The Corporate ‘Predator State.’ ("Cowboy Capitalism" Is Its Own Worst Enemy.)
Alan: It is plain as potatoes that "credit unions" offer better service (at lower cost) than commercial banks. Furthermore, the former are never "too big to fail,” while the latter are increasingly so....
View ArticleMysterious pond circles appear in New York
Photo credit: Facebook/Peggy GervaseScience Recorder | James Fluere | Wednesday, March 27, 2013Facebook users voiced a number of explanations for the “eerie” pond circles, including elephant...
View ArticleTeen With Terminal Cancer Enjoys Bucket List Prom From Hospital Bed
Video at http://abcnews.go.com/US/tennessee-teen-terminal-cancer-enjoys-bucket-list-prom/story?id=18821640#.UVNuNRz29rJ***By CHRISTINA NG (@ChristinaNg27)March 27, 2013Disco balls hung from the...
View ArticleTexas man convicted after husband cleared in wife's 1986 murder
More about Michael Morton's wrongful conviction:http://abcnews.go.com/US/michael-morton-free-25-years-prison-exonerated-wifes/story?id=14663445#.UVRA9Rz29rIBy Monique ChingReuters10:01 p.m. CDT, March...
View ArticleThe Swift Change On Gay Marriage. Matt Miller
Just***“God Hates Fags.” What Role Do Christians Play? http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/03/god-hates-fags-what-role-do-christians.html***Alan: Conservative Christians believe that the...
View ArticleRight Wing Lunatics. Who are these people? Kolobians?
Kolobhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolob(At some point, it becomes necessary to apply the "straight face test.")***Here's a straight face now...(Yes, it is also a cigar...)***Limbaugh categorized...
View ArticlePope Francis' Coat of Arms and Motto
Pope Francis Coat of Arms: “Miserando atque eligendo”…Pope Francis has chosen the motto “Miserando atque eligendo”, meaning lowly but chosen; literally in Latin ‘by having mercy, by choosing him‘.The...
View ArticlePope Francis names successor in Buenos Aires. Similar Appointments Forthcoming?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_PoliMichael Warren, APMarch 28, 2013(Photo: Gregorio Borgia, AP)STORY HIGHLIGHTSMario Poli named archbishop of Buenos AiresPoli is focused on pastoral work, much like...
View ArticleJesuits: An order of education and social justice
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_Loyolahttp://www.ignatianspirituality.com/3040/what-i-like-about-ignatius-loyola/Yamiche Alcindor, USA TODAYMarch 14, 2013Pope Francis, the first Jesuit to hold...
View ArticleGringos and Guns: At least as wacko as al Qaeda
Gun Cartoons and Gun Violence Bibliography http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/07/gun-cartoons.html ***Warrants reveal arsenal...
View ArticleBacteria discovery 'key to treating obesity without surgery'
Certain microbes in the gut could have an impact on metabolism, thereby influencing weight lossBBC28 March 2013 Last updated at 06:49 ETShare this pageEmailPrintContinue reading the main storyRelated...
View ArticleConfessions of a Gay Parent: 7 Reasons Why I Hope My Kids Aren't Gay
1138 rights are denied by not allowing gay marriageYes, it's true, even though I am gay, I hope that my future children are not. Before you bash me for saying such a horrible thing, read on…Things are...
View ArticleBorowitz Report: Antonin Scalia Resigns From Supreme Court Effective Immediately
WASHINGTON -- Justice Antonin Scalia dropped a bombshell on the Supreme Court today, announcing his decision to resign from the Court “effective immediately” and leave the United States forever.Calling...
View ArticleFrog Hospital: Three Gay Stories.
***Cary RossCary Ross killed himself with a shotgun at his home out by Indian Hill. He was 17. He was my good friend in grade school when he lived across the alley. We lived on Forest Ave, and I would...
View ArticleUnprecedented Climate Change: An 11,000 Year Old Fact.
Scientists say they have put together a record of global temperatures dating back to the end of the last ice age, about 11,000 years ago. This historical artwork of the last ice age was made by Swiss...
View ArticlePope Francis Washes And Kisses The Feet Of Two Muslims
Pope Francis kisses the foot of a prisoner at the Casal Del Marmo Youth Detention Center during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Thursday, March 28, in Rome.HIDE CAPTIONPope Francis' Holy...
View ArticleRepublicans! Don't change a thing! Please! Just be yourselves!
You gotta love their little racist hear! ¿Qué no?http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/10/republican-party-is-full-of-racists.htmlAlaska Rep. Don Young has apologized for using the racial slur...
View ArticleThe Facts About Gun Ownership And Violence (The New Yorker)
Photograph, of Obama speaking about gun violence on March 28th, by Leigh Vogel/WireImage.March 29, 2013ARMED CORRELATIONSPosted by Adam GopnikWell, to paraphrase a great Republican, here we go again....
View ArticleScientists Say Oil Industry Likely Caused Largest Oklahoma Earthquake
Several homes were damaged in the earthquake that hit central Oklahoma on November 6, 2011. The injection of wastewater from oil production into abandoned oil wells was the likely cause, according to a...
View ArticleNew study finds no link between 'too many vaccines' and autism
According to a new report in the Journal of Pediatrics, vaccines are not associated with an increased risk of developing autism. After analyzing records from more than 1000 children the researchers...
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