Why Is Big Pharma Financing a Conservative Group Trying to Destroy Obamacare?

"The industry backed the Affordable Care Act, but it has bankrolled a think tank mounting the legal assault on the law..."
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/02/competitive-enterprise-institute-king-burwell-obamacare-pharma

"Evidence" for an Unprovable God

http://youtu.be/VuwmqeN27eM

Stoned Drivers Safer Than Drunk Drivers, Claims Federal Study

"People driving while high on marijuana may be a bit safer than drivers who have consumed alcohol and less likely to have or cause a crash, reveals a new federal study... Read more

Chris Matthews Schooled On Why War Won't Work; Wingers Lose Their Grip

It was good to see Chris Matthews put on someone with common sense today to counter his rant yesterday about "moral humiliation" and why we should wag...  Read more

Ben Carson: Obama May Be 'Guilty Of Treason' If DHS Is Shut Down

Potenital presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson suggested Monday that President Barack Obama could be "guilty of treason" in the event of a Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-carson-obama-dhs-treason
http://youtu.be/bqQvMimYk5A

Oklahoma Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly To Ban Advanced Placement U.S. History

For some lawmakers, the bill doesn't go far enough... Read more

Meet The Workers Caring For Our Elderly While Living In Poverty

 Home care workers barely make minimum wage and live in poverty while providing essential services. The post Meet The Workers ... Read more

Meet 3 Immigrants Affected By The Texas Lawsuit Blocking The President’s Executive Action

One immigrant said, "what else do we need to do to show them that I just want relief and continue my dreams?" The post Meet 3 ... Read more

Christopher Hitchens Bertrand Russell: An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish

Discussion of the church's opposition to science, reason, and free thought throughout the ages...
http://youtu.be/jaCpU-44BNc

http://youtu.be/IG5gRUvjlU4

India Starts Building World’s Largest Solar Plant, Overtaking U.S.

The 750-megawatt project could bring up power to some two million households.... Read more

4 Things You Should Know About Presidential Candidate Scott Walker Before It’s Too Late

"This guy is a menace to the public good." ...  Read more

The Christian Right Is Quite Scary, But the GOP's Economic Agenda Is America's Big Nightmare

The Republican corporate agenda is a serious threat to society.
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Robert Reich: This Very Bad Deal Will Make Wall Street Richer and Bust the Rest of America

The truth about the Trans Pacific Partnership.
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Christopher Hitchens Mark Twain 2 of 2

Mark Twain: Thoughts of god, From Fables of Man; Bible Teaching and Religious Practice, From Europe and Elsewhere-- (part 2 of 2)
http://youtu.be/Kw6PmI2U-eE

"The Fly" by Mark Twain (The Problem of Evil)

If you were a god, would you invent the fly?

This is an excerpt from 'The Portable Atheist' where Christopher Hitchens cites Mark Twain. (Narrated by Nicholas Ball)
http://youtu.be/dXweSGPAu_c

America's Forgotten Mass Lynching

The visits began in the fall of 1918, just as World War I ended. At his office in Little Rock, Arkansas, attorney Ulysses S. Bratton listened as Afric...  Read more

The Tea Party is Getting Worse: Media May Want a New Narrative, but GOP is Still Nuts

"Don't let the press fool you. Across the country, the wingnut revolution isn't calming down. Behold the insanity... And the Tea Party remains what it’s always been: A collection of dedicated, unsentimental and ambitious ideologues who don’t see themselves as responsible, competent managers, but as conservative crusaders on a transformative, holy mission..."
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For Decades, Chicago Police Used City Jails as Torture Chambers

Victims who were tortured into giving false confessions are now asking the city for reparations.
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Why We Can't Let the GOP Pretend to Be the Party of the Middle Class

"On a number of economic indicators, the country fares far better when a Democrat is in office..."
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Black Mississippi Judge Opens a Can of Whoopass on White Murderers—And It’s Awesome

“What is so disturbing…is that these n*gger hunts were perpetrated by our children."
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Paul Krugman: Europe Is About To Plunge Back Into Right Wing Fascism

"Fascism comes wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross."

