I rather enjoyed the scenery in this video

Christian Militia assholes threaten President's life on Facebook

It seems SOMEBODY wants a visit from the Secret Service over the holidays. This was posted by someone affiliated with the ‘Christian American Patriots Militia’:

 

Yeah, the bosses aren't that generous in the porn industry either

And you thought GateHouse screwed their workers?

Jenna Jameson

No one makes a fortune in porn. Despite the misleading publicity surrounding Jenna Jameson and Teen Mom’s Farrah Abraham, the hundreds of girls who enter the industry every year may never see six figures. Your favorite porn star might be doing it for a lot less than you think.

How much an adult star makes is something of a secret not just outside the industry, but within it as well. Few girls will admit to doing a sex scene for $500, but it happens. Performers and production companies have been raking in significantly less dough since the rise of Internet porn. Piracy means less money for the industry. That means tougher negotiations all around.

People are often surprised to hear that a famous porn star may perform a sex scene, headline a film, and even get on the box cover, all for one flat rate with no residuals. Usually, a female charges $800 to $1,000 for a boy/girl scene, $900 to $1,200 for “backdoor” action, and an additional $100 for each added scene partner. Rates for a girl/girl scene are significantly lower, averaging from $600 to $900. Rates dip even lower yet if it’s an oral-only scene, starting at $250.

Men charge $200 to $600 (almost half that of their female counterparts), though men are hired more frequently. Some male performers have been known to show up for $100. Others provide their equipment for an oral scene for just $50. The cream of the crop usually garners a few hundred more than your average person. Out of the hundreds in the business, only a handful work regularly. Most struggle to work more than a few times a month, which in turn creates a bargaining tool for companies to hire talent at lower rates.

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Go Panthers! (both from Washington High School and EIU)

GateHouse kills four weeklies, CEO buys another yacht

Well, I don't know of GateHouse Media CEO Michael Reed is buying another yacht or not, but he could easily afford to after doing THIS.

Two PE owned newspaper chain Gatehouse Media announced on Tuesday that it would closing 10 weekly newspapers in Massachusetts next month.

The chain had previously declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and earlier this month announced layoffs at several of its newspaper properties.

A couple weeks ago, they fired all their photographers from some of its papers.

Here's how GateHouse makes money. It buys newspapers, then closes them so it won't have to pay anybody. I swear to God this is true.

Merciful God, who loves us, sent us down the tornadoes because he was pissed at Illinois' new gay marriage bill (allegedly)

Well, THIS is disconcerting:

America Needs Fatima, a project of the right-wing American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property, is linking the tornadoes that hit Illinois this weekend to the state’s recent approval of a marriage equality bill.

And the tornado that ripped through almost the same location back in 1946? BEFORE we had even had gay marriage as an issue? Well, God is eternal, and he KNEW we would have this issue 67 years later. We, we've been essentially ignoring His warnings.

And political corruption is a crime too, but no tornadoes have been linked to it, not even when Blogojavich or Ryan had their hands in the cookie jar. Yeah, but gay marriage is yucky.

America Needs Fatima, a project of the right-wing American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property, is linking the tornadoes that hit Illinois this weekend to the state’s recent approval of a marriage equality bill. - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/conservative-catholic-group-ties-illinois-tornadoes-gay-marriage?fb_action_ids=10152045009206675&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210152045009206675%22%3A625405367524430%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210152045009206675%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D#sthash.sUr56J8g.dpuf