June 2011 Archive

greece police brutality
Shocking Video of Greek Police Brutality During Athens Protests
As the Greek parliament voted to enact a five-year, €28.4 billion ($41 billion) austerity plan that will open the door to more aid from the country's creditors, protesters took to ...
san francisco by shane kaye
‘The Moral High Ground’: San Francisco Named ‘Greenest’ City in North America
When it comes to national and even international "best of" lists, San Francisco is used to being at or near the top. But the latest accolade to be bestowed upon ...
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Jesse Kersey, Mentally Disabled Teen, Tasered, Beaten & Pepper Sprayed by Ohio Police
A mentally disabled Ohio teen was Tasered, beaten and pepper-sprayed by Dayton police who mistook his speech impediment for disrespect, Courthouse News Service reports. Seventeen-year-old Jesse Kersey was riding his ...
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MSNBC Analyst Mark Halperin Fired for Calling Obama a “Dick” on Live TV
MSNBC has fired analyst Mark Halperin for calling President Barack Obama a "dick" on live television. According to Raw Story, Halperin, an editor at Time magazine, appeared on MSNBC's "Morning ...
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Massey Energy Kept Fake Safety Records to Show Gov’t Inspectors
Federal mine accident investigators have made a stunning revelation about Massey Energy, owner of the Upper Big Branch mine rocked by a devastating 2010 blast that killed 29 miners. According to ...
iraq combat by jonathan doti
Brown University Study: U.S. Cost of War= 250,000 Direct Deaths, $3,700,000,000,000 and Counting
Reuters reports that a new Brown University Study on the cost to the United States of the War on Terror has concluded that as many as a quarter million people ...
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Georgia HOA Blocks Construction of Paralyzed War Veteran’s Home
A local homeowners association has blocked the construction of a paralyzed war veteran's home over concerns that it would reduce neighborhood property values. According to the Augusta Chronicle and Raw Story, ...
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‘Douche du Jour’: Marcus Bachmann, Michele’s Husband, Called Gays “Barbarians” who “Need to be Educated” and “Disciplined”
Dr. Marcus Bachmann, husband of Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), calls himself a Christian. As such, he ought to have compassion for his fellow human beings. All of ...
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Sweet Jesus on a Telephone Pole!: the Carolina Kudzu ‘Crucifix’
"I am the vine; you are the branches." ~Jesus Christ; John 15:5 Christians, who have no problem accepting that a virgin gave birth to the son of God, who later rose ...
flesh-eating cocaine
Is Animal De-Worming Drug Levamisole Causing Flesh-Eating Cocaine?
A veterinary deworming drug used to cut more than 80% of the cocaine entering the United States could be responsible for an outbreak of a gruesome flesh-eating ailment plaguing some ...

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