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AZ Sect. Of State Threatens To Remove Obama From Ballot Without Birth Certificate Verification From Hawaii
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 1:38 PM EDT ()
Yesterday, there was a bit of hoopla over a 1991 bio of President Barack Obama, in which a literary agent incorrectly wrote he was born in Kenya — fuel to the birther fire, without a doubt. Now, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett is taking things a little further: thr …
Tuberculosis patient charged in Calif. for not taking medication
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 12:28 PM EDT (CBS News)
Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious. Health officials said Armando Rodriguez, 34, of Stockton has active pulmonary tuberculosis, whic …
Why do conservatives hate freedom?
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 12:52 PM EDT (Salon.com)
Why do conservatives hate freedom? The question may be startling. After all, don’t conservatives claim they are protecting liberty in America against liberal statism, which they compare to communism or fascism? But the conservative idea of “freedom” is a very …
It Is MAD APE DEN Day! May Ten! Now!
Thu May 10, 2012 9:05 AM EDT
Now is May Ten. It is MAD APE DEN Day! We say it is "Mad Ape Den Day" for a way of gab we dub "Mad Ape Den." For Mad Ape Den gab you try to use a vox of 1, 2, or 3... as I am now! If you use 4+, it is a big no no. E.g., if I use Mad Ape Den to say "The USA is Rad," I may say or …
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For free Wi-Fi, please deposit your dog poop here
Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 11:24 AM EDT (CNET.com)
What would you do for free Wi-Fi? Mexican Internet provider Terra has teamed up with ad agency DDB to offer free Wi-Fi in public parks to dog owners who clean up after their pets. As seen in the absurd promo vid below, owners who deposit poop in the special bins in 10 parks in …
Porn Sites vs. Religious Sites: Which Are Riskier For Web Users?
Seeded on Thu May 3, 2012 1:51 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
The Internet, it seems, is always full of surprises. According to a report released on April 30 by security software firm Symantec, religious and ideological websites are riskier to visit than adult and pornographic websites.
Vatican to Nuns: Less Helping of the Poor, More Hating on the Gays
Seeded on Tue May 1, 2012 9:52 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
A prominent U.S. Catholic nuns group said Thursday that it was “stunned” that the Vatican reprimanded it for spending too much time on poverty and social-justice concerns and not enough on condemning abortion and gay marriage. In a stinging report on Wednesday, the …
Family of Georgia teen sues classmates over cyberbullying, claims libel on phony Facebook page
Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:06 AM EDT (Arts & Living from Newser)
When a Georgia middle school student reported to police and school officials that she had been bullied on Facebook, they told her there was not much they could do because the harassment occurred off campus. So the 14-year-old girl, Alex Boston, is using a somewhat novel strate …
The Simpsons Tells Fox to Eat Its Shorts
Seeded on Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:42 PM EDT (Slate)
When The Simpsons celebrated Fox’s 25th anniversary Sunday night by taking a swipe at Fox News, it was only the latest example of what has become a long tradition. Indeed, taking shots at Fox seems to be The Simpsons’ favorite way of celebrating all its milestones. …
In prison for sweat-lodge deaths, Ray pitching 'success' via CD set
Seeded on Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:58 PM EDT (Welcome to StarNet)
Pitchman James Arthur Ray, imprisoned for the deaths of three people at a sweat-lodge ceremony, is selling a 14-CD set by email that he promises "will literally reprogram your mind for success." What's more, the set was developed by Kevin Trudeau, a self-help author ordered to …
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