This headline sums up today:
Take a Deep Breath: According to non-hysterical number crunchers, Obama has a 90 percent chance of winning.
Voting in the Dark: Voters in Sandy-ravaged areas are finding super long lines to vote and polling stations out of power.
Thank God for Vote by Mail: As East Coasters deal with hour-long waits and huge lines, more people than ever have voted early or by mail.
Vigilante Justice: Crowds of activists in Cairo are cracking down on dudes who harass women on the street.
Well, That Was Close: Israel may have very well planned to attack Iran in 2010.
Are GMOs Actually Worth Fighting? California is voting today on a measure that would mandate labeling of GMO foods, but many say fear of genetically modified foods isn’t based on science.
“I’m an Idiot: A person in Ohio who drove on the sidewalk to get around a school bus is forced to wear a sign proclaiming their stupidity at a local intersection.
Faking Orgasm is Real: A large study by Indiana University found a 20 percent gap between men and women on the question of whether the woman orgasmed during their last time having sex. Says the researcher: “This shows this is one area that the sexes can do a better job of — communicating.”
Can Government Police the Internet? As legislators try to make the internet cleaner and safer for kids, technology and media companies push back.
Hack Attack: An “international hacker” stole 3.6 million Social Security numbers by cracking the South Carolina state tax database.
Women! They Be Voting! Today marks the 100th anniversary of women suffrage in Oregon—this extensive OPB article about the impact of women voting in 1912 is really interesting.
Get Your Ballot In! For you slackers who didn’t mail in your ballot, here’s a list of ballot drop sites in Oregon and our 2012 election endorsements to help you fill out your ballot.
ELECTION NIGHT IN PORTLAND! We’ll be blogging from all the parties tonight here on Blogtown, so tune in starting at 7pm for dispatches from all the absurdity. Meanwhile, watch the results roll in at our free election party over at the Doug Fir!
“fear of genetically modified foods isn’t based on science.”- –
Does anyone remember the days when self proclaimed progressives didn’t regurgitate talking points from massive conglomerates? I guess it makes sense that you guys support Obama, after all he did appoint Tom Vilsack, a known shill for Monsanto and the biotech industry as head the USDA.
So let’s push aside the fact that most developed nations don’t consider GMO’s to be safe, and GMO crops do not produce larger yields and do not reduce the amount of pesticides necessary for the cultivation of crops…or the fact that one single company can own a monopoly over the patenting and production of seeds and can sue farmers whose fields become contaminated with GMO’s, even when it’s the result of drift from neighboring fields. Let’s talk about the peer reviewed, two year study out of France, published in the Journal of Food and Chemical Toxicology that found rats fed Monsanto’s patented GMO corn were more likely to develop tumors and suffer severe liver and kidney damage. Didn’t read about that in the Slate article did ya?
Of course as soon as the study was published a coordinated backlash began, spearheaded by the Science Media Centre, an organization that is itself funded by CropLife International, a biotech trade association, Syngenta, and Monsanto UK. In fact, the only reason independent research of GMO’s in the US is so lacking is because Monsanto will not allow their patented seeds to be tested longer than 90 days. The majority of chronic illness found in the French study was found after 90 days.
http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/g…
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Envi…
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic…
http://www.globalresearch.ca/gmo-and-the-d…
http://www.naturalnews.com/036477_Monsanto…