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Headlines Du Jour ► Friday, November 29, 2013

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While you were lolling around in your tryptophan-induced stupour the Not Now Silly news team was busy — as busy as it has ever been. They were busy creeping and crawling through the innertubes with just one task: Bring back only the most scrumptious Headlines Du Jour.

TODAY IN LGBT NEWS:

Dinesh Bhugra: Psychiatry needs a broader focus
The
first gay president of the World Psychiatric Association wants a
radical rethink of mental
illness and for the profession to apologise
for the harm it has inflicted on gay people and women

World’s top psychiatrist comes out, promises stand on ‘gay cures’
New
head of World Psychiatric Association has come out as gay, demanded

action in countries where homosexuality is treated as an illness


FOX NEWS IN THE NEWS:

This Fox News interview with Richard Simmons
is the greatest thing to ever happen on cable TV

WRITERS CORNER:

Unpublished J.D. Salinger stories ‘leaked’ online
‘The Ocean Full of Bowling Balls,’ ‘Paula’ and
‘Birthday Boy’ surface against the late author’s wishes.

Unpacking the Writer – Continued

Farce Au Pain ► The Soft Launch

Farce au Pain © 2013, Headly Westerfield

YOU DON’T NEED A WEATHERMAN TO KNOW WHICH WAY THE WIND BLOWS:

Cape Breton amateur weather man is a viral video star

FREE THE WEED:

Pot-smoking Mountie can’t smoke in uniform, RCMP says
Cpl. Ron Francis legally smokes marijuana daily
while on duty to treat post-traumatic stress disorder

CRACK CORNER:

‘Merka’s greatest documentarian, Ken Burns, tackles the Rob Ford Story

FROM OUTER SPACE:

Did comet ISON flame out on its trip around the sun?

Comet ISON leaves a mystery behind as it goes around the sun

A Timeline Of Comet ISON’s Dangerous Journey

VIDEO DU JOUR:

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Headlines Du Jour ► Thanksgiving Day!!! ► Thursday, November 28, 2013

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On this very special day the entire Not Now Silly News Team is grateful for all the headlines out there and for all our readers in here. We couldn’t — wouldn’t — do it without you. Here’s is today’s exciting holiday edition of Headlines Du Jour.

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

Residents shocked that DeKalb County,
Georgia, juror form lists ‘slave’ as occupation

Manitoba restaurant owner says she’s closing because of racism

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

Stephen Henderson: Rally around Kevyn Orr to hold off Detroit’s financial buzzards

Tom Walsh: Warren Buffett gets it – Detroit is still alive and kicking

AND IN WORLD NEWS:

Israel heads for a terrifying split

FREE THE WEED:

Members Of Congress To California U.S.
Attorney: Back Off Marijuana Prosecutions

MANNA FROM HEAVEN:

Pot Falls From the Sky in San Diego

SPEAKING OF RELIGION:

The Unfair Tax Exemption for Politically Active Churches Must End

No, Obama Is Not Closing The Vatican Embassy

VOTER RESTRICTION NEWS:

Some Florida Election Supervisors Stunned By New Voter Restrictions

FOX “NEWS” IN THE NEWS:

Fox Business host Stuart Varney lectures Pope Francis about capitalism and religion

Greta Van Susteren Hypes Phony Postal Service War On Christmas

Fox Nation vs. Reality: The U.S. Closes Imaginary Vatican City Embassy

10 Headlines Fox News Might Have Written Had
They Existed During Key Points in U.S. History

CRACK CORNER:

Rob Ford investigation: Judge orders release of censored parts of police document
Remaining blacked-out information about the mayor and his associates could be made public Dec. 6, under a ruling by Superior Court Justice Ian Nordheimer.

VIDEO DU JOUR:

Watch EmTV, my growing YouTube Channel

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Headlines Du Jour ► Sunday, November 24, 2013

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We have this day to blame for Sarah Palin.

While you were getting your beauty rest, the Not Now Silly interns were set loose on the internet. Their instructions? Do not return unless they have collected a bucketful of Headlines Du Jour. Once they returned the headlines were culled so that only the most interesting are used for the Sunday edition.

