http://www.macworld.com/article/2859378/how-to-help-a-good-samaritan-return-your-lost-iphone-ipad-or-mac.html#tk.rss_all
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
How to help a Good Samaritan return your lost iPhone, iPad, or Mac
"If someone finds your device, it would be good to make it easy for them to get in touch and return the device to you. There are plenty of Good Samaritans out there, and it’s worth preparing your device so if one does find it, they can contact you..."
http://www.macworld.com/article/2859378/how-to-help-a-good-samaritan-return-your-lost-iphone-ipad-or-mac.html#tk.rss_all
http://www.macworld.com/article/2859378/how-to-help-a-good-samaritan-return-your-lost-iphone-ipad-or-mac.html#tk.rss_all
Jon Stewart Rips Cheney And His Fellow Torture Apologists
The Daily Show's Jon Stewart let Cheney and his fellow torture apologists have it during his opening segment this Monday. First up was former CIA dir... Read more
The Game-Changing Election Reform That Could Soon Be The Law In Maine
Maine voters will likely decide whether to adopt Ranked-Choice Voting next year.The post The Game-Changing Election Reform That ... Read more
Forget Oil. Here Are The More Insidious Things That Polluted America’s Air And Water This Year
Many of this year's major fossil fuel disasters came from a more insidious source -- not the fuels themselves, but the waste ... Read more
The Right Wing’s Cynical Effort To Rebrand Birth Control As A Form Of Abortion
Abortion opponents are quietly shifting their agenda, with potentially radical implications.The post The Right Wing's ... Read more
‘God Loves Women Who Have Abortions': The Religious Abortion Advocates That History Forgot
Meet the clergy who have a different perspective on reproductive rights than you might imagine.The post 'God Loves Women ... Read more
BREAKING: Republican Judge Strikes Down Obama’s Immigration Order
Judge Schwab's legal analysis is thin. He spends nearly as much time making what appear to be political attacks on the ... Read more
New York And Other Major Cities Face More Power Outages Thanks To Climate Change
If climate change continues, cities like New York and Philadelphia are "most likely to see big increases in their power outage ... Read more
Surge to sign up for Obamacare coverage for 2015
The administration has said its goal for 2015 enrollment is in the 9-million person range. A report released Tuesday from Avalere Health, an advisory firm, estimates exchange enrollment will total 10.5 million people by the end of next year.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Reno atheist says he's not waging war on Christmas
"...All we have to do to make the "War on Christmas" go away is acknowledge it never existed in the first place, that it was an imaginary construct of certain media outlets to create controversy and drive up ratings. Now how often do you get a chance to stop a war that easily? And think about it — don't we have enough wars going on right now?..."
http://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/voices/2014/12/15/one-view-war-christmas-never-signed/20286215/
http://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/voices/2014/12/15/one-view-war-christmas-never-signed/20286215/
The cost of unbelief
ACROSS the world, people who reject all religious belief or profess secular humanism are facing ever worse discrimination and persecution, but the existence and legitimacy of such ideas is becoming more widely known and accepted. That is the rather subtle conclusion of the latest report by the International Humanist and Ethical Union, an umbrella body for secularist groups in 40 countries, which in 2012 began making annual surveys of how freedom of thought and conscience are faring worldwide.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2014/12/atheism-belief-and-persecution
http://www.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2014/12/atheism-belief-and-persecution
Detroit Priest Scammed Inner-City Charity With Help Of Prison Sex Pal
A Catholic priest in Detroit convicted of six counts of fraud for ripping off an inner-city charity faces sentencing on Monday ... Read more
Australians’ Amazingly Compassionate Response To Horrific Religious Extremism
"We remind everyone that the Arabic inscription on the black flag is not representative of a political statement, but reaffirms ... Read more
9 Things Scientists Did This Year To Ensure A Better Climate Future
Didn't read all of the major scientific findings this year? We've got you covered.The post 9 Things Scientists Did This Year To ... Read more
The lasting trauma of priest sexual abuse
Tom (last name withheld) reached a legal settlement several years ago after being abused by his priest, Fr. Cosmas Dahlheimer, as a child.
Now in his 50s, he still deals with lasting trauma.
Tom joins The Daily Circuit to tell his story. Dr. David Arredondo, a clinical psychiatrist specializing in child and adult trauma, also joins the discussion.
Interview:
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/12/15/daily-circuit-sex-abuse-priests
Now in his 50s, he still deals with lasting trauma.
Tom joins The Daily Circuit to tell his story. Dr. David Arredondo, a clinical psychiatrist specializing in child and adult trauma, also joins the discussion.
