String Cheese Incident Takes On Ticketmaster

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 9:07 AM EDT (The New York Times)

One Friday afternoon recently, about 50 fans and friends of the band String Cheese Incident took $20,000 in cash to the Greek Theater in Los Angeles to take a small stand against the system — in this case, Ticketmaster.

entertainment, ticketmaster, scalping, string-cheese-incident

There Is No Such Thing As 'Traditional Marriage'

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 4:24 PM EDT (Outside the Beltway)

Seeded by Carloz (Clipped by jedipunk)

The debate over same-sex marriage usually begins with someone on the right claiming that they oppose the idea of two men or two women being married because they wish to defend “traditional marriage.” What becomes clear after a short while, though, is that their idea …

us, gay-marriage, usa, politics, civil-rights, same-sex-marriage, traditional-marriage, marriage-equality

Victor Stenger: Scientists and Religion

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 2:52 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

I find it surprising that most scientists, believers and nonbelievers alike, refuse to apply their critical thinking skills to matters of religion. Unless religious teachings impinge directly on their work, such as in opposing the teaching of evolution or, more recently, in den …

science, supernatural

Same-sex couple barred from Lexington Catholic prom | Education | Kentucky.com

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 9:10 AM EDT (Kentucky.com: Homepage)

Two female students say they were not allowed to attend Lexington Catholic High School's prom as a couple Saturday night, upsetting a number of students at the school.

religion, homosexuality, prom, catholicism

Is Mitt Romney finally paying the cost for repeating debunked lies? | Eclectablog

Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 11:04 AM EDT ()

For weeks Rachel Maddow, Steve Benen, Greg Sargent and various other people with ears have been wondering if Mitt Romney would ever pay a price for repeating lies that had been debunked, again and again. It seems to finally have happened. But not the way anyone expected.

politics, election, mitt-romney

Georgia Arrests Exemplify Violence of Radical Right | Southern Poverty Law Center

Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 5:40 PM EDT ()

Seeded by Loretta Kemsley (Clipped by jedipunk)

Last November, the FBI arrested four men in Georgia, members of a militia group who were accused of a wide-ranging plot to attack cities with the deadly ricin toxin, blow up federal buildings, and kill federal law enforcement officials and IRS agents. “When it comes time …

politics, georgia, militia, hate-groups, black-president, blowing-up-federal-buildings, killing-law-enforcement-officers-and-irs-agents, ricin-gas-attacks-in-cities

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Congressman calls for immediate resignation of TSA head, calls agency 'bloated, broken bureaucracy'

Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 10:05 AM EDT (Gulf human rights hero Thomas B. Manton falsely imprisoned, murdered)

The phrase, "bloated, broken bureaucracy" could apply to a number of federal government agencies, but without question there is no more apt description of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). In fact, one could add a few more adjectives, such as inept, arrogant, se …

politics, tsa, paul-broun

Elizabeth Warren Did Not Claim Minority Status, Records Show

Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 11:19 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Seeded by douglasq (Clipped by jedipunk)

Records show that the leading Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts identified her race as "white" on an employment record at the University of Texas and declined to apply for admission to Rutgers Law School under a program for minority students. The records on …

politics, massachusetts, scott-brown, elizabeth-warren, senate-race, minority-status, native-american-ancestry

Single Mother Bristol Palin Tells Obama Same-Sex Marriage is Wrong Because Kids Need a Mom and Dad

Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 10:44 AM EDT (Gawker)

Bristol Palin finally — finally — weighed in on President Obama's same-sex marriage stance and, guess what? She's against it. Didn't see that coming, huh?

politics, gay-marriage, homosexuality, bristol-palin

Grammar Girl : Janus Words: "Sanction" and "Cleave"

Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 9:04 AM EDT ()

When you’re chuffed, are you pleased or displeased? Amazingly, you could be either! “Chuffed” is part of a small set of English words that mean both one thing, and the opposite. Their called Janus words, contronyms, or autoantonyms, and this week we’re g …

education, contronyms, janus-words

Poverty Simulation and Bridges Out of Poverty Training today

Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 8:12 AM EDT ()

