Citizens United in 2012: The Phantom Menace

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:55 AM EST ()

...we have to re-examine how we look at presidential primaries, especially in the post-Citizen’s United era. Especially this campaign.

politics, gingrich, super-pacs, big-money, lost-issues, romneyt

Goose flying upside down captured in slow-mo movie

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:06 AM EST ()

Watch this goose twist his neck and fly upside down - what fun! Don't miss the acrobatic fly and the whiffling goose.

environment, not-news, new-scientist, flight-artists, goose-flying-upside-down

FDA staffers sue agency over surveillance of personal e-mail

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:26 AM EST (The Washington Post)

The Food and Drug Administration secretly monitored the personal e-mail of a group of its own scientists and doctors after they warned Congress that the agency was approving medical devices that posed unacceptable risks to patients, government documents show. The surveillance &m …

us-news, law, fda, big-brother, patient-safety, unsafe-technology

Democrats prime recruits to try to take back the House

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:27 AM EST (CNN)

Just 15 months after taking a thumping in the 2010 midterm elections, House Democrats have seized on the current anti-Washington fervor and are confident they can win the 25 seats they need to regain control of the House. Vice President Joe Biden made a bold prediction on Friday …

politics, obama, biden, house-democrats, winning-back-the-house

New Data Not So Sunny on U.S. Natural Gas Supply

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:56 AM EST (The New York Times)

The difficulty and uncertainty in predicting natural gas resources was underscored last week when the Energy Information Administration released a report containing sharply lower estimates. The agency estimated that there are 482 trillion cubic feet of shale gas in the United St …

us-news, marcellus-shale, united-states-geological-survey, natural-gas-estimates-lowered

Wildlife Activists Follow Lone Wolf's Trek Into California

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:25 PM EST (The New York Times)

On Dec.

us-news, environment, protests, tracking, ranchers, lone-wolf, wolf-tattoos, grey-wolf-enters-california

JELLYFISH - good music, intense thoughts

Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:52 AM EST

Jason Faulkner and his band Jellyfish

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not-news, music-video, jason-faulkner, jellyfish-band, wartime-and-family

Gardening Map Of Warming U.S. Has Plant Zones Moving North

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:51 AM EST (NPR)

It's official: Gardeners and farmers can count on warmer weather. If that's you, it might be a good time to rethink those flower and vegetable beds for this year's growing season. That's the word from the U.S.

global-warming, united-states, home-garden, warming-trend, hardiness-zone-map

Let's Play 'History As A List'

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:36 AM EST (NPR)

A bunch of you have sent me this list.

history, bad-guys, funny-evolution, heavy-to-light, weird-history

Elizabeth Warren: Romney earns $$$ the 'wrong' way

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:31 PM EST (msnbc.com)

As a guest on The Last Word, Elizabeth Warren said it’s "wrong" the way Mitt Romney earns an income. "Mitt Romney gets a better deal than any of the rest of us because he manages to earn his income in a way that has been specially protected for rich folks" Democratic Massa …

politics, ethics, elizabeth-warren, no-taxes-paid, ge-corporation, warren-on-romney

INTERESTING PATHS, OUR CHOICES

Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:20 PM EST

Here is a pictorial to hopefully inspire us in our journeys.

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not-news, making-choices, roads-and-paths

'Go Halfsies' Fights Hunger, Waste, and Crazy Restaurant Portions

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:41 PM EST (good.is)

Everyone knows restaurants' portions are out of control—they're usually two to four times the recommended meal size, and they're growing every decade.

health, good-news, good-health, healthy-eating, eat-less, share-your-food

Gratitude, A Contemplation

Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:54 AM EST

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not-news, inspiration, exploration, gratitude, contemplation, timelapse-photography

Wisconsin GOP Votes To Break Native American Treaties

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:27 AM EST ()

The Wisconsin GOP is attempting to pass a bill called Assembly Bill 426. Assembly Bill 426 is a bill that was introduced without an author, a bill that to this day cannot get a single person to claim ownership.

