New stories by AKA, R Christopher Cooper and xythan_shadow

New stories:

• Barbarian by R Christopher Cooper
• Drug Test 8 by AKA
• Transcend 2 by xythan_shadow

DADT

• Judge Rules That Military Policy Violates Rights of Gays
• A Gay Vet's Grave
• 'Gays Too Precious To Risk In Combat,' Says General The Onion

Apple

• The Varieties of Religious Experience: How Apple Stays Divine
• Incredible Steve Jobs Portrait in Apple Typefaces
• What Microsoft really said to analysts: Apple you’re kicking our butt
• Executive Leaves After iPhone Antenna Troubles
• Apple's Ping has major label bias--But the indies are starting to come in.
• Apple may be looking to lock out unauthorized iOS users
• Apple Blinks in Apps Fight
• The Real Secret of Apple’s Product Philosophy
• Why You Shouldn’t Buy a Mac--Should be qualifed with "from the online Apple Store" but the point remains.

New stories by PutU2Sleep, R Christopher Cooper and xythan_shadow

New stories:

• Just An Apartment by R Christopher Cooper
• The Sleep-Over by PutU2Sleep (hypno)
• Transcend by xythan_shadow

Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation Speech

Privacy in Schools

• Prosecutor: No Charges in Webcam Spy Scandal--Now that's scandalous.
• 17 year old girl scores $33,000 after suing her school for searching her mobile phone
• Supreme Court declares strip search of 13-year-old student unconstitutional

Teacher's heartbreak and anger at No Child Left Behind

Bad Apples

• Teacher with rabbit phobia to sue 14-year-old for drawing bunny
• Teacher suspended for President Obama assassination lesson
• School Suspends Boy for Bloodshot Eyes--"Administrators [...] suspended a 16-year-old boy on Tuesday because his eyes were bloodshot and they thought he might have been smoking marijuana. The teen said he was not high. Instead his eyes were red because he had been grieving the loss of his murdered father."

Student suspended for slamming teacher on Facebook can sue

New stories by AKA, BBMSN and R Christopher Cooper

New stories:

• Drug Test 7 by AKA
• Colorado Mountain Man by R Christopher Cooper
• My New Pal 11 by BBMSN

Accountability

• Gordon Brown does U-turn and abandons expenses objections
• FAA Says Public Accountability Is Dangerous
• Tory MP wants official email address kept private

Docs and Data

• It's our data, make it accessible
• Oregon once again claims that law is copyrighted
• Tim Berners-Lee unveils government data project
• Quest for copy of Schenectady city code proves elusive
• Metadata in State Documents Is Public Record, Court Rules

This is Wiretap

• No Minister: 90% of web snoop document censored to stop 'premature unnecessary debate'
• FBI, Telecoms Teamed to Breach Wiretap Laws
• Court Says President Bush Violated Wiretapping Laws With Warrantless Wiretap

New stories by Iainlthr, Londonboy, Peterbilt, R Christopher Cooper and zulator

New stories:

• Mr. Ross 4 by Londonboy
• My College Reunion by zulator
• Nick and Noah by Iainlthr
• Space Dust by R Christopher Cooper
• The Tutor 3 by Peterbilt

Bad Cops

• Whistleblowing cop slaps NYPD with $50 million suit for locking him up in psych ward--Who knows what other stories than need to be told.
• Ex-trooper convicted in double fatal crash wants money for his injuries
• Denver officials clash over police discipline after brutal video released
• No charges for former Fort Lauderdale officer accused of rape
• Mom Suing After Wet T-Shirt Leads to Arrest at Fla. Splash Park
• Newlywed couple: Officer blocked us from ER during bride's stroke
• Woman, 61, arrested for asking ‘why'
• San Francisco Cops Shut Down Kids' Lemonade Stand
• RateMyCop User Ensnared in ‘Dumbest Case Ever’
• Taser abuse covered up by police
• My tweet was silly, but the police reaction was absurd
• 6 Completely Legal Ways The Cops Can Screw You

Caught on Tape

• Sixteen Years in Prison for Videotaping the Police?
• Growing Number of Prosecutions for Videotaping the Police
• Arrested for asking a policeman for his badge number
• Are Cameras the New Guns?
• Should Videotaping the Police Really Be a Crime?

