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End the Unjustified Prosecution of Kaitlyn Hunt
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, gayrights, sadness, usa, women )

Teresa
- 1 day ago - org.credoaction.com
End the unjustified prosecution of 18-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt, who was engaged in a consensual relationship with another female high-school student.
Hipster or Hasidic? - Beard Quiz - SATIRE!
Society & Culture  (tags: Hasidic, hipster, offbeat, satire, funny, SATIRE! )

Lynn
- 17 hours ago - youtu.be
Jimmy Kimmel Live: Back to Brooklyn -- Hipster or Hasidic? This is purely for fun. NO haters please ;-)
URGENT - NEW CO Poll - Vote and Thank Governor Hickenlooper
Society & Culture  (tags: execution, death penalty, Denver, Colorado, Govn. Hickenlooper, clemency, reprieve, poll )

Angelika
- 1 day ago - denverpost.com
Yesterday was a historic day for death penalty repeal efforts in Colorado. Hickenlooper granted a reprieve for Nathan Dunlap, who was scheduled to be executed in August. Please show your support for the governor's actions by voting in this online poll!
Boy Scouts Approve Plan to Accept Openly Gay Boys
Society & Culture  (tags: BSA, Boy Scouts, gays, BSA National Counsel, voting, resolution, Texas, freedoms, gayrights, society )

Angelika
- 1 day ago - cbsnews.com
In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.
Michael Vick Given the Key to Atlantic City
Society & Culture  (tags: Michael Vick, key to the city, society, usa, news, humans, animalwelfare, animaladvocates, animalrights, dogs )

Dianne Ly
- 1 day ago - philly.com
Apparently, giving someone a key to a city is something people still do. Evidently it doesn't just happen in sitcoms! The latest man to receive the honor is Michael Vick
10 Most Absurd Sex Tips From the Christian Right
Society & Culture  (tags: Evangelical Christians, prudery, stupidity, sexism, Pat Robertson, Michelle Duggar, Focus on the Family, Juli Slattery )

Lynn
- 21 hours ago - alternet.org
Modern conservatives can't stop talking about sex. And what they say opens a window into the strange, sexist worldview of patriarchal religion.
Elderly Woman Dies in Court "Gasping for Breath" After Sheriff's Deputies "Callously" Refused to Give Her Medication, Daughter C
Society & Culture  (tags: government, health, rights, freedoms, law, safety )

Kevin
- 20 hours ago - alternet.org
"The deceased, who was fighting a traffic ticket, suffered from asthma -- but deputies accused her of faking, suit filed in court argues."
TAKE ACTION: Speak Out Against Anti-Abortion Terrorism
Society & Culture  (tags: women, choice, freedom, abortionrights )

Beverly
- 14 hours ago - salsa.wiredforchange.com
Anti-abortion rights zealots have turned to vandalism, arson, assault and murder to get their way. By signing this petition, you will send a message that these actions are an organized form of terrorism that must stop.
Israeli Doctors Save Syrian Child
Society & Culture  (tags: Save A Child’s Heart, Syria, Syrian child, Israel, Middle East, heart surgery, life saving )

Beatrice
- 1 day ago - unitedwithisrael.org
Unable to obtain treatment in Syria or Jordan, a young Syrian girl received life saving heart surgery in Israel through the Israeli humanitarian organization Save A Child's Heart.
Priorities USA - Too Big to Jail ~~ Jon Stwart
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, culture, HUMOR, society )

Kit
- 1 day ago - thedailyshow.com
The Obama administration's legal priorities tilt towards unusually harsh punishments for individuals whose crimes don't seem to merit them.
End the Unjustified Prosecution of Kaitlyn Hunt | CREDO Action
Society & Culture  (tags: law, media, women, culture, Florida Assistant State Attorney )

Candy
- 11 hours ago - org.credoaction.com
End the unjustified prosecution of 18-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt, who was engaged in a consensual relationship with another female high-school student. Her behavior cannot seriously be portrayed as predatory
Pennsylvania Couple Stab Each Other After Arguing Over Who Should Win 'American Idol'
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, crime, culture, education, environment, ethics, family, humans, law, news, police, sadness, society, usa, violence, women )

Frank
- 4 hours ago - nydailynews.com
"Karen Elaine Harrelson, 48, and Gregory Stambaugh, 57, of York County knifed one another when they couldn't agree on which singer deserved to win. The pair had been drinking heavily all day."
Blacklisted: 12 Food Companies to Avoid
Society & Culture  (tags: food, diet, GeneticEngineering, safety, society, ethics, freedoms, culture )

Kevin
- 1 day ago - eatlocalgrown.com
"It seems like no matter how hard you try to avoid them, GMOs and toxic foods creep into your life."
How Racism Turned An Interracial Family's Trip to Walmart Into a Kidnapping Investigation | Alternet
Society & Culture  (tags: racism, bigotry, Walmart, family, society, culture, rights, freedoms )