politics, wisconsin-gop, mining-companies, northern-wisconsin, defending-wisconsin-pac, na-lands-and-treaties

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The Public Respects Civility, But Rewards Rudeness

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:09 AM EST (NPR)

When it comes to those who hold high office, we're often told, you should respect the office if not the man. But sometimes that's hard to do, when the man is right there in your face. That proved to be the case when Arizona Republican Gov.

politics, politicians, disrespect, rudeness, bad-behavior, the-norm

The Dems Now Know How To Deal With OWS: Embrace It

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:41 AM EST (Talking Points Memo)

Inequality. Fairness. Cracking down on CEOs. These could be hand-painted slogans on Occupy movement signs. Or they could be the takeaways from President Obama’s latest State of the Union address and his subsequent tour across several swing states.

politics, obama, democrats, 2012, romney, occupy-wall-street, gingrich

Want To Make A Giant Telescope Mirror? Here's How:

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:36 AM EST (NPR)

The world's largest mirrors for the world's largest telescopes are made under the football stadium at the University of Arizona. Why there? Why not? "We wanted some space, and it was just used for parking some cars, and this seemed like a good use," says Roger Angel. Angel is …

science, giant-magellan-telescope, giant-telescope-mirror, large-telescopes-angel

Republicans Are Literally Willing To Let People Die To Decrease Our Debt

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:04 AM EST ()

Republicans seem to believe that the biggest problem in our country is our debt. Despite the fact that people die because of lack of healthcare. Despite the fact that people are dying because of lack of food.

politics, healthcare, republican-party, medicare, 1, ss, insurrection, cutting-deficit

3 Ways Laws Are Stacked to Favor Fracking Companies -- And How We Can Change That

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:34 PM EST (AlterNet.org)

There are three bed-rock legal principles at work here:

politics, environmental-protection-agency, clean-water-act, energy-policy-act, the-politics-of-fracking

Mitt Romney vs. Newt Gingrich: How much do looks matter in presidential politics?

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:22 PM EST (Slate)

Ever since the first televised presidential debate in September 1960, when Richard Nixon was said to have been deemed the winner by Americans listening on the radio and John F.

politics, politicians, eyes, honesty, looks, eyebrows, competence, electability, grimaces

The Colbert Report: Grim Colberty Tales With Maurice Sendak, Part 1

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:53 PM EST ()

A very funny interview with Maurice Sendak and a little satire about children and his children's books.

entertainment, video, interview, colbert-report, childrens-books, maurice-sendak

Just in Case you Have Been Misled about Obama and Jobs Creation, Watch this Video and Read the Accompanied Text

Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:29 AM EST

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politics, video, jobs, the-economy, obama-wins, 3-1-million-jobs-created, setting-the-record-straight

State Of The Union: Obama's Point-By-Point Romney Refutation

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:21 AM EST (Talking Points Memo)

President Obama’s State of the Union address was premised on two political bets: that there’s a broad national appetite, spanning conservative and liberal ideologies, for certain populist reforms; and that Republicans in Congress are too deeply committed to opposing h …

politics, republicans, congress, reforms, state-of-the-union-address, 2-main-points

Upcycling's Upshot: How Urban Mushroom Farmers Turned Scavenging into a Business - Business - GOOD

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:06 PM EST (good.is)

In 2009, Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez were recent graduates of the University of California at Berkeley who had both been offered positions in consulting and investment banking.

business, whole-foods, coffee-grounds, alejandro-velez, musrooms, used-coffee-grounds

Beyond Hype, a Closer Look at New York's Choice on Shale Gas

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:28 PM EST (The New York Times)

Inside the article are some interesting opinions and facts about our problems with natural gas extraction in New York State, including information from Paul Gallay, President of Riverkeeper, who I met and listened to at length, along with biologists, at a forum a month or mo …

environment, not-news, marcellus-shale, environmental-studies, dot-earth, 5-year-study, impact-on-new-york, natural-gas-extraction-problems, new-york-economy

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