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Jon Stewart: ‘Yes, we motherf*cking can’ fix Veterans Affairs backlog
In a segment titled “Operation Enduring Wait,” The Daily Show host Jon Stewart on Monday night ripped into the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for failing to process a massive number of disability benefits claims. Stewart has repeatedly mocked and criticized the Obama administration for its failure to clean up…
Secular Coalition: Daily Caller editor sent ‘Here’s a Dick pic’ email to spokeswoman
The Secular Coalition for America on Monday dubbed Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller “the most unethical news publication,” after receiving what it described as “discriminatory and unethical emails” from an employee. “I’ve covered all kinds of stories featuring sources I did not agree with. I never once injected my personal opinion…
Like bats and dolphins, blind humans can use echolocation to find objects
New research published in the June issue of the scientific journal Hearing Research found that blind and visually humans can use echoes to locate objects. “We wanted to determine unambiguously whether blind people, and perhaps even sighted people, can use echoes from an object to determine roughly where the object…
Secret Service probes right-wing radio host for threatening Hillary Clinton
The U.S. Secret Service is eying fringe right-wing radio host Pete Santilli, who recently said he wanted to shoot former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the vagina. Secret Service spokesperson told Talking Points Memo on Monday that the agency was “aware of Mr. Santilli’s comments and will take the…
Peter Singer: Find meaning by abandoning the ‘hedonic treadmill’ and embracing altruism
At a TEDtalk published Monday, Princeton University bioethics professor Peter Singer explained how to become an “effective altruist” by rejecting the endless pursuit of consumer goods. Singer, one of the most prominent modern advocates of utilitarian ethics, began his speech by recalling a horrific story from 2011. A toddler in…
WATCH LIVE: Huge tornado rips through Oklahoma
Severe weather ripped through the state of Oklahoma on Monday, damaging areas of metropolitan Oklahoma City. Watch live coverage of the storm and its aftermath, courtesy of NBC News, below:…
Oregon senator vows to repeal the ‘Monsanto Protection Act’
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) on Monday vowed to repeal a measure that prevents federal courts from halting the sale and planting of genetically engineered crops. The Farmer Assurance Provision, dubbed the “Monsanto Protection Act” by critics, was quietly inserted into a short-term funding bill passed by Congress in March. The…
Jewish group demands Sen. Chuck Grassley apologize for Hitler comment
A liberal-leaning Jewish organization on Sunday called on Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to apologize for linking U.S. foreign policy to the rise of Adolf Hitler. “Senator Grassley’s Hitler comparison is absolutely inappropriate,” Aaron Keyak of the National Jewish Democratic Council said. “Grassley’s remark unfortunately places him among the usual cranks…
High school students arrested for throwing water balloons at school
Seven teenage students in North Carolina were arrested on Thursday and charged with a misdemeanor for throwing water balloons during a school prank. A parent was also arrested during the incident. The seven boys, all between the ages of 16 and 17, threw balloons filled with tap water as an…
Florida parent says ‘religious zealots’ got teen daughter arrested for lesbian relationship
An 18-year-old girl was arrested for statutory rape over a same-sex relationship in Florida because of bigoted parents, according to the mother of the arrested teen. Kaitlyn Ashley Hunt was arrested February 16 by the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office on two counts of lewd or lascivious battery on child.…
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