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If one assumes that a person is making their money, including enough money to have no incentive to "work", by…
Ob sie wirklich Deutsch spricht. Normalweise, kommt die US Soldaten nicht ins Stadt und spricht nicht so oft mit denn…
As for being a Nazi, ich spreche fliessend deutsch und wohnte in Deutschland fuer drei Jahre mit der americanishe Luftwaffe…
And of course this "incentive" only applies to poor people: Rich people who already have enough to live off of…
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Category Archives: In the news
Another reason I wish I still lived in Massachusetts
The police react to a ballot initiative which made possession of small amounts of pot a misdemeanor:
Massachusetts officially decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana yesterday, but many police departments across the state were essentially ignoring the voter-passed law, saying they would not even bother to ticket people they see smoking marijuana.
“We’re just basically not […] Continue reading
Posted in In the news, Syndicated feeds
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"Passive Houses" — Heating without furnaces
Hey, what if you could have a house that’s much friendlier to the environment and costs about a tenth as much to heat? Passive houses are here: Even on the coldest nights in central Germany, Mr. Kaufmann’s new “passive house” … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental issues, In the news
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Who Thinks Atheists and Jews Can Go To Heaven?
In the New York Times, Charles Blow discusses a survey which found that most Christians in the US believe that even non-Christians can be saved: So in August, Pew asked the question again. (They released the results last week.) Sixty-five … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Atheism, In the news
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The Case For Being Emotional Over Honoring Rick Warren
Richard Chappell writes: Many are complaining that by reaching out to Rick Warren, Obama is offering a slap in the face to progressives. This is silly. Yes, Warren has badly screwed up views on social issues. Most Americans do. That … Continue reading
Camp Culture vs High Culture. Advantage: Camp!
UPDATE: To be fair, Eartha Kitt was clearly a goddess:
Posted in In the news
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Lights Start Flashin' Behind Me
Here’s a horrifying story from Galveston: It was a little before 8 at night when the breaker went out at Emily Milburn’s home in Galveston. She was busy preparing her children for school the next day, so she asked her 12-year-old … Continue reading
Posted in In the news
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Thinking Thoughts I Never Thought I'd Think
“Thank goodness the Bush administration is there to be the sane voice of the Republican party.” The Bush administration said on Friday that it was prepared to intervene to prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler after Republican senators … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like, In the news
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Evil is Evil
This is awful: Gov. Sarah Palin’s home church was badly damaged by arson, leading the governor to apologize if the fire was connected to “undeserved negative attention” from her failed campaign as the Republican vice presidential nominee. Damage to the … Continue reading
Posted in In the news
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When capitalized, "Sie" is the formal way to address adults of either gender in polite German. I majored in the…