Interview:
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/12/15/daily-circuit-sex-abuse-priests
Today’s Good News For Abortion Rights Is Brought To You By The Supreme Court
In the conservative Roberts Court, no news is typically good news for abortion rights supporters.The post Today's Good ... Read more
Supreme Court Says Ignorance Of The Law Is An Excuse — If You’re A Cop
A fundamental legal concept is that ignorance of the law is no excuse. Except, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday, if you're a ... Read more
Koch Group On The EPA: ‘At Least The CIA Isn’t Torturing Americans’
The EPA's regulations will reportedly reduce pollution and benefit public health. The CIA's torture of Guantamo Bay detainees ... Read more
Monday, December 15, 2014
'Fox & Friends' Falsely Edits Sharpton's Anti-violence Speech With Clips Of 'Dead Cops' Chant
The Fox News morning show Fox and Friends edited a video clip of Rev. Al Sharpton to make it seem that demonstrators had chanted calls to kill police of... Read more
Rove: CIA's Waterboarding Not Torture Like Japanese War Crimes Because We Raised Detainee's Legs
Republican strategist and former senior advisor to President George W. Bush argued on Sunday that the CIA's use of waterboarding on detainees could no... Read more
Inside The Koch-Backed History Lessons North Carolina Wants To Teach High School Students
On the surface, the education materials look quite impressive. Yet the materials also push a very clear agenda in subtle -- and ... Read more
Cheney Calls Torture Report A Crock, Says He’d ‘Do It Again In A Minute’
Dick Cheney is unfazed by the Senate Intelligence Committee's report condemning the use of torture: "It worked. It absolutely ... Read more
‘Sorry For The Inconvenience, We Are Trying To Change The World': Inside The Police Protests That Swept The Nation
"This stuff hasn't stopped since slavery. Police need to stop harassing us and coming at us with so much anger and ... Read more
Elizabeth Warren ends up a winner in spending fight
Warren's campaign and No vote against the bill fueled those who want her to run for the 2016 Democratic nomination for president.
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The Abuse Photos Obama Suppressed
The Obama administration is withholding hundreds, perhaps even thousands of photographs showing the U.S. government's brutal treatment of detainees, m... Read more
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch?
Last week, Bruce Barron, a former staffer for Rick Santorum, invited "gays" to offer an "olive branch" to right-wing Christians, in the form of religi... Read more
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows
By Louis Jacobson and Jon Greenberg Former Vice President Dick Cheney has had a relatively quiet couple of years since leaving the White House. But w... Read more
The 7 Worst Things That Happened This Week: Cheney Unapologetic After Torture Report
Burger King, Shell Oil, Congress: they're just some of the things in the news that peeved us.
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Only in the Evangelical Mindset Could Being a Sexually Submissive Wife Make You a 'Warrior'
These evangelical Christians believe wives must make themselves sexually available to their husbands.
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Meet the Police Chief Who's Bravely Protesting Police Brutality
Richmond California Police Chief Chris Magnus held "Black Lives Matters" sign while wearing his uniform.
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Why Are We Obsessed With Declaring that America Is "Awesome?"
A Fox News host faces ridicule for refuting the torture report and saying the U.S. is "awesome." She's not the only one making that claim.
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6 Insanely Stupid Right-Wing Moments this Week: Michele Bachmann Drops a Bombshell
Geraldo Rivera and the 'Princeton Mom' also spewed shockingly dumb victim-blaming stuff.
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40 Incorrectly Used Words That Can Make You Look Dumb
Just like one misspelled word can get your resume tossed onto the "nope" pile, one incorrectly used word can negatively impact your entire message. Fairly or unfairly, it happens -- so let's make sure it doesn't happen to you.
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/240740
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/240740
U.S. taxpayers help fund oil-train boom amid safety concerns
U.S. taxpayers help fund oil-train boom amid safety concerns
NC church members facing charges in beating of gay man
SPINDALE, N.C. (AP) — For Matthew Fenner, a crowd of parishioners gathering around him in a church sanctuary after a prayer service was a sign of trouble.
Within minutes, he said they began to berate him because he was gay. One woman told him he was "disgusting." Then for two hours, they pushed and hit Fenner, screaming at him as they tried to "break me free of the homosexual 'demons,'" he said in a police affidavit about the Jan. 27, 2013 attack...
http://www.mcdowellnews.com/news/state/ap/nc-church-members-facing-charges-in-beating-of-gay-man/article_4858a69b-46aa-52ed-bb1b-da6d0ca4d9bf.html
Within minutes, he said they began to berate him because he was gay. One woman told him he was "disgusting." Then for two hours, they pushed and hit Fenner, screaming at him as they tried to "break me free of the homosexual 'demons,'" he said in a police affidavit about the Jan. 27, 2013 attack...
http://www.mcdowellnews.com/news/state/ap/nc-church-members-facing-charges-in-beating-of-gay-man/article_4858a69b-46aa-52ed-bb1b-da6d0ca4d9bf.html
Bill Nye: Creationism Is 'Raising A Generation Of Young People Who Can't Think'
"...Scientific literacy is crucial for society to function effectively, which means that we can’t afford to be messing around with the way that it’s taught in the classroom or wasting our time with fruitless public debates..."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/13/bill-nye-children-creationism_n_6317148.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/13/bill-nye-children-creationism_n_6317148.html
‘Religious freedom’ or a ‘license to discriminate’?
