DN Speak

Monday, February 11, 2013

GOP Rep. To Introduce Bill Repealing New Rule Against Risky Bank Trading

GOP Rep. To Introduce Bill Repealing New Rule Against Risky Bank Trading
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 11, 2013
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Rep. Dan Campbell (R-CA), in a smart move, wants to require the biggest banks to hold more capital against potential losses ... Read more

Justice Ginsburg: The Senate Is ‘Destroying The United States’ Reputation… As A Beacon of Democracy’

Justice Ginsburg: The Senate Is 'Destroying The United States' Reputation… As A Beacon of Democracy'
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 11, 2013
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Two years ago, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lamented that if she were nominated today to her current job on the Supreme Court, ... Read more

Another Study Confirms That Taxes And Regulations Aren’t Holding Back Job Creation

Another Study Confirms That Taxes And Regulations Aren't Holding Back Job Creation
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 11, 2013
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A favorite GOP talking point is that a slew of regulation and taxes are preventing employers from creating jobs, which explains ... Read more

The Justice Department Gets Back $8 For Every Dollar It Spends On Health Care Fraud Investigations

The Justice Department Gets Back $8 For Every Dollar It Spends On Health Care Fraud Investigations
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 11, 2013
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In yet another victory against medical fraudsters, federal officials running the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Program have been ... Read more

Cincinnati Archdiocese Plans To Fire Principal For Supporting Marriage Equality

Cincinnati Archdiocese Plans To Fire Principal For Supporting Marriage Equality
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 11, 2013
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The Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio is planning to fire the assistant principal at Purcell Marian High School for ... Read more

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Excoriates Congress For Failing To Boost The Economy

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Excoriates Congress For Failing To Boost The Economy
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 11, 2013
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After passage of the 2009 economic stimulus package, which helped save or create millions of jobs, Congress all but gave up ... Read more

Five Facts To Remember As Anti-Choice Activists Launch Attacks Against ‘Webcam Abortions’

Five Facts To Remember As Anti-Choice Activists Launch Attacks Against 'Webcam Abortions'
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 11, 2013
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Abortion opponents have rushed to introduce a slew of new abortion restrictions in the 2013 legislative session, attacking ... Read more

Anti-Immigrant Republicans Block ‘GOP en Español’ Outreach Program

Anti-Immigrant Republicans Block 'GOP en Español' Outreach Program
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 11, 2013
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After resoundingly losing the Hispanic vote in 2012, Republicans are making their pitch to Hispanic voters. These new efforts ... Read more

The 10 NRA-Funded Senators Hoping To Block Gun Regulations

The 10 NRA-Funded Senators Hoping To Block Gun Regulations
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 11, 2013
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The National Rifle Association's NRA Political Victory Fund PAC has distributed more than $1 million in career donations ... Read more

Cyberbullying And Sexual Shaming

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/01/28/cyberbullying

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter,” the sexually-shamed woman wore her shame with a capital A. But that three hundred and fifty years ago. The new scarlet letter is harder to shake.

Digital images, sexual images, taken surreptitiously or otherwise, and posted and shared online. It’s potent tool of teenage bullying, in particular. Digital, online, sexual shaming.

A teenage New York high school reporter has brought it vividly, disturbingly, to the public eye. She’s with us.
This hour, On Point: teenage cyberbullying and the new scarlet letter – sexual shaming online.

-Tom Ashbrook

Gay In America: A Roundtable

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/01/30/gay-in-america

Things have changed when it comes to being gay in America. Not everywhere, not for everyone, not all the time. But just look at the headlines.

Gay marriage, legal in nine states. Gay men and women serving openly in the military. Gay men and women sworn openly into Congress, with same-sex partners at their side. The President of the United States citing Stonewall and gay rights in his inaugural address. Even the Boy Scouts coming around.

This hour, On Point: we talk with a roundtable of gay Americans about being gay in this country now.

-Tom Ashbrook

The Pentagon And Cyber Defense, Cyber Warnings

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/01/30/the-pentagon-boosts-its-cyber-force

Heads-up remarks from two of America’s highest-ranking national security figures recently on cyber security.
First came Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense, warning that the United States in vulnerable to a “cyber Pearl Harbor ” – an Internet attack on infrastructure that could shock and disable the nation.

Then came Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano, just last week, saying a “cyber 9.11” could happen “imminently.” Then news that the Pentagon is looking to sharply expand its force of cyber warriors.