Kevin
- 20 hours ago - alternet.org
"'They don't fit' is the phrase that apparently prompted concern."
Activists Demand Facebook Stop 'Glorifying Violence Against Girls and Women'
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, violenceagainstwomen, facebook, sexism, rapeasajoke, rape, nonfunnyhumor )

BMutiny
- 15 hours ago - rhrealitycheck.org
Facebook: the only acceptable representation of womens nudity are those in which women appear as sex objects or the victims of abuse. Your common practice of allowing this content by appending a [humor] disclaimer to said content treats violence as a joke
Palestinians Wave Nazi Flag Over Mosque
Society & Culture  (tags: Israel, Middle East, Palestinians, Nazis, anti-semitism, hatred, intolerance, islam )

Beatrice
- 1 day ago - unitedwithisrael.org
In a move that has outraged Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria, a Nazi flag was waved over a Palestinian mosque near Hebron. Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria were shocked to see a Nazi flag waving over a mosque in the Palestinian village of
Bar Ilan University Helps Children of AIDS Patients
Society & Culture  (tags: Israel, Middle East, AIDS, children )

Beatrice
- 1 day ago - unitedwithisrael.org
A new program developed by an Israeli professor at Bar Ilan University has the potential to help millions of children in Africa who have a parent with the AIDS virus. gives children a better chance of improving their early childhood
Teen Found Burnt in Nagpur, Rape Suspected
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, child, abuse, violence, ethics )

Jaya
- 12 hours ago - indianexpress.com
A 13-year-old schoolgirl was found with severe burns at an under-construction building in Manish Nagar here Friday, with police suspecting rape and murder attempt.
THE "REAL" NEWS AT LAST? - New Al Jazeera America Is Committed to High-Quality, Objective and Balanced Investigative Journalism
Society & Culture  (tags: world, al jazeera, unbiased news for americans, news, politics, education, society )

David
- 11 hours ago - america.aljazeera.com
Like the rest of Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera America is committed to high-quality, objective, truth and balanced investigative journalism. Al Jazeera America is being built from the ground up: we're hiring American journalists to report on American stories...
Africa Day - 25 May 2013 - 50 Th Ann
Society & Culture  (tags: Africa Day, humans, interesting, politics, world )

Frans
- 11 hours ago - africaday.info
Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the 1963 founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), presently recognized as the Africa Union (AU). The African Union, comprised of 53 member states, has brought together the continent of Africa.......
Muslim Leaders' Auschwitz Visit Boosts Holocaust Knowledge
Society & Culture  (tags: )

David
- 1 hour ago - bbc.co.uk
Muslim leaders from around the world have taken part in an unprecedented trip to Germany and Poland to see and hear for themselves about the horrors of the Jewish Holocaust.
Rescue Ink Co-Founder Charged With Stealing From Animal Shelter - Hartford Pets | Examiner.Com
Society & Culture  (tags: Rescue Ink co-founder, arrested, stealing, humans, animals, celebrity, humans, law, media, interesting, news, society, ethics, dishonesty, money, cover-up, lies )

Dianne Ly
- 1 day ago - examiner.com
John Orlandini, a co-founder of Rescue Ink -- the non-profit animal rescue group that operated the Long Beach Animal Shelter* on Long Island was reportedly arrested on May 15 and charged with third-degree grand larceny, after police said he stole
Cars, People in Water as US Bridge Collapses
Society & Culture  (tags: americans, safety, sadness )

Frans
- 1 day ago - za.news.yahoo.com
A bridge carrying a freeway over a river in the northwestern US state of Washington partially collapses, sending cars and people plunging into the water below, police say
America's Corrupt Justice System: Federal Private Prison Populations Grew By 784% in 10 Year Span
Society & Culture  (tags: prisons, private, costs, capitalism, politics, society )

Lynn
- 20 hours ago - alternet.org
From 1999-2010, the total U.S. prison population rose 18 percent, ... However, total private prison populations exploded fivefold during this same time period, with federal private prison populations rising by 784 percent ...
10 Most Absurd Sex Tips From the Christian Right
Society & Culture  (tags: religion )

David
- 14 hours ago - alternet.org
Modern conservatives can't stop talking about sex. And what they say opens a window into the strange, sexist worldview of patriarchal religion.
Buddhist Monk Sets Himself on Fire to Protest Slaughter of Cattle in Sri Lanka
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, culture, environment, ethics, humans, news, religion, sadness, society, violence, world )

Frank
- 4 hours ago - nydailynews.com
"The monk reportedly told other monks he was burning himself to protest the killing of cattle for meat."- nydailynews.com
Citizenship and Immigration Canada: Neglecting a 92 Year Old Woman in Need!
Society & Culture  (tags: ethics, government, women, world )

Heather
- 4 hours ago - change.org
this woman applied for landed immigrant status in Canada in 1994 and still has not received a ruling!!!
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio 'Profiled' Hispanics, Says Judge
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, corruption, law, freedoms )

David
- 1 hour ago - bbc.co.uk
The office of an Arizona lawman who styles himself America's toughest sheriff improperly targeted Hispanics in routine patrols for undocumented immigrants, a federal judge has found.
 

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