DN Speak: 11/16/14

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Derren Brown - Messiah

"Anyone who is a theist, spiritualist or believes in anything supernatural you have to watch this. It's 100% essential for everyone to see."

http://youtu.be/MT3izBQfh5M

Bill Nye on his new book: "Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation"

Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation

Interview: http://youtu.be/lBMoUTjeKt4

Did Moses exist? (Ra Men podcast #10)

"Previously I have interviewed Frank Zindler, Richard Carrier, David Fitzgerald, and Robert Price, all of whom are 'mythicists'; they don't think there was ever anyone alive whom we could recognize as either Jesus or Moses. Of the lot of them, I would have thought that Price was the foremost expert, but he referred me to D.M Murdock, also known as Acharya S, author of 'Did Moses Exist? The Myth of the Israelite Lawgiver'..."

Interview: http://youtu.be/bxH9lF7m9_A

Eddie Tabash in a Rare Interview About the Supreme Court, Law & Religion

Atheist celebrity Eddie Tabash is highly respected attorney fighting for the good cause.

Interview: http://youtu.be/ohFLv-aFirI

Week In The News: Immigration Reform, Israeli Tensions, Mike Nichols Dead At 83 (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Immigration showdown. President Obama unveils his executive action, and Republicans vow to block it — is it overreach or leadership? A devastating massacre in a Jerusalem synagogue fueling new fears and rising tensions in Israel. Another horrifying beheading by ISIS. A vote on the keystone pipeline fails. Another campus shooting. Bill Cosby and new rape accusations. All eyes on Ferguson. And in Buffalo New York, it’s snowmageddon. This hour, On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines. / – Jessica Yellin

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/11/21/mike-nichols-immigration-reform-executive-action-obama-israel

Friday News Roundup – Domestic (Diane Rehm Show)

President Barack Obama announces executive orders to reform immigration. His plan allows millions of unauthorized immigrants to, as he put it, “come out of the shadows.” But Republican leaders promise a fight. The Senate blocks the Keystone XL pipeline and votes down a bill to restrict N.S.A. phone record collection. Tensions rise in Ferguson as the community awaits a grand jury decision. Takata faces a grilling from senators over its deadly airbags. Montana and South Carolina legalize gay marriage. And Bill Cosby loses deals with NBC and Netflix following more sexual assault allegations. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week’s top national news stories.

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-11-21/friday_news_roundup_domestic

Friday News Roundup – International (Diane Rehm Show)

A new propaganda video shows French Islamic State fighters calling for attacks in France. The White House announces a review of U.S. hostage policy as a result of terrorist beheadings of Americans. Secretary of State John Kerry insists the U.S. and Iran will reach a nuclear deal before Monday’s deadline. Israel eases gun rules after a terrorist attack at a synagogue in Jerusalem. Russia’s president Putin says Moscow and Washington could find opportunities for practical cooperation. And thousands march in Mexico City to protest the government’s response to missing students. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week’s top international news stories.

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-11-21/friday_news_roundup_international

Texas Hits The Books

"...She says that these three thinkers are all quoted in America's founding documents. But, for Graber, the fourth person on the list raised a red flag: Moses.

"I think for many of us who are academic historians, it's a very ahistorical connection to make. Moses is not someone who is quoted in the founding documents," Graber says.

Moses is, however, mentioned explicitly in Texas learning standards, which is why the publisher included him in its textbook (and this is not the publisher's only textbook to include him)..."

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House Panel Finds 'No Intelligence Failure' Before Benghazi Attack

House Panel Finds 'No Intelligence Failure' Before Benghazi Attack November 21, 2014 6:52 PM ET Bill Chappell Twitter After a nearly two-year inve... Read more

Republicans Just Don't Get It

There is a reason why it has taken so long to emerge from the Great Recession. And the Republican leaders of the House and Senate with their new major... Read more

FCC to prevent phone companies from screwing over copper customers

Dissenting Republican scoffs at "Chicken Little" concerns. Read more

WATCH: Jon Stewart Nails the Absurdity of Mary Landrieu's Keystone XL Pipeline Bid

"You could also hire a hundred people to chisel d#cks on Mt. Rushmore."
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Paul Krugman Destroys All Arguments Against Obama's Immigration Action

"It's a simple matter of human decency."
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Ben Carson: 'I Feel Fingers' Of God Pushing Me To Run In 2016 (VIDEO)

Dr. Ben Carson has God on his side. Or, at least, the Almighty's fingers... Read more

No Doubt Ready to Move Forward

For Republicans saying why not give us some time to see if we can pass reform, remember: just before leaving town to campaign this fall, the GOP House... Read more

