<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine</title><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 22:56:27 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 07:52:49 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>  NYPD data: Whites much more likely to be carrying drugs and guns than minorities | The Raw Story</title>
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In&nbsp;a detailed analysis&nbsp;(PDF) of publicly available New York Police Department data on crime in 2012,&nbsp;the New York Office of the Public Advocate&nbsp;revealed Wednesday that white people were much more likely to be carrying drugs and guns than minorities, despite &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18428476-nypd-data-whites-much-more-likely-to-be-carrying-drugs-and-guns-than-minorities-the-raw-story</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18428476-nypd-data-whites-much-more-likely-to-be-carrying-drugs-and-guns-than-minorities-the-raw-story</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 22:56:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxF092FD9C-6EB7-73B6-A510-CF1F8710E8B3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxF092FD9C-6EB7-73B6-A510-CF1F8710E8B3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Virginia Republicans Panicking Over Their Choice for Lieutenant Governor - NationalJournal.com</title>
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A minister who compared gays to pedophiles and Planned Parenthood to the Klu Klux Klan is not the No. 2 candidate Republican Party reformers had in mind for the marquee race of 2013.
Neither did the top of the ticket, Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli, who has be&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18425971-virginia-republicans-panicking-over-their-choice-for-lieutenant-governor-nationaljournalcom</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18425971-virginia-republicans-panicking-over-their-choice-for-lieutenant-governor-nationaljournalcom</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:27:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxEE605F86-A33E-ACC7-B428-2535CD8784AC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxEE605F86-A33E-ACC7-B428-2535CD8784AC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Vintage Trouble- &quot;Blues Hand Me Down&quot;/ Andy Allo- &quot;People Pleaser&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vintage Trouble (sometimes abbreviated as VT) is an American soul androck band. The band formed in Hollywood, California in 2010. They have released one studio album, The Bomb Shelter Sessions (2011).

 
Andy Allo (born January 13, 1989&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18403492-vintage-trouble-blues-hand-me-down-andy-allo-people-pleaser</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18403492-vintage-trouble-blues-hand-me-down-andy-allo-people-pleaser</guid><category>entertainment</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:11:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThZZnS4Jvwc" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ThZZnS4Jvwc/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w35nYUxR4i0" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/w35nYUxR4i0/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How the Obama Administration Talks to Black America - Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Atlantic</title>
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Taking the full measure of the Obama presidency thus far, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that this White House has one way of addressing the social ills that afflict black people -- and particularly black youth -- and another way of addressing everyone else. I would have a &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18379277-how-the-obama-administration-talks-to-black-america-ta-nehisi-coates-the-atlantic</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18379277-how-the-obama-administration-talks-to-black-america-ta-nehisi-coates-the-atlantic</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:03:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx5302CA2D-E9AB-C9C2-52B9-B6BF1A31AA57.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="330" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx5302CA2D-E9AB-C9C2-52B9-B6BF1A31AA57.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="99" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>John Fugelsang: Oliver North talks about a Benghazi cover-up — and irony hangs itself - Viewpoint // Current TV</title>
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Friends, we gather today to mourn the passing of irony, which finally died this week. You know, it was irony who first showed us that white supremacists continue to be the best argument against the concept of white supremacy.
