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Gay Republicans, Personal Finance Whiz Suze Orman Has A Message For You! | The New Civil Rights Movement
Thu Jan 12, 2012
- Do any of you out there think that Romney or any Republican would have done this? No, and I'm afraid that some of the GOP candidates, if elected POTUS, would try to reinstate those policies or worse.
(Pic) Airline Taunts Steelers Fans, Funny Dig On Airport Terminal Board
Wed Jan 11, 2012
- Then, imagine how Pittsburgh fans felt when the got home and saw Pittsburgh's mayor donning a Denver Broncos No. 15 jersey and "Tebowing" in front of the Steel City's skyline to pay off a bet he made with the mayor of Denver over the Steelers-Broncos playoff game.
Marvel-ESPN's Tim Tebow Comic Sketches
Tue Jan 10, 2012
- I really got a kick out of seeing pictures of Pittsburgh's mayor donning a Denver Broncos No. 15 jersey and "Tebowing" in front of the Steel City's skyline to pay off a bet he made with the mayor of Denver over the Steelers-Broncos playoff game. http://www.wsoctv.com/sports/30178109/detail.html
Tim Tebow's Success Inspiring Other Teams To Start Shitty Quarterbacks
Sun Dec 4, 2011
- How many teams out there would kill to be on a 6-1 winning streak right now? And, Tebow is getting better with more playing time.
Birds of a feather? Zoo to split up same-sex penguin pair
Wed Nov 9, 2011
- It's bad enough they have to live in a zoo, now they can't stay with their loved one. Give them an abandoned egg to raise.
Voters To Tea Party And Republicans: Get Lost!
Wed Nov 9, 2011
- Thanks to the people of Ohio & Mississippi for being well informed on the issues and not listening to the Koch brothers brainwashing attempts.
Senate Republicans kill the Democrats' infrastructure jobs bill
Thu Nov 3, 2011
- Rat bastards!!!
Credit Union Highest New Members in 57 Years!
Thu Nov 3, 2011
- Just hope that these new customers are all from Bank of America.
Credit Union Highest New Members in 57 Years!
Thu Nov 3, 2011
- @Josh - I know! But, better late than never for these folks, and us!
Credit Union Highest New Members in 57 Years!
Thu Nov 3, 2011
- And, if it's happening like this in Gainesville, FL let's hope is happening all over the country too.

Credit Union Highest New Members in 57 Years!

Thu Nov 3, 2011 12:02 PM EDT

The Florida Credit Union (Gainesville, FL) just posted this on Facebook: "We want to thank the many new members who have joined FCU and experienced the credit union difference, making the last 3 months the highest for new membership in FCU’s 57 year history.

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economy, politics, occupy-wall-street, band-of-america

Suze Orman: "Occupy Wall Street": Approved!

Seeded on Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:30 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

I want to publicly say thank you to the Occupy Wall Street movement. Thank you for not accepting the status quo. Thank you for not assuming there is nothing to be done. Thank you for rattling the cages.

business, wall, street, occupy

Florida Gov. Rick Scott talks university reform | Gainesville.com

Seeded on Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:12 AM EDT (Gainesville Sun)

Future anthropology majors be warned, Gov. Rick Scott does not believe such programs contribute much to Florida's economy and wants them on the losing end of university funding decisions.

education

Proposed Florida HB 337 Outlines Domestic Partnerships

Seeded on Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:04 PM EST (www.myfloridahouse.gov)

"House Bill 337 recognizes the intrinsic value of all families, and the importance that they be recognized and protected by law."

florida, us-news, domestic-partnership

Congresswoman Giffords Gets Shot - Fred Phelps Thanks God

Seeded on Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:39 AM EST (YouTube)

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Gets Shot - Fred Phelps Thanks God

religion, fred-phelps, westboro-baptist-church, congresswoman-gabrielle-giffords

Orange alligator found in Nokomis, Florida

Seeded on Fri Jan 7, 2011 11:39 AM EST (Gainesville Sun)

Word of an orange alligator in Nokomis, FL spread all the way to New York on Thursday, after Sylvia Mythen shared photos of the animal with a local television station.

