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Flouride
Do you all believe Flouride is in our drinking water? Is it really dangerous? How do those who believe it is dangerous brush their teeth? What is used in place of flouride? I assume these folks dont visit the dentist either. Whats the reasoning behind the flouride is dangerous idea?
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#DONTSHOOT
It's time to all work to get a to a point where there's more inherent trust and less inherent fear from both sides!
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the right to self defense and the use of equal force
dont bring you hands to a gun fight dont bring a knife to a gun fight dont bring rocks to a armour tank fight dont bring rockets to a bomb fight what do both mean?
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Who is Joseph Kony?
http://www.kony2012.com/watch
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Neil Young using technology to save rain forests.
What a cool idea! Way to go,Uncle Neil! http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/neil-young-teams-with-new-kickstarter-campaign-to-save-the-rainforest-20140728 By Andy Greene July 28, 2014 8:30 AM Just four months after fully funding his Pono Music campaign via KickStarter, Neil Young has turned his attention to an even…
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Reasonable US Position on Israel-Palestine
Here's what I arrived after lengthy discussion in another thread, some of which has been productive, some not: "Look dude, I get the history of the Jews - both recent and ancient. When people keep trying to kill you, you get paranoid and unbalanced. You can think of Israel as the ultimate response to trauma - 'we've been…
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Avaaz Petition on Israel/Palestine
I'm reposting this from another thread as an example of a position which is a reasonable starting point for constructive discussion/a way forward on this difficult issue. This petition holds Israel accountable while not excusing/absolving Hamas. It's a good start.…
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Planting Peace takes action to twart WBC protest of Robin Williams funeral.
This article will probably make your blood boil like it did mine at first but I definitely intend to donate more money to St. Jude Children's Hospital (an organization I already support) and encourage others to do what they can that way and hopefully also to spread a little peace and love around instead of the kind of vile…
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Gods and killing...
Found this post on fb, made me think...
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undercover dickhead drug cop gets kid with autism to sell him marijuana
undercover drug cops pose as high school students in two high schools & bust 22 students, 9 of which are special education students. deputy d. zipperstein/ aka daniel briggs... you are a scumbag http://youtu.be/8af0QPhJ22s
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Good guy with a gun
Saves five! http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/08/12/3328101/charging-papers-tacoma-wine-bar.html
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Now I've def read it all, wtf?
http://m.vice.com/read/mans-best-friend-with-benets-0000407-v21n8?utm_source=vicetwitterus
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Police: 9-year-old boy dies after being stabbed repeatedly by child at Michigan playground
WTF Police: 9-year-old boy dies after being stabbed repeatedly by child at Michigan playground http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/police-9yearold-boy-dies-after-being-stabbed-repeatedly-by-child-at-michigan-playground/27314950
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Gaza ***GRAPHIC PICS***
The ground invasion has begun. More blood is gonna be shed tonight....
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Trayvon Martin
yep we are over racism in 'merica :roll: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/15/2 ... -case.html Witnesses in Trayvon Martin death heard cries before shot Witnesses say they believe Trayvon Martin cried for help just before he was shot by a watch captain The Martin family (relatives of Trayvon Martin, the Miami teen who was…
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Festivus and Rand Paul
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/rand-paul-ai ... grievances Thought this was an interesting way to make news MY favorite was this one "One party seems to like some of the Bill of Rights. The other party, some more. Few willing to stand up for the whole thing."
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Knockout Game
Just beginning to learn about this. Not hate crime though? Polar bear hunting Woods WND EXCLUSIVE SURPRISE! MEDIA FINALLY WAKE UP TO KNOCKOUT GAME 'It's only new if you have been aggressively ignoring the epidemic of black mob violence' Published: 1 day ago COLIN FLAHERTY About | Email | Archive Read 1.4K A black mob in…
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Would Lincoln be a Democrat today?
http://www.livescience.com/34241-democratic-republican-parties-switch-platforms.html This is good ammo when repubs try to say they were the party of Lincoln and freed the slaves, etc....they weren'tSo, sometime between the 1860s and 1936, the (Democratic) party of small government became the party of big government, and…
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More blood on the GOP voters' hands
Shame on you fuckers. Sleep well tonight in your bed of blood. Group claims to kill 4 Russians in Iraq By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD, Associated Press Writer 8 minutes ago An al-Qaida-linked group posted a Web video Sunday showing the killings of three Russian embassy workers abducted earlier this month in Iraq. A fourth also was…
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Bush ignores laws he signs, angering Congress
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13566353/ Bush ignores laws he signs, angering Congress Specter to chair Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the practice WASHINGTON - A bill becomes the rule of the land when Congress passes it and the president signs it into law, right? Not necessarily, according to the White House. A law…
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Dear Dartmouth,
Speaking of the war on women, why is it ok to leave them defenseless? http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/08/06/dear-dartmouth-am-one-your-students-am-being-stalked-please-let-me-carry-gun-to/
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Words for Humanity
This is something I felt like writing. I don't know what I want to do with it, but I figured sharing it here first. If it's too fluffy for you, feel free to ignore it. My name is Ben. It’s short for Benjamin, the name of my great grandfather’s. My Hebrew name, as chosen by my parents for me, is Avram. This is different…
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But.. but... who will build the roads?
http://benswann.com/but-who-will-build-the-roads-entrepreneur-builds-successful-private-toll-road/
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Rand Paul on Israel.
The United States Special Relationship with Israel By Dr. Rand Paul Candidate, United States Senate Israel and the United States have a special relationship. With our shared history and common values, the American and Israeli people have formed a bond that unites us across the many thousands of miles between our countries…
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When does this stop?
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5599252?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl2|sec1_lnk3&pLid=503701 Anyone else on the street puts you in a chokehold you can defend yourself by any means, a cop does it you get piled on and die. There's no excuse for this. There's no stopping it until they get held accountable, they aren't above the…
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Roadblock
A few on here like to say how the GOP is the roadblock to Obama succeeding. What do you have to say about this? 335 bills, untouched by the Senate. Thanks Harry Reid. I appreciate the holdup, we don't need more laws and spending. Thank you for roadblocking these. http://majorityleader.gov/bill-tracker/
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Rebels: A Journey Underground (Documentary)
For all you rebels out there, this is worth a watch: 'Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, Rebels brings the history of counter-culture movements to life. From Bohemians and the Beat Generation to the Psychedelic Revolution, Punk Rebellion, Radical Environmentalism and the New Edge Underground, this mini-series examines our…
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Your Long View of the 21st Century.
With the world in so much turmoil, I’d thought I'd suggest a little break form the current forays on these forums to consider a few questions that address a bigger picture: 1. What is your long view for general state-of-the-world affairs for the 21st century? 2. Does your long view concern you enough to want to plan for…
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Propaganda in modern times
is it true if you say it long enough , it becomes the truth? This is intended to be a general discussion on propaganda but was inspired by the following.... http://www.thenation.com/article/180783/five-israeli-talking-points-gaza-debunked Five Israeli Talking Points on Gaza—Debunked Israel claims that it is merely…
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Yasmin Mogahed open letter #Gaza
"I used to wonder why some Palestinian people would engage in actions that could only provoke the aggressor further. Then I realized that to ask a people to live quietly, while they have no justice and no freedom, is to ask them to live "peacefully" as slaves. "Peace" without justice or freedom is slavery. It's like asking…