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Wednesday February 26, 2014 · 3:45 PM PST

2014/02/26 · 15:45

It seems that ova and sperm have a similar shelf life.

According to a significant new study, men over 45 have a vastly greater chance of fathering children with mental disabilities

Via NY Times (Emphasis added)

Compared with the children of young fathers, aged 20 to 24, those born to men age 45 and older had about twice the risk of developing psychosis, the signature symptom of schizophrenia; more than three times the likelihood of receiving a diagnosis of autism; and about 13 times the chance of having a diagnosis of attention deficit disorder. Children born to older fathers also tended to struggle more with academics and substance abuse

Bad news for Trophy Wives and their Hedge Funders looking to start that de rigueur 4-child, 3rd family.

Saudi Prince buys $300 million "strategic stake" in Twitter. Arab Spring?

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Monday December 19, 2011 · 6:59 AM PST

2011/12/19 · 06:59

Maybe the revolution will no longer be Twitterized?

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, billionaire of Saudi Arabia, has bought a $300 million "strategic stake" in Twitter.

Twitter has differed from other tech companies in that they haven't been aiming for an IPO but sought, instead, cash infusions from private sources. But what were they thinking selling to a Saudi Prince? Plenty of investors would have ponied up for a stake in Twitter.

This feels tone deaf at the very least. With a little SNL news report darkly thrown in. Arab buys Twitter? No one in the Board Room gave this a thought? "Hey, how about that Arab Spring? What about Twitter on the frontline of history?"

And what about all the women in Saudi Arabia who might want to, say, organize a protest about not being able to drive, or leave the house without a male relative, or their lives in general?

Let's hope for the best. May this be the start of new openness in Saudi Arabia. But here's a cartoon, from Twitter, showing an Arab reaction:

http://twitter.com/...

News articles on the deal:

New York Times:

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/...

NPR

http://www.npr.org/...

Play the long game. The President is.

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Tuesday July 26, 2011 · 8:01 AM PDT

2011/07/26 · 08:01

The President is a practical man. And last night his speech cemented long term victory in some essential public opinion and media battlegrounds.

Chuck Todd, practically whining this morning, right after he had even remarked on Republican hardline having contributed to this "crisis", asked John Thune "You don't want to do this again in nine months, do you?"

Thune had to equivocate.

The long game may irritate many of us. The President's compromising and lack of angrily attacking the crazies may make many of us crazier. But the President scored big last night.

If the Republicans try to create another three-ring debt ceiling circus next year, they'll be hurting only themselves.

Americans don't want this debate now, or ever again.

Do not miss the important media wars that have been won. And here they are:

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Thursday September 25, 2008 · 7:54 AM PDT

2008/09/25 · 07:54

Americans do not want this bail-out. They're furious. Neither Bush, Paulson, or Bernancke has explained why it's necessary in any clear or dire terms.

All people see is a potential extension of the fleecing of their hard-earned, dwindling dollars. Another rewarding of the fat cats and flake-outs. They don't want it. Is John McCain going to grab the narrative by joining them?

The Republican Caucus is holding out, because they see the the political opportunity in having red meat to toss to their angry electorate: The Bush-Pelosi Bail-out. Democrats and Fannie & Freddie caused this. We won't let it happen.

"This is a government created crisis, we need the government out of it" cries Jim DeMint.

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Tuesday September 16, 2008 · 9:57 AM PDT

2008/09/16 · 09:57

John McCain may be trying to pretend he's a big financial regulator fan now, but in 1999, when Phil Gramm created the legislation that started deregulation, John McCain voted FOR the bill. Joe Biden voted No.

Saying he's for bank regulation is a very big McCain lie.

And a big stick talking point when whipping the Republicans on the economy.

John McCain: Wrong on the economy when he voted to start this mess. Wrong for the economy now.

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Wednesday August 20, 2008 · 6:21 AM PDT

2008/08/20 · 06:21

Name that show. Right here. Let's give MSNBC smart advice from their key demographic: Liberal Spenders. And give Rachel (she's a "Only One Name Needed" now, isn't she? Oprah, Cher, Keith, Rachel...) the "help" she actual soliticted on last night's Countdown. Here's a start:

"Counter Balance" - Where you only hear the real side of the news. All facts, no echo chamber,

"URL" - - Facts, Film, Investigations, Uncoverings and Truth-Telling straight from the blogoshere to you

More ideas after the jump...

