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Scientists say first half of 2012 warmest on record WASHINGTON – It won’t be a news flash for the 250 million sweltering Americans east of the Rockies, but the first half of the year has been the USA’s warmest on record, federal climate scientists announced Monday. Twenty-eight states and more than 100 cities have posted [...]

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obama releases his budget; Violet Socks takes down obama’s Epic Fail on women’s civil rights; and I don’t care if you’re sick of me saying VOTE FOR WOMEN — here’s another righteous woman elected official who shows why I’m right Don’t believe me? Believe the science HERE and HERE (it’s the Out of the Mouths of [...]

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Clyde, Bonnnie’s sister, in my way. It’s time for an Open Thread, at least. Thoughts on Penn State, OWS, the Super Committee, or your damn cats welcome.

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Just like 10 years ago, today is a glorious late summer day in Massachusetts. Where were you when you first heard the news? Paul Krugman says today is a day of shame for Americans and that we all know it in our hearts even if we don’t want to admit it. Screw you Paul Krugman. [...]

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Any cooling suggestions for our friends suffering through this recent heat wave?

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What’s on your mind today?

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Scalia: Women Don’t Have Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination WASHINGTON — The equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not protect against discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation, according to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In a newly published interview in the legal magazine California Lawyer, Scalia said [...]

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Open thread… and presents

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Sunset at Lime Kiln Lighthouse in Friday Harbor, Washington. Credit: Laura Boulton

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