Sen. Sessions: No, We Are Not Going To Impeach Obama

"No, we are not going to impeach or have a move to impeach," Sessions said at an event at The Heritage Foundation on Friday according to The Hill. "The president has certain powers. We truly believe, and I think it's accurate to say he abused those powers."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jeff-sessions-no-not-going-to-impeach-obama

GOP Intel Report Debunks Its Own Party's Nutty Benghazi Theories

WASHINGTON (AP) — A two-year investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee has found that the CIA and the military acted pro... Read more

The Absolute Worst Reactions To Obama’s Immigration Action

Warnings of a constitutional apocalypse weren't even the worst things Republicans had to say about Obama's immigration ... Read more

Obama’s Legal Justification For His Immigration Order Is Actually Far Too Timid

President Obama's order denies relief to tens of thousands of immigrants based on a flimsy legal justification.The post ... Read more

House Republicans Sue To Raise Low-Income Americans’ Health Care Costs

But the GOP has repeatedly accused the law of making coverage too expensive for everyday people.The post House Republicans Sue ... Read more

The President Speaks on Fixing America's Broken Immigration System

In an address to the nation, President Obama lays out the executive action he's taking to fix our nation's broken immigration system, November 20, 2014.

Interview:
http://youtu.be/6Q_Xk66gsRU

More on this topic: http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/immigration/immigration-action

12 Crazy, Desperate, Hate-filled Republican Reactions to Obama's Immigration Order

The GOP again shows its ugly side.
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10 Commandments for atheists: a guide for nonbelievers who want to explore their values

"...The goal of the book, the authors say, is to encourage atheists and humanists to define what they believe so they can articulate it better, both to themselves and to a broader society that often regards atheists as immoral and untrustworthy..."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/10-commandments-for-atheists-a-guide-for-nonbelievers-who-want-to-explore-their-values/2014/11/20/766f8330-70e7-11e4-a2c2-478179fd0489_story.html

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Megyn Kelly Admits Fox News Uses 'Amnesty' To Fire Up Haters

Did Megyn slip or did Roger let her out of the Intellectual Dishonesty cage long enough to say something useful?

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/11/megyn-kelly-admits-fox-news-uses-amnesty

Bill Maher Has Some Suggestions On How We Can Save Christmas

Bill Maher may be an atheist, but that didn't stop him from giving some suggestions for how we can save Christmas during his New Rules segment during the final installment of Real Time for 2014.

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/11/bill-maher-has-some-suggestions-how-we-can

Hamersley Gorge, Australia by Travel Blog [640x640]

Jon Stewart Slams Republican Hypocrisy On Eminent Domain

The Daily Show's Jon Stewart discussed the fact that the United States Congress or President Obama's veto pen are not the only hurdles the building of... Read more

Friday, November 21, 2014

First Amendment Fantasy: Catholic Diocese Claims To Be Outside The Authority Of Federal Courts

If a court were to accept the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese's argument, it would open the door to ... Read more

GOP Consultant: St. Ronnie's, Bush's Amnesty 'Completely Different' From Obama's

After first doing a bit of good old fashioned fearmongering that we're used to being treated to on Faux "news" about the dirty Mexicans who are coming... Read more

'Enough Is Enough': Sen. Warren Condemns Obama's Latest Wall Street Pick

Reprinted from Commondreams.org under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License by Jon Queally, staff writer Sen. Elizabeth Warren is n... Read more

GOPer Sees Obama Impeachment, Jail Time Over Executive Action

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), one of the most outspoken opponents of immigration reform in the House of Representatives, isn't quite sure on what specific gr... Read more

No, Your Ancestors Didn’t Come Here Legally

I guarantee you'll hear the phrase "My ancestors came here legally" in the aftermath of President Obama's immigration address. It's almost impossible ... Read more

Hottest October And Year To Date On Record Globally, NOAA Reports

Last month was the warmest October since record-keeping began in 1880, NOAA reports. NOAA also projected out scenarios for the ... Read more

Americans Used To Want The Government To Insure Everyone. Here’s Why That Changed.

Americans agreed with the idea that the government has a responsibility to insure its citizens -- but only before Obamacare ... Read more

Walmart Asks Employees To Donate Food To Help Feed Their Coworkers

Walmart workers at one of the low-wage retail giant's Oklahoma City locations are being asked to help keep each other fed ... Read more

Did Goldman Sachs rig commodities markets?

Goldman Sachs has been trying to distance itself from the "vampire squid" image it developed during the financial crisis. The findings of a Senate investigation into commodities market rigging probably won't help...
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D.C. City Council Cracks Down On Cops Seizing People’s Assets For Police Use

Police would no longer get to keep the profits from the items they seize. The post D.C. City Council Cracks Down On Cops ... Read more

Republicans Plotting Extreme Measures To Sabotage Obama’s Immigration Action

Expect threats of shutdown, impeachment, and all-out obstruction. The post Republicans Plotting Extreme Measures To Sabotage ... Read more

Thursday, November 20, 2014

This is what Levi had to say about his role in the movie Jesus Camp.

