Westboro -- the Fred Phelps' small family group-- is listed as a hate group with Southern Poverty Law Center, a premiere organization in the USA which keeps track of hate groups, such as the Klan and others which espouse hatred of others by simple virtue of another person's race, nationality, gender, disability, ethnicity, and all other ways of being a human that are protected … [Read more...] about Westboro Hate Group Targets Maya Angelou’s Funeral; Followers Deface Her Photos
More details: U.S. Soldier Bowe Bergdahl released by Taliban in prisoner swap
US soldier released by Taliban in prisoner swap (via AFP) A US soldier captured nearly five years ago in Afghanistan was freed Saturday in exchange for five Taliban inmates held at the Guantanamo prison in a dramatic deal brokered by Qatar. US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was in "good" condition after Taliban… … [Read more...] about More details: U.S. Soldier Bowe Bergdahl released by Taliban in prisoner swap
Bowe Bergdahl Released After Five Years
The only US prisoner in Afghanistan has been released after 5 years in captivity. Good news for this Saturday and good job to all involved, including President Obama. … [Read more...] about Bowe Bergdahl Released After Five Years
The Colorado River Returns to the Sea
Some good news, for the first time in 16 years the Colorado River has made it to the sea. After coursing through its delta for nearly eight weeks, the fresh waters of the Colorado River have touched the high tides of the salty sea. It is the first time in sixteen years that the Colorado River, which flows 1,450 miles (2,334 kilometers) from its headwaters in the Rocky … [Read more...] about The Colorado River Returns to the Sea
Did the Republicans make a really stupid move?
Does the Shinseki resignation solve the problems of the Veterans Administration? No, but it looks as though it will create double trouble for the VA unless Republicans deliberately shove the VA mess to the back burner. Thing is, the mess belongs to Congress and to Republicans in this Congress more notably. Congress has been, over the years, where the VA problems originate. … [Read more...] about Did the Republicans make a really stupid move?
The Kochocracy
The Kochocracy Raging Moderate by Will Durst In the bad old days, medieval German Lords figured out how to pocket some quick coin by charging a toll on the primitive paths meandering across their lands. The money wasn't used to improve the roads or better the lives of the peasants or clean the rivers their pigs pooped in but rather heighten the piles in their treasury. Even … [Read more...] about The Kochocracy
Australia’s politics are completely NSFW. Here are a bunch of examples (Videos)
Aussie politics are completely NSFW. Here are a bunch of examples (via GlobalPost) BORDEAUX, France — Okay, remember that F-bomb that Vice President Joe Biden dropped at the Obamacare signing ceremony? Sure, he was merely whispering in the president’s ear. But the expletive itself quickly became a Big F-ing Deal. Australians… … [Read more...] about Australia’s politics are completely NSFW. Here are a bunch of examples (Videos)
Sending drones not divisions
WASHINGTON -- In the post-Cold War era, it was possible to hold grand illusions and chase utopian dreams. As President Obama understands, and his foreign policy critics fail to grasp, that time is past. We live now in a post-post-Cold War world. At West Point this week, Obama attempted to sketch a different kind of U.S. leadership -- less messianic and martial, more … [Read more...] about Sending drones not divisions
Ancestry Of The iPhone 5 (Kids React) Video
Ancestry Of The iPhone 5 (Kids React) (via Planetsave) Hope you are not one of the 8+ million people who has already seen this since it first posted less than a week ago: “Kids React to Old Computers.” Does it make you feel (1) prehistoric? (2) cool? or (3) bored? (Extra points if you know exactly what… … [Read more...] about Ancestry Of The iPhone 5 (Kids React) Video
Shinseki and the VA ‘Scandal’ in Perspective
Michael Tomasky over at the Daily Beast tells it like it is. • “No Drama’ Obama” should have fired Shinseki a few weeks ago: The only thing that the delay of the inevitable accomplished was to give Republicans two weeks in which to repeat and repeat and repeat the criticisms that he’s aloof and out of touch and that he doesn’t care about the military. Tomasky … [Read more...] about Shinseki and the VA ‘Scandal’ in Perspective
The Man Who (Temporarily) Replaces Shinseki
