DN Speak: 7/14/13

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Two Ways North Carolina Republicans Plan To Keep College Students From Voting

Two Ways North Carolina Republicans Plan To Keep College Students From Voting
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 19, 2013
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Two months after the Republican-led North Carolina House approved a voter ID bill, a common tactic used to reduce turnout among ... Read more

Friday, July 19, 2013

Sequestration Hammers Neediest Schools With Staff Cuts, Closures

Sequestration Hammers Neediest Schools With Staff Cuts, Closures
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 19, 2013
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Sequestration will hit particularly hard for schoolchildren on military bases and Native American reservations when the ... Read more

Texas Democrats Want Their GOP Colleagues To Study How Access To Birth Control Can Reduce Abortions

Texas Democrats Want Their GOP Colleagues To Study How Access To Birth Control Can Reduce Abortions
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 19, 2013
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The Democratic caucus in the Texas Senate is asking lawmakers to study the impact that family planning and comprehensive sex ed ... Read more

Federal Forensics Investigation Calls Into Question Hundreds Of Convictions

Federal Forensics Investigation Calls Into Question Hundreds Of Convictions
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 19, 2013
http://thinkprogress.org.feedsportal.com/c/34726/f/638927/s/2ee8a44c/l/0Lthinkprogress0Borg0Cjustice0C20A130C0A70C190C2330A0A710Cfederal0Eforensics0Einvestigation0Ecalls0Einto0Equestion0Ehundreds0Eof0Econvictions0C/story01.htm

The Department of Justice and FBI agreed Thursday to review thousands of cases in which hair sample analysis methods that ... Read more

Transcript: President Obama's remarks on Trayvon Martin and race

Video and Transcript: President Obama's remarks on Trayvon Martin and race
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | JULY 19, 2013
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> The following are the full remarks made by President Obama Friday on Trayvon Martin and the issue race in America as released by the White ... Read more

Microsoft's Massive Reorganization -- All Structure, No Culture

Microsoft's Massive Reorganization -- All Structure, No Culture
BUSINESS NEWS ON HUFFINGTON POST | JULY 18, 2013
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Imagine you're the parents of three smart kids who just don't get along. They never cooperate, no matter how many lectures you give them. They're cons... Read more

Media is not reporting the incredible statement made on Tuesday by former President Jimmy Carter. We should fix that.

Media is not reporting the incredible statement made on Tuesday by former President Jimmy Carter. We should fix that.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JULY 18, 2013
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TIL that in 2011, the typical worker at Costco made $45,000 (€30529.68) a year, while a typical Walmart Sales Associate only made $17,486 (€13346.05) a year.

TIL that in 2011, the typical worker at Costco made $45,000 (€30529.68) a year, while a typical Walmart Sales Associate only made $17,486 (€13346.05) a year.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JULY 18, 2013
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"No warming for 17 years" you say? June 2013 was the 340th consecutive month of above-average global temperatures.

"No warming for 17 years" you say? June 2013 was the 340th consecutive month of above-average global temperatures.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JULY 18, 2013
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That Awkward Moment When A Tea Party Rally Gets Overtly Racist

That Awkward Moment When A Tea Party Rally Gets Overtly Racist
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | JULY 18, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/18/gop-anti-immigration_n_3618392.html?utm_hp_ref=maghreb&utm_source=pulse&utm_medium=direct

Earlier this week, tea party activists and GOP lawmakers gathered near the Capitol to rail against an immigration reform bill ... Read more

Down On The Farm, Clean Energy Requirements Are Opportunities, Not Burdens

Down On The Farm, Clean Energy Requirements Are Opportunities, Not Burdens
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 18, 2013
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American farmers aren't usually seen as champions of climate causes — in fact, they're often known for their ... Read more

China tipped to surpass U.S. as top superpower

China tipped to surpass U.S. as top superpower
CNN MONEY | JULY 17, 2013
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The Likely Story Of A Leaking Water Main

Interview:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=203032196

Sarah Palin to Fight Phony "War on Christmas"

Dana Milbank: On Obamacare, Republicans test the definition of insanity - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-on-obamacare-republicans-test-the-definition-of-insanity/2013/07/17/f0ad4ee4-ef2d-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_story.html

The Problem with Record Bank Profits

The Problem with Record Bank Profits
THE NEW YORKER | JULY 16, 2013
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What do these large dollar numbers have in common: $6.5 billion, $5.5 billion, $4.2 billion, and $1.9 billion? They represent the latest quarterly net Read more

