FINAL UPDATE: UPDATE II: Puerto Rico National Guard officials today released the names of the nine airmen killed in the crash: -- Air Force Maj. Jose R. Roman Rosado, pilot, from Manati, Puerto Rico - above(Photo: Staff Sgt. Pablo Pantoja/Air Force); -- Air Force Maj. Carlos Perez Serra, navigator, from Canovanas, Puerto Rico; -- Air Force 1st Lt. David … [Read more...] about Breaking News: C-130 ‘Hercules’ Aircraft Crashes in Georgia (FINAL UPDATE)
So Much for the Threat of Political Correctness
By Graham F. West For the past ten or so years, the right wing has been sounding the alarm about the greatest threat to American democracy. This great danger that threatens our way of life to its very core is not gun grabbing liberals, radical jihadists, or even burdensome bureaucratic regulations. All these things, to be sure, are overhyped as existential threats to the … [Read more...] about So Much for the Threat of Political Correctness
Not Just an Ocean Problem: Microplastics Found in MT Watershed
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Even as scientists discover worrying evidence of the large amount of plastic floating in the ocean, there's growing evidence the issue is far more pervasive. A recent study by the environmental group Adventure Scientists has found small pieces of plastic are all across the Gallatin Watershed in southwest Montana. With the help of 120 local volunteers, … [Read more...] about Not Just an Ocean Problem: Microplastics Found in MT Watershed
Dr. Rudy (Cartoon, Column and Video)
If Rudy Giuliani was a doctor, and he was your doctor, that would mean you are going to die. Likewise, if he was your lawyer, you’re going to prison. Donald Trump does not hire the best and the brightest. He hires lackeys, flunkies, and lick-spittles. He hires people who will tell him what he wants to hear. For example, take his New York doctor. During the campaign, Dr. … [Read more...] about Dr. Rudy (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Waning McCain Regrets Picking Palin — and Doesn’t Want Trump at his Funeral
These are clearly the waning days for Arizona Sen. John McCain, the genuine war hero who became a Senator and has been battling a brutal form of brain cancer. The New York Times has a particularly poignant report about McCain, at his ranch in Arizona, beginning what is clearly a good-bye, meeting friends to share memories and regrets. One was picking former Alaska Sen. Sarah … [Read more...] about Waning McCain Regrets Picking Palin — and Doesn’t Want Trump at his Funeral
Trump’s anti-life, anti-work initiative
WASHINGTON -- How can we reduce the number of abortions in the United States? One way is to make sure that women are confident they'll have medical coverage throughout their pregnancies and after. And how can we encourage people to work? By making work pay, which is why Republicans and Democrats have supported the Earned Income Tax Credit, known as the EITC, which tops off … [Read more...] about Trump’s anti-life, anti-work initiative
Rudy and His Fox News Farce
Rudy and His Fox News Farce By Dick Polman Rudy Giuliani's first big televised gig as a Trump attorney, a tragicomedy Wednesday night on Fox News, stirred my memories of the old New York Mets. You'll see where I'm going with this. On the very first play of the hapless 1963 season, Mets third-baseman Charlie Neal snared a dribbler and promptly chucked the ball in the … [Read more...] about Rudy and His Fox News Farce
President Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
OSLO, DEC. 10, 2018 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee: I have received a lot of honors -- like, a lot. I was on the cover of Time more than anybody else. I went to the best schools. I was elected president on my first try. It was the biggest electoral college landslide since Reagan. But people tell me this is a … [Read more...] about President Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
Cartoon: Straightening Giuliani’s story
How artificial intelligence can detect – and create – fake news
How artificial intelligence can detect – and create – fake news Is that clickbait true? Crystal Eye Studio/Shutterstock.com Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University When Mark Zuckerberg told Congress Facebook would use artificial intelligence to detect fake news posted on the social media site, he wasn’t particularly … [Read more...] about How artificial intelligence can detect – and create – fake news
Nathan Bedford Forrest Trump at the Crossroads
