Are you ready to re-enter "The Twilight Zone?" US television channel CBS announced Wednesday it will resurrect the science-fiction series, in a bid to boost its subscription-based streaming platform CBS All Access. Comedian-turned-director Jordan Peele -- known for directing mystery thriller "Get Out," which is heading into awards season -- will helm the reboot. First … [Read more...] about ‘Twilight Zone’ series gets third reboot by top US comic
Republicans are tied up in knots to keep standing by Trump
By Jennifer Rubin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., got himself tied up in knots over the alleged sexual predations that have convulsed his party. Commenting on the resignation of Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., he told NBC's Chuck Todd he was "very glad women have had the courage to step forward." He declared that men "need to… … [Read more...] about Republicans are tied up in knots to keep standing by Trump
Gospel according to Roy Moore (Cartoon)
Will artificial intelligence become conscious?
By Subhash Kak, Regents Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oklahoma State University. What's the link between technology and consciousness? AlexLMX/Shutterstock.com Forget about today’s modest incremental advances in artificial intelligence, such as the increasing abilities of cars to drive themselves. Waiting in the wings might be a groundbreaking development: a … [Read more...] about Will artificial intelligence become conscious?
Militias, poachers wreak havoc on central Africa’s wildlife: monitor
Sudan's Janjaweed, Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army and other notorious militias are wreaking havoc on wildlife in central Africa, poaching and trafficking elephants, hippopotamuses, buffaloes and other animals, a monitor said Friday. The threat comes from "highly organised armed groups who are linked to human rights violations and ongoing political instability" as well as state … [Read more...] about Militias, poachers wreak havoc on central Africa’s wildlife: monitor
Trump Wants You to Tip Restaurant Owners, Not Servers
If the Trump administration has its way, the tip you leave your waiter or waitress could end up in the pocket of the restaurant owner instead of the person who served you. This week, Trump’s Labor Department proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that made the logical point that tips are the property of the servers and… … [Read more...] about Trump Wants You to Tip Restaurant Owners, Not Servers
A Scandal Subplot: The Strange Case Of The German Bank & American Tycoon
As Russia scandal subplots goes, they don't come stranger than the relationship between Deutsche Bank and Donald Trump, a long-term love affair that has now caught the attention of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The German-owned bank was fined $600 million by U.S. and British regulators 10 days after Trump's inauguration for laundering billions of dollars from 2010 to 2014 … [Read more...] about A Scandal Subplot: The Strange Case Of The German Bank & American Tycoon
The party of Lincoln has devolved into the party of Trump
WASHINGTON -- We need to prepare for the eventuality that the Mueller probe catches President Trump, family members and associates red-handed -- and Republicans in Congress refuse to do anything about it. This is beginning to look like a possible or even probable outcome. With its cravenness matched only by its arrogance, the GOP is Trump's party now. It no longer has any … [Read more...] about The party of Lincoln has devolved into the party of Trump
TMV REALLY Needs Donations (and many of you know why)
The Moderate Voice truly needs donations. And many of you know one of the reasons why. But we're hopeful now that going into 2018 TMV's financial situation can be steadied. Our last fundraiser was to pay an emergency payment to pay back more than $2,000 borrowed to make the payment and also pass long some more of the money to site administrator Tyrone Steels. As many of … [Read more...] about TMV REALLY Needs Donations (and many of you know why)
Franken Announces Resignation
Senator Al Franken (DFL-Minnesota) has just announced that he will resign from the US Senate but he did not specify a date. The announcement had been expected in recent days and is the result of multiple allegations of sexual harassment by Franken both before and after he entered the Senate. During his announcement he contended that he was not guilty of the charges and … [Read more...] about Franken Announces Resignation
Moore Is Less: Alabama, the Senate and the Nation Will Suffer
Embed from Getty Images by Thomas Winship Amid all the craziness surrounding Roy Moore’s race for the US Senate and the seeming willingness of Alabama’s likely voters to send a man of such dubious merit and morality to Capitol Hill (where, admittedly, the bar already is pretty damned low), I keep thinking of a line from the Randy Newman song “Rednecks.” It’s the lead … [Read more...] about Moore Is Less: Alabama, the Senate and the Nation Will Suffer
Creeper’s Endorsement (Cartoon and Column)
Many Republicans couldn’t stand to see President Barack Obama in the White House and fly in Air Force One. It insulted their senses. I can relate somewhat because I am disgusted by Donald Trump occupying the Oval Office and using the first plane. The difference between my repulsion and theirs is that mine isn’t based on race. I don’t care that Trump is orange. The other … [Read more...] about Creeper’s Endorsement (Cartoon and Column)
Palm oil deforestation is slowly killing the Sumatran Tiger
Future generations may live in a world without the majestic Sumatran Tiger, as only two viable populations remain in the world, a new study reveals. Deforestation, especially for the palm oil industry, is the main culprit. Things aren't looking to good for the Sumatran Tiger. Image credits: Spencer Wright / Flickr. Things were bad enough for… … [Read more...] about Palm oil deforestation is slowly killing the Sumatran Tiger
Cartoon: Trump Endorses Roy Moore
The Supreme Court cake case has an easy answer
WASHINGTON -- There will come a time, hopefully before long, when it won't be legal to discriminate against gay people any more than it would be to deny goods or services to African-Americans, women or the disabled. But we're not at that point yet. Hence the need for Tuesday's food fight at the Supreme Court. On the justices' plates: whether a baker can refuse on First … [Read more...] about The Supreme Court cake case has an easy answer
Philippines a global hotspot for environmental murders
Environmental activists are being killed in record numbers around the world, with the corruption-plagued Philippines one of the most dangerous countries, according to watchdog Global Witness. At least 200 community activists, NGO workers and other civilians on the frontlines of protecting the environment were reported murdered worldwide last year, the highest on record, the … [Read more...] about Philippines a global hotspot for environmental murders
Cartoon: GOP High Moral Ground
Al Franken’s Final Bow
When Scott Fitzgerald said that there are no second acts in American lives, he could have been talking about Al Franken. The curtain is about to ring down on his second - and likely final - act as junior Senator for the State of Minnesota. Many of his Democratic colleagues and lots of his Republican adversaries have demanded his resignation over a growing number of sexual … [Read more...] about Al Franken’s Final Bow
Going Through The Russia Scandal Looking Glass With Trump’s Defense Lawyers
Back in 2008 at the ass end of the Dubya interregnum, which in retrospect was so much kinder and gentler than the living hell of Donald Trump, Attorney General Michael Mukasey came up with a rationale straight out of Alice in Wonderland to explain why neither the president nor his enablers in the Justice Department could be prosecuted for the myriad violations of constitutional … [Read more...] about Going Through The Russia Scandal Looking Glass With Trump’s Defense Lawyers
The World’s 50 Best Beaches© (Guest Voice)
Welcome to the most definitive list of beaches ever assembled — a diverse collection of off-the-beaten-path slices of paradise from every hidden corner of our planet. To create The World’s 50 Best Beaches©, FlightNetwork has consulted 600+ of world’s best travel journalists, editors, bloggers and agencies — the people who do this for a living — to gain insight from their … [Read more...] about The World’s 50 Best Beaches© (Guest Voice)