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Thursday August 14, 2008 · 1:03 PM PDT

2008/08/14 · 13:03

"Social Security is 73 - Will McCain Let it Reach 74?"

That's the subject line of an email you might want to encourage your grandparents to use to help protect their future. Especially if they've retired to Florida. By helping create a viral email campaign, as part of the 73rd Social Security birthday protests being organized to fight John McCain's attacks.

My 78 year-old-mother and her pals love to gang forward endless emails. Perhaps yours do too? Here's something I wrote for my mom. Use it to create your own, tailor it to your seniors' interests.

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Wednesday May 14, 2008 · 6:37 PM PDT

2008/05/14 · 18:37

The Republican's smeared Childers' Congressional run with nasty Wright-filled snarls from their '08 kitchen sink. And threw in plenty of "Liberal" and "Pelosi". Didn't work, as Obama noted today on the trail.

Doesn't this mean that Obama's "baggage" has been road-tested, again, just like in NC? It doesn't matter to enough voters. Not even in Mississippi.

But Hillary Clinton's baggage has not been similiarly tested, by actual voters, under kitchen sink conditions, in this election cycle. No repugnant Hillary smears all over the airwaves. Shouldn't the Super delegates be thinking about who's "riskier"? The tested or the untested?

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Saturday May 10, 2008 · 12:20 PM PDT

2008/05/10 · 12:20

The revolutionary Obama Organizing Fellowships are unpaid positions open to graduates and recent graduates to become extensively trained world changers.

The application deadline for the training has been extended to May 15th. The Field has the story: http://ruralvotes.com/...

With the link to the Obama web site page with application:
http://my.barackobama.com/...

Perhaps Daily Kos could sponsor a few?

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Friday April 18, 2008 · 1:39 PM PDT

2008/04/18 · 13:39

If Hillary Clinton puts on a flag pin, Obama loses.

If we Obama supporters fail to understand how sacred the flag is to most of this country, we deserve every elitist label flung at us. Over 4000 Americans have died for it in Iraq. And if we use flag pins to pull stunts lashing out at ABC, we are playing into the hands of Clinton and John McCain.

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Wednesday November 03, 2004 · 9:07 AM PST

2004/11/03 · 09:07

We are the Values Majority.

And we have to start standing proud for those values. Start speaking from the heart, loudly. In emotional language. Calling ourselves the "Values Majority"

And waving the flag for our Values.

We value Diversity. We value Originality.

We value Discovery and Innovation.

We value Love, Tolerance and Community.

We value Peace.

We value Truth. We value Integrity. We value Honesty. We abhor manipulation and lies.

We value Debate, Discussion and Scholarship.

We believe every Human Life is sacred. That every living breathing person on this Earth is sacred. So we value diplomacy that saves lives. We value research and inquiry and open-mindedness that saves lives. We value reproductive freedom and the information and education about birth control that creates economic freedom for women, and saves lives.

We will educate the ignorant and manipulated. We will help bring peace to the hearts of the hate-filled so that more lives will be saved. Read More

Take 2 Umbrellas to Rainy Polls

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Monday November 01, 2004 · 7:55 AM PST

2004/11/01 · 07:55

If it's going to rain in your town tomorrow, take an extra umbrella to the polls. And help another voter stay dry in line.

Tell them "Kerry's Got You Covered".

Don't let rain discourage people from waiting for hours.

Even in the so-called "safe" states, every vote is vital. Big Kerry-Edwards popular vote is essential to stopping the Karl Rove post-election plan. He only needs an appearance of victory to start the litigation.

And he only has to keep the litigation going a couple of months before the Constitution kicks in and the choice goes to Congress.

So take an umbrella, some bottled water, and most of all smiles. Help people stay in line as long as it takes. Stay after you vote, to encourage--and if it's raining--shelter others.

Remember to be calm, helpful and peaceful. Chaos is a Republican weapon.

Popular vote is how we can stop litigation.

And smile at Republicans, too. We can start the healing now.

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