New stories by AKA, BBMSN, R Christopher Cooper, Touchstone and Wordshop

New stories:

• Drug Test 6 by AKA
• The Model by R Christopher Cooper
• Know Your Place by Touchstone (hypno)
• My New Pal 10 by BBMSN
• Tim's Adventure 17 by Wordshop

Boogeyman

• Coalition of fear: Tea Party, the religious right and Islamophobia Salon
• Why the GOP embraced Islamophobia Salon
• There Already Was A Ground-Zero Mosque -- On The 17th Floor Of The World Trade Center

On Jon Stewart Bill Clinton Calls Out the Tea Party

Economy

• Redo That Voodoo
• Reagan insider: 'GOP destroyed U.S. economy'
• The Angry Rich--Let their tax cuts expire.

New stories by Drakkenfyre, Glaucon55, Peterbilt, Randy Dragon and rtrose

New stories:

• Brady Cannon’s Unexpected Medical Exam 4b by Glaucon55 (bt nc)
• Jockmaster Mark by Drakkenfyre
• Super-Meathead 704 by rtrose
• The Tutor 2 by Peterbilt
• Unfinished Business 6 by Randy Dragon (mm)

Creationism

• Creationist-Cum-McCarthy-Booster Incumbent Rejected By Texas Republicans
• Creationists hijack lessons and teach schoolkids man and dinosaurs walked together
• ‘Why is creation any less of a theory than evolution?’
• Stupid Creationist question of the day: Why are stars millions of light years away
• Frickin’ electricity, how does it work?
• The Bible Belt can never improve if everyone refuses to question religion
• Christian Groups: Biblical Armageddon Must Be Taught Alongside Global Warming The Onion

Teh Ghey

• Rome's Subculture of Gay Priests Rocks the Vatican
• Church: Softball team with gay coach can't play
• Christian right leader George Rekers takes vacation with "rent boy"
• Pope Benedict attacks government over Equality Bill
• Vatican comment on paedophiles draws gay groups' anger

Getting ribbed

• Latest Vatican document is final straw for women
• Vatican says women priests a 'crime against faith'
• Priest excommunicated for ordaining woman in Arizona

New stories by AKA, BBMSN, muscl4life, R Christopher Cooper and Wordshop

New stories:

• Drug Test 5 by AKA
• I Need a Tire Man by R Christopher Cooper
• Lazarus 2 by muscl4life
• My New Pal 9 by BBMSN
• Tim's Adventure 16 by Wordshop

PayPal

• PayPal adds new fees with no notice
• “Is PayPal good for your microISV business?” A short PayPal horror story
• PayPal Withholding Indie Game Dev's €600,000 Account

Banks

• David & Goliath: How Customers are Sticking it to the Big Banks
• 10 Things Your Bank Won't Tell You
• HSBC Bank Sends Pre-Activated ATM/Debit Cards in Mail
• Bank Screws Man For $900, He Tells Others, Ultimately Costing Bank $100,000 In Lost Business
• Bank of America nickel-and-diming its customers

First Sale

• Video game manufacturers may pressure resellers
• Fair Trade: The Simple Economics of Why Game Developers Should Shut Up About Used Games: 1 | 2
• Guess What, You Don’t Own That Software You Bought

New stories by Aardvark, Peterbilt, R Christopher Cooper, Randy Dragon and xythan_shadow

New stories:

