February 2012
“Just because you’re offended, doesn’t mean you’re right.”
– Ricky Gervais (via sirmitchell)
For the record...
I really, REALLY hate that Obama keeps on doing things that are so patently against the platform he ran under. I never thought he would be perfect, but I knew he had great potential. I still like the guy personally, and I think if we were to sit and talk that he and I would probably agree 90-95% of the time.
So why won’t he govern that way?!? I wanted to vote for him again, but now...
Obama Birth Control Compromise Announced [UPDATE] →
“Faced with increasing pressure from religious groups and Catholic lawmakers in both parties over the new federal requirement for birth control coverage, the Obama administration is planning to announce an “accommodation” on Friday aimed at allaying some of the concerns of faith-driven employers.”
“One idea that has been mentioned is the “Hawaii...
“A full 88 percent say they’re either making enough to suit their needs now, or...”
– Employment Rate For Young Adults Lowest In 60 Years, Study Says (via huffingtonpost)
“A conservative a moderate and a liberal walk into a bar. And the bartender goes,...”
– Santorum Super PAC funder Foster Friess (via think-progress)
“People say, “I’m going to sleep now,” as if it were nothing. But it’s really a...”
– George Carlin (via funeral)
Why People Believe Misinformation, Even After It's... →
infoneer-pulse:
These days we are bombarded with information, much of it incorrect, and long after the political campaigns are over a lot of it will still be buried in the part of our brain where we store our memories. And new research shows that the more intensely we believe something to be true, the more likely it will resurface in the future, even if we have learned it was false.
» via...
“In every wise struggle for human betterment one of the main objects, and often...”
– President Theodore Roosevelt
Thinking Fast and Slow about Climate Change →
Think fast.
What’s the first thought that comes into your mind when you see “climate change”?
What’s the first thought that comes into your mind when you see “car crash”?
If you are like me, “climate change” conjures a vague image of melting ice and perhaps an image of a forlorn polar bear on a shrinking ice floe, while “car crash” produces a vivid image of twisted metal and broken glass. I’m...
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