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Now here is a holiday I can get into.
 Blasphemy Day: Sexiest blasphemy (w/slideshow)
September 30th is International Blasphemy Day. Atheists and anyone else who supports freedom of speech and the right to satire are encouraged to be blasphemous.
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Now here is a holiday I can get into.
Pray at home or at church — no one’s going...
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Pray at home or at church — no one's going to stop you. Not any atheist or civil rights group, that's for sure. And if you have a crazy urge to pray while you teach, go work at a private Christian school.
 Atheists Aren't Stopping 'See You at the Pole' | Friendly Atheist
Atheists Aren't Stopping 'See You at the Pole'. Posted on September 30, 2011 by Hemant Mehta. It's not that hard to understand where public schools have to draw the line with respect t...
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Classic "The Vagina Rules"
Classic "The Vagina Rules"
youtube.com - Voice over by DC Douglas http://www.MyVoiceOv
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What a great game last night
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What a great game last night
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Just... WOW. Simple ideas articulated so ...
Just... WOW. Simple ideas articulated so clearly. Elizabeth Warren goes on my follow list, for sure.
 'The underlying social contract'
This clip of Elizabeth Warren on the campaign trail in Massachusetts is making the rounds today, and for good reason. First-time candidates don't usually articulate a progressive economic message quit...
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RIP Troy Davis. "If you're not outraged, ...
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RIP Troy Davis. "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention."
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Most successful programs is also its most "socialist" initiative
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Have you noticed that one of the Obama administration's most successful programs is also its most "socialist" initiative?
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Texas finally did something right
I may get some flax for this on but I believe Texas finally did something right.
 Hate crime killer executed
Brewer, 44, made no final statement before the lethal drugs were started at 6:11 p.m. He was declared dead 10 minutes later. Hopefully today we have been reminded that racial hatred and prejudice can...
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Guess Mike Brown needs to pay these guys ...
Guess Mike Brown needs to pay these guys more, then they wouldn't have to resort to warehousing pot.
 Cincinnati Bengals player gets pot delivered to his house
Two Cincinnati Bengals players, Jerome Simpson and Anthony Collins, were questioned by police after receiving a shipment of marijuana from California.
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Always love the voice of reason.
Always love the voice of reason.
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Abstain from the 2012 Presidential Elections
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Adding this to the long list of reasons I will abstain from the Presidential election next year.
 Obama, at U.N., Explains Rationale for Opposing Palestinian Statehood Bid
Seeking to defuse a major diplomatic confrontation, President Obama said the only way to achieve the goal was for the Palestinians and Israelis to resume direct negotiations.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The enforcement of religious laws…
"The enforcement of religious laws… is an attack on the rights of women, children and gay people, non-believers and people of other religions. Secularism is the only way to protect all human rights, and it is under attack from militant faith, globally."
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Enjoying superior societal conditions
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"The least religious regions of the nation are enjoying superior societal conditions."
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
New found respect for the Foo Fighters
I have discovered a new found respect for the Foo Fighters.
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This could put a damper on those Creationist...
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This could put a damper on those Creationist who always ask, "How can life come from non-life?".
 Scientists create first step toward creating 'inorganic life' | KurzweilAI
University of Glasgow scientists have taken their first tentative steps towards creating life from inorganic chemical cells (iCHELLS), potentially
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These are not necessarily common in my house...
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These are not necessarily common in my house but some do come up from time to time. However, they are amusing.
 14 Ways you can be Sure you've Married a Geek | Nettuts+
Everyone knows that when you get married, your life changes. When Jeffrey and I recently tied the knot, we were advised by the older and wiser that the first
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Monday, September 19, 2011
A great day for equality in America.
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A great day for equality in America.
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Jedi Kittens Strike Back
Jedi Kittens Strike Back has to be the cutest thing I've seen in a long time.
youtube.com - Tweet: http://bit.ly/JediKi
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Whoa. The bible really does SUPPORT evolution...
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Whoa. The bible really does SUPPORT evolution. Huh!
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Wow, there is nothing I could possible agree...
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Wow, there is nothing I could possible agree with more than this article.
"We have the purpose of preventing bigots and ignoramuses from controlling… the United States." --Clarence Darrow at the Scopes Monkey Trial.  The Fall of the United States
CommonDreams.org. Join our Network 221913 Strong! Signup | Login. Friday, September 16, 2011. Home; About Us. Who we are; Why it matters; Key staff; How to donate; Writers' guidelines; Privacy pol...
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Enough Said!!!!
Enough Said!!!!
 kleptocracy
A government by the corrupt in which rulers use their official positions for personal gain.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Yes we are number one, how sad.
Yes we are number one, how sad.
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It's time to let them be their own state,...
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It's time to let them be their own state, the Palestinians have suffered enough and have given negotiations its due chance.
Now it's time to move to the next level and once again we are showing the world that America is full of hypocrites.  Palestinian Plan Puts U.S. In A Bind : NPR
The Palestinians are frustrated with the absence of progress toward Middle East peace, and are taking their cause to the United Nations next week. But the U.S. opposes the move, saying it will only co...
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These people have no shame
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These people have no shame whatsoever, I'm sickened that this was
even a thought in a persons mind.  In Protest Outside Middle School, Anti-Abortion Activists Target Daughter Of Abortion Clinic's Landlord
Anti-abortion activists who have been trying to shut down an abortion clinic in Maryland took on a new and unusual target at a protest this week: the sixth grade daughter of the man who simply owns th...
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Upsides to Getting Married
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A very good synopsis of the upsides to getting married, I can especially relate to
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If you do nothing else...
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If you do nothing else, read the bullet'ed list in this story.
 How to see people, not just our reactions to them | Wildmind Buddhist Meditation
When we encounter someone, usually the mind automatically slots the person into a category: man, woman, your friend Tom, the kid next door, etc. Watch this
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Gotta love the geekness of this.
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Gotta love the geekness of this.
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Progress is impossible without imagination...
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Progress is impossible without imagination. When we say that we are geeks, what we're
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We once had Democracy
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We once had Democracy. Then, we went through a period of Idiocracy (the Bush
View or comment on Patrick Stoddard's post »years). Now we live in a Starfuckerocracy. Sta celebrity & cable TV news shows. -- David Sirota |
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