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Take Action: Rush Limbaugh Should Be Removed from the Armed Forces Radio Schedule
We all pay for AFRTS (Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, an arm of the Dept. of Defense), and most taxpayers don’t endorse Rush Limbaugh’s worldview. Call or email AFRTS, and your senators and Congressional representative, and let them know … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Corruption, New Ideas, Politics, Voting, WTF?
Tagged AFRTS, Armed Forces Radio, Dept of Defense, FreakingNews.com, Rush Limbaugh, Taxpayers
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Bill Hicks’ Last Words, Written Feb. 7, 2012
{Republished from Fishink, August 28, 2011] Bill Hicks wasn’t a stand-up comic like Jerry Seinfeld, and he didn’t tell jokes; he used spike-in-the-eye satire to make his philosophical points, and he told the raw truth as he saw it, which … Continue reading
Posted in Christopublicans, Humor, Media, New Ideas, Progressives, Quotes, Video
Tagged Bill Hicks, Last Words
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Today’s Quotes: Epicurus
Posted in New Ideas, Progressives, Quotes, Religion, Uncategorized
Tagged Epicurus, Evil, God, Philosophy, Prayer, Wealth
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Today’s Quotes: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
And these quotes from MLK: “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.” — Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech, December 10, 1964. “Nothing … Continue reading
Posted in New Ideas, Politics, Progressives, Quotes
Tagged Justice, Martin Luther King Jr
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Is It Possible That the World is Becoming Less Violent?
Seems incredible, but that’s the conclusion of psychologist Steven Pinker. Pinker uses the ‘Big Picture’ view of human history to arrive at this conclusion, and he makes a good point regarding the dramactic change in attitudes that started during the … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Percent, 99 Percent, Global Politics, Media, New Ideas, Quotes
Tagged AlterNet, Democracy, H.G. Wells, Josua Holland, Monarchy, Steven Pinker, Violence, War
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Cartoons: Triple by Dan Piraro
Three cartoons by the great Dan Piraro, AKA ‘Bizarro.’ Enjoy! Copyright 2011-2012 Dan Piraro, BizarroComics.com.
Jennifer Maestre Makes Her Artistic Points in Pencil
I always enjoy art where the artist takes a thing meant for one purpose, such as a toothpick, and produces something entirely different with it. (See the incredible fleet of ships my friend Wayne Kusy has built from the humble … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre But Real, Media, New Ideas, Video, WTF?
Tagged Jennifer Maestre, Pencil Stub Art, Toothpick Ships, Wayne Kusy
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The Guy in the Jesus Suit
The Guy in the Jesus Suit by RS Janes The guy in the Jesus suit occupied space at the end of the bar exuding waves of beneficence and winey fumes to all and sundry. The suit fit comfortably, 38 Regular, … Continue reading