Climate Progress:
Independence Day may be the best day to ask ourselves — what is the greatest, preventable threat to Americans’ life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness (LLPH)…
Between Homeland Security and the Pentagon, we spend billions of dollars every month to try to prevent terrorism…
But unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions are by far the greatest preventable threat to Americans’…
There was an interesting AP story about gun related deaths earlier this week. It mentioned the percentage of gun deaths due to suicide: around fifty percent (of those states that keep such statistics – which seems to imply not all of them do), and it’s implications. I thought it was interesting stuff, but I would have left it at that if I hadn’t seen the comments made by other Newsvine…
Most of you are familiar with the concept of a trap. It’s generally someplace you don’t want to be. If you are there’s often no way out… or if there is, it involves pain.
I’ll draw a picture for you in fifteen words or less.
“John, why didn’t you have Adam do his homework when you got home?”
Point of clarification: Adam was in bed and the assignment was due the next day.
Let’s…
NYTimes.com:
A federal appeals court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Syrian-born Canadian man who had accused the United States of violating the law and his civil rights after he was detained at Kennedy Airport and sent to Syria under what he claims was an act of “extraordinary rendition…”
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York ruled that because he…
Newsvine / AP:
The nation’s busiest airport dueled with gun rights advocates Tuesday over whether a new Georgia state law allows visitors to carry firearms at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
All right baby! That’s what I’m talking about! This is exactly what we need – guns in airports, just like the good Lord intended. So what if you can’t bring ’em on the plane…
Here’s a court decision I’m tempted to research a little further. It involves the Texas Supreme Court, a church I’m fairly certain I’d never belong to, Laura Schubert – a member of the church youth group who was injured, and a civil suit for damages.
Wait until you hear how she was injured.
Ft Worth Star-Telegram:
Schubert and her brother were involved with church activities while their…
Once again, these pictures suffer a bit from being printed and re-scanned (gotta work out an arrangement to get the source files home from school)… not to mention my poor Photoshop skills.
Still, we think they’re pretty cool.
Beth’s caption reads:
Sunshine
It shines beautifully through the tree
It’s really peaceful for you and me
Beth’s caption reads:
The tree of life
The arms…
I wonder if Charlie is feeling a little heat…
The gov’s words, via St Pete Times:
“Only when we are able to do so far enough from Florida’s coast, safe enough for our people, and clean enough for our beaches, should we even consider increasing our oil supply by drilling off Florida’s shore. Let me repeat: far enough, safe enough and clean enough.”
But allow me to pile on a little.