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Afghanistan war over?
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/america-formally-ends-the-war-in-afghanistan/ KABUL, Afghanistan - The United States and NATO formally ended their war in Afghanistan on Sunday with a ceremony at their military headquarters in Kabul as the insurgency they fought for 13 years remains as ferocious and deadly as at any time since…
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Karma's a bitch: Car burglar flees police, nabbed by gator instead
Check out the video on the story here Karma's a bitch cause sometimes peeps just make the wrong decision. Peace
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Yet another cop ambush: L.A..
And yet again... http://ktla.com/2014/12/29/manhunt-underway-after-2-lapd-officers-ambushed-shot-at-in-south-la/
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ANOTHER cop shooting close to ferguson
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6376210 Here we go AGAIN. A Missouri teen was fatally shot by an officer on Tuesday night just two miles from Ferguson, Mo., police said. Antonio Martin, 18, was shot at a Mobil gas station in Berkeley, Mo., the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The alleged victim's mother, Toni Martin, spoke…
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CDC worker maybe exposed to Ebola?
Umm, wtf. aren't you people supposed to know your shit? http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-lab-worker-may-have-been-exposed-to-ebola/ A mishap at a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta may have exposed a lab worker to to the Ebola virus. The CDC said the incident happened after an Ebola sample researchers…
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Oh death, spare me over for another year
I used to be adamant about age being just a number. Thanks for your holiday wishes email. HOLY SHIT!!! WE ARE GETTING OLD!!! It's just a number, right?
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kim un junk pissed....HAHA !
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/12/22/north-korea-experiencing-widespread-internet-outages/ Godfather.
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CA Plastic Bag Ban
California passed a bill to ban the plastic bag and now millions of dollars are being pumped into efforts to repeal the plastic-bag ban. I can totally understand this. I mean, really, who wants to go to all that trouble to have to carry those burdensome cloth bags around? And really, aren't the oceans even more beautiful…
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Flu shots
post-gazette.com/news/health/2014/01/16/H1N1-flu-striking-young-adults-the-most/stories/201401160198\ http://sacbee.com/2014/01/17/6081098/flu-takes-45-lives-so-far-in-california.html http://cbsnews.com/news/flu-season-child-death-toll-doubles-cdc/ I know some of you are adamantly opposed to flu shots. I heard it all this…
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Another death, police not indicted
Because discussing it in the M. Brown thread is not fair. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30317807 Eric Garner: No charges in NY chokehold case A grand jury has not charged a New York City police officer over the death of Eric Garner, who died after being placed in a chokehold by the officer. The case sparked…
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Finally, a story to put a smile on your face
The homeless hero. With all the shit stories going on in the world, I figured we can use a good story. Maybe I just need the good story. Whatever, enjoy the story. http://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/celebrity/british-student-launches-miraculous-fundraiser-homeless-hero/
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NY bans fracking!
A big win for the environment! http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/nyregion/cuomo-to-ban-fracking-in-new-york-state-citing-health-risks.html?_r=0
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Congress protects over 1 mil. acres/245,000 acres of wilderness
Always a pleasure to report this kind of news! "Victory! Congress protects over 1 million acres of public land Congress has heeded the call of people across the country and acted to protect some of our most precious wild places for future generations. A host of bipartisan wilderness and public lands bills added to the…
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Famous Last Words..of a death row inmate
this is not so strange but kind of interesting. http://www.boredlion.com/what-these-death-row-prisoners-said-before-they-died-will-surprise-you/?utm_source=OB&utm_medium=BoredLion-Desktop-US-DeathRow2&utm_campaign=The+Final+Words+of+Death+Row+Inmates+Are+Almost+Unbelieveable Godfather.
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Obama easing tensions with Cuba
President Obama is beginning to loosen restrictions on Cuba. A prisoner exchange negotiated by Pope Francis seemed to start this. John Kerry stated that he wanted to be the first Secretary of State to visit Cuba in over 50 years. If sanctions are actually lifted and business and trade is allowed, will it actually help the…
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Fracking issues in SE Ohio.
Not to far away from a drilled fracking well, that seems to be at the southern most drilling area for now. I wonder if its connected. http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/201 ... -ohio.html link to some info for ohio with a map that shows by county name the number of quakes since 1971?…
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Taliban massacre in Peshawar
http://m.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30491435
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Meanwhile back in the states, ANOTHER shooting
Unfortunately, this one was committed by one of our own soldiers. Fucked up shit. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-body-of-pennsylvania-shooting-spree-suspect-bradley-william-stone-found/ PENNSBURG, Pa. -- The suspect in a Pennsylvania shooting spree that left six dead has been found dead after a manhunt that spanned two…
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Fraternities and Sororities-Time To Go?
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/a-rape-on-campus-20141119?page=2 http://www.businessinsider.com/west-virginia-university-suspends-greek-system-after-rumored-death-of-student-2014-11 At what point does student safety and respect for human dignity trump tradition?
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Stapp vs. Obama
http://m.tmz.com/#Article/2014/11/27/creed-singer-scott-stapp-president-obama-broke-irs-interview Lol
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Another school shooting. This time-Portland
CNN is reporting 3 people shot in a school in Portland.
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Racism without Racists.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/26/us/ferguson-racism-or-racial-bias/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Studies are suggesting that people can be racists even though they're not a racist person. That every white person has a racial bias weather they are consciously aware of it or not. That white people that say things like "I don't see…
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Police Shoot Kid in Cleveland
Another Shooting in the US. http://m.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/boy-12-shot-dead-by-cleveland-police-after-grabbing-replica-gun/story-e6frg6so-1227133274773
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Border and immigration crisis.
President Obama reportedly will hold off seeking legal changes to speed up the deportation process for illegal immigrant children, when he submits his request to Congress on Tuesday seeking billions in emergency funding to deal with the crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border. The administration insists it still plans to seek…
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Civil Liberties in The Age of Obama
A great talk here by Glenn Greenwald. Glenn Greenwald at Brown with Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikCUHh3Ge_k
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Splitting the Republican Party
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/sarah-palin-omnibus-spendng-bill-113531.html#ixzz3LhpX9eN4 Just when the GOP thought they were gaining ground....I can't wait for 2016
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Parable of the Polygons - a Playable Post on the Shape of Society
http://ncase.me/polygons/ Take a look at this interactive blog post on diversity if you care to. I absolutely loved this, I hope others here will too. What a fascinating commentary on how segregation occurs, and some reasons why it's still around even in spite of us saying that we're okay with multiculturalism. Here's to…
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Yep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yi3tLwigo0
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This holiday seaon, consider shopping locally at independents.
Those of you who know me know I'm not big into consumerism but let's face it, most everyone here is going to buy at least some gifts this month. The article in the link below offers some good reasons to consider shopping locally (yeah, I know, she said "local"... the demise of proper English). A few of those points…
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Not all Cops are evil
Law enforcement officers do more good than bad. I know for some here, that's hard to believe. Obviously, the bad get a lot more publicly than the good. This thread remind everyone that most cops are good people and do good things for their communities. If you know of an example of cops doing good, please feel free to…