Not only did President Obama get heckled at his own fundraiser last night—he got called the Antichrist. “Christian God is the one and only true living God! The creator of Heaven and the Universe!” shouted a man in the front row of the House of Blues in West Hollywood….
Continue reading …Suspected Islamist militants today attacked a gas pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula that transports fuel to neighboring Israel and Jordan, officials say. The attack, which targeted a pumping station about 15 miles west of the city of el-Arish, is the sixth on the pipeline since the popular uprising that ousted…
Continue reading …Jon Stewart tackled the latest Republican debate on the Daily Show last night, and the Republicans’ seemingly insatiable desire for more candidates. He summarily dismissed Rick Santorum’s opposition to gays in the military (“What planet do you f***ing live on?”) and joined the dog pile mocking Rick Perry . After a…
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Two brothers, both alike in heritage, but as different as black and white. Ebony and ivory. Night and day. You get it. If one thing’s clear about 18-year-old British twins James and Daniel Kelly, it’s that they never get confused for one another. James and Daniel are the human version of a black and white
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Massive flooding hit the Philippine capital on Tuesday as typhoon winds and rains isolated the historic old city where residents waded in waist-deep waters, dodging tree branches and debris. At least seven people were killed. (Sept. 27)
Continue reading …Mark Melvin, Prisoner, Sues For Right To Read ‘Slavery By Another Name’
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An Alabama inmate wanted to read a Pulitzer Prize winning book about de facto slavery in the South during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The New York Times reports that prisoner Mark Melvin has filed a lawsuit after he was not allowed to read Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, by Douglas A. Blackmon. In his suit, Melvin claims prison officials deemed the book a “security threat.”
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Neighbors protest woman’s Confederate Flag – South Carolina. The Confederate flag Isn’t racist part 2 The Confederate flag isn’t a racist flag part 1 Nenanehup says: RT @ Myrtisoxdxs : RT @ zelmakoconUVJX : http:tcoTmba1DC3 confederate flag Virginia City Weighs in at Confederate Flag -Flying Limits
Continue reading …With US-Pakistani tensions on the verge of boiling over , the New York Times today has a shocking account of a 2007 incident in which the Pakistanis allegedly opened fire on American and Afghan military officials after a meeting to discuss a disputed border post. As the officers were getting into…
Continue reading …The government shutdown has been averted , but don’t expect Ezra Klein to break out the confetti. The week’s shutdown threat was the third we’ve faced this year, and the “most absurd yet.” Congress has gone from battling over sizable figures (an deal struck earlier this year slashed $78.5 billion…
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