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From the clip: I accept Wasilla Arctic Cat’s #icebucketchallenge to #strikeoutALS and will donate to the Pete Frates #3 Fund. Watch my video to see whom I challenge. Hat tip to actor Patrick Stewart for reminding everyone with his video that the donation is the most important part of the #icebucketchallenge, not the frivolous water-tossing theatrics that those of us …

“It is past time for Florida to give up the fight. It’s a horrible, embarrassing, demeaning, costly fight. The quicker Florida throws in the towel, the better. Following all the other court rulings that a ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said the ban is unconstitutional — the first time in Florida that a federal …

This map published last week by the New York Times shows the percentage of residents who live in the state in which they were born. Louisiana is highest at 79% and Nevada is lowest at 25%. The state with the highest percentage of residents born outside the United States is California at 28%. Hit the link for an interactive version.

Aided by Sen. Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, and the Benham brothers, the Family Research Council is glomming onto the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner as one of those times that Jesus saved America. Did you know that America has seen darker days in the past than those we are facing right now? 200 years ago we were …

Via Mediaite: One of the ads is based on a quote from author James Baldwin: “Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” The words show on-screen while the now-famous “Hands up, don’t shoot” chants are heard in the background. The other spot — with a concept title of “Look. Listen. …

(Via Good As You)

NDTV Gadgets reports that an unknown person has sent warnings to thousands of Grindr users in countries with anti-gay laws. The tipster warns that the user’s exact location or address can be triangulated, putting them at risk of being found by authorities or gay-bashers. The anonymous spammer, who is presumably acting altruistically, includes links to a Twitter account, YouTube video …

From JMG reader Rob, who blogs here.

Via the Sydney Morning Herald: British intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 have identified the man suspected of the horrific beheading of American journalist James Foley, according to British media reports. The hooded man with an English accent is believed to be 23-year-old Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, known to fellow Islamic State militants as Jihadi John. The former rapper left his family …