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Digital company buying Newsweek
Digital company buying US publication Newsweek (via AFP) The once-influential US publication Newsweek is being sold to the all-digital news publisher IBT Media, the company said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed as the transaction is expected to close "in the coming days," the IBT statement read. IBT… … [Read more...] about Digital company buying Newsweek
Sen. Charles Schumer: Russian President Vladimir Putin “Behaving Like a School Yard Bully” on Snowden Asylum
Sen. Chuck Schumer accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of "behaving like a school yard bully" in granting fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden temporary asylum, and urged President Obama to cancel a bilateral meeting between the two leaders next month. Does calling out Putin accomplish anything? “The relationship between the United States and Russia is more poisonous than … [Read more...] about Sen. Charles Schumer: Russian President Vladimir Putin “Behaving Like a School Yard Bully” on Snowden Asylum
Official: Al Qaeda Planned “Big” and “Stragetically Significant” Attack (UPDATED)
As two dozen American embassies are closed in the wake of an intercepted Al Qaeda threat, an official has told ABC News that the terrorists had been communicating about a "big" and "strategically significant" attack. Deja vu: during the summer of 2011 there were reports about chatter about a big attack -- ending in 9/11. Is the U.S. prepared this time? (UPDATE) And CBS News … [Read more...] about Official: Al Qaeda Planned “Big” and “Stragetically Significant” Attack (UPDATED)
Excuse our posting glitch
Due to some scheduling and travel glitches, TMV is late in being updated this morning. Please excuse the delay in providing our usual mix of content offering a buffet of stories and viewpoints. Refresh TMV often today to see the latest. … [Read more...] about Excuse our posting glitch
New York Times sells Boston Globe to baseball team owner
New York Times sells Boston Globe to baseball team owner (via AFP) The New York Times Company announced on Saturday that it has agreed to sell The Boston Globe newspaper for $70 million cash to the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team. The Times, the premier US newspaper, is selling The Globe for a fraction… … [Read more...] about New York Times sells Boston Globe to baseball team owner
Full Text of State Department’s Worldwide Terrorism Travel Alert
Here's the full text of the State Department's worldwide terrorism travel alert: August 02, 2013 The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the continued potential for terrorist attacks, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa, and possibly occurring in or emanating from the Arabian Peninsula. Current information suggests that al-Qa’ida and affiliated … [Read more...] about Full Text of State Department’s Worldwide Terrorism Travel Alert
Despite an absence of groundswell, drawing a line in the sand and reaping the whirlwind
House Republicans will go down in ignominy, battered by a foul wind of metaphors, if nothing else. The Hill reports on the effort to destroy Obamacare. So far, a groundswell in favor of drawing a line in the sand over healthcare has yet to emerge. In interviews, several members cited a finding by the Congressional Research Service that because the healthcare law’s … [Read more...] about Despite an absence of groundswell, drawing a line in the sand and reaping the whirlwind
Could Mitch McConnell actually lose?
There has been a sea of stories about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's mounting political problems in his home state. But could he really lose? GO HERE for a balanced take on it. … [Read more...] about Could Mitch McConnell actually lose?
Back in the Day (Animation)
If you like computer animation you'll love this short animated film by Rok Predin: Back in the Day. Back In The Day from Trunk Animation on Vimeo. … [Read more...] about Back in the Day (Animation)
Greening The Desert To Combat Climate Change? New Plan To Plant Trees In Deserts Unveiled By Researchers
Greening The Desert To Combat Climate Change? New Plan To Plant Trees In Deserts Unveiled By Researchers (via Planetsave) Planting trees in arid regions as a means to temper climate change? That’s what researchers from the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart are suggesting — using ‘carbon farming’, as it’s known, to mitigate climate change to some degree. Of… … [Read more...] about Greening The Desert To Combat Climate Change? New Plan To Plant Trees In Deserts Unveiled By Researchers
Pervs in the Press (Guest Voice)
Pervs in the Press By Peter Funt The creeps who edit New York's Daily News and Post are expanding the boundaries of bad journalism, which, considering the source is quite a trick. That's regrettable, because the city's tabloids used to provide fun and relatively harmless reading. More worrisome: as journalism's bottom feeders go lower the entire news industry sinks, at … [Read more...] about Pervs in the Press (Guest Voice)
Popularity Of Congress Soars!