Bachmann's Bogus Claims Debunked

Bachmann's Bogus Claims Debunked
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | JULY 17, 2013
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The Following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. Rep. Michele Bachmann ginned up a bogus doomsday scenario for Republicans ... Read more

White House Threatens To Veto GOP Rewrite Of Bush-Era Law

White House Threatens To Veto GOP Rewrite Of Bush-Era Law
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | JULY 17, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/ohhQn

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama threatened Wednesday to veto House Republicans' rewrite of the No Child Left Behind ... Read more

Warren Schools CNBC Anchors

Warren Schools CNBC Anchors
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | JULY 17, 2013
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Elizabeth Warren has a message for any television personalities questioning the merits of increased financial regulation: ... Read more

'That Is Wrong. It Is Morally Wrong.'

'That Is Wrong. It Is Morally Wrong.'
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | JULY 17, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/ohhlY

The Obama administration and Congress are not helping students, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) charged Wednesday, reaping ... Read more

Republican Calls For End To Mandatory Education

Republican Calls For End To Mandatory Education
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | JULY 17, 2013
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A Republican state senator in Utah is calling for the end of mandatory education in the state. State Sen. Aaron Osmond (R-South ... Read more

President Jimmy Carter comes out in support of Eric Snowden, and also says in the same announcement "America no longer has a functioning democracy." I have yet to be able to find this story on any USA-based news sources. (I used Chrome to translate this article from Der Spiegel)

President Jimmy Carter comes out in support of Eric Snowden, and also says in the same announcement "America no longer has a functioning democracy." I have yet to be able to find this story on any USA-based news sources. (I used Chrome to translate this article from Der Spiegel)
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JULY 17, 2013
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The Other Health Care Reform Law Of Obama’s Presidency Is A Runaway Success

The Other Health Care Reform Law Of Obama's Presidency Is A Runaway Success
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 17, 2013
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It's not talked about too often, but Barack Obama actually signed two health care reform bills in his first term. ... Read more

OB-GYNs Slam North Carolina’s Proposed Abortion Restrictions: ‘Get Out Of Our Exam Rooms’

OB-GYNs Slam North Carolina's Proposed Abortion Restrictions: 'Get Out Of Our Exam Rooms'
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 17, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/ohplI

The two leading groups of women's health experts in North Carolina have officially come out against the proposed abortion ... Read more

Obama’s Plan for Energy-Efficient Federal Buildings Powered by Clean Energy

Obama's Plan for Energy-Efficient Federal Buildings Powered by Clean Energy
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 17, 2013
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Just as big businesses across the country, like Walgreens and Wal-Mart, have been installing solar panels on their roofs and ... Read more

Liz Cheney-Founded Neocon Group Quietly Scrubbed From The Internet

Liz Cheney-Founded Neocon Group Quietly Scrubbed From The Internet
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 17, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/ohh5C

A Liz Cheney co-founded group promoting neoconservative foreign and counterterrorism policy has been quietly scrubbed from the ... Read more

Federal Judge Rules Against Ohio Secretary Of State’s Voter Suppression Rule

Federal Judge Rules Against Ohio Secretary Of State's Voter Suppression Rule
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 17, 2013
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A federal judge made an earlier ruling permanent last week, ensuring that valid voters who cast their vote at the correct ... Read more

Treasury Inspector General Blocked IRS From Releasing Documents That Show Agency Targeted Progressive Groups

Treasury Inspector General Blocked IRS From Releasing Documents That Show Agency Targeted Progressive Groups
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 17, 2013
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The Inspector General conducting the investigation into the Internal Revenue Services' improper targeting of conservative ... Read more

How Climate Change Is Fueling A Rise In Deadly Diseases

How Climate Change Is Fueling A Rise In Deadly Diseases
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 17, 2013
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In the summer of 2012, the mosquito-borne West Nile virus made a surprising comeback in America. In Dallas, the most affected ... Read more

Republican Senator Says His Party Was Wrong To Block Vote On Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Head

Republican Senator Says His Party Was Wrong To Block Vote On Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Head
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 17, 2013
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In a stunning admission, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) conceded that he and his party had been wrong to block an up-or-down vote ... Read more

