Month: February 2010
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Lies and Truth
Blogger Joel Johnson excavates the lies that destroyed his family in a searing essay: But Timmy’s death has made me realize I’ve kept one last lie inside, one that makes me culpable in all of Glen’s sins against others, his cruelties, his deceit, his sociopathic falsehoods that may very well end up in more pain, […]
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2012 Preview: Republicans v Secular America
Dan Kennedy previews the role of religion in the next presidential race: If you’re part of secular America – that is, if you’re an atheist, an agnostic, a religious liberal or even a mainstream believer who thinks religion should be kept out of politics and vice-versa – then you should be very afraid of what […]
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Democrats and Villain Rotation
Glenn Greenwald breaks it down: This is what the Democratic Party does; it’s who they are. They’re willing to feign support for anything their voters want just as long as there’s no chance that they can pass it. They won control of Congress in the 2006 midterm elections by pretending they wanted to compel an end […]
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Lingerie for Beginners
From MeFi: Getting someone lingerie for their birthday is the equivalent of getting someone flour, eggs, and chocolate chips, and telling them to bake you cookies. via Lingerie for Beginners | Ask MetaFilter.
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How the US Government Poisoned 10,000 During Prohibition
Hey man, remember when the US government killed over 10,00 people? Frustrated that people continued to consume so much alcohol even after it was banned, federal officials had decided to try a different kind of enforcement. They ordered the poisoning of industrial alcohols manufactured in the United States, products regularly stolen by bootleggers and resold […]
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New Law Would Ban Marriages Between People Who Don't Love Each Other
New Law Would Ban Marriages Between People Who Don't Love Each Other
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The Onion: Report: Baby Skull Jewelry May Be Linked To Violence
"If my husband hadn't given me a baby skull when he proposed to me I'd've been like 'Where's the skull?'" The Onion: Report: Baby Skull Jewelry May Be Linked To Violence
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James Arthur Ray: 3 Counts of Manslaughter- $5 Million Bond- Broke
The descent continues: 3 counts of manslaughter. $5 million bond. His revenue in 2009 was $10 million. His book "Harmonic Wealth"- a New York Times Best Sellers List in May 2008 got a seven-figure advance. Court documents say he is 'severely in debt with a net worth of negative $4.2 million.' 3/4's is in real […]
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Family Guy Actress with Down Syndrome's Sarah Palin Smackdown Too Hot for NYT
Sure the recent episode of Family Guy wasn’t all that funny. The character with Downs Syndrome said ‘My mother is the former governor of Alaska.’ Sarah Palin of course went apeshit. Turns out the actress that voiced the character has Down Syndrome and had this to say: I guess former Governor Palin does not have a […]
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Networks Use the Word ‘Terrorism’ With Care
The new T-word: There are “a couple of reasons to say that,” the NBC correspondent Pete Williams observed on MSNBC. “One is he’s an American citizen. But that doesn’t rule out an act of terrorism. Timothy McVeigh, of course, was an American citizen as well, and that was the biggest act of terrorism in the […]