TODAY’S TOP HEADLINE DU JOUR:

Bomb squad says suspicious item was a burrito
Foil-wrapped object was brought in for analysis

TODAY IN EDUCATION:

Colorado school board member calls
for castration of Transgender students



Texas School Board Adopts Accurate Biology Books,
Rebuffing Last-Ditch Campaign By Creationists

SO GLAD WE ARE LIVING IN A POST-RACIAL SOCIETY:

Grosse Pointe Park cop admits taking
demeaning video, is removed from duty

Posthumous pardon in 1931 Alabama rape case
The Scottsboro Boys receive official pardons more than
80 years after being wrongly convicted by all-white juries.

11 of The Most Racist Movies Ever Made

AWKWARD!!!

Washington State GOP Chair Accuses Party Of Playing Into ‘War On Women’

TODAY’S EXCITING EPISODE OF COPS GONE WILD:

Seventeen-year-old shot in the head while in police custody

FOX “NEWS” IN THE NEWS:   

Glee Transgender Character’s Actor Fires Back at Bill O’Reilly

False Fox News Story About ‘Banned’ Pledge Of
Allegiance Results In Death Threats (VIDEOS)

Mike Huckabee Renews Assault on Sanity of a Living Wage

WOMEN’S CORNER

The Conspiracy Against Women

GUNS, GUNS, GUNS:

Federal Court OKs Lifetime
Gun Bans For Those Convicted
of Domestic Violence!

Michigan man misses at
suicide attempt and fatally
shoots woman instead

Texas GOP Lawmaker Charged With Felony In Airport Gun Incident

WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR:

The Disneys: Not the
happiest family on Earth

FREE THE WEED:

11 Pounds of Marijuana Mistakenly Delivered to
Florida Keys Couple: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office

CRACK CORNER:

Rob Ford and the centre of the universe
Toronto has never witnessed a global media circus of this scale.
A look at the appeal of a story at once bizarre and strangely refreshing.

Rob Ford: Concern for staff helped push
efforts to cut mayor’s budget, councillors say
A desire to allow stressed staff a “graceful exit” was one impetus to
take action against the mayor, according to Councillor Jaye Robinson.

Rob Ford: the director’s cut. A montage of two years
A three-minute video montage captures the most intense moments of the Rob Ford saga.

Remember when Palin said “reload” and put a
gun sight on 20 different politicians? Remember
when one of those politicians was shot in the head?

Remember “blood libel”?

Remember her recent remarks on slavery?

I can see her stupidity from my porch.

CRACKED CORNER:

It Is The Mainstream Media’s Fault That America is Plagued By Sarah Palin

RELIGION CORNER:

America Spends $71 Billion Annually Subsidizing Tax-Exempt Religion

Breaking: Federal District Court
Declares A Religious Income Tax
Exemption Unconstitutional

North Carolina Christian school orders families to sign anti-LGBT ‘Biblical Morality’ pledge

LET’S ALL GO TO THE MOVIES:

‘Bettie Page Reveals All,’
A Close-Up Look at the
Pinup Goddess and Sexual Icon

VIDEO DU JOUR:

The Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know About Nikola Tesla


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Headlines Du Jour ► Saturday, November 23, 2013

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Good morning, sleepyheads. While you were getting your 40 winks, the Not Now Silly interns were out collecting today’s Headlines Du Jour. So, pour yourself a cup of java, sit down, and check out what you’ve been missing.

NOSTALGIA AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE:

The actual Maltese Falcon is for sale, so why not treat yourself?


LIARS CORNER:

Gov Scott Walker, Time Lord: Says he left college
for the birth of his son, 4 years before he was born


FREE THE WEED:

Denver Now Has More Marijuana Dispensaries Than It Does Starbucks

‘No explanation’ for federal raid on Denver-area pot dealers

► A song for anything and anything for a song ◄

CRACK CORNER:

Rob Ford police investigation: ‘Domestic assault’ call at Ford home sidetracked police sting
Mayor followed the August incident at his home with a three-day hotel stay near ‘crack central’ and a barbecue with the prime
minister.

