February 2012
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“Anytime you create a hero, you diminish your own capacity for greatness. Every...”
– Stefan Molyneux
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OFFENDED MUSLIM CHOKES ATHEIST, AND THEN ... →
A Muslim judge in Pennsylvania – who scolded a local atheist for offending Islam, called him a doofus and accused him of “using the First Amendment” to madden Muslims – dismissed harassment charges against the Muslim defendant who purportedly choked the atheist during a Halloween parade.
District Judge Mark Martin brought a Quran to court and told the alleged victim, American Atheists’...
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Muslim Admits to Attacking Atheist; Muslim Judge... →
The Pennsylvania State Director of American Atheists, Inc., Mr. Ernest Perce V., was assaulted by a Muslim while participating in a Halloween parade. Along with a Zombie Pope, Ernest was costumed as Zombie Muhammad. The assault was caught on video, the Muslim man admitted to his crime and charges were filed in what should have been an open-and-shut case. That’s not what happened, though.
The...
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“Vaccines don’t kill children. Fucking smallpox does.”
– The Skeptical Libertarian
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“Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.”
– Mao Zedong
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“Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking,...”
– Lily Tomlin
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Sorry, interwebs...
I fell down the Skyrim rabbit-hole, so I may be MIA for awhile. I’m sorry to leave tumblr a Skyrim widow.
Your Humble Secretary,
Ree
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Santorum to sick kid: Don’t complain about $1... →
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum told the mother of a child with a rare genetic disorder on Tuesday that she shouldn’t have a problem paying $1 million a year for drugs because Apple’s iPad can cost around $900.
Speaking to more than 400 people at Woodland Park, Colorado, the former Pennsylvania senator said thatdemand should set prices for drugs.
“People have no problem paying...
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“It is indeed probable that more harm and misery have been caused by men...”
– F.A. Hayek
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“No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever...”
– George Orwell
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“Everybody knows that the federal government promises a lot and delivers damn...”
– Karl Hess
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Alabama State Senator Says Paying Teachers More... →
According to Alabama state Sen. Shadrack McGill (R), the Bible says that increasing teacher salaries would only lead to less-qualified teachers. McGill said at a prayer breakfast that doubling teachers’ salaries — starting pay for Alabama teachers begins at $36,144 — would not help education. In fact, he said that keeping teacher pay low is a “Biblical principle“:
“If you double a teacher’s...
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Cleveland Police Department: Faggots Don’t Deserve... →
peak-society:
“The men said after they were released from jail, they were told no charges were being filed against them. About a week later, the men were upstairs sleeping inside their home when they heard a loud banging outside their front door.
According to the lawsuit, “6 or 7 members of the SWAT/and or Warrant Team” were on a sweep that day. Ondo and Simcox said officers then informed them...
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“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an...”
– Bertrand Russell
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Indiana creationism bill passes the Senate →
Update to any earlier post:
On January 31, 2012, the Indiana Senate voted 28-22 in favor of Senate Bill 89. As originally submitted, SB 89provided, “The governing body of a school corporation may require the teaching of various theories concerning the origin of life, including creation science, within the school corporation.” On January 30, 2012, however, it was amended in the Senate...
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Park ranger shoots man with stun gun for walking... →
A California man walking his two small dogs off-leash was arrested after a park ranger used her stun gun on him.
The San Francisco Chroniclereportsthat Gary Hesterberg was walking his two small dogs insideRancho Corral de Tierra, which was recently incorporated into theGolden Gate National Recreation Area. For years, the park has been a refuge for owners who let their dogs run off-leash....