January 2011
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Tumblr Errors
I find myself frequenting this site less and less. I am so sick of the times I attempt to access the website and I get the ridiculous errors. Coupled with the fact that my favorite features of the site (the queue, and the “publish on”) are always bugging out.
I also run DailyOffice and NeuroticTirades for those that didn’t know, and for my Daily Office Tumblr I literally had...
December 2010
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All my life I’ve been waiting for,
I’ve been praying for,
For the...
– Matisyahu - One Day
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Just What Does Your State Do Best? →
Which state has the highest per capita marijuana use? Who has the most horses? Deer-collisions? What about suicides? Rice production?
There will be some stats on this graphic by our friends at 1bog that will not surprise you, such as the state with the largest economy or the most wind farms, but some of the stats will likely blow your mind.
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Infographic of the Day: Google Uses 200 Years of... →
Google has released a remarkable toy for history buffs and armchair sociologists: The so-called Google Ngram, which allows you to see how often a given word has been used in books, ever since 1800.
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iosepos asked: I think you're about to become my hero, dude.
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An Ex-General Drops a Bombshell: We Were Willing... →
“My fist clenched; the hair on the back of my neck stood up. … I gritted my teeth and said [to the aide], ‘I’ll be willing to do that, as soon as I can get your ass qualified to fly low enough and slow enough to do it.’”
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The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor...
– Tenth Amendment, Bill of Rights, U.S. Constitution (1791)
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Serve in Heaven?
So the consensus on Christian views of “Heaven” and “Hell” are that believers go to Heaven and spend eternity worshiping their deity. Non-believers go to Hell and spend eternity being punished for their failure to believe and obey.
Does this not strike anyone else as a bit egotistical and totalitarian? God makes a bunch of these creatures named humans, then demands that...
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or...
– First Amendment, Bill of Rights, U.S. Constitution. (1791)
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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t...
– Ronald Reagan
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It is not the business of government to make men virtuous or religious, or to...
– Henry George (1839-1897) - American Economist and Author (via phabian)
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The inability to distinguish terrorists from Muslims makes us less safe, not...
– Jon Stewart (via paxetcaritas)
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Voters favor cuts to balance the budget — yet they... →
continuum:
Voters favor cuts to balance the budget — yet they object to most of the cuts that could be made, a Los Angeles Times/USC Poll shows.
A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From...
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When man learns to understand and control his own behavior as well as he is...
– Ayn Rand
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What sort of society do you think we’d have if you had people saying that ‘It’s...
– Margaret Thatcher
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FairTax (website)
Fair Tax (the books)
Fair Tax (facebook)
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12 Facts That Will Blow Your Mind – Federal... →
peoplesmovement:
Do you remember the days when getting elected to Congress or choosing to work for the government was referred to as “public service”? The idea was that you would be making a sacrifice for the greater good of the country. Well, those days are long gone. Today, getting…
“America needs a fundamental shift in attitude. Instead of expecting a “nanny state” to take care of...
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Anti-Libertarian Presidents →
Deciding which politician to support has long been frustrating for libertarians. Both the liberal and conservative perspectives conflict with cherished libertarian views, so few Democrats or Republicans present a package that libertarians can embrace with enthusiasm.
Libertarians do find common ground with conservatives on some issues, and with liberals on others. Roughly, libertarians are...