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25 Sep 15:58

Matt Walsh Blasts “Drag Show” for Kids, Getting All the Important Facts Wrong

by Hemant Mehta
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What an ass

Conservative activist Matt Walsh is furious that a local production of Little Red Riding Hood featured a male in the lead role.Turns out he did no research at all before whining to his thousands of followers.
25 Sep 13:47

Evangelist Joshua Feuerstein Thinks Earthquakes Are “Proof” Jesus is Returning

by Hemant Mehta
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It's what the Bible says

This isn't science.This is reading one paragraph of a Wikipedia article and thinking you're an expert.
25 Sep 06:32

Why We Must Raise Taxes on Corporations and the Wealthy, Not Lower Them

When Barack Obama was president, congressional Republicans were deficit hawks. They opposed almost...
24 Sep 19:41

10 Crochet Skull Patterns

by Shellie Wilson
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Erin!

Skulls are very popular all year round and you are seeing them across all age groups too. When I was a teenager skulls were only for the Goth kids and Biker gangs. It’s great to see Crochet skulls used in so many diverse ways. We loved these free  Crochet skulls patterns so much we decided to do a round up of the Crochet Patterns for you. You can link directly to each Crochet pattern below.

Pirate beanie pattern – By Crochet Rochelle

Well at least your face will be warm. This Crochet pattern is for a Skull mask.

Bobble Skull Crochet Afghan block Pattern.

The lost souls Crochet Scarf 

Crochet Skull trick or treat bag.

Mr Skull Free Crochet Sweater Pattern

Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Crochet Cushion Pattern.

Free Skull Pirate Halloween Beanie Pattern.

Crochet Skull Book Binder Cover

Halloween Skull Crochet Scarf Easy Pattern.

 

Mini Skull Crochet Brooch pin perfect for Halloween gifts.

 

24 Sep 06:47

NFL commissioner, players’ union angrily denounce Trump

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>>>Amid outcry over his comments, he doubled down with a pair of tweets Saturday: "If a player wants the priviledge of making millions of dollars in the NFL, or other leagues, he or she should not be allowed to disrespect our Great American Flag (or Country) and should stand for the National Anthem. If not, YOU'RE FIRED. Find something else to do!"

It's so nice to have a president who understands and supports our constitutional rights.

The president said players who protest during the national anthem should be fired.

24 Sep 06:21

"Isle of Dogs" trailer

by noreply@blogger.com (Minnesotastan)
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Looks pretty good

 

Has overtones of Wall-E.   Interesting that there are eleven actors from his Grand Budapest Hotel who provide voices for this animation. 
23 Sep 18:06

Louisiana Attorney General: “We Will Get Prayer Back in Public Schools”

by Hemant Mehta
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Nope

Why is the state's top attorney this ignorant of the law?
23 Sep 18:02

Walter Plunkett | Costume for Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara...

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I squeaked in glee



Walter Plunkett | Costume for Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara Kennedy Butler in Gone With the Wind | c.1939 —

21 Sep 16:09

8-year-old football players kneel during national anthem

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>>>One of the kids asked if the team could kneel during the anthem and Gooden said, "As long as we know why we're doing it, I don’t have a problem with any of it."

Well done. Kids aren't stupid and they see what is going on

“As long as I have support of my parents and team, I’m perfectly fine, and I'm covered under the First Amendment to peacefully protest and assemble."

21 Sep 15:27

Edith Head’s rendering and costume for Grace Kelly’s portrayal...

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I want this print



Edith Head’s rendering and costume for Grace Kelly’s portrayal of Lisa Carol Fremont. —

21 Sep 13:38

Toddler hospitalized by 105 mph foul ball at Yankee Stadium

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I really hope she's ok and that the player doesn't blame himself.

A young girl at Yankee Stadium was injured by a 105 mph foul ball during Wednesday's game against Minnesota

21 Sep 13:18

Safeguard Your “Aura” With Gwyneth Paltrow’s Psychic Vampire Repellent Spray

by Robyn Pennacchia
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As if shoving jade eggs up your hooha isn't bad enough

It only costs $30. And all of your brain cells.
20 Sep 20:03

It's Apple Hill time! Here's 6 farms you should visit this fall

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Apple Hill is awesome and I really miss living closer to it. It's really just a collection of smallish apple farms that sell all manner of fall produce, apple and pumpkin related pastries, cider, mulled wine, and lots of other yummies.

*sigh*

Apple Hill is a traditional place to visit during the fall months in the Sierra foothills as the leaves begin to change color and temperatures cool off. Check out a few of the ranches you should include on your list of spots to visit:.

20 Sep 14:41

Students disenroll from Rocklin charter schools after controversial vote

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OMG! My precious snowflake can't hear that there are people different from them! That makes me uncomfortable!

