The Thirty Year Itch

The Penn State Tragedy: Why the NCAA didn't do nearly enough

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:29:48 -0400

The Penn State Tragedy: Why the NCAA didn't do nearly enough: “…the first time a student...

americawakiewakie: 1%’er

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:07:49 -0400

americawakiewakie:

1%’er

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Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:05:57 -0400

truth-has-a-liberal-bias: columbusdispatch: Nate Beeler,...

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:04:29 -0400

truth-has-a-liberal-bias:

columbusdispatch:

Nate Beeler, Columbus Dispatch

One of the people being mentioned for a running mate for Mitt Romney is Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH).

Portman was George W. Bush’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

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Sat, 07 Jul 2012 20:37:05 -0400

npr: Zachariah Fike has an unusual hobby. The Vermont Army...

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:34:59 -0400

npr:

Zachariah Fike has an unusual hobby. The Vermont Army National Guard captain finds old military medals for sale in antique stores and on the Internet. But unlike most memorabilia collectors, Zac doesn’t keep the medals for himself.

Instead, he tracks down the medals’ rightful owners, and returns them.

His effort to reunite families with lost medals all began with a Christmas gift from his mother — a Purple Heart, found in an antique shop and engraved with the name Corrado A.G. Piccoli.

Zac, 31, knows the significance of a Purple Heart — he earned one himself when he was wounded in Afghanistan on Sept. 11, 2010. So when his mother gave him the medal, he knew right away that he had to find the Piccoli family.

via Sending Vets’ Lost Medals, And Memories, Home

Photo courtesy of Zachariah Fike

thedisgruntledgradstudent: mittvennandnow: That One Where Mitt...

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:32:00 -0400

thedisgruntledgradstudent:

mittvennandnow:

That One Where Mitt Romney Is More Developed Than Most Women In DC Comics, Actually.

straight up one of the best things i’ve ever seen

destroythegop: friendlyatheist: Yup. All this, and it fits on...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 02:42:55 -0400

destroythegop:

friendlyatheist:

Yup.

All this, and it fits on a pinhead.

Five Health Care Mandates Republicans Support | ThinkProgress

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:57:34 -0400

Five Health Care Mandates Republicans Support | ThinkProgress: tinfoilandtea: Forcing women to get...

good: Colombia Has 100 Tiny Libraries in Public Parks The...

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:56:27 -0400

good:

Colombia Has 100 Tiny Libraries in Public Parks

The program was started more than 15 years ago, and it has continued to thrive, operating 51 mini libraries in Bogotá and more than 100 throughout the country. The libraries themselves are rather remarkable—they hold about 350 books each, and they’re operated by volunteer librarians who organize activities and help kids with their homework.

Keep reading at GOOD.is

obamafamily: US President Barack Obama eats ice cream at a...

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:55:17 -0400

obamafamily:

US President Barack Obama eats ice cream at a local restaurant in Durham, New Hampshire, on June 25, 2012. Obama has opened up a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney in a national poll released last week, even as a majority of respondents say the country is on the wrong track. Most surveys in recent weeks suggest a tight race for the White House culminating in the November election, but the new Bloomberg National Poll has Obama leading his Republican challenger 53-40 percent among likely voters. (via Photo from Getty Images)

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Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:23:27 -0400

anartisticatheist: skepticalatheist: nanihoo: abaldwin360: Ob...

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:20:54 -0400

anartisticatheist:

skepticalatheist:

nanihoo:

abaldwin360:

Obamacare! Gay marriage! Legalizing drugs! I’m moving to Canada to get away from all of this shit!

Umm… guys, I think there’s some stuff about Canada we need to talk about.

I really can’t stop laughing holy shit

Canada, I apologize on behalf of my country for sending you these people.

Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait

Wait wait

Wait

Wait.

They want to move to Canada because they disapprove of free health care?

…

That’s…too…stupid…for words.

barackobama: thekitchenvirgin submitted: My name is Stacy. I...

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:14:09 -0400

barackobama:

thekitchenvirgin submitted:

My name is Stacy.

I started working full time when I was 15 to help support my 2 little sisters after my father left us.

I became a career woman at an early age and worked my way quickly up the ladder. I was managing a small nursing home by the time I was 17, and running the Recreation Therapy department for one of the largest Alzheimer’s care centers in the country when I was 24.

When I was 25 things changed.

I was in a horrible car accident, which resulted in permanent disability, chronic pain, and triggered a chronic illness.

I lost my job, after 10 years of 60+ hrs per week, because of my injury.

Losing my job meant losing my health insurance.

I racked up over $100,000 in hospital bills in under 2 years.

Because doctor’s offices and pharmacies don’t send a bill like a hospital does, I cannot afford to see my physicians or fill my much-needed prescriptions.

Now I am 27, and after living what felt was hopeless, endlessly painful existence for 2 years— today I FINALLY felt a glimmer of hope.

With the Supreme Court’s decision today I will now be eligible to receive coverage, regardless of my pre-existing conditions. That will prolong my life, and make it so much more LIVABLE.

Thank you, President Obama.

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Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:45:40 -0400

"Moon landing was real. Evolution exists. Tax cuts lose revenue. The research has shown this a..."

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 05:38:20 -0400

“Moon landing was real. Evolution exists. Tax cuts lose revenue. The research has shown this a...

daninrwd: The absurd contradictions of capitalism.

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:38:13 -0400

daninrwd:

The absurd contradictions of capitalism.

todayinlaborhistory: Today in labor history, June 27, 1905: ...

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:37:37 -0400

todayinlaborhistory:

Today in labor history, June 27, 1905: The Industrial Workers of the World, also known as the “Wobblies,” is founded at a 12-day convention in Chicago. The Wobbly motto: “An injury to one is an injury to all.”