This Is What Happens When You Rip a Hole in the Safety Net: "people are getting jobs but staying poor. The available jobs are increasingly low-wage and don’t pay enough to live off of. And the big profits in the private sector haven’t led to an increase in wages".

This Is What Happens When You Rip a Hole in the Safety Net: "people are getting jobs but staying poor. The available jobs are increasingly low-wage and don't pay enough to live off of. And the big profits in the private sector haven't led to an increase in wages".
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My former priest relinquished his priesthood to get married, and ended up denouncing all religion. He just posted this, and I thought you might like it.

My former priest relinquished his priesthood to get married, and ended up denouncing all religion. He just posted this, and I thought you might like it.
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Open Thread Plus Dust-Bowlification Cartoon

Open Thread Plus Dust-Bowlification Cartoon
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 30, 2013
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STUDY: CVS, Rite Aid, And Other Chain Pharmacies Sell Generic Drugs At Up To 18 Times Their Cost

STUDY: CVS, Rite Aid, And Other Chain Pharmacies Sell Generic Drugs At Up To 18 Times Their Cost
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 29, 2013
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According to a new Consumer Reports investigative study published Thursday, there is rampant variation in the price of generic ... Read more

Richard Dawkins sarcastically puts the opposition to same-sex marriage into perspective

Richard Dawkins sarcastically puts the opposition to same-sex marriage into perspective
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Top Republican Floats Obamacare Voter Registration Ploy

Top Republican Floats Obamacare Voter Registration Ploy
TPMDC | MARCH 29, 2013
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A senior Republican congressman is seeking answers from the Obama administration on why the draft application form for ... Read more

Don't make fun of the church!

Don't make fun of the church!
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Can't believe I'm saying this, I agree with Bill O'Reilly...

Can't believe I'm saying this, I agree with Bill O'Reilly...
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Republicans Introduce Legislation To Discriminate Against Non-English Speakers

Republicans Introduce Legislation To Discriminate Against Non-English Speakers
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 29, 2013
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Republicans are continuing their minority outreach efforts this month by introducing a bill outlawing Spanish and other ... Read more

Kochs, Chamber of Commerce Bankroll Judges’ Seminars On Corporate Crime And Capitalism

Kochs, Chamber of Commerce Bankroll Judges' Seminars On Corporate Crime And Capitalism
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 29, 2013
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The Louisiana federal judge overseeing the civil trial over BP's alleged gross negligence in the 2010 Deepwater ... Read more

As GOP Seeks Cuts To Child Nutrition Programs, Democratic Rep. Pushes To Expand School Lunches

As GOP Seeks Cuts To Child Nutrition Programs, Democratic Rep. Pushes To Expand School Lunches
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 29, 2013
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Republican budget proposals have included deep cuts to social safety net programs, including those that are aimed at ensuring ... Read more

Iowa Conservatives Threaten Community College’s Funding For Hosting Bullying Conference

Iowa Conservatives Threaten Community College's Funding For Hosting Bullying Conference
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 29, 2013
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Iowa's Christian conservative group The FAMiLY Leader is once again objecting to the Governor's Conference on LGBTQ ... Read more

Liz Cheney: Time for GOP to Wake Up and Fight Back - Her op-ed calls Obama the 'most radical' president in history

http://www.newser.com/story/165341/liz-cheney-time-for-gop-to-wake-up-and-fight-back.html

Bombshell IMF Study: United States Is World’s Number One Fossil Fuel Subsidizer

Bombshell IMF Study: United States Is World's Number One Fossil Fuel Subsidizer
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 29, 2013
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Between directly lowered prices, tax breaks, and the failure to properly price carbon, the world subsidized fossil fuel use by ... Read more

Heresy! Five things 'The Bible' got wrong

Heresy! Five things 'The Bible' got wrong
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | MARCH 29, 2013
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> "The Bible" miniseries has truly brought in divine ratings for The History Channel these past few weeks. Despite at least one major road bu... Read more

My mom said this to me today, the irony burns

My mom said this to me today, the irony burns
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Best pro-same sex marriage sign ever.

Best pro-same sex marriage sign ever.
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A Canadian Mugging

Golden Crocoduck nominees ponder improbability

Why Obama's Speech Moved Me

Why Obama's Speech Moved Me
THEDAILYBEAST | MARCH 28, 2013
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Last Thursday night I walked back from the Jerusalem city entrance to my home in Abu Tor. I had to walk because President Obama's security had closed ... Read more

The Secret Republican Plan to Repeal 'Obamacare' - NationalJournal.com

The Secret Republican Plan to Repeal 'Obamacare' - NationalJournal.com
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Boehner Takes Lincoln Out Of Context

Boehner Takes Lincoln Out Of Context
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | MARCH 28, 2013
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House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) quotes Abraham Lincoln in a memo released Thursday as warning of debt, but ignores the ... Read more

In Supreme Court, anti-gay movement is humiliated - Salon.com

In Supreme Court, anti-gay movement is humiliated - Salon.com
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GOPer Urged To Resign After Sharing 'Deplorable' Anti-Gay Article

.... And the article at issue is from a collection published by a Catholic group....

