February 9th
Woke up to this and now it is snowing, again
Started working on the elements for the bottom and top of the hex quilt. This will take a while and then I will have to finalize the layout and put it all together. Here is where it is at for the time being
There are many reasons I love the internet but one of the top reasons is that I was able to watch live as some Bella Hummingbirds hatched in California this morning. Now how cool is that? Want to see what is happening?
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/bella-hummingbird-nest
Have a good one!
Recommended Reading
NYPD announces task force with 'high tech weaponry' to handle terrorist attacks.....and protests - your civil rights under attack. I think the mayor should find himself another police commissioner.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1361003/-NYPD-announces-task-force-with-high-tech-weapons-to-handle-terrorist-attacks-and-protests?detail=email
The Smell of Rain
http://www.nytimes.com/video/science/100000003468811/the-smell-of-rain.html?emc=edit_th_20150127&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=44350406
Late Night Round-Up: ‘I Did My Best’ With Sarah Palin! - watch the Stewart
http://www.nationalmemo.com/late-night-round-best-sarah-palin/
She’s Going Door To Door With Light, And Older Navajos Have Never Seen Anything Like It - watch the video
http://www.upworthy.com/shes-going-door-to-door-with-light-and-older-navajos-have-never-seen-anything-like-it?c=upw1
Koch Network Vows To Spend Nearly $900 Million To Buy Presidency And Congress
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/koch-network-vows-spend-nearly-900-million-buy-presidency-and-congress?akid=12723.204376.Yxcwgn&rd=1&src=newsletter1030953&t=4
17-year-old Kristiana Coignard shot and killed by three police officers after brandishing knife
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/26/1360261/-17-year-old-Kristiana-Coignard-shot-and-killed-by-three-police-officers-after-brandishing-knife?detail=email
Scientists: Save the Bees, or People Will Go Hungry
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/01/27/bees-pollinators-collapse-link-malnutrition-hunger?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-01-27
Kathleen Ware, Quiltmaker
http://www.folkstreams.net/film,104
Dust From Factory Farms Carries Drugs, Poop Bacteria, and Antibiotic-Resistant Genes Far and Wide
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2015/01/dust-factory-farms-antibiotic-resistant-genes
Something Really, Really Terrible Is About To Happen To Our Coral
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2015/01/noaa-globes-coral-reefs-face-massive-bleaching-event-2015
Monsanto’s Roundup Found in Animals with Birth Defects
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/monsantos-roundup-found-in-animals-with-birth-defects.html?z00m=22550997
Edward Snowden Wins 'Debate' With NSA Lawyer
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2015/01/27/edward-snowden-wins-debate-with-nsa-lawyer/
An & Ria's first flight - the full film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD2NtzEPBcA
GOP State Senator Argues He Can Legally Drive Drunk - throw the bum in jail!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/24/1359908/-GOP-State-Senator-Argues-He-Can-Legally-Drive-Drunk?detail=email
Pipeline explodes in West Virginia
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/27/1360522/-Pipeline-explodes-in-West-Virginia?detail=email
Chris Matthews to Republican operative 'You know why I am against your party?’
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/28/1360637/-Chris-Matthews-to-Republican-operative-You-know-why-I-am-against-your-party?detail=email
Are shoulders pornographic?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/27/1360460/-Are-shoulders-pornographic?detail=email
The Real Plot to Overthrow FDR's America
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/02/27/95580/-The-Real-Plot-to-Overthrow-FDR-s-America?detail=email
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to launch 'state-run news outlet’ - wonder when he will ban all other news?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/27/1360502/-Indiana-Gov-Mike-Pence-to-launch-state-run-news-outlet?detail=email
What is causing the mass deaths of seabirds on the West Coast?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/27/1360519/-What-is-causing-the-mass-deaths-of-seabirds-on-the-West-Coast?detail=email
John Cleese on (Fox News) stupidity
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/29/1333141/-John-Cleese-on-Fox-News-stupidity?detail=email
Brains of elderly slow because they know so much
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/10584927/Brains-of-elderly-slow-because-they-know-so-much.html
Watch This Funky Teacher Prove That Lectures Are Totally out of Style
http://www.takepart.com/video/2015/01/28/watch-this-funky-teacher-prove-that-lectures-are-out-of-style?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-01-28
Watch a 1,000-Foot-High Wave Move Across the Ocean
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/01/27/why-thousand-foot-wave-youll-never-see-keeps-oceans-healthy?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-01-28
New House Rule Limits Full Consideration of Social Security Solutions
http://blog.aarp.org/2015/01/07/new-house-rule-limits-full-consideration-of-social-security-solutions/?CMP=EMC-SNG-ADV-SS-012915&autologin=true&cmp=NLC-ADVOCATE-0115
Monsanto Once Again Developing Herbicide Resistant Wheat
https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/monsanto-once-again-developing-herbicide-resistant-wheat
10 Senate Ds Think Drillers Should Be Able to Inject Whatever the Frack They Want into Your Water
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1360861/-10-Senate-Ds-Think-Drillers-Should-Be-Able-to-Inject-Whatever-the-Frack-They-Want-into-Your-Water?detail=email
Police Dogs Turned Loose on Restrained University Student
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/28/1360798/-Police-Dogs-Turned-Loose-on-Restrained-University-Student?detail=email
Atheist Files Suit After Being Fired From Teaching Position - good
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/26/1360353/-Atheist-Files-Suit-After-Being-Fired-From-Teaching-Position?detail=email
Five Minutes to Moonflower
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/garden/planting-a-clock-that-tracks-hours-by-flowers.html?emc=edit_th_20150129&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=44350406
Ageing whales: Scars reveal social secrets - well, don’t we all?
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30993208
Chicks place low numbers on the left
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31038256
The Tibetan monk who has taken in 170 children
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31044237
Ice climber scales frozen Niagara Falls - many have gone down, this one is going up
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31037992
Swedish office staff offered implants to access facilities - no. And what happens when you are fired or leave?
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31045201
Record-breaking balloonists aim for Mexico landing
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31053820
Underwear Checks? How Far Is Too Far When it Comes to School Discipline? - it would have been easier to set up cameras and wait for the next incident.
