Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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IL Voters in 10 counties Want Concealed Carry
Residents in some Illinois counties sent a message to lawmakers this week: Give citizens the right to carry concealed weapons. Measures supporting concealed carry were on the ballot Tuesday in at least 10 mostly rural counties — Adams, Bond, Henry, McDonough, Mercer, Randolph, Rock Island, Schuyler, Stephenson and Warren — and passed overwhelmingly in every…
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NYT: Tax Increases Coming (Two Months Late)
Americans’ taxes will rise in a few weeks. Though the direction is clear, the exact amount is yet to be determined. More than a dozen tax cuts are set to expire Dec. 31 and a couple of new taxes are scheduled to start with the new year. Combined, they would affect nearly 90 percent of…
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Eat, Drink, & Be Merry For Tomorrow We Die
Back on Monday I had a fairly lengthy email exchange with a colleague. In addition to a prediction of the race he wanted something a little more down the trough so to speak. I told him that if Obama won it would be the beginning of the end of our beloved U.S of A. I…
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Craigslist Ads Seek Election Night Sex
As Mitt Romney and Barack Obama make one final, last-ditch effort to win the presidency, some Washington, D.C. and surrounding area folks are using Craigslist to make one last-ditch effort to find an election night companion for some adult entertainment. Here are some of the best lines from personal ads seeking to relieve some stress…
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US Out Of The Top 10 In World Prosperity Index
The Legatum Prosperity Index assessed and ranked the prosperity of 142 countries based on eight sub-categories: economy, entrepreneurship and opportunity, health, governance, education, safety and security, personal freedom, and social capital. via Business Insider. We are now 12th. Embarrassing. No wonder people are leaving in droves.
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Gov. Can Plant Hidden Cameras In Your Home
This government, our government, a supposedly moderate government of Barack Obama (he has an iPad and a Spotify playlist and likes dogs and is funny on Jay Leno! He must be moderate!) is now claiming the legal right to install surveillance cameras in your home or on your property without a warrant. And is doing…
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Bloomberg Turns Down National Guard Over Guns
Bloomberg has reportedly turned down additional help from the U.S. National Guard. “We don’t need it,” Bloomberg insists, despite pleas from the boroughs for back-up. “The NYPD is the only people we want on the street with guns.” via TheBlaze.com. Do I have this right? New Yorkers would rather starve than have someone with a…
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Who’s Helping; Who’s Talking
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Forget FEMA, Get Walmart in There!!
In the wake of hurricane Sandy we’re hearing stories of hungry New Yorkers being forced to dumpster dive for food. This is in addition to the stories of looters dressing like Con Edison workers to get access to houses, elected officials expressing their frustration with the Red Cross, state troopers being deployed to N.J. gas…
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