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NASA's Dawn Uncovers New Secrets About Vesta

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 10:00 PM EDT (aviationweek.com)

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has confirmed that one of the largest objects in the Main Asteroid Belt is actually a tiny planet-like body that formed around a molten interior like the Earth, Mars, Venus and Mercury. “We now know that Vesta is the only layered planetary buil …

nasa, science, solar-system, vesta, dawn, jet-propulsion-laboratory, planetary-sciences

The United States Military ... a Crusader Force?

Seeded on Tue May 8, 2012 3:29 AM EDT (Truthout - All Articles)

… [O]ver the last nearly seven years… dangerous Islamophobia...[has]...inextricably intertwined into the very fabric of the US armed forces...[and]...reached such a dire level of toxicity that it caused America's highest-ranking soldier to actually DO something abou …

pentagon, us-news, dod, crusades, crusaders, christian-dominionism, martin-dempsey, chairman-joint-chiefs-of-staff

Rewriting NC on Marriage Equality (Video)

Seeded on Tue May 8, 2012 2:28 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

On Tuesday, North Carolina voters will be given a chance to rewrite the state constitution, adding to it a ban on same-sex marriage. The latest polls indicate the amendment to the constitution has a majority of support in the state. The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, the pastor of …

politics, civil-rights, same-sex-marriage, lgbt, marriage-equality, greenleaf-christian-church, greensboro-north-carolina

The GOP: A Party Possessed

Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 4:52 AM EDT (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)

The Republican Party has come undone. They have overreached in nearly every area of law in our country. From outlawing collective bargaining in several states to passing voter suppression laws in over 30 states, and their current nationwide and unrelenting efforts to deny women a …

conservatives, politics, gop, republicans, social-security, womens-health, reproductive-rights, collective-bargaining, tea-party, paul-ryan

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Is Your Candidate For Higher Office "Politically Insane"? Five Telltale Signs

Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:57 AM EDT (Today's Ideas & Actions | OurFuture.org)

Genuine mental illness is a human tragedy that afflicts both the sufferer and those around him or her. Political craziness, on the other hand, is just crazy. There's no need to pity anyone who suffers from political craziness. The delusional person does just fine... ... [T]hey …

conservatives, politics, gop, republicans, mental-illness, tea-party

After a Generation of Extremism, Phyllis Schlafly Still a Leading General in the War on Women

Seeded on Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:39 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)

For all of the shouting about a Republican war on women, you'd think it was a bright, new, shiny phenomenon. But Schlafly's celebrity was born of her brutal and shameless tactics in that theater of war some 40 years ago... Schlafly's tactics were modeled, according to Republican …

era, conservatives, politics, gop, republicans, feminism, womens-health, phyllis-schlafly, anti-feminism, southern-strategy

George Carlin: Conservative Hypocrisy on Abortion

Seeded on Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:57 AM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

As the Republican circus regarding who is going to be the Party's presidential nominee draws to a close, now is a good time to reflect on some of their views about women and the rest of us as only the late, great and inimitable George Carlin could do.

abortion, politics, health-care, womens-health, reproductive-rights, republican-presidential-candidates

Porn Stars Call For "World's Largest Wank Out" To Oppose Santorum

Seeded on Thu Apr 5, 2012 5:08 AM EDT (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)

Responding to Rick Santorum's threat crack down on pornography, porn stars have created a somewhat satirical video that starts out opposing Santorum but ends up endorsing him. They call for a "wank out" on May 5th.

politics, rick-santorum, contraception, pornography, procreation, birth-control-pills, google-santorum

Did a New Human Species Thrive in Stone Age China?

Seeded on Wed Apr 4, 2012 5:20 AM EDT (history.com)

Featuring a mosaic of modern and archaic traits, a human population unlike any other lived in southwest China between 11,500 and 14,500 years ago, new research has revealed. Dubbed the Red Deer Cave people, they might have belonged to a previously unknown species that shared the …

science, archeology, ice-age, human-evolution, homo-sapiens

Computer Model of Spread of Dementia Can Predict Future Disease Patterns Years Before They Occur in a Patient

Seeded on Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:55 AM EDT (Science Daily)

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have developed a computer program that has tracked the manner in which different forms of dementia spread within a human brain. Their findings, published in the March 22 issue of Neuron, could help patients and their families confirm …

science, dementia, mental-disease, mri, alzheimers-disease, magnetic-resonance-imaging, mental-impairment

Eugene Robinson: GOP Candidates Rush From Judgment

Seeded on Wed Mar 7, 2012 1:16 AM EST (Truthdig)

How’s this for political cowardice? Right-wing bloviator Rush Limbaugh launches a vile attack, full of sexual insults and smarmy innuendo, against a young woman whose only offense was to speak her mind.

conservatives, politics, gop, republicans, mitt-romney, rick-santorum, rush-limbaugh, newt-gingrich, ron-paul, tea-party

Ownership of Work-Related Social Media: Could My Employer Really Own My Twitter and LinkedIn Accounts?

Seeded on Sat Mar 3, 2012 5:11 AM EST (thomsonreuters.com/legal)

Social media – encompassing web-based and mobile interactive technologies, including blogs, photo sharing, forums, and social networking, using various platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, LinkedIn, and YouTube – is easily available, constantly evolving, and …

business, intellectual-property, flickr, facebook, social-media, youtube, linkedin, trade-secrets, twitter, business-assets

Have You No Sense of Decency, Sir?

