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Porn sites and malware

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4/9/13

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4/9/13

Saudi Arabia allowing women to use a bicycle...or not.

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4/9/13

Man buys toy poodles...oh wait, they are ferrets.

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4/7/13

Batman midnight showing massacre [14]

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4/7/13

U.N. Human Rights Committee to test U.S.A. compliance with Treaties

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4/7/13

Lying sons of bitches [3]

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4/6/13

UK: Grandmother and grandson to have child together

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4/5/13

Man shoots deer in Walmart parking lot.

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4/5/13

North Korea & South Korea enter "a state of war" [2]

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4/5/13

North Carolina is leading the way towards Cthulhu worship.

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4/4/13

SF author Iain M Banks is dying

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4/4/13

Thinking of Sophie Lancaster

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4/1/13

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords among at least 12 people shot. [24]

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4/1/13

Controversy in Egypt as university student posts nude pic in blog [2]

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3/30/13

Michelle Shocked tour canceled by venues after San Francisco onstage anti-gay tirade

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3/29/13

United States v. Windsor

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3/28/13

Meteor Explodes Into Massive Fireball Over Russia, Hundreds Injured In Blast [2]

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3/28/13

Indicted for Genocide: Guatemala's Efraín Ríos Montt

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3/28/13

Romney admits to owning sweatshop

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3/27/13

Greatest Scam in Two Thousand and Thirteen Years

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3/27/13

Hollingsworth v. Perry (Prop 8 challenge) at the Supreme Court

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3/26/13

Steubenville Verdict [3]

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3/25/13

Girl has sex disguised as a boy vs boy sets fire to other boy's genitals - which is more serious? [3]

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3/24/13

White Supremacist arrested; "hit list" and arsenal found.

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3/23/13

A Picasso and a Gauguin Are Among 7 Works Stolen From a Dutch Museum

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3/22/13

3 young women missing from the same area, all had model pages online. [2]

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3/22/13

Israel Attacks Protestors on Boat [15]

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3/20/13

Curiosity (Mars Science Lab) [4]

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3/20/13

Congolese warlord surrenders in surprise move

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3/19/13

New Delhi rape victim dies [2]

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3/19/13

Scientists Produce Cloned Embryos of Extinct Frog

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3/16/13

Science: It works, bitches (Higgs-Boson Edition) [2]

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3/16/13

New Pope worse fascist than Ratzinger ever was

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3/16/13

Rick Santorum: "We will never have the elite, smart people on our side"

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3/15/13

NEWS: Democrats Blowing It On Health Care [22]

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3/14/13

Ex-Philly cop who punched woman at Puerto Rican Day parade acquitted. Seeks reinstatement. [4]

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3/14/13

The FDA is proposing that sweeteners in milk can go undisclosed.

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Otoki

Otoki

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

AUG 02, 2011 06:50 PM

Fuck. Yes. She's a badass.

PaulNikon

PaulNikon

Palm Bay, FL
February 2003

AUG 03, 2011 02:29 PM

AlienSheep said:

PaulNikon said:
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Seeing this on CNN gave me chills of jubilation and warmed the cockles of my heart to no end. Crazy awesome.



Made me cry. Twice.

motorfirebox

motorfirebox

Pittsburgh, PA
March 2004

JAN 22, 2012 11:36 PM

mydogfarted

mydogfarted

Oakland, NJ
June 2003

JAN 23, 2012 05:59 AM

motorfirebox said:
She's stepping down.



At least she was able come back and leave on her own terms.

CoyoteMike

CoyoteMike

Iowa City, IA
May 2006

JAN 23, 2012 06:12 AM

NPR is saying she will attend the State of the Union speech as one of her last official acts.

Otoki

Otoki

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

JAN 26, 2012 09:17 AM

mydogfarted said:

motorfirebox said:
She's stepping down.



At least she was able come back and leave on her own terms.



That is a good thing. I am disappointed that she's stepping down, since she seemed to be a strong advocate for many ideals I agreed with in a state which was largely against them. But I can understand that doing her job is a lot harder now.

cpkz

cpkz

Portland, OR
September 2006

AUG 07, 2012 02:53 PM

I know its been awhile...but Jared Lee Loughner pleads guilty:


Jared Lee Loughner on Tuesday pleaded guilty to killing six people and wounding former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and a dozen others in a January 2011 shooting rampage at a Tucson, Ariz., supermarket.

Mr_Matt_

Mr_Matt_

Pompano Beach, FL
July 2005

AUG 07, 2012 06:58 PM

I guess he didn't want someone else to decide if he lives or dies.

One helluva guy.

CoyoteMike

CoyoteMike

Iowa City, IA
May 2006

AUG 08, 2012 07:20 AM

cpkz said:
I know its been awhile...but Jared Lee Loughner pleads guilty:


Jared Lee Loughner on Tuesday pleaded guilty to killing six people and wounding former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and a dozen others in a January 2011 shooting rampage at a Tucson, Ariz., supermarket.



