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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Why Claiming US Has 'Best Health System' Is a Sick Joke | Every other industrialized country provides better care to more people for less money.

Why Claiming US Has 'Best Health System' Is a Sick Joke | Every other industrialized country provides better care to more people for less money.
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This is EVERY phone call with my grandmother

This is EVERY phone call with my grandmother
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 28, 2012
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Obama Gives Republicans A Tough Ultimatum On Taxes

Obama Gives Republicans A Tough Ultimatum On Taxes
TPMDC | DECEMBER 28, 2012
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As the fiscal cliff rapidly approaches, President Obama was unflinching in his tax stance on Friday, threatening to use his ... Read more


Priest in Italy Blames Violence Against Women on ... Women - Christmas message provokes outrage

http://www.newser.com/story/160043/priest-in-italy-blames-violence-against-women-on-women.html

DC Can Be Bipartisan —to Trash 4th Amendment - Congress will let the feds keep spying on Americans: Alex Pareene

http://www.newser.com/story/160032/dc-can-be-bipartisan-to-trash-4th-amendment.html

"The Man Who Saved a Billion Lives"

"The Man Who Saved a Billion Lives"
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 29, 2012
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The Press Erupts When Facebook Changes a Privacy Setting. When Congress Reauthorizes FISA (Renewing Warrantless Wiretapping)? Crickets.

The Press Erupts When Facebook Changes a Privacy Setting. When Congress Reauthorizes FISA (Renewing Warrantless Wiretapping)? Crickets.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 28, 2012
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A group of Canadian scientists are working on a power plant that will use a controlled tornado to drive turbines, and they're calling it the Atmospheric Vortex Engine (AVE)

A group of Canadian scientists are working on a power plant that will use a controlled tornado to drive turbines, and they're calling it the Atmospheric Vortex Engine (AVE)
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 28, 2012
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TIL 13yr old girl was abducted & raped by 4 boys & left by the roadside. She crawled to a business & was raped by 2 workers, then a driver offered to give her a lift, but raped her, then a truck driver and his aide kidnapped & raped her 9 more days. (4 of the rapists were pardoned.)

TIL 13yr old girl was abducted & raped by 4 boys & left by the roadside. She crawled to a business & was raped by 2 workers, then a driver offered to give her a lift, but raped her, then a truck driver and his aide kidnapped & raped her 9 more days. (4 of the rapists were pardoned.)
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Friday, December 28, 2012

God does Exist...

God does Exist...
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Since school prayer led to school shootings...

Since school prayer led to school shootings...
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"I'm not prejudiced, but..." by Brazilian cartoonist Laerte

"I'm not prejudiced, but..." by Brazilian cartoonist Laerte
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Are you kidding me?

Are you kidding me?
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This 15-Year-Old Kid May Have Just Saved Your Life. He's patented the method himself, and hopefully won't allow Big Pharma to jack up the prices so high that people can't afford the test.

This 15-Year-Old Kid May Have Just Saved Your Life. He's patented the method himself, and hopefully won't allow Big Pharma to jack up the prices so high that people can't afford the test.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 27, 2012
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They do know how evolution works.

They do know how evolution works.
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I'll just leave this here.

I'll just leave this here.
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“A Program Like They Have in Israel”

"A Program Like They Have in Israel"
THE NEW YORKER | DECEMBER 27, 2012
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According to Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association is demanding "a program like they have in Israel." On "Meet the Press," LaPierre, the C.E. Read more


What Could Have Been: The Most Important Bills Blocked By Republicans In 2012

What Could Have Been: The Most Important Bills Blocked By Republicans In 2012
THINKPROGRESS | DECEMBER 28, 2012
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1. A minimum wage increase. House Democrats proposed legislation in June that would have raised the national minimum wage to ... Read more


“I’m a United States senator.” Hagel reasoned. “I’m not an Israeli senator.” That, to the extreme right, makes him an anti-Semite.

"I'm a United States senator." Hagel reasoned. "I'm not an Israeli senator." That, to the extreme right, makes him an anti-Semite.
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Religion is like Internet Explorer

Religion is like Internet Explorer
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this got me quiet...

