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Indianapolis Schools Ban Atheism Websites | Unreasonable Faith

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:44 AM EST (unreasonablefaith.com)

The Indianapolis Public School system has a policy to ban certain websites from being viewed at school. I certainly hated it when I was in high school (we found ways to bypass it if course) but it's a reasonable idea.

education, government, gay, school, kids, censorship, atheism, lesbian, spirituality, lgbt

10 yr old Arkansas Girl Tasered with Mother's Permission

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:36 AM EST (thesmokinggun.com)

10 yr old Girl Tasered for not Going to Bed & Being Unruly

us-news, children, civil-rights, child-abuse, alabama, taser, police-brutality, tasers, liberties, excessive-force

Fayetteville Police Change Taser Rules

Seeded on Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:06 AM EST (kfsm.com)

The old rule said police could tase anyone who displayed verbal non-compliance. For example, if an officer told you to put your hands up and you refused, you could have been tased. Now, the officer must percieve physical or verbal aggression before the weapon is used.

politics, police, civil-rights, arkansas, police-brutality, tasers, liberties, excessive-force, dont-tase-me-bro, taserwatch

YouTube - Don't Tase Me Bro !! Minneapolis Officer Tasers Suspect For Throwing Brick At Cop !!!

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:34 AM EST (YouTube)

Suspects Hands on Police Car. Tasered Anyway. Rolando Ruiz is tasered by a Minneapolis police officer after being arrested for throwing a brick at a police car.

politics, rights, civil-rights, minnesota, taser, police-brutality, minneapolis, tasers, liberties, excessive-force

(VIDEO) More Torture by Taser: Cops Zap Man Offering No Resistance

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:08 AM EST (AlterNet.org)

Tasered while Complying Suspect had his hands on the police car. Suspect was offering no resistance. He was tasered to the ground.

us-news, rights, civil-rights, minnesota, taser, police-brutality, minneapolis, tasers, liberties, excessive-force

City Nurse Stricken With Rare Syndrome After Flu Shot

Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:57 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A nurse was stricken with a rare nerve disorder that can cause paralysis two weeks after receiving a seasonal flu shot, the New York State Health Department confirmed Wednesday.

health, swine-flu, h1n1, vaccines, guillain-barre

Taser International issues taser advisory

Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:57 PM EDT (myfoxlubbock.com)

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona-based Taser International is advising police agencies across the nation not to shoot its stun guns at a suspect's chest, saying it could post an extremely low risk of an "adverse cardiac event."

technology, safety, taser, tasers, taser-international, taserwatch

Police stop more than 1 million people on street

Seeded on Fri Oct 9, 2009 4:18 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

NEW YORK - A teenager trying to get into his apartment after school is confronted by police. A man leaving his workplace chooses a different route back home to avoid officers who roam a particular street.

us-news, crime, police, racism, civil-rights, cops, libertarians, liberties, profiling, excessive-force

Gun-toting soccer mom found shot dead

Seeded on Fri Oct 9, 2009 4:10 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

LEBANON, Pa. - A mother of three who became a voice of the gun-rights movement when she openly carried a loaded pistol to her daughter's soccer game was fatally shot along with her husband, a parole officer and former prison guard, in an apparent murder-suicide at their home.

us-news, crime, murder, suicide, guns, second-amendment, gun-rights, 2nd-amendment, soccer-mom, meleanie-hain

High court affirms same-sex partners rights

Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 6:49 PM EDT (helenair.com)

The Montana Supreme Court Tuesday upheld parental rights for a Missoula woman who'd been part of a same-sex couple that cared for two adopted children, saying she's entitled to joint custody of the kids.

us-news, gay, civil-rights, gay-marriage, homosexuality, lesbian, aclu, lgbt, child-custody

PETA's "Save The Whales" Billboard Takes Aim At Fat Women

Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 12:09 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Save the Whales - Lose the Blubber PETA's new billboard campaign in Florida is raising eyebrows and ire among women and health groups. A drawing on billboards in Jacksonville depicts an obese woman with the phrase, "Save The Whales, Lose The Blubber: Go Vegetarian."

business, advertising, obesity, feminism, peta, whales, vegetarian, shame, fat-people, shaming

Lawsuit -- Dr. Phil Trapped Me, Touched My Boob

Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 3:14 AM EDT (tmz.com)

Dr. Phil is being sued by a woman who claims the TV shrink held her captive inside his production offices, forced her to stare at a naked man -- and then grabbed her left breast.

entertainment, tv, television, celebrities, lawsuit, psychology, therapy, dr-phil, phil-mcgraw, getting-sued

Gardasil Causes 400 Percent More Deaths than Other Common Vaccine

Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 1:22 AM EDT (naturalnews.com)

The researchers considered Gardasil and Menactra equivalent for the purposes of comparison because they are given to similar age groups at similar frequencies.

health, women, vaccine, vaccines, merck, pharmaceutical, hpv, cervical-cancer, gardasil, menactra

Tulsa World: Abortion bill is challenged

Seeded on Wed Oct 7, 2009 3:11 PM EDT (tulsaworld.com)

OKLAHOMA CITY — A lawsuit challenging a controversial abortion bill was filed Tuesday in Oklahoma County District Court.

us-news, government, women, abortion, medicine, civil-rights, oklahoma, big-brother, pro-choice, prochoice

Feminists For Choice » New Oklahoma abortion law being challenged

Seeded on Wed Oct 7, 2009 3:09 PM EDT (feministsforchoice.com)

