A long-term research, known as The 90+ Study, revealed some interesting statistics about longevity. Surprising enough, one of them is that the risk of premature death is lowered by 18% if you moderately consume alcohol (around 2 glasses of beer or wine per day) while exercising 15 to 45 minutes daily reduces the risk of early… … [Read more...] about Drinking two glasses of wine a day, keeps premature death away
Cartoon: Right Wing Media
Right wing tries discrediting gun control advocate Parkland students with contempt and conspiracy theories (with videos)
It was inevitable, wasn't it? Surviving students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. dared to use the media focus on the massacre at their school to quickly, bluntly and thoughtfully press hard on the need for serious gun reform -- reform N-O-W. Not mere "thoughts and prayers." And, in the all-too-familiar style of 21st century politics, the … [Read more...] about Right wing tries discrediting gun control advocate Parkland students with contempt and conspiracy theories (with videos)
Cartoon: Trump’s Russia Ties
3 money-saving Amazon Prime perks you need to know about right now
If you’re paying $99 a year for an Amazon Prime membership, there are a few money-saving perks that you really need to know about! The latest Prime benefit could lower your grocery bill! Read on for the details… RELATED: Is Amazon Prime worth it for you? Take this quiz to find out! 1. Credit card users… … [Read more...] about 3 money-saving Amazon Prime perks you need to know about right now
Cartoon: Russian Trolls
The Mueller Indictment Is Only The Tip Of The Iceberg: Beware What Lies Beneath
It was a classic Trump Moment. The beleaguered president, relieved that the indictment by Robert Mueller of 13 Russians and three Russian companies for election interference unsealed on Friday had not included any connections to his campaign, crowed on Twitter that he had again been exonerated. But Trump's elation soon turned to fury as he realized that few people were buying … [Read more...] about The Mueller Indictment Is Only The Tip Of The Iceberg: Beware What Lies Beneath
New York Daily News cover on Trump golfing while school massacre families hold funerals
The New York Daily News has done it again. Once again, their cover is worth 1,000 words: … [Read more...] about New York Daily News cover on Trump golfing while school massacre families hold funerals
Stop laughing, Putin
WASHINGTON -- President Trump is right about one thing: They must be "laughing their asses off" in Moscow. At him. Faced with compelling evidence that Russian cyber-saboteurs worked to sway the 2016 election, influencing swing-state voters with lies on social media and even staging real-life campaign rallies, Trump's only response has been a frantic and pathetic attempt … [Read more...] about Stop laughing, Putin
Some ‘Dutch-Danish’ Thoughts on Gun Violence
Invariably, after every tragedy such as the one that took place last week in Parkland, Fla., stories are published of how in such-and-such a country the gun crime rate is “infinitesimally” small or of how things were much better in the “old days,” or of both. The following anecdotal experience, in a way, would qualify for the “both.” Living in the Netherlands as a … [Read more...] about Some ‘Dutch-Danish’ Thoughts on Gun Violence
Trump’s message from Parkland (Cartoon and Column)
There are going to be howls from conservatives who find this cartoon tasteless but won’t see anything wrong with Donald Trump using the school shooting in Parkland, Florida to attack the FBI and deflect from his collusion with Russia. Trump continues to say there’s “no collusion.” If there wasn’t any collusion then why does he feel the need to keep saying it? If this was the … [Read more...] about Trump’s message from Parkland (Cartoon and Column)
The Social Media Psy-op That Took Down Al Franken
White nationalist provocateurs, a pair of fake news sites, and an army of Twitter bots and other cyber tricks helped derail Democratic Senator Al Franken last year, new research shows. While everyone has been focused on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election to support Donald Trump, the Franken take-down originated in—and was propelled by—a strategic… … [Read more...] about The Social Media Psy-op That Took Down Al Franken
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Today in history: FDR orders Japanese-American internment
AKA "tracing the provenance of a photograph" On 19 February 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which led the Pentagon to "[define] the entire West Coast ... as a military area." The result: internment of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans; two-thirds were citizens. In one of our most shameful acts as a country, we forced Japanese … [Read more...] about Today in history: FDR orders Japanese-American internment
“The Look” by Jill Fox of Parkland, Florida
Embed from Getty Images by Jill Beitscher Fox And there it is. The look. The look I knew I would see. And I will get it again and again, from this moment forward. I just didn’t expect it to happen so quickly. As my family checked in to our hotel tonight, after two nights of choppy, if any sleep, countless hours spent wandering around aimlessly in a state of daze and … [Read more...] about “The Look” by Jill Fox of Parkland, Florida
Generation Why: The Millennial Struggle to Find Meaning
From anxiety to depression to ennui, millennials continue to struggle with mental health issues. Anxiety and depression are by far the most-diagnosed among the college-age generation. But listlessness, boredom and a struggle to find meaning — conditions that do not necessarily fall under mental illness — all contribute to the tide of struggles facing Generation Y. Suicide is … [Read more...] about Generation Why: The Millennial Struggle to Find Meaning
Americans With Disability Act (ADA)
Last week the House of Representatives passed a new law which will fundamentally change the ADA law that has been on the books since 1990. The new law will allow businesses time to remedy the ADA deficiencies before being sued. This Newsweek article explains the new law more completely. The idea behind the new law is to prohibit frivolous and expensive lawsuits be money hungry … [Read more...] about Americans With Disability Act (ADA)
Cartoon: NRA blood money
Increased Innovation in the Oil Industry Leads to Efficiency
It’s not a secret that the oil industry is experiencing a historic pricing downturn. Supply, demand, difficult politics and the mere fact that oil reserves are finite resources all mean we’ll be looking at a very different oil industry just a few years from now. The companies that survive this difficult investment cycle will be those that seized upon emerging technologies to … [Read more...] about Increased Innovation in the Oil Industry Leads to Efficiency
Confirmed: American Voters Are So Stupid That They Don’t Care To Know The Truth
And so it was left to Robert Mueller to decisively answer why so many Americans were so stupid that they voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election: It is because they were stupid. That is the inescapable subtext of the special prosecutor's indictment last Friday of 13 Russian nationals and three Russian organizations for using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and … [Read more...] about Confirmed: American Voters Are So Stupid That They Don’t Care To Know The Truth