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“Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen.” -George Orwell

Thursday, April 9, 2015

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 615



Chait: Columbia review missed the most important issue in Rolling Stone debacle

Has the Rolling Stone gang-rape author EVER corroborated a story?

Rolling Stone Rape Hoax: Why UVA Needs to Fire Theresa Sullivan

Rand Paul's Uncertain Trumpet

Northcom: China's Missile Submarines a 'Concern'

The Secular Left Will Once Again Unite Church and State

How to Save Religious Freedom

The Gay Marriage Wake-Up Call

The Culture War Goes Nuclear

Marshall Univ. freshman dorm attacks heterosexual Christians for unearned 'privilege'

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THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: APRIL 8, 2015



'BOOM!' Obama's 'personal' story of climate change gets smoked

'Delicate snowflakes': GUESS the movie Univ. of Michigan students won't see because it might make them feel 'unsafe'

'Safe spaces all the way down': 'American Sniper' will be shown at Univ. of Michigan, but with these safeguards

Univ. of Mich. coach Harbaugh's slam of UM's 'American Sniper' idiocy is the most kick-ass we've seen!

'Seriously, this is monstrous': Hey, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, is this Dems' official abortion stance?

'BOOM goes the narrative': Oliver Willis' abortion warning to GOP gets reality-checked

'Fact allergies are acting up'? ThinkProgress tool stomps feet over pro-abort DWS getting busted

It takes just this ONE crushing truth from Rand Paul to throttle twisted pro-abort Debbie Wasserman Schultz

This Jonah Goldberg shaming question for media about sicko Wasserman Schultz just NAILS it. And them

Michelle Malkin puts Wasserman Schultz's evil in gruesome perspective with this devastating photo




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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

DAREDEVIL: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW



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CLEVVER NEWS #DHR - APRIL 8, 2015



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EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: APRIL 8, 2015



EWTN News Nightly's Brian Patrick presents the headline news of the day.

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

How the Holy See is using diplomacy to aid Christians in the Middle East

Middle East groups seek protected zone for minorities in Iraq and Syria

What Should the Pope's Ecology Encyclical Say?

Kansas becomes first state to ban 'dismemberment abortion'

It's a Glorious Time to be a Faithful Catholic

The Return of the Exorcists

Shroud of Turin Inspires Conversion and Deepens Faith

How We Think Helps Explain the Culture Wars

The Reign of Gay and the RFRA: Round-up and Reflections

Taking 'Species Dysphoria' Seriously

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THREE MARTINI LUNCH: APRIL 8, 2015

National Review's Jim Geraghty and Radio America's Greg Corombos discuss current events. Today's Martinis: Rand Paul runs for president to defeat the Washington machine, the Russians hack the White House, and more sexism charges from Planet Hillary.



Rand Paul slams media on abortion: Ask Dems if it's okay to kill a 7-pound baby in the womb
And this is no idle tu quoque. The great majority of Americans oppose late-term abortion; the vast majority, maybe a unanimous majority at this point, of Democratic leaders support it without restriction. They are, without exaggeration, absolute fanatics on this subject. And proudly so.
Obama feels no differently. Neither does Nancy Pelosi, who's gone as far as to use the word "sacred" when discussing her feelings on this topic. Paul's response should be a stock answer for any GOP candidate who gets a question on a third-rail social issue going forward: We'll weigh in just as soon as Hillary Clinton does.
Want to know what Marco Rubio thinks about abortion exceptions? No problem - just as soon as Hillary tells us when life begins. Want to hear Ted Cruz's take on gay marriage? He'd be happy to provide it - just as soon as Hillary answers a simple question about how many genders she thinks there are. The wedge question should cut both ways this campaign, whether the media likes it or not.
Also read:

Rand Paul Has Something to Bring to 2016, But Be Wary

MSNBC's Favorite Republican Can't Win

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NERDIST NEWS: APRIL 8, 2015



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AL-SHABAAB, ISIS, OBAMA & CHRISTIANS



