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• 2016/07/01/The Palestinian Incentive Program for Killing Jews  + ([[Mahmoud Abbas]] may not be able to stop the knife attacks. But he shouldn't [[Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund|pay the killers' families]].)
• 2019/12/18/Judge rules against researcher who lost job over transgender tweets  + ([[Maya Forstater]], a tax expert who lost her contract at the [[Centre for Global Development]] after tweeting that transgender women cannot change their biological sex, has lost her tribunal case.)
• 2012/09/12/California man confirms role in anti-Islam film  + ([[Nakoula Basseley Nakoula]], 55, told The … [[Nakoula Basseley Nakoula]], 55, told The [[Associated Press]] in an interview outside Los Angeles that he was manager for the company that produced "[[Innocence of Muslims]]," which mocked Muslims and the prophet [[Muhammad]] and may have caused inflamed mobs that attacked U.S. missions in [[Egypt]] and [[Libya]]. He provided the first details about a shadowy production group behind the film. shadowy production group behind the film.)
• 2010-06-04 No mosque at Ground Zero  + ([[Pat Condell]] throws his lot in with the US right-wing media on the issue of the [[Ground Zero Mosque]], warning that it is the first major step towards the [[Islamic cultural invasion/US|Islamic cultural invasion of America]].)
• 2018/08/30/Offering a more progressive definition of freedom  + ([[Pete Buttigieg]] is the mayor of [[US/IN … [[Pete Buttigieg]] is the mayor of [[US/IN/South Bend|South Bend, Indiana]]. He is a progressive Democrat, Rhodes scholar, served a tour of duty in Afghanistan during his time as mayor, and is openly gay. In [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/pete_buttigieg-36-year-old-mayor-south-bend-indiana-2020-713662/ a recent interview with ''Rolling Stone''], Buttigieg talked about the need for [[progressive]]s to recast concepts that [[political conservative]]s have traditionally “owned” – like [[freedom]], [[family]], and [[patriotism]] – in more progressive terms.iotism]] – in more progressive terms.)
• 2014/04/06/Threat of armed conflict subdues in Nevada  + ([[Rachel Maddow]] provides considerable ba … [[Rachel Maddow]] provides considerable background on recent US [[anti-government violence]], from Clinton-era incidents including the [[Sagebrush Rebellion]] through [[Ruby Ridge]], Waco, and [[1995-04-19 Oklahoma City bombing|Oklahoma City]] up to the recent [[Cliven Bundy/BLM dispute/standoff|armed confrontation]] at [[Bundy Ranch]].[[Bundy Ranch]].)
• 2014/05/05/Rand Paul says 40 times more Kentuckians have gotten health-insurance cancellation notices than signed up for Obamacare  + ([[Rand Paul]] email: "Since the implementa … [[Rand Paul]] email: "Since the implementation of [[Obamacare]], hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians have received cancellation notices from their current health care providers. For every Kentuckian that has enrolled in Obamacare, 40 have been dropped from their coverage." Rated [[lies|pants-on-fire]].[[lies|pants-on-fire]].)
• 2019/09/30/Richard Dawkins Loves Evangelicals if They Hate Social Justice  + ([[Richard Dawkins]] is uncompromising in his opposition to [[religion]] – except when it happens to oppose something that he thinks is worse, like [[social justice]].)
• 2004-09 Ronald Reagan's Effort to Prevent the Enactment of Medicare  + ([[Ronald Reagan]] may have crystallized, i … [[Ronald Reagan]] may have crystallized, in the minds of [[US Republican|Republican]] strategists, the political ability of [[popular myth]] to be more powerful than the [[truth]] – as exemplified by his well-documented history of working against [[social program]]s ([[Medicare]], [[Social Security]]) while convincingly denying it in debates with [[Jimmy Carter]].Jimmy Carter]].)
• 2014/03/17/Somali traffic cops battle gridlock and chaos  + ([[Somalia]]'s new traffic police tackle illegal parking, speeding drivers and temperamental street lights in Mogadishu.)
• 2007/04/16/New Research Shows Wal-Mart Rigs the System  + ([[Wal-Mart]] appears to be skipping out on … [[Wal-Mart]] appears to be skipping out on its fair share of taxes that most Americans have to pay to help support state governments. New research conducted in part by a leading non-partisan, non-profit tax organization reveals that Wal-Mart avoided $2.3 billion in state income taxes, cutting its payment to state governments almost in half between 1999 and 2005.ents almost in half between 1999 and 2005.)
