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Arizona Republican Congressional candidate Kiehne blames Democrats for mass shootings
In yet another sign of how America's partisanship has permeated our culture, a Republican Congressional candidate said in "99 percent" of the cases it was about Democrats pulling out their guns and shooting people: Congressional District 1 candidate Gary Kiehne made extreme comments about gun rights at a Republican primary debate Saturday. Asked how he would protect gun … [Read more...] about Arizona Republican Congressional candidate Kiehne blames Democrats for mass shootings
SciFi Weekend: Hannibal; Orphan Black; Person of Interest; The Blacklist; Arrow; Agents of SHIELD; The Americans; Revenge; Alison Brie; Emelia Clarke; Porn Stars in Game of Thrones; Billie Piper; Nebula and BAFTA Award Winners
The penultimate episode of Hannibal for the season, Tome-wan, wrapped up the current Mason Verger storyline and set the stage for next week's confrontation between Jack and Hannibal, already shown in the season premiere. The scene in which a drugged Mason Verger was feeding his own face to Will's dogs was among the more gruesome of the series. The episode also included … [Read more...] about SciFi Weekend: Hannibal; Orphan Black; Person of Interest; The Blacklist; Arrow; Agents of SHIELD; The Americans; Revenge; Alison Brie; Emelia Clarke; Porn Stars in Game of Thrones; Billie Piper; Nebula and BAFTA Award Winners
More Weekend Fun Facts
'Biggest dinosaur ever' discovered Based on its huge thigh bones, it was 40m (130ft) long and 20m (65ft) tall. Weighing in at 77 tonnes, it was as heavy as 14 African elephants, and seven tonnes heavier than the previous record holder, Argentinosaurus. Scientists believe it is a new species of titanosaur - an enormous herbivore dating from the Late Cretaceous … [Read more...] about More Weekend Fun Facts
Boko Haram’s Abubakar Shekau: bin Laden wannabe
Get ready Africa (and the United States) because Abubakar Shekau, the still-somewhat-shadowy, thirty-something leader of Bobo Haram, the Islamic terrorist group that kidnapped 300 Nigerian schoolgirls, has a role model: the late and unlamented Osama bin Laden. According to NBC News, he's hoping to become African's Osama bin Laden and already has some of the 21st century … [Read more...] about Boko Haram’s Abubakar Shekau: bin Laden wannabe
Two Polls Give (Limited) Hope For A Democratic Upset In November
There are two recent poll findings which you might think should help the Democrats in November but most likely will not. Gallup found that the Democratic Party had a favorable rating of 44 percent while the Republicans have a with 34 percent favorable rating. Unfortunately this type of lead has not necessarily translated into election victories in the past. It also doesn't … [Read more...] about Two Polls Give (Limited) Hope For A Democratic Upset In November
Listening To Suzuki
Jeffrey Simpson wrote last week that the present Government of Canada defines itself by the enemies it makes: By identifying enemies or hostile institutions, or by picking fights with individuals or institutions, Mr. Harper can better galvanize his supporters. The idea of appealing to as many people as possible in the search for maximizing votes is not how he … [Read more...] about Listening To Suzuki
Nigeria, neighbours ‘declare war’ on Boko Haram over abducted girls
Nigeria, neighbours 'declare war' on Boko Haram over abducted girls … [Read more...] about Nigeria, neighbours ‘declare war’ on Boko Haram over abducted girls
Cartoon: Marco Rubio and Climate Change (Guest Cartoonist)
Climate Change and Marco Rubio by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --Marco Rubio, like too many Republicans, is all wet on climate change --Marco Rubio Attempts To Link Climate Change To Abortion --Marco Rubio clarifies climate change stance – sort of --Tell Me Again, Why Is Marco Rubio a Presidential Front-runner? Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation's … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Marco Rubio and Climate Change (Guest Cartoonist)
This Week in Hillary-World: Karl Rove Resorts to a Mental Health Slam
This Week in Hillary-World: Karl Rove Resorts to a Mental Health Slam by Nikki Gloudeman Each week, we explore Hillary Clinton's universe to provide a round-up of the week's most compelling news, while providing analysis on media commentary, punditry, polling and more. Yes, the election is still a bazillion years away, but when it comes to the story of the potential first … [Read more...] about This Week in Hillary-World: Karl Rove Resorts to a Mental Health Slam
Stealth anti-Semitism in middle school (Guest Voice)
Stealth anti-Semitism in middle school by By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON — By last week, the Rialto Unified School District school board outside of Los Angeles was in full damage control, fending off universal opprobrium over a third-quarter English Language Arts argumentative writing/research project given to 2,000 eighth-graders. The breathtakingly ill-conceived … [Read more...] about Stealth anti-Semitism in middle school (Guest Voice)
Is It a New Low or Just a Tie?