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/01/29/underwear-checks-how-far-too-far-when-comes-school-discipline?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-01-29
One of the World’s Rarest Animals Just Made Its First Trip to a National Park in 100 Years - this is really great!
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/01/29/one-rarest-mammals-america-made-its-first-trip-national-park-100-years?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-01-29
That Time Badass Feminist Queen Elizabeth II Gave Saudi Arabia's King a Lesson in Power - Well Done QEII!
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/01/feminist-boss-lady-queen-elizabeth-gave-saudi-arabias-king-lesson-power
MO's Country Club Committee Meeting Goes Wrong for Republicans, Get Caught on Camera talking Choice
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1361011/-MO-s-Country-Club-Committee-Meeting-Goes-Wrong-for-Republicans-Get-Caught-on-Camera-talking-Choice?detail=email
Texas bill will allow teachers to kill students to protect school 'property' - WTF?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1360958/-Texas-bill-will-allow-teachers-to-kill-students-to-protect-school-property
San Francisco public defender arrested outside courtroom for defending her client (VIDEO) - WTF?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1360890/-San-Francisco-public-defender-arrested-outside-courtroom-for-defending-her-client-VIDEO?detail=email
Native American school children taunted with slurs, sprayed with beer at South Dakota hockey game - what is wrong with people?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1360934/-Native-American-school-children-taunted-with-slurs-sprayed-with-beer-at-South-Dakota-hockey-game?detail=email
Seattle teacher pepper sprayed at MLK rally files lawsuit against police (VIDEO) - why?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1360905/-Seattle-teacher-pepper-sprayed-at-MLK-rally-files-lawsuit-against-police-VIDEO?detail=email
'Cold plasma' kills off norovirus
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31043991
Pioneering Les Paul guitar to be auctioned in New York
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31070330
Kellogg’s Froot Loops Tests Positive For GMOs and Weedkiller
http://www.gmofreeusa.org/food-testing/kelloggs/kelloggs-froot-loops/
Carnival of Venice under way
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31075504
Tattoos and other types of 'body modification' explained - no things
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31070333
Herculaneum scrolls unlocked using photon beams
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31087746
Magna Carta manuscripts displayed together at British Library
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-31089411
Oceana Discovers New Glass Sponge Species in the Mediterranean
http://oceana.org/blog/oceana-discovers-new-glass-sponge-species-mediterranean?akid=4155.464466.Msq38F&rd=1&t=8&utm_campaign=enews&utm_medium=mailing&utm_source=wavemakers#
Chris Christie Falls Out Of Chair-Schadenfreude Ensues
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/30/1361214/-Chris-Christie-falls-out-of-chair-Schadenfreude-ensues?detail=email
How the Government Put Tens of Thousands of People at Risk of a Deadly Disease
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/01/valley-fever-california-central-valley-prison
Being Stung by the Gympie Gympie Tree Is the Worst Kind of Pain You Can Imagine
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/being-stung-by-the-gympie-gympie-tree-is-the-worst-kind-of-pain-you-can-imagine.html
Oscars Animated Shorts Roundup
http://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/awardsseason/100000003481837/oscars-animated-shorts-roundup.html?emc=edit_th_20150131&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=44350406
Missouri man arrested after telling woman he wanted to show her where he hung her grandpa
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/30/1361149/-Missouri-man-arrested-after-telling-woman-he-wanted-to-show-her-where-he-hung-her-grandpa?detail=email
Forbes Destroys John Boehner in Scathing Smackdown
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1360932/-Forbes-Destroys-John-Boehner-in-Scathing-Smackdown?detail=email
Paul Krugman Demolishes GOP's Bogus 'Long-term' Economic Thinking
http://www.alternet.org/economy/paul-krugman-demolishes-gops-bogus-long-term-economic-thinking?akid=12746.204376.QKdrRH&rd=1&src=newsletter1031268&t=6
Hypo-Christie! New Jersey Gov Blatantly Panders to Religious Right with Vaccine Diss - what an ass
http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/hypo-christie-new-jersey-gov-blatantly-panders-religious-right-vaccine-diss?akid=12746.204376.QKdrRH&rd=1&src=newsletter1031268&t=8
Cops Hold 11-year-old Girl at Gunpoint Responding to Burglary Call at Her House
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/cops-hold-11-year-old-girl-gunpoint-responding-burglary-call-her-house?akid=12746.204376.QKdrRH&rd=1&src=newsletter1031268&t=17
Drug-delivery pioneer wins £1m engineering prize
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31111835
The men of steel with a softer side - to bad that most big business don’t operate this way.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31057308
Vatican observatory where priests are also astrophysicists
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31051635
Groundhog bites Wisconsin mayor on the ear - should have left the little thing in his den. Bozo. Serves him right.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31100453
Extremism hurts Pakistan's music scene and its fans
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31099728
Jon Stewart Mocks Koch Brothers $900 Million Campaign Pledge-'Behold Our Benevolent Overlords’
http://www.alternet.org/video/watch-jon-stewart-mocks-koch-brothers-900-million-campaign-pledge-behold-our-benevolent
Watch This Genius Shortcut And You'll Never Have To Shovel Snow Again - of course it has to be the right kind of snow
http://www.countryliving.com/outdoor/snow-shoveling-life-hack
This Winery Employs 1,900 Sheep to Help With Its Grape Harvest - perfect…wine & yarn
http://www.countryliving.com/outdoor/outdoor-living/sheep-vineyard-new-zealand-winery
The Budweiser Puppy Killed It in the Super Bowl Ad-but Did He Kill Wolves Too? - this is just wrong and Bud will never cross my doorstep again
http://www.takepart.com/video/2015/02/02/budweiser-puppy-killed-it-super-bowl-commercial-did-he-kill-wolves-too?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-02-02
Book cover refuses to open for judgmental readers
http://www.dezeen.com/2015/01/30/book-the-cover-that-judges-you-face-scanning-facial-recognition-moore/
Geraldine McEwan, Actress Known for Miss Marple Role, Dies at 82
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/arts/television/geraldine-mcewan-actress-known-for-miss-marple-role-dies-at-82.html?emc=edit_th_20150203&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=44350406&_r=0
TX school suspends 9yo for terroristic threats because "Magic Ring” - yep, this is going to far. Magic, if one could have magic I would magic these people away. IDIOTS!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/01/1361630/-TX-school-suspends-9yo-for-terroristic-threats-because-Magic-Ring?detail=email
The Front Yard "Gun Range" Just Feet From My Neighbor's Kids' Bedroom Window PETITION - stupidity
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/30/1361295/-The-Front-Yard-Gun-Range-Just-Feet-From-My-Neighbors-Kids-Bedroom-Window?detail=email
After billions of dollars in subsidies, here's Verizon's broadband coverage - the rip off of the American taxpayer
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/02/1361802/-After-billions-of-dollars-in-subsidies-here-s-Verizon-s-broadband-coverage?detail=email
California family has black water, water company says it's good to drink - huh? I don’t think so
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/02/1361757/-California-family-has-black-water-water-company-says-it-s-good-to-drink?detail=email
School police officer beats 13-year-old girl with baton on video - WTF?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/02/1361841/-School-police-officer-beats-13-year-old-girl-with-baton-on-video?detail=email
Hey, Tea Party: Latin Was the Language of Ancient Rome - more stupidity
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/02/1361916/-Hey-Tea-Party-Latin-Was-the-Language-of-Ancient-Rome?detail=email
Arkansas Churches Allegedly Refuses Funeral For Gay Man, Hand Out Anti-Gay Materials to Grieving Family - christians at work
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/arkansas-churches-allegedly-refuses-funeral-gay-man-hand-out-anti-gay-materials?akid=12749.204376.exSTbM&rd=1&src=newsletter1031324&t=18
Evicted with Welders and M16s: Welcome to Apartheid Street, Palestine - and the House just asked the Israeli leader to talk to them. Tells you a bit about the rupees doesn’t it?