Thursday, December 27, 2012

McConnell Demands Spending Cuts To Offset Unemployment Insurance Extension

McConnell Demands Spending Cuts To Offset Unemployment Insurance Extension
THINKPROGRESS | DECEMBER 27, 2012
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House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) yesterday punted negotiations over how to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff" back ... Read more

The Craziest Republican Legislative Proposals Of 2012

The Craziest Republican Legislative Proposals Of 2012
THINKPROGRESS | DECEMBER 27, 2012
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1. Outlawing the dollar. Washington state lawmakers introduced a bill that would have outlawed the paper dollar, because ... Read more

Americans support President Obama in the “fiscal cliff” negotiations over Speaker Boehner and congressional Republicans by a nearly 2-to-1 margin.

Americans support President Obama in the "fiscal cliff" negotiations over Speaker Boehner and congressional Republicans by a nearly 2-to-1 margin.
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I do repaints for a landlord after his tenants move out. This is a carpet of a smoker after they moved their bed.

I do repaints for a landlord after his tenants move out. This is a carpet of a smoker after they moved their bed.
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Oh.....

Oh.....
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Cinema Code of Conduct

Cinema Code of Conduct
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of course videogames control people

of course videogames control people
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Hey, America! Republicans want to raise your taxes "The big lie of the fiscal cliff is that the argument is between Democrats who want to raise your taxes and Republicans who want to cut your taxes. That’s wrong. Republicans want to raise taxes on more people than the White House does."

Hey, America! Republicans want to raise your taxes "The big lie of the fiscal cliff is that the argument is between Democrats who want to raise your taxes and Republicans who want to cut your taxes. That's wrong. Republicans want to raise taxes on more people than the White House does."
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Join Bernie Sanders: Kill Big Oil's Welfare Check

Join Bernie Sanders: Kill Big Oil's Welfare Check
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 27, 2012
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Richard Dawkins overheard this at dinner. It doesn't get much more stereotypical than this.

Richard Dawkins overheard this at dinner. It doesn't get much more stereotypical than this.
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Lawrence Krauss: Our Godless Universe is Precious

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Good enough proof?

Good enough proof?
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Georgia’s Hunger Games - Fewer than 4,000 adults in the southern state receive welfare, even as poverty is soaring. How Georgia declared war on its poorest citizens—leaving them to fight for themselves.

Georgia's Hunger Games - Fewer than 4,000 adults in the southern state receive welfare, even as poverty is soaring. How Georgia declared war on its poorest citizens—leaving them to fight for themselves.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 26, 2012
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Tea Party, Its Clout Diminished, Turns to Narrower Issues - NYTimes.com

Tea Party, Its Clout Diminished, Turns to Narrower Issues - NYTimes.com
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Feel Free to Have a Christ-Free Christmas - Amanda Marcotte thinks the Christmas story isn't relevant anymore

http://www.newser.com/story/159837/feel-free-to-have-a-christ-free-christmas.html

That Christmas 'Star of Wonder' still leaves plenty to wonder about

That Christmas 'Star of Wonder' still leaves plenty to wonder about
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | DECEMBER 24, 2012
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The Star of Bethlehem is one of the best-known parts of the Christmas story, celebrated in the Gospel of Matthew as well in as a constellation of hol... Read more

Poll Finds Republicans Have Much Worse Outlook For 2013

Poll Finds Republicans Have Much Worse Outlook For 2013
THINKPROGRESS | DECEMBER 24, 2012
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With the new year approaching, Republicans are not feeling as enthusiastic about 2013 as their Democratic counterparts, a new ... Read more

Long time ago on the 25th of December a baby was born who changed the way we think about each other and the world around us. Without him we would not be where we are as human beings. So let's raise our glasses, be merry and jolly and celebrate the birth of great.. Lord..sir Isaac Newton.

Long time ago on the 25th of December a baby was born who changed the way we think about each other and the world around us. Without him we would not be where we are as human beings. So let's raise our glasses, be merry and jolly and celebrate the birth of great.. Lord..sir Isaac Newton.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 24, 2012
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Michael Tomasky: The GOP Brings Politics to a Crisis Point - The Daily Beast

Michael Tomasky: The GOP Brings Politics to a Crisis Point - The Daily Beast
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Fox calls Westboro Baptist Church a "left-wing cult."

