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• Books: Stones Into Schools - Peace Through Education

  This is a recommendation from Alan Castle, in Seattle, who had recommended this author's prior book, and met the author locally. It's so timely, as we're just starting to hear more about sending troops and military equipment into Afghanistan. War...' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:26pm EST
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• Craziness - Lou Dobbs May Have Quit TeeVee to Prepare for Presidential Run

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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:20pm EST
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• More on Cannabis Cafe, Portland

  cannabis .. the largest cash crop in America .. the only business booming in California and Oregon watch the testimonial [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:44am EST
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• Jackson's Glove .. Sold for $420,000

  Jackson's glove brought a lot of money Darren Julien, CEO of Julien's Auctions, which ran the auction, called the glove "the Holy Grail of Michael Jackson," and many expected it to sell for far more than its pre-sale estimate of... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:37am EST
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• Alcohol Good For Men's Hearts .. but for Women? Not So Much

  Another study saying it's ok for men to drink - maybe GOOD for men to drink. What about women? It was a Spanish study that said drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by a... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:32am EST
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• Sex Can Trigger Global Amnesia

  Lots of strange sexually-tinged stories lately such as this one about how sex can trigger amnesia. In the story, a woman and her husband have sex. Afterward, she seems disoriented. She no longer knew the Olympics was going on, even... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:29am EST
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• Surgery for the Perfect Vagina

  BBC NEWS | Health | New warning on 'perfect vaginas' There is an increase in the number of women seeking surgery to improve the appearance of their vagina, according to the National Health Service - despite the fact that it... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:29am EST
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• Quadafi Fashion Show!!!

  Courtesy of Robin and many thanks!! http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/08/qaddafi-slideshow200908?slide=3#slide=1 [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:44pm EST
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• FOX on "Burka Barbie"

  Seems to me FOX has some sort of "feminist" outlook when it comes to women in the middle east, while simultaneously managing to endorse repressive healthcare policies for women etc. in America. = Bizarro World. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:34pm EST
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• Martha Stewart Calls Palin Boring, Dangerous, Confused

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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 10:58am EST
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• New Orleans Noir II - The Last Evening

  Walked down Bourbon Street - smoky with Cuban cigars and people sinning away in the Bible Belt - maybe that's why so many places don't allow photographs. Went to Marie Leveau's voodoo shop - best part is the altar that...' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:36am EST
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• Partying with ASHA at Mardi Gras World

  I've gone to this convention in Vegas, San Antonio, Austin, San Diego, Seattle, New Orleans, Anaheim, Washington DC etc. over more than 3 decades and we've had some good parties - like adults-only Disneyland. Going to Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras... [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 5:58am EST
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• A Little Bitta Levi

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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:08pm EST
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• Hurricane Katrina & Environmental Consciousness

  It was pleasing to find that quite a number of New Orleans merchants were avoiding the use of plastic bags after having seen what happened after Hurricane Katrina. There had been documentary footage of countless plastic bags up in the... [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:48am EST
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• Palin Book Crowd Goes Rogue After She Leaves Indiana Book Signing Abruptly

  From Robin:Dick Cavett is discussing Sarah Palin on MSNBC: She seems to have no first language. [...] I feel sorry for John McCain because he aimed low and missed. The fact that you could take any 5 sentences out of... [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:22am EST
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• We're in Louisiana and Landrieu is Helping Stall Health Care Debate

  WASHINGTON — Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. But the section's purpose is... [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:17am EST
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• We're in Louisiana and Landrieu is Helping Stall Health Care Debate UPDATED

  WASHINGTON — Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. But the section's purpose is... [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:17am EST
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• We're in Louisiana and Wonkette Shows Vitter Withdrawing Money from an ATM

  Wonkette : David Vitter’s Just Got To Grab Some Cash Quickly, He’ll Be Right Back [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:13am EST
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• Latest Wingnut Viral Email - "Brokeback Mountain" Imagery

  However, it was the previous administration who broke the bank with unauthorized oil wars and deregulation of corporate interests. Here is an article from Daily Kos about wingnut billboards that are appearing in the outback. Daily Kos: Missouri Billboard Calls... [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 5:45am EST
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• Virtual Biden & Free Alumni Food at the Marriott, New Orleans

  Joe Biden didn't make it to the Awards Ceremony at the American Speech and Hearing Association but former astronaut and Senator John Glenn and his wife Annie Glenn did. They had met at the White House with Joe Biden, as...' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:50pm EST
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• Bizarre Wingnut Campout for Palin Book Signing

