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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

18 December - iGoogle

facebookImage by sitmonkeysupreme via Flickr
CNN's 'anniversary'Image by James Sarmiento (old account) via Flickr
The Point - Full Show 12-15

All Things Considered - NPR
Run Against Gingrich? Cooter From 'Dukes' Did

Blog of Rights - ACLU
12 Days of Religious Liberty - Day 5
12 Days of Religious Liberty - Day 4



CNN
Blizzard watch issued for Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado

An early winter storm is brewing in the Southwest and is expected to bring blizzard conditions and heavy snow accumulations of over a foot to the...
Vaclav Havel, Czech dissident, playwright, politician dead at 75






CNet


New Apple ad says Siri-reliant Santa is a slob


Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Holiday gifts to enlighten, engage, and inspire


Carbon Farmers of Australia

Grazing Systems don’t work: Tell the Farmer of the Year

Circle of Blue water news
The Stream, December 16: Australia’s New Food Bowl
Plumbing WikiLeaks: Water’s Role in U.S. Foreign Aid



Common Dreams

In (Dismaying) Pursuit of Life, Liberty and A Less F#@%ed-Up Government


Daily Bell

Adam Kokesh: Progression to a Freer Society Is Inevitable


Daily News Egypt

Eight killed in ongoing crackdown on protesters

Democracy Now!
Bradley Manning: Famed Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg on Alleged WikiLeaks Soldier's 1st Day in Court
The Costs of War: Tens of Thousands Dead, Billions Spent, and a Country Torn Apart



Discovery
Got 'Fat Genes'? You Can Still Lose Weight

Though many of us carry a "fat gene," diet and exercise can largely overcome its effects.
Big Question for 2012: Will We Create a Dinosaur From a Chicken?






Food and Water Watch


Will a Bad Week for AquaBounty and the FDA be Enough to Keep GE Salmon Off Our Plates?

FreakOut Nation
A Tea Party Christmas Story (including the revised version of History)
NYPD Officer on Occupy Protest: “It would be nice to crack a white guy over the head”

Guardian UK
Philippines floods: victims tell of panic as wall of water hit cities
Death toll passes 400 and may rise as rescuers find bodies washed out to seaDevastating flash floods have drowned hundreds of people in their beds...

The Hayride
Is The Democrats’ Attempt To Recall Scott Walker A Mistake?
Is Michele Bachmann Spreading Lies About Newt Gingrich Buying Tea Party Support In South Carolina?



Inside Facebook

This Week’s Headlines From Across Inside Network
Facebook Roundup: Greenpeace, JavaScript, Marketing, Buddy Media and More






Lifehacker


Bling Socializes Purchases and Wish Lists [Webapps]
Add a Magnetic Strip to Your Bathroom Medicine Cabinet to Organize Small Metal Grooming Aids [Organization]









NPR - News



Albright Remembers Havel As An Artist, Hero




New Scientist - online news



To save the planet, let's find out how much we agree
Today on New Scientist: 16 December 2011









News 24
Some members enriching themselves - Motlanthe



The ANC is struggling to develop "cadres" who put the interests of the people first, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.
Proteas set to turn up heat






Obama Conspiracy Theories


Wrotnowski to New Hampshire SOS: “be a man”



Oddly Enough


The last huzzah?
You’ve got till tomorrow to pay up, pal…









Open Secrets



Money Talks: OpenSecrets.org's Interview with Author and Professor Lawrence Lessig
Buying the Joint Strike Fighter Caucus









PEW Clean Energy



Senate Must Restore Military's Commitment to Clean Energy

Pecan Group
One in five American women ‘has been raped’
( I read a bunch of stats and reports years ago - that said 2 of 3 females and 1 of 2 males had been sexually assaulted. You have to wonder at definitions. )

Pesticide Action Network
Holiday gifts to enlighten, engage, and inspire

Philippines News
Mindanao storm kills over one hundred people
170 dead in typhoon in Philippines




Political MoJo - Mother Jones


VIDEO: Mass Arrests Of Occupiers At Duarte Square



Politics Security Secrecy


CLAW Politics: Oprah visits Haiti under tight security, secrecy ...
Georgetown Security Law Brief: UK court grants Assange extradition ...
12/16/11: The Local reports that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted permission to appeal against extradition from Britain to Sweden over rape allegations and a hearing will start on February 1, a court said Friday. The decision means Assange will spend a second Christmas at the country mansion of a wealthy supporter in Norfolk, eastern England








Psychology Today


The Curse of Being Gifted?
Are We All Musical?









Reef News



Seeking Your Input on the U.S. Open Government National Action Plan



Science Daily


Can science predict a hit song?



Scientific American


Should the Media Pay for Nature Conservation?
A Quirk of Speech May Become a New Vocal Style









The Star Online : Nation



Decision on amnesty programme requests next week
Angry Birds frenzy



Statesman

Kelso's Cranky Corner: The two faces of Rick Perry







TED Blog


An unexpected place of healing: Ramona Pierson on TED.com

Techdirt
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

Ten Percent
Friday! Community Buffy Style

This Week in Science
Human Touch

USA Today
Officer: Soldier in WikiLeaks case trained to keep it secret
Feds on the hunt for possible Yucca Mountain replacement



Unexplained Mysteries

Downloading knowledge - Matrix style


Web MD
Moms of Preemies Face Health Problems, Too

New research confirms that mothers of very low-birth-weight babies often have long-term medical issues themselves.


Weird

Animal sculptures made from recycled Metros take pride of place in gallery


White House.gov

Statement by White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.J.Res.95



WhoWhatWhy

Russ Baker on Google Satellite Pictures of Drone Base
The Military and Those Strange Threats to Obama

Zoe - Its Our Nature
O Christmas Tree
More Chimps Go to Sanctuary
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