I love that the school's response to 23 kids leaving is, "well, our waiting list is 1300 kids long, soooo. . ."

Nearly two dozen students were disenrolled from the Rocklin charter school district since controversy began over the school district's literary policy.

20 Sep 14:09

Chicago Char Dogs Recipe

by Bobby
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I'm sharing this to add to the "proper way to eat a hot dog" conversation.

Chicago Char Dogs
It turns out Chicago style hot dogs aren’t just boiled but they can be grilled as well. When they are grilled they are called Char Dogs. I have been to Chicago a few times but I have never tried the char dog before. The Char Dog is pretty much identical to the regular boiled Chicago dog but the difference is the hot dogs have an X shape cut into the ends and they are grilled. These hot dogs are topped with mustard, diced onion, tomato, pickle relish, dill pickle spears, celery salt and sport peppers. The bun that is to be used with these hot dogs is a poppy seed bun. There are not set ingredients amounts in this recipe, what is listed is simply what is required to make the Char Dogs. Enjoy.

Chicago Char Dogs
Chicago Char Dogs

Chicago Char Dogs

Ingredients:

  • All beef hot dogs
  • Poppy seed buns
  • Dill pickle spears
  • Tomato (halved and sliced thin)
  • Yellow mustard
  • Sweet pickle relish
  • Onion (diced)
  • Sport peppers
  • Celery salt

 

Directions:

  1. Cut a 1 inch deep X shape into the end of each hot dog.
  2. Heat an outdoor grill to medium heat. Add the hot dogs and grill until well browned on one side, about 2 minutes. Flip the dogs and grill until the cut ends are curling and the dogs are charred a bit.
  3. Put each grilled dog in a poppy seed bun, along with a pickle spear on one side and 2 tomato  slices on the other. Top with mustard, relish, onions, 2 sport peppers and some celery salt. 

 

Adapted from Dad Cooks Dinner

20 Sep 02:45

Five Christian Athletes Face Felony Charges After Allegedly Sodomizing Student

by Hemant Mehta
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>>>instituted a review of the school’s anti-hazing policy

Hazing. Really.

If the victim had been a female, would it be hazing if she had been kidnapped, sodomized, and dumped alone in a field?

Wheaton College punished the accused students by making them write eight-page essays about their bad behavior.
19 Sep 00:32

Even more on the Equifax horror story

by noreply@blogger.com (Minnesotastan)
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>>>But wait, it gets worse...

Good lord.

You know about the security breach affecting 143 million Americans.  You probably didn't know (perhaps don't want to know?) what Krebs on Security reported yesterday:
But the official list of victim countries may not yet be complete: According to information obtained by KrebsOnSecurity, Equifax can safely add Argentina — if not also other Latin American nations where it does business — to the list as well...

It took almost no time for them to discover that an online portal designed to let Equifax employees in Argentina manage credit report disputes from consumers in that country was wide open, protected by perhaps the most easy-to-guess password combination ever: “admin/admin.”...

Once inside the portal, the researchers found they could view the names of more than 100 Equifax employees in Argentina, as well as their employee ID and email address. The “list of users” page also featured a clickable button that anyone authenticated with the “admin/admin” username and password could use to add, modify or delete user accounts on the system.

A review of those accounts shows all employee passwords were the same as each user’s username. Worse still, each employee’s username appears to be nothing more than their last name, or a combination of their first initial and last name. In other words, if you knew an Equifax Argentina employee’s last name, you also could work out their password for this credit dispute portal quite easily.

But wait, it gets worse... 
More details at Krebs on Security

This at a company whose business is credit monitoring and financial security, for fox ache.
16 Sep 23:40

Biscuits and Gravy Pot Pie Recipe

by Bobby
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Heart attack on a plate

Biscuits and Gravy Pot Pie
Sausage gravy is great to serve over biscuits but why not take it to the next level and put it in a pot pie? It makes perfect sense. This recipe is easy to prepare and uses 2 premade pie crusts and homemade sausage gravy. The gravy is prepared on the stovetop and gets a lot of flavor from breakfast sausage, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. I like to serve this with breakfast items such as hash browns and scrambled eggs. Enjoy.

Biscuits and Gravy Pot Pie

Biscuits and Gravy Pot Pie

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

  • 2 (9 inch) premade pie crusts
  • 1 (12 ounce) package pork sausage (or maple flavored sausage)
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups milk
  • salt and pepper (to taste)
  • a dash of cayenne pepper

Directions:

  1. Heat a large deep skillet to medium high heat. Add sausage, and break up into small pieces with a metal spatula while cooking. Cook until sausage is evenly browned. Remove the sausage from the pan with a slotted spoon reserving the fat drippings in the pan. Set sausage pieces aside.
  2. Add butter to the pan and stir until melted. Add flour and stir until smooth. Reduce heat to medium and cook until light brown. Gradually whisk in milk, and cook until the mixture has thickened. Season with salt and pepper, and cayenne pepper and stir in cooked sausage. Reduce heat and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes. If the mixture becomes too thick, add a little more milk.
  3. Lightly grease a 9-inch pie dish. Press one crust onto the bottom and up the sides of the dish. Pour the sausage gravy over the crust. Top with the second crust and crimp the sides to seal.
  4. Bake according to the package directions for the pie crust. 