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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:35am EST
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• New Orleans: Inside the Convention Center & Remembering Katrina

  “I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.”- Lily Tomlin Just had lunch out on the balcony of the blocks-long Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. I could see right up close... [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:01am EST
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• Virtual Biden to Receive Award at ASHA in New Orleans Following Recent Daily Show Appearance & Car Crash Story

  What is ASHA? Our convention! The American Speech & Hearing Association in New Orleans this week! Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut John Glenn, will give an award to Joe Biden, for overcoming his stuttering. So I uploaded this photo with... [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:05am EST
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• FOX News Poll Finds It's OK to Bow to Foreign Leaders

  According to TPM , Fox News conducted a poll asking : When the president of the United States is traveling overseas, do you think it is appropriate for him to bow to a foreign leader if that is the country's...' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:49am EST
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• New Orleans: Happy Hour at Emeril's, on to Cafe du Monde & Rubyfruit Jungle

  all this food and drink for 16 bucks That's octopus bruschetta, honey-dipped chicken, grilled pork, gumbo, oysters, bread and corn muffins, and a mojito! [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:02pm EST
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• Majority of Republicans Think ACORN Stole Election for Obama

  Never mind that Bush cannot be shown to have won legitimately either time and that there is no real evidence for the ACORN claim.. A majority of GOP voters think ACORN stole the '08 election for Obama | Political Insider...' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:01am EST
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• Medium Movie Popcorn Has Enough Fat to Last 3 or 4 Days

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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:54am EST
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• New Orleans: 100 Years of Mardi Gras (Zulu Exhibit at the Cabildo)

  $6 and amazing!!! Masks, float items, antique invitations, memorabilia, video histories and accountings - just indescribable but here are a few photos. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:42am EST
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• New Orleans: Day I - American Speech & Hearing Convention

  I'm attending sessions so far on Semantic Encoding and on Hyperacusis/Hyperreactivity and the good thing is that I found a superfast connection and free coffee as well as a wall outlet. I am listening to accounts of how some individuals...' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:32am EST
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• Texas Constitutional Amendment Outlaws Marriage

  Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a 22-word clause in a 2005 constitutional amendment designed to ban gay marriages erroneously endangers the legal status of all marriages in the state. The amendment,... [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 6:44pm EST
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• New Orleans: Brad Pitt for Mayor & Other Political Statements

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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:20pm EST
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• Alex Grey Depicts Obama

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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 5:40am EST
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• New Orleans Noir

  First night's shooting .. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:42pm EST
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• An Unexpected Up-Close Tour of New Orleans After Katrina

  I got more than I bargained for already on this trip. In one day, I got a trip from Seattle to Dallas, where I got to see alot of men in hunting gear. Then I got a quick jet to... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:58pm EST
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• Remembering The Ninth Ward

  Pics: The Lower Ninth Ward Almost Four Years Later - PSFK Going to New Orleans - went to Google Earth for a look at the 9th ward and it's unfathomable - even from the satellite views, it looks like a... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:40am EST
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• Dr. Mengele & the Brazilian Town of Twins / Boys From Brazil

  Wonder if the "Boys From Brazil" movie was referencing this phenomena of frequent twins here - more than 1000% higher than in other places? That movie had the little Hitlers and in this video, a guy thinks Dr. Joseph Mengele... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:38am EST
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• Obama Doesn't Twitter / Chinese Censor Obama's Speech on Censorship

  CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Obama: I’ve never used Twitter « - Blogs from CNN.com "Let me say that I have never used Twitter," Obama said in response to a question from a Chinese... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:28am EST
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• Ghadafi Tries to Convert 200 Italian Women

  Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has hosted a soiree in Rome for some 200 young Italian women, but instead of the party they expected the women were given a lecture on Islam and copies of the Quran, a news report said... [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:31am EST
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• Obama Visits Troops in Alaska

  This is Palin's turf & her only trip out of the US was to visit Alaskan troops overseas. Palin has held many of her events in various airplane hangars and now she is rounding the talk shows and book stores... [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:11am EST
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• Nixon Establishes Protocol By Bowing to Hirohito; Eisenhower Bowed to DeGaulle; W

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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:00am EST
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• NPR: In China & India, Skin Color Still An Issue

  President Obama's arrival in China on Sunday is being eagerly awaited by many people, especially one young woman in Shanghai. Lou Jing is of mixed race, with a Chinese mother and an African-American father. She became famous nationally after her... [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:58am EST
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• Phelps Nut Family: "This Land is Fag Land" - in Harmony

