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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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Headlines Du Jour ► Monday, February 3, 2014

The Super Bowl is over, which means ‘Merkins can now turn their collective attention to things that are really important, like the latest Coca-Cola commercial that the Reich Wing is so upset about. Which brings us right to today’s Headlines Du Jour.

ASSHOLES DU JOUR:

Coca Cola Super Bowl Ad Inspires Racist Twitter Backlash

THE “O” IN GOP STANDS FOR OLD:

John Elway to Fox News: I’m Republican because ‘I don’t
believe in safety nets’


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

Why America Is Still a
Deeply Racist Country

Labor pains: The racist
policies that set workplace equality back decades

TODAY IN RAPE CULTURE:

Protestors outraged by “Date Grape” drink at Wash. bar


CHRIS CHRISTIE PUSHES BACK — AGAINST HIS OLD FRIEND:

Chris Christie Mounts Defense, Rips Into Former Ally David Wildstein

The Loneliest Man on Super Bowl Sunday Is Chris Christie

Christina Genovese Renna, Chris Christie Staffer, Resigns Amid Probe

CRACK MAYOR CORNER:

Sorry, Rob Ford: Pedestrian safety is important in Coquitlam
Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart
speaks out after the Toronto mayor
was ticketed for jaywalking

FOX IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

The Fox Nation Statement of Purpose. Just like
almost everything else from Fox “News,” it’s a lie.

FOX NATION IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

LOOFAH LAD IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

President Obama Takes No Guff From O’Reilly In Superbowl Interview

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Headlines Du Jour ► Wednesday, January 29, 2014

STATE OF THE UNION


President Obama delivers his
fifth State of the Union address



State of the Union: Obama
tinkers around the edges



Analysis: A narrow path
for Obama’s ambitions



State of the Union: What Obama
didn’t say about energy, environment



Six things we learned from the State of the Union


5 takeaways from President
Obama’s State of the Union address



Obama hits the road to push
State of the Union message



Americans react to Obama’s address to nation

Collecting today’s headlines, Not Now Silly couldn’t help but find hundreds of headlines concerning President Obama’s State of the Union address. Some of the highlights are collected at left, with today’s Headlines Du Jour running down the rest of the page.

BEST HEADLINE DU JOUR:

KKK Member Indicted
For Trying To Build Anti-Muslim X-Ray Cannon


TODAY IN RELIGION:

Map: Publicly Funded
Schools That Are Allowed
to Teach Creationism

Thousands of schools in states across the country can use taxpayer money to cast doubt on basic science.


FREE THE WEED!!!

Poll: Majority of Americans support efforts to legalize marijuana

Marijuana contests to join county fair in Colorado


THE “O” IN GOP STANDS FOR OLD:

Every GOP Member of Congress Wants a SOTU Photo with Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson


FOX “NEWS” IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

Fox Bends Over For Pepsi and Coca-Cola And Forces SodaStream To Edit Super Bowl Ad


SNOW IN MIAMI BEACH:

$37 Million Worth of Seized Cocaine Offloaded in Miami Beach by Coast Guard (Video)


THINGS GO BETTER WITH KOCH:

Rachel Maddow fends off Koch brothers’ complaints with new proof of their meddling


WHAT’S FOR DINNER?

Celebrity chef Mario Batali ordered to pay $5.25 million for skimming tips from his restaurant help

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Headlines Du Jour ► Sunday, January 26, 2014

TODAY IN INCOME INEQUALITY:

The Human Cost of Income
Inequality in America



What you need to know about
income inequality before
Tuesday’s State of the Union address



Low pay hurts the economy


How do we deal with income inequality?


Income Inequality:
The Defining Issue of Our Time



Economic Costs of Income Inequality


Wealth and Income Inequality: Result
of “political capture”, Not the
Invisible Hand of the Market



Muckraking Journalists Needed Now More
Than Ever As Inequality Gap Grows



Venture Capitalist Compares Anger Over
Income Inequality to Nazi Germany



Poll: Most Americans believe
income gap has grown



Krugman: Income Inequality and
Unemployment Are Linked



Researchers: Income inequality
hurts economic growth



Editorial: Income inequality poses
global risk of riots and revolution



Millionaire TV Host Calls Growing
Income Inequality ‘Fantastic’



Making progress on inequality


Larry Di Rita On ‘The Ultimate
Antidote To Income Inequality’



How your income compares
to others in US



Davos finds inequality a major concern

In anticipation of President Obama’s State of the Union address, Now Now Silly will be highlighting articles on income inequality this week, along with all the other Headlines Du Jour you’ve come to know and love. Let’s get right to it:

THE “O” IN GOP STANDS FOR OLD:

Iowa GOP posts
flowchart to ID racism

John McCain Censured by Arizona GOP for Being Too ‘Liberal’

Five Important Sex Ed Lessons
For Republican Lawmakers


FREE THE WEED!!!

Medical Marijuana Bill
Introduced In West Virginia


TODAY IN SOILGATE:

Price for Miami parks cleanup
may end up in the millions

From the Not Now Silly Archives
A Century of Coconut Grove Racism ► Soilgate Is
Trolleygate Writ Large


FOLLOW THE MONEY:

We May Finally Find Out Who Is Funding One Of The Nation’s Shadiest Dark Money Groups


RELIGION CORNER:

Buddhist Student Told to Change his Religion if he Doesn’t Want to be Taught Creationism in School

Noah’s Ark revealed to be
filled with cannibal rats,
drifting toward British coast


CRACK MAYOR CORNER:

‘Jeopardy,’ comedians make hay out of continued Rob Ford scandal


A SPAWN OF PALIN IN THE NEWS AGAIN:


BOYCOTT THE BERLIN OLYMPICS:

Himmler’s love letters reveal him to be insecure romantic
fantasist who kept the Holocaust secret from his wife


BOYCOTT THE SOCHI OLYMPICS:

Broadway Responds to Russia’s Anti-LGBT Persecution

VIDEO DU JOUR:

HOMOPHOBIA!!!
IT’S THE REAL THING!!!
BOYCOTT COCA-COLA & THE SOCHI OLYMPICS!!!

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Headlines Du Jour ► Saturday, January 25, 2014

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.

HEADLINE DU JOUR:

John Boehner: Sometimes I’m ‘Gestapo’

YOUNG AT HEART:

Debunked: The Top 10 Stupid Arguments in Neil Young Debate

INCOME INEQUALITY:

The obscene lifestyles of
the new global super-rich

On eve of the State of the
Union address, a look
at income inequality

EDITORIAL DU JOUR:

There’s no shame in politics, and that’s the problem

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

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