This hour, On Point: cyber warnings, cyber force, and cyber security now.

-Tom Ashbrook

Glenn Beck And His Chalkboard Explain America

Four principles for the open world - Don Tapscott

Fischer: Obama Is Arrogant For Believing He Knows Better Than God

Why US Internet Access is Slow and Expensive. "how the U.S. government has allowed a few powerful media conglomerates to put profit ahead of the public interest — rigging the rules, raising prices, and stifling competition"

Interview:

Why US Internet Access is Slow and Expensive. "how the U.S. government has allowed a few powerful media conglomerates to put profit ahead of the public interest — rigging the rules, raising prices, and stifling competition"
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 11, 2013
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Susan Crawford on Why U.S. Internet Access is Slow, Costly, and Unfair from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo.

Teen Birth Rates Plunge To Record Low As Adolescents Now Have Better Access To Birth Control

Teen Birth Rates Plunge To Record Low As Adolescents Now Have Better Access To Birth Control
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 11, 2013
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U.S. teen birth rates have dropped to a record low, down nearly 50 percent since 1991, according to the most recent data from ... Read more

Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathy

Gautam Mukunda: Abraham Lincoln, Avatar of History

75-year-old soybean farmer sees Monsanto lawsuit reach U.S. Supreme Court

75-year-old soybean farmer sees Monsanto lawsuit reach U.S. Supreme Court
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 9, 2013
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A map of how Christian conservatives view the world.

A map of how Christian conservatives view the world.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 10, 2013
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Facebook Group "One Nation under God" tries to use Thomas Jefferson to support the idea that this is a Christian nation. This is one response.. Not mine, but a good one..

Facebook Group "One Nation under God" tries to use Thomas Jefferson to support the idea that this is a Christian nation. This is one response.. Not mine, but a good one..
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 10, 2013
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In Australia, Wind Power Is Already Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels, And Solar Is Right Behind

In Australia, Wind Power Is Already Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels, And Solar Is Right Behind
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 10, 2013
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According to the latest research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, electricity from wind power can now be supplied more ... Read more

Global Ponzi Scheme Revisited: How Climate Inaction Betrays Our Children And Future Generations

Global Ponzi Scheme Revisited: How Climate Inaction Betrays Our Children And Future Generations
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 10, 2013
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Obama has now framed climate action and inaction in moral terms, as a betrayal of future generations. So it seemed like a good ... Read more

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Article: A Patient’s Guide: How To Stay Safe In a Hospital

A Patient's Guide: How To Stay Safe In a Hospital
http://www.propublica.org/article/a-patients-guide-how-to-stay-safe-in-a-hospital#62814

I'm an active duty Marine and this is an example of the stupid shit I have to deal with on a daily basis.

I'm an active duty Marine and this is an example of the stupid shit I have to deal with on a daily basis.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 9, 2013
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Traumatic.

Traumatic.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 9, 2013
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Study asks 5000 people about fabricated political event. 50% remember the false event, 27% saw it on the news:

Study asks 5000 people about fabricated political event. 50% remember the false event, 27% saw it on the news:
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 9, 2013
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Al Gore: "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change"

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-01-31/al-gore-future-six-drivers-global-change

Al Gore believes we are at the dawn of a new future. The former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee claims we’re living in a time of revolutionary change unmatched in history. In a new book, he says we’re racing toward a future that is both complicated and different from anything we’ve seen before. The Nobel Peace Prize winner has identified what he believes are six forces remaking the world, from economic globalization to the digital revolution to -- no surprise here –- climate change. The self-identified “recovering politician” joins Diane to talk about the changes facing our world and his vision for the future.

Week In The News: Drones, John Brennan, Sequester Talk (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/02/08/week-in-the-news-231

“Drones, what drones?” was almost the tone on Capitol Hill this week as a nominee for CIA chief sat before Congress. John Brennan got some questions, but no direct hits.

As the Northeast braced for a blizzard, there has been gun talk and gunplay all over the country. The President in Minneapolis. A policeman gone bad in LA. A famous sniper, killed at a gun range.

We’ve got Republicans looking to rebrand. Boy Scouts struggling with gay rights. Chris Christie with his weight. Sequestration looms.

