May 2013
6 posts
Politicalprof: Another day in Gunmerica: May 10,... →
politicalprof:
From Joe Nocera, New York Times
A 3-year-old girl was shot in S.E. Washington, D.C., Thursday evening. The child, who was shot while on a balcony, was breathing when she was taken to the hospital. Police believe she was hit by a stray bullet. They have a description of the suspect.
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Article: NYC Study Finds Protected Bicycle Lanes...
NYC Study Finds Protected Bicycle Lanes Boost Local Business http://www.americabikes.org/nyc_study_finds_protected_bicycle_lanes_boost_local_business
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Article: Europeans are basically one big family
Europeans are basically one big family http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/europeans-are-basically-one-big-family/
April 2013
32 posts
After Boston, spending on video surveillance... →
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New Study Links Popular Herbicide To Fatal... →
April 25 (Reuters) - Heavy use of the world’s most popular herbicide, Roundup, could be linked to a range of health problems and diseases, including Parkinson’s, infertility and cancers, according to a new study. The peer-reviewed report, published last week in the scientific journal Entropy, said evidence indicates that residues of “glyphosate,” the chief ingredient in...
TaskMaster: In the LBC →
tskmstr:
Be careful Long Beach. If you have been paying attention there has been many murders in the last couple weeks. Word is we have us a race war brewing. If you are from this city or you grew up in its hood you know what that means. So everyone be careful, aware of your surrounding, and stay out of…
Article: We’re Fixated on the Tsarnaevs, But...
We’re Fixated on the Tsarnaevs, But Day-to-Day Urban Violence Is the Bigger Killer http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/urban-crime-bigger-killer-than-tsarnaevs-boston-marathon-bombings
A quick observation.....
tskmstr:
After all the death and injury. After the disruption of our lives and exploitation of our fears are done, what sucks is that it takes a national tragedy to bring America together. Imagine what type of nation we could be if we were always this strong, this concerned and this caring, This is what is so appalling Why must people have to die and life be completely displaced before we...
TaskMaster: Really congress......your all full of... →
tskmstr:
I get that our immigration policy is paramount to our national security. But those Boston Bombers were citizens who had not entered illegally, who then acquired guns illegally, set of bombs and killed a police officer. These facts are not reasons to hold up immigration reform and stifle the…
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Article: China Thinks Its Bird Flu Might Be...
China Thinks Its Bird Flu Might Be Spreading from Human to Human http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/04/china-bird-flu-human-to-human/64339/
Uh oh………..
“To initiate a war of aggression, therefore, is not only an international crime;...”
– Justice Robert Jackson (Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal)
Krehn's Top Science: Oceans may explain slowdown... →
rkrehn:
Climate change could get worse quickly if huge amounts of extra heat absorbed by the oceans are released back into the air, scientists said after unveiling new research showing that oceans have helped mitigate the effects of warming since 2000.
Heat-trapping gases are being emitted into the…
Humanity
lighthouseheroics:
“We wouldn’t be the first species to drive ourselves to extinction, but we would be the first who were warned ahead of time and still did nothing to stop it. This brings up another question, are we honestly worth saving at the expense of the rest of the world?”
The Changing Climate: Global Warming: Major... →
wotfigo:
New Zealand soil moisture deficit, January 2013
February rainfall totalled less than 15 mm (and also less than 15 percent of February normal) in parts of Northland, Auckland, and the Bay of Plenty. It was the driest February on record for Leigh (north Auckland), and Milford…
“They consistently paint the picture whereby people decide to stop working, and...”
– Hey WSJ, don’t blame unemployed disabled people for the crap economy (via azspot)
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Article: The War On Drugs Is A War On America!...
The War On Drugs Is A War On America! Time To End It! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/russell-simmons/the-war-on-drugs-is-a-war_b_3038081.html
TaskMaster: Them Gays........ →
tskmstr:
They are not asking for special recognition. They are not asking for special rights or extra benefits. They are not asking you to change or bring into your home their identity. So much has been misconstrued and needlessly the story has been misrepresented. It is clear and rather simple, all they…
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Sequestration takes a toll on cancer patients,... →
Sequestration cuts are affecting Medicare — though not as much as some other programs — and as Sarah Kliff explained, cancer clinics really are turning away thousands of patients as a result of the Republican spending cuts.
Oncologists say the reduced funding, which took effect for Medicare on April 1, makes it impossible to administer expensive chemotherapy drugs while staying afloat...
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Article: The War on Drugs Is Far More Immoral Than...
The War on Drugs Is Far More Immoral Than Most Drug Use http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/04/the-war-on-drugs-is-far-more-immoral-than-most-drug-use/274651/
March 2013
37 posts
“Like wars, forest fires and bad marriages, really stupid laws are much easier to...”
– Matt Taibbi, Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The Shame of Three Strikes Laws (via theamericanbear)
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New virus is MORE deadly than Sars, warn... →
A new virus which has claimed the life of a second Briton is potentially more deadly than Sars, scientists have warned.
The mysterious coronavirus, which has emerged in the Middle East, attacks the respiratory system and was only identified six months ago.
So far there have been 11 deaths - with the World Health Organisation this week saying a second British man has died.
New research has...
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…”
– The First Amendment to the United States Constitution (via 5araht0nin)
You can wish in one hand and crap in the other...:... →
Dear Friends,
Some of my friends on Facebook have been questioning of my open support of equal rights for gays and lesbians in light of being a Christian pastor. This takes on two forms. Some of my gay friends seem to feel nothing but rejection from the church so they are confused by my stance….
anberlinnn:
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TRULY ALIVE
: Senate Republicans Unanimously Support Repeal of... →
Senate Republicans Unanimously Support Repeal of Student Loan Reform Law
The reform moved student loans from commercial banks to direct lending from the U.S. education department and
Used half of the the estimated $61 billion in savings to increase the maximum annual Pell Grant scholarship…
