LIMA (Reuters) - A blind lion, one that is missing an eye, and 31 others that had worked in circuses began the journey to a South African wildlife sanctuary from Lima, Peru, on Friday in what their rescuers called "the biggest transfer of animals in captivity" ever undertaken. “These lions have endured hell on earth and now they are heading home to paradise. This is the … [Read more...] about Former circus lions begin journey to South Africa refuge from Lima
Journalist barraged with anti-Semitic threats after profiling Donald Trump’s wife
“They said I’d make a good lampshade,” says Julia Ioffe. Ioffe is a journalist, who happens to be Jewish, and who happened to write a profile of Donald Trump’s wide, Melania, for GQ. She has since been barraged with insults and threats, many of them violent, and many of them anti-Semitic. “Basically," says Ioffe, “I woke… … [Read more...] about Journalist barraged with anti-Semitic threats after profiling Donald Trump’s wife
A Clinton-Warren ticket?
WASHINGTON -- Running mates? It's not even May, and already we're talking running mates? Then let me toss Elizabeth Warren's name into the mix. I'm making several assumptions here -- in a year when assuming anything is dangerous. First, I believe Ted Cruz's desperate gamble of adding Carly Fiorina to his "ticket" will fail. He was right to throw some kind of Hail Mary, … [Read more...] about A Clinton-Warren ticket?
Turns Out Trump is Right a Lot (Guest Voice)
Turns Out Trump is Right a Lot Raging Moderate by Will Durst As evidenced by his hair, Donald J. Trump is pretty much wrong all the time. Every time. About everything. Except when he isn't. One example is, should he become president, Mexico indeed will build a wall - to control our immigration. "Get me the hell out of here. Por favor?" Hell, Canada might have to build one … [Read more...] about Turns Out Trump is Right a Lot (Guest Voice)
Attack of The Drones: ISIS May Soon Target City Crowds
We need to talk about drones. A passenger plane flying over London earlier in April was thought to be hit by a hobbyist drone in what would have been the first incident of its kind. Although the object later turned out to have been a plastic bag, not a drone, such incidents serve as a warning… … [Read more...] about Attack of The Drones: ISIS May Soon Target City Crowds
American please don’t drop kindness like a bad habit (Guest Voice:
Jesus Christ said anyone that builds on his rock is a wise man and those that choose to build on sand are foolish. Discrimination and prejudice is breaking the foundation of the American Dream and putting it on quicksand. If you've ever played video games you know even the most stark superhero cannot overcome quicksand. Our country has been built on the divine standards … [Read more...] about American please don’t drop kindness like a bad habit (Guest Voice:
Brazil losing forest the size of two soccer fields each minute
By Chris Arsenault RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Latin America's largest country is still losing tropical forests the size of two soccer fields every minute, despite attempts to tackle illegal logging and improve local land rights, a former head of Brazil's forestry service has said. Deforestation rates in Brazil, home to the world's biggest expanse of … [Read more...] about Brazil losing forest the size of two soccer fields each minute
(Updates) Aleppo, Syria Hospital Strike – Kunduz, Afghanistan Hospital Strike Follow-Up
Note: This story that originally appeared in October 2015 is updated in light of the air strike on an Aleppo, Syria, hospital Thursday and the pending announcement of disciplinary action against U.S. military for the October 2015 air strike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Updates: From a press briefing by Centcom Commander, Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, provided … [Read more...] about (Updates) Aleppo, Syria Hospital Strike – Kunduz, Afghanistan Hospital Strike Follow-Up
What Hillary and Bernie need to do
While Sen. Bernie Sanders may have said some moderately annoying things lately about it not being his job to deliver his supporters to Hillary Clinton, should she be the nominee, it is in fact precisely his job. He knows that and is now coming around to saying things that make it clear he understands what is at stake. Exhibit A: Comments to MSNBC yesterday. I will do … [Read more...] about What Hillary and Bernie need to do
This Thai dish is so delicious, it just might kill you
Editor's note for queasy readers: Some of the images below might turn your stomach. The first forkful of “laab dib,” one of upcountry Thailand’s most coveted dishes, is a sharp blast of bitterness. That’s the raw cow bile. Then, the flavor fades into a grassy tang. That’s literally the taste of grass, partially digested, drained from… … [Read more...] about This Thai dish is so delicious, it just might kill you
HRC v. Trump: Epic Blowout?