  They picketed the school of the Obama children and now they are harassing comedians. Harmon Leon - The Infiltrator – Westboro Baptist Church Pickets Obama Girls And Blue Collar Comedy Tour’s Ron White - True/Slant But I hadn't heard this...' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:46am EST
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• South Park's Glenn Beck Parody

  Go Cartman! [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:46am EST
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• Nixon Establishes Protocol By Bowing to Hirohito

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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:00pm EST
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• Chinese T-Shirt Entrepreneur's "Oba Mao" / Protest in South Korea

  He sold these until authorities made him stop. Maybe wingnuts here would buy them. [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 2:44pm EST
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• The Onion: FDA Approves Drug For the Annoyingly Cheerful /TIME: Why Are Americans So Cheerful?

  In January 2008, the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index was launched. It was designed to work like a Dow Jones average of attitude. At least 1,000 people are surveyed daily, 350 days a year. (You can see how happy people are broken... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 8:27am EST
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• Will Obama Bring Back the "Nehru Jacket" .. ??!!

  Apparently FOX New thinks Obama wasn't supposed to "bow" respectfully in Japan. But..but..but.. Some reactions from Japan: (from a DailyKos comment, citing The Examiner) While the Japanese media has largely avoided commenting on the incident, numerous comments have been made...' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 8:19am EST
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• Seattle Area Men Carry Guns Into Community Center to Spur Lawsuit

  Man carries gun into community center to protest ban A Kent man who announced Friday that he intended to carry a pistol into a West Seattle community center to trigger a lawsuit challenging Seattle's ban on guns in public spaces... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 8:18am EST
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• Florida Wingnuts: Tea Party Candidate Arrested for Drugs; Anti-Gore Protest

  Ezell Harris, Tea Party Candidate, Arrested On Drug Charges Jail records show he is being held on four counts: trafficking in hydrocodone, dispensing illegal drugs without a license, unlawful use of a two-way radio, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 8:18am EST
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• Hope for Seattle - Mayor McGinn Has An Interesting Transition Team

  (Thanks to Elizabeth Walters) The new mayor’s Mike McGinn, transition team looks really exciting!! Far different from what I would have envisioned had his opponent, Joe Mallahan, won. There is hope!! by Josh Feit, Hinting at the seismic cultural shift... [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 5:29pm EST
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• Performance Degrading Drugs: Is LSD one of them?

  Andre Agassi’s new book describes his crystal meth use while he was competing for tennis' top prizes. He makes the distinction between performance enhancing drugs and performance degrading drugs. He claims the drugs he took degraded his performance and were...' [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 4:43pm EST
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• Miss SC Teen USA Learns Where Babies Come From

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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 9:36am EST
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• Carrie Prejean Meltdown on Larry King

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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 9:32am EST
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• Pot Cafe Opens in Portland

  First U.S. marijuana cafe opens in Portland | U.S. | Reuters Playing catch up with the Canadians and the Dutch .. Portland is a good location for it. It's actually for certified medical marijuana users. It's in the former location... [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 9:28am EST
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• Guiliani is Still Shouting "911 911 911"

  Andy Borowitz On the news, they're annoyingly calling Khalid Sheikh Mohammed "KSM," like he's a rapper.' [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 9:18am EST
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• Ten Year Old Refuses to Say Pledge of Allegiance Until ALL Are Free

  He's ten years old and refused to say the "Pledge of Allegiance" til "liberty and justice for all" if extended to gays and lesbians as well as others. He lives in Arkansas and is a fifth grader. When his substitute... [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:50am EST
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• Weirdest Blog Ever - Bank Notes (Things Robbers Write)

  Bank Notes: a collection of Bank Robbery Notes - it's a collection of mug shots with notes to bank tellers. How they got them I don't know, but there's a book too. This innocent-looking but simultaneously guilty-looking robber is 30....' [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:37am EST
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• Psychedelic Art by David Beckwith

  Harvard educated author, blogger, composer, web pioneer since '94, vision coach & idea consultant - Twitter profile' [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:24am EST
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• Brit Gets Tattooed With Names of Every British Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

  Huffington Post OUCH [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:33pm EST
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• UPDATED - Palin's Book - Just $4.97! /See an Excerpt EARLY!!

