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What has been observed to date are absolutes. They are facts. There is always room for more facts, and new theories based on more facts and better facts. But it ain't about consensus. The history of science is replete with examples of new ideas that were shouted down by the "scientific...

Fox News drops Sarah Palin - The Washington Post

Good news for you. You positively adore the Britain of the 18th century.

That's not a problem, that's the standard operating procedure for religion and politics. That and diverting the "debate" with logical fallacies. People do it everywhere. Check out the "Gun Control is Completely Useless" thread. You got folk over there claiming that drowning deaths are...

Only by a highly strained definition of "fact." For example, that I held up a hammer and let it go, and it accelerated toward the center of the earth at 9.8m/sec/sec is a fact. That matter has a property that causes it to move toward other matter is a theory. Similarly, in this case, that...

The American men and women who make up the Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC) believe in, commit themselves to, and pledge to work for and support these fundamental principles of American civilization, liberty, justice, and national safety: (1) We believe the United States is a Christian...

Fatal police shootings in 2015 approaching 400 nationwide By Kimberly Kindy In an alley in Denver, police gunned down a 17-year-old girl joyriding in a stolen car. In the backwoods of North Carolina, police opened fire on a gun-wielding moonshiner. And in a high-rise apartment in...

Hey Mahan! OK, so what's the difference between the Shiites and the Sunnis? A desire to kill each other seems to be the common point.

There are currently 26 declared Republican candidates for President for the 2016 election. Republican Presidential Candidates 2016 There are currently 11 declared or exploratory Democratic candidates for President in the 2016 election. Democratic Presidential Candidates 2016 Now, I'll be the...

Teen on a Mission to Change the Way People Define Beauty Jennifer O'Neill It all started with a cartwheel. Madeline Stuart, 18, was having trouble with the move in her hip-hop dance class because of extra weight she’d put on. So about a year and a half ago, the teen, from Brisbane...

Bristol Palin Calls Off Wedding Amid Tabloid Rumors Bristol Palin and Dakota Meyer are not getting married as expected. Sarah Palin's daughter and her beau, a Medal of Honor recipient, had a Memorial Day weekend wedding planned for May 23, but plans fell through after tabloids reported that...

Facing $1 billion deficit, Arizona sharply limits welfare By RYAN VAN VELZER PHOENIX (AP) — Facing a $1 billion budget deficit, Arizona's Republican-led Legislature has reduced the lifetime limit for welfare recipients to the shortest window in the nation. Low-income families on welfare...

Fertility medicine brings babies — and tough decisions By Ellen McCarthy May 18 Brenda Loblein never wanted to be in this position. She didn’t want to be faced with a decision about what to do with an extra embryo — a potential child — sitting on ice in a sterilized storage facility...

Sunday Biker Gang Shooting Leaves Nine Dead, Several Injured WACO: (May 17, 2015) Three rival motorcycle gangs turned a local restaurant into a shooting gallery Sunday afternoon and when the gunfire was over, nine people were dead and several were injured. Waco...

Have no fear. The crows will win. The hawks have muscles and sharp beaks and savage talons. . . The crows have brains. Game over.

Here's one in Italy: Paris: England: The American South: And another one in England: Enjoy!

The other side of the "Stupid, Dumb, and Just Plain Ignorant Cop" thread. Officer Benjamin Blair: No Reason To Shoot In contrast to the facile, often nonsensical, excuses offered to justify the needless shooting, killing, someone who fails to comply with an officer’s lawful command...

Hidden camera catches student pouring Windex into her roommates’ food By Peter Holley, May 5 After weeks of intense fighting, Hayley King’s roommates tried to kick her out of their off-campus apartment near the University of South Carolina. When that didn’t work, they would later...

Bill O’Reilly blames rap music for the decline of organized religion. That makes no sense. Bill O’Reilly blames rap music for the decline of organized religion. That makes no sense. - The Washington Post I invite all the wingnuts here to support Billo on this one. Show us how crazy you...

N. Korean military chief executed, South’s spies say By Anna Fifield, and Yoonjung Seo May 12 at 10:32 PM TOKYO — North Korea’s equivalent of a defense minister has been executed by anti-aircraft gun for insubordination and treason — including for sleeping during a meeting where...