Friday, February 28, 2014
Initiative to legalize marijuana in Alaska receives enough signatures to qualify for a vote in August primary ballot.
Courtesy of The Washington Post: An Alaska initiative to legalize recreational marijuana qualified Wednesday for the August primary ballot after gathering more than 36,000 valid signatures. Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell signed...
Coolest President ever!
VideoFrom the You Tube page:President Obama had some fun during a White House manufacturing innovation event.Okay that may seem kind of silly to some people, or beneath the office of the President, but let me just tell you that to thirteen...
Bristol Palin's ghostwriter attempts to damn abortion using outdated attacks on founder of Planned Parenthood, while Bristol provides more ammunition for Levi Johnston's upcoming custody case.
Courtesy of Brancy's blog: Do you guys watch Patricia Heaton’s great show The Middle? Well, she’s one of the only Hollywood stars who has the guts to speak out against abortion. Last week, Heaton shared a National Review...
Chinese cyber attacks and how Edward Snowden became their not so secret weapon.
Courtesy of the New York Post: China’s military hackers are back, more brazen than ever. You can thank Edward Snowden. A year ago, the Internet security firm Mandiant went public with what cyber-war watchers had known for...
Data reveals that Chicago charter schools expel students at an alarming rate. Hey, got to keep those test scores high.
Courtesy of the Chicago Tribune: As it continues to modify strict disciplinary policies in an effort to keep students in the classroom, Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday released data showing privately run charter schools...
Seth Rogen's opening statement concerning Alzheimer's research in front of the Senate. Becomes first person in history to utter phrase "knocked up" in front of a congressional hearing.
VideoI am kind of a big fan of Seth Rogen's and have laughed long and hard at many of his movies.However I was struck by how seriously he takes this topic.As do I as I myself am a prime candidate for Alzheimer's and worry about it with some...
Federal judge calls Texas ban on same sex marriage unconstitutional.
Courtesy of Yahoo News: A federal judge has struck down Texas' ban on gay marriage, but is leaving it in place pending a ruling by an appeals court later this year. Judge Orlando Garcia issued a preliminary injunction on...
New survey says that almost one third identify treatment of gays as reason they left their religion.
Courtesy of Public Religion: Among Americans who left their childhood religion and are now religiously unaffiliated, about one-quarter say negative teachings about or treatment of gay and lesbian people was a somewhat important...