Don't believe everything you think.

Reflections from a Former Anti-Abortion Activist

Seeded on Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:34 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)

As a good Christian teenager, I was active in the anti-abortion movement. So it stunned everyone, including me, when college women's studies classes turned my worldview upside down.

women, abortion, health, pro-life, pro-choice

Olbermann: Hoping That His Show is Safe

Seeded on Wed Oct 4, 2006 2:00 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

This could be a premature alarm, but since it was posted, I thought it important to seed.

us-news, olbermann

Rumsfeld Criticism Roundup: Expert Opinion

Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:04 PM EDT

After writing a comment detailing criticisms of Donald Rumsfeld and the administration's dubious Iraq policies by notable retired military officials, vas commented with an excellent suggestion- that I maintain an article detailing these quotes for easy reference.

Continue reading this entry ...

iraq, rumsfeld, riggs, us-news, eaton, reference, zinni, batiste, hammes, newbold

Gay-friendly businesses on the rise

Seeded on Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:38 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Since it's all too common to want to seed an article about something that I find objectionable, I thought it a nice change to point out something really cool...

gay, benefits, gay-rights, us-news, corporate-america

Rumsfeld Forbade Planning For Postwar Iraq, General Says

Seeded on Sat Sep 9, 2006 3:47 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

Brig. Gen. Mark E. Scheid told the Newport News Daily Press in an interview published yesterday that Rumsfeld had said "he would fire the next person" who talked about the need for a postwar plan.

iraq, rumsfeld, united-states, us-news

Homophobe = Closeted Homosexual?

Seeded on Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:30 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Homophobes are in a tizzy again because Wal-mart is catering to gay customers. And in California, homophobic Republicans were jumping through the roof because Democrats wanted gay couples to be able to file joint state tax returns.

gay, gay-rights, homosexuality

Cheney: Investments Indicate No Faith in US Economy...

Seeded on Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:57 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)

According to Kiplinger's, the Cheneys, who may be worth close to $100 million, have invested the vast majority of their wealth overseas, in markets that do not fluctuate based on the U.S. dollar. I found this to be striking. Ominous sign or of no consequence?

finance, us-news, dick-cheney, investments, us-economy

The Physiology of an Open Mind: A Protein in the Brain

Seeded on Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:36 AM EDT (The Times)

Researchers at Harvard Medical School believe that they have found the biological mechanism that makes people become set in their ways as they get older. They have identified a protein that stops new neural connections forming in adult brains.

science, brain, mind

Scientists flock to test 'free energy' discovery

Seeded on Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:50 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

A man who claims to have developed a free energy technology which could power everything from mobile phones to cars has received more than 400 applications from scientists to test it.

energy, science, renewable-energy

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Middle East: Birth Pangs of What?

Seeded on Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:27 PM EDT (Eater)

The evidence of the absolute folly of our government's stance on the Middle East is growing and staggering.

israel, middle-east, world-news, us-foreign-policy, hezbollah, richard-cohen, thought-theater

Can Faith & Religion Be Acts Of Cowardice?

Seeded on Thu Aug 3, 2006 7:14 PM EDT (Eater)

Daniel has put into words ideas that have been swimming around in my head for a while.

religion, faith, atheism, humanism, thought-theater

Bush Middle East Policy: From Shades of Grey to Black and White?

Seeded on Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:20 PM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

I chose to reseed this post because I'd rather have the meat of what Chris Matthews was saying discussed than his choice of words to describe neo-conservative intellectuals. (i.e. get past the "pencil neck" comment)

bush, israel, middle-east, politics, imus, chris-matthews