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/2013-02-08/friday-news-roundup-domestic

The White House agrees to give Congress classified drone documents. The Justice Department sues Standard and Poor’s. And the Post Office announces plans to end Saturday delivery. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

Friday News Roundup - International (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-02-08/friday-news-roundup-international

Iran's supreme leader rejects direct talks with the U.S. Turmoil in Tunisia following the assassination of an opposition leader. And the remains of England's Richard III are found and identified. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

Video: The Revisionaries | Watch Independent Lens Online | PBS Video

The battle in Texas to rewrite textbooks to reflect conservative Christian beliefs.

Available for online viewing through 2/27/2013:
http://m.video.pbs.org/video/2325563509/

In 2011, Fracking Was #2 In Causing Greenhouse Gas In US - Slashdot

http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/02/09/0038200/in-2011-fracking-was-2-in-causing-greenhouse-gas-in-us

Texas school board searching for “another side” to theory of evolution | Ars Technica

http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/02/texas-school-board-searching-for-another-side-to-theory-of-evolution/

Texas, where science and history have become ideological battlegrounds | Ars Technica

http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/01/texas-where-science-and-history-have-become-ideological-battlegrounds/

The Return of CISPA - Slashdot

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/02/08/2059241/the-return-of-cispa

New Adobe Flash Vulnerabilities Being Actively Exploited On Windows and OS X - Slashdot

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/02/08/1751237/new-adobe-flash-vulnerabilities-being-actively-exploited-on-windows-and-os-x

Fox News: US Solar Energy Investment Less Than Germany Because US Has Less Sun - Slashdot

http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/02/08/1314220/fox-news-us-solar-energy-investment-less-than-germany-because-us-has-less-sun

China's Radical New Space Drive - Slashdot

http://science.slashdot.org/story/13/02/08/0030240/chinas-radical-new-space-drive

Adobe Hopes Pop-up Warnings Will Stop Office-Borne Flash Attacks - Slashdot

http://it.slashdot.org/story/13/02/09/0036223/adobe-hopes-pop-up-warnings-will-stop-office-borne-flash-attacks

Jon Stewart: Banks Like A 'Spoiled Child'

Jon Stewart: Banks Like A 'Spoiled Child'
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | FEBRUARY 8, 2013
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If you ask Jon Stewart, he'll tell you that big banks, with all their economy- wrecking abilities, are acting like total babies. "The people that hav... Read more

Bachmann Could Enter Showdown With Whom?

Bachmann Could Enter Showdown With Whom?
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | FEBRUARY 8, 2013
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Politically, 2012 was not exactly a banner year for Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann.... Read more

TRIVIAL PURSUIT

TRIVIAL PURSUIT
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | FEBRUARY 8, 2013
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GOP strategist Karl Rove explained Thursday that his American Crossroads super PAC was intent on launching a sustained attack ... Read more

Amen Hitler.

Amen Hitler.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 8, 2013
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Heaven or Hell?

Heaven or Hell?
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 8, 2013
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How The GOP Would Make Undocumented Immigrants America’s Next Permanent Underclass

How The GOP Would Make Undocumented Immigrants America's Next Permanent Underclass
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 8, 2013
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Conservatives in the House of Representatives are rejecting the growing bipartisan consensus for permitting undocumented ... Read more

Catholic Bishops on New Contraception Deal: Still No - But they take a more moderate tone on proffered compromise

http://www.newser.com/story/162470/catholic-bishops-on-new-contraception-deal-still-no.html

Friday, February 8, 2013

Fired Dick Morris Lies On CNN About Lies on Fox

Fox News Claims Solar Won't Work in America Because It's Not Sunny Like Germany

Fox News Claims Solar Won't Work in America Because It's Not Sunny Like Germany
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 7, 2013
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Clown- O'Reilly: NBC Didn't Cover Drone Memos!

Thursday, February 7, 2013

How The Civil War Between Karl Rove And The Tea Party Could Cost Republicans The Senate

How The Civil War Between Karl Rove And The Tea Party Could Cost Republicans The Senate
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 7, 2013
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Think of the brewing Republican civil war between establishment-types like Karl Rove and right-wing Tea Party activists as a ... Read more

How Investing In Pre-School Education Could Boost The Economy And Combat Income Inequality

How Investing In Pre-School Education Could Boost The Economy And Combat Income Inequality
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 7, 2013
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A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress is calling on lawmakers to help boost the American economy by investing ... Read more

House GOP Rejects Calls For Climate Hearings — But Democrats Will Keep Pressing

House GOP Rejects Calls For Climate Hearings — But Democrats Will Keep Pressing
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 7, 2013
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Between President Obama's surprisingly hawkish second inaugural address, and the confirmation of John Kerry as Secretary ... Read more

Scout's Honor

TIL in 2009, a 9yo girl suffered a life-threatening pregnancy as a result of being repeatedly raped by her Step-Father. After the pregnancy was terminated, the performing Doctor and the girl's mother were excommunicated by the Catholic Church. The Step-Father was not.

