Key Challah

This is what my failed braiding attempts looked like!

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New Mexico Becomes Only The 2nd State To Outlaw A Terrible Type Of Police Abuse

"“civil asset forfeiture,” ... allows law enforcement to seize your property even if you’re never arrested or convicted of the crime for which your property was seized" This is outrageous!

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Viral Thread

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A Math Problem From Singapore Goes Viral: When Is Cheryl’s Birthday?

Got it - but it took a while.

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Embellishing Resume At Work

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Ex-Blackwater Guards Given Long Terms for Killing Iraqis

Give normal people a uniform and a gun and they get transformed.

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Hokusai and the wave that swept the world

Interesting...

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A 9-year-old goes in on standardized tests and ends with the best mic drop of all time.

"FSA prohibits students from talking to their parents about the test" - WTF?

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WATCH: How to tell if you're smart, according to science

Just saying...

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Proposed skyscraper could be third-tallest — or fifth-tallest — in Chicago

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Here's What Elite Athletes Eat

So, if i eat more, I will become an elite athlete?

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Walter Scott Is Not on Trial

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Chicago launches 'Epic' national TV campaign

See - it's not just me that likes Chicago. It's our ad agency as well!

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Marco Rubio's 2016 Rollout Is A Collossal Failure, Twitter Reacts Hilariously (TWEETS)

"Donald Trump, the running joke of supposed presidential contenders, is polling ahead of him with New Hampshire Republicans." I was going to comment on the parade of clowns - but I have decided to stop. I will change nobody's minds. I can see no outcome of the 2016 elections that will be good. We will still have a split between the executive and legislative branch - and thus a hopelessly divided government. The next president will likely nominate 4 Supreme Court justices. I hope she gets some good ones past the Senate. In future I will post only humor in the political arena. Unfortunately, there may be a lot of it.

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A Nation's Shame: Trillions in New Wealth, Millions of Children in Poverty

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Recall of Kids' Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, Benadryl

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Painted Nudes show the king of street photography’s strange secret life

“In order to build a career and be successful,” he said, “one has to be ambitious. I much prefer to drink coffee, listen to music and paint when I feel like it.” - my kind of guy!

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Supernovae suggest the universe is growing slower than expected

Dark Energy and Dark Matter may be an artifact of wrong assumptions about the brightness of the yardstick stars.

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Genes May Tell Us How To Vote

"Previous studies have also shown strong genetic influences on right-wing views – be they for or against." - so, if you want your side to win, have more children. Read more: http://www.science20.com/the_conversation/genes_may_tell_us_how_to_vote-154774#ixzz3XCF4T8Sn

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There Are Few Libertarians. But Many Americans Have Libertarian Views.

A rigid two party system forces the polarization. Both parties have written stat level laws that inhibit emergence of a third (or Nth) party. "Democracy is great, unless it threatens us" is the prevailing view.

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Top 5 Cities in the United States: Readers' Choice Awards 2014

Once again, the failure of the opinion of the majority. Chicago #5 - nonsense! #1 is the correct answer. Democracy may be an interesting idea - but it often comes up with the wrong answer.

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Why Don’t I Criticize Israel? : Sam Harris

“Whatever terrible things the Israelis have done, it is also true to say that they have used more restraint in their fighting against the Palestinians than we—the Americans, or Western Europeans—have used in any of our wars.”

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109-Year-Old Woman Says Secret To Long Life Is Avoiding Men

This approach will not lead to longer life for ones descendants.

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A New Phase in Anti-Obama Attacks

And let the bleating of the right wing sheep being herded by the Fox begin ...

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The iPhone 6 Plus Makes Much More Sense Alongside An Apple Watch [Opinion] | Redmond Pie

I ordered the Watch today - I have the 6+ already :-)

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Rauner to Benefit From Budget Cuts With $750K Tax Break

For context, see my previous post.

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IL Republican Gov Cuts Autism Funding -- On World Autism Day

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The absolutely legitimate, incredibly useful Indian English word you’re not using

Indeed.

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Remains from Lincoln’s Last Day

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Construction crane falls on museum — and everyone just assumes it is art

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Every goddamn day: 04/10/15: Bitter Ironies of American HIstory, Vo. 1

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This is What the History of Camera Sales Looks Like with Smartphones Included

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IKEA is now serving vegan balls

...leading to an excess supply of vegan eunuchs!

