DN Speak: 5/31/15

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Louie Gohmert Goes Crazy on the House Floor, Suggests That Obama Aids Terrorists

The Texas Representative went on an incredible anti-Obama rant.
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How to Know If You Talk Too Much

Why are some people long-winded?
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40 Reasons Our Jails and Prisons Are Full of Black and Poor People

These are our brothers and sisters and cousins and friends of our coworkers.
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Jesus’ Greatest Hits: 17 Jesus Quotes That Expose The Hypocrisy Of The Right-Wing

The right-wingers like their religion. They say they like their Jesus. But, do they really? Read more

Obama Pushes New Environmental Protections, So GOP Comes Out In Support Of… Pollution

There is a popular saying that if President Obama came out in favor of air, Republicans would stop breathing - well now they ... Read more

Republican Leadership Is Raging After Harry Reid Unveils His Plan To Get A Budget Passed

Harry Reid is pissing Republicans off in a big way and it is awesome! Read more

Marco Rubio Had A Very Bad Day

Oh, Marco Rubio. Here you get a nice cushy gig on Fox News' Outnumbered with a bunch of friendly ladies who just want to show you in your best light a... Read more

Howie Kurtz Claims The Duggars Are Victims Of Left-Right Culture Wars

Megyn Kelly's interview of the Duggars was not as well-received as she may have hoped. Amidst public outcry, she defends what many considered to be a ... Read more

OPM hack: What criminal hackers can do with your personal data

Stolen medical and personal data are now more valuable than stolen credit cards because the information can be used for orchestrating sophisticated at... Read more

Larry Wilmore Lets Gay Student Give Banned Valedictorian Speech On-Air (VIDEO)

After hearing that a Colorado high school principal barred a student from giving his valedictorian speech that would reveal the student was gay, Larry... Read more
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Coroner: College Student's Death In Police Isolation Cell Ruled Homicide

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A 22-year-old college student found dead in restraints at a Georgia county jail died from several blunt-force injuries to his hea... Read more

Perry: Hillary Doesn't Grasp Voter ID Because She Doesn't Fly Commercial (VIDEO)

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) on Friday defended the bill he signed in 2011 requiring voters to present a photo ID after Hillary Clinton jabbed num... Read more

Tom Coburn Despises Every 2016 Candidate Except Marco Rubio

Former Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) on Thursday ticked off the reasons not to vote for essentially the entire 2016 GOP field on Thursday with one exception:... Read more

Leader Of Powerful Gun Group: 'The 2nd Amendment Was Designed For' Obama (AUDIO)

The executive director of a powerful pro-gun group said in an interview earlier this year that "the Second Amendment was designed for" people like Pre... Read more

Texas Teachers Give 'Ghetto Classroom Awards' To Students

Two middle school teachers in Sulphur Springs, Texas handed out certificates to students as part of the "8th Annual Ghetto Classroom Awards," televisi... Read more

Focus On The Family: How (Not) To Talk To Your Kids About Transgender Issues

Focus on the Family's advice for how to talk to kids about transgender issues is pretty much the worst. ... Read more

Norway Will Divest From Coal

The largest sovereign wealth fund in the world will no longer invest in coal companies. ... Read more

Budget Cuts In Illinois Could Leave Hundreds Of Thousands Without Kidney Dialysis

"We need to do everything we can to maintain access to high quality, local convenient care." ... Read more

Faith Leaders To Obama: Give Women Raped By ISIS Access To Safe Abortions

"Right now, President Obama is failing to stand with women and girls raped in conflict." ... Read more

China is about to tighten its grip on rare earth minerals

China is poised to tighten its grip on the world market for rare earth minerals, as low prices push the lone U.S. producer to the brink of bankruptcy...
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Elderly could lose homes from reverse mortgages

...The study says that many homeowners do not realize that reverse mortgages are loans they eventually have to be paid back. They're confused by "incomplete and inaccurate" information from lenders, partly because they cannot or did not read the fine print on the ads shown on TV and the Internet...
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Megyn Kelly, and FOX News, want us to believe the real scandal isn't Josh Duggar molesting young girls.

... it's that his police report was "illegally released".
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RAISING A MONSTER - jesus Camp

"jesus Camp uses brainwashing techniques, forced upon them by moronic raving lunatic christian adults, which are identical to the scare tactics and training techniques used by radical islamists to shape the unformed minds of children who will become future terrorists. This type of cult nonsense should be deemed child abuse so these hideous creatures can be carted off to prisons and asylums. They discount reality and instill insane unscientific unproven dogma into small children's heads. It doesn't get any sicker than this."
http://youtu.be/IEPn9spdr5A

Morphed: When Whales had Legs

Examine the environmental pressures that turned a wolflike creature that hunted in shallow waters into a leviathan of the seas. We witness the ancient turning points in the whales evolutionary journey, and how the ice age became its unlikely savior.
http://youtu.be/-OCMx2VuP1U

What is the Evidence for Evolution?