As if women didn't have enough threats to their right to choose in this country, Oklahoma is doing its part to make sure women slowly but surely are demonized and criminalized for their right to choose to have an abortion.

politics, government, women, abortion, medicine, civil-rights, oklahoma, big-brother, pro-choice, prochoice

TheDetailsOfYourAbortion.com - Broadsheet - Salon.com

Seeded on Wed Oct 7, 2009 3:03 PM EDT (Salon.com)

"Feminists for Choice alerts us to a new Oklahoma law (yes, law, not "proposed legislation" or "some kind of sick joke") set to go into effect Nov. 1 that would collect detailed data about each abortion performed -- and post it all on a public Web site...."

politics, government, women, abortion, medicine, civil-rights, oklahoma, big-brother, pro-choice, prochoice

Bronx teen confesses to roasting kitten

Seeded on Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:55 AM EDT (NY Daily News)

A Bronx teenager roasted her ex-roommate's kitten to death in a stove - then brushed off the incident as a joke when she was busted, authorities said Thursday. "I hate cats," Cheyenne Cherry, 17, allegedly told investigators when asked about the heartless crime.

odd-news, torture, animals, animal-cruelty, spca, aspca, tiger-lily, cheyenne-cherry, prevent-animal-cruelty

Sites that help you lodge complaints

Seeded on Mon Jul 6, 2009 12:27 PM EDT (CNET.com)

A compilation of websites that allow you to make "complaints" online

technology, internet, activism, consumers, employees, anonymous, eff, liberties, federal-trade-commission, anonymity

The plant that pretends to be ill

Seeded on Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:07 PM EDT (BBC News)

A plant that pretends to be ill has been found growing in the rainforests of Ecuador. The plants feigns sickness to stop it being attacked by insect pests known as mining moths, which would otherwise eat its healthy leaves.

science, evolution, illness, plants, emotions, botany, manifestations, manifesting-illness, human-plant-connection

Michael Jackson's death sparks Florida bus brawl

Seeded on Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:56 AM EDT (Reuters)

A fight broke out on a Florida bus when news of Michael Jackson's death sparked debate over whether he should be remembered as a great musical talent, and one passenger was charged with assault, police said on Friday.

entertainment, florida, assault, michael-jackon

Michael Jackson: A Life In Pictures

Seeded on Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:08 AM EDT (jezebel.com)

Photographic montage of Michael Jackson from special moments of significance.

entertainment, music, media, photography, photos, michael-jackson

Rosanne Barr Starts Own Political Talk Show on her New Free Speech TV Network

Seeded on Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:10 AM EDT (roseanneworld.com)

You can watch The Tipping Point pilot online at Rosanne's blog. There is a brief blurb on the page mentioning accepting donations for her new Free Speech TV network which will be broadcasting her Tipping Point talk show. Details on how to donate will be forthcoming.

politics, news, media, drugs, marijuana, gay-marriage, feminism, war-on-drugs, political, right-wing

Moberly puts Moratorium on Tasers and is to pay $2.4 million in Taser lawsuit settlement

Seeded on Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:44 AM EDT (The Kansas City Star)

MOBERLY, Mo.- This municipality agreed Monday to an indefinite moratorium on the use of stun guns and will pay $2.4 million to survivors of a man who died after police shocked him. Note: See the full settlement details in .pdf format.

us-news, police, tasers, dont-tase-me-bro, taserwatch, taser-deaths, moberly, stanley-harlan

Barrel Monster gets Student Arrested

Seeded on Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:45 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

RALEIGH, N.C. - When Joseph Carnevale chopped up three stolen orange and white traffic barrels from a construction site to create a massive sculpture of a roadside monster thumbing a ride, the North Carolina college student said he saw it as a form of street art.

odd-news, police, art, north-carolina, arrested, vandalism, street-art, barrel, larceny, barrel-monster

Homosexual behaviour widespread in animals according to new study

Seeded on Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:00 PM EDT (Telegraph)

The pairing of same sex couples had previously been observed in more than 1,000 species including penguins, dolphins and primates.

science, gay, animals, homosexuality, zoology, animal-kingdrom

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Indianapolis Schools Ban Atheism Websites | Unreasonable Faith
Source: unreasonablefaith.com
The Indianapolis Public School system has a policy to ban certain websites from being viewed at school. I certainly hated it when I was in high school (we found ways to bypass it if course) but it's a reasonable idea.
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10 yr old Arkansas Girl Tasered with Mother's Permission
Source: thesmokinggun.com
10 yr old Girl Tasered for not Going to Bed & Being Unruly
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Fayetteville Police Change Taser Rules
Source: kfsm.com
The old rule said police could tase anyone who displayed verbal non-compliance. For example, if an officer told you to put your hands up and you refused, you could have been tased. Now, the officer must percieve physical or verbal aggression before the weapon is used.
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Forming Tribalized Communities: Introduction
Source: We Change
Pragmatic Western industrial society, 'backs into' the future. Until an event, or act, occurs, no action is taken. The event determines the action to be taken, - usually based on a previous situation or assumed hallowed ideal, such as free enterprise.
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YouTube - Don't Tase Me Bro !! Minneapolis Officer Tasers Suspect For Throwing Brick At Cop !!!
Source: YouTube
Suspects Hands on Police Car. Tasered Anyway. Rolando Ruiz is tasered by a Minneapolis police officer after being arrested for throwing a brick at a police car.
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