florida, odd, odd-news, alligator

Thousands Of Fish Dead In Spruce Creek - Volusia County, FL

Seeded on Fri Jan 7, 2011 8:49 AM EST (WFTV.com)

Thousands of dead fish were floating in Volusia County Tuesday. They were all in Spruce Creek in Port Orange.

florida, fish, environment, odd, news, dead-fish, dying-fish

Baby gibbon born at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo

Seeded on Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:50 PM EDT (Santa Fe College - News)

Our big, huge news, is that we've got a baby gibbon at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo located in Gainesville, FL.

endangered, environment, gibbon, teaching-zoo, species-survival-plan, teaching-zoos

Cervone, a Republican, comes to Sink's aid

Seeded on Wed Oct 6, 2010 4:33 PM EDT (Gainesville Sun)

"I have never been one who believed party affiliation dictated automatically where my vote went," Cervone said in an interview today. "To the contrary."

governor, florida, politics, bi-partisan

Quran burning raises fear of violence in Gainesville area | Gainesville.com

Seeded on Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:30 AM EDT (Gainesville Sun)

Lowe (Gainesville mayor) said some recent media reports - nationally and internationally - have insinuated that Dove World carries more sway in the community than it really does.

us-news, quran, dove-world-outreach, quran-burning

Gainesville Area Faith Leaders: Quran burning has no place here

Seeded on Thu Aug 26, 2010 2:40 PM EDT (Gainesville Sun)

We as people of faith from a great variety of religious congregations in Gainesville stand together in affirmation of one another, especially our Muslim sisters and brothers in this time when threats against their holy scripture and their faith itself are made by The Dove World O …

muslim, us-news, quran, book-burning

BP's tree fell on my lawn - Roger Ebert's Journal

Seeded on Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:33 AM EDT (Chicago Sun-Times)

Here's a great article about BP's "greatest man-made environmental disaster in our history", from a somewhat unexpected source.

bp, us-news, gulf-of-mexico, gulf-oil

Along Gulf Coast, BP Spill Vapors Could Be Up Your Nose & On Your Head : TreeHugger

Seeded on Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:20 PM EDT (TreeHugger)

This summer has seen huge amounts of volatile or "low boiling" petroleum fractions released into the Gulf of Mexico, including dispersants. These 'volatiles' are aromatic (strong smelling), and rapidly evaporate when warm. Evaporation can take place directly from sea water.

bp, environment, air-quality, us-gulf-coast, deepwater-horizon

Florida Gov. Crist has called a special session to get a constitutional ban on offshore oil drilling. | Gainesville.com

Seeded on Thu Jul 8, 2010 3:19 PM EDT ()

Gov. Charlie Crist has called a special session of the state Legislature to get a constitutional ban on offshore oil drilling in Florida waters on the November ballot. Crist on Thursday said the session will be held July 20 to July 23.

bp, environment, gulf-oil-disaster, gulf-oil-dissaster

Obama Warns World Leaders: Millions Could Die From Gulf Oil Disaster

Seeded on Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:52 AM EDT ("Nobody Likes A Liar" - by Mike Rivero | Before It's News)

"........due to the fracturing of the Gulf of Mexico seafloor allowing untold millions of gallons of oil and millions of cubic feet of methane gas to escape unchecked into our World's seventh largest body of water, not to mention the millions of gallons of dangerous disbursemen …

bp, environment, oil-spill, gulf-of-mexico

Hey EPA: How Are Those Dispersant Tests Going? | Mother Jones

Seeded on Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:09 PM EDT (MotherJones.com)

"....a senior scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, noted that the toxicity of Corexit, when combined with oil, is greater than the toxicity of either on its own."

bp, environment, oil-spill, toxic, gulf-of-mexico

Momma Turtle Conquers Oil - CNN iReport

Seeded on Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:30 AM EDT ()

The 300-pound turtle had to swim through an obstacle course of ships and booms to go lay her eggs. Soon after she left her eggs, BP set up their clean-up crews right over the nest. City workers told BP to move and also relocated the nest higher up in the dunes for safety.

bp, environment, gulf-oil-spill, skimmers-tug-boats

Estimates of Oil Flow Jump Higher - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:45 AM EDT (The New York Times)

