Right-Wing Radio Host Finds Way To Blame McKinney Pool Party On Obama (VIDEO)

Is there NOTHING conservatives won't blame on President Obama? Read more

...Still think Casebolt’s actions weren’t racist? 15-year-old Brandon Brooks, who is white, didn’t get hassled by the cops. That’s how he was able to capture the whole thing on video and post it to YouTube.

“I was one of the only white people in the area when that was happening. You can see in part of the video where he tells us to sit down, and he kind of like skips over me and tells all my African-American friends to go sit down.”..

Catholic League’s Bill Donohue: ‘Air Pollution Isn’t Evil’ Because The Bible Doesn’t Say It Is

Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, wants Pope Francis to stop talking about climate change because God didn't ... Read more

The Right Quietly Starts Abandoning Their Anti-Gay Hate, Angering Their Lunatic Fringe

Anti-gay hate is starting to lose ground even among conservatives. The right's lunatic fringe is getting very frightened. Read more

Pastor On Probation For Child Molestation Caught Assaulting Another Child (VIDEO)

This guy has molested who knows how many kids under the guise of church "counseling, " and he's at it again. Lock him up and ... Read more

Republican Strategist: Jeb Bush Was Helping Women By Publicly Shaming Them (VIDEO)

A Republican strategist had the gall to defend Jeb Bush for supporting the public shaming of women who don't live up to his ... Read more

Christian Couple Threatens To Divorce If Gay Marriage Becomes Legal

They will punish their own children in order to punish the government, or something like that. Read more

ISIS wants you to think this video shows what life is like in its territory. It doesn’t.

Have you heard that ISIS operates a luxury hotel? And that it's running an equal-opportunity jihad, offering deaf and hearing people alike the chance ...  Read more

Obey?! Asking people what prepares children for life

How we raise children says a lot about our values. Do we want them to grow up an think for themselves, obey authority, be helpful, or what? 
http://tobingrant.religionnews.com/2015/06/10/obey-asking-people-what-prepares-children-for-life/#sthash.XDQNLb50.dpuf

Religion Is Disappearing. That’s Great for Politics. (Michael Shermer)

"Imagine no religion. This is no figment of your imagination. It is happening now and it may be the most important trend of the new century. Indeed, pulling back for a big history perspective, the shedding of religious dogmas and the demolishing of ecclesiastical authoritarianism has been underway ever since the Enlightenment, and in my new book The Moral Arc I claim that this may well be the most important thing that has ever happened to our civilization."

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/06/pew-survey-religion-118834.html#ixzz3clnAKPDc

Larry Wilmore Goes After Rummy, Gets A Visit From Hell

As we already discussed here, Donald Rumsfeld has been doing his best to try to revise history and what he said about building a democracy in Iraq whi...  Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX reportedly files with the FCC to offer Web access worldwide via satellite

Musk first made his plans known in January at a SpaceX event in Seattle. The idea involves a network of 4,000 small low-cost satellites that would be deployed from the company’s Falcon 9 rocket and orbit Earth, while connecting to ground stations on the West Coast...
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Galactic growth seen in far reaches of the universe

With Chile's ALMA telescope, astronomers have obtained "unprecedented" images of star formation in a distant galaxy. ... Read more

Why is Denmark sending juvenile delinquents to the Caribbean?

Denmark has spent millions on a new method for rehabilitating young offenders: a year-long sailing voyage. ... Read more

Jon Stewart Loses It Over Gov. Cuomo Hazing His TV Host Brother On CNN (VIDEO)

Place one Cuomo brother as governor of New York, and the other as a co-host on CNN's morning show "New Day," and you've a recipe for TV that even Jon ... Read more

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Why Lindsey Graham's 20-Week Ban Terrifies Abortion Rights Activists

The 20-week abortion ban is poised to get its biggest moment yet when Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) rolls out his own federal version Thursday. While Gr... Read more

Murder Charges Dropped Against Georgia Woman Who Took Abortion Pills

Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against a Georgia woman who took abortion pills in an apparent attempt to terminate her pregnancy, the Washing... Read more

Carson's Newest Eyebrow-Raising Comment: 'Covert Division' Of Government Employees

