McSpocky's May Holidays Party

Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:00 PM EDT

This is McSpocky's May Holidays Party... Everyone is welcome, and feel free to invite your friends/enemies/acquaintances. The more the merrier! We only have a few basic of rules... No political discussions, no serious religious discussions, and lets keep this from gett …

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The Road We've Traveled

Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:52 AM EDT

Remember how far we've come. From Academy Award®-winning director Davis Guggenheim: "The Road We've Traveled". This film gives an inside look at some of the tough calls President Obama made to get our country back on track. Featuring interviews from President Bill Clinton, V …

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politics, obama, democrats, president-barack-obama, the-road-weve-traveled

Fox News Commenters Unleash Unholy Racist Hell Following Zimmerman's Murder Charges

Seeded on Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:35 AM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

The news of George Zimmerman’s arrest and charges of Second Degree murder for the shooting of Trayvon Martin brought much-needed closure to Trayvon’s family, protestors, and to the calm and rational citizens following this tragedy closely. But no …

politics, racism, fox-news, hate, trayvon-martin, fox-nation, faux-news, george-zimmerman, hatred, racists

To Those Who Consider President Obama a Disappointment; You're Just NOT Paying Attention!

Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:06 PM EDT ()

One of the most irritating things I hear these days is the idea that President Obama is really no different than Bush, or that he’s a “disappointment.” Both of those characterizations are flat ignorant. If you truly believe that, you’re in serious denial …

politics, democrats, president-barack-obama, president-obamas-accomplishments, accomplishments-of-president-barack-obama

Idaho's Lone Black Lawmaker Receives KKK Mailing

Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:47 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Idaho's only black lawmaker said she received a direct mailing from the Ku Klux Klan that has bolstered her resolve to fight prejudice. Childhood memories of a cross burning on her lawn on Boise's north end were rekindled for Rep. Cherie Buckner-Webb, D-Boise, when she opened …

politics, racism, african-americans, blacks, kkk, racists, black-lawmaker

Arizona Abortion Bill: Legislators Pass Three Bills, Including One That Redefines When Life Begins

Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:24 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Arizona lawmakers gave final passage to three anti-abortion bills Tuesday afternoon, including one that declares pregnancies in the state begin two weeks before conception.

politics, womens-rights, womens-reproductive-rights, gop-war-on-women, republican-war-on-women

Legal team drops Zimmerman in Florida shooting case

Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:57 AM EDT (CNN)

Attorneys for neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who authorities say fatally shot an unarmed teenager in Florida, said Tuesday they have lost contact with their client and no longer represent him. "He has gone on his own. I'm not sure what he's doing or who he's tal …

us-news, trayvon-martin, george-zimmerman, trayvon-martin-shooting, zimmerman-legal-team

The Richest 1 Percent Captured 93 Percent Of Income Gains In 2010

Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:48 AM EDT (Think Progress)

But as the Roosevelt Institute’s Mike Konczal pointed out, 2010, the first full year of the recovery, was very good for America’s richest 1 percent. In fact, that year the richest 1 percent captured 93 percent of the nation’s income gains:

politics, economic-recovery, 1-percent, the-great-recession, income-gains, income-gains-in-2012

North Korea says fueling of rocket is under way

Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:38 AM EDT (CNN)

North Korea has started fueling a long-range rocket it plans to launch in the coming days, a senior national space official said Wednesday. Fueling of the rocket, which North Korea says will put a satellite in orbit, is under way and will be completed at the "appropriate time, …

world-news, north-korea, rocket, fueling-of-rocket, paek-chang-ho

Anderson Cooper cracks up over 'stupid' story

Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:31 AM EDT (CNN)

CNN's Anderson Cooper adds people who missed out on the holiday Dyngus Day to the RidicuList.

odd-news, anderson-cooper, dyngus-day, anderson-cooper-cracks-up

Maids dust in the buff

Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:27 AM EDT (CNN)

Lubbock Fantasy Maid Service offers to clean your home in the nude, but the service may be illegal. KCBD has more.

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Conservative Politics, 'Low-Effort' Thinking Linked In New Study

Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:46 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Seeded by Rodney-889389 (Clipped by McSpocky)

Conservatives and liberals don't seem to agree about much, and they might not agree about recent studies linking conservatism to low intelligence and "low-effort" thinking.

politics, conservative, liberal, conservatism, lazy, science-news, emotional-intelligence, political-debate, psychological-research, lazy-thinking

According To FOX News, Democrats Invented 'War On Women' To Distract From Bad Economy

Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:33 AM EDT

Via Mediaite: "On Monday's Fox & Friends, Steve Doocy tackled the topic of the "war on women." The whole notion, he said, is "invented" by Democrats because it turns out the stimulus "didn't work out so well." So in a last-ditch effort to appeal to women voters, he said, the …

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New Vaccine That Targets 90% of Cancers Shows Promising Results in Human Safety Trials

Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:57 AM EDT ()