http://www.alternet.org/world/evicted-welders-and-m16s-welcome-apartheid-street-palestine?akid=12747.308485.0ogkx1&rd=1&src=newsletter1031286&t=26
US senator questions forcing food workers to wash hands - what a MORON!
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31127704
Biggest rodent 'fought with teeth' like tusks
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31111843
Riding ocean waves four storeys high
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31093276
Rhino skull fossil found on Norfolk beach
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-31123871
He Thought He Would Be Eaten Alive. Instead, He Got A Winning Photograph That Made Me Care. - amazing. Watch the video
http://www.upworthy.com/he-thought-he-would-be-eaten-alive-instead-he-got-a-winning-photograph-that-made-me-care?c=upw1
The Carnegies And Rockefellers Tried To Silence Him With Jail Time. That Didn't Work So Well.
http://www.upworthy.com/the-carnegies-and-rockefellers-tried-to-silence-him-with-jail-time-that-didnt-work-so-well?c=upw1
Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling that Firing Woman for Breastfeeding Not Sexist Since Men Can Lactate - well, it must be our day for MORONS
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/supreme-court-lets-stand-ruling-firing-woman-breastfeeding-not-sexist-men-can
Jon Stewart Has Some Harsh Words for Anti-Vaxxers - on and please note that Gov. Christies says vans are good…now he has changed course a few days ago saying just the opposite to garner votes for a presidential run. He’s not getting my vote for this and many other reasons.
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/video-jon-stewart-has-some-harsh-words-anti-vaxxers
GOP Senator Proposes Norovirus Dissemination Plan - let’s hear from Mike the Mad Biologist
http://mikethemadbiologist.com/2015/02/04/gop-senator-proposes-norovirus-dissemination-plan/
3,300 year old city to be wiped off the map
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/03/1362071/-3-300-year-old-city-to-be-wiped-off-the-map?detail=email
Monty Oum, Web-Series Animator, Dies at 33
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/04/arts/video-games/monty-oum-web-series-animator-dies-at-33.html?emc=edit_th_20150204&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=44350406&_r=0
Watch Rare Video of a Mysterious Whale That Surfaced in Hawaii - cool
http://www.takepart.com/video/2015/02/05/video-blainesvilles-beaked-whale-hawaii-2015?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-02-05
Biologist Illuminates Glowing Underwater World - I find it very hypocritical that the ad for Montana tourism features a bison since they are killing those that cross their borders from Yellowstone National Park.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/explorers-project/141023-explorers-gruber?utm_source=NatGeocom&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=inside_20150205&utm_campaign=Content
California Moves to Ban All Vaccination Exemptions
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/02/california-moves-ban-all-vaccination-exemptions
The Reason Why All The Songs On The Radio Sound The Same Might Make You Blush - interesting
http://www.upworthy.com/the-reason-why-all-the-songs-on-the-radio-sound-the-same-might-make-you-blush?c=upw1
Reading for pleasure boosts self-esteem - Well this house has no problem
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/reading-pleasure-boosts-self-esteem
How American Oligarchs Are Pushing America to the Brink of Fascism
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/how-american-oligarchs-are-pushing-america-brink-fascism?akid=12766.204376.A26GMk&rd=1&src=newsletter1031451&t=4
And now from the boo do hoo do club:
Evangelists Plan to Convert Atheist Computers to Christianity
http://www.alternet.org/belief/evangelists-plan-convert-atheist-computers-christianity?akid=12766.204376.A26GMk&rd=1&src=newsletter1031451&t=20
Oh Sweet Irony: Walker Caught Lying About Removing "Search For Truth" from UW Mission Statement
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/05/1362537/-Oh-Sweet-Sweet-Irony-Walker-Lies-About-Deleting-Search-For-Truth-From-UW-Mission-Statement?detail=email
The Guardian: Fox News "literally - working for al-Qaida and Isis’s media arm”
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/05/1362462/-The-Guardian-Fox-News-literally-working-for-al-Qaida-and-Isis-s-media-arm?detail=email
Anti-vaccine megachurch hit with measles epidemic, now offering free vaccinations - morons - they should have vaccinated in the 1st place
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/26/1234055/-Anti-vaccine-megachurch-hit-with-measles-epidemic-now-offering-free-vaccinations?detail=email
In honor of Ronald Reagan’s birthday: List of Reagan administration convictions.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/10/17/157477/-List-of-Reagan-administration-convictions?detail=email
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie target of new criminal investigation
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/05/1362575/-New-Jersey-Gov-Chris-Christie-target-of-new-criminal-investigation?detail=email
10 million 'missing' gallons of crude oil from BP's 2010 oil spill has been found
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/05/1362564/-10-million-missing-gallons-of-crude-oil-from-BP-s-2010-oil-spill-has-been-found?detail=email
EXCLUSIVE - Koch Brothers, Rick Scott And Jeb Bush Exposed In Florida Pipeline Scandal
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/03/1361864/-EXCLUSIVE-Koch-Brothers-Rick-Scott-And-Jeb-Bush-Exposed-In-Florida-Pipeline-Scandal?detail=email
Creationist theme park planners to sue state for not giving them free money
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/04/1362281/-Creationist-theme-park-planners-to-sue-state-for-not-giving-them-free-money?detail=email
Kansas Legislator Moves to Make Teaching Sex-Ed a Crime - WTF is wrong with these people?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/04/1362362/-Kansas-Legislator-Moves-to-Make-Teaching-Sex-Ed-a-Crime?detail=email
Oh, and here are some more bright sparks of government.
