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This Day in History
Mt. St. Helens erupts in Washington State; The U.S. Supreme Court upholds racial segregation; Pope John Paul II born in Poland; Movie director Frank Capra born; ‘Les Miserables’ ends its Broadway run.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary first to slay the dragon that guards the door, and this dragon is religion.
Bertrand Russell
Breakfast News
Senate grants September 11 victims the right to sue Saudi Arabia
Millions could get a raise under Obama administration’s new overtime rules
Senate approves $1.1bn for Zika fight but House alternative bill provides far less
Washington DC gun law likely violates second amendment, judge says
Muslim states block 11 LGBT groups from attending UN Aids meeting
Mexico’s president calls for nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage
UN/WHO panel in conflict of interest row over glyphosate cancer risk
Complex life on Earth began billion years earlier than previously thought, study argues
Breakfast Blogs
Voter ID Laws Are, Were, and Will Always Be About One Thing Charles Pierce, Esquire Blog
Trey Gowdy Concedes: The Military Could Not Have Gotten To Benghazi In Time To Save Lives Ari Rabin-Havt, Right Wing Watch
Transparently crafty Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
Some Wingnuts Are Just Looking For A Safe Space Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Deciding Not to Decide Scott Lemeiux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Cable Lobbying Group Claims More Competition Would Hurt Consumers Karl Bode, Techdirt
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