And now, the justice system works: the families and victims can continue healing without the trauma of a long, drawn-out trial, and the killer disappears from society forever.

skeptik

skeptik

New Orleans, LA
February 2004

NOV 08, 2012 11:37 AM

Update:

Loughner sentenced to seven consecutive life terms, plus 140 years.

I love this statement by Susan Hileman, one of the survivors:


"You pointed a weapon and shot me three times," she said, staring directly at Loughner. He looked back at her. "And now I walk out of this courtroom and into the rest of my life and I won't think of you again."


CoyoteMike

CoyoteMike

Iowa City, IA
May 2006

NOV 08, 2012 02:44 PM

In the end, he is gone from society. Forever. The next time anyone will hear about him will be when he dies, and some TV station will mention him in passing.

Canadian_Coat

Canadian_Coat

Brockville, ON
September 2008

MAR 30, 2013 01:51 PM

Sorry to bump this thread; this just seems like the most appropriate place for this given its location.

Arizona Gun Advocates Giving Away Free Shotguns

A campaign promising free shotguns for people in Tucson's most troubled neighborhoods has divided some residents in a community still reeling from a shooting rampage in 2011 that killed six people, left a congresswoman and several others wounded, and made the city a symbol of gun violence in America.

The nonprofit Armed Citizen Project is part of a national campaign to give shotguns to single women and homeowners in neighborhoods with high-crime rates. The effort comes amid a national debate on gun control after mass shootings in Arizona, Colorado and Connecticut.

While towns in Idaho, Utah, Virginia and Pennsylvania have debated ordinances recommending gun ownership, the gun giveaway effort appears to be the first of its kind.

"If you are not willing to protect the citizens of Tucson, someone is going to do it, why not me? Why not have armed citizens protecting themselves," said Shaun McClusky, a real estate agent who plans to start handing out shotguns by May.

Arizona gun proponents have donated about $12,500 US to fund the gun giveaway and McClusky, a former mayoral and city council candidate, hopes to collect enough to eventually arm entire neighborhoods.


But font worry, for a fee they will train you to use the gun!

I also like how they are giving them out in those areas with the most crime. I mean really, what's the worst that could happen?

SPOILERS! (Click to view)
For some reason I'm feeling the need to go even more north from this than I already am.


CoyoteMike

CoyoteMike

Iowa City, IA
May 2006

MAR 30, 2013 01:59 PM

Canadian_Coat said:
Sorry to bump this thread; this just seems like the most appropriate place for this given its location.

Arizona Gun Advocates Giving Away Free Shotguns

A campaign promising free shotguns for people in Tucson's most troubled neighborhoods has divided some residents in a community still reeling from a shooting rampage in 2011 that killed six people, left a congresswoman and several others wounded, and made the city a symbol of gun violence in America.

The nonprofit Armed Citizen Project is part of a national campaign to give shotguns to single women and homeowners in neighborhoods with high-crime rates. The effort comes amid a national debate on gun control after mass shootings in Arizona, Colorado and Connecticut.

While towns in Idaho, Utah, Virginia and Pennsylvania have debated ordinances recommending gun ownership, the gun giveaway effort appears to be the first of its kind.

"If you are not willing to protect the citizens of Tucson, someone is going to do it, why not me? Why not have armed citizens protecting themselves," said Shaun McClusky, a real estate agent who plans to start handing out shotguns by May.

Arizona gun proponents have donated about $12,500 US to fund the gun giveaway and McClusky, a former mayoral and city council candidate, hopes to collect enough to eventually arm entire neighborhoods.


But font worry, for a fee they will train you to use the gun!

I also like how they are giving them out in those areas with the most crime. I mean really, what's the worst that could happen?

SPOILERS! (Click to view)
For some reason I'm feeling the need to go even more north from this than I already am.




You know what would be fun? On the very day they go around delivering the guns, hold a gun buy-back program in the same neighborhoods.

Canadian_Coat

Canadian_Coat

Brockville, ON
September 2008

MAR 30, 2013 02:00 PM

Ha!

CoyoteMike

CoyoteMike

Iowa City, IA
May 2006

MAR 30, 2013 02:05 PM

I'm starting to like this idea:

"We'll give you a free shotgun and training to use it."
"Ok"
Gets shotgun, spends an hour getting "trained", then walks across the street, turns it in, and gets $100 gift card to the grocery store.

I wonder how many would go through before the shotgun guys closed up shop.

LEtranger

Letranger

Brooklyn, NY
September 2005

MAR 30, 2013 09:09 PM

brilliant.

Clidna

Clidna

Canada
January 2005

APR 01, 2013 01:37 PM

That would be awesome!

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