December 2010
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America in Decline: Why Germans Think We're Insane... →
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The United States of Inequality
How many middle-class Americans now believe that the sky is the limit if they work hard enough? How many trust capitalism to give them a fair shake? Middle-class income started to flatten in the 1970s and has stagnated ever since.
-Frank Rich
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Watchryking:
A glorious battle in the War On Christmas X-Mas!
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“What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via ageofreason)
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Age of Reason: A History of the Winter Holidays →
ageofreason:
An Ancient Holiday
The middle of winter has long been a time of celebration around the world. Centuries before the arrival of the man called Jesus, early Europeans celebrated light and birth in the darkest days of winter. Many peoples rejoiced during the winter solstice, when the worst of…
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“Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows”
– Martin Luther King Jr. (via ageofreason)
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ThirdPartyNow SeparationOfCorporationAndState:... →
americanrevolutionpart2:
Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros warned tonight in New York that the combination of Fox News, Glenn Beck, The Tea Party, and the ability of Americans to fantasize unrealistically about their political system might lead “this open society to be on the verge of some…
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“Personally I’m in favor of democracy, which means that the central institutions...”
– Noam Chomsky (via illuminatedbeing)
Socialism FTW
(via savagemike)
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"FCC breaks Obama's promise on Net Neutrality: 3... →
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“Crimes committed by the big banks helped crash our economy — and Wikileaks is...”
– Protect Whistleblowers at the Big Banks! (via ryking)
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Tax Season Blessings →
hatefulatheist:
I really wasn’t aware that there were such tax loopholes for clergy. I guess I never looked into it much because I keep my taxes pretty basic and don’t seek out every spare cent I can. If you haven’t read PZ Myers blog before you need to check it out. He posts lots of great information and is a lot of fun to read.
Soon, it will be the end of the year. Soon, all those various...
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Waste in U.S. Afghan aid seen at billions of... →
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Waste and fraud in U.S. efforts to rebuild Afghanistan while fighting al Qaeda and the Taliban may have cost taxpayers billions of dollars, a special investigator said on Monday.
Arnold Fields, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, said the cost of U.S. assistance funding diverted or squandered since 2002 could reach “well into the millions, if...
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“I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking,...”
– Carl Sagan, who passed away on this day in 1996.
(See also: #sagan forever.)
31 cities’ tap water has cancer-causing hexavalent... →
The Environmental Working Group released a report Monday indicating that millions of Americans are regularly drinking hexavalent chromium, made famous in the film “Erin Brockovich” as a carcinogen, through their tap water.
• Honolulu, HI • Bend, OR • Sacramento, CA • San Jose, CA • Los Angeles, CA • Riverside, CA • Las Vegas, NV • Salt Lake City, UT • Scottsdale, AZ • Phoenix, AZ •...
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“…Tuesday is such an important day. The FCC will be meeting to discuss [new...”
– Al Franken, “The Most Important Free Speech Issue of Our Time” (via ryking)
“I want people to be able to get what they need to live: enough food, a place to...”
– David Crockett (via americanremnant)
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There Is No God: Why don’t I believe in God? No,... →
thereisnogod:
Why don’t I believe in God? No, no no, why do YOU believe in God? Surely the burden of proof is on the believer. You started all this. If I came up to you and said, “Why don’t you believe I can fly?” You’d say, “Why would I?” I’d reply, “Because it’s a matter of faith”. If I then said, “Prove I…
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Watchryking:
Saturday Night Live: “A Message From Mark Zuckerberg” (interrupted by a message from Julian Assange).
“What are the differences between Mark Zuckerberg and me? Let’s take a look. I give you private information on corporations for free, and I’m a villain. Mark Zuckerberg gives your private information to corporations for money, and he’s “Man of the Year.” Thanks to WikiLeaks, you can see...
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Senate Joins House in Passing the Local Community... →
vruz:
Today a bill to expand community radio nationwide – the Local Community Radio Act – passed the U.S. Senate, thanks to the bipartisan leadership of Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John McCain (R-AZ). This follows Friday afternoon’s passage of the bill in the House of Representatives, led by Representatives Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Lee Terry (R-NE). The bill now awaits the President’s...
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“The hands that help are far better than the lips that pray”
– Robert G Ingersoll (via ageofreason)
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“I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will...”
– Albert Eisntein (via ageofreason)
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FOX online poll of the day: Will Ending DADT... →
blissandzen:
stfuconservatives:
No.
Skew their numbers, people!
—THF
Go get ‘em, folks.
did it…
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“The church is, and always has been, incapable of a forward movement. Religion...”
– Thomas Paine (via tumblrpigeon)