POLITICS: A matter of priorities

SPIRITUALITY/RELIGION: He said FIGS, people! FIGS!!

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CULTURE/SOCIETY: Two Sikh Men, Two Lifetimes Of Looking Different

The tragic shooting at a Sikh house of worship in Wisconsin this month has turned the spotlight on the Sikh faith and the nation's Sikh community.

Earlier this year, Surinder Singh and his son Rupinder visited a StoryCorps booth in San Francisco, where they reflected on their own experiences standing out among their peers and neighbors.

http://m.npr.org/story/4516989?url=/series/4516989/storycorps

CULTURE/SOCIETY and POLITICS: Reflective Hillary Clinton urges South Africa to live up to Mandela's legacy

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — In a rare and unusually personal reflection on forgiveness and redemption, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged South African students too young to remember apartheid not to lose sight of the example their country holds for the world and for themselves.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/reflective-hillary-clinton-urges-south-africa-to-live-up-to-mandelas-legacy/2012/08/08/1088edd4-e167-11e1-89f7-76e23a982d06_story.html

POLITICS: Bat Boy to be Romney's VP

“Bat Boy is from West Virginia and really understands the struggles that the middle class is going through,” said a Romney advisor. ”With Bat Boy on the ticket, the Republicans should be able to carry the south, the midwest and all the Hollywood who all love mutants.

http://weeklyworldnews.com/politics/47509/bat-boy-to-be-romneys-vp/

POLITICS: 102 Things NOT To Do If You Hate Taxes

So, you’re a Republican that hates taxes? Well, since you do not like taxes or government, please kindly do the following...

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/06/22/102-things-not-to-do/

HUMOR: I not only ride the crazy train...

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY and POLITICS: The true size of Africa

HUMOR: Bad spellers untie

SPIRITUALITY/RELIGION: So you were just called a bigot

I know your feelings are hurt. No one wants to be called a bigot, right? But before you do something silly like scream “FREE SPEECH” or say I’m the bigot, let’s rewind a bit.

http://freethoughtblogs.com/blaghag/2012/08/so-you-were-just-called-a-bigot/