TIL in 2009, a 9yo girl suffered a life-threatening pregnancy as a result of being repeatedly raped by her Step-Father. After the pregnancy was terminated, the performing Doctor and the girl's mother were excommunicated by the Catholic Church. The Step-Father was not.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 7, 2013
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'Gun Crazy USA' by Vice - Shocking Legal Gun Deals

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the threat

Conservative Media Bias - Who Has the Power?

We give god 0%... so you get 40%!

We give god 0%... so you get 40%!
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 6, 2013
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Never thought of it that way. But true!

Never thought of it that way. But true!
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 6, 2013
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Double standards!

Double standards!
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Our buggy moral code - Dan Ariely

Earth's mass extinction - Peter Ward

Frank Close; the golden age of physics & latest discoveries

Cahn: Lesson of 9/11 is to Ban Gay Marriage

Fischer: "Welcome To Obama's Fascist America," Matthew Yglesias

Pascal's Wager refuted by the great philosopher, Homer J. Simpson.

Pascal's Wager refuted by the great philosopher, Homer J. Simpson.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 6, 2013
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We are witnessing the deliberate strangling of the USPS. It loses money mainly due to a 2006 GOP law which requires it to pre-fund retiree health benefits 100% ($5.5 billion/year) - no other agency has this requirement

We are witnessing the deliberate strangling of the USPS. It loses money mainly due to a 2006 GOP law which requires it to pre-fund retiree health benefits 100% ($5.5 billion/year) - no other agency has this requirement
REDDIT TOP NEWS | FEBRUARY 6, 2013
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GOP Senate Leader Endorses National Union-Busting Law

GOP Senate Leader Endorses National Union-Busting Law
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 6, 2013
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Republicans across the country have pushed a variety of anti-union laws in the last two years, with the most heinous coming in ... Read more

Five Reasons Why Fewer People Trust Fox News Than Ever Before

Five Reasons Why Fewer People Trust Fox News Than Ever Before
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 6, 2013
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A poll released Wednesday by Public Policy Polling shows that fewer people than ever trust Fox News as a source for accurate ... Read more

Michigan GOP Would Force Women To Undergo Invasive Ultrasounds Before Getting An Abortion

Michigan GOP Would Force Women To Undergo Invasive Ultrasounds Before Getting An Abortion
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 6, 2013
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Michigan Republicans introduced a mandatory ultrasound bill this week with a carefully-worded clause that threatens to stir up ... Read more

Indiana Lawmaker Proposes Unconstitutional Bill To Take Away Voting Rights From Out-Of-State College Students

Indiana Lawmaker Proposes Unconstitutional Bill To Take Away Voting Rights From Out-Of-State College Students
THINKPROGRESS | FEBRUARY 6, 2013
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In 1977, the Supreme Court upheld a decision holding that it is unconstitutional to treat college students any differently than ... Read more

Idaho Bill Would Force Kids to Read Atlas Shrugged - But lawmaker says it's symbolic gesture, won't push for passage

http://www.newser.com/story/162386/idaho-bill-would-force-kids-to-read-atlas-shrugged.html

How much has the Catholic church spent on cild abuse cases?

The molestation and rape of children by priests in America has resulted in more than $3.3 billion of settlements over the past 15 years, $1.3 billion of that in California. The total is likely to increase as more states follow California and Delaware in relaxing the statute of limitations on these crimes, most of which were reported long after they happened. For an organisation with revenues of $170 billion that might seem manageable. But settlements are made by individual dioceses and religious orders, whose pockets are less deep than those of the church as a whole.

Source -- http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/08/17/the-economist-estimates-the-catholic-church-spent-171600000000-in-2010/

Conservative group goes up with video attacking Ashley Judd

Conservative group goes up with video attacking Ashley Judd
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | FEBRUARY 6, 2013
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Ashley Judd's not even running yet, if she runs at all, for the Senate in Kentucky, but a powerful Republican outside group is already blasting her po... Read more