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Headlines Du Jour ► Saturday, February 1, 2014

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It’s the start of a new month here at Not Now Silly, the shortest month of the year. Today is the 10th anniversary of Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction, which made headlines all around the world. Today’s Headlines Du Jour isn’t nearly as exciting as Janet Jackson’s nipple, but we do try harder.

THE “O” IN GOP STANDS FOR OLD:

FREE THE WEED!!!

Pool was swimming in pot, police say

First medical marijuana dispensary licenses awarded in Massachusetts

Pot shops face obstacles to serve
young medical marijuana patients

Obama on the problem of
criminalizing marijuana use

THE ART OF DYING:

Ohio biker, 82, is buried on his Harley

TAKING THE FACE OUT OF FACEBOOK:

Facebook Is About to Let You Go
Anonymous for the First Time

LOOFAH LAD IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

Bill O’Reilly and psychological warfare

SEAN HANNITY IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

Hannity Selectively Edits Daily Show Video To Make Himself Look Better

WHEN GIRL SCOUT COOKIES ARE OUTLAWED, ONLY OUTLAWS WILL BUY GIRL SCOUT COOKIES:

Anti-Choice Groups
Launch National Boycott
Of Girl Scout Cookies For ‘Endorsing’ Wendy Davis

GET YOUR ROCKS OFF:

Dave Hall and Glenn Taylor charged in Goblin Valley rock topple

IN RUSSIA, LIFE HAS YOU!

Twenty-five percent of Russian men die before the age of 55

IN OUTER SPACE:

How circumbinary
planets form revealed

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Headlines Du Jour ► Friday, January 31, 2014

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It’s the last day of the first month of the new year. Among those not celebrating their birthday today because they’re dead is Zane Grey, Isham Jones, Alan Lomax, Jackie Robinson, and Eddie Cantor. So, let’s get right to today’s Headlines Du Jour:

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

Detroit deadliest city for children due to prematurity, violence

TODAY IN INCOME INEQUALITY:

Why the rich are freaking out

FREE THE WEED!!!

Dueling Pot Billboards At
The Stoner Bowl: Marijuana
Is Safer Vs. Marijuana
Will Ruin Your Life

Deadly marijuana? Doctors weigh in on British woman
who supposedly overdosed
on cannabis


TODAY IN FLOR-I-DUH:

Poll: Crist Leads Scott in Fla. Governor’s Race


THE EARTH IS COMPLICATED:

Yellowstone Geyser Erupts For First Time in Years

EVOLUTION IS COMPLICATED:

Your skin and hair are probably crawling with Neanderthal genes, say scientists

OUTER SPACE IS COMPLICATED:

New map of the solar system’s asteroids reveals more diversity than previously thought
The map documents the size, composition, and celestial location of over 100,000 known asteroids within our solar system.

Jupiter May Have Once Been as Close as Mars, Discovery of ‘Rouge’ Asteroids Changes
Ideas About Solar System

CLIMATE CHANGE IS COMPLICATED:

Magellanic penguin chicks dying from climate change, study says

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Headlines Du Jour ► Thursday, January 30, 2014

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While the Right Wing clutches its collective pearls over King Obama vowing to go around the obstreperous House of Representatives, Not Now Silly continues to bring you the best in news. Let’s get right to today’s Headlines Du Jour.

LGBT NEWS:

New Study: Anti-Homophobic School Policy
Reduces Suicide Risk—For All Students

FREE THE WEED!!!

Florida Will Be the Next
Medical Marijuana State

ANOTHER EXCITING EPISODE OF COPS GONE WILD:

Cop Arrested For Demanding
Sex At A Traffic Stop

THE “O” IN GOP STANDS FOR OLD:

Lindsey Graham: World
‘Literally About to Blow Up’

Senator Floats Idea To
Penalize Low-Income
Women Who Have Children

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

Rare photo of slave children found in North Carolina attic


CRACK MAYOR CORNER:

Brother-in-law beaten in jail to keep quiet about Rob Ford’s drug use, lawsuit alleges

Rob Ford hit with lawsuit alleging link to jailhouse assault


MR. CHRISTIE? YOU MAKE GOOD COOKIES:

Chris Christie update: Questions arise over
Christie brother’s real estate dealings