If he's elected president, Republican 2016 presidential Ben Carson said he might set up a "covert division" of government employees to monitor coworke... Read more

Senate GOP Blocks Funding Lawyers To Protect Children From Deportation

WASHINGTON (AP) — A GOP-controlled Senate panel on Wednesday blocked President Barack Obama's request for $50 million to pay for legal help for unacco... Read more

Walker: Nation Should Follow My Lead On Education, Like Record $1B Funding Cut

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Scott Walker touted changes he's made to K-12 education as governor in Wisconsin in a newspaper column published Wednesday, sayin... Read more

Why These Tiny Island Nations Are Planning To Sue Fossil Fuel Companies

Low-lying island nations in the South Pacific are expected to be hit hardest by climate change. Now, their citizens are ... Read more

Wisconsinites Blast Scott Walker’s Stadium Deal As ‘Outrageous’

"This plan shifts the cost of the new arena from the state and the Milwaukee Bucks' new wealthy owners to the poorest in our ... Read more

Woman Charged With Murder For Taking The Abortion Pill [UPDATED]

Advocates on both sides of the abortion debate typically say that desperate women should not face jail time for attempting to ... Read more

Why You Should Be Paying Attention To The ‘Other’ Form Of Solar Power

The "other" solar energy, concentrating solar thermal power (CSP), is undergoing a resurgence.  ... Read more

The Trojan Horse In The Decision Upholding Texas’ Anti-Abortion Laws

If a new clinic opens in the Rio Grande Valley, an existing clinic will need to close. ... Read more

New Proposal Would Give Western Governors Unchecked Power Over America’s National Forests

A new proposal is centered around lifting protections for certain wildlife, but its scope extends far beyond the three species ... Read more

Scott Walker Congratulates Himself On His Education Record But Leaves Out Important Facts

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker touts his education record, but the results are mixed.  ... Read more

EPA: Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Airplanes Are Dangerous To Human Life

But rather than set a standard, the U.S. agency opted to let an international group lead the way on curbing airplane emissions. ... Read more

Senators Vote To Block The EPA’s New Clean Water Rule

In a vote along party lines, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to advance a bill that would block Obama's ... Read more

Michigan’s Republican Governor Has A Chance To Prove He Opposes Anti-LGBT Discrimination

Gov. Rick Snyder said he'd veto "religious freedom" legislation like Indiana's — this "license to discriminate" for adoption ... Read more

Tesla Model X SUV coming this fall with a few surprises

...and unveils a battery to power your home...Read more

James Randi Skepticon 3

http://youtu.be/EVb03qX61B4

Cartier boss says rising inequality will spark class war

The billionaire chairman of one of the world's biggest luxury groups is losing a lot of sleep over rising inequality and the destruction of the middle class.
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Chinese Rail In South America (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Amtrak went off the rails in Philadelphia, but in South America the talk is of brand new railroads. And the building has nothing to do with the USA. It’s all about China. Talk about contrasts. While Washington is cutting Amtrak funding and cleaning up the wreck in Philly, China is moving to build a brand spanking new high-speed trans-continental railway from Atlantic to Pacific. Brazil to Peru. Over the Andes. Investing billions as part of a quarter-trillion dollar Chinese investment in Latin America. This hour on On Point: As the US struggles with infrastructure, China builds big south of the border. / Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/05/19/chinese-rail-in-south-america

Gerald Posner, Author of "God's Bankers" (The Friendly Atheist #53)

"His latest book, God’s Bankers, is all about the Vatican’s finances, and how the Church got involved with the Mafia and money launderers.
We spoke with Gerald about how he followed the trail of the Church’s money, what the Vatican Bank is used for, and the advice he has for investigative journalists..."

