28 Percent Of The Time In 2013

"We can disagree -- heartily -- on how to respond to the facts, but reality is reality." The post Fox News Was Accurate On ... Read more

Secular Public Education: All those opposed, raise your hand.

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These congressmen want to tear down the wall between church and state

"In recent years, Americans have grown increasingly skeptical of the role of religion in politics. According to the Pew Research Center, the share of Americans saying there is "too much" expression of faith and prayer by politicians crept up from 12 percent in 2001 to 38 percent in 2012, enough for a plurality. Most now say that churches should keep out of political matters, and a majority agree that "religious conservatives have too much control over the GOP."
Against this backdrop the Secular Coalition for America, a nonprofit group with a mission to "raise the profile of secular Americans" nationwide, released its rankings of how much — or little — legislators have supported the notion of church/state separation in the 113th Congress. Representatives were scored according to their votes and sponsorship of 14 bills related to church-state issues, including a measure in support of prayer in schools, a bill to amend the Constitution to prevent gay marriage, and a bill to eliminate funding for abstinence-only sex-ed. You can see the full list of bills at the Coalition's Web site..."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/04/04/these-congressmen-want-to-tear-down-the-wall-between-church-and-state/

Hobby Lobby Totally OK With Abortion (If They Make Money Off It)

"The owners of Hobby Lobby, a Christian-owned craft supply chain, were so offended by the idea of having to include emergency contraceptives and intrauterine devices in their health insurance plans that they sued the Obama administration and took the case all the way up to the Supreme Court. But Mother Jones reported on Tuesday that the company's retirement plan has invested millions of dollars in the manufacturers of emergency contraception and drugs used to induce abortions.

Hobby Lobby's 401(k) employee retirement plan holds $73 million in mutual funds that invest in multiple pharmaceutical companies that produce emergency contraceptive pills, intrauterine devices, and abortion-inducing medications.

The companies Hobby Lobby invests in include Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, which makes the Plan B morning-after pill and ParaGard, a copper IUD, as well as Pfizer, the maker of the abortion-inducing drugs Cytotec and Prostin E2."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

http://youtu.be/lEZSyv9oBV8

The Dark Money Of 'Social Welfare' Groups Is The REAL IRS Scandal

"Rep. Darrell Issa's latest oversight hearing into the Internal Revenue Service's botched enforcement against tea party and other "social welfare" groups has revealed a dirty little secret: Many of those groups actually want to preserve the option to run as "dark money" political operations.

That revelation came primarily from the prepared testimony of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, who spent much of his time Wednesday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sparring with Republican lawmakers over the pace of releasing documents."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

http://youtu.be/tTEdQNiRxQk

Atheists Win Court Case, But That Might Be A Bad Thing

"An atheist group in Tennessee won the right to distribute literature at an elementary school after the school allowed the Gideons group to distribute Christian Bibles to students.

The Friendly Atheist blog reported that the Tri-State Freethinkers group in conjunction with the ACLU challenged the decision by Casey County School District Superintendent Marion Sowders to allow the Gideons to distribute copies of the New Testament at the county's three elementary schools.

The Freethinkers and the ACLU sent the school district a letter demanding equal access and, surprisingly, the request was granted."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.

http://youtu.be/DamSvKqCdx0

The One Anti-Obamacare Meme Still Going Strong Among Conservatives

The news last week that Obamacare had reached 7 million enrollees killed a number of conservatives' favorite memes against the law -- more people had ... Read more

How War Hungry Pundits Get U.S. Foreign Policy Dead Wrong

They litter the public landscape with nonsense about a divine US world mission.

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Atheists Who Adopt: We're Raising Our Seven Kids, Four Through Adoption, to be Freethinkers

Although daunting, adopting as an atheist is possible and necessary.

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8 Things Mainstream Media Doesn't Have the Courage to Tell You

News sources speak for the 5%.

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By force

"...sometimes as an american I can't help but feel this is my country's mentality..."

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"I'm an atheist, BUT . . ." by Richard Dawkins (Full)

Richard Dawkins replies to criticism to his book "The God Delusion".

http://youtu.be/A2S4CG4xjeo

Food Stamps Don't Keep Walmart's Prices Low, They Keep Its Profits High

The same company that brings in the most food stamp dollars in revenue has the most employees using food stamps.

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Richard Dawkins Discusses Discrimination Against Atheism

Richard Dawkins discusses discrimination against Atheists on CNN.

http://youtu.be/7P_oMcwGZ6Q

Atheist? You Were Abused and Raped as a Child!

Today Aeolus reports on Pat Robertson and his ridiculous claim that if you are an atheist and hostile to the word "god", then you must be demonic or you were abused and raped as a child.

