“Florida Sen. Marco Rubio took a decidedly conservative turn on same-sex marriage in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network this week, warning that ‘there’s a real and present danger’ that gay marriage proponents will cast the teachings of mainstream Christianit[...]
Archive for May, 2015
May 27th, 2015 - 7:50 pm § in Uncategorized
Sen. Rubio: Christianity in “danger” from gay marriage advocates
May 27th, 2015 - 7:23 pm § in America
State by state obesity rankings
Fittest: Hawaii, Colorado, Montana, California, Massachusetts, Idaho, South Dakota, New York, Minnesota, Connecticut Fattest: Mississippi, West Virginia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri I don’t know about you, but I see more of a fried-chicken correlat[...]
May 27th, 2015 - 2:28 pm § in Misc.
Soccer’s den of thieves
It’s been an open secret for years that Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), soccer’s international governing body and World Cup sponsor, is a corrupt organization. Today, those suspicions became indictments, arrests, and extradition requests. The charges by the U[...]
May 27th, 2015 - 1:24 pm § in Schools & Colleges
N. Carolina Regents Axe 46 Degrees
“We’re capitalists, and we have to look at what the demand is, and we have to respond to the demand.” — A North Carolina university regent Gone from North Carolina’s educational system: Appalachian State University: Family and Consumer Sciences, Secondary Education; Technology Educ[...]
May 27th, 2015 - 8:08 am § in America, The Ave Scene
Seattle’s Apartheid Success
Back in the 70s, while we liberals were protesting Apartheid in Capetown, Seattle’s ethnic housing practices created ghettoes. Segregation here, as in South Africa, was not just for “colored” people. Restrictive racial covenants prohibited the sale or rental of properties to [...]
May 26th, 2015 - 3:24 pm § in Misc.
SCIENCE, Soviet Style
Soviets Spent $1 Billion on “Unconventional” Science and Mind Control Not to be outdone by U.S. military research that inspired men to stare at goats, the Soviets also seem to have poured a nice chunk of change into investigating telekinesis and mind control. A new survey of Soviet ̶[...]
May 26th, 2015 - 8:17 am § in America
Rush Limbaugh Attacks Obama’s Trade Agenda
“Republicans are providing the necessary push to get it passed, which kind of bothers me,” Limbaugh said. “Since it’s an Obama deal, the odds are it isn’t good. Since it’s an Obama deal, the odds are the United States is gonna take it in the shorts, as we have on [...]
Black protest in the world of sports, or lack thereof
Professional sports are a huge component of Black male culture. Historically, Black professional athletes took full advantage of their influence and used the platform sports presented to address social issues that were affecting the Black community. Black athletes use to be more than athle[...]