The Trump Maladministration rolled out its latest defense of its latest gaffe today: Trump Undercuts Giuliani About Payments to Stormy Daniels Eileen Sullivan / New York Times — WASHINGTON — President Trump undercut his attorney, Rudolph W. Giuliani, on Friday, and said the former New York mayor will eventually get the facts right regarding a payment to a pornographic … [Read more...] about Nathan Bedford Forrest Trump at the Crossroads
The Slowing Atlantic Ocean Circulation Will Affect the Environment
Climate change isn’t just a buzzword we hear anymore. Over the past five years or so, it transformed from a potential problem to an imminent one. We don’t currently know how to predict the changes that it will bring, but we have some ideas of what to watch for. Some of those warning signs are violent weather patterns and melting sea ice. We’ve started to see both of those … [Read more...] about The Slowing Atlantic Ocean Circulation Will Affect the Environment
(UPDATE II) It Was The Week That We Learned How Sharp Maximum Bob’s Spear Really Is
The Senate and the House are net fishing. The special counsel is spearfishing. They know what they are aiming at and are deadly accurate. ~ Former Trump campaign aide MICHAEL CAPUTO It was the week of the Forty-Nine Questions. And then some as Donald Trump shed one criminal defense lawyer and hired another versed in the ways of impeachment, Rocket Man played him for … [Read more...] about (UPDATE II) It Was The Week That We Learned How Sharp Maximum Bob’s Spear Really Is
World Press Freedom Day Missed Trump
On November 2, 2017, “International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists,” the State Department lauded the work of journalists around the world who “shine a light on abuses and corruption, expose threats posed by transnational criminal organizations, and counter disinformation and propaganda that spread false narratives.” State added, “These efforts play an … [Read more...] about World Press Freedom Day Missed Trump
Ben Carson’s effort to ‘reform’ housing safety net would deepen poverty by hurting poorest Americans
Ben Carson's effort to 'reform' housing safety net would deepen poverty by hurting poorest Americans Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson argues his housing reforms would increase self-sufficiency. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Alex Schwartz, The New School The Trump administration recently proposed … [Read more...] about Ben Carson’s effort to ‘reform’ housing safety net would deepen poverty by hurting poorest Americans
Trump’s Long and Winding Road
Without a specific ideology and solid guideposts of any sort, Donald Trump’s presidency has become a journey on a long and winding road without a fixed destination. His time in office has been spent meandering from side to side, back and forth, lacking a definitive objective. At present, his main goal appears to be discrediting his own Justice Department, the FBI in particular, … [Read more...] about Trump’s Long and Winding Road
Cartoon: Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize
Great Music Chapter 16
As I indicated last week, I will be sticking to the field of Classical Music for awhile but bringing your attention to some of the more obscure yet deserving pieces of music in this genre. This week brings us to the French composer, Claude Debussy. He was born in France in 1862 and died of cancer in 1918. In the music world of the time he was considered a rebel. Even … [Read more...] about Great Music Chapter 16
Anti-war protests 50 years ago helped mold the modern Christian right
Anti-war protests 50 years ago helped mold the modern Christian right William Sloane Coffin Jr., followed by his sister, arrives at federal building in Boston on May 20, 1968. AP Photo David Mislin, Temple University In May of 1968, a high-profile trial began in Boston that dramatically illustrated a larger phenomenon … [Read more...] about Anti-war protests 50 years ago helped mold the modern Christian right
Nobel Nonsense (Cartoon, Column and Video)
n 2009, the Nobel Committee awarded their prize to Barack Obama. It was thought that it was a preemptive award encouraging him to scale down America’s militaristic foreign policy. In reality, it was given to him because he wasn’t George W. Bush, a man who started a war on false pretenses. It makes me wonder what sort of grand prize will be given to the Democrat who follows … [Read more...] about Nobel Nonsense (Cartoon, Column and Video)