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Headlines Du Jour ► Tuesday, February 4, 2014

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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


VIDEO DU JOUR:


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Headlines Du Jour ► Sunday, January 26, 2014

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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

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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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