• Bear's Bars and Brews 5 by xythan_shadow (hypno musc)
• Photo Booth: More Exercises in Transformation by Aardvark (musc mc ap)
• The Tutor by Peterbilt (tf)
• Two Sides of the Same Coin by R Christopher Cooper
• Unfinished Business 5 by Randy Dragon (mm nc)

BP

• The First Interview: Meet Josh Simpson, the Man Behind Twitter's @BPGlobalPR
• BP's tree fell on my lawn
• BP execs should go to jail
• BP buys up Gulf scientists for legal defense, roiling academic community
• Altered BP photo comes into question
• BP Faces Scrutiny in Lockerbie Case
• BP faces US ban on new oil and gas drilling licences

Fat Tuesday

• Army Revises Training to Deal With Unfit Recruits
• Why are fat people abused?
• 30% of overweight Americans think they're in normal range
• Those size-36 pants not really size-36
• Today Now!: How To Thrust Your Fat Into A More Appealing Shape TheOnion
• Obese Engage In Unsafe Sex More TheOnion
• You’re Only Fooling Yourself Lady

New stories by AKA, BBMSN, muscl4life, R Christopher Cooper and Wordshop

New stories:

• Drug Test 4 by AKA
• Haunted Cabin in the Woods by R Christopher Cooper
• Lazarus by muscl4life
• My New Pal 8 by BBMSN
• Tim's Adventure 15 by Wordshop

Craigslist

• Craigslist Censored: Adult Section Comes Down--Was this really just a ploy?
• In Defense of Craigslist
• Craigslist Removes 'Censored' Bar
• All You Did Was Weaken A Country Today
• Beyond "Censored": What Craigslist's "Adult Services" Decision Means for Free Speech

Facebook

• Who Said Facebook Owes You Privacy?
• Behind Facebook's privacy debacle Salon
• Stalkers. Creeps. Weirdos. Terror. Welcome To Location, Facebook
• How to Disable Facebook Places and Protect Your Location
• Infrastructures

New stories by Aardvark, baboonfan, Purplebootgywr, R Christopher Cooper and xythan_shadow

New stories:

• Bear's Bars and Brews 4 by xythan_shadow (hypno musc)
• The Car Lot 3 by Aardvark (mf musc mc ap)
• Gym of the Cursed Cocks by baboonfan (tf)
• I Was Lost on Maui by R Christopher Cooper
• If the Suit Fits by Purplebootgywr (hypno fet)

Sen. Franken: Stop the Corporate Takeover of the Media

Net Neutrality: Google <3 Verizon edition

• Did Net Neutrality Just Get Knifed in The Back?
• Google and Verizon sign net neutrality agreement, begin the end of net neutrality?
• Verizon, Google and the Woody Allen problem
• To Be Clear: Google IS Fighting Real Net Neutrality Rules
• Google and Verizon Offer Vision on Internet Traffic
• Why Google Became A Carrier-Humping, Net Neutrality Surrender Monkey
• If Verizon and Google Win, We Lose

Verizon top Capitol Hill lobbyer on Internet laws

New stories by AKA, BBMSN, R Christopher Cooper, shade and Wordshop

New stories:

• Drug Test 3 by AKA
• Dude Ranch Screw Up by R Christopher Cooper
• Jekyll and Hyde Redux 3 by shade
• My New Pal 7 by BBMSN
• Tim's Adventure 14 by Wordshop

Marriage Equality

• Why California's Gay-Marriage Ban Was Upended
• A Brillian Ruling: Judge Walker's decision to overturn Prop 8 is factual, well-reasoned, and powerful.
• Plaintiffs File Motion Asking Judge Walker to Lift His Stay on Prop 8 Ruling
• Appeals court stays marriage ruling
• Schwarzenegger: Let gays and lesbians marry now
• Obama's Opposition To Gay Marriage: Genuine Or Political Calculation?
• GOP avoids gay marriage ruling
• How Jehovah's Witnesses helped kill Prop 8
• Colbert Report - How to Ruin Same-Sex Marriages