WATCH: Late night hosts make more cracks about Rob Ford

RELIGION CORNER:

Evolution debate again engulfs Texas board

► JUMPING JOSAPHAT ◄

This week the steeple of St. Josaphat Catholic Church, at I-75 and East Canfield, was damaged by heavy winds and will have to
come down. Harry Arnold sends his drone-cam out to record iconic Detroit locations and gave us a bird’s eye view of the damage
to this beautiful structure.


CRAZY CORNER:

Glenn Beck Goes Off The Deep End and
Claims JFK Would Be a Tea Party Radical

The Day I Shook Hands With Glenn Beck

BULLY CORNER:

► Scratch a bully, find a bigger bully ◄
Iowa Parents Defend Kids’ Bullying Of Autistic
Student, Saying He Brought It On Himself

Does Fox “News” Support Johnny Dollar?
The latest news on what my cyber-bullies are up to.
With those psychopaths, it’s always something.


TODAY IN FLOR-I-DUH NEWS:

Florida Woman, Enraged When Duck Won’t
Eat Her Candy, Runs It Over With Car

VIDEO DU JOUR:


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Headlines Du Jour ► Friday, November 22, 2013

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It was the Headline Du Jour around the world 50 years ago. On this day President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The last words the president heard came from the Nellie Connally, wife of Texas Governor John Connally. 

“Mr. President, you can’t say that Dallas doesn’t love you!” 

Kennedy replied, “That is very obvious.” 

These were JFK’s last words as the first gunshot rang out mere seconds later.

WATCH: Newly discovered footage of Jack Kennedy

FOX “NEWS” IN THE NEWS:

G.O.P. Maps Out Waves of Attacks Over Health Law

Oddly enough, these are the same exact talking points that Fox “News” has seized upon to continually trash President Obama and the ACA. What are the odds?

Bill O’Reilly Insists Nobody On Fox Makes Personal Attacks

Hasselbeck: Oprah shouldn’t call out
racists because it ‘undermines racism’


OPRAH WINFREY BONUS:

Is Oprah too successful to understand racism?
Isn’t Oprah smart enough woman to realize that she should have left all talk of racism to
White folk because White folk are the only people who can truly understand racism?

SO GLAD WE ARE LIVING IN A POST-RACIAL SOCIETY:

Hate crimes charges after students fasten bike lock
around black roommate’s neck and call him ‘Three-fifths’

North Carolina Republican Senate Candidate
Worked For Neo-Confederate Group

Arizona teen says flying Confederate flag
on his pickup led to hate crime at school

PAYBACK’S A BITCH:

 

Home of North Dakota white supremacist defaced by racist graffiti after revelations about his ‘African’ DNA

TODAY’S EXCITING EPISODES OF COPS GONE WILD:

In Miami Gardens, store video catches cops in the act

Driver Arrested in Ohio for Secret Car Compartment Full of Nothing

LGBT NEWS:

What Did Mary Cheney Just Say About Her Sister Liz’s Candidacy?

HOW HAVE THINGS HAVE CHANGED IN THE MUSIC BIDNEZZ?

40 Years of Music Industry Change, In 40 Seconds

UP AGAINST THE WALMART:

Ashton Kutcher vs. Wal-Mart: Epic Twitter clash rages over poverty wages
Kutcher slams retailer: “You should be proud of your
associates but I’m not sure if they should be proud of you”

Stephen Colbert Chides Walmart For Employee Food Drive

MORE DISPATCHES FROM DETROIT, ‘MERKA’S FIRST THROWAWAY CITY:

First Detroit Walk to Fame plaque – for Berry Gordy Jr. – is unveiled

Detroit Walk to Fame stepping out with star names

FREE THE WEED:

82 Percent of Floridians Support Medical
Marijuana, 48 Percent For Recreational Use

JUST BECAUSE:

IKEA Let Loose a Herd of 100 Cats Into Store to ‘See What Happens’

VIDEO DU JOUR:

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