Biologists teach that all living things on Earth are related. Is there any solid evidence to back this claim? Join us as we explore the facts! We start with a close look at the origin of whales from land mammals, and then touch on the origins of several other critters, including our own species.
http://youtu.be/lIEoO5KdPvg

Real Time with Bill Maher: Christianity Under Attack? – June 5, 2015 (HBO)

In his editorial New Rule, Bill Maher rebuffs conservatives’ assertion that Christianity is “under attack” in America.
https://youtu.be/ybH66U72xd0

Rubio on Iraq: "It’s not nation-building. We are assisting them in building their nation."

The only thing harder than foreign policy is Middle East policy, and the only thing harder than Middle East policy is Iraq policy. I don't think an Am... Read more

Rick Perry and the Republican Double Standard...

Thom Hartmann comments on indicted felon and former Texas Governor Rick Perry announcing his run for president.
http://youtu.be/PbW_WRyFvc4

Week In The News: USA FREEDOM Act, Boston Terror, Four More For President (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Another week, another hacking attack. This one from China, US officials say. On the info of four million federal employees. Beijing says – not us! At home, Congress reins in American surveillance on itself. Makes it tougher for the NSA to scoop up phone data. Edward Snowden smiles. We’ve got more hats in the ring for 2016. An alleged terror planner shot dead in Boston. Beau Biden remembered. Tragedy on the Yangtze River. FIFA prez out. Caitlyn Jenner. And a sex pill for the ladies. This hour On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines. / Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/06/05/election-2016-nsa-freedom-act-boston-terrorist-suspect

Friday News Roundup – Domestic (Diane Rehm Show)

China dismisses allegations that it is behind a major hack of U.S. government computer systems. The breach may have compromised the personal data of at least four million current and former federal employees. The U.S. economy creates 280,000 jobs in May. The family of a suspected terrorist killed by Boston police calls for an investigation into the shooting. A handful of new candidates enters the 2016 presidential race. The Supreme Court hands down rulings on social media and hiring practices. And we remember Beau Biden. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week’s top national news stories.
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-06-05/friday-news-roundup-domestic

Friday News Roundup – International (Diane Rehm Show)

Heavy fighting flares up again in eastern Ukraine. President Petro Poroshenko warns of a full-scale Russian invasion. U.S. officials say more than 10,000 Islamic State militants have been killed by American-led airstrikes in the past nine months. Yet ISIS continues to seize territory Iraq and Syria. Greece delays loan repayments to the International Monetary Fund. FIFA President Sepp Blatter resigns as Interpol issues alerts on six other indicted soccer officials. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week’s top international news stories.
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-06-05/friday-news-roundup-international

Sen. Bernie Sanders: What would you DO as President? 1st Campaign Interview - Ed Schultz

Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy for president, challenging Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Sanders sits down with Ed in an exclusive interview discussing the biggest issues of the campaign.
Interview:
https://youtu.be/-SmD1RG7u_g

Friday, June 5, 2015

Vatican's No. 3 fights allegations in Australian abuse probe

SYDNEY (AP) — Cardinal George Pell has been dogged for years by allegations that he mishandled the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis in his native Australia, and now the scrutiny is more intense than ever. Australia's latest inquiry is as high-level as it gets, and since Pell is now the Vatican's third-most-powerful official, the same can nearly be said for him...
http://bigstory.ap.org/urn:publicid:ap.org:8640c85e65b146478807749059a7bdb9

Regnerus family study weathering renewed attack

...The researchers said that when these "misclassified children" are dropped from the data, the results show adults who lived with same-sex parents through most of their childhood have outcomes comparable to those from intact biological families. Some have suggested the reason Regnerus' results showed children of same-sex parents did not fare so well was because of family instability, not their parents' sexual orientation...
http://bpnews.net/44871/regnerus-family-study-weathering-renewed-attack

Hastert accuser #2: Montana Woman Alleges Dennis Hastert Abused Her Brother

A woman from the Illinois town where Dennis Hastert was once a teacher and wrestling coach says the former House speaker sexually abused her brother when he was in high school and Hastert was a teacher.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-05/montana-woman-alleges-dennis-hastert-abused-her-brother

Chinese filmmaker asks people on the street what day it is on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

Simple premise, unforgettable reactions. Read more

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Duggars Tell Megyn Kelly That Josh Duggar's Molestations Weren't All That Bad

This story just gets sicker and sicker. Not only did the elder Duggars show up for the interview, they dragged along a couple of Josh's victims for th... Read more

The Nightly Show Rips Huckabee For Creepy Remarks About Showering With Girls

As we already discussed here, Mike Huckabee made some creepy and very cringe- worthy remarks this week, insulting Caitlyn Jenner and transgendered peo... Read more

"Proof Positive Of Ted Cruz' Sociopathy"

