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Why Some People Love Watching Pimples Get Popped
Ten years ago, the term “popping” was nothing more than a harmless verb which referred to making a soft explosive sound. Today, innocently typing “popping” into YouTube will lead to a plethora of videos featuring various extractions of pus and bodily fluids from large blackheads, pimples, and of course, cysts. Popping has truly become a cultural… … [Read more...] about Why Some People Love Watching Pimples Get Popped
The Tsunami of Gender Transition
The Tsunami of Gender Transition Raging Moderate by Will Durst For many, it was an apocryphal moment. One which will be remembered for a lifetime. Exactly where we were and what we were doing when Bruce Jenner shocked the world by going on television to announce that he is ... a Republican. And oh yeah, the transgender thing was sort of a big deal too. A Republican. … [Read more...] about The Tsunami of Gender Transition
Nepal: Marine Helicopter Found (Updates)
Update III: Nepalese special forces, U.S. Marines, and Air Force pararescuemen have been inserted near the wreckage site and have discovered eight separate sets of remains, but these have yet to be positively identified. The cause of the accident has not been determined yet. DOD: The aircraft belonged to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, from … [Read more...] about Nepal: Marine Helicopter Found (Updates)
Armed Forces Day 2015
Although the Special Forces raid that killed ISIS senior leader Abu Sayyaf took place yesterday, it is perhaps appropriate that we learn about it today on Armed Forces Day. Originally there were separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days. As our Armed Forces were unified under the Department of Defense, President Harry S. Truman led the effort to … [Read more...] about Armed Forces Day 2015
U.S. Special Forces Conduct Raid in Syria – Kill ISIL Leader
As the New York Times reports this morning, U.S. Special Operations Forces entered eastern Syria on Friday and killed Abu Sayyaf, a senior leader of the Islamic State, who “was involved in the group’s military operations and also helped manage black-market sales of oil and gas to raise money.” Here is the entire report by the Department of Defense: WASHINGTON, May 16, … [Read more...] about U.S. Special Forces Conduct Raid in Syria – Kill ISIL Leader
ISIS Leader Killed, Another Captured by U.S. Forces
The White House on Saturday morning announced that a counterterrorism operation carried out overnight in al-Amr, Syria led to the death of Abu Sayyaf and the capture of his wife, Umm Sayyaf. Sayyaf was known to be a senior leader within the Islamic State and his wife is also suspected of having played a prominent role… … [Read more...] about ISIS Leader Killed, Another Captured by U.S. Forces
Uncertain Times In and Out of San Diego
SAN DIEGO, Ca -- Uncertainty, thy name is San Diego. California's jewel-like second largest city, with its 70 miles of sparkling beaches, is now facing two cliff hangers in a century rife with uncertainty. Will the San Diego Chargers move to Los Angeles County and take an emerging offer-they-can't-refuse for a state-of-the-art stadium? USA Today notes that the … [Read more...] about Uncertain Times In and Out of San Diego
The Myth of Faulty Intelligence
Paul Waldman remembers how "the intelligence was fixed around the policy" by the Bush administration on Iraq on The American Prospect. The Iraq War, both how it began and how it proceeded, is now an active topic in the 2016 presidential campaign, which I think is a highly salutary development. But it does mean that we need to be on guard for the kind of distortions, misleading … [Read more...] about The Myth of Faulty Intelligence
BREAKING: Tsarnaev Sentenced to Death in Boston Bombing Trial
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentenced to death for his role in the April 15, 2013 bombing, in which twin blasts rocked the race's crowded downtown finish line, killing three spectators, including an 8 year old boy who Tsarnaeve stood behind for more than a minute before taking off to avoid the blast. 260 others were injured -- some horrifically -- in the … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Tsarnaev Sentenced to Death in Boston Bombing Trial
Jeb Bush’s Four Answers on Iraq Proves He Isn’t Ready for Presidential Race
GOP presidential wannabe Jeb Bush's four different answers on whether or not to invade Iraq proves he isn't ready for the campaign trail. For someone who has raised a lot of money, it's shocking that his campaign couldn't come up with a coherent response to the Iraq question. Here are Jeb Bush's four different answers on Iraq: Monday: During an interview with Fox News' … [Read more...] about Jeb Bush’s Four Answers on Iraq Proves He Isn’t Ready for Presidential Race
