Maine needs more legal marijuana growers. Lincoln job news…

LINCOLN, Maine — Maine needs more legal marijuana growers, Paul McCarrier says, and that’s why his organization will offer the Lincoln Lakes region’s 200 recently laid-off millworkers a chance to learn the job for free.

Putting Lincoln, Maine back to work?
Medical marijuana caregiver Paul McCarrier uses a razor blade to cut a branch off a marijuana plant that he is cloning in 2012.
Marijuana growers in Maine.  Lincoln job news.
Cash Crop! Lincoln, Maine farmers could grow marijuana!

Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine estimates that despite the state having about 1,300 licensed growers, the addition of post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of maladies doctors treat with marijuana greatly increases an already pronounced need for growers, said McCarrier, the organization’s legislative liaison.   [more from the Bangor Daily News]

Mickey D’s Dinner Box | only $9.99 McDonald’s Video challenge…

See the Mickey D’s Dinner Box challenge video.


These guys are, of course, crazy.  Do not try this!  Intern Mike and our friend Sean tackle the Dinner Box Challenge.

Mickey D's Dinner Box from McDonald's.
Feed the family for only $9.99 from Mickey D’s.


Intern Mike and our friend Sean tackle the Mickey D’s Dinner Box Challenge!
These guys are nuts. I cannot believe this.

Wow! For my friends outside the USA… The biggest dinner from McDonald’s I have ever seen… And one guy tries to eat the whole thing. 2 Big Macks, 2 Cheeseburgers, 10 Chicken Nuggets, 4 Regular Fries – only $9.99!  Will he blow?  or won’t he?  See the video…

It has got to be one of the best values in America today.  However, is the Mickey D’s Dinner Box really the healthiest choice.  Let’s ask the guys in the video!  :)  I think we can guess their answer.

PBS airs Pete Seeger Tribute special tonight! RIP

Pete Seeger Tribute tonight on PBSTo honor the passing of folk legend, Pete Seeger, we will be re-airing the Emmy award winning film ‘Pete Seeger: The Power of Song’ on PBS (starting Jan. 30) , check your local station’s listings. http://to.pbs.org/1fkbQNj

Peter “Pete” Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and left-wing activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead Belly’s “Goodnight, Irene”, which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of the Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era. In the 1960s, he re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture and environmental causes.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Seeger

Two wild Orcas captured and on the way for display at Sochi Winter Olympics…

Two wild orcas have been captured by Russian hunters, and are on their way to be displayed in a dolphinarium at the Sochi Winter Olympics.

Tell White Sphere not to display the wild orcas. Sign the petition…

White Sphere, the Russian company behind this, are just looking to make a fast buck from the tourists who will be descending on to Sochi during the Games. All at the expense of these beautiful creatures who have been stolen from their ocean home.

The mammals, which can grow up to 22ft long and swim 100 miles a day, are set to be kept in a “small concrete tank” after a 4,614-mile flight from the far east of Russia. Animal experts say that transporting orcas causes them stress, that keeping them in ­captivity shortens their life and can even turn them “psychotic”.

Tell White Sphere not to display the wild orcas.

This isn’t the first time that the Sochi Winter Olympics has met controversy. Over 400,000 of us have already petitioned Coca Cola, as a sponsor of the Winter Olympics, to speak out on Russia’s brutal anti-gay laws.

click to read more…  http://action.sumofus.org/a/sochi-orca-whales/5/2/?sub=fb

Teddy Roosevelt knew about the evils of corporate campaign contributions!

Teddy Roosevelt knew about the evils of corporate campaign contributions!
Teddy Roosevelt knew about the evils of corporate campaign contributions!

“I again recommend a law prohibiting all corporations from contributing to the campaign expenses of any party…..  Let individuals contribute as much as they desire; but let us prohibit in effective fashion all corporations from making contributions for any political purpose, directly or indirectly.”   -Theodore Roosevelt