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Answers In Genesis!

So Bill Nye the Science Guy visits the Ark Encounter on Day 2 after its opening. This is the video from Answers in Genesis, not Bill Nye, so you might feel a bit squeamish about adding to the 200K+ views. On the other hand you could be grateful I saved you $42. I predict this …

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Regarding The Revolution

I’ve been considering our current social and political condition and have arrived at the sad and reluctant conclusion that our Founding Fathers were all wrong about that “Declaration of Independence” thing. Recent studies have shown that in terms of Median Household Income (the value separating the higher half of a sample from the lower half) …

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Why Black Lives Matter Is Pissed Off

Cops Getting Caught On Video Hasn’t Led To More Convictions Jason Stockley, the former Missouri police officer who shot and killed Anthony Lamar Smith in 2011, on Friday became the latest cop to be acquitted of murder in spite of video that showed Stockley saying he would kill Smith before shooting him at close range …

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Exactly how long was I out?

    What? About an hour? The world seems so different. Trump Confirms Support for Law to Protect ‘Dreamers’ By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and YAMICHE ALCINDOR, The New York Times SEPT. 14, 2017 President Trump confirmed on Thursday morning that he supports legislation that would protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation and would deliver a …

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Moose

And Squirrel. How Bullwinkle Taught Kids Sophisticated Political Satire By Beth Daniels, Smithsonian Magazine September 7, 2017 “Mr. Chairman, I am against all foreign aid, especially to places like Hawaii and Alaska,” says Senator Fussmussen from the floor of a cartoon Senate in 1962. In the visitors’ gallery, Russian agents Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale …

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Aaw, Mom.

“I am sincerely, very, very sorry for breaking your window, and dumping all your garbage cans, and slashing your tires, and burning a gigantic flaming penis into your lawn, and spray painting “Mr. McGregor is a dooty head!” across the front of your house, and feeding your dog Ex-Lax.” “Geez Mom, can I go now?” …

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Neo Liberalism is NOT Centrism

Irma Won’t “Wake Up” Climate Change-Denying Republicans. Their Whole Ideology Is on the Line. by Naomi Klein, The Intercept 2017-09-11 Trump’s timing is even more revealing for what it shows about what’s really driving climate change denial on the right. It’s not a rejection of the science, but a rejection of the consequences of the …

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So, you have a credit card?

Well, you might want to pay some attention to this- Equifax Data Breach is a 10 out of 10 Scandal Equifax says hackers have gained access to the personal information of more than 143 million people. That’s just under half the entire U.S. population. The compromised info includes credit card and Social Security numbers, addresses …

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You Oughta Know

That’s everyone. Every single person we know. The whole city. Can’t be. But it is. It’s gone. Not that it matters in the grand scheme of things but even Snopes thinks it’s about you Dave Coulier. And you should be ashamed of that, but not as ashamed as you should be of this- Whatever happened …

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Oh wait, HE’S UP AGAAAAAAIN!

  Perhaps you’ve been puzzled by stories like this- There’s one Obamacare repeal bill left standing. Here’s what’s in it. By Kim Soffen, Washington Post Sept. 6, 2017 After a dramatic series of failed Senate votes in July, there’s one repeal-and-replace plan for the Affordable Care Act left standing. Trump is pushing for a vote, …

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