Utah lawmakers debate whether sex with unconscious person is rape
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/04/1362217/-Utah-lawmakers-debate-whether-sex-with-unconscious-person-is-rape?detail=email
Jon Stewart Makes Hay Out of Ridiculous Texas-Florida Brawl in the House - FL disses TX
http://www.alternet.org/video/watch-jon-stewart-makes-hay-out-ridiculous-texas-florida-brawl-house?akid=12762.204376.zW3sjA&rd=1&src=newsletter1031432&t=11
Jon Stewart Nails Chris Christie's 'Comfort with Corruption’
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/watch-jon-stewart-nails-chris-christies-comfort-corruption
Lolita, the World’s Loneliest Orca, Gets Endangered Species Protection
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/02/04/captive-killer-whale-gets-endangered-species-protection?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-02-04
Watch 300 Manatees Shut Down a Wildlife Park
http://www.takepart.com/video/2015/02/03/watch-300-manatees-force-officials-shut-down-wildlife-park?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-02-04
Florida Cops Accused of Attacking Ex-NYPD Officer Who Was Helping Her Son
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/florida-cops-accused-attacking-ex-nypd-officer-who-was-helping-her-son?akid=12756.204376.dSWdjH&rd=1&src=newsletter1031379&t=17
DNA Tests Confirm NYC Subway Is a Germaphobe’s Worst Nightmare
http://time.com/3697797/new-york-city-subway-germs-bacteria-dna/
Lost typeface printing blocks found in river Thames
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-31188255
Why sheep could be fitted with WiFi sensors
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31188251
West Virginia Republican Says Rape Can Be ‘Beautiful’ if It Produces a Child - WTF? This man needs an attitude adjustment
http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/republican-says-rape-can-be-beautiful?akid=12770.204376._5-Jfp&rd=1&src=newsletter1031494&t=25
Dark Chocolate Pudding
http://www.nytimes.com/video/dining/100000003490833/dark-chocolate-pudding.html?emc=edit_th_20150207&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=44350406
Lizabeth Scott, Film Noir Siren, Dies at 92
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/movies/lizabeth-scott-film-noir-siren-dies-at-92.html?emc=edit_th_20150207&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=44350406
Magna Carta edition found in Sandwich archive scrapbook
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-31242433
Hey, fancy buying a straw house?
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31156579
Think Islamists Are the Only Religious Terrorists? Meet Some Famous Killers for Christ - well, this article barely covers the subject
http://www.alternet.org/belief/think-islamists-are-only-religious-terrorists-meet-some-famous-killers-christ?akid=12773.204376.XkMbHV&rd=1&src=newsletter1031557&t=14
HOT-PINK SEA SLUGS ARE INFILTRATING THE CALIFORNIA COAST ... HERE'S WHY
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/all-articles/2015/february/03/hot-pink-sea-slugs-are-infiltrating-the-california-coast-heres-why/#.VNEsrviKel8.twitter
Anti-oil sands activists in the U.S. are getting visits from the FBI
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/anti-oil-sands-activists-in-the-us-are-getting-visits-from-the-fbi/article22851903/
Christiegate: United Airlines Caught Bribing Christie Crony Samson
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/06/1362754/-Christiegate-United-Airlines-Caught-Bribing-Christie-Crony-Samson?detail=email
Paul Ryan's first tax package adds nearly $100 billion to the deficit
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/05/1362530/-Paul-Ryan-s-first-tax-package-adds-nearly-100-billion-to-the-nbsp-deficit?detail=email
First Country in the World Dumps Fossil Fuels As Divestment Movement Heats Up - Bravo!!
http://ecowatch.com/2015/02/06/divestment-movement-heats-up/?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=5cd887ed7e-Top_News_2_7_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-5cd887ed7e-85955433
NYPD Has a Plan to Magically Turn Anyone It Wants Into a Felon
http://justice.gawker.com/nypd-has-a-plan-to-magically-turn-anyone-it-wants-into-1684017767
In fracking hot spots, police and gas industry share intelligence on activists
http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2015/02/02/in-fracking-hot-spots-police-and-gas-industry-share-intelligence-on-activists/
License Plate Scanners Also Taking Photos of Drivers and Passengers - maybe we should all start sticking out tongues out or flipping them the bird
https://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/license-plate-scanners-also-taking-photos-drivers-and
New Jersey Gov. Christie Signs Bill 'Siding With Private Water Companies' Over Public Water
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/02/05/new-jersey-gov-christie-signs-bill-siding-private-water-companies-over-public-water
Old books reborn as art
http://www.ted.com/talks/brian_dettmer_old_books_reborn_as_intricate_art?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2015-02-07&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=bottom_right_image
Anthem's Data Breach: Now A Lifelong Cluster**** for 80 Million Americans
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/06/1362667/-Anthem-s-Data-Breach-Now-A-Lifelong-Clusterfuck-for-80-Million-Americans?detail=email
Bill Maher asks a favor of Republicans slamming Sarah Palin
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/07/1362941/-Bill-Maher-asks-a-favor-of-Republicans-slamming-Sarah-Palin?detail=email
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weather, knitting, gardening, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, quilting, petitions, CISPA, health, Exxon, oil spills, Monsanto, evil, people, tar sands, harassment, privacy, GMOs, fish, fracking, food, animals, WTF?, silliness, people, media, morons, fun stuff, women's issues, women's rights, police, volcanoes, archaeology, art, photography, dinosaurs, astronomy, physic, passings, surfing
Change the world one loan at a time - visit
http://www.Kiva.org
Started working on the elements for the bottom and top of the hex quilt. This will take a while and then I will have to finalize the layout and put it all together. Here is where it is at for the time being
There are many reasons I love the internet but one of the top reasons is that I was able to watch live as some Bella Hummingbirds hatched in California this morning. Now how cool is that? Want to see what is happening?