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languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu

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Humor: People Can't Eat Without Taking a Picture

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Streit's | ~ Joseph O. Holmes Photography ~

Streit's | ~ Joseph O. Holmes Photography ~ In case you are wondering what the inside of an old matza factory looks like.

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Color use in paintings, by year

My bet would be aging of the pigments and varnish over time.

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NRA Bans ‘Operational’ Guns At NRA Convention For Security Reasons

Guns are good everywhere - except at a convention of "good guys with guns." The hypocrisy is overwhelming. Good guys with guns can't control good guys with guns? GMAFB.

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WATCH: South Africa's First Official Nudist Beach

A lot has changed ... except it is still all white (or pinkish red as the day goes by)

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Officer charged with murder after shocking video documents shooting of unarmed black man

The good news is that someone was around to video this guy and get him charged!

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C-SPAN

Clown #2 joins the parade. Not as clownish as #1, he could be a strong candidate. His problem is that a good libertarian will not get support from the religious right. He is already pandering to them with his "with God's help" line. His past position on foreign aid ("... eliminates all foreign aid to all countries") does not bode well for Israel. He is trying to wriggle out of that (http://ift.tt/1oklm8H). He is already backing off his desire to cut military spending. Looks like he will need to be a wriggling tap-dancing clown to get the nomination, and then tap-dance his way back to his roots if he gets the nomination.

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7 Tips For Civil Discourse - JohnHenry.US

Monty Python is as good as Jon Stewart

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This Is The Gigantic Machine That Renews Railroad Tracks

Why we still need engineers!

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The Daily Show

Nails it, as always. He will be missed.

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Dick Comments On Alice's Blog

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A Skeptic’s Guide to the Iran Nuclear Deal

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A Dummy’s Guide to the Interim Nuclear Deal With Iran

Before you react to the right wing pol's reactions, at least try to understand the agreement so far. The crunch is - with no agreement, the Fordow facility will continue to produce bomb material, and they will be not stopped short of carpet nuclear bombing Iran. This sounds like a good idea to the Senator from Illinois who unfortunately represents me - but the fallout will destroy Israel, even if my Senator gets re-elected. "Buried underneath a mountain to protect it from air strikes, Fordow is currently home to thousands of centrifuges. But per the terms of the Lausanne agreement, Iran has agreed not to carry out any enrichment activities at the site for 15 years. It will instead repurpose it as a nuclear, physics, and technology research center. During that time period, the site will not be home to any fissile material." For Iran’s interlocutors — the so-called P5+1: the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, China, and Germany — the changes at Fordow represent a significant victory, one that hampers Iran’s path to a bomb."

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WATCH: Do you see Einstein or Marilyn Monroe in this photo?

I see Einstein without my glasses, and Monroe with them. Time for new glasses! Or maybe not?

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Stanford Will Now Be Free To All Students From Families That Earn Less Than $125,000 Per Year

"... if the government took a simple step and made all public universities free. Tuition at all public colleges came to $62.6 billion in 2012. The federal government could take the $69 billion it currently spends helping students cover the cost of college through grants, tax breaks, and work-study funds and instead simply cover tuition at those schools for anyone who wanted to attend. That would give all students of all income backgrounds an affordable option, and it could also put pressure on private schools like Stanford and Harvard to reduce their tuition to compete, which has risen 13 percent over the last five years."

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Schechter parents adopt Ethiopian brothers after two-year struggle

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Tell Me How This Ends Well

The world is a lot more complex than any of our three branches of government are prepared to acknowledge. The propensity of our chattering classes to blame all the worlds ills on their political opponents inhibits the ability of the US to be a consistent force for good in the world.

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These are all the countries where the US has a military presence abroad

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The Procrastination Doom Loop—and How to Break It

I would like to write a response to this, but i don't feel like it right now. Maybe later.

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Watch the exact moment when a brutal dictator realizes the crowd has turned against him

The study of History in the future is going to be very different. Imagine having a video record of "Et tu,Brute"

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GOP leader: the popular parts of Obamacare don't count

So, they want to provide all the benefits of the ACA, but remove the costs? Sounds like "Socialism" to me. Eeeew. Gross.

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14 Foods You've Been Cutting The Wrong Way Your Entire Life

At least I do onions right...

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Marc Garrett - The iPhone 6 Plus is the New Leica M3 on Exposure

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Gary Dahl, Inventor of the Pet Rock, Dies at 78

The end of an era?

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How to delete all your embarrassing tweets before you become famous

In case you are planning on becoming famous...