Those who refuse to learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. Read more

Report: Netanyahu may have leaked US secrets to hurt Iran negotiations

1. US officials believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized his government to release secret details of the US nuclear neg...  Read more

The case for treating sugar like a dangerous drug

Robert Lustig is a medical expert at the University of California, San Francisco, who has written extensively about the major health problems attribut...  Read more

Raising Kids Godless in Texas

--Deborah Mitchell, author of Growing Up Godless and blogger at raisingkidswithoutreligion.net discusses raising her kids without religion in Texas.
http://youtu.be/Wni9fyikVWs

It's not just Paris and Copenhagen: anti-Semitic violence is on the rise globally

Over the weekend, a Danish man attacked a free speech event and a synagogue hosting a bat mitzvah in Copenhagen, killing two and wounding five before ...  Read more

Presidential Proclamations: Some Chief Executive Thoughts For The Holiday

A president didn't have to be one of the greats to make an impact on church-state ... Read more

Steve Doocy: Churches Are 'Violating Separation Of Church And State' By Encouraging Health Coverage

Fox News contributor Dr. Robert Jeffress, who is head pastor of one of the most prominent megachurches in Texas, insisted on Monday that Jesus would n...  Read more

Abdul-Jabbar: 'Islamic State' Is As Islamic As The KKK Is Christian (VIDEO)

Former NBA star, columnist and author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar echoed President Barack Obama's recent remarks about the Islamic State on Monday, telling th... Read more

Rhode Island Muslim School Vandalized In Hate Crime

A non-profit Muslim school in Rhode Island was vandalized with Islamophobic graffiti on Saturday, one day after holding a vigil ... Read more

Did The First Prez Inhale?

Presidential aspirants smoking pot, states growing hemp for industrial use—2015 sounds a lot like 1776. In fact, America's first president may have b...  Read more

America Gets A Raise: Change In Overtime Pay Is Coming Soon

This is good news, especially for "managers" at big-box stores like Walmart, whose business model revolves around giving people titles that essentiall...  Read more

Getting Rancid, Getting Crazy

"Kristol contrasts Obama, as a lifelong loafer, to Netanyahu, a lifelong warrior. (Netanyahu did serve in one of Israel's most elite commando units. But unlike Rabin, Sharon, Barak, Mofaz et al., he is a career politician, not a career soldier.) "As a young man, he was fighting terror while Barack Obama was fighting boredom. As an adult, while Obama was community-organizing his way to the presidency, Netanyahu was a participant in the civilizational struggle in which both Israel and the United States, as leaders of the West, are engaged."... Read more
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/getting-rancid-getting-crazy

Dinesh D'Souza Gets a Well Deserved Spanking from a Man of Integrity Daniel Dennett in this debate

Topic of debate: Is god a human invention?
Conclusion: Yes
Date of debate: 3/30/07
http://youtu.be/I-IkxTWi5e8

Who's More Dangerous, Me Or Fox News? Russell Brand The Trews (E134)

The Fox News Five are still angry with Ol' Russ. But who wants us to live in fear and hate - me or Fox News? You decide.
http://youtu.be/5YK-kb2LsYE

Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort debate atheists

A 'Nightline Faceoff' on the ABC Broadcasting channel at abc.news.go.com
http://youtu.be/i1vUwWaRZQI

The Very Real Scourge of Wage Theft

Last week, the owner of a chain of Papa John's was ordered to pay $800,000 in back pay to workers he'd shortchanged by rounding down to the nearest ho...  Read more

Yes, There Are Christian Terrorists

"There are still nine Christians here. We will capture them. We will kill them. When we finish here, we will go to the next village and kill the Chris...  Read more

30 People Arrested For Food Stamp Fraud; Guess How Many Were Black

Hint: Not one. Read more

Republican Warmonger Busted Showing Fake Photos Of Ukraine War During Senate Speech (VIDEO)

We've seen this before. On February 11, Senator Jim Inhofe presented a series of fake photos supposedly showing the war in ... Read more

Moonlight on Hornindalsrokken mountain in Nordfjord, Norway [OC] [2000x1429]

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Boehner: I Didn't Want 'Interference' From Obama In Netanyahu Speech

"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace on Sunday quizzed House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) on his decision to invite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu t... Read more

Alabama Chief Justice: SCOTUS Can't Change God's Law On Marriage

The Alabama Supreme Court's chief justice, who has fought against a ruling that struck down the state's gay marriage ban, on Sunday insisted that fede... Read more

Miss. Rep. Opposes More School Funding Because 'Welfare Crazy Checks' For 'Blacks' Don't Work

Mississippi state Rep. Gene Alday (R) said recently that he opposes increases in education funding, citing "crazy welfare checks" that he doesn't thin... Read more

Lawmaker Opposes Education Funding Because It Would Go To ‘Blacks’ Who Get ‘Welfare Crazy Checks’