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/bella-hummingbird-nest
Have a good one!
Recommended Reading
NYPD announces task force with 'high tech weaponry' to handle terrorist attacks.....and protests - your civil rights under attack. I think the mayor should find himself another police commissioner.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1361003/-NYPD-announces-task-force-with-high-tech-weapons-to-handle-terrorist-attacks-and-protests?detail=email
The Smell of Rain
http://www.nytimes.com/video/science/100000003468811/the-smell-of-rain.html?emc=edit_th_20150127&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=44350406
Late Night Round-Up: ‘I Did My Best’ With Sarah Palin! - watch the Stewart
http://www.nationalmemo.com/late-night-round-best-sarah-palin/
She’s Going Door To Door With Light, And Older Navajos Have Never Seen Anything Like It - watch the video
http://www.upworthy.com/shes-going-door-to-door-with-light-and-older-navajos-have-never-seen-anything-like-it?c=upw1
Koch Network Vows To Spend Nearly $900 Million To Buy Presidency And Congress
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/koch-network-vows-spend-nearly-900-million-buy-presidency-and-congress?akid=12723.204376.Yxcwgn&rd=1&src=newsletter1030953&t=4
17-year-old Kristiana Coignard shot and killed by three police officers after brandishing knife
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/26/1360261/-17-year-old-Kristiana-Coignard-shot-and-killed-by-three-police-officers-after-brandishing-knife?detail=email
Scientists: Save the Bees, or People Will Go Hungry
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/01/27/bees-pollinators-collapse-link-malnutrition-hunger?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-01-27
Kathleen Ware, Quiltmaker
http://www.folkstreams.net/film,104
Dust From Factory Farms Carries Drugs, Poop Bacteria, and Antibiotic-Resistant Genes Far and Wide
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2015/01/dust-factory-farms-antibiotic-resistant-genes
Something Really, Really Terrible Is About To Happen To Our Coral
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2015/01/noaa-globes-coral-reefs-face-massive-bleaching-event-2015
Monsanto’s Roundup Found in Animals with Birth Defects
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/monsantos-roundup-found-in-animals-with-birth-defects.html?z00m=22550997
Edward Snowden Wins 'Debate' With NSA Lawyer
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2015/01/27/edward-snowden-wins-debate-with-nsa-lawyer/
An & Ria's first flight - the full film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD2NtzEPBcA
GOP State Senator Argues He Can Legally Drive Drunk - throw the bum in jail!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/24/1359908/-GOP-State-Senator-Argues-He-Can-Legally-Drive-Drunk?detail=email
Pipeline explodes in West Virginia
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/27/1360522/-Pipeline-explodes-in-West-Virginia?detail=email
Chris Matthews to Republican operative 'You know why I am against your party?’
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/28/1360637/-Chris-Matthews-to-Republican-operative-You-know-why-I-am-against-your-party?detail=email
Are shoulders pornographic?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/27/1360460/-Are-shoulders-pornographic?detail=email
The Real Plot to Overthrow FDR's America
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/02/27/95580/-The-Real-Plot-to-Overthrow-FDR-s-America?detail=email
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to launch 'state-run news outlet’ - wonder when he will ban all other news?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/27/1360502/-Indiana-Gov-Mike-Pence-to-launch-state-run-news-outlet?detail=email
What is causing the mass deaths of seabirds on the West Coast?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/27/1360519/-What-is-causing-the-mass-deaths-of-seabirds-on-the-West-Coast?detail=email
John Cleese on (Fox News) stupidity
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/29/1333141/-John-Cleese-on-Fox-News-stupidity?detail=email
Brains of elderly slow because they know so much
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/10584927/Brains-of-elderly-slow-because-they-know-so-much.html
Watch This Funky Teacher Prove That Lectures Are Totally out of Style
http://www.takepart.com/video/2015/01/28/watch-this-funky-teacher-prove-that-lectures-are-out-of-style?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-01-28
Watch a 1,000-Foot-High Wave Move Across the Ocean
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/01/27/why-thousand-foot-wave-youll-never-see-keeps-oceans-healthy?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-01-28
New House Rule Limits Full Consideration of Social Security Solutions
http://blog.aarp.org/2015/01/07/new-house-rule-limits-full-consideration-of-social-security-solutions/?CMP=EMC-SNG-ADV-SS-012915&autologin=true&cmp=NLC-ADVOCATE-0115
Monsanto Once Again Developing Herbicide Resistant Wheat
https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/monsanto-once-again-developing-herbicide-resistant-wheat
10 Senate Ds Think Drillers Should Be Able to Inject Whatever the Frack They Want into Your Water
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1360861/-10-Senate-Ds-Think-Drillers-Should-Be-Able-to-Inject-Whatever-the-Frack-They-Want-into-Your-Water?detail=email
Police Dogs Turned Loose on Restrained University Student
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/28/1360798/-Police-Dogs-Turned-Loose-on-Restrained-University-Student?detail=email
Atheist Files Suit After Being Fired From Teaching Position - good
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/26/1360353/-Atheist-Files-Suit-After-Being-Fired-From-Teaching-Position?detail=email
Five Minutes to Moonflower
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/garden/planting-a-clock-that-tracks-hours-by-flowers.html?emc=edit_th_20150129&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=44350406
Ageing whales: Scars reveal social secrets - well, don’t we all?
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30993208
Chicks place low numbers on the left
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31038256
The Tibetan monk who has taken in 170 children
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31044237
Ice climber scales frozen Niagara Falls - many have gone down, this one is going up
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31037992
Swedish office staff offered implants to access facilities - no. And what happens when you are fired or leave?