"Watch sleazy Ted Cruz behave like the sociopath he is in that video. Reporter asks him about his horrible Joe Biden joke, and he feigns sadness for Vi..". Read more

Dems To Force Showdown Over Highway Fund

Democrats are threatening an aggressive confrontation with Republicans over federal highway money, foreshadowing yet another round of brinkmanship wit... Read more

We'll See More Tragedies Like This, Thanks To The Forced-Birth Crowd

Thanks to those forced-birth rules the Texas legislature adopted last year, almost all of the clinics providing safe abortions in Texas have closed. T... Read more

Wikileaks: TISA Pact Would Deregulate Financial Services

What would happen without Wikileaks? We don't know how current these Trade In Services Agreement documents are, of course, but it's a hell of a lot be... Read more

GOP-Led House Votes To Keep Restrictions On Travel To Cuba

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have voted to keep restrictions on Americans seeking to travel to Cuba. That's a setback to Obama administration e... Read more

Perry: My First Act As President Will Be To'Rescind' Any Deal On Iran's Nukes

In his speech announcing another run at the White House on Thursday former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) wanted to make sure everybody knew: if he becomes... Read more

Dem. Gov. Jay Nixon Vetoes Missouri Right-To-Work Bill

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a measure Thursday that would have made Missouri the 26th right-to-work state, and it's un... Read more

Five Things You Need To Know About 2016 Candidate And Former Texas Governor Rick Perry

Over his 13 years as governor and his unsuccessful 2012 campaign, he established a record that could haunt his continued ... Read more

City With Second-Highest Veteran Population Effectively Ends Veteran Homelessness

Houston, Texas has created a system that allows it to quickly rehouse any veteran in the city who might fall into ... Read more

The EPA Just Released A Long-Awaited Study On Whether Fracking Causes Water Pollution

In its five-year study, the EPA found that while fracking hasn't caused widespread damage to drinking water, that doesn't mean ... Read more

Doctors Challenge Unscientific Abortion Laws That Force Them To Practice Bad Medicine

Abortion providers are fighting back...“Plain and simple, this law would force doctors to lie to women about their health care options, and that is never acceptable,” Nancy Northup, the president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, which frequently litigates against anti-abortion laws, said in a statement announcing the legal challenge. ... Read more

Scott Walker’s New Plan To Cut $250 Million From Universities, Spend $250 Million On A Basketball Stadium

"You could do more for the local economy by taking a plane over the city of Milwaukee and dropping $500 million dollars down," ... Read more

WikiLeaks Releases Secret Documents Related to Controversial US Trade Pact

Document dump regarding Trade in Services Agreement comes day after organization put $100,000 bounty on documents from series of US trade treaties ... Read more

Article: What marijuana really does to your brain

Opponents of legal cannabis say it leaves you fried, but research shows it can actually improve your mental health Those opposed to marijuana sometimes argue that the substance fries your brain, but new research published earlier this year in the Journal of Neuroscience found that marijuana does ...

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/04/what_marijuana_really_does_to_your_brain_partnerutm_sourcesalonutm_mediumonsitepostutm_campaignsyndication/

PZ Myers argues embryology with Islamists

"This conversation was in progress for at least 10 minutes before I pulled out my camera, but here are the final 15 minutes before we all went back inside to watch the amazing Maryam Namazie, who told one of these Islamists to "sit down and shut up because I'm not finished speaking.""
http://youtu.be/N4trHH6AuZ0

Thursday, June 4, 2015

WATCH: Jon Stewart's Definitive Takedown of Our Endless Middle East Stupidity

Just arm the rebels, that never backfires.
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Faith leaders want US to fund abortions of women raped by terrorists overseas

...It’s wrong, he said, “to abuse a woman, turn her into a tool of war and then force that woman to carry the scars and a child that is a constant reminder of her abuse and devastation,” Gaddy said...
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/06/03/faith-leaders-want-us-fund-abortions-women-raped-terrorists-overseas/

Belgian Muslim Community Reminds Us That Peacefully 'Living Together' Is the Under-reported Norm

Have you heard the story about the Muslim community in Belgium that raised money to restore a local synagogue?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-raushenbush/belgium-synagogue-muslim-community_b_7486940.html

Oregon bill expands access to birth control

...The plan easily cleared the House on Tuesday, and now heads to the Senate, where the Oregon Catholic Conference plans to testify in opposition...
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33158379-75/oregon-bill-expands-access-to-birth-control.html.csp

Parents sue Indiana district over prayers at school events

The lawsuit said Jim Bellar and his son complained about the prayers to the athletic director, principal, assistant superintendent and superintendent and other staff members. They “were told generally that J.B. should simply learn to get along better with his coaches, and no corrective action was taken,” the lawsuit stated.
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2015/06/02/parents-sue-indiana-district-prayers-school-events/28349325/