GLENN BECK IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

Beck: Obama Became ‘America’s First Dictator’ During State of the Union


From the Not Now Silly Archives
The Day I Shook Hands
With Glenn Beck

MARTHA MACCALLUM IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

Fox News host: Women don’t want equal pay,
they already get ‘exactly what they’re worth’

Cyber-bully Mark Koldys

BULLY CORNER:

Texas Parents Sue Six Bullies And
Their Parents For Cyberbullying Page

From the Not Now Silly Archives
The Mark Koldys-Johnny Dollar
Cyber-Bully Comments of the Day

BOYCOTT THE OLYMPICS, COCA-COLA, & MCDONALD’S

Olympic Sponsors Were Warned
About Sochi; Now McDonald’s and
Coca-Cola Are Having a PR Nightmare

AND THAT INCLUDES SANTA CLAUS:

Early Europeans had dark skin and blue eyes

ORANGE ALERT:

John Boehner Threatens President Obama With Impeachment Over Use
Of Executive Orders

TODAY IN RELIGION:

Virginia pastor: Women are
sinners if clothes ‘outline’
body ‘to make it noticed’

Arizona pastor offering tax-deductible exorcisms over Skype for $295 each

AMNESIA ON THE BRAIN:

Amnesiac Henry Molaison’s brain undergoes digital post-mortem

BEATLES CORNER:

Ringo Starr Talks Paul, Meditation
and Why He Loves L.A.

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Headlines Du Jour ► Wednesday, January 29, 2014

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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 ► Tuesday, January 28, 2014

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Today is the day President Obama will be delivering his State of the Union address. But, before he does: He will be checking today’s Headlines Du Jour to see if there was anything he missed.

TODAY IN RELIGION:

LIBERTARIANISM:

Confessions of a former Libertarian: My
personal, psychological and intellectual epiphany

FOX “NEWS” IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

50 Signs You Watch
Too Much Fox News

Fox v. Fox:
Greta Van Susteren Slams “Disrespectful” “Jerk” Erick Erickson’s Wendy Davis Attacks

TODD STARNES IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

Epic Twitter Meltdown
Fox News: Grammys Wedding Of Gay And Straight
Couples Was ‘Intolerance, Bigotry And Hatred’

HOWARD KURTZ IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

Fox’s Kurtz Breaks Promise To Cover Critical Ailes Biography

ABLOW JOB IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

Fox’s Ablow Dimisses Role Of Guns In Columbia Mall Shooting

FOLLOW THE MONEY:

Koch Bros. are engineering
a “merger & acquisition”
of the Republican party

FREE THE WEED!!!

Fla. Supreme Court approves medical marijuana initiative
for November ballot
Scott says he’ll vote against
proposed constitutional amendment

Ten Photos Of When Marijuana Grew All Over Brooklyn, And The Men Who Destroyed It All

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

The Effects of Ignoring Systemic Racism

You’ll Never Guess Which State Ranks #2 For Having The Most Hate Groups

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Where does hate come from? It’s learned:


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Headlines Du Jour ► Thursday, January 23, 2014

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It’s been a very long night of headline-collecting, now that I am back to doing the job myself. I fired all my interns when they asked for a raise. Then the headline-collecting robot drones I outfitted, left my employ when they became self-aware. 

I’m going back to interns, as soon as I can find some naive enough to believe my promises. Meanwhile, here’s today’s Headlines Du Jour.

SCIENCE IS COMPLICATED:

Physicist says he’s solved the big mystery — how
life came from matter — and he may be right

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

The Word “Thug” Was Uttered 625 Times On TV On Monday. That’s A Lot.

GUNS, GUNS, GUNS:

Florida Man Claims
Self-Defense After Hopping
A Fence To Shoot, Kill
21-Year-Old In A Hoodie

ANOTHER EXCITING EPISODE OF COPS GONE WILD:

Cop Escapes Criminal Charges For Masturbating With Pre-Teen And Calling It Sex Ed

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

Garden Theater revival in Midtown helps bring back neighborhood

Exclusive: Baker’s
Keyboard Lounge to
Open in Downtown Detroit


FREE THE WEED!!!

Is marijuana as safe as — or safer than — alcohol?

High-ranked DEA agent
quits job to work for legal
marijuana industry

OH! OH!! CANADA!!!

LGBT NEWS:

Nun leaves Catholic school
after dismissing gay teacher

GLENN BECK WATCH:

Fox’s Bob Beckel Trashes
Glenn Beck: ‘No Wonder the
Son-of-a-Bitch Is Off the TV!’

