Tin Foil Hat Wearing Time- The Mayans Warned Us News: Blizzards. Tornadoes. Floods. Record heat and drought, followed by wildfires. The first eight months of 2011 have brought strange and destructive weather to the United States. From the blizzard that dumped almost two feet of snow on Chicago, to killer tornadoes and heat waves in the south, to record flooding, to wildfires that have burned more than 1,000 homes in Texas in the last few days, Mother Nature has been in a vile and costly mood. Read more here.
Crybaby Boehner Tells Goopers To Mind Their Manners News: US House Speaker John Boehner urged fellow Republicans not to boycott President Barack Obama’s jobs speech on Thursday and said he hoped for “common ground” with the White House on boosting the economy. “He is the president of the United States, and I believe that all members ought to be here,” said Boehner. “As an institution, the president’s coming at our invitation. We ought to be respectful, and we ought to welcome him.” Read more here.Continue To Keep The People Of Texas In Your Thoughts & Prayers News: The destruction caused by wildfires in Texas is mounting, with the number of homes reported lost soaring to 1,626, authorities said. A fire raging across the state’s Bastrop County has consumed 1,386 homes — nearly double the 785 homes listed as lost as recently as Wednesday. Blazes elsewhere in the state are said to have destroyed about 240 homes since Sunday. The escalating property toll underscores the sheer magnitude of the fires — and the state’s limited resources. Read more here.
Sun In The Skyyyyy-yyy, You Know How I Feeeeeeeee-eeeelllll News: Does a doctor’s advice give patients the best chance to lose weight? If the doctor’s advice is to join Weight Watchers, it might. A new study shows patients referred to the popular weight-loss program shed twice as many pounds as those who followed a doctor’s guideline-based treatment plan of diet and physical activity. Read more here.
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