Radical right: “We’ll start killing people” if Obama enacts gun control - Salon.com
By Mark Potok, Southern Poverty Law Center, salon.comOn Wednesday, a Tennessee weapons instructor’s crazed YouTube rant went viral. More terrifying? He’s not alone
When Tennessee weapons instructor James Yeager threatened Wednesday to “start killing people” if President Obama moved ahead o…
Guess I should get a gun to protect myself against the “good guys with guns.”
Cafe owner pens anti-gay screed to lesbian customers - Salon.com
By Katie Mcdonough, salon.com“My daughter also was gay. It destroyed her life and my grandson”
Lesbian couple Ariel and Shawnee McPhail recently had a meal at the Stingray Café in New Bern, N.C., but left with more than a doggie bag. While on their way out, owner Ed…
Anti-gay activist guilty of child pornography after videotaping daughter - Salon.com
By Evelyn Schlatter, Southern Poverty Law Center, salon.comLisa Biron faces 25 years in prison for filming her 14-year-old having sex with two men on multiple occasions
A New Hampshire lawyer who works with a virulently anti-gay Christian-right organization has been found guilty of child…
Another example of Christian hypocrisy.
The Hitler gun control lie - Salon.com
By Alex Seitz-Wald, salon.comGun rights activists who cite the dictator as a reason against gun control have their history dangerously wrong
This week, people were shocked when the Drudge Report posted a giant picture of Hitler over a headline speculating that the Wh…
9 out of 10 conservatives agree to not read this article for the sake of not being proven wrong.
Conservatives demand hammer control - Salon.com
By Alex Seitz-Wald, salon.comConservative blogs prove that we don’t need gun control because: Hammers
Stop, hammer control time.
In the perverse logic of the anti-gun control crowd, the fact that things other than guns sometimes kill people means that we shouldn’t…
Talk of the Nation, npr.org
The Consequences Of A Short-Term Farm Bill Fix NPR Morning Edition
Lawmakers in Washington extended some provisions of the farm bill that expired in October. Subsidies for grain cotton and soybeans will be renewed, and budgets for s…
Talk of the Nation, npr.org
Is It Pain Or Dependency? A Doctor’s Dilemma NPR Morning Edition
While most causes of accidental death are on the decline, drug-related deaths are increasing. This is due in part to the increase of deaths caused by prescription pain…
Source: likeafieldmouseChris Jordan - Midway: Message from the Gyre (2009-current)
I understand that these are horrific, disturbing images and not remotely beautiful.
At first I was under the impression that the albatross remains had been arranged by the photographer around piles of plastic trash; then I read this article and learned that “nesting chicks fill their bellies with plastic as their parents collect and feed them bits that look to them like food. As a result, tens of thousands of albatross chicks die of starvation, choking, internal bleeding and poisoning each year.”
I feel the set deserves posting.
I don’t think that truer words regarding the subject of abortion have ever been spoken.
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And your fucking sleeping gas mines, too. Fuck you, Meryl. Should’ve let Ocelot kill you when he had the chance.
Source: wateringgoodseedsAt a press conference held at a Washington, DC, hotel last month, the National Rifle Association’s leadership responded to the tragic mass shooting at a Newtown, CT, elementary school by decrying the impact of violent movies on our culture. Less than 20 miles away, their organization’s museum…
Source: cognitivedissonanceFirst off, this is not The Onion. Seriously.
Basically, a year ago today, the White House denied Obama was teleported to Mars. AND WE’VE HEARD NOTHING SINCE! So where’s the proof he didn’t? Hmmmm? Isn’t it weird that he has no proof he didn’t?
But what else do you expect from the LAMESTREAM MEDIA? C’mon birthers, he’s about to be inaugurated again. Get on it.
[F]ollowing the announcement of the buyout, Time Warner Cable announced that it will abruptly be dropping Current TV, which would deny millions of customers the access to this new channel that promises to give “voice to the voiceless.”
This move will prevent many Americans from being exposed to the progressive views of Current TV anchors and the award-winning coverage of global affairs that Al Jazeera has pioneered.
But while Time Warner doesn’t think its customers need access to this important knowledge, it does continue to offer dozens of channels dealing with…
— Porn: If you’re a Time Warner customer, you’ll have access to the television channels run by Hustler, Playboy and Penthouse (and the high definition versions). Who needs the Arab Spring when you have Hugh Hefner?
— High-end Shopping: The “Gem Shopping Network” will continue to be offered, and for those who don’t like that, there’s Shop Zeal 1-5.
— Movie Trailers: Time Warner doesn’t want to give space to Al Jazeera English U.S., but it will offer “Movie Trailers On Demand.” Yes, an entire channel dedicated to airing movie trailers.
"Time Warner Drops Current After Al Jazeera Buyout, Continues to Offer Porn, Jewelry Shopping (via smdxn)
I was surprised that Dish Network has carried both Current TV and Al Jazeera since I’ve been a subscriber.
(via sp-a-m)Priorities, y’all.
(via cognitivedissonance)TWC is going the way of the dodo, due to archaic business practices and a lack of reliability. In KC, they are fretting to keep high value customers due to Google Fibre moving in. They’ve gone so far as to pay employees $50 for each tip they give regarding areas of Fibre expansion and construction.
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