  FROM CONSERVATIVE SITES Sarah Palin's New Book Now Just $4.97! Incredible Offer - Save $24 Dear Reader: Sarah Palin's new book, "Going Rogue: An American Life," will be released Nov. 17 and it is already a best-seller! Sarah Palin is... [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:24pm EST
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• Gross Food: This Is Why You're Fat

  Food like Elvis would love!! This Is Why You're Fat blog We've got Pizza Cones, and I believe those are Bacon Banana Maple Bars. A 22,000 calorie burger, meatball sundae, and I'm not too sure about some of the others....' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:29am EST
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• Dessert Blogs: Cute Food & Cake Wrecks & Eroticized Desserts

  EpiCute. The Cute Food Blog. This one has alot of things that are very hard to do, and the best part is often the photography. Cake Wrecks People send in cakes-gone-bad (sometimes professional), with more cell-phone level photography. Will Cotton's...' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:28am EST
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• Creepy Food That's Real: Synthetic Estrogen in Progresso Soup etc.

  Op-Ed Columnist - Chemicals in Our Food, and Bodies - NYTimes.com Six pounds per American per year .. in the urine of at least 92% of Americans .. and now in our food. The chemical industry says it's fine -... [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:27am EST
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• Someone Sent "Child DJs"

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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:39pm EST
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• Seattle Vet Memorial Wall - "This Is Too Nice A Time of Year To Be Fighting A War"

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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:45am EST
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• See Birther Orly Protesting Outside FOX - O'Reilly Said She Was Nuts

  Wonkette : Orly Taitz Shuts Down Fox News, With A Protest [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:27am EST
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• High School Cross-Dressing Is in Vogue - Not Really Surprising

  High school cross-dressing in the spotlight | Fresh LoafHigh Schools Struggle When Gender Bends the Dress Code - NYTimes.com Ronald Reagan Jr. was talking about this trend on Air America. Ron used to be a ballet dancer, not the most... [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:26am EST
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• Palin's Book - Just $4.97!

  Here is why is is a best-seller. This is what you can see at conservative sites. Sarah Palin's New Book Now Just $4.97! Incredible Offer - Save $24 Dear Reader: Sarah Palin's new book, "Going Rogue: An American Life," will... [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:24am EST
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• Value of U.S. Dollar is Rising

  Andy Warhol's silk-screen painting, 200, 1 dollar bills, sold for 43.7 million dollars at auction. In my view, it's one of Warhol's least interesting pieces. Consumerism was a theme in many of his paintings. He had this to say about...' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:26pm EST
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• Democrats Think the Glass is Half Full ..

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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:00pm EST
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• People of Public Transit (from the creators of People of Walmart)

  People of Mass Transit is a sister blog to People of Walmart, sent by the people who make it. People send in photos. I am a strong believer in mass transit and a denier or hater re. Walmart and these... [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:54pm EST
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• Marine Reservist Attacks Priest He Mistakes for Arab Terrorist

  Reservist attacks priest - story Alexios Marakis, a Greek Orthodox priest visiting the U.S., got lost in Tampa and tried to stop and ask directions from Marine reservist Jasen D. Bruce. But instead of offering help, “Bruce struck the priest... [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:53pm EST
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• Bill O'Reilly - We Can't Kill ALL the Muslims

  FOX is at it again .. [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:44am EST
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• Rupert Murdoch Agrees with Glenn Beck, Who Called Obama a Racist

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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:42am EST
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• New Art at Site of Capital Hill Station, Seattle

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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:40am EST
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• Seattle's New Mayor! - Poster on Capital Hill, Seattle

  So what is he like? I guess he's from the Sierra Club and he doesn't think we need a tunnel where the Alaskan Way Viaduct is.' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:25am EST
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• Seattle's New Mayor! - Poster on Capital Hill, Seattle / Tacoma's New Mayor!

  So what is he like? I guess he's from the Sierra Club and he doesn't think we need a tunnel where the Alaskan Way Viaduct is. People are sending Congratulations!!' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:25am EST
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• SF Political Pot Art / AMA Revises Position

  Opposing Views: OPINION:AMA Ends 72-Year Policy, Says Marijuana has Medical Benefits -- while Wolf Blitzer says he "knows what pot smells like." [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:24am EST
  by Slugbug

• DEVO - "Freedom of Choice" Show (Moore Theater, Seattle 9 Nov. 2009)

  DEVO did two consecutive nights at the Moore Theater in Seattle. The first night, they did all of "Are We Not Men," and the second night they did all of "Freedom of Choice." They did the songs in the order... [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:41pm EST
  by Slugbug

• How to Sneak A Camera Into A Concert - Things I Haven't Tried Yet

  How to Sneak a Camera into a Concert, by WikiHow I actually didn't have to try any of these with my Sony DSC H5. The Moore Theater wasn't like The Showbox, which tried to say I had a "pro rig"... [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:42pm EST
  by Slugbug

• CNN Admits Healthcare Worst in the Red States

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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:27pm EST
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• UPDATED with "Finale": Sesame Street's Birthday - Google, "Pox" , & First Lady!

