Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Mike Madigan: Speaker King
Democratic Speaker Michael Madigan has many advantages as he tries to extend his nearly uninterrupted three-decade control of the Illinois House. His Democrats have more campaign money. His party has home-state President Barack Obama to drive the vote. Perhaps most important, Madigan drew the district boundaries for each of the 118 House contests that will…
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CPS Pays Parents for Good Behavior
Blatantly stolen from Second City Cop: Is the lure of a $25 gift card enough to persuade a parent who’s not involved in their child’s education to get involved? Seventy Chicago Public Schools that have struggled to engage parents are about to find out. At Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s request, Walgreen Co. has agreed to provide…
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Intellectual Flight from China
Like hundreds of thousands of Chinese who leave each year, she was driven by an overriding sense that she could do better outside China. Despite China’s tremendous economic successes in recent years, she was lured by Australia’s healthier environment, robust social services and the freedom to start a family in a country that guarantees religious…
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Dem Governors Force Ins. Premiums Higher
Tens of thousands of homeowners who suffered wind and storm damage this week will get financial relief from rulings by several governors that insurers must treat Sandy as a tropical storm and not a hurricane. … “Whether they call it a hurricane or something else, that translates into the percentage I have to pay to…
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Rise of Titan the World’s Fastest Supercomputer
After falling behind Asia and Europe in the great race, where success is measured in FLOPS floating-point operations per second, the US has struck back at the new high-tech Olympians with Titan: quite possibly the fastest supercomputer in the world. … All of that might now change, as a new supercomputing giant hailing from the…
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Watch The Hope & The Change for Free
Simply click here: http://www.hulu.com/watch/409925 Common people use common sense to come to their own conclusion.
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Dem Voter Fraud Already Begining in Ohio
Two volunteer poll workers at an Ohio voting station told Human Events that they observed van loads of Ohio residents born in Somalia — the state is home to the second-largest Somali population in the United States — being driven to the voting station and guided by Democratic interpreters on the voting process. No Republican…
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New Star Wars Film Coming In 2015
Uh, Star Wars geeks enthusiasts? Brace yourselves for a double whammy. One: Disney has purchased Lucasfilm for a whopping $4.05 billion (yes, with a “b”). Which brings us to two: Stars Wars Episode VII is not only happening, but it has a release date for sometime in 2015. via E! Online. Excellent news.
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Map of Chicago’s Shootings
Over at the Chicago Sun-Times there is a very cool map of all the shootings and other mayhem in the city of Chicago. Go see for yourself.
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More Dem on GOP Violence
ALTA LOMA, CA — Someone keyed the word “Obama” into two cars and slashed seats in another outside a residence that had Mitt Romney campaign signs. via CBS Los Angeles. But wait, that’s not all you get: Racine, WI — Before the event could get under way, though, organizers say a truck affixed with “Obama”…
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