Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Peace With Militants Won’t End Press Freedom Issues In Turkey, Expert Says
Peace With Militants Won’t End Press Freedom Issues In Turkey, Expert Says: pA top European expert on Turkey said that any peace deal between the Turkish government and Kurdish militants won’t do much to end the deteriorating situation of press freedom in the country. Various human rights groups have criticized the Turkish government’s crackdown on journalists in recent years. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) issued a [...]/p
5 Reasons To Be Optimistic The Republican Election-Rigging Plan Is Dead (And 3 Reasons It’s Not)
5 Reasons To Be Optimistic The Republican Election-Rigging Plan Is Dead (And 3 Reasons It’s Not): pTwo weeks ago, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus called upon “states that have been consistently blue that are fully controlled red” to consider a Republican plan to rig future presidential races. Under the GOP plan, these blue states would stop awarding electoral votes to the winner of the state as a whole, and instead [...]/p
REPORT: Prominent Conservative Leader Once Ran White Supremacist Group
REPORT: Prominent Conservative Leader Once Ran White Supremacist Group: pA new report by Mother Jones reveals that James B. Taylor, a prominent conservative movement leader and board member for the Young America’s Foundation, once served as vice president of a white supremacist group. Taylor’s bio notes that he is “chairman of World Youth Crusade [for Freedom] and former executive director and chief of staff [...]/p
ALEC Loses Two Big Names In Clean Power Over Opposition To Renewable Energy Standards
ALEC Loses Two Big Names In Clean Power Over Opposition To Renewable Energy Standards: pThe American Legislative Exchange Council is a “stealth business lobbyist,” according to the New York Times. It has been bleeding corporate and business members over the last year due to controversial legislation it has promoted on issues ranging from voter suppression to minimum wage laws. ALEC often acts as a kind of factory for template [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: Picture of the day.
The Immoral Minority: Picture of the day.: Nothing to see here, just a few superheroes washing windows...outside of a children's hospital in Pittsburgh. I can only imagine what th...
The Immoral Minority: Man with concealed carry permit attempts to put gu...
The Immoral Minority: Man with concealed carry permit attempts to put gu...: Courtesy of Kitsap Sun : Bremerton police responded to a call about an incident involving a gun at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday at the busine...
The Immoral Minority: Gabby Giffords gives powerful testimony in front o...
The Immoral Minority: Gabby Giffords gives powerful testimony in front o...: Perhaps the most powerful single spokesperson for gun control legislation in this country, and hands down one of the most courageous peopl...
The Immoral Minority: Female gun advocate claims that the AR-15 is the w...
The Immoral Minority: Female gun advocate claims that the AR-15 is the w...: Photo courtesy of wtfeck pictires You know I listened to much of the testimony today during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on g...
The Immoral Minority: President Obama's ratings hit 3 year high, while F...
The Immoral Minority: President Obama's ratings hit 3 year high, while F...: Courtesy of the Washington Post : Fully 60 percent of Americans have a favorable impression of Obama in the new poll, up slightly fro...
More Companies Join Amazon In Using Tax Shelters To Hide Billions
More Companies Join Amazon In Using Tax Shelters To Hide Billions: pLast week, Reuters noted that the online retail giant Amazon had avoided hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes by stashing cash in Luxembourg, a notorious tax haven. Today, Bloomberg News’ Jesse Drucker reported that Amazon is not the only tech company employing this strategy — Google last year avoided $2 billion in taxes worldwide [...]/p
CHART: The Global Corporate Tax Rate Plummeted In The Last Decade
CHART: The Global Corporate Tax Rate Plummeted In The Last Decade: pEvidence that the global corporate tax rate has dropped significantly in the past decade counters a conservative myth that corporations suffer from too-high taxes. As several countries — most prominently the UK — renew scrutiny over tax dodging, a Deutsche Bank report illustrates how the global effective corporate tax rate has dropped significantly in the [...]/p
Former French President Plans To Abandon Country To Dodge Taxes, Corruption Charges
Former French President Plans To Abandon Country To Dodge Taxes, Corruption Charges: pRecently ousted French President Nicolas Sarkozy is planning to move to London in order to found a multi-billion dollar hedge fund, a move that would conveniently avoid France’s new tax hike on the super-wealthy and stymie a police investigation into Sarkozy’s allegedly corrupt campaign tactics. Sarkozy’s intentions were discovered in a police raid on his [...]/p
How Yahoo Used Tax Havens To Cut Its Taxes By $42.8 Million
How Yahoo Used Tax Havens To Cut Its Taxes By $42.8 Million: pTech companies are some of the most notorious tax dodgers, as their business is easily shifted from place to place and their revenues easily hidden in tax havens. Case in point, Yahoo has funneled hundreds of millions of dollars into low-tax countries, saving it tens of millions of dollars in taxes, as Bloomberg News reported: [...]/p
How Big American Corporations Dodge Taxes By Claiming Huge Profits In Tiny Countries
How Big American Corporations Dodge Taxes By Claiming Huge Profits In Tiny Countries: pAmerican corporations avoid millions of dollars in taxes each year by reporting that large shares of their income are earned in five popular tax havens, even though small segments of their workforce and investment take place in those countries, according to data from the Congressional Research Service. The report analyzed five countries — Switzerland, Ireland, [...]/p
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Father of victim in Sandy Hook shooting heckled by...