Glenn Beck Thinks Demonic Forces Are Keeping His TV Network Off Cable

Glenn Beck Gets Introspective: ‘I Played a
Role in Helping Tear the Country Apart’

◄ ◄ ◄ From the NOT NOW SILLY Archives ► ► ►
The Day I Shook Hands With Glenn Beck

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Headlines Du Jour ► Wednesday, January 22, 2014

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It’s another day, which means another series of interviews to hire some brand new headline-collecting interns. It’s hard doing all this headline-collecting all by myself. Meanwhile, here’s today’s Headlines Du Jour.


THE “O” IN GOP STANDS FOR OLD:

Republican House Candidate Calls
For President Obama To Be
Executed for War Crimes


WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE:


TODAY’S EXCITING EPISODE OF COPS GONE WILD:

BREAKING: Homeland Security Agents Rip Prescription Google Glasses Off Moviegoer’s Face


NEWS YOU CAN USE:

The 10 strangest musical instruments

DRUNKEN STUPOUR CORNER:

Rob Ford admits to drinking as
rambling video appears on YouTube

23 things to know from 5,005
pages of Rob Ford aides’ emails


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

North Carolina school rewards Black student with a confederate hat

Arizona State Frat Suspended For Throwing ‘MLK Black Party’

Don Lemon, Marc Lamont
Hill Clash with GOP
Strategist over Whether
Obama ‘Played the Race Card’

King Ended the Reign of Terror So Now It’s Time For the Truth About White Privilege

WaPo Columnist Rips Racist Reaction to Richard
Sherman: ‘Plantation Politics’ ‘Permeates’ Society

County GOP Explains MLK Gun Raffle: We’re All ‘Slaves,’ Really


FREE THE WEED!!!

Bill To Legalize Marijuana Introduced In Oklahoma

Reefer Madness: Chris Matthews Joins Chorus of Beltway Blowhards Scared of Weed


FREE THE BRIDGE WEED!!!

NJ Governor Christie: We Will End the Failed War on Drugs


BATS NO LONGER IN THE BELFREY:

Why 100,000 Dead Bats Fell From The Sky In Australia


GUNS, GUNS, GUNS:

South Carolina Senate Candidate
Suggests Teachers Should Be Able
To Carry Machine Guns In School


MEGYN KELLY IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

Megyn Kelly Confronts Weiner: How
Could You ‘Be That Cocky’ on TV
When You Were… You Know…

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Headlines Du Jour ► Tuesday, January 21, 2014

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Not Now Silly is pleased to introduce a brand new rubric to Headlines Du Jour. The Asshole Du Jour will be awarded occasionally to that person who best exemplifies supreme assholishness. Our first winner is perennial asshole, Sister Sarah Palin, who used MLK Day to play the race card. And, that’s why, Sarah Palin, you are the very first to be given this prestigious award. You can pick up your statuette at the Not Now Silly offices during business hours. We don’t ship.

ASSHOLE DU JOUR; SARAH PALIN:

Flaming Racist Sarah Palin Celebrates MLK
Day With a Racial Attack on President Obama

INCOME INEQUALITY:

The World’s 85 Richest Now Worth as Much as 3.5 Billion Poorest

LGBT NEWS:

Twitter Explodes After Trans
Subject of Golf Article Kills Herself

Professor Claims Smoking or Drinking
During Pregnancy Makes Your Babies Gay

GUNS, GUNS, GUNS:

Police Chief Accidentally
Shoots Himself At Gun
Shop, Blames Fleece Jacket

FOX “NEWS” IN THE NEWS:

Watch Fox’s Gretchen Carlson Learn Way TMI About Senior Citizen STDs

IN OUTER SPACE:

Scottish scientists awarded grant to build alien-detecting laser device

Comet-chasing Rosetta wakes up, whispers sweet-nothings to Earth

Milky Way may have formed inside-out

ANOTHER EXCITING EPISODE OF COPS GONE WILD:

Cops bloody old man — for jaywalking

FREE THE WEED!!!

Obama Says All the Right Things About Weed in New Interview

Fox News host: Solution to high minority arrest rate is for them to smoke less pot

Drugs In Colorado: New Deadly Strain Of Marijuana Turning Users Gay

As marijuana attitudes shift, this
may be a year of legalization
California and four other states may put
initiatives on the ballot in November. A
recent poll shows a clear majority
of Americans supports legalizing pot.

