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Headlines Du Jour ► Saturday, January 25, 2014

January 25, 2014Ablow Job, Coal, Coca-Cola, Coke, Detroit, Dr. Keith Ablow, Gestapo, GOP, Headlines, Headlines Du Jour, Income Inequality, John Boehner, Karl Rove, LGBT, Megyn Kelly, Mike Huckabee, Neil Young, West VirginiaHeadly Westerfield

As the work week ends, the weekend begins. Saturday’s Headlines Du Jour is the culmination of 24 hours of headline-collecting and Not Now Silly’s keen eye for news.

IN LGBT NEWS:

The Truth About Outing
And why it’s the best thing that
ever happened to Aaron Schock

THEY GET THE COALMINE AND THE PEOPLE OF WEST VIRGINIA GET THE SHAFT:

How the Coal Industry Impoverishes West Virginia
The recent chemical spill is the latest chapter in a very old story: total capitulation to industry by state officials.

THE “O” IN GOP STANDS FOR OLD:

Karl Rove’s “behemoth” targeted: How
his plan to skirt the law could backfire

SCIENCE FICTION OR SCIENCE FACT? OR MOVIE OF THE WEEK?

Abandoned Cruise Ship Full of Starving Rats Headed For Land

I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING IN PERFECT HARMONY:

Coke defends arrest of gay Russian human rights advocate

ANOTHER DISPATCH FROM DETROIT, ‘MERK’S FIRST THROWAWAY CITY:

$700M rescue bid
fuels fallout fears
Many fret saving DIA, city pensions
by private foundations, state may
hurt other nonprofits, set precedents

MEGYN KELLY IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

Megyn Kelly Bursts Out Laughing While Talking About Bursting Toilets

ABLOW JOB IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

Colbert Mocks Fox News’ Keith
Ablow Over Ridiculous Theory

HUCKLEBERRY HOUND IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

Huckabee: Hey, Fox News Viewers
Didn’t Mind My Libido Talk

VIDEO DU JOUR:

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Headlines Du Jour ► Friday, January 24, 2014

January 24, 2014AIDS, Crack, Detroit, Divorce, Eric Bolling, Headlines, Headlines Du Jour, Klaus Nomi, LBGT, Megyn Kelly, Neil Young, Outer Space, Racism, Religion, Rob Ford, Virginia, West VirginiaHeadly Westerfield

Welcome to another exciting chapter of Headlines Du Jour. Virginia and West Virginia figure prominently today. Each headline was picked at the moment of perfection, for your reading pleasure.

VIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERS!!!

Virginia attorney general: Our state’s marriage equality ban is unconstitutional and I won’t defend it

IN OTHER LGBT NEWS:

McDonald’s #CheersToSochi Campaign Meets With
LGBT Backlash

Cecil Chao, Hong Kong Billionaire, Doubles Reward
For Any Man Who Can Make
Lesbian Daughter Straight

DEREGULATION?!?!? YOU’RE DRINKING IT!!!

Former West Virginia Miner: We’ve Been Dumping Those Chemicals In The Water For Decades

NOT AS YOUNG AS HE USED TO BE:

Neil Young Awarded
President’s Merit Award,
Delivers Astounding Speech

ANOTHER DISPATCH FROM DETROIT, ‘MERKA’S FIRST THROWAWAY CITY:

10 reasons every American
should visit Detroit

SEPARATING THE REDS FROM THE BLUES:

‘Red’ States Have Higher Divorce Rates Than ‘Blue’ States, And Here’s Why

SO GLAD WE’RE LIVING IN A POST-RACIAL SOCIETY:

Just Being Black Was Enough
to Get Yourself Spied on by
J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI

Jews Are Too Smart
For Manual Labor

SO GLAD WE’RE LIVING IN A POST-RELIGIOUS SOCIETY:

Louisiana School Accused Of Religious Harassment By ACLU

MEGYN KELLY IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

Fox’s Kelly: Wendy Davis’ Defense Of Personal Struggle Is Out Of “The Nixonian Handbook”

BULLY BOY BOLLING IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

Fox’s Bolling: “I Don’t Think There’s Racism,” Because We Have A Black President And Black Entertainment Channels

Roland Martin Goes Off on ‘Stuck on Stupid’
Eric Bolling for Claiming There’s No Racism

RELIGION CORNER:

Chicago Catholic archdiocese
releases documents detailing
cover-up of abuse
Settlement between archdiocese and
victims reveals decades of evasion and
bungled action by church officials

Priest sex abuse victims
respond to documents

CRACK-SMOKING MAYOR CORNER:

Doug Ford: I didn’t know mayor was drinking, he says

‘I’m 100% done with booze’ and 16 other Rob Ford lies, broken promises and statements at odds with facts

In patois, Rob Ford’s a
cockroach passing by
the fowl yard: James

IN OUTER SPACE:

KABOOM! Nearby Galaxy
M82 Hosts a New Supernova!