The Immoral Minority: Father of victim in Sandy Hook shooting heckled by...: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Courtesy of MSNBC : “He was my son, he was my buddy, he w...
NASA Retirees Who Have No Climate Expertise Try To Debunk NASA Scientists Who Do
NASA Retirees Who Have No Climate Expertise Try To Debunk NASA Scientists Who Do: pby Dana Nuccitelli, via Skeptical Science In April of 2012, 49 former NASA employees sent a letter to the current NASA administrator requesting that he effectively muzzle the climate scientists at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). None of those former NASA employees have conducted any climate science research, but based on their own lack [...]/p
NASA Retirees Who Have No Climate Expertise Try To Debunk NASA Scientists Who Do
NASA Retirees Who Have No Climate Expertise Try To Debunk NASA Scientists Who Do: pby Dana Nuccitelli, via Skeptical Science In April of 2012, 49 former NASA employees sent a letter to the current NASA administrator requesting that he effectively muzzle the climate scientists at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). None of those former NASA employees have conducted any climate science research, but based on their own lack [...]/p
Climate Change And The Flu: Warm Winters Followed By Severe Flu Seasons
Climate Change And The Flu: Warm Winters Followed By Severe Flu Seasons: pA new study links global warming to this year’s unusually severe flu season — a season which the Centers for Disease Contol officially dubbed an epidemic and which prompted New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to declare a state of emergency. The scientists used data from the CDC to examine influenza and climate patterns going back to [...]/p
Alley: ‘We Have High Confidence That Warming Will Shrink Greenland, By Enough To Matter A Lot To Coastal Planners’
Alley: ‘We Have High Confidence That Warming Will Shrink Greenland, By Enough To Matter A Lot To Coastal Planners’: pAt a dinner I attended last night, glaciologist Jason Box explained why he believes Greenland’s disintegration is likely to keep outpacing Antarctica’s for the foreseeable future. He has a detailed explanation at his blog, Meltfactor, reposted below. See also Chris Mooney’s interview of Box here and “Greenland Ice Melt Up Nearly Five-Fold Since Mid-1990s“ – JR. Changes [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: Apparently Hillary wasn't the ONLY one suffering f...
The Immoral Minority: Apparently Hillary wasn't the ONLY one suffering f...: If you remember Joe Scarborough said yesterday that many republicans had convinced themselves that the Benghazi incident would be the d...
The Immoral Minority: Finally some good news for the Boy Scouts of Ameri...
The Immoral Minority: Finally some good news for the Boy Scouts of Ameri...: Courtesy of NBC News : The Boy Scouts of America, one of the nation’s largest private youth organizations, is actively considering an...
The Immoral Minority: Lawrence O'Donnell takes a much deserved victory l...
The Immoral Minority: Lawrence O'Donnell takes a much deserved victory l...: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Courtesy of the Last Word : In Monday’s Rewrite segment, O...
The Immoral Minority: Hillary Clinton supporters launch SuperPAC in anti...
The Immoral Minority: Hillary Clinton supporters launch SuperPAC in anti...: Courtesy of The Hill : A group of Hillary Clinton supporters is launching a campaign to draft her to run for president — the first major...
The Immoral Minority: President Obama lays out his immigration policy an...
The Immoral Minority: President Obama lays out his immigration policy an...: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Damn this man is holding nothing back these days! That was a...
Monday, January 28, 2013
The Immoral Minority: With the career corpse still steaming in the snow ...
The Immoral Minority: With the career corpse still steaming in the snow ...: Simply because, after weeks of denying that John McCain was that stupid, I was first shocked to learn that Sarah Palin HAD been chosen as th...
The Immoral Minority: President Obama is done pussyfooting around!
The Immoral Minority: President Obama is done pussyfooting around!: The other day the President conducted an interview with The New Republic , During the interview one of the journalists, Franklin Foer, a...
The Immoral Minority: After winning an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her p...
The Immoral Minority: After winning an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her p...: Courtesy of the Examiner : Actress Julianne Moore has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a...
Sunday, January 27, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Catholic Bishop, and anti-gay activist, claims tha...
The Immoral Minority: Catholic Bishop, and anti-gay activist, claims tha...: Father Tom Donovan Courtesy of Wisconsin gazette : In early January, Father Tom Donovan dialed 911 and described himself as being stuc...
The Immoral Minority: Firearms industry pours millions into campaign mar...
The Immoral Minority: Firearms industry pours millions into campaign mar...: Courtesy of the New York Times : Threatened by long-term declining participation in shooting sports, the firearms industry has poured...
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Seriously New York Post? Seriously?
