Breaking News: Goodbye Governor Palin, Hello Candidate Palin?novy.Posted to Politics on Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 05:08:32 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.Alaska Governor Sarah Palin intends to step down as Governor by month's end, and she has no intention to run for reelection as Alaska Governor in 2010. She made her announcement at home in Wasilla. Her decision seems to indicate that she will be running for President in 2012. (3 comments, 227 words in story) Full Story |
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Unemployment continues to riseBusiness, Fri Jul 3.pO157.The stock market took a pre-holiday pounding on thursday after news that unemployment numbers took a major step in the wrong direction and other economic indicators looked questionable. (5 comments, 197 words in story) Full Story |
It's PopEtcetera, Thu Jul 2.port1080.It has recently come to light that a Swedish couple has, for the last two years, been raising their first child (referred to by the pseudonym "Pop" in the press coverage) without revealing its gender. While the child's parents obviously know, as well as a select few caregivers, the parents refuse to reveal the child's gender identity to friends, and have taken to dressing the child in clothes appropriate to both boys and girls, refer to it in gender neutral ways, and generally have attempted to let the child pick its own identity. (28 comments, 276 words in story) Full Story |
What Does "World Takeover" Really Mean?SciTech, Thu Jul 2.novy.From our own perspective, human beings have taken over this planet. From much smaller perspectives, though, human behaviour mostly matters because it serves to enable Argentine ants to spread across six continents, forming supercolonies so genetically similar to one another that ants from 1,000 miles apart would recognise one another as belonging to one single colony and refuse to fight with one another. (21 comments, 221 words in story) Full Story |
Breaking News: Al Franken, Senator
port1080.
Posted to Politics on Wed Jul 01, 2009 at 02:03:42 PM EST (promoted by wetkarma). RSS.
After a long, drawn out court battle, Minnesota's state supreme court has denied Norm Coleman's challenges to last November's vote totals. Shortly thereafter, Coleman conceded and Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty agreed to certify the results.
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TnT Annual Meeting Postponed Until September
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Posted to Etcetera on Wed Jul 01, 2009 at 12:28:42 PM EST (promoted from Diaries by port1080). RSS.
Hi everyone!
I know that many people are anticipating the first Annual TnT Meeting. It had been scheduled for July 1st, but unfortunately we're not well prepared.
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Backdraft
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Posted to Politics on Tue Jun 30, 2009 at 08:18:19 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
The Supreme Court handed down two rulings on Ricci, et al. v. DeStefano, et al.: a 5-4 decision against racial discrimination, and a 9-0 decision against Judge Sotomayor.
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You Just Can't Trust Biologists
novy.
Posted to SciTech on Mon Jun 29, 2009 at 12:14:50 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
What with anthropogenic global warming and evolution of species, tens of millions of people now think they understand science much better than scientists do. Sometimes they figure things that way because they trust their interpretation of God's infallible word, as translated into English, more than opinions of any number of scientists, but often enough they figure scientists just lie to them for political or religious reasons, or don't understand science quite as well as they do.
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Breaking News: New president in Honduras; Constitutional check, or illegal coup?
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Posted to Politics on Mon Jun 29, 2009 at 08:37:52 AM EST (promoted from Diaries by port1080). RSS.
"What was done here was a democratic act," said Mr. Micheletti, who was sworn in as president Sunday afternoon, to an ovation. "Our constitution continues to be relevant, our democracy continues to live."
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God Says Bring Your Guns To Church
novy.
Posted to Religion on Sat Jun 27, 2009 at 09:40:55 PM EST (promoted by wetkarma). RSS.
Ken Pagano, pastor of Louisville, Kentucky's New Bethel Church, which belongs to Assembly of God, has invited members of his 150-member church to wear or carry their firearms to church as part of his "open carry celebration".
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U.S. Supreme Court Opinions [6/25/09]
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Posted to Politics on Fri Jun 26, 2009 at 10:27:31 AM EST (promoted from Diaries by port1080). RSS.
The newest SCOTUS opinions were released today, and there're some interesting ones.
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I Cast You Out, Faggot Demon!
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Posted to Religion on Thu Jun 25, 2009 at 07:52:43 PM EST (promoted by DEMachina). RSS.
Homosexuality is defined as the "sexual attraction or sexual behavior between people of the same sex, or to a sexual orientation."
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