Friday, December 28, 2012

Congress’s unpopularity in one hilarious chart

Congress’s unpopularity in one hilarious chart - The Washington Post

Current GOP is ‘a shelter for a lot of messed up and toxic paradigms’

Author Junot Diaz: Current GOP is ‘a shelter for a lot of messed up and toxic paradigms’ | The Raw Story

Matt Damon brings the fracking fight to the big screen

Matt Damon brings the fracking fight to the big screen | Grist

Libraries Are More Relevant Than Ever

Libraries Are More Relevant Than Ever - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com

Barney Frank argues for defense cuts in one of his last House speeches

Barney Frank argues for defense cuts in one of his last House speeches - Boston.com

MIT announces a new kind of transparent flexible solar cell made from graphene sheets with nanowires

Daily Kos: MIT announces a new kind of transparent flexible solar cell made from graphene sheets with nanowires

Broader background checks and denial criteria could help prevent mass shooting catastrophes, experts say

Broader background checks and denial criteria could help prevent mass shooting catastrophes, experts say

Obama’s Final Ultimatum To GOP On Taxes

Obama’s Final Ultimatum To GOP On Taxes | TPMDC

Obama 2012: Our journey together — Barack Obama

Obama 2012: Our journey together — Barack Obama

Cerberus Collected Ex-Government Opportunists

Cerberus Collected Ex-Government Opportunists | The Nation

Al Qaeda Defers to U.S. Congress

Al Qaeda Defers to U.S. Congress : The New Yorker

Whaddya Know? Professional Economy Wrecker Alan Greenspan Is at the Heart of the Insidious 'Fix the Debt' Campaign

Whaddya Know? Professional Economy Wrecker Alan Greenspan Is at the Heart of the Insidious 'Fix the Debt' Campaign | Alternet

Who are the chronically costly? Health care's 1%

Who are the chronically costly? Health care's 1% - amednews.com

Generosity and the Social Brain, One Neuron at a Time

Generosity and the Social Brain, One Neuron at a Time – Phenomena: Only Human

Police identify shooter who wounded three Gloucester Township officers

Police identify shooter who wounded three Gloucester Township officers

The Koch Brothers’ Gun-Control Disinformation

The Koch Brothers’ Gun-Control Disinformation - In These Times

Guns in homes pose greater risk to families than to intruders

Guns in homes pose greater risk to families than to intruders, data show - JSOnline

What Could Have Been: Important Bills Blocked By Republicans In 2012 | ThinkProgress

What Could Have Been: The Most Important Bills Blocked By Republicans In 2012 | ThinkProgress

U.S. Natural Gas Doesn't Need Protectionism

U.S. Natural Gas Doesn't Need Protectionism - Bloomberg

‘Come together’ breaks Washington apart

‘Come together’ breaks Washington apart

PPP found wide majority in favor of banning assault weapons

Daily Kos: PPP found wide majority in favor of banning assault weapons, Gallup a majority against—what gives?

Vigil marks 2 weeks since Conn. school massacre

Vigil marks 2 weeks since Conn. school massacre

Jim Morin: NRA - Not today. Nope.

Jim Morin: NRA - YouTube

2012: The Year in Graphs

2012: The Year in Graphs

As Swing Districts Dwindle, Can a Divided House Stand?

As Swing Districts Dwindle, Can a Divided House Stand? - NYTimes.com

Lion Cuddles | Cutest Paw

Lion Cuddles | Cutest Paw

Coniferous Forest

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Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank - You can help!

Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank - You can help!

The Psychology Behind Mass Shootings

The Psychology Behind Mass Shootings

The Top 10 GOOD NEWS Stories of 2012

The Top 10 GOOD NEWS Stories of 2012

Big Gun Money: Cerberus Private Equity Fund Silent On NRA Ties

Cerberus Private Equity Fund Silent On NRA Ties

Bumper-Sticker Action

Daily Kos: Bumper-Sticker Action