It’s another weekend, the second of this shortened month. Before we get to today’s Headlines Du Jour, let’s take a look at some headlines from yesteryear:
• 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
• 1879 – Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
• 1915 – D.W. Griffith‘s controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.
Now, on to more recent headlines:
IN LGBT NEWS:
This drag queen’s brilliant response to homophobia
will move you to tears
Video: Gays arrested in Moscow`s Red Square,
singing national anthem
SO GLAD WE’RE LIVING IN A POST-RACIAL SOCIETY:
The history white
people need to learn
month” should learn instead about how
whiteness has been used to discriminate
FOX “NEWS” IN THE NEWS AGAIN:
Greg Gutfeld Rags on
Bill O’Reilly: ‘How
Egotistical Is That?!’
Fox’s Juan Williams: It’s
Fair To Call Out Fox For
Their Benghazi Coverage
Hannity Attacks “Comrade De Blasio” For Boycotting
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Over Its LGBT Exclusion
Hannity: “This Is Him Being Prejudiced Towards
People’s Deeply Held Fundamental Religious Belief”
BOYCOTT THE SOCHI OLYMPICS:
Most corrupt Olympics ever: Why Sochi’s
“above and beyond” what we’ve seen before
THE “O” IN GOP STANDS FOR OBFUSCATION:
National Republican Congressional Campaign using fake Democrat websites to lure voters
THE “O” IN GOP STANDS FOR OLD, TOO:
850,000-year-old human
footprints found in Norfolk
MORE DISPATCHES FROM DETROIT, ‘MERKA’S FIRST THROWAWAY CITY:
Obama invites Duggan
to develop job creation
plan for Detroit
Bankruptcy In Action: Belle Isle Becomes A State Park Tuesday
Really? A ‘No Colors Allowed’ Sign at Bar Sparks Absurd Cries of Racism
Orr: Detroit’s turnaround is going to happen quickly
FREE THE WEED!!!
Uruguay’s President Nominated for
Nobel Peace Prize for Legalizing Weed
TODAY IN FLOR-I-DUH NEWS:
Florida Ordinance Makes It Illegal
For Homeless To Use Blankets
CRACK MAYOR CORNER:
Rob Ford wanted rainbow flag
removed from Toronto City Hall
Rob Ford to duck
World Pride parade, too
Rob Ford: ‘I’m not going to change the way I am’
WATCH: Robyn Doolittle appears on The Daily Show
FROM OUTER SPACE:
Curiosity Rover Sees Earth from Mars for 1st Time (Photos)
VIDEO DU JOUR:
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