February 2012
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FIVE Facts About Gas Prices →
As Gas Prices Rise, GOP Wants Even More Handouts to Big Oil
1. Domestic Energy Production Has Soared Under President Obama.
2. President Obama Has Taken Huge Steps to Reduce Our Dependence on Oil.
3. Big Oil Made a Record $137 BILLION in Profits Last Year
4. Republican Politicians Oppose Ending Taxpayer Handouts to Big Oil
5. Republican Politicians Want to Cut Big Oil’s Taxes Even More
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Brainwashing Techniques You Encounter Every Day... →
GEE THESE SOUND FAMILIAR!
The manipulator offers you a number of choices, but the choices all lead to the same conclusion.
The same idea or phrase is frequently repeated to make sure it sticks in your brain.
Intense intelligence-dampening is performed by providing you with constant short snippets of information on various subjects. This trains you to have a short memory, makes the amount of...
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Rising Protests In China - The Atlantic →
As China grows into its role as a 21st-century economic powerhouse, its government is struggling with the growth of popular unrest. Groups of Chinese citizens, from small bands of workers to entire villages, have been staging protests across the massive nation with increasing frequency. According to research by the Chinese Academy of Governance, the number of protests in China doubled between...
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Conservative Radio Host Accused Of Hit And Run At... →
Houston police are investigating claims that a conservative radio host fled the scene after hitting a parked car at a popular local gay bar.
Although police initially declined to press charges against Michael Berry, at least two witnesses have come forward and video evidence places him at the club around the time of the accident.
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Uncovering the "Stealthy Wealthy" — Assets vs.... →
How to make sure the tax code addresses both kinds of wealth? Tax capital gains and dividends at the same rate as wage income, or if anything higher not lower. Don’t abolish the inheritance tax. And don’t let anyone tell you America is broke. There is a lot of wealth out here that you’ll never see reflected in the lists of the highest-paid actors and athletes — don’t forget that. Many of the...
Homophobes are probably Homosexuals →
twinkpornstars:
A short summary of a study done on homophobia and penile excitement. Guess that jock football guy always grabbing my ass and calling me a faggot probably just wanted inside my ass. Who knew!?
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Award Pfc. Bradley Manning the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize! Sign our letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee
Pfc. Bradley Manning was just nominated for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize!
Last week, Major General Linnington gave the final recommendation for Manning to face court martial on all 22 charges, including the vindictive aiding the enemy charge. Despite logging thousands of phone calls and...
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Vigil Sheds Light On Bullying - Suicide Of Gay 14... →
“He told me he got shoved and punched in the face in PE in the locker room at Cashmere,” said Lexii Mullin of Wenatchee, a friend of Rafael Morelos.
“He was tired of people saying that his little brothers would follow in his footsteps and be gay too,” said Maranda Blankenship of Wenatchee.
Lexi said someone created a fake Facebook page so he or she could talk to Rafael rudely.
Rob Cline,...
Corbett's Standard of Education: Cut Everything.
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Mormons: Yes, the Romneys Converted Mitt's Dead... →
The Mormon church has repeatedly been criticized for its practice of trawling for dead souls to convert to the faith. Catholic and Jewish organizations have expressed outrage when the names of dead popes and Holocaust victims have turned up on Mormon lists of the baptized. In 1995, the church pledged to “discontinue any future baptisms of deceased Jews” except for direct...