Seeded on Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:13 AM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)

At this time in our history when Republican politicians, clergy, and right wing pundits feel they have license to say the most outrageous lies and distortions without being held to normal standards of truth, restraint, and certainly common decency...think about another time -- an …

conservatives, politics, gop, republicans, mitt-romney, house-republicans, rick-santorum, joseph-mccarthy, newt-gingrich, tea-party

Silent Protest Outside, Virginia House Puts Off Ultrasound Vote

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:42 AM EST (Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News)

... [S]everal hundred people gathered today at the Virginia state capitol.

conservatives, politics, gop, republicans, planned-parenthood, womens-health, tea-party, richmond-virginia, virginia-capitol, transvaginal-ultrasound-procedure

UFO Scout Ship Lands In New Mexico? 2012 HD - YouTube

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:32 AM EST (YouTube)

Possible leaked footage of a UFO arriving then landing at an unknown location in New Mexico. Could be one of ours, CGI, or could be the real deal. As Always You Decide.

entertainment, new-mexico, aliens, extraterrestrials, e-t, flying-saucers, u-f-o

If Jesus Ran for the Republican Nomination - YouTube

Seeded on Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:29 PM EST (YouTube)

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -Albert Einstein

conservatives, politics, gop, republicans, mitt-romney, rick-santorum, newt-gingrich, tea-party, michelle-bachmann, republican-presidential-nominations

Ronald Reagan: Worst President Ever?

Seeded on Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:47 AM EST (Consortiumnews.com)

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afghanistan, central-america, conservatives, politics, gop, republicans, ronald-reagan, soviet-union, freedom-fighters, tea-party

Taking the Low Road: The GOP's Demonization of Government Benefits

Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:39 AM EST (politicususa.com)

While the Republican platform has always included the mantra of cutting government spending on the poor, minorities, and immigrants, lately they have been willing to attack previously sacrosanct, widely used programs like Social Security and Medicare.

medicare, conservatives, politics, gop, republicans, social-security, tea-party, unemployment-insurance, earned-income-credit

Swiss to Craft Janitor Satellites to Grab Space Junk

Seeded on Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:03 AM EST (rdmag.com)

Swiss scientists said Wednesday they plan to launch a "janitor satellite" specially designed to get rid of orbiting debris known as space junk. The 10-million-franc ($11-million) satellite called CleanSpace One...is being built by the Swiss Space Center at the Swiss Federal Inst …

technology, nasa, iss, communication-satellites, swiss-federal-institute, clean-space-one, swiss-space-center

The Occupy Movement Morphs

Seeded on Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:54 AM EST (economicpopulist.org)

Think Occupy Wall Street has dribbled to the oblivion of political history? Think again.

politics, 99-percent, occupy-wall-street, occupy-movement

How Boeing developed the F-15 Silent Eagle

Seeded on Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:05 AM EST (flightglobal.com)

The first major evolution of the F-15 Eagle occurred in the late 1970s, when the US Air Force started looking for a replacement for the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark. McDonnell Douglas and Hughes teamed up to convert an F-15B two-seater...into the world's most effective strike …

technology, pentagon, aerospace, aeronautics, military-aviation, u-s-air-force, f-15-eagle, d-o-d, f-15-silent-eagle

Compounds in Mate Tea Induce Death in Colon Cancer Cells, In Vitro Study Shows

Seeded on Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:16 PM EST (Science Daily)

In a recent University of Illinois study, scientists showed that human colon cancer cells die when they are exposed to the approximate number of bioactive compounds present in one cup of [Yeba Mate Tea], which has long been consumed in South America for its medicinal properties. …

cancer, science, colon-cancer, university-of-illinois, d-n-a, celluar-mutation

I Couldn't Afford to Go to Work Today

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2012 5:12 AM EST (Daily Kos)

It's crazy, but it's true: I could not afford to go to work today. I have a 45-minute commute to and from work, which costs me about ten dollars in gas each day. I'm down to six whole dollars... This is not a position I ever expected to find myself in.

business, wall-street, unemployment, main-street, class-warfare, income-inequality, trickle-down-economics, great-recession, right-to-work-states

Orly Taitz Orders Prosecution of Everyone Who Disagrees With Her

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2012 3:43 AM EST (Wonkette » top)

In a shocking turn of events, the birther trial in Georgia of which Orly Taitz tries to be a part despite the fact that she can’t practice law in Georgia...has ruled in favor of sanity i.e. Obama! ...Taitz...has now ordered an “emergency appeal,”... ...

georgia, politics, barack-obama, orly-taitz, birthers, judge-michael-malihi

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US Paints False Picture of Afghan War: US Army Officer

Seeded on Wed Feb 8, 2012 5:29 AM EST (Common Dreams)

A US Army officer has accused the American military of painting a misleading picture of progress in the war in Afghanistan while glossing over the Kabul government's many failings. Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis broke ranks with the official portrayal of the war...issuing a gri …

iraq, afghanistan, middle-east, taliban, kabul, us-news, u-s-army, armed-forces-journal, general-david-petraeus, d-o-d

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