DN Speak: 4/28/13

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Why are songs never sung in F#?

Republican introduces bill to require political approval of scientific papers

Republican introduces bill to require political approval of scientific papers
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The Rich Have Gained $5.6 Trillion in the 'Recovery,' While the Rest of Us Have Lost $669 Billion

The Rich Have Gained $5.6 Trillion in the 'Recovery,' While the Rest of Us Have Lost $669 Billion
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MAY 4, 2013
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Senators Who Voted To Kill Background Checks Dodge Meetings With Gun Victims

Senators Who Voted To Kill Background Checks Dodge Meetings With Gun Victims
THINKPROGRESS | MAY 4, 2013
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Senators who voted against a bipartisan amendment expanding background checks for firearm purchased at gun shows and online ... Read more

Week In The News: Marathon Arrests, Syria, Morning-After Pill (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/05/03/week-arrests-syria-pill

Home prices up and hiring up in the numbers this week. Unemployment at a four-year low. Even with payroll taxes and sequester, maybe we’re getting somewhere. Maybe.

Overseas, it’s been the week of Syria and “red line” debate. Bangladesh, and the downside of cheap t-shirts. Mexico, and less cooperation in the drug fight.

We’ve got more arrests in the Boston bombings. A morning-after pill for 15 and up. Guantanamo protest. Gun vote recoil. And gay and out Jason Collins in the NBA.

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/2013-05-03/friday-news-roundup-domestic

President Barack Obama renews calls to close Guantanamo. Criminal charges are filed against three friends of the Boston bombing suspect. And the latest housing and unemployment numbers. A panel of journalists provides analysis of the week's top national news stories.

Friday News Roundup - International (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-05-03/friday-news-roundup-international

The U.S. says it's considering arming rebels in Syria. President Barack Obama talks trade and other issues with his counterpart in Mexico. Iraq is hit with the worst violence in five years. Afghanistan's president admits to receiving bags of cash from the CIA over the past decade. Bangladesh makes more arrests in the factory collapse that killed hundreds. The U.S. demands North Korea release an American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for unspecified "hostile acts." And Europe's central bank cuts a key interest rate as the region struggles with recession. Guest host Steve Roberts and a panel of journalists provide analysis of the week's top international news stories.

My Native American friend just posted this on some Redneck, Hardcore Christian, Racist, Anti-immigrant, douche-bag's Facebook.

My Native American friend just posted this on some Redneck, Hardcore Christian, Racist, Anti-immigrant, douche-bag's Facebook.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MAY 3, 2013
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Ridiculous Fox News Claim of the Day: Reason Caused the Holocaust: "Once you start using reason, next thing you know, you're committing a mass genocide."

Ridiculous Fox News Claim of the Day: Reason Caused the Holocaust: "Once you start using reason, next thing you know, you're committing a mass genocide."
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Guantanamo camp burns through $900,000 a year per inmate

Guantanamo camp burns through $900,000 a year per inmate
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Republicans block gun bill, then run ad criticizing Obama for not passing it.

Republicans block gun bill, then run ad criticizing Obama for not passing it.
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Financial strain pushes many veterans to the breaking point

Financial strain pushes many veterans to the breaking point
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Hundreds of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have been flying home to a fresh fox hole: A debt crater that's sucking in entire military fami... Read more

Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins Kill god - Greatest Hits

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/ckK5XC7zNaw

House GOP Planning Another Obamacare Repeal Vote

House GOP Planning Another Obamacare Repeal Vote
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | MAY 3, 2013
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House Republicans are planning what is likely to be the 37th symbolic vote to repeal Obamacare, according to a memo sent out to ... Read more

Friday, May 3, 2013

Yes, I pick and choose my morals

Yes, I pick and choose my morals
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He's got a good point here...

He's got a good point here...
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MAY 2, 2013
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God's biggest secret

God's biggest secret
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MAY 3, 2013
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TIL that some fruit spreads use 3 different types of sweeteners. Why 3? Because if the company used only 1, it would have to list "sugar" as the first item on the ingredient list. By spreading the impact over three sweeteners, it can push fruit to the top of the list and hide the sweeteners below.

TIL that some fruit spreads use 3 different types of sweeteners. Why 3? Because if the company used only 1, it would have to list "sugar" as the first item on the ingredient list. By spreading the impact over three sweeteners, it can push fruit to the top of the list and hide the sweeteners below.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MAY 3, 2013
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Noam Chomsky: The US would be recognized as a top terrorist state if international law was applied.

Noam Chomsky: The US would be recognized as a top terrorist state if international law was applied.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MAY 3, 2013
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Actual Advice Mallard

Actual Advice Mallard
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Pennsylvania judge sentenced to 28 years in prison for selling teens to prisons

Pennsylvania judge sentenced to 28 years in prison for selling teens to prisons
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I come in peace...

I come in peace...
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Both sugar sweetened soda and artificially sweetened soda were associated with increased type 2 diabetes risk

Both sugar sweetened soda and artificially sweetened soda were associated with increased type 2 diabetes risk
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MAY 3, 2013
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TIL on January 27, 1992, then President George H. W. Bush said that he wanted the American family to be more like the Waltons than the Simpsons. Matt Groening responded by making a short segment in which Bart said, "Hey, we're just like the Waltons. We're praying for an end to the Depression, too.

