Headlines Du Jour ► Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Another Tuesday to ponder. Those celebrating birthdays today include Rosa Parks, Ida Lupino, and Alice Cooper. So, let’s get right to today’s Headlines Du Jour.

BEST HEADLINE DU JOUR:

Mom Suspected Of Dismembering Adult Son
Was Having A ‘Bad Year’


DO YOU DIG ARCHAEOLOGY?

Abandoned pyramid turns out to be a 4,600-year-old wonder

In Photos: Egyptian Pyramid Predates Giza Landmark

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

Michael Dunn trial starts
in Florida: How similar
to Trayvon Martin case?

The murder trial of Michael Dunn, which began Monday, puts Florida’s ‘stand your ground’ law front and center again. Mr. Dunn, who is white, is charged with killing a black teen in Jacksonville after jousting over loud music.

Coca-Cola’s ‘America the Beautiful’ Super
Bowl Ad Causes Idiotic Tea Party Backlash

FREE THE WEED!!!

More black leaders are shifting their views on marijuana

2 medical marijuana bills stall in Michigan Senate

Marijuana news: What would legal pot mean for state workers in Oregon?

CCC = CHRIS CHRISTIE CORNER:

Chris Christie’s Botched Attempt at Bridgegate Character Assassination

NEWS OUT OF THE FACEBOOKERY:

The Quiet Upheaval of
Facebook’s New iPhone App

ROGER AILES IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

How President Obama Turned The Tables and Humiliated Roger Ailes and Fox News

BULLY BOY BOLLING IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

The Five’s Bolling Slams Coca-Cola: ‘You Ticked Off a Lot of Americans’

A series from the Not Now Silly archives
Chow Mein and Bolling

IN OUTER SPACE:

International Space Station will soon contain
the coldest spot in the known universe


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