President Obama today named West Point graduate, onetime banker and former chief executive of the U.S.O. and just recently confirmed by the Senate to be Shinseki’s deputy -- Sloan D. Gibson -- to temporarily replace Shinseki, who resigned today. Announcing the appointment, the President said, “Sloan, I think, would be the first to acknowledge that he’s going to have a … [Read more...] about The Man Who (Temporarily) Replaces Shinseki
Toddler in Critical Condition with Burns After SWAT Raid on Georgia Home
JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL: Nineteen-month-old Bounkham Phonesavanh is in an induced coma after a SWAT team threw a stun grenade in his playpen on the inside of a home where methamphetamine activity was suspected, during a raid in Cornelia, Ga. The 19-month-old toddler's mother Alecia Phonesavanh told WSB-TV that the child was in the burn unit at Grady Memorial Hospital after the … [Read more...] about Toddler in Critical Condition with Burns After SWAT Raid on Georgia Home
President Obama Accepts Eric Shinseki’s Resignation Amid VA Scandal
President Obama announced that he has accepted Eric Shinseki's resignation over the ongoing VA scandal. Sloan Gibson will become acting secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to replace Shinseki. Obama said he accepted Shinseki's resignation with "considerable regret," after the two men met in the Oval Office Friday morning. Shinseki had faced mounting calls for … [Read more...] about President Obama Accepts Eric Shinseki’s Resignation Amid VA Scandal
A Fact Checker Responds To Mitch McConnell’s Dishonesty On Obamacare
In response to the issue discussed yesterday where Mitch McConnell simultaneously opposed the Affordable Care Act and supported Kynect, the computer exchange set up in Kentucky as part of the Affordable Care Act, Glenn Kessler exchanged email with Jesse Benton, McConnell’s campaign manager. Benton made some absurd statements such as that, “When Obamacare is repealed, Kentucky … [Read more...] about A Fact Checker Responds To Mitch McConnell’s Dishonesty On Obamacare
Marley: A Flawed Titan
I don’t trust a man that doesn’t like the music of Bob Marley. Don’t ask me why, I can’t give you an answer – I just question the integrity of someone that isn’t partial to the late reggae legend’s music. I inherited my love for Bob Marley from my late father – I was told that he used to play ‘Stir it up’ to me when I was a little cub and, for as long as I can remember, … [Read more...] about Marley: A Flawed Titan
Then and now: the NSA on Snowden
I'm not going to try to persuade you of who is fibbing in this week's skirmish between the establishment (represented by Sen. Diane Feinstein) and the upstart (Edward Snowden). Just two quotes: Asked about those conversations, NSA spokeswoman Vanee Vines sent a prepared statement to The Post: “After extensive investigation, including interviews with his former NSA … [Read more...] about Then and now: the NSA on Snowden
Report: Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to (apparently) buy Clippers for $2 billion
According to the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles' Clippers' -- and the NBA's -- nightmare may be over: the paper reports that former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer will buy the team...for big bucks: Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer won a frenetic bidding war for ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers, with his $2-billion offer setting a record … [Read more...] about Report: Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to (apparently) buy Clippers for $2 billion
Cartoon: Buying a Gun
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Buying a Gun
In Amazon-Hachette Dispute, Who Really Gets Hurt?
In case you haven't heard about Amazon's latest dispute, the online retailer is taking on Hachette, the world's fourth-largest book publisher. The two companies are currently at odds over pricing, specifically, how much Amazon can charge for Hachette's ebooks. According to CNET, online booksellers such as Amazon will typically charge 30% on top of the publisher's price. Amazon … [Read more...] about In Amazon-Hachette Dispute, Who Really Gets Hurt?
Is There a Pilot in the House?
Nice and true story about what many of us wannabe pilots and would-be heroes often dream about, but only a real, cool pilot could accomplish. Some comparisons between a B-1B Lancer bomber and a 737 commercial aircraft: A B-1B Lancer (U.S. Air Force illustration) The multi-mission heavy bomber B1-B Lancer, originally developed as a nuclear bomber replacement … [Read more...] about Is There a Pilot in the House?