  Google did this for a week and we collected them all. They've appeared here and there on this blog for a few days. For some strange reason, Google used different characters and pictures in some foreign countries, such as Belgium,...' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:10am EST
  by Slugbug

• Music: Lady Gaga vs Christopher Walken Mashup

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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:33am EST
  by Slugbug

• Pike Market - A Modern-Day Edith Piaf

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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:32am EST
  by Slugbug

• Haight Street After Dark - Deja Vu

  It's a little like "The Ave" in Seattle on a summer night, but this was about three weeks ago, so October on Haight Street in SF. The smells of patchouli and pot and the sound of guitar were in the... [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:32am EST
  by Slugbug

• From Nyc in Munich - All That Remains of the Berlin Wall

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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:24am EST
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• The Fall of the Berlin Wall, The Money Shot

  Freiheit! Or as you Americans like to say... Freedom. Berlin Wall Dominos Toppled 9.11.09 from Nyc Labrets on Vimeo. [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 1:05am EST
  by DigitalComponents

• Phelps Nut Family Protests Outside Obama's Children's Quaker School; Plan to Protest Ft. Hood Funerals

  One of them is posting photos on her "Twitter" site. They believe that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, as well as the ensuing wars and even the mass shooting last week at Fort Hood, are punishment from God for tolerance... [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 6:00pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Artsy - Green Pink Caviar, by Marilyn Minter

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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 5:01pm EST
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• India Has More Honors Kids Than America Has Kids (& other Techie facts)

  (Thanks to Alan Castle, Seattle) Sony played this video at an executive conference this year. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 5:00pm EST
  by Slugbug

• Palin Upset "In God We Trust" almost put on Edge of Dollar Coins

  She saw a conspiracy in the new dollar coins. She believes "In God We Trust" had been removed recently as part of "change" of the Obama administration. Politico attended the fundraiser (closed to the press) and took notes. Noting there... [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:10am EST
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• Iranian Math Student Criticizes the Supreme Ayatollah to his Face

  Iranian student dares to criticise Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to his face | World news | The Guardian He is Vahidnia, 25, a math student who won the annual math Olympiad. He spoke against the post-election crackdown and denounced the media... [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:07am EST
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• Lusty Lady Survives the Recession

  The former incarnation of the "Lusty Lady was "The Amusement Center" and was located up the street nearer the Pike Market. The then-manager June Cade said that such places do well in times of conservatism. I'm wondering how they doing...'" [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:18am EST
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• From Nyc in Munich - Nirvana Poster in old East Berlin

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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:15am EST
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• From Nyc in Munich - Nirvana Poster in old East Berlin (with Falling Dominos & U2)

  Nyc took these night photos; U2 celebrate the Fall of the Berlin Wall [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:15am EST
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• Sesame Street's Birthday - The Collected Google Headings, "Pox" Video, & First Lady!

  Google did this for a week and we collected them all. They've appeared here and there on this blog for a few days. For some strange reason, Google used different characters and pictures in some foreign countries, such as Belgium,...' [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:10am EST
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• Quiverfulls - Wingnut Arrows of War

  'Arrows for the War' This is the wierdest yet. It comes from The Nation. Fascinating article - scary. Huge Christian families. One 44 year old described in the article lives in Georgia and has eight children. A 39 year old... [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 5:25pm EST
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• Does Lieberman Know Israel Has Better Health Care Than the US?

  "Health care in Israel is both universal and compulsory, and is administered by a small number of organizations with funding from the government. All Israeli citizens are entitled to the same Uniform Benefits Package, regardless of which organization they are..." [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 3:09pm EST
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• Best Glenn Beck Imitations: John Stewart, Rosie O'Donnell

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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:26am EST
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• Rick Steves - Travel as a Political Act

  http://fora.tv/2009/10/28/Rick_Steves_Travel_As_a_Political_Act#fullprogram Steves is the real deal, says Doug Tarnapol of RI. We know that here in Seattle, as Rick hails from nearby Edmonds, so always glad to see him appreciated elsewhere! Spending four months a year overseas, Rick Steves believes... [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:30am EST
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