GOPer Urged To Resign After Sharing 'Deplorable' Anti-Gay Article
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | MARCH 27, 2013
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One Michigan Republican National Committeeman promoted an article's claim that "part of the homosexual agenda is to get the ... Read more

Spotted on campus today

Spotted on campus today
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IMF: Want to fight climate change? Get rid of $1.9 trillion in energy subsidies.

IMF: Want to fight climate change? Get rid of $1.9 trillion in energy subsidies.
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today he will introduce legislation to break up banks that have grown so big that the Justice Department has not pursued prosecutions for fear an indictment would harm the financial system -- 'If an institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist'

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today he will introduce legislation to break up banks that have grown so big that the Justice Department has not pursued prosecutions for fear an indictment would harm the financial system -- 'If an institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist'
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One aspect that I think needs to be emphasized more in the gay marriage debate

One aspect that I think needs to be emphasized more in the gay marriage debate
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Report: Right-Wing Extremists Are ‘Highly Engaged’ With GOP On Twitter

Report: Right-Wing Extremists Are 'Highly Engaged' With GOP On Twitter
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 28, 2013
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A new report out Thursday finds that right-wing extremists on Twitter are "highly engaged" with the mainstream ... Read more

As Obama Calls On Nation To Remember Newtown, Rubio Pledges To Block Gun Reform

As Obama Calls On Nation To Remember Newtown, Rubio Pledges To Block Gun Reform
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 28, 2013
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Minutes before President Obama delivered an emotional speech asking lawmakers to pass sensible gun safety measures in the ... Read more

Boehner Memo Repeats Debt Claims Economists Have Debunked

Boehner Memo Repeats Debt Claims Economists Have Debunked
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 28, 2013
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House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) sent a memo to his House Republican colleagues Thursday touting supposed successes the GOP ... Read more

Excerpt: "We Have Not Forgotten" - President Obama on Protecting Our Children from Gun Violence

More info:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/03/28/president-obama-now-time-turn-heartbreak-action-prevent-gun-violence?utm_source=email205&utm_medium=text1&utm_campaign=nowisthetime

Rhode Island Bishop Falsely Claims Supreme Court Should Delay State’s Marriage Equality

Rhode Island Bishop Falsely Claims Supreme Court Should Delay State's Marriage Equality
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 28, 2013
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A Rhode Island Senate committee is still considering marriage equality legislation after last week's marathon 12-hour ... Read more

Why Michigan’s ‘Right-To-Work’ Law Won’t Benefit The State’s Workers

Why Michigan's 'Right-To-Work' Law Won't Benefit The State's Workers
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 28, 2013
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Michigan's so-called "right-to-work" measure officially went into effect today, just more than three months ... Read more

Why Marriage Equality Matters

Limbaugh vs. O'Reilly! Bible Thumpers and Gay Marriage

Obama Gives Monsanto Get Out of Jail Free Card

Dying Veteran's Last Letter to Bush and Cheney

Slavery Defender at CPAC Gets Pat on the Back

Neil Turok on his Massey lecture, "The Universe Within."

Christian TEA Partier Argues Gay Marriage With Thom

Rush: We Lost on Gay Marriage

You look amazing in those jeans

You look amazing in those jeans: God explains the Bible
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Top 5 WORST Homophobic Quotes from Justice Scalia

11 key moments from the argument over the Defense of Marriage Act

11 key moments from the argument over the Defense of Marriage Act
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | MARCH 27, 2013
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> The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared highly skeptical of the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law that blocks federal recognition of ga... Read more

Gay Marriage - The Supreme Court's Deciding Vote

Boston College, ACLU clash over condom giveaway

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/27/boston-college-condom-giveaway/2023995/

Jim Carrey's 'Cold Dead Hand' Song Pisses Off Fox News Gun Nuts

Fox News Contributors Say Marriage Equality Would Criminalize Christianity

Fox News Contributors Say Marriage Equality Would Criminalize Christianity
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 26, 2013
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As the Supreme Court weighs the merits of allowing gay and lesbian Americans the freedom to marry, right-wing anti-equality ... Read more

Both Presidents Reagan and Obama have endorsed the idea of a way for Americans to file taxes for free and in five minutes. But TurboTax's creator has spent $11.5 million to lobby and kill these proposals.

Both Presidents Reagan and Obama have endorsed the idea of a way for Americans to file taxes for free and in five minutes. But TurboTax's creator has spent $11.5 million to lobby and kill these proposals.
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Jaehoon Lim -2011 Le Plus Grand Cabaret Du Monde. - YouTube

Jaehoon Lim -2011 Le Plus Grand Cabaret Du Monde. - YouTube

 

Help! We are being oppressed!

