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Recent News
TN inmates offered reduced jail time if volunteer for a vasectomy. Would you? http://www.newschannel5.com/news/inmates-given-reduced-jail-time-if-they-get-a-vasectomy
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On John McCain
Just saw this note from Sanders on FB and though it was cool: "John McCain is an American hero, one of the most respected members of the U.S. Senate and a friend. At this difficult moment, the hopes and prayers of the nation are with him and his family." McCain never has been a favorite of mine but when he did an interview…
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Moved: Purge or Share?
This discussion has been moved.
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OJ Simpson is going to jail...
13 years too late.. but at least I guess some justice is served.. Bye Bye OJ... don't drop the soap!
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And for a little good news...
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/342849-john-mccain-diagnosed-with-brain-cancer
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Mental Illness
I lost another friend the other day. Found out yesterday on Facebook. He lived on the west coast. All of us not in his inner circle are in total shock, since he always seemed to be so positive, so outgoing, so happy, so full of life and wanting to make the world a better place. He even started (or helped start) a group…
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Pussy Riot
in some countries you can't say what you want....bet ya that got yer attention :o Moscow (CNN) -- A judge found three members of the Russian female punk rock band Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism Friday for performing a song critical of President Vladimir Putin. http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/17/world/eur ... ?hpt=hp_t1
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"Everything is a distraction from something much, much worse"
Exactly what I and other have been thinking/saying for a while now. Please read and consider: "Americans, you need to start paying attention. Like, really paying attention — to the issues that actually matter. Stop getting distracted! Take this Russian collusion nonsense. Lots of Americans are obsessed with it, but it’s…
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EXTINCT
this is something i just read and it reminded me of the "debate" in the abortion thread about why we should/should not try to protect rare turtle eggs. this is why we should. extinction is just so heavy. these animals are gone, and the damage to the ecosystem as a result of their extinction is very evident and is now a…
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What is "The American Way of Life"?
While shelving books today, I came across one written by Dick Morris. I happened to read the blurb on the back and it said something about such-and-such threatening "the American way of life." What struck me was not that such-and-such was supposedly doing something horrible to our way of life (that specific is probably…
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Police officer stabbed MI airport
Stabbed in the back and neck. In stable condition. Appears the attack was against authorities only. All passengers are safe. Unknown if it's terrorist related but the suspect is Canadian or has ties to Canada. http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/21/us/flint-airport-stabbing/index.html I apologize if this was brought up already in…
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Hillary Clinton "speeches" to Wall Street!
Ooowch! No wonder she doesn't want the the entitled little people reading these. The following is a leaked transcript of Hillary Clinton’s first speech to Goldman Sachs delivered on 6/04/2013. Two other speeches are also rumored to be in circulation awaiting publication. This is the full transcript. Secretary Clinton…
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Small Business and Minimum Wage
OK, now I have to throw this out and this is tricky because I have and am long been a proponent of a living wage: What about small businesses that rely on help (besides just the owners themselves working) and who are trying to keep their head above water and what about high school students who often depend on jobs with…
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Bohemian Grove
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtSVBTne-KY some one else talked about the good work Alex Jones has done. and i agree. his expose work on bohemian grove is disturbing. what comes to mind though is: if this is true, and it seems to be, that most major politicians each year visit bohemian grove to dance naked in the woods,…
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Where’s the global outcry for victims of Boko Haram attacks?
This article asks an excellent question (One that Aafke asked elsewhere but I think would do well to it's own thread, otherwise we just bury the news as well) : As the world continues to mourn the 17 lives lost in the multiple attacks last week in Paris, some people are questioning why the international community isn’t…
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Jill Stein, Green, Idiocy
Never realized that the famous dinner party where Michael Flynn was caught with Putin, Jill Stein was at the same table. After watching her on the news today, I firmly believe she is part of the problem. In the interview she's arrogant, and towing a line only a Putin backer could admire. For those that voted for her, after…
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Former Ipswich mayor granted bail on extortion and assault charges
http://www.9news.com.au/National/2017/06/20/16/47/Former-Ipswich-mayor-arrest
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Why America Needs More Empathy
While I was reading the America's Gun Violence thread, this quote from Go Beavers struck me: I thought about this for a while and believe a lot of what is currently dividing us has to do directly with a lack of empathy. As luck would have it, Buzzfeed put up an excerpt from Dan Rather's upcoming new book called What Unites…
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Anti-Intellectualism and the "Dumbing Down" of America
There is a growing anti-intellectual dumbing down of our culture There is a growing and disturbing trend of anti-intellectual elitism in American culture. It’s the dismissal of science, the arts, and humanities and their replacement by entertainment, self-righteousness, ignorance, and deliberate gullibility. Susan Jacoby,…
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Trouble on London Bridge
With only a few days before Eddie vedder show in London. It looks like London might have been attacked.. I hope it's not terrorist related but after Manchester you never can tell.. Hope this doesn't effect the show.. Apart from being even more vigilant.