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Your GOP Debate Reactions

Here are some of your comments from the debate. You agree? Disagree? Continue the discussion below and vote in the poll for who you thought won the debate! Thanks to all who participated! Your Tweets @wetheblog #gopdebates Ryan_Izzy Ryan Isakow @WeTheBlog Hey, it’d be a pretty great stimulus project. RT @WeTheBlog Fence or no fence? Will it “yield our [...]

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No $$$ for the Babies of Baby Boomers

Were you hoping for some inheritance? Have a baby boomer for a parent? Well, my friends, it seems you are fresh out of luck. The LA Times reports that many baby boomers are planning on just spending all their money while they are still living, leaving their kids with nothing. After all, in this economic [...]

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Detroit, Cleveland: They’re Full of Poop (Literally)

Oh my dear fellow midwesterners–I’ve got some bad news for you! A University of Colorado study found after “sampling the winter air of four midwestern cities” that Cleveland and Detroit’s air was full of bacteria colonies that most closely resembling that found in dog poop, The Denver Post reports. Once again, I literally sh*t you [...]

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Does Marijuana Lead to Child Neglect?

According to New York Child Protective Services it does.   As the New York Times reports, Penelope Harris of the Bronx was found with about 10 grams of marijuana–a third of an ounce–when police searched her apartment last year. While this amount was below the legal threshold for a misdemeanor and she wasn’t charged, child [...]

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When Everyone Thinks Your Allergy Makes You “Nuts”…

As a lifetime sufferer of severe allergies, this Born in the USA post hit home. (Thank you former guest blogger Laren Hudson for sharing it!) A new study published in the journal Chronic Illness found that kids with nut allergies “routinely face prejudice” from kids and adults alike. This prejudice goes as far as adults–who believe [...]

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Pimp My Ride: Campaign Bus Edition

President Obama has some new wheels! The Secret Service has bought two, new $1.1 million buses for the campaign–one for Obama (though the White House insists it is not a campaign bus) and one for the eventual Republican nominee–to make sure the security is top notch during this election cycle. In the spirit of competition, [...]

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Love Pirates? Here’s a Job for You, Matey!

Love sailing the seven seas? Love all things Pirates of the Carribean? (If you answered yes to this, watch below. An oldie but a goodie.) Just need a job? Look no further! The EU NAVFOR (Naval Force) Somalia is hiring a Pirate Cultural Advisor! I sh*t you not. Do you think this a joke? (It isn’t.) [...]

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Is Sesame Street denying true love? Or! Are puppets just asexual?

Breaking News: No Wedding Bells for Bert and Ernie

Despite an online petition, Sesame Workshop released a statement that Bert and Ernie will NOT wed. Do you think the creators are hindering true love? Do you agree with their decision? Are you just against puppet-on-puppet love making? Is this whole conversation ruining your childhood like the time you  found the word “Sex” in the Lion King? Post your comments [...]

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Genesis the Amusement Park–Brought to you by the KY State Government

Hello all! Sorry for a missed blog post. Technical difficulties last night called my cat got into my internet wires. (Shout out to Josie.) So here is yesterday’s Born in the USA event. (I’m changing the name from “Unimportant Event” because frankly, sometimes the implications of these hilarious/disturbing/awesome/insert adjective here event are too great to blow [...]

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For All of You with Caffeine Dependencies…FREE COFFEE

This guy will let you use his Starbucks card. Seriously. Let radical sharing begin! Think this is cool? Did you decide to use his card? Think Starbucks is evil? Or not? Do you have an idea like radical sharing and want it get off the ground? Leave a comment about it!

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