New Yorkers to see 50% drop in health insurance costs in Obamacare exchange

New Yorkers to see 50% drop in health insurance costs in Obamacare exchange
CNN MONEY | JULY 17, 2013
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Bernanke: Congress still a risk to the economy

Bernanke: Congress still a risk to the economy
CNN MONEY | JULY 17, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/oeUMC

'Angry over what?' Kids react to mixed-race Cheerios ad in new video

'Angry over what?' Kids react to mixed-race Cheerios ad in new video
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | JULY 17, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/ofcgI

> A video showing a group of kids watching a controversial Cheerios commercial from last month involving a mixed-race couple features pricele... Read more

Heart Surgery on Old Teacher - Armstrong & Miller

Caller: I'm a Teacher Who has to Work at Wal-Mart!

Limited Government is Right Wing Bunk

Sexy Nurse Roleplay - Armstrong & Miller: Boudoir D'Amour

Taking a Galactic Census - 60 Second Adventures in Astronomy (13/14)

Charles Koch: No Minimum Wage will Help the Poor

Milton Jones Live @ Zulu Comedy Galla 2011 (Danish Subtitles)

Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man of math - James Earle

What is dyslexia? - Kelli Sandman-Hurley

Why aren't phone companies doing more to block robocalls?

Why aren't phone companies doing more to block robocalls?
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | JULY 17, 2013
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We get them. We hate them. So why can't we get rid of those annoying robocalls – many of them outright scams – that pitch everything from extended aut... Read more

Senate Dysfunction

How will the GOP Re-invent Itself for 2016?

Mark Zuckerberg runs the world's largest spy machine

Mark Zuckerberg runs the world's largest spy machine
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JULY 17, 2013
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A "living wage" increase to $12 an hour for Walmart employees would only cost Walmart shoppers 46 cents per shopping trip.

A "living wage" increase to $12 an hour for Walmart employees would only cost Walmart shoppers 46 cents per shopping trip.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JULY 17, 2013
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As a British person I just need to say this

As a British person I just need to say this
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JULY 17, 2013
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Thanks To Obamacare, New Yorkers’ Health Insurance Premiums Will Plunge 50 Percent

Thanks To Obamacare, New Yorkers' Health Insurance Premiums Will Plunge 50 Percent
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 17, 2013
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Health care premiums on the individual market will tumble by at least 50 percent as a result of the Affordable Care Act, the ... Read more

Top Pennsylvania Republican Admits Voter ID Helped Suppress Obama Voters

Top Pennsylvania Republican Admits Voter ID Helped Suppress Obama Voters
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 17, 2013
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Last year, Pennsylvania Republican House Leader Mike Turzai (R-PA) admitted that voter identification efforts were designed to ... Read more

Rep. Holt to introduce bill to repeal Patriot Act & 2008 FISA Act

Rep. Holt to introduce bill to repeal Patriot Act & 2008 FISA Act
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JULY 16, 2013
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MaddHavikk writes about how destructive elements of black culture in America came to be

MaddHavikk writes about how destructive elements of black culture in America came to be
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JULY 16, 2013
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Vatican offers 'time off purgatory' to followers of Pope Francis tweets | World news | The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/16/vatican-indulgences-pope-francis-tweets

Dawkins and Hitchens in 2007 - Evolution is a Fact

Bill Maher on faith and atheists

Unweaving the Rainbow - Richard Dawkins

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

"Debating Atheists For Dummies (Christians)" by Old Fart Rants

Pat Robertson: Zimmerman Was Right To Follow Trayvon Martin Because ‘Criminals Wear These Hoods’

Pat Robertson: Zimmerman Was Right To Follow Trayvon Martin Because 'Criminals Wear These Hoods'
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 16, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/o6xjX

Kumar Ramanathan is an intern at ThinkProgress. On the Christian Broadcasting Network on Tuesday, Pat Robertson suggested that ... Read more

Democratic Defectors On Food Stamps Have Taken $6 Million From Farm Industry

Democratic Defectors On Food Stamps Have Taken $6 Million From Farm Industry
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 16, 2013
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The eight Democrats who joined House Republicans to protect crop insurance funding at the expense of food stamps have accepted ... Read more

Approving The Keystone Pipeline Could Cost U.S. Consumers $3-4 Billion Per Year in Higher Gas Prices

Approving The Keystone Pipeline Could Cost U.S. Consumers $3-4 Billion Per Year in Higher Gas Prices
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 16, 2013
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There are many good reasons why approving the Keystone XL pipeline is a bad idea. But not many factor the possibility of higher ... Read more