It was irony that revealed that people must get rea&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/18/18342160-john-fugelsang-oliver-north-talks-about-a-benghazi-cover-up-and-irony-hangs-itself-viewpoint-current-tv</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/18/18342160-john-fugelsang-oliver-north-talks-about-a-benghazi-cover-up-and-irony-hangs-itself-viewpoint-current-tv</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 17:42:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Could President Obama Have Avoided Umbrella-Gate By Asking A Female Marine To Hold His Umbrella? | TheGrindstone</title>
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Yesterday some corners of the internet had a conniption because&nbsp;President Obama&nbsp;asked a Marine to hold an umbrella over his head as he spoke at a press conference in the rain. No, really, people are upset about this. It makes sense because this has been such a&nbsp;sl&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/17/18326130-could-president-obama-have-avoided-umbrella-gate-by-asking-a-female-marine-to-hold-his-umbrella-thegrindstone</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/17/18326130-could-president-obama-have-avoided-umbrella-gate-by-asking-a-female-marine-to-hold-his-umbrella-thegrindstone</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 22:15:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx85A9516F-1EF6-4A2C-67F6-41C2DD8EFD6E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="104" width="146" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx85A9516F-1EF6-4A2C-67F6-41C2DD8EFD6E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>(Florida) RNC Hispanic Outreach Director Becomes A Democrat | TPM LiveWire</title>
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Pablo&nbsp;Pantoja, who previously served as the&nbsp;State Director of Florida Hispanic Outreach for the Republican National Committee, has defected to the Democratic Party.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/14/18250960-florida-rnc-hispanic-outreach-director-becomes-a-democrat-tpm-livewire</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/14/18250960-florida-rnc-hispanic-outreach-director-becomes-a-democrat-tpm-livewire</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:55:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxD399BE2F-7DEA-7F9E-D8DD-49B0EDE16B98.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="221" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxD399BE2F-7DEA-7F9E-D8DD-49B0EDE16B98.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>National Review Writer Tells Joy Reid That Mentioning Slavery Is &amp;#8216;Cheap&amp;#8217; Point, Slavery A &amp;#8216;Flaw&amp;#8217; | Mediaite</title>
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Republicans love talking about slavery if they can somehow accuse President Obama of being worse than it, but when it comes to recognizing the historical significance of actual slavery&hellip; well, not so much. On Friday&rsquo;s Real Time with Bill Maher, a great example of th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/13/18218191-national-review-writer-tells-joy-reid-that-mentioning-slavery-is-cheap-point-slavery-a-flaw-mediaite</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/13/18218191-national-review-writer-tells-joy-reid-that-mentioning-slavery-is-cheap-point-slavery-a-flaw-mediaite</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 04:17:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx34A961A0-A885-D687-16D2-EC2E99CC9477.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="364" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx34A961A0-A885-D687-16D2-EC2E99CC9477.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Four Types Of Comments We Usually Remove On Code Switch : Code Switch : NPR</title>
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The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates&nbsp;has a comments section on his blog&nbsp;that's become renowned for its level of discourse. "I always tell people it's like a dinner party, and I try to host it that way," Coates&nbsp;told NPR's On The Media. "I try to keep the conversation i&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/08/18126592-the-four-types-of-comments-we-usually-remove-on-code-switch-code-switch-npr</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/08/18126592-the-four-types-of-comments-we-usually-remove-on-code-switch-code-switch-npr</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 16:32:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx71FA6FDE-9897-2EFA-B7EF-6D3761B96A34.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx71FA6FDE-9897-2EFA-B7EF-6D3761B96A34.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Seema Jilani: My Racist Encounter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner</title>
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As I left the hotel and my husband went to the ballroom for the dinner, I realized he still had my keys. I approached the escalators that led down to the ballroom and asked the externally contracted security representatives if I could go down. They abruptly responded, "You can'&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/07/18111060-seema-jilani-my-racist-encounter-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/07/18111060-seema-jilani-my-racist-encounter-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 00:39:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx279B0150-C1AB-1FB2-09C9-670BE88EE4F2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx279B0150-C1AB-1FB2-09C9-670BE88EE4F2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Your Blues Ain't Like Mine And Neither is Your Civil Rights Movement — Pragmatic Obots Unite</title>
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GN has been the canary in the coal mine for nearly a year about the attempted usurpation of Black folks Civil Rights legacy &ndash; and she&rsquo;s been absolutely spot on. I would also suggest that the motive is deeper &ndash; and more sinister &ndash; than has been suggested.&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/06/18087599-your-blues-aint-like-mine-and-neither-is-your-civil-rights-movement-pragmatic-obots-unite</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/06/18087599-your-blues-aint-like-mine-and-neither-is-your-civil-rights-movement-pragmatic-obots-unite</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 17:38:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxD6756F1D-F9DA-5A0C-C318-9E669818F0E8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="205" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxD6756F1D-F9DA-5A0C-C318-9E669818F0E8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="62" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Unquoted Martin Luther King</title>
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People often seem to quote Martin Luther King to prove a point about their own racism: if they can quote him, if MLK said something that sounds sort of like it, they can&rsquo;t be racist.
This Tumblr comes from yet another discussion where this happened, but in this one, two &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/03/18042406-the-unquoted-martin-luther-king</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/03/18042406-the-unquoted-martin-luther-king</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 21:58:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Black atheists: Orlando's black atheists live in no man's land between black community and world of white atheists - Orlando Sentinel</title>
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At funerals, Warren Hughes always finds a seat in the back where, when the preaching and praying begins, he can slip out discreetly. He doesn't bow his head pretending to pray because he hasn't believed in prayer, or God, since he was 30 years old.