A Mississippi state lawmaker said he opposed putting more money into elementary schools because he came from a town where "all ... Read more

5 Insane Right-Wing Moments This Week: Rush Doles Out Idiotic Advice

And a Faux Newsian tells us "Fifty Shades of Grey" is proof the sky is falling.
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What 'Free Community College' Means — And What It Could Cost (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Free community college is the new cry of the Obama administration. “Two years of college…as free and universal as high school is today,” says the President. Sounds great. Is it? Would it be? The president says his proposal would open the way, level the playing field, prepare young Americans for the jobs of the future without crushing debt. But there are critics a plenty who say this is not the way. That community colleges aren’t up to the task. That there are better ways to spend $60 billion over the next ten years. This hour On Point: the call for free community college.
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/01/28/free-community-college-obama-tennessee

Katherine Stewart, Author of The Good News Club (Friendly Atheist Podcast Episode 39)

Our latest podcast guest is Katherine Stewart, author of The Good News Club: The Christian Right’s Stealth Assault on America’s Children, about an organization bringing religious fundamentalism to elementary schools across the country.
Interview:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/01/26/friendly-atheist-podcast-episode-39-katherine-stewart-author-of-the-good-news-club/

Wisconsin Teacher Pens Blistering Open Letter To Governor Scott Walker Busting Him For Lying (VIDEO)

Scott Walker lied. And this teacher publicly called him out for it.   Read more

Fox Station ‘Accidentally’ Depicts President Obama As Sex Assault Suspect, No Correction Issued (VIDEO)

A San Diego Fox affiliate "accidentally" depicted the President as a sex assault suspect. Because it WAS an accident, of course. Read more

Chocolate prices are soaring, so some candy makers are making their bars smaller

On Valentine's Day 2012, we learned that the world was in a chocolate crisis. Then we learned it again on Valentine's Day 2013. And again in 2014. And...  Read more

USA falls to 49th position for press freedoms, Reporters Without Borders

"In the United States, 2014 was marked by judicial harassment of New York Times investigative reporter James Risen in connection with the trial of Jeffrey Sterling, a former CIA officer charged under the Espionage Act with giving him classified information. US journalists are still not protected by a federal shield law that would guarantee their right not to name their sources or reveal other confidential information about their work. Meanwhile, at least 15 journalists were arbitrarily arrested during clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against black teenager Michael Brown’s fatal shooting by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri... Read more

NASA: The US Faces a "Mega-Drought" Not Seen in 1,000 Years

The record-shattering drought currently gripping California is a light crudité compared to the "mega-drought" that's expected to envelop the Southwest and Great Plains over the next 35 years, NASA revealed Thursday. The full study, ominously named "Unprecedented 21st century drought risk in the American Southwest and Central Plains," was published in Science Advances...
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TIL Earl Sampson, a Florida black man, has been arrested for trespassing 62 times at the convenience store where he works.

Earl Sampson has been arrested dozens of times for trespassing at his job -- a convenience store in Miami Gardens, Florida. The store's owner eventually set up cameras to capture proof of city police officers stopping, searching and arresting customers and employees -- actions he said are racially motivated and illegal... Read more

Toyota wanted $4450 to replace my hybrid battery pack. I fixed it myself for less than $10...

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Freak of nature strength.

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The Megadrought Is Coming: Climate Scientists Predict Decade Long Droughts For Much of America

If you think our droughts are bad now, they'll get much worse by 2050, researchers say.
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Houston Muslim School Burned Down In What Investigators Say Is Likely An Arson Attack

The arson attack was the third incident of Islamaphobic violence this week.
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Shaping Young Minds: Meet the New Racists at a Campus Near You

A growing number of racist organizations targeting youth are sprouting up at universities.
...  Read more

NYTimes.com: In Bedbugs, Scientists See a Model of Evolution

New research indicates that some bedbugs are well on their way to becoming a new species.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/science/in-bedbugs-scientists-see-a-model-of-evolution.html

Millions in health coverage gap seek to avoid tax penalty

Millions in health coverage gap seek to avoid tax penalty

http://blink.htcsense.com/web/articleweb.aspx?regionid=45&articleid=36218922

How Exercise Keeps Us Young - NYTimes.com

Active older people resemble much younger people physiologically, according to a new study of the effects of exercise on aging. The findings suggest that many of our expectations about the inevitability of physical decline with advancing years may be incorrect and that how we age is, to a large degree, up to us.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/2015/01/07/how-exercise-keeps-us-young/