The Immoral Minority: Seriously New York Post? Seriously?: You know what, fuck em! They can spin that testimony any which way they want, ultimately anybody who watched it without a pronounced par...
The Immoral Minority: New Mexico Republican lawmaker writes bill that wo...
The Immoral Minority: New Mexico Republican lawmaker writes bill that wo...: Rep. Cathrynn "I know nothing about rape: Brown. Courtesy of HufPo : A Republican lawmaker in New Mexico introduced a bill on Wedn...
Report: Ohio Secretary Of State’s Restrictive Voting Hours Hurt Urban Voters
Report: Ohio Secretary Of State’s Restrictive Voting Hours Hurt Urban Voters: pOhio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R) became one of the most notorious election officials in the country after his many attempts to restrict voting and discard ballots. Husted banned evening and weekend voting hours in all 88 boards of election, in spite of multiple counties‘ requests to stay open to accommodate people who could [...]/p
UPDATED: Virginia Republican State Senator Declines To Back GOP Electoral College Rigging Scheme
UPDATED: Virginia Republican State Senator Declines To Back GOP Electoral College Rigging Scheme: pIn a subcommittee vote Wednesday, Virginia State Sen. and former Republican National Committee Chief Counsel Jill Holtzman Vogel (R) abstained on a key vote on a bill to rig the state’s electoral college vote. The bill advanced (on a three-to-three party-line vote) to the full Committee on Privileges and Elections, without recommendation. National Republicans, frustrated [...]/p
UPDATED: Virginia Republican State Senator Declines To Back GOP Electoral College Rigging Scheme
UPDATED: Virginia Republican State Senator Declines To Back GOP Electoral College Rigging Scheme: pIn a subcommittee vote Wednesday, Virginia State Sen. and former Republican National Committee Chief Counsel Jill Holtzman Vogel (R) abstained on a key vote on a bill to rig the state’s electoral college vote. The bill advanced (on a three-to-three party-line vote) to the full Committee on Privileges and Elections, without recommendation. National Republicans, frustrated [...]/p
Polls Show Majority Of Americans Support Providing Legal Residency To Undocumented Immigrants
Polls Show Majority Of Americans Support Providing Legal Residency To Undocumented Immigrants: pReaffirming his support for comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, President Obama said during his inaugural address, “Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity.” And based on recent polls, Americans [...]/p
Long Voting Lines Drove Away At Least 201K Florida Voters, Study Finds
Long Voting Lines Drove Away At Least 201K Florida Voters, Study Finds: pVoting lines of more than six hours during the November 2012 election likely deterred hundreds of thousands of Florida voters from casting a ballot, according to a new academic analysis of data compiled by the Orlando Sentinel. The analysis by Ohio State University Professor Theodore Allen finds that at least 201,000 people in 25 of the [...]/p
How Republicans Plan To Rig The Next Presidential Election, In Six Pictures
How Republicans Plan To Rig The Next Presidential Election, In Six Pictures: pYesterday, Virginia Republicans took the first step to move a GOP plan to rig the Electoral College forward in that state. Similar plans are under consideration in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The Republican election rigging plan targets blue states that President Obama won in 2008 and 2012, and changes the way they allocate electoral votes [...]/p
Florida Rep. Wants To Limit Death Penalty Appeals In State With Most Exonerated Death Row Inmates
Florida Rep. Wants To Limit Death Penalty Appeals In State With Most Exonerated Death Row Inmates: pA Florida state representative wants to prevent people sentenced to death from getting a full review of their case, despite Florida leading the nation in people exonerated after being sentenced to die. Like most death penalty states, Florida has a web of state-level appeals processes and additional checks to ensure that every aspect of a [...]/p
Three Winners And Three Losers In Today’s Filibuster Deal
Three Winners And Three Losers In Today’s Filibuster Deal: pThe Huffington Post reports that Senate Leaders Harry Reid (D-NV) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) reached a deal today to support minor — and in some cases, temporary — changes to the Senate Rules, rather than push through the more robust reforms championed by many Democratic senators. The language of the deal, which is divided into [...]/p
By The Numbers: Abortion Rights On The 40th Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade
By The Numbers: Abortion Rights On The 40th Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade: pTuesday is the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that ensures legal access to abortion services. But four decades after Roe gave women the freedom to make their own reproductive choices, the reality for women in the U.S. isn’t so clear cut — even though more Americans now support legal [...]/p
Lousiana Governor Changes His Mind, Won’t Eliminate End-Of-Life Care For The Poor And Disabled
Lousiana Governor Changes His Mind, Won’t Eliminate End-Of-Life Care For The Poor And Disabled: pIn a victory for disabled, terminally ill, and poor Louisianans, Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) has reversed course and decided not to go through with his plan to eliminate hospice care benefits for low-income residents through the state’s Medicaid program, the Associated Press reports. The Jindal Administration’s reversal comes in the wake of public outrage and [...]/p
50 Years Ago Today, JFK Called For Closing A Giant Tax Loophole…But It Still Exists
50 Years Ago Today, JFK Called For Closing A Giant Tax Loophole…But It Still Exists: pOur guest blogger is Seth Hanlon, Director of Fiscal Reform at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. On January 24, 1963, exactly half a century ago, President John F. Kennedy called on Congress to enact a broad overhaul of the tax code. One of JFK’s boldest proposals was to close a giant tax loophole [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: Alaska still a little sensitive about their bigges...