"If I stay there and bow my &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/02/18021089-black-atheists-orlandos-black-atheists-live-in-no-mans-land-between-black-community-and-world-of-white-atheists-orlando-sentinel</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/02/18021089-black-atheists-orlandos-black-atheists-live-in-no-mans-land-between-black-community-and-world-of-white-atheists-orlando-sentinel</guid><category>religion</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 17:16:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxC8053FDF-584D-4BA4-C1C1-54603969986C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxC8053FDF-584D-4BA4-C1C1-54603969986C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pat Toomey: Background Checks Died Because GOP Didn't Want To Help Obama</title>
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Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) revealed that some members of his party opposed expanding background checks for gun sales recently because they didn't want to "be seen helping the president."
Two weeks ago, only&nbsp;three Republican senators&nbsp;voted for the bipartisan background c&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/01/18005294-pat-toomey-background-checks-died-because-gop-didnt-want-to-help-obama</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/01/18005294-pat-toomey-background-checks-died-because-gop-didnt-want-to-help-obama</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 23:19:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxFC991233-B65E-306C-A693-F44394F5943B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxFC991233-B65E-306C-A693-F44394F5943B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>  Mike Bloomberg&amp;#8217;s ugly &amp;#8220;stop and frisk&amp;#8221; freakout - Salon.com</title>
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He equates the NYCLU with the NRA, race-baits the New York Times and lets the NYPD profile blacks and Muslims
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/30/17989375-mike-bloombergs-ugly-stop-and-frisk-freakout-saloncom</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/30/17989375-mike-bloombergs-ugly-stop-and-frisk-freakout-saloncom</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:52:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxE004F079-C201-4597-CB0B-3209515D42D6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxE004F079-C201-4597-CB0B-3209515D42D6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Daily Kos: Conservatives less likely to buy same lightbulbs if you tell them it will help the environment</title>
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The study then presented participants with a real-world choice: With a fixed amount of money in their wallet, respondents had to &ldquo;buy&rdquo; either an old-school lightbulb or an efficient compact florescent bulb (CFL), the same kind Bachmann railed against. Both bulbs wer&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/30/17989241-daily-kos-conservatives-less-likely-to-buy-same-lightbulbs-if-you-tell-them-it-will-help-the-environment</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/30/17989241-daily-kos-conservatives-less-likely-to-buy-same-lightbulbs-if-you-tell-them-it-will-help-the-environment</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:29:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx3ACE2FA8-8C8F-EADC-3CDB-D48BB24AA377.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="250" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx3ACE2FA8-8C8F-EADC-3CDB-D48BB24AA377.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="144" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>  ESPN reporter says gay NBA player Jason Collins 'walking in open rebellion to God' | The Raw Story</title>
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ESPN reporter Chris Broussard on Monday insisted that gay NBA player Jason Collins was not a Christian and was &ldquo;walking in open rebellion to God.&rdquo;
After Collins&nbsp;announced he was gay&nbsp;in a column for&nbsp;Sports Illustrated&nbsp;on Monday, ESPN&rsquo;sOutsi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/30/17988950-espn-reporter-says-gay-nba-player-jason-collins-walking-in-open-rebellion-to-god-the-raw-story</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/30/17988950-espn-reporter-says-gay-nba-player-jason-collins-walking-in-open-rebellion-to-god-the-raw-story</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:49:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx896AFE07-356F-9E13-887C-DB90399107CF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx896AFE07-356F-9E13-887C-DB90399107CF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Stronger Gun Laws Ad Hits The Internet: What do you think? | TWiB!</title>
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After our broadcast of TWiB! Radio yesterday, our head engineer Aaron Rand Freeman sent me the above video. His tone was confusing because it wasn&rsquo;t clear if the video was awesome or terrible or twerktastic. He seemed genuinely&nbsp;flummoxed. &nbsp;After watching this my&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/17/17797976-stronger-gun-laws-ad-hits-the-internet-what-do-you-think-twib</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/17/17797976-stronger-gun-laws-ad-hits-the-internet-what-do-you-think-twib</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:58:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx6D6A3E80-6851-AB57-CB2F-BFD9693DC9B0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="112" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx6D6A3E80-6851-AB57-CB2F-BFD9693DC9B0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="45" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Men Deemed 'Too Handsome' Deported from Saudi Arabia for Fear They Would Be Irresistible to Women</title>
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At least three men attending an annual culture festival in Saudi Arabia were kicked out of the country after religious police officers&nbsp;deemed them "too handsome" to stay.