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31045201
Record-breaking balloonists aim for Mexico landing
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31053820
Underwear Checks? How Far Is Too Far When it Comes to School Discipline? - it would have been easier to set up cameras and wait for the next incident.
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/01/29/underwear-checks-how-far-too-far-when-comes-school-discipline?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-01-29
One of the World’s Rarest Animals Just Made Its First Trip to a National Park in 100 Years - this is really great!
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/01/29/one-rarest-mammals-america-made-its-first-trip-national-park-100-years?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-01-29
That Time Badass Feminist Queen Elizabeth II Gave Saudi Arabia's King a Lesson in Power - Well Done QEII!
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/01/feminist-boss-lady-queen-elizabeth-gave-saudi-arabias-king-lesson-power
MO's Country Club Committee Meeting Goes Wrong for Republicans, Get Caught on Camera talking Choice
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1361011/-MO-s-Country-Club-Committee-Meeting-Goes-Wrong-for-Republicans-Get-Caught-on-Camera-talking-Choice?detail=email
Texas bill will allow teachers to kill students to protect school 'property' - WTF?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1360958/-Texas-bill-will-allow-teachers-to-kill-students-to-protect-school-property
San Francisco public defender arrested outside courtroom for defending her client (VIDEO) - WTF?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1360890/-San-Francisco-public-defender-arrested-outside-courtroom-for-defending-her-client-VIDEO?detail=email
Native American school children taunted with slurs, sprayed with beer at South Dakota hockey game - what is wrong with people?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1360934/-Native-American-school-children-taunted-with-slurs-sprayed-with-beer-at-South-Dakota-hockey-game?detail=email
Seattle teacher pepper sprayed at MLK rally files lawsuit against police (VIDEO) - why?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1360905/-Seattle-teacher-pepper-sprayed-at-MLK-rally-files-lawsuit-against-police-VIDEO?detail=email
'Cold plasma' kills off norovirus
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31043991
Pioneering Les Paul guitar to be auctioned in New York
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31070330
Kellogg’s Froot Loops Tests Positive For GMOs and Weedkiller
http://www.gmofreeusa.org/food-testing/kelloggs/kelloggs-froot-loops/
Carnival of Venice under way
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31075504
Tattoos and other types of 'body modification' explained - no things
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31070333
Herculaneum scrolls unlocked using photon beams
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31087746
Magna Carta manuscripts displayed together at British Library
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-31089411
Oceana Discovers New Glass Sponge Species in the Mediterranean
http://oceana.org/blog/oceana-discovers-new-glass-sponge-species-mediterranean?akid=4155.464466.Msq38F&rd=1&t=8&utm_campaign=enews&utm_medium=mailing&utm_source=wavemakers#
Chris Christie Falls Out Of Chair-Schadenfreude Ensues
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/30/1361214/-Chris-Christie-falls-out-of-chair-Schadenfreude-ensues?detail=email
How the Government Put Tens of Thousands of People at Risk of a Deadly Disease
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/01/valley-fever-california-central-valley-prison
Being Stung by the Gympie Gympie Tree Is the Worst Kind of Pain You Can Imagine
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/being-stung-by-the-gympie-gympie-tree-is-the-worst-kind-of-pain-you-can-imagine.html
Oscars Animated Shorts Roundup
http://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/awardsseason/100000003481837/oscars-animated-shorts-roundup.html?emc=edit_th_20150131&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=44350406
Missouri man arrested after telling woman he wanted to show her where he hung her grandpa
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/30/1361149/-Missouri-man-arrested-after-telling-woman-he-wanted-to-show-her-where-he-hung-her-grandpa?detail=email
Forbes Destroys John Boehner in Scathing Smackdown
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/29/1360932/-Forbes-Destroys-John-Boehner-in-Scathing-Smackdown?detail=email
Paul Krugman Demolishes GOP's Bogus 'Long-term' Economic Thinking
http://www.alternet.org/economy/paul-krugman-demolishes-gops-bogus-long-term-economic-thinking?akid=12746.204376.QKdrRH&rd=1&src=newsletter1031268&t=6
Hypo-Christie! New Jersey Gov Blatantly Panders to Religious Right with Vaccine Diss - what an ass
http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/hypo-christie-new-jersey-gov-blatantly-panders-religious-right-vaccine-diss?akid=12746.204376.QKdrRH&rd=1&src=newsletter1031268&t=8
Cops Hold 11-year-old Girl at Gunpoint Responding to Burglary Call at Her House
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/cops-hold-11-year-old-girl-gunpoint-responding-burglary-call-her-house?akid=12746.204376.QKdrRH&rd=1&src=newsletter1031268&t=17
Drug-delivery pioneer wins £1m engineering prize
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31111835
The men of steel with a softer side - to bad that most big business don’t operate this way.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31057308
Vatican observatory where priests are also astrophysicists
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31051635
Groundhog bites Wisconsin mayor on the ear - should have left the little thing in his den. Bozo. Serves him right.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31100453
Extremism hurts Pakistan's music scene and its fans
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31099728
Jon Stewart Mocks Koch Brothers $900 Million Campaign Pledge-'Behold Our Benevolent Overlords’
http://www.alternet.org/video/watch-jon-stewart-mocks-koch-brothers-900-million-campaign-pledge-behold-our-benevolent
Watch This Genius Shortcut And You'll Never Have To Shovel Snow Again - of course it has to be the right kind of snow
http://www.countryliving.com/outdoor/snow-shoveling-life-hack
This Winery Employs 1,900 Sheep to Help With Its Grape Harvest - perfect…wine & yarn
http://www.countryliving.com/outdoor/outdoor-living/sheep-vineyard-new-zealand-winery
The Budweiser Puppy Killed It in the Super Bowl Ad-but Did He Kill Wolves Too? - this is just wrong and Bud will never cross my doorstep again
http://www.takepart.com/video/2015/02/02/budweiser-puppy-killed-it-super-bowl-commercial-did-he-kill-wolves-too?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-02-02
Book cover refuses to open for judgmental readers
http://www.dezeen.com/2015/01/30/book-the-cover-that-judges-you-face-scanning-facial-recognition-moore/
Geraldine McEwan, Actress Known for Miss Marple Role, Dies at 82
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/arts/television/geraldine-mcewan-actress-known-for-miss-marple-role-dies-at-82.html?emc=edit_th_20150203&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=44350406&_r=0
TX school suspends 9yo for terroristic threats because "Magic Ring” - yep, this is going to far. Magic, if one could have magic I would magic these people away. IDIOTS!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/01/1361630/-TX-school-suspends-9yo-for-terroristic-threats-because-Magic-Ring?detail=email
The Front Yard "Gun Range" Just Feet From My Neighbor's Kids' Bedroom Window PETITION - stupidity
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/30/1361295/-The-Front-Yard-Gun-Range-Just-Feet-From-My-Neighbors-Kids-Bedroom-Window?detail=email
After billions of dollars in subsidies, here's Verizon's broadband coverage - the rip off of the American taxpayer
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/02/1361802/-After-billions-of-dollars-in-subsidies-here-s-Verizon-s-broadband-coverage?detail=email
California family has black water, water company says it's good to drink - huh? I don’t think so
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/02/1361757/-California-family-has-black-water-water-company-says-it-s-good-to-drink?detail=email
School police officer beats 13-year-old girl with baton on video - WTF?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/02/1361841/-School-police-officer-beats-13-year-old-girl-with-baton-on-video?detail=email
Hey, Tea Party: Latin Was the Language of Ancient Rome - more stupidity
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/02/1361916/-Hey-Tea-Party-Latin-Was-the-Language-of-Ancient-Rome?detail=email
Arkansas Churches Allegedly Refuses Funeral For Gay Man, Hand Out Anti-Gay Materials to Grieving Family - christians at work
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/arkansas-churches-allegedly-refuses-funeral-gay-man-hand-out-anti-gay-materials?akid=12749.204376.exSTbM&rd=1&src=newsletter1031324&t=18
Evicted with Welders and M16s: Welcome to Apartheid Street, Palestine - and the House just asked the Israeli leader to talk to them. Tells you a bit about the rupees doesn’t it?