• 2007/02/01/Wal-Mart pays itself rent, gets large tax breaks  + ([[Wal-Mart]], the nation's largest employe … [[Wal-Mart]], the nation's largest employer and the world's biggest retailer, is regularly paying itself rent and using the transaction to decrease the taxes it pays to state governments, according to a report in this morning's ''[[Wall Street Journal]]''.[[Wall Street Journal]]''.)
• 2015/01/16/Draft of new Thailand constitution offers protections for gay, transgender people  + ([[sexuality/rights|Gay rights]] activists are welcoming a clause in a draft of [[Thailand]]’s new constitution that is aimed at protecting the rights of gay and transgender people.)
• Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/10/22/1838  +
• Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/11/08/1514  +
• 2008-09-19 Scientists Explain Why People Vote For Republicans  + (a collection of scientific investigations into why people vote [[US Republican Party|Republican]])
• 2017/08/19/what the evidence says about Mr. Damore’s Google memo  + (a detailed rebuttal of the supposedly-scientific arguments supporting [[James Damore/Google's Ideological Echo Chamber|Damore's arguments]]; includes links to many other rebuttals and related resources)
• Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/11/28/1106  +
• 2019/01/03/Transphobia in the UK  + (a mostly-audio (spoken word) video (35:05) giving a fairly detailed layout of [[transnegation]] arguments [[transnegation/UK|in the UK]])
• 2004-01-21 Best of the Web Today  + (a potpourri of news items, including "The al Qaeda Cheering Section" in which Taranto [[dissent is disloyalty|equates]] dislike of the [[USA PATRIOT Act|Patriot Act]] with being fond of [[terrorist]]s.)
• 2012-12-29/Entire Regions Within the US Are Treated Like Exploited Colonies  + (a recent interview conducted with [[Chris Hedges surrounding]] his latest book ''[[Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt]]''.)
• 2011/05/21/Lab personnel: Technically gifted  + (an article mainly about the lab technician job market which happens to use [[James Damore]] as an example, long before he became notorious)
• 1999/01/24/ACPI extensions  + (an email from [[Bill Gates]] suggesting that the [[ACPI]] be designed in such a way as to prevent it from working with anything except [[Microsoft Windows]])

• 2011/07/17/1827/link  + (eight moral/political lessons taught by the ''Harry Potter'' series)

• 2011/07/17/2147/link  + (excerpt::The avalanche of news last weeken … excerpt::The avalanche of news last weekend was triggered by the story that Opensource Obscure, a Second Life resident from Italy, had his profile suspended by Google+ because his name "violated community standards." This was followed by reports of the accounts of Second Life users being culled, much in the same fashion as had happened at Facebook weeks ago.ion as had happened at Facebook weeks ago.)
• 2011/07/27/2134/link  + (lead paragraph:: A Georgia woman convicted on misdemeanor charges in the death of her son after he darted out into traffic will receive a new trial, a judge ruled.)
• 2011/08/15/1334  + (lead paragraph:: A Georgia woman who was convicted on misdemeanor charges in the death of her son who darted out into traffic will not spend time in jail, a judge ruled Tuesday.)
• 2011/07/27/1042/link  + (lead paragraph::A Marietta mother may serve more time than the driver who hit and killed her 4-year-old son.)
• 2011/07/18/2046/link  + (lead paragraph::A cousin of admitted terrorist Najibullah Zazi publicly revealed for the first time Monday that he was in on Zazi's chilling 2009 plot to attack New York City subways with suicide bombers.)
• 2011/07/31/1255/link  + (lead paragraph::A week ago, I was stunned to discover that my entire Google account -- gmail, reader, blogger, Google documents, YouTube, Google Plus (G+), etc. -- was suddenly suspended because their system "perceived a violation.")
• 2011/07/17/2134/link  + (lead paragraph::Earlier this month, the US … lead paragraph::Earlier this month, the US Travel Association released the results of a survey that found that 45 percent of respondents would pay a fee of "up to" $150 for a background check and verification program that would allow them to speed through airport security. On Friday, America's Transportation Security Administration announced that this Fall, it will move ahead with a plan to test just such a program.d with a plan to test just such a program.)
• 2011/08/18/1544/link  + (lead paragraph::I have just been informed … lead paragraph::I have just been informed that ScienceBlogs will no longer be hosting anonymous or pseudonymous bloggers. In case you are interested, despite extensive communication from many of us as to why we blog under pseudonyms, I have not been given any rationale or reason for this move. Particularly, no rationale or reason that responds to the many valid points raised by the pseudonymous folks.d points raised by the pseudonymous folks.)
