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Headlines Du Jour ► Tuesday, February 18, 2014

As every Beatles fan knows, February 18 is the birthday of Yoko Ono, who gets the Headlines Du Jour delivered to her doorstep every morning. She says her favourite part is the Headlines Du Jour from yesteryear:

1861 – In Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
1865American Civil War: Union forces under Major General William T. Sherman set the South Carolina State House on fire during the burning of Columbia.
1885The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
1913Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
• 1930 – Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
1954 – The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.
1970 – The Chicago Seven are found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

How’s that? Was it good for you too, Yoko? If so, let’s get right to today’s Headlines Du Jour.

IN LGBT NEWS:

Olympic police re-arrest former
Italian MP for wearing rainbow outfit

Watch: Lawmakers Cheer As
Ugandan President Declares ‘War
With The Homosexual Lobby’

Susan Rice Urges Ugandan President
Not To Sign Anti-Gay Law

Anne Rice Unloads on Anti-Gay Facebook Commenters

TODAY’S EXCITING EPISODE OF COPS GONE WILD:

California police use taser
on deaf man trying to communicate with them
via sign language

PRESIDENTS’ DAY LEFTOVERS:

George W. Bush: Still the worst

A new study ranks Bush near the
very bottom in history, due to delusional
wars, reckless spending and inflexibility

Happy Presidents’ Day! Meet The Five Most Overrated American Presidents


FREE THE WEED!!!

Uruguay Prez Jose Mujica To
United States: Legalize Weed

Medical Marijuana Sponsor Says
Police Are Addicted To Drug War Dollars

THE “O” IN GOP STANDS FOR OLD:

GOP Senate Candidate Calls
Mitch McConnell ‘Beltway
Turtle’ In Anti-Cornyn Ad

Greg Abbott under fire
for Ted Nugent invite

43 House Republicans Want to Sue Barack Obama For Being President

The GOP Has Screwed Itself
Out Of A Perfect Obamacare
Election Message


TEABAGGED ENOUGH ALREADY?

America’s First President
Was The Tea Party’s
Worst Nightmare


TODAY IN RAPE CULTURE:

Montana county attorney’s office to mother of 5-year-old rape victim: ‘Boys will be boys’

FOX “NEWS” IN THE NEWS AGAIN:


CNN’s Don Lemon Hits Back
at Fox’s Gregg Jarrett: ‘Mind
Your Business, Old Man’


Chris Wallace Says Climate Change Isn’t Occurring Because It Is Cold On The East Coast


MORE IN CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS:

Heatwave frequency ‘surpasses levels previously predicted for 2030’
Abbott government urged to better articulate dangers of climate
change as Climate Council highlights rising number of hot days

TODAY IN NON-RELIGION:

NC high school faces legal challenge for refusing secular club


TRUMP THE CHUMP:

Donald Trump faces
Irish wind farm battle


LIVING WITH POLLUTION IN DETROIT, ‘MERKA’S FIRST THROWAWAY CITY:

John Carlisle: Some Detroiters
living with Marathon plant
pollution find peace – at a price


VIDEO DU JOUR:

Yoko Ono backed by John Lennon, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention

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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

VIDEO DU JOUR:


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