It seems that in today's political environment every time you think that the fruitcake wing of a party can't sink any lower they find a way to do it. A political blogger who supports Chris McDaniel in his effort to primary Sen. Thad Cochran from the right somehow entered the nursing home where Cochran's wife is bedridden, took a photograph of her, and then used it in a … [Read more...] about Is It a New Low or Just a Tie?
New Obamacare glitch: Federal health-care subsidies may be too high or too low for more than 1 million Americans
A new Obamacare glitch is in the news and it means a)the administration still has a lotta tinkering to do, and, b)the Republicans will have an opening and will most defiinitely seize it. It'll also add to the image of Obamacare as being something thought out but done by-the-seat-of-the pants: The government may be paying incorrect subsidies to more than 1 million Americans … [Read more...] about New Obamacare glitch: Federal health-care subsidies may be too high or too low for more than 1 million Americans
Weekend Fun Facts -The Kennewick Man
I attended University from 1964 through 1968. I took classes in geology - plate tectonics was considered to be a crazy fringe theory, it's now accepted fact. I took physics classes, mostly Newtonian with lots a math a formulas - modern physics often looks more like philosophy than science. I also took courses in anthropology and at the time it was assumed that America was … [Read more...] about Weekend Fun Facts -The Kennewick Man
A Lovely Summer Day
A bit of wisdom from Zachary and Bert … [Read more...] about A Lovely Summer Day
A bad mark for the New York Times, and maybe worse
Though we can't know the whole story yet, Ken Auletta adds to his assessment of Jill Abramson's abrupt firing earlier this week. Not everything is known yet (or maybe ever will be known), but -- quite apart from Auletta's finding -- we already know that Abramson was treated, um, differently from men in the same post. Just how differently we don't yet know. The Times … [Read more...] about A bad mark for the New York Times, and maybe worse
Are Charter Schools in New Orleans the 2014 Version of Plantation Education? (Recommended Read)
"Are Charter Schools in New Orleans the 2014 Version of Plantation Education?" That's the headline of a recommended read by Buzzflash's Mark Karlin. It's particularly important because some of what students absorb from education is not material taught in the classroom. Here's a little of his must-read post: In an Op-Ed published in Time this week, 16-year-old Kenyatta … [Read more...] about Are Charter Schools in New Orleans the 2014 Version of Plantation Education? (Recommended Read)
‘Godzilla’ far from the new kid on the block
'Godzilla' far from the new kid on the block (via NJ.com) Raymond Burr brought one of the most interesting iterations of anyone named Steve Martin to the big screen in the 1956 film “Godzilla, King of Monsters,” even though people mostly noticed the giant irradiated monster that headlined the film. “… … [Read more...] about ‘Godzilla’ far from the new kid on the block
The Republican War On Science: From Climate Change To Reproduction
There is good reason that, going back to the Bush years, only six percent of scientists identify themselves as Republicans. For several years Republicans have promoted views contrary to facts as demonstrated by the scientific method, and commonly distort science to justify their positions. We have seen more examples of this with Marco Rubio's denial that human action is … [Read more...] about The Republican War On Science: From Climate Change To Reproduction
CNN: A Symbol of Journalism in Decline (El Universal, Mexico)
As it is so fond of reminding its viewers ad infinitum, CNN is a global network. So this column on its 'dip into sensationalim' from Mexico's El Universal is perhaps fitting. Columnist J. Jaime Hernandez writes that rather than being a counterweight to those in power, CNN and its fellow mainstream news networks have let Thomas Jefferson down, 'becoming in many cases simply a … [Read more...] about CNN: A Symbol of Journalism in Decline (El Universal, Mexico)