The Immoral Minority: Alaska still a little sensitive about their bigges...: You know we used to get teased about living in igloos, and having polar bears for pets, but since 2008 it has been nothing but jokes about...
The Immoral Minority: “We’re Awake and We’re Standing Up” Meet Ta’Kaiya ...
The Immoral Minority: “We’re Awake and We’re Standing Up” Meet Ta’Kaiya ...: Courtesy of Yes! Magazine : If we keep waiting for change, it's never going to come," Ta'Kaiya tells the people gathered for and Idle No ...
The Immoral Minority: Hillary Clinton's view during the Benghazi hearing...
The Immoral Minority: Hillary Clinton's view during the Benghazi hearing...: All I can say about yesterday is that Hillary has only moved up in stature in the eyes of the American people, while her crybaby detractor...
The Immoral Minority: John Boehner claims that President Obama plans to ...
The Immoral Minority: John Boehner claims that President Obama plans to ...: Courtesy of HuffPo : Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) warned fellow Republicans this week, saying President Barack Obama's ...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Catholic opinion piece attempts to damn the Girl S...
The Immoral Minority: Catholic opinion piece attempts to damn the Girl S...: This is an excerpt from an opinion piece written by a female contributor for Catholic Online : What I've learned over the last year t...
The Immoral Minority: Catholic opinion piece attempts to damn the Girl S...
The Immoral Minority: Catholic opinion piece attempts to damn the Girl S...: This is an excerpt from an opinion piece written by a female contributor for Catholic Online : What I've learned over the last year t...
The Immoral Minority: Man with illegal gun shoots off penis. Oh the iron...
The Immoral Minority: Man with illegal gun shoots off penis. Oh the iron...: Courtesy of Digital Journal : A security guard in Trinidad and Tobago has been hospitalized after accidentally shooting his own penis ...
Monday, January 21, 2013
The Immoral Minority: An Ode to Mitt Romney. Not to be missed.
The Immoral Minority: An Ode to Mitt Romney. Not to be missed.: Okay this is amazing, courtesy of The New Civil Rights Movement : You pursued a cutthroat game plan, In your brutal Primary fight. ...
The Immoral Minority: An Ode to Mitt Romney. Not to be missed.
The Immoral Minority: An Ode to Mitt Romney. Not to be missed.: Okay this is amazing, courtesy of The New Civil Rights Movement : You pursued a cutthroat game plan, In your brutal Primary fight. ...
The Immoral Minority: Final thought for the day.
The Immoral Minority: Final thought for the day.: I simply could not allow that last story be how we ended today. I think considering the occasion this is much more appropriate.
The Immoral Minority: Fifteen year old New Mexico teenager murders entir...
The Immoral Minority: Fifteen year old New Mexico teenager murders entir...: Nehemiah Griego Courtesy of Eyewitness News 4 out of Albuquerque, New Mexico: A statement of probable cause filed in connection w...
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
UPDATED: 5 People Shot At 3 Different Gun Shows On Gun Appreciation Day
UPDATED: 5 People Shot At 3 Different Gun Shows On Gun Appreciation Day: pIf the gun advocates behind this year’s inaugural Gun Appreciation Day had hoped to use the day’s festivities to build support for their anti-regulation platform, they are going to have to wait another year. Emergency personnel had to be called to the scene of the Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Raleigh, North Carolina after [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: First 2013 sightings of Sarah Palin. Or at least w...
The Immoral Minority: First 2013 sightings of Sarah Palin. Or at least w...: This was found on the hysterically named blog Palin4president2016 , and it is from the Russo Steele Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona which ...
The Immoral Minority: Wouldn't it be less cumbersome to simply wear a t-...
The Immoral Minority: Wouldn't it be less cumbersome to simply wear a t-...: Courtesy of the New York Daily News : Hours after President Barack Obama called on Congress to ban assault weapons, one man's protest ...
Friday, January 18, 2013
The Immoral Minority: School hires armed guard who promptly leaves firea...
The Immoral Minority: School hires armed guard who promptly leaves firea...: Chatfield school security guard Clark Arnold Courtesy of Raw Story : A prosecutor in Lapeer, Michigan says, “No harm, no foul,” aft...
The Immoral Minority: The Age of Obama.
The Immoral Minority: The Age of Obama.: Courtesy of the Washington Post : Presidents face unabated, unfathomable stress. “You see it over a term,” said Ronan Factora, a physi...
The Immoral Minority: MSNBC's Krystal Ball offers topics for the Republi...
