Saturday, January 4, 2014
Media Hype Edward Snowden’s Request for ‘Clemency’—but Did He Even Ask for It? | The Nation
I've been asking the same question. I only remember a reporter on RT asking if it would be a possibility to which the answer was a resounding "NO"!
'Cheers And Jeers' As Boeing Machinists Narrowly OK Contract : The Two-Way : NPR
Jim Levitt, a machinist of 35 years who voted to reject the deal, called the results 'a setback for not only Boeing workers but American workers as a whole.' ... Mitch Rose, a third-generation Boeing worker, said he voted to reject the deal, which took away 'what my grandfather and father have fought for.' '
22 States Curb Access To Abortion In 2013 : Shots - Health News : NPR
Have we forgotten already? The whole reason abortion was legalized was because people were dying in backrooms due to infections from improperly done abortions and self-abortions with coat hangers, etc.
Hearts & Minds? Al-Qaeda aims to win over Yemenis with.... light bulbs
Al-Qaeda is accomplishing what drones cannot! People's loyalty!
Friday, January 3, 2014
NSA leaks: mail tampering, quantum computing and clemency?
Court ruling gives the NSA another 90 days to collect telephone meta-data.
Pentagon plans for drone program through 2038
The Constitution hasn't been changed and our War Power's Act still stands so these people that are being killed are done illegally.
Thousands Await Clemency for Drug Sentences
Holder's an ass. But we do need to end The War On Drugs!
Is Treating Insomnia Key to Overcoming Depression? – AARP
The assumption had been that depression causes insomnia, but it could be that insomnia occurs first and contributes to depression or is an early warning sign of depression.
I've long said they've got it backwards. It's not the depression causing the symptoms it's depression as a symptom.
I've long said they've got it backwards. It's not the depression causing the symptoms it's depression as a symptom.
Overweight People In Developing World Outnumber Those In Rich Countries : Shots - Health News : NPR
Congratulations Corporate America you've exported fatness around the world.
Minimum wage rises in 14 states + DC in 2014
At any given time there is always more labor available than employers can employ so that will always depress wages; therefore like Sweden (or Switzerland I don't remember which it is) we need a government minimum living allowance payable to all people. Then those that want to gain more can go work for whatever wages they are willing to agree with an employer - that's your fair market. It's only fair when both sides are equal. If a person doesn't have to work then the employer will have to pay them enough to make it worth their while.
Thursday, January 2, 2014
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