October 2011
84 posts
Reporter Records His Own (Unlawful?) Arrest at... →
This YouTube captures the odd arrest of Jonathan Meador, a Nashville Scene reporter who was covering the October 28 police crackdown on the Occupy Nashville protest when Tennessee Highway Patrol…
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As Right Wing Pseudo-Patriots Attack, Veterans... →
As the pseudo-patriots on the right continue their attack on Scott Olsen, the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America are standing with their fellow vet.
House GOP To Violate The Constitution's Ban On... →
On Tuesday, Republicans will once again turn their undivided attention to disregarding the Constitution’s ban on promoting religion, and ignore their promise to focus on job creation and growing the…
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ACLU Defends OccupyErie →
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Unions Assume A Support Role For Occupy Movement :... →
Labor unions have found a new ally for their long-time criticism of the country’s ultra-wealthy. Around the country, Occupy Wall Street-inspired protests are drawing attention to a message unions…
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Decayed Richmond: A "Tumblr Friendly" Giveaway →
decayedrichmond:
So we’ve devised a way to do a giveaway on tumblr in which everyone wins! We need donations to help fund our documentary film, and you need cool stuff to hang on your walls.
We’ve set up a paypal donation button on the “Support” section on our page.
For every $2 donation: You will receive a…
Steve Jobs: Fox News 'A Destructive Force In Our... →
Steve Jobs told Rupert Murdoch that Fox News was a “destructive force in our society,” according to the blockbuster biography of the late Apple CEO. Poynter was the first to uncover Jobs’ blunt words…
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End Bigotry in Venango County →
“Out in the Silence” director Joe Wilson’s blog. His most recent post attacks American Family Association of PA’s Diane Gramley for spreading more falsehoods on the AFAPA website.
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A Voice From the 1% →
Yes. YES! This should be the definitive rebuttal to the anti-OccupyWallStreet movement.
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The Republicans’ war on science and reason →
Last month, Washington Post columnist Steve Pearlstein wrote that if you wanted to come up with a bumper sticker that defined the Republican Party’s platform it would be this: “Repeal the 20th…
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Take a moment of your time to reblog this, to show...
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Rest In Peace Stuart Walker. A 28 year old, gay man who was beaten and tied to a lamp-post at the earlier hours of Saturday morning. He was then set on fire, and burnt to death. Homosexuality is found in over 400 species, homophobia is found in one. So, which is natural now?
This made me tear up. I don’t want to understand people anymore.
For...
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Future Touchscreens Could Know Exactly What... →
While certainly impressive technology, modern touchscreens are still kind of limited in that they only really know where on the display they’ve been touched.
U.S. Troops Are Leaving Because Iraq Doesn't Want... →
President Obama announced that he had kept a campaign promise by ending the war — but he didn’t have much of a choice
Homophobe Mat Staver Says Don't Drink Starbucks... →
Mat Staver says Starbucks caved in to homosexual activism by opting out of the Global Leadership Summit and that drinkers should find a new place for coffee
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8 grossest things Bear Grylls has consumed →
The celebrated survivalist will eat or drink just about anything. Including his own … well, read on.
Fox News promotes Nazis who claim to support... →
Conservative media have jumped over the story of the American Nazi Party supporting Occupy Wall Street. It all started last week, when the party’s chairman Rocky Suhayda praised the protests, saying,…
Dial 9-9-9 for nonsense →
Why Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 is nonsense and will result in a distributional monstrosity
Erie joins the Occupy Movement. Check it out. →
Sean Hannity and Fox News Have A Transference... →
Sean Hannity’s recent accusation that Democrats are angry, and spewing vile hate is classic case of transference and of accusing the other guy of that which you yourself are guilty.
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A trailer from Weekend, the indie gay romance that has a ton of good press.
Daily Kos: I've been busy giving liars hell (3 New... →
I apologize for the lack of content, but I am rather busy, so I thought I would share a few videos I did with you. Sorry about lack of transcripts or stilted printed facts that can dispute whatever…
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Colbert Renames the Republican Party →
Stephen thinks the G.O.P. should adopt a name that’s more appealing to young people: like Twitter.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Leaving Your Big Predatory... →
If you’ve been complaining about the sins of the financial industry for the past few years, here’s your chance to fight back.
Army Captain Who Was Booed At GOP Debate Remembers... →
To mark the 13th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death I asked many people to share their memories of him with me, including Captain Stephen Snyder-Hill and his husband, Joshua Snyder-Hill. (Captain…
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LGBT Rights Pioneer Frank Kameny Passes on... →
Kameny, a veteran of WWII, “Helped organize the first gay rights protest in front of the White House in 1965 and founded the Mattachine Society, one of the nation’s first gay rights groups.”
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