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Bikers to Motorists, Biking on Sidewalk Illegal

Motorists hate bikers and bikers hate motorists. There are already laws outlining the expected behavior of both. Seems the only way to bring both worlds together is a beer in at the white house at this point. Thanks, Obama!

(Bay Area Bike Coalition)

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New MGMT Single Coming to a Cassette Tape Near You!

This is what meta hipster-ism looks like folks. We gather Walkmans Walkmen and scrunchies will be bundled with purchase. Save us.

(VH1 Save the Music Foundation)

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And Here I Thought Climate Change and Terrorism Were Unrelated

Eh, if you think of it, they kind of are, but not in your case, Congressman!

(350.org)

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Thanks, Obama...

For interrupting The Price is Right for the Boston Memorial Service! We need to know who wins the Showcase Showdown!

(Organizing for Action)

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Racism Over. Thanks, Song!

Meet song, "Accidental Racist". It's by Brad Paisley and, incredulously, LL Cool J. They are doing their part to bridge the divide chasm between Confederate-flag-bearing Southerners and Hip-Hop aficionados. Because, yes, if you're not working to bring these disparate groups together, are you really serious about change in the first place?

(NAACP)

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McDonald's Wants Employees to be Nicer

Employees rebut, saying they'd be happy to be nicer if they weren't being paid in false hopes of advancement and Big Macs. (Note: Not their actual rebuttal.)

(Slow Food USA)

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Glenn Beck. 'nuff said.

But to make this post more descriptive, he believes America is quickly headed toward a monarchy, because...Obama is in the white house. If there's logic in that statement, he didn't quite share it with the rest of us.

(No Labels)

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A Texas representative was rewarded for being provocative on purpose with 1,000 re-tweets of an absurd assertion of the preeminence of oil and gas over renewable fuels:

"The best thing about the Earth is if you poke holes in it oil and gas come out."

Is it possible to educate ourselves out of this mess?

(350.org)

Thanks for the submission, Peter!

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KKK Wants to Make Nice

KKK says "We're sorry" by giving white-bread (get it?!) sandwiches to white people...

(NAACP)

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Where Are they Now: Iraq War Edition

George Bush, ultimately responsible for the war, now peacefully paints dogs and pictures of himself in the shower...

Veterans, ultimately affected by the war, face high rates of unemployment along with imperfect access to healthcare...

Read Tomas Young's riveting last letter to Bush/Cheney

(Wounded Warrior Project)

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"The bus was carrying 48 people and an unknown number of roaches, according to Greyhound."

The American people deserve an accurate headcount of how many roaches are on board each and every one of the Greyhound buses before they leave Atlantic City.

(CNT)

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Says a politician whose clearly never taken a science course (or ridden a bike!). Jarred!!

(America Bikes)

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Wall Street Journal "Home" Section.... At least they know their audience?

(Habitat for Humanity)

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Secretary of State Rodman

Do you have 5 minutes to be thoroughly confused? Then check out George Stephanopoulos generously interviewing Dennis Rodman about his recent trip to North Korea.

He doesn’t seem to quite understand the concept of crimes against humanity…

(Amnesty International)

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Two Watches?!

Justin, this is NOT the look.

(The Story of Stuff)

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Prison Company Gets Naming Rights to Football Stadium

Gives new meaning to the Longest Yard.

Looks like the prison industrial complex is a lucrative beast. Jarrers, does this sit well with you?

(Critical Resistance)

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Analysis: 201,000 in Florida didn't vote because of long lines

That's one way to prevent "voter fraud".

A shame some people are trying to make voting even harder than it already is.

(The Nation [periodical])