"...We were seeing visions, interpreting dreams and hearing the voice of God, and seeing Him work powerfully in our lives..."

http://jesuscampmystory.com/levi-obrien/

Jesus Camp discussed on Bill Maher's show

http://youtu.be/aSEwc302gSs

Atheists Watch "Jesus Camp"

http://youtu.be/t4Q_2o2Ty5Y

Parker: Vatican is still fully pro-family

News that Pope Francis will visit the U.S. next year for the triennial World Meeting of Families brings elation to Catholics, excitement to pope watchers — and perhaps a little chagrin to some who too soon interpreted Francis’ broad compassion as a precursor to doctrinal changes related to marriage...
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/250/article/106058/

7 Tips for Atheists at Thanksgiving Dinner (Herb Silverman, Secular Coalition of America)

"...Here are my tips as you look ahead to Thanksgiving dinner, with the disclaimer that you know your family better than I do, so tread carefully..."

https://secular.org/blogs/herb-silverman/7-tips-atheists-thanksgiving-dinner

7 US CEOs made more money than their companies have paid in taxes

...The Institute for Policy Studies and the Center for Effective Government, the study's co-authors, said its findings reflected "deep flaws in our corporate tax system."...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/7-u-s-ceos-made-more-than-their-companies-paid-in-taxes-study-finds-1.2838861

Dark matter could be detected by looking for time glitches

...in the existing network of GPS satellites. One researcher is already mining 15 years' worth of GPS timing data for its signature.Read more

Follow the human!

Stewart Rips Republicans For Claim That Obama Is Shredding The Constitution

Jon Stewart took a look at the long list of grievances the GOP has had with President Obama since he took office where they've claimed he was "shreddi... Read more

Republicans' New Plan To Rig 2016 Electoral College

As usual, if they can't win outright, they'll just cheat with tactics like voter suppression, outright disenfranchisement, and more. The "more" also m... Read more

Even Federalist Society Members Say Obama Action On Deportation Is Legal

Greg Sargent's Morning Plum points out that what Obama plans to do is legal, and even wingnut lawyers don't believe otherwise. The problem, of course,... Read more

Broadcast networks opt out of Obama immigration speech -- except for Univision

...Some television executives said privately on Wednesday that they perceived Obama's planned address to be more overtly political than Bush's address on immigration in 2006...
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Church of Pedophilia Calls Right-to-Die "Reprehensible"

http://youtu.be/ItftGXrde3E

Warren Torches GOP On Economy: We Tried It, It Was 'Nearly Catastrophic'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) went straight after Republicans, blasting the GOP on deregulation and trickle down economics during a Center for American... Read more

Steyer: GOPers 'Not A Scientist' Line Means They Can't Deny Climate Change

Tom Steyer, the billionaire environmentalist who took a prominent role in funding climate change opponents through his Next Gen Climate Action group, ... Read more

Google, IKEA, And SunEdison Bought A Lot Of Wind Power This Week

While so much focus was on Keystone XL and the U.S.-China deal, these big companies bought wind because it made good business ... Read more

Texas Threw Out At Least 500 Ballots Because Of Voter ID

229 voters in Houston's Harris County, 27 in San Antonio's Bexar County, and 99 in Dallas County.The post Texas Threw Out At ... Read more

The Roberts Court Has Already Said That Obama Has The Power To Issue His Immigration Order

Two Republican justices recently indicated that they are on Obama's side in the coming fight over immigration. The ... Read more

Water Contamination In Wisconsin Likely Tied To Coal Ash, Report Finds

Reusing coal ash as a construction material could be leading to the contamination of private drinking water wells.The post ... Read more

Louisiana GOP Sets Up Voter Fraud Program Despite Party Leaders Admitting Fraud Doesn’t Exist

The secretary of state has said his office hasn't received any complaints of voter fraud. The post Louisiana GOP Sets Up Voter ... Read more

What Americans Have Forgotten About The Era Before Roe v. Wade

The doctors who were alive back then want to remind us how legal abortion transformed public health in the U.S. ...

...In the decade when Grimes was born, the 1940s, there were records of more than 1,000 women dying each year from unsafe and largely self-induced abortions. Every large municipal hospital in the U.S. had a “septic abortion ward,” and treatment for the complications from so-called “incomplete abortion” was the single leading cause for admission for OB-GYN services across the country. National Opinion Research Center surveys conducted in the 1960s found that hundreds of women were attempting to self-abort by penetrating themselves with knitting needles, coat hangers, bicycle spokes, ballpoint pens; others tried to swallow chemicals like turpentine, laundry bleach, and acid...

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