"If a society expects to be both ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." -Thomas Jefferson

Tim Minchin - Pope Song (DECIDEDLY not safe for work)

Seeded on Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:02 PM EDT (YouTube)

Immensely irreverent take on the cover-up scandal concerning the Catholic Church and unscrupulous priests

abuse, pope, priest, catholic, world-news, opinion, abuse-scandal

Michael Specter: The danger of science denial

Seeded on Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:59 PM EDT (YouTube)

Vaccine-autism claims, "Frankenfood" bans, the herbal cure craze: All point to the public's growing fear (and, often, outright denial) of science and reason, says Michael Specter. He warns the trend spells disaster for human progress.

health, vaccine, disease, public-health, genetic-modification, gmo

GMAC Steers Taxpayers Wrong

Seeded on Tue Jan 6, 2009 8:24 AM EST (fool.com)

Forgive those of us who have been skeptical about the bailouts of Citigroup (NYSE: C), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) if we continue to remain unconvinced about the lifeline tossed to GMAC.

business, ford, wall-street, gm, chrysler, bailout, big-3, paulson

The Crisis

Seeded on Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:51 PM EST (Adbusters: The Magazine)

Seeded by lzimmer (Clipped by bluejohnnyd)

The conventional wisdom is that when faced with the threat of recession and business failure, the solution is to grow the economy so we can grow our way out of the crisis.

economy, wall-street, economics, finance, debt, us-news, recession, tarp, bail-out

Va. officials investigate bogus election flier

Seeded on Mon Nov 3, 2008 9:37 PM EST (myfoxhamptonroads.com)

Virginia State Police are investigating a bogus flier that has the Virginia State Board of Elections heading and a Virginia Seal.

election-2008, lolwhat

Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention

Seeded on Thu Sep 4, 2008 11:38 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOV.

election, politics, mccain, romney, rnc, palin

The Dangers of Religion

Thu Sep 4, 2008 1:00 AM EDT

For a few days now, stories of Sara Palin having enthused about our nations little excursion into Iraq as being a 'task that is from God' have been brewing about in the media.

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religion, christianity, palin, lvs2, lvs2-03

Tuna on Campus

Tue Sep 2, 2008 9:55 PM EDT

I am lucky in the school that I attend.

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entertainment, college, food, humor, cafeteria, william-and-mary, lvs2, lvs2-01, campus-food

Lesson Learned

Mon Sep 1, 2008 10:03 PM EDT

Today, the city of New Orleans breathed what can only be one of the biggest collective sighs of relief since 1815.

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katrina, new-orleans, us-news, gustav, lvs2, lvs2-01

How a college sophomore won Sarah Palin the veep slot.

Seeded on Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:01 PM EDT (Slate)

According to both the Aug. 29 Anchorage Daily News and the June 13 Colorado Springs Gazette, Sarah Palin became John McCain's vice presidential candidate largely through the machinations of someone even younger and less experienced than herself.

election, politics, mccain, vice-president, vp, palin

Twin twisters

Seeded on Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:21 PM EDT (The Economist)

IT WAS another of those frantic weeks that were never meant to happen in the world's most advanced economy.

business, economy, freddie-mac, mortgage, fannie-mae

An open letter to Newsvine

Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:30 PM EDT

By Djehuty (Clipped by bluejohnnyd)

This is not an intervention, it's a cry for help.

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community, newsvine, moderation, meta

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It's a Class War, Stupid

Seeded on Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:11 AM EDT (Rolling Stone)

Seeded by Blitzen (Clipped by bluejohnnyd)

These fantasy elections we've been having — overblown sports contests with great production values, decided by haircuts and sound bytes and high-tech mudslinging campaigns — those were sort of fun while they lasted, and were certainly useful in providing jerk-off pundit-dickh …

election, car, gas, politics, mortgage, healthcare, economics, government, corporations, capitalism

Zimbabwe introduces 100-billion-dollar note

Seeded on Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:08 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Zimbabwe, grappling with a record 2.2 million percent inflation, has introduced a new 100-billion-dollar bank note in a bid to tackle rampant cash shortages, the central bank said Saturday.

