Grizzly Bear Kills Hiker Who Ignored Park Rules
People never learn, and their flippant attitude toward the rules that govern safety can cost them their lives, as was the case of a backpacker in Denali National Park.
F.E.A.R Planned to Assasinate Obama
On the heels of today’s revelation that four US soldiers allegedly planned to overthrow the federal government and kill President Obama (and killed two people in order to keep its plans secret), more revelations.
Bill Nye: Evolution Denial Harms Children
We all know Bill Nye, the science guy, except the republicans who object to the whole science thing, preferring to believe a bearded guy sitting on a cloud created the entire universe a mere 6,000 years ago just for us.
WTF: Rapists Allowed To Seek Custody of Children in 27 States
America is a mess, and every day I read “shit that shocks me” and makes me wonder if we’ve always been a country full of nuts or if their population has exploded over the last 12 years.
A Bermuda Triangle for Pigeons?
There’s a new Bermuda Triangle—but this one’s for the birds. Racing pigeons, who are supposed to rush home when released far away, are disappearing in northern England, the Telegraph reports.
It Wasn’t Rape-Rape
Over the past few days, I have been spending a lot of time in my Way Back Machine.
No Gun, No Penis
Canadians last week ridiculed a nervous American tourist over his criticisms of Canada’s strict gun laws following what he said was “menacing” encounter with two young men in a Calgary park.
GOP Tells Akin To Stay Away From Convention
[caption id="attachment_89460" align="aligncenter" width="614"] Pic courtesy of esquire.com.[/caption] The Righties are trying their hardest to distance themselves from Missouri's Todd Akin, although the majority of...
SCOTUS: The Dumbest of the Dumb
There is no doubt that Clarence Thomas is the dumbest judge ever to grace the supreme court of the United States. Sadly not a lot of Americans even know his name or the names of the other judges for that matter.
Newsweek: We Don’t Fact Check-Obama Cover All Lies
Newsweek has long been a Right Wing rag and little has changed over time. This week, however, they seem to have outdone themselves with lies, trickery and deception:
3 Ways a Paul Ryan Budget Plan Would Hurt Average Americans
A Paul Ryan serving in any capacity for the administrative branch of government would be a disaster for the middle class and a windfall for the super wealthy and the corporations.
Missouri Republican Todd Akin on Illegitimate Rape
Todd Akin, a blustering asshole from Missouri running for senate, made a statement so vile, so hateful and so wrong that my jaw hit my knees. Todd went on television and, well, the video is below.
8 Really Bad Things Congress Is About To Do
A lot of attention has been paid to the Pentagon cuts set to go into effect on Jan. 2, thanks to the failure of last year’s big deal deficit super-committee but it’s the domestic cuts we need to worry about.
Chess Master Garry Kasparov Arrested At Pussy Riot Protest
Garry Kasparov, the former world champion chess player, was arrested outside a courthouse in Moscow yesterday for protesting the sentence handed down to Russian punk...