The Immoral Minority: MSNBC's Krystal Ball offers topics for the Republi...: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy By the way possibly the BEST part of this segment was the lo...
The Immoral Minority: Tea Party reaches out on Facebook to beg Sarah Pal...
The Immoral Minority: Tea Party reaches out on Facebook to beg Sarah Pal...: "OMG! Somebody misses me!" Courtesy of a Teabagger Facebook page : Dear Sarah: We've missed you. We know you spend a lot of time...
The Immoral Minority: How right wingers see America.
The Immoral Minority: How right wingers see America.: It's funny cause it's true.
The Immoral Minority: For those who don't think the President has the su...
The Immoral Minority: For those who don't think the President has the su...: Courtesy of The Hill : President Obama’s approval rating has seen a modest jump in favorability over the last month, as the public see...
Rubio’s New Foreign Policy Adviser Called For War With Iran
Rubio’s New Foreign Policy Adviser Called For War With Iran: pThe Tampa Bay Times reported on Friday that Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) will name Foreign Policy Initiative executive director Jamie Fly his new top foreign policy and national security adviser. Rubio — considered to be a top contender for the Republican nomination for president in 2016 — “has worked to establish his credentials in foreign [...]/p
Texas Attorney General Invites New York Gun Owners To Move To Texas
Texas Attorney General Invites New York Gun Owners To Move To Texas: pOn Tuesday, New York became the first state to pass gun legislation in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December. The measures include bans on assault weapons and magazines that hold more than 7 bullets, and a requirement that gun owners in homes with mentally ill people must properly lock up [...]/p
Republicans Told To Shut Up About Rape At House GOP Retreat
Republicans Told To Shut Up About Rape At House GOP Retreat: pEarlier this week, ThinkProgress noted that a leading anti-abortion group plans to offer a training program to teach Republican candidates and lawmakers how to avoid toxic comments about rape. Yet, at a retreat this week for House Republicans in Williamsburg, Virginia, the GOP caucus received much more concise advice on how not to sound like [...]/p
Report: Mississippi Children Handcuffed In School For Not Wearing A Belt
Report: Mississippi Children Handcuffed In School For Not Wearing A Belt: pA recent Department of Justice lawsuit that called the criminalization of school disciplinary offenses as minor as dress code violations so arbitrary and severe as to “shock the conscience” publicized some of the most egregious punishment at Meridian, Mississippi’s schools. But perpetuation of what is known as the school-to-prison pipeline is not limited to that one [...]/p
‘Sprawling Heat Wave Of Historical Proportions’ Brings ‘Horrendous’ Wildfires To Australia
‘Sprawling Heat Wave Of Historical Proportions’ Brings ‘Horrendous’ Wildfires To Australia: pA “dome of heat,” has settled over Australia since the start of the new year, creating an historic heat wave. The temperatures have nurtured fires in five of Australia’s six states, including at least 90 wildfires throughout New South Wales in southeastern Australia, as well as the Island of Tasmania. In the latter case, the [...]/p
Manmade Global Warming Has Increased Monthly Heat Records By A Factor Of Five, Much Worse To Come
Manmade Global Warming Has Increased Monthly Heat Records By A Factor Of Five, Much Worse To Come: pMonthly temperature extremes have become much more frequent, as measurements from around the world indicate. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research News Release On average, there are now five times as many record-breaking hot months worldwide than could be expected without long-term global warming, shows a study now published in Climatic Change. In parts of Europe, [...]/p
Beltway Heat: Sweltering Summers To Become The Norm For Nation’s Capital, According To New Climate Report
Beltway Heat: Sweltering Summers To Become The Norm For Nation’s Capital, According To New Climate Report: pThe draft of the Federal Advisory Committee’s National Climate Assessment was released several days ago, with dire warnings of significantly higher temperatures across the nation bringing more heat waves, deluges, droughts, and other forms of extreme weather. It also concluded that much of the climate change seen over the last 50 years was primarily driven [...]/p
NOAA And NASA: 2012 Warmest ‘La Niña Year’ On Record, Sustaining Long-Term Climate Warming Trend
NOAA And NASA: 2012 Warmest ‘La Niña Year’ On Record, Sustaining Long-Term Climate Warming Trend: pNOAA: La Niña, which is defined by cooler-than-normal waters in the eastern and central equatorial Pacific Ocean that affect weather patterns around the globe, was present during the first three months of 2012…. It was also the warmest year on record among all La Niña years. The three warmest annual ocean surface temperatures occurred in [...]/p
Report: U.S. Spent $6.8M On Destroyed Vehicles In Afghanistan
Report: U.S. Spent $6.8M On Destroyed Vehicles In Afghanistan: pA new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reveals that the United States spent over $6 million on maintaining vehicles that had already been destroyed in Afghanistan. As part of the mission to train the Afghan National Security Forces, the Combined Security Transition Command–Afghanistan (CSTC-A) is charged with helping to equip [...]/p
National Security Brief: Complete Withdrawal From Afghanistan Unlikely
National Security Brief: Complete Withdrawal From Afghanistan Unlikely: pThe Wall Street Journal reports that a senior NATO official told the paper that the Obama administration has not asked senior military commanders to assess the impact of a total withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014. “U.S. and NATO commanders have been asked to provide advice on what could be achieved with U.S. and allied troop [...]/p
New Study Highlights Threat From Far Right-Wing Groups In U.S.