Russ Feingold Needed Back In The Senate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OURCbPVAqqY Russ Feingold has announced plans to attempt to win back the Senate seat he lost six years ago in the video above. "People tell me all the time that our politics and Washington are broken. And that multi-millionaires, billionaires and big corporations are calling the shots," Feingold says in the video. "They especially say this … [Read more...] about Russ Feingold Needed Back In The Senate
Taxing Dreams
If I were to ask you what the most regressive tax in the United States is what would you say? The sales tax? It is indeed regressive but not the most. The most regressive tax is the lottery which taxes dreams that won't be fulfilled. I don't buy lottery tickets or go to the several Native American casinos within driving distance. I have never been to Los Vegas. When I … [Read more...] about Taxing Dreams
B.B. King is Dead, Long Live the King: The Thrill Ain’t Gone, No No No
FOR BB BB they called him. His big black and silver tipped guitar was named Lucille. Not LuCILLE. LUcille. He was a big man filled the chair type 2 diabetes sang sitting down had an eye for the ladies I dont know and dont I know had hands as big as brown boxes and big and pretty light colored fingernails and pink palms with yellow ochre at … [Read more...] about B.B. King is Dead, Long Live the King: The Thrill Ain’t Gone, No No No
Hillary Clinton and the Number Eight
There seems to be an obsession on the part of Hillary Clinton’s "observers" as to how many “questions from the press” the Democratic presidential candidate has taken and/or answered recently. The New York Times has even launched a new feature -- “Questions for Hillary” -- “dedicated to posing hypothetical questions that it would ask Clinton (if the paper had the chance).” … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton and the Number Eight
Martin O’Malley Seeks To Be The Progressive Alternative To Hillary Clinton
Martin O'Malley is trying to position himself as the electable progressive candidate who, as opposed to Elizabeth Warren, is actually running. He met with progressives in New York according to Politico: Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has a message for progressives clamoring for Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s entry into the presidential race: she’s not running, but I am. As … [Read more...] about Martin O’Malley Seeks To Be The Progressive Alternative To Hillary Clinton
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: The Jeb Bush Campaign
The Jeb Bush Campaign by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: Jeb Bush Reverses: He Now Says He 'Would Not Have Gone Into Iraq' Scarborough Stunned By Jeb Bush on Iraq: 'This Is A Mental Thing' (VIDEO) How Jeb Bush Triggered an Iraq War Watershed College Student to Jeb Bush: ‘Your Brother Created ISIS’ Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: The Jeb Bush Campaign
Jeb and PNAC, The Neocon Connection
First, what is PNAC? It stands for the Project for the New American Century. It was founded in 1997 by William Kristol and Robert Kagan. The organization had 25 original signatories to its statement of principles, a who’s who of neocon thought. Signatories included the likes of Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz and Scooter Libby. Others, including Richard Perle, … [Read more...] about Jeb and PNAC, The Neocon Connection
‘No Recollection Of The Incident’
The lawyer for Brandon Bostian, the engineer of the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia, said that Bostian has “absolutely no recollection of the incident or anything unusual," and does not have any explanation for what might have caused the crash. The train, which was carrying 238 passengers and five crew members, crashed Tuesday night while… … [Read more...] about ‘No Recollection Of The Incident’
Analysis Of An Exposé: Bin Laden Is Still Dead, But Does Seymour Hersh’s Assertion That President Obama Repeatedly Lied About His Demise Stand Up To Scrutiny?
Osama bin Laden is dead. But beyond stating the obvious, virtually nothing that the Obama administration has said about the run up to the assassination of the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, the circumstances surrounding his death and its immediate aftermath is accurate, according to a fascinating but frustrating new exposé by Seymour Hersh. "The Killing of Osama bin … [Read more...] about Analysis Of An Exposé: Bin Laden Is Still Dead, But Does Seymour Hersh’s Assertion That President Obama Repeatedly Lied About His Demise Stand Up To Scrutiny?