Ku Klux Klan Hands Out Candy To Recruit New Members

Florida TSA agents getting geography refresher course after one refuses to recognize District of Columbia driver's license | more

Another Day, Another Woman Being Kicked off of Instagram for Not Meeting Their Standards of Beauty

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CHP Officer Who Hit Woman in Video on Desk Duty -- Pound a woman in the face a dozen times in eleven seconds, get paid time behind a desk. Oh, by the way, CHP says the woman was not hurt after being pummeled & left with bruises and "lumps the size of plums."

Obama float in July 4th parade in Nebraska brings accusations of racism | moreThe former ( Read more... )

Gary Oldman on Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic remarks: 'Take a f**king joke. Get over it' | Gary Oldman is wrong, I never would use N-word: ex-deputy who arrested Mel Gibson | Surprise, surprise: Gary Oldman apologizes

Judge: People on no-fly list must have due process

Federal court rules against Utah ban on same-sex marriage

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Ebola 'Totally Out of Control,' Doctors Without Borders Says

Rodney K. Smith: The Washington Redskins must deal with the reality of a racist brand

Young people are sexting - but girls are judged more harshly than boys, study finds -- Not terribly surprising. The double standard continues to thrive.

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The Case for Reparations -- I'm still wading through this, as the article is long. But Ta-Nehisi Coates is always a worthwhile read, so I'm listing this sight partially unseen.

Tennessee man sues employer over 'white water fountain' | Cotton Warehouse Supervisor To Black Employees: 'That's When We Hang You'

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Police commissioner resigns in wake of Obama slur -- Ancient news by now. I hadn't realized it'd been so long since I'd made an update . . . .

Florida Lawmaker Warns Common Core Will Turn Children 'Homosexual'

Teen could face life after cops find pot brownies

Could Sleep Apnea Affect Your Hearing?

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West Antarctic Ice Sheet Has Begun to Collapse -- The tipping point has been reached. It's too late.

Police commissioner asked to quit over Obama slur -- Asked to quit, because there are no mechanisms in New Hampshire to remove him forcefully.

Questions linger after Jill Abramson’s dismissal from Times -- 'Abrupt' isn't the word for it.

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Thieves Break Into President Garfield Monument

This Town Needs a Better Class of Racist -- Ta-Nehisi Coates states plainly something I've been saying for at least a year: that racism--the subtle kind--persists because it operates on plausible deniability.

To sleep, perchance to control your dreams -- device induces lucid dreaming

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White privilege 101: Here's the basic lesson Paul Ryan, Tal Fortgang and Donald Sterling need -- Really insightful article that dovetails with my recent "microaggressions" post.

Fox's Keith Ablow: Schools should ban leggings because they distract my son -- This is one step away from, "She was wearing a short skirt--she was asking for it."

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