The men, delegates from the United Arab Emirates, were minding their own business at theJenadrivah He&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/17/17796279-men-deemed-too-handsome-deported-from-saudi-arabia-for-fear-they-would-be-irresistible-to-women</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/17/17796279-men-deemed-too-handsome-deported-from-saudi-arabia-for-fear-they-would-be-irresistible-to-women</guid><category>odd-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:00:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxD00DB192-5345-4C4D-F10D-C7296D8E6999.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxD00DB192-5345-4C4D-F10D-C7296D8E6999.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>  Texas teacher claims she couldn&amp;#8217;t have fondled black student because she&amp;#8217;s racist  | The Raw Story</title>
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A teacher in Texas has invoked her own racism in a defense against charges that she fondled an African-American student in her first grade class at Northwest Preparatory Academy Charter School in Humble.
According to a criminal complaint&nbsp;obtained by the&nbsp;Houston Chron&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/17/17795699-texas-teacher-claims-she-couldnt-have-fondled-black-student-because-shes-racist-the-raw-story</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/17/17795699-texas-teacher-claims-she-couldnt-have-fondled-black-student-because-shes-racist-the-raw-story</guid><category>odd-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:00:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxF4205682-CB6A-815E-F0B8-43916122B2BD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxF4205682-CB6A-815E-F0B8-43916122B2BD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>D.C. custodial staff were evaluated by student test scores. Really.</title>
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How obsessive have school reformers been with linking student standardized test scores to the evaluations of adults in school buildings?
Well, a lawsuit filed in Florida today by seven teachers and their unions is asking for an end to the state&rsquo;s evaluation system that i&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17785563-dc-custodial-staff-were-evaluated-by-student-test-scores-really</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17785563-dc-custodial-staff-were-evaluated-by-student-test-scores-really</guid><category>education</category><category>public-schools</category><category>michelle-rhee</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:10:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx06224143-C858-65DC-6CFA-E3740FC17609.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="231" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx06224143-C858-65DC-6CFA-E3740FC17609.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Dr. King's Righteous Fury - NYTimes.com</title>
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CHRIS ROCK caused a stir last Fourth of July when he tweeted, &ldquo;Happy white peoples independence day the slaves weren&rsquo;t free but I&rsquo;m sure they enjoyed fireworks.&rdquo; Mr. Rock&rsquo;s tweet may not have topped the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.&rsquo;s &ldquo;Go&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17784794-dr-kings-righteous-fury-nytimescom</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17784794-dr-kings-righteous-fury-nytimescom</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:03:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx615A36F6-F5A1-C668-9D0B-185D7DC9E136.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="262" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx615A36F6-F5A1-C668-9D0B-185D7DC9E136.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Herman Cain returns to spotlight with American Black Conservatives group - The Washington Post</title>
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Washington, the Hermanator is back.
Awwww shucky ducky.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17782446-herman-cain-returns-to-spotlight-with-american-black-conservatives-group-the-washington-post</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17782446-herman-cain-returns-to-spotlight-with-american-black-conservatives-group-the-washington-post</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:27:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxA3DD7E79-C656-50AC-96CF-E3A5EDE57416.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="172" width="296" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxA3DD7E79-C656-50AC-96CF-E3A5EDE57416.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>[Rand Paul and] The Limits of Good Faith - Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Atlantic</title>
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At Simmons College in Louisville on Friday, Rand Paul was asked about thecriticism&nbsp;he encountered at Howard. He&nbsp;responded as follows:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17768060-rand-paul-and-the-limits-of-good-faith-ta-nehisi-coates-the-atlantic</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17768060-rand-paul-and-the-limits-of-good-faith-ta-nehisi-coates-the-atlantic</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:49:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxF71E22AE-2FCA-0346-E852-FA7E554CFC0E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="110" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantxF71E22AE-2FCA-0346-E852-FA7E554CFC0E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="110" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Tom Tomorrow- The Continuing Adventures of Middle-Man</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Plantsmantx]]></source><link>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17763762-tom-tomorrow-the-continuing-adventures-of-middle-man</link><guid>http://plantsmantx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17763762-tom-tomorrow-the-continuing-adventures-of-middle-man</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:46:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx6D4D8C6D-9202-2753-2817-ABA1C4BABC17.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="365" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=plantsmantx6D4D8C6D-9202-2753-2817-ABA1C4BABC17.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="110" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>