http://www.alternet.org/world/evicted-welders-and-m16s-welcome-apartheid-street-palestine?akid=12747.308485.0ogkx1&rd=1&src=newsletter1031286&t=26
US senator questions forcing food workers to wash hands - what a MORON!
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31127704
Biggest rodent 'fought with teeth' like tusks
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31111843
Riding ocean waves four storeys high
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31093276
Rhino skull fossil found on Norfolk beach
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-31123871
He Thought He Would Be Eaten Alive. Instead, He Got A Winning Photograph That Made Me Care. - amazing. Watch the video
http://www.upworthy.com/he-thought-he-would-be-eaten-alive-instead-he-got-a-winning-photograph-that-made-me-care?c=upw1
The Carnegies And Rockefellers Tried To Silence Him With Jail Time. That Didn't Work So Well.
http://www.upworthy.com/the-carnegies-and-rockefellers-tried-to-silence-him-with-jail-time-that-didnt-work-so-well?c=upw1
Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling that Firing Woman for Breastfeeding Not Sexist Since Men Can Lactate - well, it must be our day for MORONS
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/supreme-court-lets-stand-ruling-firing-woman-breastfeeding-not-sexist-men-can
Jon Stewart Has Some Harsh Words for Anti-Vaxxers - on and please note that Gov. Christies says vans are good…now he has changed course a few days ago saying just the opposite to garner votes for a presidential run. He’s not getting my vote for this and many other reasons.
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/video-jon-stewart-has-some-harsh-words-anti-vaxxers
GOP Senator Proposes Norovirus Dissemination Plan - let’s hear from Mike the Mad Biologist
http://mikethemadbiologist.com/2015/02/04/gop-senator-proposes-norovirus-dissemination-plan/
3,300 year old city to be wiped off the map
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/03/1362071/-3-300-year-old-city-to-be-wiped-off-the-map?detail=email
Monty Oum, Web-Series Animator, Dies at 33
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/04/arts/video-games/monty-oum-web-series-animator-dies-at-33.html?emc=edit_th_20150204&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=44350406&_r=0
Watch Rare Video of a Mysterious Whale That Surfaced in Hawaii - cool
http://www.takepart.com/video/2015/02/05/video-blainesvilles-beaked-whale-hawaii-2015?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-02-05
Biologist Illuminates Glowing Underwater World - I find it very hypocritical that the ad for Montana tourism features a bison since they are killing those that cross their borders from Yellowstone National Park.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/explorers-project/141023-explorers-gruber?utm_source=NatGeocom&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=inside_20150205&utm_campaign=Content
California Moves to Ban All Vaccination Exemptions
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/02/california-moves-ban-all-vaccination-exemptions
The Reason Why All The Songs On The Radio Sound The Same Might Make You Blush - interesting
http://www.upworthy.com/the-reason-why-all-the-songs-on-the-radio-sound-the-same-might-make-you-blush?c=upw1
Reading for pleasure boosts self-esteem - Well this house has no problem
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/reading-pleasure-boosts-self-esteem
How American Oligarchs Are Pushing America to the Brink of Fascism
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/how-american-oligarchs-are-pushing-america-brink-fascism?akid=12766.204376.A26GMk&rd=1&src=newsletter1031451&t=4
And now from the boo do hoo do club:
Evangelists Plan to Convert Atheist Computers to Christianity
http://www.alternet.org/belief/evangelists-plan-convert-atheist-computers-christianity?akid=12766.204376.A26GMk&rd=1&src=newsletter1031451&t=20
Oh Sweet Irony: Walker Caught Lying About Removing "Search For Truth" from UW Mission Statement
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/05/1362537/-Oh-Sweet-Sweet-Irony-Walker-Lies-About-Deleting-Search-For-Truth-From-UW-Mission-Statement?detail=email
The Guardian: Fox News "literally - working for al-Qaida and Isis’s media arm”
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/05/1362462/-The-Guardian-Fox-News-literally-working-for-al-Qaida-and-Isis-s-media-arm?detail=email
Anti-vaccine megachurch hit with measles epidemic, now offering free vaccinations - morons - they should have vaccinated in the 1st place
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/26/1234055/-Anti-vaccine-megachurch-hit-with-measles-epidemic-now-offering-free-vaccinations?detail=email
In honor of Ronald Reagan’s birthday: List of Reagan administration convictions.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/10/17/157477/-List-of-Reagan-administration-convictions?detail=email
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie target of new criminal investigation
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/05/1362575/-New-Jersey-Gov-Chris-Christie-target-of-new-criminal-investigation?detail=email
10 million 'missing' gallons of crude oil from BP's 2010 oil spill has been found
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/05/1362564/-10-million-missing-gallons-of-crude-oil-from-BP-s-2010-oil-spill-has-been-found?detail=email
EXCLUSIVE - Koch Brothers, Rick Scott And Jeb Bush Exposed In Florida Pipeline Scandal
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/03/1361864/-EXCLUSIVE-Koch-Brothers-Rick-Scott-And-Jeb-Bush-Exposed-In-Florida-Pipeline-Scandal?detail=email
Creationist theme park planners to sue state for not giving them free money
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/04/1362281/-Creationist-theme-park-planners-to-sue-state-for-not-giving-them-free-money?detail=email
Kansas Legislator Moves to Make Teaching Sex-Ed a Crime - WTF is wrong with these people?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/04/1362362/-Kansas-Legislator-Moves-to-Make-Teaching-Sex-Ed-a-Crime?detail=email
Oh, and here are some more bright sparks of government.