"...Critics have dubbed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) a “license to discriminate.” They say the measure would open the door to discrimination, claiming that it would, for example, permit a medical professional who objects to homosexuality for religious reasons to refuse treatment to a gay patient..."
http://www.buffalonews.com/news-wire-services/religious-freedom-or-a-license-to-discriminate-20141213
http://www.buffalonews.com/news-wire-services/religious-freedom-or-a-license-to-discriminate-20141213
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Stewart Lee - How Long Is A Piece Of String?
Stewart Lee on the Comedy Network in the mid 90s offering the answer to the question "How Long Is A Piece Of String?"
http://youtu.be/i577LmfHOsk
http://youtu.be/i577LmfHOsk
Do Right-Wing Christians Want People to be Destitute?
The anti-government rhetoric of conservatives would mean throwing millions of people into destitution -- and they're counting on it.
http://www.alternet.org/do-right-wing-christians-want-people-be-destitute
http://www.alternet.org/do-right-wing-christians-want-people-be-destitute
How the Koch Brothers Are Trying to Brainwash America's Kids
One Koch-financed front group is supposedly promoting educational materials with a far-right agenda.
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Stewart Lee - Jesus Is The Answer
Stewart lee on the Comedy Network in the mid 90s talking about a brush with religion.
http://youtu.be/l4aWQwJCrBw
http://youtu.be/l4aWQwJCrBw
the Evolution of Genesis (AronRa)
"This is my lecture on the origins of Biblical fables, presented for the Secular Student Alliance in the University of North Texas at Denton on 2013/04/11. I was running late. It was a crowded classroom, and there was no time or available outlets to set the camera up any better, but at least you should be able to hear what is being said."
http://youtu.be/FLviKiEuj30
http://youtu.be/FLviKiEuj30
Another Day Another Religious Gaffe By Scott Walker
Just a couple of days ago, Scott Walker became a national laughingstock when it was reported that he signed a letter to a constituent with "Thanks aga... Read more
Your Antidote For Crazy Uncle Climate Denier
This is really quite good, and non-confrontational enough that you can yank it up on your phone at those family gatherings where your crazy uncle star... Read more
Bachmann Complains That Obama Was 'Fairly Condescending' To Her When She Asked Him To Bomb Iran At W.H. Christmas Party
How can we miss her when she won't go away? This Friday was Michele Bachmann's last day as a member of Congress, but something tells me we're not goin... Read more
Chris Hayes Rants At Torture Apologists And Moral Idiots
This is a great rant from Chris Hayes toward those who keep trying to change the subject from torture to drones. Like Joe Scarborough, for example, wh... Read more
Doctors: Rectal Rehydration Is Not A Medical Procedure
I can't even believe I'm writing another post about this, because it's just ludicrous that anyone would try and defend rectal rehydration with a strai... Read more
Black teen hung from swing set: Suicide or lynching?
The FBI is now investigating the death of Lennon Lacy, a 17-year-old found dead in a North Carolina trailer park, hanging from a swing set by a dog leash and a belt that were not his own.
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Why Russia is courting Europe's far-right parties
Under communism, Europe's xenophobic nationalist parties were shunned by Russia. Now, Moscow is embracing these parties as partners who can help furth... Read more
Failed Carjackers Couldn't Drive Stick Shift
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say two would-be carjackers almost got away with a vehicle in Ocala but didn't know how to drive a stick shift. ... Read more
Elizabeth Warren's Searing Anti-Wall Street Speech Struck A GOP Nerve
""Mr. President, Democrats don't like Wall Street bailouts," Warren said. "Republicans don't like Wall Street bailouts. The American people are disgusted by Wall Street bailouts. And yet here we are five years after Dodd-Frank with Congress on the verge of ramming through a provision that would do nothing for the middle class, do nothing for community banks, do nothing but raise the risk that taxpayers will have to bail out the biggest banks once again."..."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/elizabeth-warren-lindsey-graham-citigroup-funding-bill
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/elizabeth-warren-lindsey-graham-citigroup-funding-bill
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