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[cornsail]

A Seattle women is trying to live only on sunshine for 6 months

I hope she comes to her senses before she dies.

 

[Snowcone]

I hope she comes to her senses before she dies.

She doesn't have to; she's cheating.

 

[Forster]

Vladimir Putin Stole my Super Bowl Ring:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...ir-putin-stole-super-bowl-ring-130732690.html

 

[Blobbenstein]

She doesn't have to; she's cheating.

yea, but she will die eventually.....unless she is some sort of immortal.......in which case she might be surviving on hyperspacial fast food.....that's the thing with higher dimensional immortals, you can't always see them eating, as they are too snobby to eat down in this dimension..

 

[Amy SF]

Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter Registration Citizenship Requirement

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.
The justices voted 7-2 to throw out Arizona's voter-approved requirement that prospective voters document their U.S. citizenship in order to use a registration form produced under the federal "Motor Voter" voter registration law.
Federal law "precludes Arizona from requiring a federal form applicant to submit information beyond that required by the form itself," Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the court's majority.

Voter fraud is a straw man argument. While there is no doubt SOME voter fraud, there is no proof that it is as widespread as critics say it is. I believe it is an excuse (used mainly by conservatives) to keep people who would most likely vote for the "wrong" candidates away from the voting booth by any means possible.

 

[Forster]

What is it with Canadian mayors?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...eal-michael-applebaum-taken-into-custody.html

 

[Amy SF]

Los Angeles City Council passes ban on single-use plastic bags

Victory for the environment!

Here in Santa Monica we've had a ban on such bags since September 2010. I've never heard any whining from anyone about it. Angelenos will adjust just fine.

And btw, what did people do before single use plastic bags came into use anyway? They managed. If you had garbage to throw out, you dumped it into a cardboard box and tied it up with string. You used paper bags.

My mother uses large paper bags for her kitchen trash. If the bag is still in decent condition, her housekeeper will dump the trash out of the bag into the trash container outside and continue to use the paper bag. If it's torn, wet, stained or stinky, she'll toss the bag and use a new one. That way she can continue to use the same paper bag for a while before she has to throw it out. It's a no-brainer. As I said, people will adjust.

I wish I could tell all the critics of the new ban that their arguments don't work and to STFU already.

 

[Calliegirl]

I hope she comes to her senses before she dies.

She has quit on day 47 because she doesn't have the money to keep her phone and internet on. Apparently, internet access is a necessary component to being able to live on sunlight.
She said it's the universes way of telling her it's time to end her experiment, and she's happy that the possibility of living on sunlight will remain a mystery.

 

[Amy SF]

She has quit on day 47 because she doesn't have the money to keep her phone and internet on. Apparently, internet access is a necessary component to being able to live on sunlight.
She said it's the universes way of telling her it's time to end her experiment, and she's happy that the possibility of living on sunlight will remain a mystery.

 

[Blobbenstein]

Nettle Man, he was stung by a radioactive stinging nettle, and he gained the ability to photosynthesis...his main weapon his stinging wit.

 

[Forster]

James Gandolfini is dead.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-james-gandolfini-dead-20130619,0,5593670.story

 

[Moll Flanders]

I just heard about his death on the news, I always remember his role in True Romance.

 

[thefadedone]

Tony Soprano.

 

[ledboots]

What a waste. I know he finished rehab for cocaine awhile back. Hope he stayed off it.

 

[ledboots]

http://www.rollingstone.com/politic...contributor-dead-at-33-20130618?stop_mobi=yes
This guy was a whistleblowing reporter, dead in a car accident at 33.

 

[Spang]

The Zimmerman jury is comprised of 5 white women and one latina (USA Today).

 

[Amy SF]

The Zimmerman jury is comprised of 5 white women and one latina (USA Today).

That doesn't seem right. I thought juries consisted of 12 people, not 6.

 

[Calliegirl]

That doesn't seem right. I thought juries consisted of 12 people, not 6.

That's what I thought too. but, then again, it is Florida.

 

[Calliegirl]

http://www.rollingstone.com/politic...contributor-dead-at-33-20130618?stop_mobi=yes
This guy was a whistleblowing reporter, dead in a car accident at 33.

This is what he was working on before he died. His death does look a little suspicious. Most people are questioning how his car burst into flames after hitting a tree. Cars hit trees everyday without exploding.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-michael-hastings-jill-kelly-case-20130620,0,2559316.story

 

[shyvas]

Teacher found guilty of abducting his pupil. He was also labelled as a 'paedophile' by the prosecution.

http://news.sky.com/story/1106195/jeremy-forrest-teacher-guilty-of-abduction