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

Richard Sherman’s Post-Game Rant Brings
Out Twitter’s Actual Racists and Morons

Federal Judge Sent Hundreds of Bigoted Emails

VIDEO DU JOUR:

Clearing the Smoke: The Science of Cannabis

 

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Headlines Du Jour ► Sunday, January 19, 2014

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Sadly, it happened. As I explained in yesterday’s Headlines Du Jour, my headline-collecting robot drones have become self-aware and are now controlling your refridgerator. That’s why I’ve gone back to collecting all headlines by hand. It’s safer. Having said that, let’s get right to today’s Headlines Du Jour.

FOLLOW THE MONEY:

Va. consultant Boyd Marcus’s case shows how money trumps principles in politics today

A BRIDGE/FLOOD TOO FAR:

Hoboken residents blast Christie
administration amid mayor’s
allegations of strong-arming

ANOTHER EXCITING EPISODE OF COPS GONE WILD:

Cops Get So Rough with
Straight A Student That
They Rupture His Testicle

SCIENCE IS COMPLICATED:

‘Bio-Bot’ That Swims Like Sperm Is An ‘Exciting Advance’ In Self-Propelled Biological Robots

MORE ON TROLLEYGATE:

How fed dollars for trolleys in Miami-Dade, local cities spurred civil rights investigation

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

WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE:

Wal-Mart Wrote An Entire Guidebook On How To Silence Its Workers

THE EVER-PUZZLING STANDARDS AT FACEBOOK:

Facebook Claims Support For Black Films ‘Violates Community Standards’

THE LATEST NAZI ANALOGY:

WATCH: Senate Candidate Claims IRS is Training “Brown Shirts” to Enforce Obamacare Using Assault Weapons

LGBT NEWS:

Trans Woman Dares Bible-Quoting Councilman to Stone Her to Death

FREE THE WEED:

In Which Nancy Grace Debates Nancy Grace About Marijuana

Harry Reid, ‘We waste a lot of time and law enforcement going after guys smoking marijuana.’

Bill Murray Delivers Incredibly Persuasive Argument in Favor of Recreational Marijuana

Medical marijuana in Oregon: Post-prohibition liquor store in Portland now will deal in a new product

FROM OUTER SPACE:

Why are we fascinated by astronomy?

TODAY IN RELIGION:

Brownback To Rally Christian
‘Freedom Fighters’ To ‘Cause A
Revolution’ And Take Back America

 HYPOCRITE DU JOUR:

Rand Paul: ‘That’s what gave us Jim Crow’

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Headlines Du Jour ► Saturday, January 18, 2014

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In yesterday’s exciting episode of Headlines Du Jour, I lamented that my headline-collecting robot drones had not shown up. Now I know why. They’ve become supreme overlord to your home appliances. The first two headlines describe the latest adventures of my former-headline-collecting robot drones. In the meantime, I’m taking applications for interns all over again.

Refrigerator Used By Hackers In Cyber Attack
Internet-connected home appliances are infected by a large “botnet” over a two-week period.

Hackers Use Refrigerator, Other Devices to Send 750,000 Spam Emails


SCIENCE IS COMPLICATED:

New study shows chimpanzees capable of communicating
through gestures and pointing to achieve a common goal


FOX “NEWS” IN THE NEWS:

Fox’s Elisabeth Hasselbeck: Are male-wussifying feminists a national security problem?

Ann Coulter: Fox & Friends Won’t ‘Put on Conservatives Who Can Put Two Sentences Together’

ANOTHER EXCITING EPISODE OF COPS GONE WILD:

 

Houston cops cuff and detain man for an
hour for giving change to homeless person


FREE THE WEED!!!

Harry Reid signals support for
medical marijuana use


FREE THE WEED HYSTERIA!!!

Nancy Grace: People on pot shoot
each other, strangle each other,
and kill whole families


FROM OUTER SPACE:

On Mars, A Rock Appears
Where There Wasn’t One Before


THE COMPANY HE KEEPS:

‘Hannity’ regular Erik Rush calls for military coup against Obama


OSCAR WORTHY!!!

’20 Feet From Stardom’ Gets Its Turn in Oscars’ Spotlight
How legendary record man Gil Friesen’s documentary about backup singers wowed the film world


OSCAR WORTHY???

‘MITT’: Five Big Revelations About Romney In The New Documentary

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