Obama: What really concerns me are those "less-than-loving expressions by Christians"
The good news: After a number of atrocities that have victimized Christians from Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and Kenya over the past few months, Barack Obama finally has spoken explicitly about Christians. The bad news? At the Easter prayer breakfast, Obama chose not to pray for all of those victims of genocidal Islamist terror, but to scold Christians in the US for what Obama calls "less-than-loving expressions." He then reversed course, to much laughter.
Ahem. In Kenya last week, almost 150 Christians got slaughtered in an al-Shabaab terrorist attack, deliberately chosen by the terrorists for murder, but nowhere in Obama's official statement on that atrocity can one find a mention of their religion. Neither can one find in the statement any mention of the "less than loving expressions" of Islam. Two months ago, when a group linked to ISIS butchered 21 Christians from Egypt specifically for their religion, the White House statement on that mass murder not only didn't mention either religion, it emphasized that ISIS' attacks were "unconstrained by faith, sect, or ethnicity." Riiiiiiight.
Finally, when it comes to "less-than-loving expressions" and Christians in this country, which was less loving? The shopkeepers who welcomed LGBT customers but decline to participate in same-sex marriage events, or the people who threatened to burn them down and run them out of town? And which should concern public officials more? Kirsten Powers wondered the same thing:
How many gay people had asked to have their wedding catered by this small-town pizza joint? None. What number of gay people had been denied a slice by O'Connor? Zero. In fact, the owners told the reporter that they would never refuse to serve a gay customer who came to the restaurant to eat. The wrath of gay rights supporters rained down on Memories Pizza because O'Connor committed a thought crime. She discriminated against nobody, but thinks the "wrong" thing about same-sex marriage and she said it out loud.
Here's the thing: I didn't support the original Indiana law. I am both a Christian who doesn't believe the Bible prohibits serving a same-sex wedding and a vocal LGBT rights supporter who has blasted laws similar to Indiana's for fear that they could provide legal protection to those who discriminate against gay people.
But I'm starting to wonder: who needs the protection here?
Indeed.
Also read:

ISIS blew up a Syrian church on Easter

In Egypt, Copts Are Still Being Persecuted

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YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 614



The Age of the Anti-Christian Pogrom

Liberals and their SJW Thugs Celebrate Holy Week

How Well Will American Christians Wear Our Cross?

Indiana-Shunners Do Business With Countries That Kill Gay People

Obama: Recognition of Israel won't be part of Iran deal

Scott Walker, The Anti-Bush

Walker relishes the tussle with Obama

The Old Gringo: Jeb Bush Strives for Unearned Hispanic Identity

Campus Rape and the 'Emergency': It's Always an Excuse for Authoritarianism

By the Way, Senate Dems Are Still Blocking Anti-Trafficking Legislation Over Abortion Funding

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THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: APRIL 7, 2015



'Trolling level: Expert': Mitt Romney regrets not betting on his NCAA bracket

'Abysmal opinion': Sen. Claire McCaskill gets slammed for her 'delusional' hot take on last night's Duke victory

'Love it!' This Rob Lowe response to 'delusional' Claire McCaskill is just TOO GOOD (it's snark-licious!)

This Rob Lowe truth-snark sums up Rolling Stone disgrace with one BRUTAL hashtag

'Whiter than Icelandic mayonnaise': 'Happy Voxiversary' to our favorite progs of pallor!

'He's an anti-establishment candidate': Sen. Rand Paul set to announce presidential run at 11:30 a.m. EST

'You baby killers are on a roll': Planned Parenthood loses it over Rand Paul

'Myopic assclowns': Planned Parenthood cries sexism over Rand, lets slip the dogs of stupidity

Salon's Rand Paul freak-out is prime caption contest material

'But Hillary's private server was totally secure!' WH allegedly hacked by Russians



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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

CLEVVER NEWS #DHR - APRIL 7, 2015



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EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: APRIL 7, 2015



EWTN News Nightly's Brian Patrick presents the headline news of the day.