ImMucin, a vaccine that targets a molecule present in 90 percent of all cancers, has been tested on humans for the first time, according to researchers who found that all the blood cancer patients tested in the trial had greater immunity to the disease after receiving the drug. …

health, cancer, cancer-vaccine, immucin

The marriage trap: 'Small government' conservatives would like to make all heteros marry

Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:16 AM EDT (Raw Story)

Among the myriad reasons that LGBT Americans want the right to marry — which includes an end to their second-class status in society and, as Jessica Arnold told me, “People not recognizing that I’m a human being and that I know what it is to love and what I wa …

politics, republicans, marriage, conservatives, civil-rights, discrimination, gay-rights, same-sex-marriage, teapublicans, lgbt-rights

Obama bashes 'trickle down' economics in Florida speech

Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:09 AM EDT (Raw Story)

During speech in Florida on Tuesday, President Barack Obama said that “trickle down” economics never worked and called for Congress to pass the so-called “Buffett Rule.” “This is not about a few people doing well, we want people to do well, that&r …

politics, ronald-reagan, president-barack-obama, reaganomics, buffett-rule, trickle-down-economics, supply-side-economics, voodoo-economics, trickle-on-economics, paying-a-fair-share-act

Outrageous: Michigan Teacher Brooke Harris Fired over Trayvon Martin Fundraiser [updated]

Seeded on Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:58 PM EDT (Raw Story)

Brooke Harris was a teacher at the Pontiac Academy for Excellence Middle School in Pontiac, Michigan. When her eighth-grade class — many of whom are black — asked her about “the kid who was killed over some Skittles,” Ms. Harris attempted to &ldquo …

us-news, fundraiser, trayvon-martin-shooting, teacher-fired, michigan-teacher, brooke-harris, pontiac-academy-for-excellence-middle-school, teacher-brooke-harris-fired, ytayvon-martin

Parody ad shows how to do your taxes like Mitt Romney

Seeded on Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:47 PM EDT (Raw Story)

Next year, though, why not do what Mitt Romney does and send your money on vacation to the Cayman Islands? Yes, your humble peasant money can go rub shoulders with 30 million of Romney’s dollars in a chi-chi tropical haven for money that belongs to people who believe, lik …

politics, taxes, mitt-romney, satire, parody, cayman-islands

Eyewitness: Aizhai suspension bridge, Hunan, China

Seeded on Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:37 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

The world's longest tunnel-to-tunnel suspension bridge has opened in China. Construction of the Aizhai extra large suspension bridge, which carries traffic 355m above the valley floor, took over four years. Designed to ease congestion in the mountainous region, it will cut the …

world-news, china, photos, aizhai-extra-large-suspension-bridge, carries-traffic-355m-above-the-valley-floor, worlds-longest-tunnel-to-tunnel-suspension-bridge

America's Wild West gun laws

Seeded on Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:30 PM EDT (Reuters)

The killing of a black teenager by a self-appointed vigilante in Florida has trained a spotlight on gun laws reminiscent of the Wild West in 24 U.S. states. Despite widespread outrage over the Florida case, gun-friendly senators in Washington want to make it easi …

politics, guns, gun-control, trayvon-martin, nra, george-zimmerman, national-rifle-association, gun-laws, gun-controls, more-firearms-in-private-hands-than-in-any-other-country

National Review fires columnist accused of racism

Seeded on Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:25 PM EDT (Reuters)

The National Review has fired columnist John Derbyshire over a web posting in which he wrote that black people are hostile to whites and that white people should stay out of black neighborhoods and away from black crowds.

politics, racism, african-americans, blacks, racists, john-derbyshire, the-national-review

Firefly Squids in Toyama Bay, Japan

Seeded on Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:21 PM EDT ()

Millions of squid come together to fertilize and to drop their eggs in the Toyama Bay. The big reunion of these squids is one big light show that you can admire and it attracts thousands of tourists. This event is very important for other sea creatures and sea birds who enjoy e …

world-news, japan, photos, squid, toyama-bay

NASA - Mars' Whirling Dust Devil

Seeded on Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:15 PM EDT (nasa.gov)

A Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles (20 kilometers) high was captured winding its way along the Amazonis Planitia region of Northern Mars on March 14, 2012 by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Despite its hei …

science, photos, nasa, astronomy, mars, dust-devil

Dig in China turns up ferocious and fluffy dinosaur

Seeded on Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:09 PM EDT ()

Fossils discovered in northeastern China of a giant, previously unrecognized dinosaur show that it is the largest known feathered animal, living or extinct, scientists report.

science, china, dinosaurs, feathered-dinosaur, largest-known-feathered-animal

Researchers add to evidence human ancestors were using fire a million years ago

Seeded on Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:05 PM EDT ()

When did our ancestors first use fire? That’s been a long-running debate, and now a new study concludes the earliest firm evidence comes from about 1 million years ago in a South African cave. The ash and burnt bone samples found there suggest fires frequently burned in t …

science, archaeology, human-evolution, human-ancestors, using-fire, using-fire-1-million-years-ago

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