Remember Christians, pursue truth and exemplify love and understanding to all of God's creation!

http://youtu.be/_FBpmk2qG68

Paul Ryan Cares About the Poor

"Just not enough to do anything to help them."

"This is my next 'Roadmap,' " said House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, while meeting with poor residents of Cleveland, Ohio. "I want to figure ... Read more

Saturday nutpick-a-palooza: The Gay Agenda is winning too much!

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/05/1289869/-Saturday-nutpick-a-palooza-The-Gay-Agenda-is-winning-too-much

Daily Kos Says: Sign the pledge: Don't buy these Koch products

Sign the pledge: Don't buy Koch products Koch industries and its subsidiaries are expansive—their holdings include everything ... Read more

Bill O’Reilly at Catholic Fundraiser: I Want to Beat Up De Blasio

Bill O'Reilly wants to pummel the mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, for demonizing the wealthy. "I want to beat him up," the Fox News anchor sai... Read more

Supernova's Shocking Second Act

Scientists have discovered what fuels the high-energy X-rays bursting from Tycho's supernova. ... Read more

"The Burden Of Goofballs" by Old Fart Rants

"...I think it's fair to say that burden of proof for the claimant is universally accepted. However, when it comes to debating religious people, it's amazing how quickly they'll throw this universally accepted standard under the bus! When asked to provide evidence for their magical claims, many of them will insist that the burden of proof is on you, the atheist/skeptic, to disprove their claim, rather than on them to prove it..."

http://youtu.be/0WsyWZ7kEu0

Britain Embraces Distributed Solar

Britain is not known for its abundant sunshine, but it may soon be known for abundant rooftop solar power. On Friday, the Department of Energy & Clim... Read more

Bluebells in Halle's Forest, Belgium [1920x1200],by Raimund Linke

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Siberia Is Already Experiencing Mid-Summer Temperatures And Major Wildfires

Siberia could be headed for an epic wildfire season as an unusually warm spring leads to much earlier than expected blazes. The ... Read more

Star Trek Continues

 "The new Star Trek Continues Web Series carries on the original 5-year mission. Star Trek Continues begins right where the original left off. Check out the rest of our website for the latest news, photos and information surrounding this ground-breaking series produced by Farragut Films and DracoGen Strategic Investments..."

Volunteer actors...they have done an amazing job of replicating the look and feel of the originals by Roddenberry.

http://www.startrekcontinues.com/episodes/

The Expert (Short Comedy Sketch)

Funny business meeting illustrating how hard it is for an engineer to fit into the corporate world!

http://youtu.be/BKorP55Aqvg

My Blackberry Is Not Working! - The One Ronnie, Preview - BBC One

Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield star in this fruity sketch from The One Ronnie, written by Dawson Bros.

http://youtu.be/kAG39jKi0lI

If Walmart Paid Its Employees a Living Wage, How Much Would Prices Go Up?

In the series "The Secret Life of a Food Stamp," Marketplace reporter Krissy Clark traces how big-box stores make billions from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aka food stamps. What's more, the wages of many workers at these stores are so low that the workers themselves qualify for food stamps—which the employees then often spend at those big-box stores.

This video crunches the numbers on how much Walmart, the single biggest beneficiary of the food stamp economy, might have to raise prices across the board to help a typical worker earn a living wage.

A note on methodology: Eligibility for food stamps varies according to income, number of dependents, and other factors. This estimate of Walmart's potential cost from raising wages is based on wages for a Walmart employee with one dependent working 30 hours a week, a typical retail worker based on federal data.

http://youtu.be/vAcaeLmybCY

The Giant's Causeway

The Giant's Causeway - an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland [2048x1280] by Greg Sinclair

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"The Age of Atheists", Peter Watson on Atheists Talk #259, March 9, 2014

"How do atheists find meaning in their lives without God?" It may be the second most common "gotcha" question asked of atheists, after "Where do atheists get their morality from if not God?" It's just as annoying too, because the answer is "In every way possible!" If you need proof, just turn to the new book by journalist and historian Peter Watson.
In The Age of Atheists: How We Have Sought to Live Since the Death of God, Watson chronicles the Western scientists, philosophers, and artists who have worked to draw meaning from our lives since Friedrich Nietzsche so infamously signed God's death certificate. It is a book remarkable for its scope.

Interview:
http://www.mnatheists.org/news-and-media/podcast/952-the-age-of-atheists-peter-watson-on-atheists-talk-259-march-9-2014

Podcast download:
http://feeds.mnatheists.org/~r/AtheistsTalkRadioShow/~3/uQyYUbfwShM/Atheists_Talk-0259-20140309.mp3