New Study Highlights Threat From Far Right-Wing Groups In U.S.: pA new study from a think tank connected to the West Point Military Academy highlights the threat of violent far-right movements in the United States, leading to the conclusion that, while diverse in in their causes, they are similar in their use of violence to achieve their aims. West Point’s Combatting Terrorism Center was founded [...]/p
Boeing Reverses And Agrees To Pension Benefits For Married Same-Sex Couples
Boeing Reverses And Agrees To Pension Benefits For Married Same-Sex Couples: pIn November, after marriage equality passed in Washington state, the Boeing Company said it would not extend survivor benefits to the same-sex spouses of its employees. The company argued that the benefits were governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and as a federal law it was governed by the Defense of Marriage [...]/p
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Anti-Choice Group Hosts Training Program To Teach Republicans How To Talk About Rape
Anti-Choice Group Hosts Training Program To Teach Republicans How To Talk About Rape: pLast year, Republicans likely lost two U.S. Senate seats because their candidates claimed “legitimate rape” is a form of contraception and that pregnancies resulting from rape are a “gift from God.” Last week, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) again demonstrated the GOP’s frequent willingness to belittle rape by claiming that former Rep. Todd Akin’s (R-MO) legitimate [...]/p
The Dangers Of Putting More Armed Guards In Schools
The Dangers Of Putting More Armed Guards In Schools: pThe National Rifle Association outraged many when CEO Wayne LaPierre blamed the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre on violent video games, natural disasters, and corporate media. Deflecting calls for tighter gun regulations, LaPierre also attacked school security and demanded more armed guards in schools. Since LaPierre’s incendiary press conference, the NRA’s approval rating has plummeted. [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: Creationism believing Senator from Louisiana beco...
The Immoral Minority: Creationism believing Senator from Louisiana beco...: "They evolve into a person?" NO WAY should you be making decisions on what is taught in a science class with that kind of ignorance info...
The Immoral Minority: There are some new sheriffs in town.
The Immoral Minority: There are some new sheriffs in town.: Courtesy of TPM : Former Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords, makes this week's TIME cover as a "Gunfighter," the Tuscon Sentinel reports. Al...
The Immoral Minority: Bill Maher on Chelsea Lately: "Sarah Palin, the il...
The Immoral Minority: Bill Maher on Chelsea Lately: "Sarah Palin, the il...: “Right after the election, Sarah Palin, the illiterate forest creature who served half a term as the governor of a state with no people an...
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
RNC Chair: Rig The Next Presidential Election For Republicans
RNC Chair: Rig The Next Presidential Election For Republicans: pA little over a year ago, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) proposed rigging the presidential election for Mitt Romney by allocating electoral votes based upon which candidate carried each individual congressional district, rather than upon who wins the state as a whole. Thanks in large part to Republican gerrymandering, if Corbett’s election-rigging plan had been [...]/p
Black Carbon Larger Cause Of Climate Change Than Previously Assessed
Black Carbon Larger Cause Of Climate Change Than Previously Assessed: pBlack carbon is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of this issue. Figure 1.1 Schematic overview of the primary black carbon emission sources and the processes that control the distribution of black carbon in the atmosphere [...]/p
Black Carbon Larger Cause Of Climate Change Than Previously Assessed
Black Carbon Larger Cause Of Climate Change Than Previously Assessed: pBlack carbon is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of this issue. Figure 1.1 Schematic overview of the primary black carbon emission sources and the processes that control the distribution of black carbon in the atmosphere [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: Louisiana teacher slams slanted reporting on chart...
The Immoral Minority: Louisiana teacher slams slanted reporting on chart...: Charter schools already outnumber public schools two to one, and that is the model being embraced in many places around the country. I a...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Mark Begich to remain Democrat, thank you very muc...
The Immoral Minority: Mark Begich to remain Democrat, thank you very muc...: Okay so I mentioned in a post the other day that there were rumors that Mark Begich, Alaska's ONLY Democrat in Washington, might be con...
The Immoral Minority: The Daily Show investigates investigative investig...
The Immoral Minority: The Daily Show investigates investigative investig...: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes , Political Humor & Satire Blog , The Daily Show on Facebook Hey ANYTIM...
The Immoral Minority: Doing it right, Pennsylvania Gun Show bans assault...
The Immoral Minority: Doing it right, Pennsylvania Gun Show bans assault...: Courtesy of TPM : With the debate over gun control raging in Washington, the organizers of a major gun show in Harrisburg, Penn., hav...
