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Dumb Republicans: deny evolution 0

Dumb Republicans: deny evolution

The top headline on news.google.com today concerns denial of evolution by Republicans: Skepticism of evolution grows among Republicans, according to new poll Republicans’ belief in evolution plummets, poll reveals One-third of Americans reject evolution,...

US versus Sweden in prison population 0

US versus Sweden in prison population

The US has more than 10 times the rate (prisoners per 100,000) than Sweden: 716 versus 67, according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarceration_rate.

Feb 8 in Tacoma: Whistleblower Thomas Drake 0

Feb 8 in Tacoma: Whistleblower Thomas Drake

Former NSA Senior Executive turned NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake, along with former ethics advisor to the Justice Department Jesselyn Radack who is also a whistleblower, will speak in Tacoma at the Washington State History...

Mother Jones article calls Patty Murray a hawk 0

Mother Jones article calls Patty Murray a hawk

The January/February issue of Mother Jones has an article “Can’t Touch This:  The wars are winding down. It’s the age of sequester. So why won’t the Pentagon live within its means?”.   The article lists...

Arguing with conservatives about fair taxes 0

Arguing with conservatives about fair taxes

Some conservative-leaning coworkers were saying yesterday that the problem with America is that 47% of people don’t pay taxes. Echoing Mitt Romney, my coworkers said democracy leads to a situation in which people vote...

Santa is a spy 0

Santa is a spy

Jeff Lyles and I wrote: Jingle Bells, something smells, Santa is a spy. He works for the NSA. What a sneaky guy! Jingle Bells, something smells, in the USA. The Constitution is at risk....