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11.19.2013

Supreme Court allows Texas to keep enforcing abortion restrictions. CBS News

CBS News

Midwest Reels From Freak November Tornadoes. takepart.com

In case you're not from tornado country, you should know that tornadoes in November are NOT normal.

Elon Musk: "3 fires, with no serious injuries, received more headlines than 250,000+ gasoline fires." treehugger.com

US - The way electric cars are being treated in the media lately, especially the Wall Street financial papers, is unfair and not fact-based. 3 fires with no injuries got more coverage than 250,000 gasoline fires that caused 100s of deaths and 1000s of injuries

Global Carbon Emissions Rise to New Record in 2013: Scientific American

Global carbon emissions are set to reach record levels this year, with coal as the biggest contributor. We simply can't wait any longer to transition off coal for good! http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=global-carbon-emissions-rise-to-new
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Cancer Update: A depressing day


Daily Kos: Walmart could pay workers $14.89 an hour without raising prices. dailykos.com

Without cutting into its profit or raising prices....

Police: Son likely stabbed Va. state Sen. Creigh Deeds, shot himself. Washington Post

Police: Son likely stabbed Va. state Sen. Creigh Deeds, shot himself

Washington Post

Arctic oil spill is certain if drilling goes ahead, says top scientist. theguardian.com


If You Drill, You Will Spill Say Scientists

Without Massive Republican Opposition, Obamacare Would be in Better Shape. thedailybeast.com

Without Massive Republican Opposition, Obamacare Would be in Better Shape
Without Massive Republican Opposition, Obamacare Would be in Better Shape
thedailybeast.com
Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/APfacebooktweetpostPoliticsWithout Massive Republican Opposition, Obamacare Would be in Better ShapeBy Jamelle BouieNovember 18th 201312:10 pmfollowMore Stories by Jamelle BouieBe

Healthcare plan enrollment surges in some states after rocky rollout. latimes.com


Have we turned the corner?
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Losses from extreme weather rise to $200 billion a year over past decade | Reuters

Denial is WAY TOO expensive:

Losses from ‪#‎extremeweather‬ climbed to $200 billion a year over past decade!

'Devastation is just unbelievable' from historic tornadoes. Chicago Tribune

'Devastation is just unbelievable' from historic tornadoes

Chicago Tribune - ‎53 minutes ago‎

GOP blocks another Obama judicial nominee. USA TODAY

GOP blocks another Obama judicial nominee

USA TODAY

pic. The Story Behind This Powerful Photo Of A Police Officer And A Student Protester. buzzfeed.com


Scientists Sign Declaration That Animals Have Conscious Awareness; Just Like Humans - altering-perspectives.com

Scientists Sign Declaration That Animals Have Conscious Awareness; Just Like Humans -
altering-perspectives.com
An international group of prominent scientists has signed The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness in which they are proclaiming their support for the idea that animals are conscious and aware to the degree that humans are

UN Climate Chief: Leave Coal In The Ground. huffingtonpost.com

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pic. "If all insects disappeared, within 50 years all life on earth would end. If all humans disappeared, within 50 years all forms of life would flourish." Jonas Salk

***** STOP. READ THIS. Israel's policy of erasure. Los Angeles Times

Israel's policy of erasure
 

11.18.2013

pic. "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde

America's new normal, UNLESS YOU STAND. Caught in Unemployment’s Revolving Door. www.nytimes.com


Pro Labor Alliance Inc. shared a link.
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nd. I just tried Healthcare.gov for a healthcare plan - DC - and it worked fine, cept I had a personal difficulty to me. You tried yours?

nd. I just tried Healthcare.gov for a healthcare plan - DC - and it worked fine, cept I had a personal difficulty to me. You tried yours?

***** New study finds that individuals with Asperger's Syndrome don’t lack empathy - in fact if... seventhvoice.wordpress.com. [This is sooooooooo me.]

Diane Wilson shared a link.

NYT: Life without parole for siphoning gas from a truck.

If this were happening in any other country, Americans would be aghast. A sentence of life in prison, without the possibility of parole, for trying to sell $10 of marijuana to an undercover officer? For sharing LSD at a Grateful Dead concert? For siphoning gas from a truck? The punishment is so extreme, so irrational, so wildly disproportionate to the crime that it defies explanation.

Australia, Canada block Commonwealth climate fund. www.theaustralian.com.au

CLIMATE CHANGE - Australia and Canada block Commonwealth climate fund
Australia, Canada block Commonwealth climate fund
www.theaustralian.com.au
TONY Abbott has opposed plans by Commonwealth leaders to set up a climate change fund for impoverished member states to help them tackle the effects

***** Is the world finally ready to do something about climate change? Salon

Is the world finally ready to do something about climate change?

Salon