Saturday, July 19, 2014

In the news, Friday, July 4, 2014


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from AMAC - The Association of Mature American Citizens

Thinking of the Founders as We Celebrate the 4th

America Must Re-embrace the Values and Virtues of its Founding Principles
“It’s optimism, not pessimism. It’s patriotism, not relativism. It’s faith, not secularism. It’s life, not death. It’s E Pluribus Unum, not multiculturalism. It’s individualism, not collectivism. It’s equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome. They are the things that have made America so different, they are the things that have catapulted America to incredible heights, and they are the values that will see America boomerang back to greatness.” ~ Nick Adams

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from CBS News (& affiliates)
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from The D.C. Clothesline
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]
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from EarthSky

ISS photobombed the sun this week
Spaceships and sunspots! Two great photos of ISS transiting the sun on June 30.

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from Eyes Popping
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

8 Benefits of Coconut Water You Didn’t Know About

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from The Farmacy (REALfarmacy.com)

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from Forbes

Facebook NewsFeed Manipulation Prompts FTC Complaint, Investigation Possible
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed formal legal documents with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), alleging that Facebook engaged in deceptive trade practices and violated a 2012 Consent Order entered into with the FTC.  The formal complaint asks the agency to begin an investigation, and comes in response to the news that Facebook manipulated the NewsFeeds of 689,003 users.

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from Heartland Institute
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from The Heritage Foundation

Memo to Krugman: Unchecked Liberalism Creates Economic Mayhem
Who’s the real con artist and charlatan here?

Internet’s Independence Up for Grabs This July 4

Obama Administration Circumvents Congress, Faces Backlash Over Native Hawaiians Proposal

We Need More Beyonces and Jay-Zs
Far too many American children–more than 40 percent–enter life without a married father in the home. This hinders the opportunities for those children to succeed and achieve the American dream.

‘We Have Not Forgotten’: Presidents on the Fourth of July

Virtuous Citizens Power the American Dream

Iowa Banned Most Fireworks 76 Years Ago. Now One Lawmaker Is Trying to Change That.

How One Immigrant Escaped Tyranny to Achieve the American Dream
Virginia Prodan, a Dallas immigration attorney, escaped Communist Romania and was granted political asylum by the United States. She immediately fell in love with the freedom and possibility in America. This is the story of her journey to become an American citizen—and why she is committed to helping immigrants come to the United States legally.

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from Independent Journal Review

If There is One Thing Your Children Read on Independence Day, Let It Be This Letter
This classic open letter from Paul to his grandchildren rings particularly true on this Independence Day.

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from LifeNews.com

Environmentalist: Earth’s “Right to Life” Trumps That of Human Beings
I keep warning that the environmental movement is growing increasingly radical and anti-human. The proposed international law of “ecocide,” would punish large scale development of resources as a crime akin to genocide.

Minnesota Governor Wants Licensing of Dog Breeders, But Not Abortion Clinics

Legalizing Abortion Did Not Stop Women From Dying in Abortions

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from Money Talks News

10 Tips for Buying Your Next Car for Less
Why buying used, paying with cash, and doing your homework can save you tons on your next car.

Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
1. How to Remodel Your Kitchen for Less — Much Less
2. DVDs From Hell: How to Deal With Unskippable Trailers and Ads
3. Time to Move On: 3 Signs You’re Due for a New Job
4. What Are Debt Consolidation Loans – Benefits, Risks and Alternatives
5. How to Sell Your House in 24 Hours

The New American Dream: Getting Out of Debt

You Can Stop Paying for Cable TV Now
It's gotten so easy to find TV shows and sports on streaming video services that you likely don't need a cable or satellite subscription to watch your favorite programs.

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from National Review

The Forgotten Flag of the American Revolution and What It Means 
Remembering one of the nation’s most important banners — the Grand Union Flag.

Resenting the Republic
Liberals take exception to exceptionalism.

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from Natural Society
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Soda Tax and Bans Overstepping Bounds, or ‘For Our Own Good’?
New York will hear the plea to revive a ban on large soft drinks, and citizens of Berkeley, California will vote on a soda tax. Is this really justifiable?

How Green Tea Can Help You Lose Weight

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from Nature News and Comment

Chimps from controversial lab move to retirement home
Two years after the NIH announced it would retire 110 laboratory chimps from a Louisiana facility (following an undercover video investigation by the Humane Society of the United States) the chimps have now moved and will spend their golden years at a sanctuary.

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from NBC News (& affiliates)

Berkeley Dispensaries to Provide Free Marijuana to Low-Income Members
Medical marijuana dispensaries in Berkeley will likely soon be required to provide free pot to low-income members and homeless people, according to an ordinance approved by the city council on Tuesday.

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from Pamela Geller (Atlas Shrugs)

The Birthday Boy on a July 4 Open Thread

NY Times Allows Another Full-Page Anti-Catholic Ad; Rejected AFDI’s ‘Anti-Islam’ Ad in 2012

VIDEO, PHOTOS: Violent Muslims Attack Canadian Vigil for Murdered Jewish Schoolboys

Jihad High Alert: France steps up security on US-bound flights

Boston Muslim Bomber Posed With Black Flag of Jihad at Boston Mosque on Muslim High Holy day of Eid

IS (Islamic State) Parades Scud Missile ‘Heading Towards Israel’

Victory Against “Civilization Jihad” – Federal Judge Grants AFLC’s Motion to “Quash” CAIR’s Harassing Subpoenas on Ordinary Citizen

The Poison Fruit of Obama’s Ongoing Back Channel Meetings with Hamas

Happy Freedom, America

California: Muslims complain that new law requiring animals to be stunned before slaughter violates Sharia

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from POLITICO
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from PreventDisease.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Experiments Show Exactly What Happens To Your Lungs When You Smoke
When you smoke, the first thing that happens is a mix of gases is released around your eyes, nose and throat. This happens within the first few seconds. Deep inside the lungs, cigarette smoke damages the floating scavenger cells that work to remove foreign particles from the lungs' tiny air sacs. A lot of what you inhale turns to tar. This tar isn't unlike what you might use to pave a road or shingle a house. Only about 30 percent of cigarette tar is sent back into the air through exhalation -- the rest sticks to your throat and lungs like saltwater taffy. A pack-a-day smoker ingests a full cup of tar into his or her lungs every year.

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from Rare

Ronald Reagan explains why he loved the 4th of July
On July 2nd 1983, President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation about just what the Fourth of July really means.

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from Salon

We, the people are violent and filled with rage: A nation spinning apart on its Independence Day
School shootings, hatred, capitalism run amok: This 4th of July, we are in the midst of a tragic public derangement

The Founding Fathers backed Thomas Piketty – and feared a powerful 1 percent
This 4th of July, remember the truth about founding fathers, and their prescient warnings about income inequality

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from Skeptoid Podcast
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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Saturn Moon Titan's Underground Ocean May Be Super Salty

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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

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from TPNN (Tea Party News Network)

When Adults Were in Charge: Ronald Reagan’s July 4th Address to the Nation
On this Fourth of July, TPNN encourages Americans to ponder the true meaning of liberty. To help with this task, we offer you the words of a great president on our nation’s birthday in 1986.

Chris Christie Vetoes ‘High-Capacity’ Magazine Ban

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from The Voice of the Martyrs - USA

Reflecting on America on Independence Day

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