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Christian Groups Ask Pentagon to End Connection to ‘Anti-Christian’ SPLC

Domestic terrorism has consequences: The Thomas More Law Center with the Family Research Council (FRC) and 14 other organizations announced yesterday the submission of a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel requesting that the Department of Defense (DOD) ensure that future training materials do not rely on information from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) […]

‘Hundreds of Videos Depicting Underage Boys … in Sexually Explicit Conduct’

That’s a description of what the cops found on an external hard drive when they arrested a top Senate GOP aide: Ryan Loskarn, the now ex-chief of staff for GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), appeared in federal court on Thursday after being arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. A nervous Loskarn, whose […]

Cravers of Boy-Flesh: Yet Another Sad Example of a Disturbing Trend

Elizabeth Aponte: She likes ’em young, allegedly. Once you start covering stories like this, people keep sending you tips. Having just recently reported the latest development in the case of Michigan teacher Neal Erickson, this one arrived via e-mail: A 28-year-old woman charged with having sex with a 13-year-old boy in Allentown must face trial […]

Michigan Union: Teachers Still Have a Right to Benefits After Boning Teenagers

(WARNING: This item contains strong language, sexual perversity, an out-of-control labor union and sarcasm.) If the American people can agree on nothing else, can’t we all agree — black or white, male or female, rich or poor, gay or straight — that it’s a very bad thing for teachers to have sex with students? And […]

Anonymous Compares Bradley Manning to Nelson Mandela (Irony Alert)

#Anonymous is circulating this. pic.twitter.com/jnAYvuHgfL Irony much? — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) December 12, 2013 In that analogy, President Obama is P.W. Botha and laws to punish disobedient soldiers are apartheid. Remember that Bradley Manning was the emotionally disturbed Army private who illegally provided classified U.S. documents to Julian Assange’s Wikileaks. Conservatives are often accused of […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 12.12.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Speaker Slams Conservative Groups Opposed To Budget Deal Boehner betting groups’ influence will fade if budget deal passes Ukraine Police Stand Down After Clashing With Defiant Protesters Barricades rebuilt after unsuccessful crackdown International Space Station Reports Cooling System Failure Crew not in danger; ground teams looking into fixes POLITICS […]

‘Misogyny’! If You RT This, Will @CCriadoPerez Report Your Account?

Probably not, but you never know, and while I generally have zero sympathy for Anonymous, this news is rather troubling: More than 30 Anonymous-related Twitter accounts, including @Anon_Central, one of the largest with over 150,000 followers, have been suspended by Twitter following a campaign of misogynist abuse aimed at feminist campaigners on the social network. […]

Women: Is It Possible You’re Entirely Too Self-Conscious and Judgmental?

Julie Eckert has written an article for Verily magazine called “The Care and Keeping of Online Personas” which is interesting in what it unwittingly conveys about the female worldview, namely their innate concern about courtesy, relationships and “popularity.” This girlish concern for social status is something I’ve noticed since I was in elementary school. Among […]

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