Now that the 2016 Presidential primaries seem to be settling on a Clinton-Trump election, Josh Marshall has a couple of articles up on Talking Points Memo suggesting an epic blowout. The first (CORRECTION: by Tierny Sneed, not Josh Marshall) describes Trump's abysmal poll numbers with women. When it comes to Donald Trump’s women problems, the top-line polling … [Read more...] about HRC v. Trump: Epic Blowout?
Oklahoma’s Barney Fife Convicted Of Manslaughter
It took only 3 hours for an all-white jury in Tulsa County to convict Oklahoma's Barney Fife for the shooting death of an unarmed black man. This particular case had the potential of becoming another Ferguson, MO.* The man who died was face-down on the ground, handcuffed and held by four law officers when Tulsa County Reserve Deputy Robert Bates shot the man in the … [Read more...] about Oklahoma’s Barney Fife Convicted Of Manslaughter
Trump’s crazy attempt not to sound crazy
WASHINGTON -- Mr. Trump came to Washington to meet the establishment he has demonized the past 10 months. It was not love at first sight. His campaign left nothing to chance for his coming out as a general-election candidate Wednesday, the day after primary wins in five states made him the all but inevitable Republican presidential nominee. Trump, who routinely … [Read more...] about Trump’s crazy attempt not to sound crazy
Cartoons: Carly Foisted
Carly Foisted by Clay Jones Didn’t Ted Cruz lose FIVE primaries Tuesday night? So why in the blue blazes of Hell is he picking a running mate? He referred to her as his “nominee.” I’m not sure she can be a nominee until he’s a nominee. But hey, I’m looking for logic where there isn’t any. Cruz announcing his veep selection is like bringing office decorations to your job … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Carly Foisted
2 US Psychologists took 80M for Torture Program. Chickens Coming Home to Roost.
There is a Hall of Shame for most every profession: Priests, Congress, Mayors, Senators, Governors, Teachers, Coaches... and Psychologists, Nurses, Doctors, Ministers... and more. In George Bush's Secret and not so secret torture ideal, aimed at innocents and those never proven guilty... there was a Presidential ok on the CIA hiring of two American Psychological Association … [Read more...] about 2 US Psychologists took 80M for Torture Program. Chickens Coming Home to Roost.
The only man who can stop Trump
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump has decided that sexism in the quest for victory is no vice. Trump's supporters have regularly asked why his long string of primary successes has not led his Republican opponents to accept him as "the presumptive nominee," the phrase he used about himself Tuesday night. The candidate helpfully answered the question by showing that there is … [Read more...] about The only man who can stop Trump
Daryl Cagle Cartoon: Bernie and Hillary
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 Daryl Cagle Cartoon: Bernie and Hillary
Why Sanders will ultimately back Clinton
WASHINGTON -- Eight years ago, I spent an election night in a basement gymnasium in Manhattan, watching Hillary Clinton and her campaign advisers take up residence in a parallel universe. It was June 3, 2008, and Barack Obama had just clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, making official a victory that had seemed inevitable for months. But Terry McAuliffe, … [Read more...] about Why Sanders will ultimately back Clinton
Cartoons: Cruz/Carly
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Cruz’s Cynical Move
Senator Ted Cruz's announcement that he has chosen Carly Fiorina as his vice presidential running mate is both desperate and cynical. It's a move clearly designed to create a speed bump in the California GOP primary. The "bump for Trump" is Cruz's Hail Mary pass, thrown in hopes that Fiorina can draw enough Republicans in Cali to bring an upset. Because Fiorina, who … [Read more...] about Cruz’s Cynical Move