zimbabwe, inflation, world-news, mugabe, hyperinflation

Please Enjoy this Culturally, Ethically, Religiously, and Politically Correct Cartoon Responsibly

Seeded on Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:11 AM EDT (New Yorker)

Thank you.

us-news, satire, cartoon, new-yorker, duh, sad-state-of-affairs

T. Boone Pickens: How to Reduce Oil Use nearly 30% in Two years

Seeded on Tue Jul 8, 2008 9:26 AM EDT (CNBC Top News and Analysis)

Seeded by Grey Wolf (Clipped by bluejohnnyd)

Use the right energy for the right use. That concept lies at the core of a U.S. domestic energy plan unveiled Tuesday by legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens.

energy, oil, natural-gas, us-news, transportation, boone-pickens

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Spoofing the self-righteous

Mon Jul 7, 2008 10:22 PM EDT

By James Davis (Clipped by bluejohnnyd)

"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine," as the Bible says. But in religion, the medicine doesn't always go down easy. On our second day for religious humor sites, we'll get down to the fundamentals at . . . Landover Baptist Church

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media, review, religion, internet, faith, humor, web, opinion, commentary, christianity

Report: Large-Scale Solar Power Plants Could Power Nation, Combat Global Warming

Seeded on Sun May 18, 2008 9:32 PM EDT (Environment America)

America could meet all of its current electricity needs with large central concentrating solar power plants according to a report released today, "On the Rise: Solar Thermal Power and the Fight Against Global Warming" by Environment America.

energy, global-warming, electricity, solar, us-news, greenhouse-gas

There Will Be Fs: Our Society Presumes That Everyone Needs A College Education. Is That Ethical?

Seeded on Thu May 15, 2008 7:55 AM EDT (The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com)

Seeded by Killfile (Clipped by bluejohnnyd)

I work at colleges of last resort. For many of my students, college was not a goal they spent years preparing for, but a place they landed in. Those I teach don't come up in the debates about adolescent overachievers and cutthroat college admissions.

english, ethics, professor, paper, us-news, essay, ethical, ivory-tower, colllege

Hillary Clinton: The Psycho Ex-Girlfriend of the Democratic Party

Seeded on Thu May 8, 2008 7:43 AM EDT (madatoms.com)

Seeded by Killfile (Clipped by bluejohnnyd)

Despite all the math counting her out, Hillary Clinton fervently remains in the race to become the Democratic nominee for president in 2008. She has become the Democratic Party's psycho ex-girlfriend, and she's not going away without a restraining order.

election, clinton, politics, humor, obama, barack-obama, hillary-clinton, election-2008

It's About the White House

Seeded on Tue May 6, 2008 10:31 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Like many Americans, we have been intrigued and often exasperated by the long-running Democratic primary and the ever smaller-bore spats between Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.

issues, politics, mccain, primary, superdelegates, elecion-2008

Obama Delivers Victory Speech in North Carolina

Seeded on Tue May 6, 2008 10:28 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

Full text of the North Carolina victory speech.

politics, indiana, obama, primary, election-2008, morth-carolina

Jihad Does Not Mean Holy War

Seeded on Tue May 6, 2008 3:13 PM EDT ()

Jihad indeed has a great significance in Islam. In order to understand the word we have to start with the lexical meaning. Like any language, Arabic has unique words that have a particular meaning that cannot be accurately translated.

islam, world-news, jihad, fighting-propaganda

Only 26% Say Obama Looks Down on Americans

Seeded on Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:59 AM EDT (gallup.com)

Most Americans reject the suggestion that any of the leading presidential candidates look down on the average American -- though more say it applies to Hillary Clinton (32%) than to Barack Obama (26%) or John McCain (22%).

poll, clinton, politics, obama, election-2008, elitism, gallup-daily

The Journey of a Scholar

Tue Apr 8, 2008 3:29 PM EDT

Ostensibly, the purpose of the twelve years preceding the average student's foray into college are spent developing basic academic skill sets for use in later life. But perhaps more important than these admittedly vital skills are the ones picked up outside of the classroom.

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social, education, school, high-school, cliques

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