Slate: ‘Climate Change Denial Is Purely, 100% Made-Up Political And Corporate-Sponsored Crap’
Slate: ‘Climate Change Denial Is Purely, 100% Made-Up Political And Corporate-Sponsored Crap’: pSo Slate had the wisdom to whisk Phil Plait and his “Bad Astronomy” blog away from Discover. That means Slate readers now learn things like: The claim that there’s been no global warming for the past 16 years. This is blatantly untrue, a ridiculous and obviously false statement. Sure, folks can get that here — see “Video [...]/p
Texas And Oklahoma, Hotbeds Of Climate Change Denialism, Wracked By Another Year Of Warming-Worsened Droughts
Texas And Oklahoma, Hotbeds Of Climate Change Denialism, Wracked By Another Year Of Warming-Worsened Droughts: pIf the latest news reports are any indication, the droughts that have wracked a large portion of the contiguous United States continued piling on the damage in Texas and Oklahoma through 2012. The effects will reverberate for years — and global warming will make such brutal droughts (or worse) the region’s normal climate if we keep [...]/p
After Disastrous Delay, House Will Vote On Funds For Sandy Recovery And Resiliency, But Not Sea-Level-Rise Planning
After Disastrous Delay, House Will Vote On Funds For Sandy Recovery And Resiliency, But Not Sea-Level-Rise Planning: pBy Daniel J. Weiss and Jackie Weidman This afternoon the House of Representatives plans to debate and vote on a multibillion-dollar disaster aid package for Hurricane Sandy victims more than two months after the super storm devastated New Jersey and New York. To placate conservative Republicans who don’t want to vote for the entire relief [...]/p
January 15 News: Beijing Experiences Worst Air Pollution On Record
January 15 News: Beijing Experiences Worst Air Pollution On Record: pSkyscrapers are obscured by heavy haze in Beijing Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. (AP Photo) On January 12, Beijing’s air pollution reached unprecedented levels, even beyond the upper limits of the Air Quality Index, which reports daily air quality around the world, and it’s taking a serious toll on Beijing’s residents. [ThinkProgress] According to one hospital official, the [...]/p
North Carolina Mulls Taxing The Poor To Pay For Tax Cuts For The Rich
North Carolina Mulls Taxing The Poor To Pay For Tax Cuts For The Rich: pGov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) last week tentatively endorsed a plan that would eliminate his state’s income and corporate taxes, replacing them with an increased sales tax. Such a move would disproportionately impact the poor, in a state where the tax code is already tilted against those with lower incomes. But Jindal is not alone in [...]/p
Monday, January 14, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Misrepresenting the 2nd Amendment. There was never...
The Immoral Minority: Misrepresenting the 2nd Amendment. There was never...: Earlier today somebody sent me this link , which I read an found most intersting. Here is a portion of what it said: The United Stat...
Bernanke To House Republicans: Don’t Mess With The Debt Ceiling
Bernanke To House Republicans: Don’t Mess With The Debt Ceiling: pFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had a succinct message today for lawmakers looking to monkey around with the debt ceiling — don’t do it. He also blew a hole in the myth that the debt ceiling has something to do with future spending, as opposed to spending already authorized by Congress: Likening Congress to a [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: "Game Change" walks away with three Golden Globe a...
The Immoral Minority: "Game Change" walks away with three Golden Globe a...: "Game Change" won three of the five Golden Globes it was nominated for, including "Best TV Movie" and "Best Actress in a TV Movie." In h...
Sunday, January 13, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Glenn Beck announces plans to build 2 billion doll...
The Immoral Minority: Glenn Beck announces plans to build 2 billion doll...: "Sure I'm a moron. but I'm a moron with a vision." Courtesy of Right Wing Watch : The other day we mentioned that Glenn Beck intends...
The Immoral Minority: Establishment Alaskan Republicans attempt to block...
The Immoral Minority: Establishment Alaskan Republicans attempt to block...: New Alaska GOP Chairman Russ Millette Courtesy of Alaska Dispatch : In April of last year, a cadre of "new guard" Republicans swept in...
The Immoral Minority: Colin Powell shames the Republican party for its r...
The Immoral Minority: Colin Powell shames the Republican party for its r...: Courtesy of Think Progress : POWELL: There’s also a dark — a dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party. What do I mean by t...
The Immoral Minority: Darn that Satan always telling woman it's okay to ...
The Immoral Minority: Darn that Satan always telling woman it's okay to ...: I know what you are thinking, "Gryphen surely you know that Christian church does not hold such antiquated ideas of a woman's role these d...
The Immoral Minority: Darn that Satan always telling woman it's okay to ...
The Immoral Minority: Darn that Satan always telling woman it's okay to ...: I know what you are thinking, "Gryphen surely you know that Christian church does not hold such antiquated ideas of a woman's role these d...
The Immoral Minority: While all around the country being a Republican is...
The Immoral Minority: While all around the country being a Republican is...: Courtesy of KTUU : West Anchorage Representative Lindsey Holmes announced Saturday that she changed her party registration from Democrat...
The Immoral Minority: A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes...