A few months ago the approval rating of the U.S. congress reached its lowest point in history —perhaps the lowest point of any legislature in world history — just 8 percent. But that was then. According to a just released survey, that number has changed dramatically. The percentage of Americans who now think congress is doing a good or excellent job has soared to 10 percent. … [Read more...] about Popularity Of Congress Soars!
Federal Budget Problems Hurting Economy: U.S. Cuts Take Increasing Toll on Job Growth
The impact of your tax dollars paid to Congress at non-work: The number of federal workers forced to work shorter hours soared this summer — to 199,000 in July, from 55,000 a year earlier — in a sign of the problems that federal budget policy is causing for the economy. The Labor Department reported on Friday that the economy continued to add jobs in July and that the … [Read more...] about Federal Budget Problems Hurting Economy: U.S. Cuts Take Increasing Toll on Job Growth
Ellen DeGeneres to host 2014 Oscars
Ellen DeGeneres to host 2014 Oscars (via AFP) Comedienne and daytime TV personality Ellen DeGeneres will host the 2014 Academy Awards, her second time emceeing the annual star-studded event, the Academy announced Friday. DeGeneres tweeted the news to her 21 million followers. "It's official: I'… … [Read more...] about Ellen DeGeneres to host 2014 Oscars
Conservatives Freak Out Over Another Fake Video
Conservatives Freak Out Over Another Fake Video by John Falco A Youtube video making the rounds of social media conservative circles has frightened some people who don’t seem to know how to use Google.com. The claim NASA: End of Mankind “Leaked Document” 2013: This is a very important video with Deborah Tavares and Trevor Coppolo discussing the newly revealed … [Read more...] about Conservatives Freak Out Over Another Fake Video
Pat Robertson’s Father A Longtime Segregationist Senator from VA
Historic Tidbit: The flamboyant yet fabled former Governor of Louisiana, Huey Long, had a son who served in the Senate. Russell Long would win the seat a week shy of the Constitutionally minimum age of 30 in 1948. He would serve 38 years and rise to Chair the powerful Senate Finance Committee, where he'd become known as a force to be reckoned with on tax issues. While he'd … [Read more...] about Pat Robertson’s Father A Longtime Segregationist Senator from VA
Snowden’s asylum in Russia puts Obama and U.S. in a bad situation (Guest Voice)
Snowden’s asylum in Russia puts Obama and U.S. in a bad situation (via NewsWorks) Brandywine to Broad Jan [email protected] August 2, 2013 By Jan C. Ting The fugitive National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has been granted asylum in Russia after five weeks stranded in the international arrivals area at the Moscow… … [Read more...] about Snowden’s asylum in Russia puts Obama and U.S. in a bad situation (Guest Voice)
Digging Up the War Dead for Crimes Committed Previous
Legit and non-legit uses of taxpayer money? Not sure about taking the taxpayers' money to pay the tens of thousands of dollars it takes to introduce, lobby, discuss, go through numerous committees at federal legislature to take issue over-- one man's criminal act. $50,000- 150,000+ for one domestic seemingly small bill, costs in salaries of clerks, senator's salaries and … [Read more...] about Digging Up the War Dead for Crimes Committed Previous
Seattle Is Political Correctness Champ (Updated)
Honestly, I don't know if this true or if we have time warped back to April 1. You decide what you think. Sorry Seattle residents, but citizens are no longer allowed to brown bag it, because city officials have decided that the words "citizen" and "brown bag" are offensive. The Office for Civil Rights has circulated a memo encouraging government employees to stop using … [Read more...] about Seattle Is Political Correctness Champ (Updated)