TIL on January 27, 1992, then President George H. W. Bush said that he wanted the American family to be more like the Waltons than the Simpsons. Matt Groening responded by making a short segment in which Bart said, "Hey, we're just like the Waltons. We're praying for an end to the Depression, too.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MAY 3, 2013
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Tribes vow to fight-to-the-death to save Amazon rainforest

Tribes vow to fight-to-the-death to save Amazon rainforest
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Ridiculous Fox News Claim of the Day: Reason Caused the Holocaust: "Once you start using reason, next thing you know, you're committing a mass genocide."

Fellow Redditor doesn`t like to toot his own horn...but this is awesome

Fellow Redditor doesn`t like to toot his own horn...but this is awesome
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MAY 3, 2013
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Automatic Cuts To The IRS Will Increase The Deficit

Automatic Cuts To The IRS Will Increase The Deficit
THINKPROGRESS | MAY 3, 2013
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While sequestration was meant to be a last resort, it was originally created to force lawmakers to take action to reduce the ... Read more

Sequestration Devastates Education Programs, But Congress Fails To Notice

Sequestration Devastates Education Programs, But Congress Fails To Notice
THINKPROGRESS | MAY 3, 2013
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Our guest bloggers are Anna Chu, Policy Director for the ThinkProgress War Room at the Center for American Progress Action ... Read more

China’s Food Safety Horror Show Continues: Rat Meat Sold As Lamb On The Black Market

China's Food Safety Horror Show Continues: Rat Meat Sold As Lamb On The Black Market
THINKPROGRESS | MAY 3, 2013
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Just two months after thousands of dead pigs floated down the Huangpu River, a new food safety scare has rocked China. ... Read more

NOM: Republican Party Will Be ‘Done’ If It Stops Opposing Marriage Equality

NOM: Republican Party Will Be 'Done' If It Stops Opposing Marriage Equality
THINKPROGRESS | MAY 3, 2013
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The National Organization for Marriage's Brian Brown sat down with USA Today to talk about their loss in Rhode Island, ... Read more

After Child Shooting, NRA Conference Peddles Guns For Kids

After Child Shooting, NRA Conference Peddles Guns For Kids
THINKPROGRESS | MAY 3, 2013
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HOUSTON — Just days after a five year old killed his two year old sister with a gun made for children, the National Rifle ... Read more

There may be millions more poor people in the US than you think

There may be millions more poor people in the US than you think
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | MAY 3, 2013
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It is responsible for an estimated half-trillion dollars in federal spending every year, is hated by nearly everyone who studies it and is based on an... Read more

How did feathers evolve? - Carl Zimmer

May Day - Why the Bottom 90% Should be Outraged

Dark matter: The matter we can't see - James Gillies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HneiEA1B8ks&list=WL32F078D9EEEFBB36

The basics of boson - Dave Barney and Steve Goldfarb

The Economic Elephant with Robert Reich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkZoyOO1EZA&list=WL32F078D9EEEFBB36 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkZoyOO1EZA&list=WL32F078D9EEEFBB36

New NRA President Calls Civil War 'Northern Aggression'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQWIsOgwlZ4&list=WL32F078D9EEEFBB36

The Republican Insurgency

Fox News: Say NO to Reason and Scientific Enlightenment

Too Big to Jail?

Flawed Study of "Gay Parenting": Roundup of Recent Media Coverage and Critiques | Psychology Today

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/beyond-blood/201206/flawed-study-gay-parenting-roundup-recent-media-coverage-and-critiques

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Dems See Surprising Change After Contentious Gun Vote

Dems See Surprising Change After Contentious Gun Vote
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WASHINGTON -- Mary Landrieu should've been the tip-off. The Louisiana Democrat is well known for having a fine-tuned ... Read more

Dem Rep Takes Dig At John Boehner

Dem Rep Takes Dig At John Boehner
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | MAY 2, 2013
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Rep. Bill Keating (D-Mass.) channeled the maritime spirit of Martha's Vineyard on Thursday to take a swipe at House ... Read more

Fox News Guest Makes Unbelievable Remarks About Holocaust

Fox News Guest Makes Unbelievable Remarks About Holocaust
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | MAY 2, 2013
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A Fox News guest criticized President Obama's transportation nominee on Thursday, saying that his declaration of a ... Read more

Creationism Scores A Win

Creationism Scores A Win
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | MAY 2, 2013
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The Louisiana state Senate Education Committee rejected a move to repeal the state's Science Education Act on Wednesday, ... Read more

Sequestration 101: If a Budget Cut Doesn't Impact the Wealthy, Congress Won't Fix It

Sequestration 101: If a Budget Cut Doesn't Impact the Wealthy, Congress Won't Fix It
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Missouri Oil Spill: Exxon Pegasus Pipeline Leaks Again, One Month After Mayflower, Arkansas Rupture

Missouri Oil Spill: Exxon Pegasus Pipeline Leaks Again, One Month After Mayflower, Arkansas Rupture
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Just say no

Just say no
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"How do Fortune 500 companies pay zero in taxes while college loans go up to 6 percent?" Elizabeth Warren asked. "This game is rigged."

"How do Fortune 500 companies pay zero in taxes while college loans go up to 6 percent?" Elizabeth Warren asked. "This game is rigged."
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I realized something when thinking about Adam and Eve...

I realized something when thinking about Adam and Eve...
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the moment i knew will smith was destined for greatness

the moment i knew will smith was destined for greatness

Fur Elise Slightly Different! [2:51]

Fur Elise Slightly Different! [2:51]

No single financial institution should be so large that its failure would cause catastrophic risk to millions of American jobs or to our nation's economic wellbeing. If an institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.

No single financial institution should be so large that its failure would cause catastrophic risk to millions of American jobs or to our nation's economic wellbeing. If an institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | MAY 2, 2013