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    Beyond the Point of No Return?

    via sda Reginald Kaigler is a libertarian vlogger from Flint, Michigan. The first three minutes of this post-election video of his are exceptionally interesting: BEYOND THE POINT OF NO RETURN - YouTube Simply put, is he wrong? Related: A longer version of the same. Pelalusa: Is...
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    Sherwin-Williams to Buy Mexican Paint Producer Comex

    Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW), the largest U.S. paint retailer, agreed to acquire closely held paint maker Consorcio Comex SA de CV for about $2.34 billion including debt to expand in Mexico as housing demand improves. The shares rose the most in more than a year. The all-cash deal is...
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    Dire, frightening, urgent

    Well, it is Torstar. :lol: Toronto failing to act on alarming climate changes: Environmentalists Toronto failing to act on alarming climate changes: Environmentalists - thestar.com
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    Leon’s buys The Brick in $700-million deal

    Leon’s Furniture Ltd. has bought its competitor The Brick Ltd. in a deal worth roughly $700-million, it was announced Sunday. Leon’s will pay $5.40 per share, representing a premium of about 62 per cent on Friday’s closing price of $3.50 for The Brick shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange...
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    Manitoba's Premier Greg Selinger = Politically Correct Putz

    Yep. via sda: The Premier of Manitoba has allowed children to opt out of Remembrance Day ceremonies, if they wish, "for religious reasons". What's the connection between remembering what our brave soldiers, past & present, have done for us and religion? Let's be honest, the only...
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    Meet a future interweb security draft pick

    The 15-year-old UG Nazi hacker known as Cosmo* or Cosmo the God was sentenced in juvenile court on Wednesday in Long Beach, California. According to Cosmo, he pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in exchange for a probation, encompassing all the charges brought against him, which included...
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    Bfs

    Diver braves the waters to swim with deadly 26-foot anaconda | Mail Online
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    So I heard you like Zombies

    And if, or when, a similar and suitable one finds us, like a variant of Fungal meningitis, well... Cordyceps: attack of the killer fungi - Planet Earth Attenborough BBC wildlife - YouTube Ok, they're a type of zombie, man.
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    Disturbing WW1 footage of 'shellshock' victims (graphic)

    Filmed during World War One, these remarkable films show traumatised soldiers displaying symptoms from strange tics to uncontrollable shaking Usually victims had solitary confinement or electric shock therapy treatment But at Newton Abbott's Seale Hayne in Devon, the approach was very...
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    Petraeus Resigns

    Cites Extramarital Affair Central Intelligence Agency Director David Petraeus has resigned, citing "extremely poor judgment" for having an extramarital affair...
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    Harper offers U.S., India advice

    Obama urged to avoid fiscal crisis; Singh told trade progress needed BANGALORE, INDIA - He may be the head of a small country, but that didn't prevent Prime Minister Stephen Harper from offering firm words of advice Thursday to the leaders of the world's two largest democracies. In a...
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    Remembrance Day message cut from TTC buses

    TORONTO - Lest we forget. The TTC must have forgot! Maybe you have noticed there are no more Lest We Forget flashing messages on the digital destination signs on the front, side and back of buses anymore. “I am still in shock about it,” 25-year TTC bus driver Dugald Ranachan said. “My...
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    Toronto Islamic school will not face charges

    over anti-Jewish curriculum A Toronto Islamic school whose teaching curriculum disparaged Jews and encouraged boys to keep fit for jihad will not face criminal charges but police said they had identified curriculum materials they found concerning. A Toronto Islamic school whose teaching...
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    Debt Ceiling? We don't need no stinkin' ceiling.

    Harry Reid on Hiking Debt Limit to $18.794T: ‘We’ll Raise It’ Harry Reid on Hiking Debt Limit to $18.794T: Related: Stephen Harper urges Barack Obama to get U.S. fiscal house in order...
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    Benghazi documents available to senators only when they are out of town

    Helpful. Under pressure from senators, the State Department is allowing some lawmakers to look at cables and other documents related to the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, but only today and tomorrow, when most senators are not in Washington. Congress is gearing up for a...
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    Presidential Fun Facts

    1. The last time a Republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was 1928. Read on...
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    Jesse Jackson Jr. in plea deal talks with feds

    Sounds about right. Sneed has learned U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who handily won re-election Tuesday despite a lengthy stay at Mayo Clinic for depression and bipolar disorder, is in the midst of plea discussions with the feds probing his alleged misuse of campaign funds. “No one has...
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    What you missed during the election hoopla

    Or so these wankers want you to know: What You Missed While You Were Refreshing Drudge and FiveThirtyEight - By Joshua E. Keating | Foreign Policy
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    Iran fires at U.S. drone

    Iranian Fighter Jets Attempt To Shoot Down U.S. Drone In International Airspace . . . On November 1st… We’re just learning about this now? Via CNN:Two Iranian Su-25 fighter jets fired on an unarmed U.S. Air Force Predator drone in the Persian Gulf last week, CNN has learned. The incident...
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    Obama Image Replaces Stars on American Flag In Florida

    Here we go again... Sometimes a picture speaks louder than words If anyone thought the victory speech of Barack Obama last night was seen as a move toward uniting a divided country, you only have to look at the home of John C Morris at 1116 Southwinds Dr. in Port Orange, FL to see not...