 

15 Sep 20:03

Police: Teen in hospital ICU after father forces him to fight school bully

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That's some grade-A parenting right there.

WTF!?

Police say a 16-year-old boy wound up in the ICU because his father forced him to confront a school bully.

15 Sep 20:00

Fashion police: School demands pics of girls in dresses before dance

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This is such bullshit.

I would have had a hard time doing this in HS. My mom made all of my prom dresses and they were frequently finished only a couple of days if not the day before the dance.

Students planning to wear a dress must submit a picture of themselves in the dress to a female counselor before they can buy tickets to any school dance.

15 Sep 19:56

After ESPN accepts Hill apology, Trump wants one of his own for 'untruth'

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What a snowflake

The president blasted the all-sports network in an early morning tweet.

14 Sep 16:08

“Prophetess” Opal Covey Comes in Last Place in Toledo Mayoral Race (Again)

by Hemant Mehta
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She looks like a ventriloquist's dummy

Once again, an all-powerful God couldn't even get Opal Covey past a mayoral primary.
14 Sep 16:04

Benham Brothers: God Sent Hurricanes on 9/11 So We’d Repent for LGBTQ Rights

by Hemant Mehta
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When I was in high school, the fundies were blaming all of society's woes on Roe v. Wade. Including the entire national debt.

The homophobic Christian twins blamed the recent hurricanes on -- wait for it -- gay people.Because all of society's problems began only after the Obergefell ruling.BenhamHateHurricanes
14 Sep 15:21

President Trump says 'no deal' on DACA, but supports young immigrants in US illegally

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ATTN: SCHUMER AND PELOSI

DO NOT TRUST THIS GUY.

Be super skeptical is all in saying.

President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday morning that "no deal" was made on DACA, contrary to reports.

13 Sep 23:39

'Nerd' or 'Hopeless and condemned': Teacher rates students' decency with sex, drugs quiz

The scoring chart labels students anywhere from "A nerd -- just where you should be at your age" to "Hopeless and condemned."

13 Sep 03:04

Preacher Who Prayed to Stop Irma Thinks He Diverted Its Path: “Prayer Moved It”

by Hemant Mehta
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How wonderful for the people who ended up in its altered path

If the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma is the result of prayer working, Lance Wallnau should rethink the goodness of his God.WallnauIrmaPathCourse
11 Sep 21:47

'Big Chicken': The Medical Mystery That Traced Back To Slaughterhouse Workers

by Maryn McKenna
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I just read the excerpt of the book and I'm now really grossed out about chicken, eggs, and milk :(

In the 1950s, the poultry industry began dunking birds in antibiotic baths. It was supposed to keep meat fresher and healthier. That

In the 1950s, the poultry industry began dunking birds in antibiotic baths. It was supposed to keep meat fresher and healthier. That's not what happened, as Maryn McKenna recounts in her new book.

(Image credit: Express/Getty Images)

11 Sep 16:37

What These Homeschool Moms Get Wrong About Socialization

by Libby Anne
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On my husband's side, 15 out of 18 cousins in my son's generation (the kids of all his cousins on his mom's side) are homeschooled. The ones who are becoming teenagers suffer from this issue. Totally capable of talking to adults, completely incapable of relating to non-homeschooled kids. One in particular just makes me think of Stepford Children.

It makes me sad for them.

I was homeschooled from kindergarten through high school, and I was told exactly this. And guess what? I got on with adults great! I knew how to introduce myself and shake hands and sound intelligent and impress the pants off of the adults I met. In contrast, the teens I met anywhere but our homeschool group scared me. They felt foreign, and I didn't know how to relate to them. But that was okay! I was about to be an adult anyway.Click through to read more!
11 Sep 15:51

'Spicey' skit earns Melissa McCarthy her 2nd Emmy

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Well deserved

Melissa McCarthy's now iconic impersonation of Sean Spicer is continuing to dominate pop culture

11 Sep 15:49

Kristen Bell surprises Florida hurricane shelter, serenades them with tunes

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I adore Kristen Bell. Incidentally, I'm really looking forward to the return of The Good Place

One of the stars from “Frozen” decided to surprise those seeking shelter in Florida from Hurricane Irma by serenading them with music.