Monthly Archives: June 2013

Finally, half laughing, half pissed, he growled, ‘Just write the fucking story.’

…and so he did. Longreads – ‘My Body Stopped Speaking to Me’: The First-Person Account of a Near-Death Experience. Having a daughter with an autoimmune disease who was on steriods for an extended period of time, I identify with some parts … Continue reading

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“…this is a victory of common sense”

Charges Dismissed Against 8th-Grader Who Wore NRA T-Shirt.

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Failure Deniers: Climate Change and Public-Sector Science

PJ Media » Failure Deniers: Climate Change and Public-Sector Science. Tuesday afternoon, as I was reading Barack Obama’s Georgetown University speech on “climate change,” it occurred to me that the biggest and perhaps most consequential difference between the government and … Continue reading

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Anyone left to root for?

Tour de France 2013 Nice video at the link but it’s autostart so no embed.

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Food waste is up and the number of students buying school lunches is down

Stoopid government top down “management”: Where’s My PBJ? Menu Changes Are Driving Children Out of the Lunch Line | CNS News. Read the whole thing.

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Magpul to distribute free 30 round gun magazines

Their “goodbye gift” to Colorado: Colorado company to give away ammunition magazines ahead of ban | Fox News.

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Sick of status quo: Doctor switches to no-insurance model

Sick of status quo: Doctor switches to no-insurance model | Fox News Video. I will be discussing this option with my doctor on the next visit. Unfortunately, it doesn’t address the digital records data sharing/privacy issue.   Screen shot of … Continue reading

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Nearly 1,200 people have starved to death in NHS hospitals

Coming soon to a country near you:  Nearly 1,200 people have starved to death in NHS hospitals because ‘nurses are too busy to feed patients’ | Mail Online. As many as 1,165 people starved to death in NHS hospitals over … Continue reading

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Colorado woman arrested for traffic violation after home burns in wildfire

To serve and protect, or something like that: Colorado woman arrested for traffic violation after home burns in wildfire | Fox News.

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Blackout: Defense Department Blocks All Articles About NSA Leaks From ‘Millions’ of Computers

The countries in the best of hands: Blackout: Defense Department Blocks All Articles About NSA Leaks From ‘Millions’ of Computers – Washington Whispers (usnews.com).

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MSM: The news is in the very best of hands

Doesn’t fit the narrative:STUDY: Networks Air over 90 Global Warming Stories, Ignore Lull in Temperature Trends. The news departments at the Big Three TV networks have done 92 new stories on the global warming debate recently, but not one of … Continue reading

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Global warming models could be ‘fundamentally wrong’

Global warming models could be ‘fundamentally wrong’ | The Daily Caller. In an interview with the German news publication Der Spiegel, meteorologist Hans von Storch said that scientists are so puzzled by the 15-year standstill in global warming that if … Continue reading

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In Debate Over Military Sexual Assault, Men Are Overlooked Victims

In Debate Over Military Sexual Assault, Men Are Overlooked Victims – NYTimes.com. But in a debate that has focused largely on women, this fact is often overlooked: the majority of service members who are sexually assaulted each year are men. … Continue reading

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Immigration Bill Riddled with Pork

I thoughtObama was going to fix this idiocy: Immigration Bill Riddled with Pork.       Lobbyists for resorts, au pair agencies, and the seafood industry successfully slipped special-interest perks into the Senate immigration bill, reports USA Today. And Sen. … Continue reading

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Government cheese gone wild: Who’s in on the Act?

Food Stamp Trafficking: Who’s in on the Act? | Fox Business. Recently, a husband-and-wife duo from Waco, Texas plead guilty to charges of  food stamp abuse that allegedly scammed the government of $350,000 Magdalena and Jamal Akhter, who run a … Continue reading

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25 bike cops catch pair having sex in park

Not a pretty picture: 25 bike cops catch pair having sex in park.

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Treasury: IRS targeted 292 Tea Party groups, just 6 progressive groups

All is as it should be <SARC OFF> for those of you from Boulder: Treasury: IRS targeted 292 Tea Party groups, just 6 progressive groups | WashingtonExaminer.com.

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IRS auditor reaffirms that conservatives, not liberals, were targeted

So Boulderites have nothing to fear: IRS auditor reaffirms that conservatives, not liberals, were targeted – Washington Times. The IRS‘ auditor told Congress this week that it stands by its determination that conservative groups were uniquely singled out for special … Continue reading

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I suspect the percentage is higher inside the People’s Republic of Boulder

Of Course: 26% of Obama Supporters View Tea Party as Nation’s Top Terror Threat | Jammie Wearing Fools. As Glenn Reynolds says: When Demonization works. As Jamie Wearing Fool concludes…. Repeat the big lie enough and people start believing it.

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Carrington Event: Solar Flare poses huge threat

Solar Flare poses huge threat: Glenn Reynolds/USA Today. No, I’m not talking about the threat from asteroid strikes. This time, though, I’m talking about a different kind of civilizational threat: A solar flare that could wipe out the communications and … Continue reading

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