Interview:
http://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2015/05/03/gerald-posner-author-of-gods-bankers/

Bill Maher: 'I'm still standing'

"Of course I care," he says. "It's my country. I want it to live up to its great reputation. It has a great past and it has great ideals. It just got off course. It became too greedy and selfish."
http://www.southflorida.com/events/sf-bill-maher-kravis-west-palm-20150609-story.html

Nevada Statute Supercharges School Choice

Parents Given Broad Control Over State Per-Pupil Dollars...
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/06/10/nevada-statute-supercharges-school-choice.html

Arkansas judge tells state to recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages

“With shameless disrespect for fundamental fairness and equality, (the state) insists on treating the marriages of same-sex couples who received marriage licenses between May 9 and May 15 as ‘void as a matter of law,'” Judge Wendell Griffen of Little Rock wrote...
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/06/10/arkansas-judge-tells-state-to-recognize-hundreds-of-same-sex-marriages/

Atheist Schools Preacher in Reality

http://youtu.be/BQphYalunZk

Jon Stewart Shreds Racist McKinney Cop: ‘This Is Progress’ Because ‘Nobody Is Dead’ (VIDEO)

"The Daily Show" finds the silver lining in a horrendous case of police brutality. Read more

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Hate Abortion And Teen Pregnancy? Drop ‘Abstinence-Only’ Like Hawaii Did And Rates Plummet

Why do Republicans insist on so many abortions when they can be prevented? Read more

Rumsfeld Turns On Bush: He Was Wrong About Iraq

Rumsfeld turns on Bush, Condi and Rumsfeld contradict each other, and Dick Cheney says Bush knew about the torture all along. Read more

Jeb Bush Thinks Women Should Be Publicly Shamed For Single Motherhood

If any women were thinking about voting for Jeb Bush, they will probably want to change their minds after reading this. Read more

A Florida law required some single moms to publish ads naming their sexual partners

While Jeb Bush was governor of Florida, the state approved a law forcing single mothers seeking to place their children for adoption to publish their sexual histories in a newspaper in an attempt to contact the children's fathers — even if the mothers were rape victims or minors. ...  Read more

50 hospitals found to charge uninsured patients more than 10 times actual cost of care

Fifty hospitals in the United States are charging uninsured consumers more than 10 times the actual cost of patient care, according to research published Monday.
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Dilbert was pretty relevant this week

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Walker, WI Republicans Want To End Watchdog Agencies

"Scott Walker and his Teapublican allies in the Wisconsin state legislature have again taken the low road to new depths when it comes to dealing with i..."  Read more

Chris Christie's Bad Case of the Mondays

It’s a new week, and N.J. Gov. Chris Christie isn’t in New Jersey but New Hampshire. Unfortunately for him, he’s also in the New York Times facing new allegations...
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/christies-bad-case-of-the-mondays

The Fifth Circuit Just Stuck A Knife In Roe v. Wade

A panel of three George W. Bush-appointed judges handed down a sweeping endorsement of the tactics anti-abortion lawmakers ... Read more

New Report Shows EPA’S Proposed Carbon Regulations Will Create Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs

We can expect 100,000 new jobs by 2020, while lowering carbon emissions, the Economic Policy Institute said.  ... Read more

Walmart Raised Wages In April. It’s Already Seeing The Benefits.

Walmart is already seeing lower turnover and more job applicants after it increased wages to $10 an hour.  ... Read more

How Fox News Is Justifying Police Conduct In McKinney, In Three Steps

A multi-pronged approach. ... Fox host Megyn Kelly said Monday evening that the 14-year-old black girl who was thrown around and sat on by a police officer in McKinney, Texas, was “no saint.” Kelly’s comment was one in a series aimed at justifying police conduct outside the neighborhood pool party...
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Top Republican Donor To Spend $175 Million To Get His Party To Take Climate Change Seriously

"It's a good thing," said the Sierra Club's Debbie Sease. "I think it is a good thing," said Debbie Dooley, co-founder of the ... Read more

The States That Thwarted Obamacare Have Left Poor People In The Dark About The Law

GOP obstruction is working exactly as intended.  ... Read more

Rabbis: Scripture Says ‘If We Refuse To Let Earth Rest, It Will Rest Anyways’

Signed by more than 340 rabbis, a letter in anticipation of the pope's upcoming encyclical calls for a "new sense of eco-social ... Read more

5 Points On Marco Rubio's Troubled Financial History

Ask Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and he himself will say it: he's not part of the 1 percent. And a Tuesday report in The New York Times goes into detail ab... Read more