Utah lawmakers debate whether sex with unconscious person is rape
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/04/1362217/-Utah-lawmakers-debate-whether-sex-with-unconscious-person-is-rape?detail=email
Jon Stewart Makes Hay Out of Ridiculous Texas-Florida Brawl in the House - FL disses TX
http://www.alternet.org/video/watch-jon-stewart-makes-hay-out-ridiculous-texas-florida-brawl-house?akid=12762.204376.zW3sjA&rd=1&src=newsletter1031432&t=11
Jon Stewart Nails Chris Christie's 'Comfort with Corruption’
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/watch-jon-stewart-nails-chris-christies-comfort-corruption
Lolita, the World’s Loneliest Orca, Gets Endangered Species Protection
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/02/04/captive-killer-whale-gets-endangered-species-protection?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-02-04
Watch 300 Manatees Shut Down a Wildlife Park
http://www.takepart.com/video/2015/02/03/watch-300-manatees-force-officials-shut-down-wildlife-park?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-02-04
Florida Cops Accused of Attacking Ex-NYPD Officer Who Was Helping Her Son
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/florida-cops-accused-attacking-ex-nypd-officer-who-was-helping-her-son?akid=12756.204376.dSWdjH&rd=1&src=newsletter1031379&t=17
DNA Tests Confirm NYC Subway Is a Germaphobe’s Worst Nightmare
http://time.com/3697797/new-york-city-subway-germs-bacteria-dna/
Lost typeface printing blocks found in river Thames
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-31188255
Why sheep could be fitted with WiFi sensors
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31188251
West Virginia Republican Says Rape Can Be ‘Beautiful’ if It Produces a Child - WTF? This man needs an attitude adjustment
http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/republican-says-rape-can-be-beautiful?akid=12770.204376._5-Jfp&rd=1&src=newsletter1031494&t=25
Dark Chocolate Pudding
http://www.nytimes.com/video/dining/100000003490833/dark-chocolate-pudding.html?emc=edit_th_20150207&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=44350406
Lizabeth Scott, Film Noir Siren, Dies at 92
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/movies/lizabeth-scott-film-noir-siren-dies-at-92.html?emc=edit_th_20150207&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=44350406
Magna Carta edition found in Sandwich archive scrapbook
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-31242433
Hey, fancy buying a straw house?
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31156579
Think Islamists Are the Only Religious Terrorists? Meet Some Famous Killers for Christ - well, this article barely covers the subject
http://www.alternet.org/belief/think-islamists-are-only-religious-terrorists-meet-some-famous-killers-christ?akid=12773.204376.XkMbHV&rd=1&src=newsletter1031557&t=14
HOT-PINK SEA SLUGS ARE INFILTRATING THE CALIFORNIA COAST ... HERE'S WHY
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/all-articles/2015/february/03/hot-pink-sea-slugs-are-infiltrating-the-california-coast-heres-why/#.VNEsrviKel8.twitter
Anti-oil sands activists in the U.S. are getting visits from the FBI
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/anti-oil-sands-activists-in-the-us-are-getting-visits-from-the-fbi/article22851903/
Christiegate: United Airlines Caught Bribing Christie Crony Samson
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/06/1362754/-Christiegate-United-Airlines-Caught-Bribing-Christie-Crony-Samson?detail=email
Paul Ryan's first tax package adds nearly $100 billion to the deficit
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/05/1362530/-Paul-Ryan-s-first-tax-package-adds-nearly-100-billion-to-the-nbsp-deficit?detail=email
First Country in the World Dumps Fossil Fuels As Divestment Movement Heats Up - Bravo!!
http://ecowatch.com/2015/02/06/divestment-movement-heats-up/?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=5cd887ed7e-Top_News_2_7_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-5cd887ed7e-85955433
NYPD Has a Plan to Magically Turn Anyone It Wants Into a Felon
http://justice.gawker.com/nypd-has-a-plan-to-magically-turn-anyone-it-wants-into-1684017767
In fracking hot spots, police and gas industry share intelligence on activists
http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2015/02/02/in-fracking-hot-spots-police-and-gas-industry-share-intelligence-on-activists/
License Plate Scanners Also Taking Photos of Drivers and Passengers - maybe we should all start sticking out tongues out or flipping them the bird
https://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/license-plate-scanners-also-taking-photos-drivers-and
New Jersey Gov. Christie Signs Bill 'Siding With Private Water Companies' Over Public Water
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/02/05/new-jersey-gov-christie-signs-bill-siding-private-water-companies-over-public-water
Old books reborn as art
http://www.ted.com/talks/brian_dettmer_old_books_reborn_as_intricate_art?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2015-02-07&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=bottom_right_image
Anthem's Data Breach: Now A Lifelong Cluster**** for 80 Million Americans
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/06/1362667/-Anthem-s-Data-Breach-Now-A-Lifelong-Clusterfuck-for-80-Million-Americans?detail=email
Bill Maher asks a favor of Republicans slamming Sarah Palin
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/07/1362941/-Bill-Maher-asks-a-favor-of-Republicans-slamming-Sarah-Palin?detail=email
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