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Scott Adams Blog

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You Were Strangers: The Ethical Significance Of Passover

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GNC to Strengthen Supplement Quality Controls

This is a step forward - the next step needs to be mandatory effectiveness testing.

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Meerkat is dying - and it's taking U.S. tech journalism with it

A cautionary tale for anyone thinking of investing in a startup - especially one with "buzz" that has no profits!

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The scary resurgence of nationalism in Europe and Russia

Crazies are not going away...

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Nuts Are a Nutritional Powerhouse

Some of my best friends are nuts...

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Lee Kuan Yew's Troubling Legacy for Americans

Will Democracy splutter and disappear again, as it did in Greece? The outlook is uncertain.

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He Shows Side-By-Side Photos To Jon Stewart And Asks Him To Guess The Country. Mind-Blowing? Yes.

Go South Africa!

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Restaurant shames lying Yelp reviewer by releasing security footage

Why we should read restaurant (and other) reviews with a cynical eye

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Study Shows Association Between Migraine And Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

I have both ... now what?

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Passover Seder Rube Goldberg Machine from Technion in Israel

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An Example. Of. The NPR Podcast. Voice. And Why It's. So Annoying

Indeed!

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Russian Studies programs in the United States need a boost

I am not sure what the politics of this site is - but it may at least provide some insight into the actions of the other superpower.

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Valspar Color For The Colorblind

It is an ad - but it is new to me and looks important for all colorblind people.

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Andrew Wyeth Picks 20 Great American Watercolorists

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How safe is air travel today?

Stay Calm and Carry On Flying.

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House Stuns Itself By Passing Bipartisan $214 Billion Medicare Package

This is probably good news - but I had to read it twice to make certain it did not come from The Onion.

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Why Are Americans So Freakishly Optimistic?

We are a nation of immigrants - some claim to be legal. Moving from wherever we came from requires extremely optimistic outlook.

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Watch: Obama Destroys 6 Years of Republican Obamacare Lies With 1 Joke

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Insightful Interaction

Something here may make you angry no matter who you are.

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Grandson’s Jigsaw Puzzle Strategy Fucking Pathetic

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Whose emergency in Venezuela?

Bizarre...

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Surprise! That Document Bush/Cheney Used to justify Iraq, It Doesn't

Bush has been smart enough to stop talking since he left office. Cheney keeps yakking. Does the liar want another VP nomination?

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Andy Borowitz

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Umberto Eco’s Antilibrary: Why Unread Books Are More Valuable to Our Lives than Read Ones

“It is our knowledge — the things we are sure of — that makes the world go wrong and keeps us from seeing and learning,” Lincoln Steffens wrote in his beautiful 1925 essay. Piercingly true as this may be, we’ve known at least since Plato’s famous Allegory of the Cave that “most people are not just comfortable in their ignorance, but hostile to anyone who points it out.” — This explains the comments war on the Internet.

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Holistically Tuned - The Brain Sees Words As Pictures, Not A Series Of Letters

I am surprised that this is considered news. I have always thought that this is how one reads.

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Supreme Court Justices Blast The Corrections System

"a federal review of U.S. solitary confinement policy also found that the United States holds more inmates in solitary confinement than any other developed nation. "

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No more physics and maths, Finland to stop teaching individual subjects

Not clear how this will work out.

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The Five Worst Supreme Court Justices In American History, Ranked

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What Grade Do Academics Give To IARC Organophosphate Claims? A Big "F"

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Neolithic culture may have kept most men from mating | Ars Technica

Pure speculation: Could this be around the time speech evolved? The first speakers cooperated and avoided breeding with non-speakers?

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Former Tennis Player Is Convicted

Huh.

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MRBlog | Why How We Define Religion Matters - The Marginalia Review of Books

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Every goddamn day: 03/24/15: Barging Back onto the Mississippi

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Here are 13 ‘then versus now’ cartoons that completely nail it

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Science says you can fight the common cold with booze.

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"You Grow Up Wanting to be Luke Skywalker, Then Realize You've Become a Stormtrooper for the Empire"

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Ted Cruz Announces Presidency, Internet Helpfully Suggests Hilarious Campaign Slogans (SCREENSHOTS)

The parade of clowns begins...

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No Tornado, Severe Thunderstorm Watches Yet in March Puts U.S. in 'Uncharted Territory'

More odd weather news...

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Snap Poll: Is the Iran Deal Good for Your Country’s National Security?

Snap Poll: Is the Iran Deal Good for Your Country’s National Security? | Foreign Policy What the specialists think.

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World Renowned Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease

????

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