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

Pope Francis sends rosaries, Easter cakes to Iraqi Christians

The Rise and Fall of Catholic Communities

Being Against Gay "Marriage" Doesn't Make You a Hater

It's Not a Gay Old Time for Those Who Support Traditional Marriage

Between conflicting cake rulings in Colorado, baker's livelihood still at risk

Christians Must Go on the Offensive Against Gay Mafia

Why Surrogacy Violates Human Dignity

How to Build a Family-Friendly Parish

Catholic Colleges Enjoy Advantages in Single-Sex Housing, Private Bedrooms

Tech Talk: Learning the Lingo of the Church

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NERDIST NEWS: APRIL 7, 2015



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YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 613



The West's Romance with Iran and Islamists

Verifying Iran Nuclear Deal Not Possible, Experts Say

Israel: The Iran Nuclear Deal Would Threaten Our Very Existence

Repeating History Yet Again

PsyWar: Militant Islam's Worst Enemy

The Left's Radical Consistency On RFRA

The Joy of Resistance

Employers Need to Get Ready for NLRB Ambush

GOP group's super PAC mostly funded by Big Labor

Bush Sycophants: He's More "Hispanic" Than Actual Hispanics

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THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: APRIL 6, 2015



Jeb Bush called himself Hispanic in a 2009 voter registration form

A 'first': Could Jeb Bush's voter form revelation lead to this historic presidential matchup?

Fresh take: Atlantic writer Hanna Rosin says Jeb Bush is 'kinda Hispanic'

'First Russia. Now this.' Urge to compare Romney's NCAA bracket to Obama's is irresistible

'Only took them 6 years': Purple Hearts to be awarded to Fort Hood victims this week

Did Hostess strike out or take the cake with this MLB Opening Day tweet?

Awesome: Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at UVA is suing Rolling Stone magazine

'Rape deniers'? Amanda Marcotte goes out of her way to miss the point after Rolling Stone retracts UVA story

'Right wing tactics'? TNR's spin on Rolling Stone scandal will have you fuming

Meghan McCain: When will media treat climate change as the threat it is?



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Monday, April 6, 2015

CLEVVER NEWS #DHR - APRIL 6, 2015



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EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: APRIL 6, 2015



EWTN News Nightly's Brian Patrick presents the headline news of the day.

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

Easter at the Vatican 2015

The Measure of Mercy: Pope Francis and the Extraordinary Jubilee Year

More Christians are martyred today than in the first century, says Pope Francis

Bishop Pallipparambil: Christ is working through the tragedy of present-day martyrdom

The Case for a Mass Conversion of Men

Planned Parenthood: The Death Cult Funded on the Scale of a Small Country

Adults Leave Millennials Clueless About Sex

Troubled by Indiana RFRA reaction, Christian leaders stress gravity of religious liberty

"Wolf Hall" Trashes St. Thomas More

Believe in the Latest Faith-Based Film

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NERDIST NEWS: APRIL 6, 2015



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SNL: NEUROTOLOGY MUSIC VIDEO

Followers of Neurotology star in a music video that sings the religion's praises in this brutal but brilliant parody of Scientology.



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Sunday, April 5, 2015

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 612



The Left's bullying freak-out over Indiana's RFRA betrays a compulsive need to feel morally superior to others

The Controversy in Indiana Is Trumped Up - but RFRA Isn't a Good Law

Tim Cook, Mainstream Media, and the LGBT Lynch Mob

What Feminists Believe: 'Gender Is a Social Construct That Oppresses Everyone'

Surprise: Convicted murderer in California to get taxpayer-funded sex change operation

Arabs Blast "Obama's Deal" with Iran

The 'surrender' of a Syrian girl gives face to the plight of refugee children

Jefferson and the Jihad

Intellectual Implosion Week at College Insurrection

The Next Chapter of the Greatest Story Ever Told

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EASTER: URBI ET ORBI

The Holy Father delivers his Urbi et Orbi message and blessing.




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EASTER: THE HOLY MASS

The Holy Father presides over the Holy Mass of Easter Day.



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Saturday, April 4, 2015