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Take Action/Video:Student Freaks Out In Front Of His Class And Says What We're All Thinking About Our Education System
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JL
- 7 days ago - upworthy.com
Duncanville High School student Jeff Bliss got in trouble in class for talking out of turn. What was he talking about? Basically everything that's wrong with our education system today. It's a mic-droppingly epic speech.
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Stephen Colbert Wins Late Night Television With His Hilarious Critique Of Brad Paisley's Racist Song
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JL
- 24 days ago - upworthy.com
This whole thing is great, but at 3:06, it gets really good, and at 3:56, it gets FANTASTIC.
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Greenwash: To Mislead, Cover Up, or Gloss Over Damaging Facts By Appealing to Environmental Values.
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Kelly
- 26 days ago - peta.org
With this goal, many people donate, totaling millions of dollars each year to organizations that say they are working to protect the environment and wildlife. But how much do we really know about these organizations and their activities?
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Victory! England and Wales Ban Wild-Animal Acts in Circuses
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Kelly
- 27 days ago - peta.org
Pressure has been mounting for the past few years for the government to make this historic move, particularly after animal rights advocates released an undercover video that showed a groom at Bobby Roberts Super Circus who kicked an Asian elephant
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The Man in the Cowboy Hat: Meet Carlos Arredondo, a Hero of the Boston Bombings
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JL
- 29 days ago - motherjones.com
One of the responders in the photograph--the man in the cowboy hat--has been identified as Carlos Arredondo, a Costa Rican immigrant (originally undocumented) whose Marine son died in action in Iraq in 2004.
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Video:A Terrified Child Genius Saves His Own Life With Engineering Skills
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JL
- 34 days ago - upworthy.com
Children are incredibly vulnerable creatures, and growing up is a struggle even at the best of times. UNICEF wants to remind us how difficult growth can be if conditions aren't exactly ideal.
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Greenland's First Female Prime Minister Says 'No' To Arctic Drilling
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Kelly
- 35 days ago - care2.com
The new government of Greenland will not grant any fresh offshore oil and gas drilling licenses in the country's Arctic waters and will also place existing licenses under greater scrutiny.
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Man Looking for 'Someone to Kill' Breaks Into Home and Feeds Pudding to Dog - National Dogs | Examiner.Com
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Dianne Ly
- 38 days ago - examiner.com
On Tuesday, Fox News published a story out of Wenatchee, Wash., which can only be described as bizarre.
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Matthew Warren Dead: Son Of Rick Warren Commits Suicide At 27
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Kelly
- 41 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
"At 27 years of age, Matthew was an incredibly kind, gentle and compassionate young man whose sweet spirit was encouragement and comfort to many," Warren, the popular author of The Purpose Driven Life, said in the letter. THIS IS MATTHEW
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ACTION NEEDED Demand India Protect Old-Growth and Abandon Coal
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Kelly
- 41 days ago - forests.org
Yet India is heading towards social and ecological collapse unless it stops burning coal and clearing its natural ecosystems, especially important old-growth forest remnants.
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ACTION NEEDED BLANKETS FOR SHELTERS
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Kelly
- 43 days ago - facebook.com
THIS ACTION IS TAKING PLACE ON Thursday, April 11, 4:30-6 p.m. Please share with all you know that live in the LA area. For questions you can contact AnnieL@peta2.com Also old rugs,comforters,sheets,pillows,scarfs,toys,kitty litter,dog beds,
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Video:Rick Santorum Comes Out Of Retirement To Say The Craziest, Most Bigoted Thing I'Ve Ever Heard
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JL
- 46 days ago - upworthy.com
As we all know, a single television show was probably the cause of all this "gay marriage nonsense," but it's been almost impossible to figure out which show it was ... until now. Special thanks to Susie Sampson for the exclusive story.
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Why Do Men Think THIS Is OK?
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JL
- 50 days ago - upworthy.com
There's a special website where women can go to record all the irritating sexism they have to deal with on a daily basis. The Everyday Sexism Project is a real time log of douche-baggery, and a reminder that sexism is still thriving in 2013. Read it & w
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Video:Meet The Tattooed Hero Who Stood Up For A Stranger Who Was Bullied For Being Gay
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JL
- 53 days ago - upworthy.com
Jordan thought bears were breaking into his car to get his French fries -- but the truth was much, much worse. Maybe you've already seen this story's happy ending, but things get even more incredible when a certain daytime talk-show host steps in.
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And One Of These Days, Someone Will Realize This Is Racist
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JL
- 58 days ago - upworthy.com
Just because borrowing symbols and dress from other cultures without any regard to their history or meaning is normal in fashion, it doesn't make it right.White actresses, please don't play dress-up or "Pocahontas." Next time, maybe find a Native America
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