Tri-Cap is holding a poverty simulation at the Alvin C. Ruxer Student Center at Vincennes University Jasper Campus on Friday. The event will begin at 9:00 a.m. and last until 4:00 p.m. The event is designed to demonstrate how much time and energy many families expend just to s …

education, poverty, poverty-simulation, tri-cap

Mitt Romney led gang assault of presumed gay student in prep school because of his hair style, which they cut off when they pinned him to the ground as he screamed for help

Seeded on Thu May 10, 2012 9:37 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

Seeded by Paul William Tenny (Clipped by jedipunk)

"He can't look like that. That's wrong. Just look at him!" an incensed Romney told Matthew Friedemann, his close friend in the Stevens Hall dorm, according to Friedemann's recollection. Mitt, the teenaged son of Michigan Gov. George Romney, kept complaining about Lauber's l …

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Fox News: Rising gas prices were bad. Now falling prices are bad. Both are Obama's fault

Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 5:50 PM EDT (Daily Kos)

Seeded by Carloz (Clipped by jedipunk)

Unlike congressional Republicans, Foxaganda has noticed the falling prices... SEAN HANNITY: Let's look at gas price when he took office. I mean, let's go down the list here. Gas prices, average nationally, $1.84 a gallon. Well, now, the average price is $3.80 a gallon. Is that …

politics, us, barack-obama, usa, energy, fox-news, oil-prices, gas-prices, sean-hannity, gasoline-prices

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Colorado Republican Leadership Kills Civil Unions And 30 Other Bills With Epic Obstruction And Dishonesty

Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 1:49 PM EDT (Think Progress)

Civil unions are dead for this year in Colorado and Republican obstruction is to blame after an unprecedented night of antics on the House floor. The civil unions bill passed out of its final committee yesterday evening and needed to reach a floor vote by midnight. Republi …

politics, homosexuality, lgbt, civil-unions, gay-marraige

A Farewell to Beloved Children's Author (and Atheist) Maurice Sendak

Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 1:40 PM EDT ()

The Illini Secular Student Alliance reminds us of this excerpt from an interview he did with NPR’s Fresh Air in 2003: “I am not a religious person, nor do I have any regrets. The war took care of that for me. You know, I was brought up strictly kosher, but I — …

entertainment, atheism, homosexuality, author, maurice-sendak, childrens-author

The secret lives of boys

Seeded on Tue May 8, 2012 1:47 PM EDT ()

I’m as much of a fan of martial arts as I am of major dental work. But this week, as I watched my little boy wrap a white belt around his skinny waist, join a line of his mates and learn to kick, my heart swelled with love. Having a son has changed so much about how …

health, parenting

Barack Obama says Mitt Romney's tax plan gives millionaires an average tax cut of $250,000 (Truth-O-Meter: True)

Seeded on Tue May 8, 2012 11:20 AM EDT (Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings from National)

In a May 5, 2012, campaign speech in Columbus, Ohio, Obama said, "My opponent won’t tell us how he’d pay for his new, $5 trillion tax cut -- a tax cut that gives an average of $250,000 to every millionaire in this country."

politics, barack-obama, mitt-romney, tax-cuts, truth-o-meter

Male Birth Control: New Procedure Is 100 Percent Effective, Reversible

Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 11:23 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

A new birth control procedure shows promising signs of becoming another viable option for people who don't want children now, but may want them some day.

health, hiv, birth-control, male-birth-control

Republican National Committee Attacks Obama on Jobs ~~~ from Overseas Call Center!!

Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 8:59 AM EDT (US_Homepage_Featured_Stories)

Seeded by btco (Clipped by jedipunk)

The Republican National Committee (RNC) used a call center based in the Philippines to hold a media conference attacking President Obama's economic record, the Chicago Sun-Times reported today.The RNC didn't help its image by pointing out that the call was run by Verizon.Companie …

politics, us, obama, barack-obama, republicans, gop, republican, democrat, elections, mitt-romney

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Jury finds deputy guilty of lying in videotaped takedown at Tamarac 7-Eleven

Seeded on Sat May 5, 2012 1:35 PM EDT (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

But a video of their confrontation bore so little resemblance to that description that prosecutors dropped the case against Baldeo and decided instead to file charges against Wimberley and Swadkins.

us-news, police, bad-cops

The BRAD BLOG : GOP Voter Registration Firm Turns in Thousands of 'Invalid' Registration Forms in California

Seeded on Fri May 4, 2012 11:04 PM EDT (The Brad Blog)

Seeded by JDfromMD (Clipped by jedipunk)

A private, for-profit firm calling itself Momentum Political Services, hired by the local Republican Party "to boost GOP registration ranks in key battleground communities" has turned in more than 3,100 hundred invalid voter registration cards during their recent drive.In 2006 …

politics, republicans, gop, republican-party, voter-fraud

Two Kentucky teens plead guilty to hate crime after targeting gay man

Seeded on Fri May 4, 2012 4:20 PM EDT (Kentucky.com: Homepage)

Two Eastern Kentucky women have become the first people in the nation convicted under the federal hate-crimes law of helping assault someone because of the victim's sexual orientation.

us-news, homosexuality, lgbt, hate-crime, homophobe

How a 13-Year-Old's Startup Might Be Able to Cure Your Hiccups

Seeded on Fri May 4, 2012 4:18 PM EDT (Mashable!)

Forget holding your breath or drinking water upside down. One startup wants to cure your pesky hiccups with candy suckers. Mallory Kievman, a 13-year-old from Manchester, Conn., invented the lollipop in her kitchen after a bout of annoying hiccups. The pops are made with apple …

health, entrepreneur, teenagers, candy, hiccups

In Ad Campaign, B&N Tells Kindle It's 'Not That Good in Bed'

Seeded on Fri May 4, 2012 9:55 AM EDT (Mashable!)

Although mentioning your competitors’ products is a no-no in most advertising campaigns, the latest print ad for Barnes & Nobles’s “GlowLight” ereader may be an exception. The ad cheekily tells Amazon’s Kindle device that it’s “not …

business, advertising, commercial, kindle, nook

Republican Tennessee Governor Protects University's LGBT-Inclusive Nondiscrimination Policy

Seeded on Thu May 3, 2012 4:44 PM EDT (Think Progress)

For the past few months, Vanderbilt University has faced strong pushback from Christian student groups over its policy requiring all on-campus organizations to abide by the university’s non-discrimination statement, which includes sexual orientation protections. The group …

education, religion, college, christianity, lgbt, student-groups

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Victor Stenger: Scientists and Religion
Source: The Huffington Post
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Same-sex couple barred from Lexington Catholic prom | Education | Kentucky.com
Source: Kentucky.com: Homepage
Two female students say they were not allowed to attend Lexington Catholic High School's prom as a couple Saturday night, upsetting a number of students at the school.
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Is Mitt Romney finally paying the cost for repeating debunked lies? | Eclectablog
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For weeks Rachel Maddow, Steve Benen, Greg Sargent and various other people with ears have been wondering if Mitt Romney would ever pay a price for repeating lies that had been debunked, again and again. It seems to finally have happened. But not the way anyone expected.
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GOP Rep Lankford Explains Why It Should Be Legal To Fire Someone For Being Gay: 'It's A Choice Issue'
Source: Think Progress
Rep James Lankford (R-OK) told ThinkProgress last week that he believes someone should be able to be fired for his or her sexual orientation. In a conversation on Capitol Hill, Lankford expressed his strong belief that being gay is a choice, and that LGBT workers should not be …
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Jan Brewer Signs Legislation Permitting Employers to Interrogate Female Employees About Contraception Use
Source: Raw Story
Arizona House Bill 2625, authored by Majority Whip Debbie Lesko, R-Glendale, would permit employers to ask their employees for proof of medical prescription if they seek contraceptives for non-reproductive purposes, such as hormone control or acne treatment.
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