December 2011
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“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.
Because if you are making...”
– http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2011/12/my-new-year-wish.html (via neil-gaiman)
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“One of the most frightening things in the Western world, and in this country in...”
– Francis Crick (1916-2004) Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology, 1962 (via neotheist)
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religiousragings:
inshekina replied to your post: When I die…
Do you mean you want to be cremated and scattered? I don’t want to be buried in a box either. But I think I’d like my organs to be donated first.
I’m thinking having my organs donated, and then following in Hitchens footsteps and having my body donated to medical research. Whatever doesn’t get used of me can be burnt and scattered....
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Texas May Cut Entire Health Program To Spite...
greenstate:
In a year defined by the war on Planned Parenthood, Texas set the example in attacks against the women’s health organization. Not only did the state drastically reduce the state’s family planning funding from $111 million to just $37 million, but Republican lawmakers constructed a “tiered priority system” that ensured Planned Parenthood clinics would be the last to receive any of the...
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THEY'RE COMING OUT WITH A MOVIE OF ENDER'S GAME??
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1731141/
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Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds over B'ham
fifthdimension:
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Activate the Mechanism!: Occupy protesters... →
abaldwin360:
By Miranda Leitsinger | msnbc.com
Seven Occupy protesters were indicted on felony charges by a grand jury in Houston on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office says, in connection with their demonstration at the local port as part of a national day of action by the movement.
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Scott Walker Shuts Down Cancer Screenings Through... →
Gov. Scott Walker is a ruthless extremist, and more women in Wisconsin will die of cancer, thanks to his right-wing vendetta against Planned Parenthood. At least we have the satisfaction of knowing that every time he pulls a heartless move like this, it translates into thousands more signatures on his recall petitions:
First he gutted worker’s rights, then slashedstate education funding and...
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“Basically we’re still stuck in the situation we were three years ago and we...”
– Reagan Economic adviser Bruce Bartlett explains why Republicans have doomed the economy (via wilwheaton)
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“Last week, virtually every Senate Republican voted against that tax cut. Now, I...”
– President Obama, in a statement today urging Republicans in Congress to extend the payroll tax cut (via barackobama)
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Wherein Michele Bachmann is confronted by an...
cognitivedissonance:
And it’s just as fantastic as it sounds:
Watch the video:
The look of shock on her face is incredible. Elijah is brave little man, and I commend him.
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“From the moment I took office what we’ve seen is a constant ideological pushback...”
– President Barack Obama (via azspot)
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“Back in 2000, George W. Bush made a discovery of enormous consequence: you could...”
– Lies, Damned Lies, And Elections - NYTimes.com
“This will not be a fun year.”
(via shorterexcerpts)
http://t.co/ktzZQsgl →
ThinkProgress (thinkprogress):
GOP Super Committee member admits Bush tax cuts didn’t create jobs, can’t explain why
Space: Scientists Discover Huge Martian Water... →
The European Space Agency’ Mars Express spacecraft has discovered “large volumes of water ice” hiding only 65 feet underground the red planet’s surface, in the Phlegra Montes mountain range.
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