March 2012
CNN projects Mitt Romney wins Wyoming caucuses - @PoliticalTicker http://t.co/4AoYp3lr
Military jury finds Navy special warfare sailor not guilty of raping Peace Corps worker in Uganda - @AP http://t.co/UfiwXgqC
“At the same time that the price of gasoline is rising, the US oil industry is...”
– Christian Science Monitor
And another one! Yeah, we’re exporting record amounts of American-made gasoline to other countries instead of lowering prices here. Obama’s fault… how exactly?
-Jess
(via stfuconservatives)
RT @breakingstorm: Update: At least 12 killed as violent storms ravage Midwest, South - @AP http://t.co/14eUuaZ8
RT @breakingstorm: Update on Midwest tornadoes: 2 deaths reported in Cumberland County, Tennessee - @weatherchannel http://t.co/nmdh0Yke
Jen Hirsch, who sang Adele's "One and Only"...
One of my faves tonight, and they’re only up to the fourth contestant tonight.
Video will be shared later.
I hope Rick Santorum has an existential crisis...
blissandzen:
stfuconservatives:
that he never quite recovers from.
-Joe
Another one?
Liberals Are Cool: The Right Sees Obama Winning →
“When you have a candidate few people really like, whose support is a mile wide and an inch deep, whose raison d’etre (a 4am fancy word) is fixing an economy that is fixing itself without him, and who only wins his actual, factual home state by three percentage points against a guy no one took…
My reaction upon reading this…
“Time was when Catholics (who, you know, *invented* the university) worked and...”
– Arch-Catholic Mark Shea. (via liberalsarecool)
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Homeland Security Kept Tabs on Occupy Wall Street... →
An internal Department of Homeland Security report obtained by Rolling Stone shows the agency was keeping its eyes on Occupy Wall Street, concerned about potential disruptions to transportation networks and infrastructure. The five-page memo from October, titled, “SPECIAL COVERAGE: Occupy Wall Street,” acknowledged the peaceful nature of the movement and made mostly anodyne observations from...
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Right-Wing Group One Million Moms Threatens To... →
If you need any more proof that conservatives don’t just want to protect their own kids from material they find objectionable, they don’t want anyone to have any access to it, ever, check out the One Million Moms freakout over Archie Comics at Toys ‘R’ Us. They’re writing to the chain:
As a mother and a member of OneMillionMoms.com, I am extremely disappointed to learn that select Toys ‘R’...
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Poll Finds Unprecedented Gap Between Supporters... →
A 25-point gap now separates supporters and opponents of marriage equality in California, with 59 percent of residents backing same-sex marriage and just 34 percent opposing it, a new Field survey finds. This represents “the largest margin of support for the issue in the three-plus decades the Field Poll has been asking the question” and shows a big increase for marriage since voters approved...
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After Deliberating for Three Minutes, Florida... →
A Florida Senate panel approved a measure to ban the use of Sharia law in the Sunshine State yesterday after deliberating for just three minutes and turning dozens away who sought to give their testimony.
SB 1360, which already passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, was approved by the Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Subcommittee on Tuesday by a 5-2 vote. A concurrent anti-Sharia...
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says he expects to visit Syria ‘fairly soon’ - @Reuters http://t.co/wOcehdD6
RT @breakingstorm: Update: Tennessee officials say 1 dead from storm in Cumberland County; Now at least 10 killed as tornadoes move acro …
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So apparently, the House is voting on the "Blunt...
stfusexists:
Pro-tip: If they can spend less money on their employee’s benefits, every employer will be “morally opposed” to covering birth control. Do these people seriously not understand that if there is a loophole, EVERYONE will exploit it?
More on Grand Canyon hikes case: Grandpa found guilty on charges stemming from Aug. hikes, each more than 15 miles- @AP http://t.co/Hy5Ps0ii
February 2012
Jury finds man guilty of child abuse for forcing grandsons on grueling Grand Canyon hikes - @AP
Active Tornado Watches and Warnings (I Will Update...
Alabama
Tornado Warning for Fayette, Marion, and Walker Counties until 5:30 PM CST
Tornado Watch for Blount, Cherokee, Colbert, Cullman, Dekalb, Etowah, Fayette, Jackson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Walker, and Winston Counties until 9:00 PM CST
Tornado Watch for Jefferson and St. Clair Counties until 9:00 PM CST
Tornado Watch for Colbert,...
“This is like watching a Greek tragedy. It’s the negative campaigning and the...”
– Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by the Boston Herald, on the state of the Republican presidential race. (via liberalsarecool)
This Needs To Go Viral →
crisscrosscutout:
How is this even legal? Suddenly doctors can withhold medical information from patients to prevent an abortion in any case? What about an ectopic pregnancy? And forget prosecution because this bill protects medical personnel from malpractice charges. Even if one is pro-life the idea that any law would prevent a doctor from giving you all of your options is bad. If this passes...
Keep Track of Current Severe Weather Watches and... →
During part of today, I will be helping keep...
There will still be political updates, but warning people about severe weather is more important. Politicians will always gripe, possibly saving lives is more important!
“Romney won Mackinac County by 1 vote. 667 votes to Santorum’s, wait for it, 666...”
– Chuck Todd (via captainrobocop) The mark of the touristy part of the state. (via shortformblog)
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HA!
Frothy Mix is what he is, apparently. (via timekiller-s)
US Fed Chair Bernanke stands by plan to keep record-low rates until late 2014 despite lower unemployment - @AP
RT @BreakingNewsUK: More: Rupert Murdoch says in statement his son James will work on pay-TV and in other News Corp. businesses - @guard …
Update: North Korea will also allow IAEA inspectors to monitor moratorium on uranium enrichment - North Korean news agency via @Reuters
RT @BreakingNewsUK: News Corp. announces James Murdoch steps down as executive chairman of News International - @AP
Live video: Testimony resumes in trial of former Rutgers student accused of using a webcam to spy on roommate - @msnbc http://t.co/bZduSTcu
US says North Korea agrees to implement moratorium on long-range missile launches, nuclear tests, nuclear activities at Yongbyon - @Reuters
More: US doesn’t believe man arrested in Cairo was long-sought senior al-Qaida leader, AP source says - @AP
Man arrested in Egypt said to be 1 of al-Qaida’s top leaders denies link, says it’s a case of mistaken identity - @AP http://t.co/gD9ltsHP
Egyptian authorities arrest al-Qaida chief Saif al-Adel, linked to 1998 US Embassy attacks, at Cairo airport, officials say - @BBCNews
RT @breakingstorm: 1 person dies, 13 injured as possible tornado hits trailer park in southwest Missouri during night of severe weather …
Security forces are advancing on the rebel-held neighborhood of Baba Amr in Homs, Syrian official confirms ground offensive under way - @AP
RT @BreakingNewsUK: European Central Bank makes €529.5bn ($712.4bn) of emergency 3 year loans to 800 banks - @AP
US Coast Guard confirms 1 crewmember is dead & 3 others remain missing following helicopter crash in Alabama during training mission - @AP
Setback for Egypt’s effort to prosecute NGO workers as all 3 judges withdraw from case citing ‘uneasiness’ - @AJEnglish http://t.co/FWMRtdBM
Heavy fighting breaks out near the rebel stronghold of Baba Amr in Homs as Syrian troops begin a ground assault, opposition says - @Reuters
Israeli soldiers raid Palestinian television station seizing broadcast equipment, computers and files - @Reuters http://t.co/5bxoYM9q
India’s economic growth weakest in almost three years - @Reuters http://t.co/oJNph6Ca