Fox calls Westboro Baptist Church a "left-wing cult."
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 24, 2012
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Atheist Leader and Hannity Clash Over Christmas

If violent media somehow "caused" a 20-year old to kill kindergarteners, why don't we blame the same media for "causing" a 62-year old to kill firefighters?

If violent media somehow "caused" a 20-year old to kill kindergarteners, why don't we blame the same media for "causing" a 62-year old to kill firefighters?
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 25, 2012
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How god really works

How god really works
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Ted Koppel: “Fox News is Bad for America”

Ted Koppel: "Fox News is Bad for America"
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 26, 2012
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Mexico Bishop Inspires, Infuriates by Telling 1,000s Gathered in Stadium That Politicians are Tied to Organized Crime, Lawmakers' Attempts to Curb Money Laundering are Intentionally Weak, & New Labor Reforms are a Way to Enslave Mexican Workers

Mexico Bishop Inspires, Infuriates by Telling 1,000s Gathered in Stadium That Politicians are Tied to Organized Crime, Lawmakers' Attempts to Curb Money Laundering are Intentionally Weak, & New Labor Reforms are a Way to Enslave Mexican Workers
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 25, 2012
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coolest Physics teacher

coolest Physics teacher
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 25, 2012
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Grover Norquist, whose entire career is literally based on the principle that Republicans cannot compromise on raising taxes under any circumstance, is upset That Obama has ‘not been negotiating’

Grover Norquist, whose entire career is literally based on the principle that Republicans cannot compromise on raising taxes under any circumstance, is upset That Obama has 'not been negotiating'
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This December 25 we celebrate the birth of a man who changed the world.

This December 25 we celebrate the birth of a man who changed the world.
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Monday, December 24, 2012

Critical EPA report highlighting chemical dangers to kids is sidetracked

Critical EPA report highlighting chemical dangers to kids is sidetracked
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | DECEMBER 24, 2012
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A landmark Environmental Protection Agency report concluding that children exposed to toxic substances can develop learning disabilities, asthma and ... Read more

It ruins everything?

It ruins everything?
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Holland vs the Netherlands

Holland vs the Netherlands
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His favorite part!

His favorite part!
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Paper on the origin of life (abiogenesis) shows bioenergetic properties of living cells came from nothing more than rocks, water, and carbon dioxide

Paper on the origin of life (abiogenesis) shows bioenergetic properties of living cells came from nothing more than rocks, water, and carbon dioxide
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Being an Atheist

Being an Atheist
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Do they play video games in Japan?

Do they play video games in Japan?
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TIL the United States is the only developed country without mandated vacation time for workers.

TIL the United States is the only developed country without mandated vacation time for workers.
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David Koch Spokesman Tells Hurricane Sandy Victims To ‘Suck It Up’ | Addicting Info

David Koch Spokesman Tells Hurricane Sandy Victims To 'Suck It Up' | Addicting Info
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Any other capitalist americas?

Any other capitalist americas?
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Philippines OKs divisive contraceptives bill: Philippine legislators passed a landmark bill that would provide government funding for contraceptives and sexuality classes in schools despite strong opposition by the dominant Roman Catholic Church and its followers

Philippines OKs divisive contraceptives bill: Philippine legislators passed a landmark bill that would provide government funding for contraceptives and sexuality classes in schools despite strong opposition by the dominant Roman Catholic Church and its followers
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A few days ago, I read a comment that blamed the shootings in Connecticut on Lanza being an anti-social tech-savvy gamer honed by first-person shooters. Today my response was published.

A few days ago, I read a comment that blamed the shootings in Connecticut on Lanza being an anti-social tech-savvy gamer honed by first-person shooters. Today my response was published.
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Netanyahu: Jerusalem is ours, I don't care what the UN says

Netanyahu: Jerusalem is ours, I don't care what the UN says
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 22, 2012
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Calling (Out) Westboro Baptist Church

"Evolution is a lie" ... Yeah, right

"Evolution is a lie" ... Yeah, right
REDDIT TOP NEWS | DECEMBER 22, 2012
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