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Today’s depressing chart is brought to you by the Senate Budget Committee Republican staff under Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.). Yep. As the chart clearly illustrates, total welfare spending in the U.S. (if converted into cash payments) equals approximately “$168 per day for every...

The Japanese government has ordered its military to shoot down the missile that is expected to be launched by North Korea as early as Monday. A satellite image...

Police are looking for a man after a stolen SUV mounted a Yonge-Eglinton sidewalk and struck three pedestrians Friday. Police say the driver was attempting to hit a police officer, and that the SUV was stolen from a Toronto home...

http://io9.com/5966179/watch-this-catfish-go-completely-orca-on-a-pigeon Breaching Catfish - YouTube PLOS ONE:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its latest report on food stamp program participation through September today. I received the email alerting me to the release at 5:17 p.m., so it seems reasonable to believe that USDA and the Barack Obama administration wanted the new data to get...

via Fark How the Soviet Union used a spy in FDR's cabinet to engineer the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor The “infamy” of December 7, 1941, is deeper than most Americans have ever imagined. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was almost certainly the result of a Soviet plot—“Operation...

A report published for the first time, 71 years later On Dec. 7, 1941, when Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor, I was working as a reporter for the Hono*lulu Star-Bulletin. After a week of war, I wrote a story directed at Hawaii’s women; I thought it would be useful for them to know what...

But Maher will keep his job? A Postmedia News article published on Nov. 23 reported that several people listed as donors to the Conservative riding association of Laurier-Sainte-Marie in Montreal had denied making the donations. As reported in a followup story on Nov. 24, the Conservative...

The receptionist at a central London hospital that treated the Duchess of Cambridge for severe morning sickness has apparently committed suicide, only two days after falling for a prank by two Australian radio DJs. The DJs, posing as Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, called the King...

Senate launches investigation of senators’ primary residence claims OTTAWA — The Senate will conduct an internal audit to determine if its members are actually living in the locations they claim for expenses purposes. The Citizen reported this week that Conservative Senator Mike Duffy and...

via Fark Do you have an extra $750 million lying around? If you do, you can go to the moon Golden Spike space-tourism company: ‘To the moon!’ - The Washington Post

Star Trek Into Darkness - Official Teaser (HD) - YouTube background: Star Trek Into Darkness Teaser Trailer: Five Key Moments | E! Online

via sda The astonishing interactive map that shows every bomb dropped on London during The Blitz Or, looks like London has shingles. Anyway, have a look and a read if ya like: The astonishing interactive map that show EVERY bomb dropped on London during the Blitz | Mail Online...

It's that time of season again kids. The Festivus pole will be up soon... John Boehner’s Holiday Photo Snub & More Petty Political Moments Get your fill of grievances here: John Boehner

via BCF To think these people have Nukes. More here.

This is what happens when there is no hockey to watch. :lol: NDP leader Tom Mulcair and Government House leader Peter Van Loan almost got into a scrap on the floor of the House of Commons on Wednesday, as tempers flared over the government’s second budget implementation legislation. The...

OTTAWA, Ontario, 5 December, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A high ranking representative from the Canadian Human Rights Commission (HRC) told the Canadian Justice Committee last week that a private member’s bill that would afford special federal protection to so-called ‘transgender’ men and...

A report by the Center for Immigration Studies (www.cis.org) reveals some startling figures about welfare use by families headed by immigrants. “In 2010, 36 percent of immigrant-headed households used at least one major welfare program (primarily food assistance and Medicaid) compared to 23...

There is an implied contract between a newspaper and its readers. The paper prints the truth. Readers believe that it's true. It's not always so simple, of course. There are nuances in how a story is presented, what words are used to describe the action. Papers have personalities, and no two...

He was a cool cat daddio, boss of playing that 5/4 time. Dave Brubeck dead at 91 - chicagotribune.com Dave Brubeck - Take Five - 1966 - YouTube