December 2011
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Stfu Hypocrites: The Scariest Thing I've Read... →
religiousragings:
nonplussedbyreligion:
“I am a great admirer of hers and she was a remarkable reform governor of Alaska, she’s somebody who I think brings a great deal to the possibility of helping in government and that would be one of the possibilities. There are also some very…
Stfu Hypocrites: Dad Who Botched Circumcision... →
helvetebrann:
A B.C. man who performed a botched circumcision on his four-year-old son on the kitchen floor of his home has lost an appeal of his conviction and been found guilty of a more serious charge.
The B.C. Court of Appeal has stayed the man’s conviction for criminal negligence…
WHAT. THE. FUCK.
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Jon Stewart Crushes Fox News In The 2011 Ratings →
mamaatheist:
The reason why Fox News feels so threatened by Jon Stewart is because his program is more popular than anything not named Bill O’Reilly on the network. Not only is Stewart popular, but he is popular with the coveted young demographics that Fox News struggles with. The average Fox News viewer is 65 years old. For years, the Fox News model of success has been powered by viewers...
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Taiwan Anime Shops →
Neat. I wish hobby shops like that were more prolific on this side of the planet, but alas…not so much.
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“The default psychological state of the Right has always been paranoia. Right...”
– Going Joad (via azspot)
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Seriously, America?: Let me just begin by saying, →
theforthrightfeminist:
This is what my pepper spray looks like. For the record, I didn’t buy it for myself, my parents got it for me. As I was walking out of Wal Mart tonight, without it, it donned on me on how fucked up it is. Not only the fact that I need the weapon itself, but it’s…
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Seriously, America?: Conservative columnist David... →
abaldwin360:
Crooks and Liars Video Cafe
In an article published by New York Magazine in late November, Frum had argued that conservative media like Fox News and talk radio “immerse their audience in a total environment of pseudo-facts and pretend information.”
In an appearance on CNN…
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Pantsless Progressive: Voter ID Laws Revisited →
letterstomycountry:
Nonyap has written a response to my Voter ID post that deserves a response from me. Give it a read if you have time. But for now, I’ll take some of his/her points in turn:
It takes a little digging to get to the facts behind the stories of - let’s say - a 93…
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Robert Reich: My Political Prediction for 2012:... →
robertreich:
My political prediction for 2012 (based on absolutely no inside information): Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden swap places. Biden becomes Secretary of State — a position he’s apparently coveted for years. And Hillary Clinton, Vice President.
So the Democratic ticket for 2012 is Obama-Clinton.
Why…
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Truth: The Dumbest Republican Quotes Of 2011 →
nonplussedbyreligion:
This list could go on forever given the year GOP has had, but these are pretty good. ~ Kim
Sarah Palin misreading the purpose of Paul Revere’s midnight ride. June 3, 2011
Rick Perry on the three government agencies he’d cut if elected. November 9,…
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“Society’s wariness toward sex is highlighted by contrasting it with the greater...”
– Nadine Strossen (from ‘Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex and the Fight for Women’s Rights’)
Ding ding ding! So much truth in this.
(via missgingerlee)
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93-Year-Old Tennessee Woman Who Cleaned State... →
May have posted this one before, but it still sucks:
mohandasgandhi:
A 93-year-old Tennessee woman who cleaned the state Capitol for 30 years, including the governor’s office, says she won’t be able to vote for the first time in decades after being told this week that her old state ID failed to meet new voter ID regulations.
Thelma Mitchell was even accused of being an undocumented immigrant...
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ShortFormBlog: Rick Perry sues Virginia GOP over... →
shortformblog:
SUE ‘em if they don’t let you on the ballot! source
» That’s Rick Perry’s calculus: A total of five Republicans won’t appear (also including Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman) on the ballot in Virginia’s presidential primary, having failed to collect…
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ShortFormBlog: Would Obama veto SOPA? An online... →
shortformblog:
claim AllThingsD’s Arik Hesseldahl claimed in an article Monday that Obama would be likely to veto the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act because the president “likes the internet” and that a decision in favor of SOPA would strongly go against the president’s longstanding net neutrality…
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Seriously, America?: 11 Quotes From 2011 →
think-progress:
1. “There’s been class warfare going on for the last 20 years, and my class has won.” — Warren Buffett
2. “Gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights.” — Hillary Clinton
3. “Today, we are all Troy Anthony Davis. Tonight, a little piece of all of us…
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~ AFL ~: Is Ron Paul "completely clueless" when it... →
mmmpasodoble:
univisionnews:
Ron Paul has been dogged by accusations that he holds racist attitudes towards Latinos, blacks and Jews. Are they credible? (Gage Skidmore, Flickr)
By JORDAN FABIAN Channel: Politics
GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has come under fire in…
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While Drafting SOPA, the U.S. House Harbors... →
anticapitalist:
In recent weeks we discovered BitTorrent pirates at the RIAA, Sony, Fox, Universal and even law-abiding organizations such as the Department of Homeland Security. By now it should be clear that people are using BitTorrent pretty much everywhere, and not only for lawful downloads. Today we can add the U.S. House of Representatives to that list, the place where lawmakers are...
Man at bar ribs cop, 'Aw, you suck at darts'; cop... →
stfuconservatives:
anarchyagogo:
A man at a bar in Murrieta, California ribbed an off-duty cop that he ‘suck[ed] at darts,’ the cop, 42-year-old Dayle Long, reportedly responded by pulling out a gun and executing him in front of a shocked crowd in an incident one man described as ‘the most horrific scene I’ve seen in my entire life.’ Patch.com reports:
Chris Hull, a 39-year-old Temecula...
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