Help! We are being oppressed!
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Just a bit tired of the double standard here on this 'traditional marriage' and 'family values' nonsense. [OC]

Just a bit tired of the double standard here on this 'traditional marriage' and 'family values' nonsense. [OC]
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How the maker of TurboTax fought free, simple tax filing

How the maker of TurboTax fought free, simple tax filing
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | MARCH 26, 2013
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This story was co-produced with NPR. Imagine filing your income taxes in five minutes — and for free. You'd open up a pre-filled return, see what the... Read more

As Safety Net Faces Cuts, One-In-Six American Children Are Affected By Unemployment

As Safety Net Faces Cuts, One-In-Six American Children Are Affected By Unemployment
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 26, 2013
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One of every six American children has a parent that is either unemployed or underemployed, according to a new study from First ... Read more

More Proof That America Doesn’t Have A Spending Problem

More Proof That America Doesn't Have A Spending Problem
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 26, 2013
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The idea that the United States has an out of control spending problem has gripped Washington D.C. for most of the economic ... Read more

Euclid's puzzling parallel postulate - Jeff Dekofsky

Evangelical Dismisses Gay Marriage Polls On Fox News

Punched In The Face = Fox News FAIL

Tea Party's Ridiculous 'Hunger Games' Promo

O'Reilly Invents 'War On Easter' To Blame on Obama

Rush: Republicans Aren't Far Right Enough

Who knew?

More Atheist Pig.

More Atheist Pig.
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The inspirational conclusion of Adam Savage's speech at Reason Rally.

The inspirational conclusion of Adam Savage's speech at Reason Rally.
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A Neocon's Faulty Memory of the 1990s

A Neocon's Faulty Memory of the 1990s
THE ATLANTIC | MARCH 19, 2013
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Reuters The indefatigable Bill Kristol has written an article in The Weekly Standard that every American ought to read. There is no more clarifying ... Read more

The Five Secrets To Leading Great Meetings

The Five Secrets To Leading Great Meetings
BUSINESS NEWS ON HUFFINGTON POST | MARCH 25, 2013
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Meetings get a bad rap, and deservedly so -- most are disorganized and distracted. But they can be a critical tool for getting your team on the same p... Read more

A Whole New Definition of "Luxury"

A Whole New Definition of "Luxury"
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Not to wax nostalgically, but when we look back at the social progress made over the last half-century or so, we have much to be proud of. Granted, in... Read more

States Seek Constitutional Convention

States Seek Constitutional Convention
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | MARCH 25, 2013
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At least three states are seeking to force a constitutional convention to consider changes to the founding document. Indiana, ... Read more

Fox News Moans That Palestinians Still Get U.S. Foreign Aid Amid Budget Crisis

Fox News Moans That Palestinians Still Get U.S. Foreign Aid Amid Budget Crisis
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 25, 2013
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In an article published on FoxNews.com on Monday, the Palestinians are singled out for receiving aid from the United States ... Read more

OOPS: Fox News Peddles Conspiracy Theory It Already Debunked

OOPS: Fox News Peddles Conspiracy Theory It Already Debunked
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 25, 2013
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On Monday afternoon, Fox News ran a segment suggesting that the Department of Homeland Security is buying up large quantities ... Read more

Average Income For The Bottom 90 Percent Of Americans Grew Just $59 In 40 Years

Average Income For The Bottom 90 Percent Of Americans Grew Just $59 In 40 Years
THINKPROGRESS | MARCH 25, 2013
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The top 90 percent of Americans have experienced rapid income growth over the last 40 years, but the bottom 90 percent ... Read more

The Atheist Pig

The Atheist Pig
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Are we ready for neo-evolution? - Harvey Fineberg

'I Love Fossil Fuels!' Oil Propaganda in Kids' Earth Day Contest

Fox Fail: 'Union Thug' Attack Faked with Editing

O'Reilly Invents 'War On Easter' To Blame on Obama

Tea Party's Ridiculous 'Hunger Games' Promo

How You're Paying Carnival Cruises' Bills

Newspaper Publishes Bigot Reader's Disgusting Rant

GOP Rep's Hilariously Wrong Pro-Oil, Anti-Liberal Tweets

Robertson: Beware Religious Scamsters

Beck: 'It's All About Hidden Clues"

The Randi Show - Coincidence

Ricky Gervais is the gift that just keeps on giving.

Ricky Gervais is the gift that just keeps on giving.
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Is that how you want to play this game?

Is that how you want to play this game?
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The Tea Party is Boycotting Fox News Because It Is Too Liberal

The Tea Party is Boycotting Fox News Because It Is Too Liberal
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This is what we're dealing with in the US

This is what we're dealing with in the US
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