• 2011/07/28/1805/link  + (lead paragraph::Islamic extremists have launched a poster campaign across the UK proclaiming areas where Sharia law enforcement zones have been set up.)
• 2011/07/24/1012/link  + (lead paragraph::On Saturday, January 16, 2 … lead paragraph::On Saturday, January 16, 2010, black activists will be standing outside of a Pizza Hut on Bragg Boulevard. In October, 2008, black pro-life activists with graphic signs stood on Yadkin Road in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to expose what was believed to be a stealth Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in the making. Parenthood abortion clinic in the making.)
• 2011/07/17/2038/link  + (lead paragraph::Renowned hacker group Anon … lead paragraph::Renowned hacker group Anonymous revealed yesterday that its Google+ profile has been removed and that their Gmail account has been blocked as well. Google claims that the profile and account go against "Community Standards" and has shut down most, if not all, profiles related to Anonymous.if not all, profiles related to Anonymous.)
• 2011/07/17/1834/link  + (lead paragraph::Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab have taught a computer how to play strategy game ''Civilization'' by providing it with the game's instruction manual.)
• 2011/07/19/0831/link  + (lead paragraph::Sean Hoare, the former ''News of the World'' showbusiness reporter who was the first named journalist to allege that Andy Coulson was aware of phone hacking by his staff, has been found dead.)
• 2011/07/20/1556/link  + (lead paragraph::Standard & Poor's on Monday placed News Corp.'s credit rating on a negative watch citing increased business and reputation risks from investigations into the widening phone hacking scandal in Britain.)
• 2011/07/30/1606/link  + (lead paragraph::The March 2005 issue of '' … lead paragraph::The March 2005 issue of ''Popular Mechanics'' magazine contains a 14-full-page cover article which attacks skepticism about the government and media explanation of the 9/11/01 attack. The primary method of the piece is to build and attack a straw man of myths it claims are "at the root of virtually every 9/11 alternative scenario" embraced by the "growing army of conspiracy theorists." PM selects a combination of 16 valid, erroneous, and inconsequential claims found on websites, implying that they are all endorsed by the "army" of skeptics.re all endorsed by the "army" of skeptics.)
• 2012-09-12/Moving Photos of Pro-American Rallies in Libya  + (pictures of [[Libya]]ns holding up signs apologizing to US for the death of US ambassador [[Chris Stevens]])
• 2011/07/23/1705/link  + (quote::...some pundits, mostly right-wing … quote::...some pundits, mostly right-wing neoconservatives, proclaimed that this bore all the hallmarks of Islamic terrorism, even going so far as to draw policy prescriptions. At the ''Washington Post'', normally a well-respected news outlet, Jennifer Rubin quoted the [[Foundation for the Defense of Democracies]]' Thomas Joscelyn and [[American Enterprise Institute|AEI]] scholar Gary Schmitt to say that the attacks were the result of Islamic terrorism. She then concluded the "jihadist" attack on Oslo means the U.S. shouldn't cut military spending...he U.S. shouldn't cut military spending...)
• 2011/07/20/1531/link  + (quote::Ahmad Al-Shlash, a tribal leader in … quote::Ahmad Al-Shlash, a tribal leader in Syria, gave an interview to the Arabic language channel Al-Dunya TV in which he, along with his "cousins," reportedly called for the U.S. Ambassador to Syria, Robert Stephen Ford, to be cooked and eaten like "American mutton," either "with salt or without salt."tton," either "with salt or without salt.")
• 2011/08/15/2230/link  + (quote::Raquel Nelson, 30, could now spend more time in jail than the driver because she didn't use a crosswalk when she walked her three children over a busy street from a bus stop to their apartment in Marietta, Georgia.)
• 2008-07-07 Presidential economics: Do parties matter  + (some historical data on economic performance by political party)
• 2011/07/30/0948/link  + (sub-headline::Popular Mechanics examines the evidence and consults the experts to refute the most persistent conspiracy theories of September 11.)
• 2005-09-12 WTC7 Collapse: The Real Story (not tinfoil)  + (“I see a semi-regular appearance of the id … “I see a semi-regular appearance of the idea that the WTC7 building (part of the [[World Trade Center/NYC/v1|WTC complex]] but not one of the [[World Trade Center/NYC/v1/twin towers|Twin Towers]]) [[9-11/anomalies/WTC7|collapsed]] due to [[controlled demolition|deliberate demolition]] rather than due to damage from the Twin Tower collapses. This is pretty implausible so I did some internet research to find out why so many people believe it and what actually happened.”le believe it and what actually happened.”)