A government panel on Tuesday released yet another estimate of the amount of oil flowing from BP's damaged well, declaring that as much as 60,000 barrels a day could be spewing into the Gulf of Mexico.

bp, environment, deepwater-horizon, mexico-oil-spill, with-bp

Gov't Legally Required to Step Up Spill Efforts | Mother Jones

Seeded on Mon May 24, 2010 1:44 PM EDT (MotherJones.com)

The Oil Pollution Act of 1990, passed in the wake of the Exxon Valdez disaster, amends a portion of the Clean Water Act to not only allow but require the federal government to take over if discharge from a "vessel, offshore facility, or onshore facility" is determined to be "of s …

environment, gulf-oil-spill

Republican Sue Lowden: Replace Health Care System with Bartering Scheme

Seeded on Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:36 AM EDT (YouTube)

Republican Senate candidate Sue Lowden, suggesting that, after we repeal health insurance reform, we can fix everyone's health care needs by bartering with our doctors using live chickens. Can't make this stuff up, folks.

politics, healthcare, sue-lowden

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Craig Lowe's narrow victory in mayoral runoff election triggers recount

Seeded on Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:36 AM EDT (The Gainesville Sun)

Craig Lowe got more votes, but he's not mayor-elect just yet. Lowe's margin of victory over Don Marsh - just 35 votes - was so slim in Tuesday's runoff that the voting will automatically go to a recount.

mayor, election, florida, politics, recount, gainesville

China Offers High Speed Rail to California

Seeded on Thu Apr 8, 2010 1:23 PM EDT (The Gainesville Sum)

BEIJING — Nearly 150 years after American railroads brought in thousands of Chinese laborers to build rail lines across the West, China is poised once again to play a role in American rail construction.

technology, china, california, general-electric, bullet-trains

Whole Foods Market "Organic" food made in China !!!!

Seeded on Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:46 AM EST (YouTube)

Let the buyer beware: ABC investigates some of the frozen "organic" foods in Whole Foods Market. Food that is grown and processed in China !!!! Is it really organic? It's sure not local which is one of Whole Foods marketing claims.

china, food, health, environment, organic

Finally, Rebuttal to 'Snow Means No Global Warming' Nonsense Aired in Mainstream Media (Video) : TreeHugger

Seeded on Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:34 AM EST (TreeHugger)

It gets pretty tiresome having to explain that climate change doesn't mean that every region of the world will turn into the Sahara Desert next week. ' Thank goodness MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan had the sense to point out how incredibly wrong that logic is.

global-warming, environment, climate-change

Would You Turn Vegetarian to Slow Global Warming?

Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:33 AM EDT (discovermagazine.com)

Lord Nicholas Stern, the British economist who produced an influential report on the potential costs of global warming, is strongly urging the British public to go vegetarian in order to slow the accumulation of heat-trapping gases in our atmosphere.

health, vegetarian

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What "Lightning" Looks Like - From 'Space'
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CBS) - Space is the place. The International Space Station is the camera. This breathtaking view of a thunderstorm over central Africa is the scene. The person with their jaw on the floor watching this 20 second video? That's you.
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Who Is Saul Alinsky And Why Does Newt Gingrich Fear Him?
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During his victory speech on Saturday night in South Carolina and his appearance on Meet The Press on Sunday morning, Newt Gingrich mentioned Saul Alinsky and how evil, dangerous, and un-American his influence is on America and American politics.
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Bernie Sanders Takes Down Every Single GOP Presidential Candidate
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In a masterful take down, Sen. Bernie Sanders took apart the 2012 GOP presidential field and called them the fringe of American society. On HBO’s Real Time, host Bill Maher asked about a question about the Republican primary and Sen.
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No, Joe Wilson, You Lie
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Chuck Todd had Rep Joe (You lie!) Wilson on this morning, and he said that the people of South Carolina "feel put-upon by this administration." Apparently, Mitt Romney has created jobs in South Carolina — Staples! — but Barack Obama hasn't.... Wilson also got snark …
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Gay Republicans, Personal Finance Whiz Suze Orman Has A Message For You! | The New Civil Rights Movement
Source: Politics | The New Civil Rights Movement
Personal finance whiz and out-lesbianSuze Orman has a message for gay Republicans and odds are they’re not going to like it, but it’s true.
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