VIDEO DU JOUR

Happy Birthday,
Klaus Nomi!!!

From the WikiWackyWoo:

Klaus Sperber (January 24, 1944 – August 6, 1983), better known as Klaus Nomi, was a German countertenor noted for his wide vocal range and an unusual, otherworldly stage persona.

Nomi was known for his bizarrely visionary theatrical live performances, heavy make-up, unusual costumes, and a highly stylized signature hairdo which flaunted a receding hairline. His songs were equally unusual, ranging from synthesizer-laden interpretations of classical music opera to covers of 1960s pop standards like Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” and Lou Christie’s “Lightnin’ Strikes”. He is remembered in the US as one of David Bowie’s backup singers for a 1979 performance on Saturday Night Live.

Nomi died in 1983 at the age of 39 as a result of complications from AIDS.

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Headlines Du Jour ► Thursday, January 23, 2014

January 23, 2014420, Bob Beckel, Cops Gone Wild, Detroit, Evolution, Free the Weed, Glenn Beck, Guns, Headlines, Headlines Du Jour, LGBT, RacismHeadly Westerfield

It’s been a very long night of headline-collecting, now that I am back to doing the job myself. I fired all my interns when they asked for a raise. Then the headline-collecting robot drones I outfitted, left my employ when they became self-aware.

I’m going back to interns, as soon as I can find some naive enough to believe my promises. Meanwhile, here’s today’s Headlines Du Jour.

SCIENCE IS COMPLICATED:

Physicist says he’s solved the big mystery — how
life came from matter — and he may be right

SO GLAD WE’RE LIVING IN A POST-RACIAL SOCIETY:

The Word “Thug” Was Uttered 625 Times On TV On Monday. That’s A Lot.

GUNS, GUNS, GUNS:

Florida Man Claims
Self-Defense After Hopping
A Fence To Shoot, Kill
21-Year-Old In A Hoodie

ANOTHER EXCITING EPISODE OF COPS GONE WILD:

Cop Escapes Criminal Charges For Masturbating With Pre-Teen And Calling It Sex Ed

ANOTHER DISPATCH FROM DETROIT, ‘MERKA’S FIRST THROWAWAY CITY:

Garden Theater revival in Midtown helps bring back neighborhood

Exclusive: Baker’s
Keyboard Lounge to
Open in Downtown Detroit

FREE THE WEED!!!

Is marijuana as safe as — or safer than — alcohol?

High-ranked DEA agent
quits job to work for legal
marijuana industry

OH! OH!! CANADA!!!

Scientists speak out against Canada’s ‘war on science’

LGBT NEWS:

Nun leaves Catholic school
after dismissing gay teacher

GLENN BECK WATCH:

Fox’s Bob Beckel Trashes
Glenn Beck: ‘No Wonder the
Son-of-a-Bitch Is Off the TV!’

Glenn Beck Thinks Demonic Forces Are Keeping His TV Network Off Cable

Glenn Beck Gets Introspective: ‘I Played a
Role in Helping Tear the Country Apart’

◄ ◄ ◄ From the NOT NOW SILLY Archives ► ► ►
The Day I Shook Hands With Glenn Beck

VIDEO DU JOUR:

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Headlines Du Jour ► Wednesday, January 22, 2014

January 22, 2014420, Chris Christie, Cops Gone Wild, Free the Weed, GOP, Guns, Headlines, Headlines Du Jour, Megyn Kelly, Pee Wee Herman, Racism, Richard Sherman, Rob Ford, The Gong Show, Water PollutionHeadly Westerfield

It’s another day, which means another series of interviews to hire some brand new headline-collecting interns. It’s hard doing all this headline-collecting all by myself. Meanwhile, here’s today’s Headlines Du Jour.