The Immoral Minority: A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes...: Way back in December of 2011 I posted the picture below. The picture had been sent to me by FBI informant Bill Fulton, who had found it...
Saturday, January 12, 2013
The Immoral Minority: Ahh! Well this is a MUCH more accurate representat...
The Immoral Minority: Ahh! Well this is a MUCH more accurate representat...: Well you have to admit that this captures his essence far better than the original . Right? (H/T to IM contributor Ric M.)
The Immoral Minority: The difference between dogs and cats.
The Immoral Minority: The difference between dogs and cats.: In this first video you can see a larger dog teaching a puppy how to navigate the stairs. SO cute right? Now watch a cat demonstrate a ...
The Immoral Minority: Final thought of the day.
The Immoral Minority: Final thought of the day.: Men can be the most savage of beasts, but taking pleasure from the abuse or violation of a woman is something that I would hope sickens us...
The Immoral Minority: Shoot first and attempt to understand the 2nd Amen...
The Immoral Minority: Shoot first and attempt to understand the 2nd Amen...: WSMV Channel 4 Courtesy of WMSV : Yeager said he knows he's considered a radical in his views, but he's is not backing off comments that...
The Immoral Minority: A final bit of good news before, calling it a nigh...
The Immoral Minority: A final bit of good news before, calling it a nigh...: Courtesy of Nashville's News Channel 5 : Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has suspended the handgun carry permit ...
The Immoral Minority: California school teachers demonstrate why arming ...
The Immoral Minority: California school teachers demonstrate why arming ...: Courtesy of ABC News : A California teacher's brave conversation with a 16-year-old gunman who had opened fire on his classroom bulli...
The Immoral Minority: Only 6% of scientists identify themselves as Repub...
The Immoral Minority: Only 6% of scientists identify themselves as Repub...: "We have probed, examined, and dissected, but as far as we can tell there is NO intelligence within the Republican party." Courtesy of S...
The Immoral Minority: Lawyer working for anti-gay Christian Right organi...
The Immoral Minority: Lawyer working for anti-gay Christian Right organi...: Courtesy of Salon : A New Hampshire lawyer who works with a virulently anti-gay Christian-right organization has been found guilty of...
Republican And Democratic Scientists: Leaders Must ‘Speak To The Reality Of Human Caused Climate Change’
Republican And Democratic Scientists: Leaders Must ‘Speak To The Reality Of Human Caused Climate Change’: pThe Union of Concerned Scientists has releasing a new video featuring two climate scientists calling for bipartisan action on climate change. The scientists, one a Republican and one a Democrat, are urging both parties to “speak to the reality and risk of human caused climate change” and embrace the known science. Check it out:/p
Climate-Informed Development: How To Rebuild In A Warming World
Climate-Informed Development: How To Rebuild In A Warming World: pby Mindy Lubber “Rebuild smarter.” That’s the constant refrain in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, as New York, New Jersey and Connecticut work to repair the devastation to seaside communities, businesses and the infrastructure that ties them together. Policymakers and thought-leaders at the local, regional and national level are warning that plans to rebuild must [...]/p
By The Numbers: Breaking Down America’s Hottest Year On Record
By The Numbers: Breaking Down America’s Hottest Year On Record: pby James Bradbury and Sarah Parsons, via the World Resources Institute According to new data, 2012 was a chart-topping year for the United States – but not in a good way. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Climate Data Center (NCDC) recently declared 2012 to be the hottest year on record for the [...]/p
End Climate Silence Now: Draft Climate Assessment Warns Of Devastating 9°-15°F Warming Over Most Of U.S.
End Climate Silence Now: Draft Climate Assessment Warns Of Devastating 9°-15°F Warming Over Most Of U.S.: pThe rule in Washington, DC is if you want to bury news, release it late on a Friday afternoon. So one can only assume the climate silence crowd prevailed in the release this afternoon of the draft U.S. Climate Assessment. Perhaps it’s this chart they don’t want folks talking about, from the “Newer Simulations for [...]/p
NOAA: 2012 Was Officially The Warmest Year On Record For The U.S., Second Most Extreme
NOAA: 2012 Was Officially The Warmest Year On Record For The U.S., Second Most Extreme: pLast year was officially the hottest ever recorded for the lower-48 states. Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric tallied weather and temperature data for 2012, and found that the year was both the warmest and the second-most extreme for weather ever recorded for the contiguous U.S. According to NOAA’s latest “State of the Climate” [...]/p
Reagan-Appointed Judge Tosses Notre Dame’s Attack On Birth Control
Reagan-Appointed Judge Tosses Notre Dame’s Attack On Birth Control: pLast week, Reagan-appointed federal Judge Robert L. Miller dismissed the University of Notre Dame’s effort to undermine Obama Administration rules ensuring that working women will have access to birth control. The court did not reach the merits of the suit, instead dismissing it as, at best, premature: HHS announced guidelines requiring health plans to cover [...]/p
Friday, January 11, 2013
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