Gaia and the Killer Asteroids - 60 Second Adventures in Astronomy (14/14)

Bernie Sanders Goes off on Charles Koch

The Ongoing Rise In Kids’ Blood Pressure Is Driven By Bad Food And Bad Policy Alike

The Ongoing Rise In Kids' Blood Pressure Is Driven By Bad Food And Bad Policy Alike
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 16, 2013
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American children's risk for having high blood pressure has ballooned by 27 percent over 13 years, according to new ... Read more

Why People Should Be Outraged at Zimmerman's 'Not Guilty' Verdict

Minority Rule -- Senator Bernie Sanders

Rafael Cruz: The Declaration And Constitution Were "Divine Revelation From God"

Got seeds? Now add bleach, acid and sandpaper - Mary Koga

7 Mind Blowing Moments From Zimmerman Juror B37′s First Interview

7 Mind Blowing Moments From Zimmerman Juror B37′s First Interview
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 16, 2013
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On Monday night, one of the jurors in the George Zimmerman trial offered shocking insight into how the group of six women ... Read more

STUDY: Kids Are Impacted By Their Parents’ Relationship, Not Their Sexual Orientation

STUDY: Kids Are Impacted By Their Parents' Relationship, Not Their Sexual Orientation
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 16, 2013
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A second study in as many weeks has found that adopted children are not impacted by the sexual orientation of their parents. ... Read more

Survey Finds “Ticking Economic Time Bomb” In Wall Street Ethics

Survey Finds "Ticking Economic Time Bomb" In Wall Street Ethics
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 16, 2013
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A quarter of Wall Street employees have witnessed wrongdoing in their workplaces and about as many say they would commit ... Read more

Rafael Cruz: The Declaration And Constitution Were "Divine Revelation From God"

Ten fabulous Finder commands you should be using | Macworld

Ten fabulous Finder commands you should be using | Macworld
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Why the G.O.P. Needs to Lose For a Third Time

Why the G.O.P. Needs to Lose For a Third Time
THE NEW YORKER | JULY 15, 2013
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Morsi's out, Zimmerman's free, Spitzer's back, Snowden's still in Moscow, and the G.O.P. is still dominated by right-wing true believers. Those were t Read more

Bob Schieffer: "You pass a farm bill in the House. It gives billions of dollars, much of it to large corporations that own farms. It's almost like welfare for the wealthy. But you don't include a dollar for hungry people for Food Stamps. What kind of a message is that you're sending?"

Bob Schieffer: "You pass a farm bill in the House. It gives billions of dollars, much of it to large corporations that own farms. It's almost like welfare for the wealthy. But you don't include a dollar for hungry people for Food Stamps. What kind of a message is that you're sending?"
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JULY 15, 2013
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Sweet snacks 'link to bowel cancer'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-23308455

See also http://dnspeak.blogspot.com/search/label/sugar

Catholic Celibacy Conference Will Include Trainings By Ex-Gay Therapists

Catholic Celibacy Conference Will Include Trainings By Ex-Gay Therapists
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 15, 2013
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Next week, Catholics will converge in Illinois for the annual conference of the Courage ministry, which shames Catholic gays ... Read more

Monday, July 15, 2013

U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News To Americans

U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News To Americans
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JULY 14, 2013
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Jehovah's Witness Children's cartoon about obedience to God -- Top comment: "The moral of the story is, it is better to rob your child of the simple joys of childhood than to disappoint your imaginary friend."

Jehovah's Witness Children's cartoon about obedience to God -- Top comment: "The moral of the story is, it is better to rob your child of the simple joys of childhood than to disappoint your imaginary friend."
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JULY 15, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/o4QOF

Got Science? Pushing Back Against Corporate 'Counterfeit Science' (Op-Ed)

Got Science? Pushing Back Against Corporate 'Counterfeit Science' (Op-Ed)
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JULY 15, 2013
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Note: Koch Industries and others at it again.

The Outspoken Generation: Children Of Same-Sex Couples Defend Their Families

The Outspoken Generation: Children Of Same-Sex Couples Defend Their Families
THINKPROGRESS | JULY 15, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/o4xCt

Conservatives have launched a new offensive against same-sex parenting, accusing them of child abuse simply for raising a ... Read more

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