[icopyright one button toolbar] A quote from the philosopher George Santayana’s writing- “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”- is frequently used when someone is trying to make a point for or against war, or halting a nation’s aggressive behavior. One of the reasons for this is the ambiguity of the quote, as it can be interpreted to support … [Read more...] about History Lessons Forgotten
Boehner, Netanyahu Helping Iran (Guest Voice)
Boehner, Netanyahu Helping Iran By Jason Stanford What would it look like if politics stopped at the water's edge? It wouldn't look like the mess that John Boehner created by inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a session of Congress on March 3. By allowing Netanyahu to stage what is effectively a campaign event in the U.S. Capitol, congressional … [Read more...] about Boehner, Netanyahu Helping Iran (Guest Voice)
Federal Judge Blocks Obama’s Executive Action On Immigration
A federal judge ruled that the executive action on immigration reform by U.S. President Barack Obama must be temporarily halted while a lawsuit against the president is dealt with. The federal government is expected to appeal the ruling. Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court in Texas ruled on Monday that the president’s executive action,… … [Read more...] about Federal Judge Blocks Obama’s Executive Action On Immigration
Why we do it
[icopyright one button toolbar] Take a look -- even if it's just a quick glance --at Graeme Wood's article on "What Isis really wants." Not so much difference between Isis and Christian fundamentalists there within. Ages ago, before blogs and at a time when many of us hung out with fellow commenters in chat rooms, I'd read the earnest efforts of fundies to justify their … [Read more...] about Why we do it
What is the GOP’s Foreign Policy?
[icopyright one button toolbar] Doyle McManus recently observed in The Los Angeles Times that "Republicans haven't quite worked out what their foreign policy ought to be, beyond "not Obama." That's partly because it's still early in the campaign and the GOP boasts a bumper crop of potential candidates, some of them governors who never needed a foreign policy until … [Read more...] about What is the GOP’s Foreign Policy?
Libya and Egypt launch air strikes against ISIS after militants post beheadings video: Italy Wants Nato Involved
[icopyright one button toolbar] It's clear now that many nations realize they will soon have the true epitome of barbarians at their gate -- if they don't already have them there now. As ISIS continues to become the world's largest producer of the world's most viewed snuff films, it's making powerful enemies of the decision-makers and decision-dictators who now can see what … [Read more...] about Libya and Egypt launch air strikes against ISIS after militants post beheadings video: Italy Wants Nato Involved
The subversive James Comey
WASHINGTON -- In the days of the civil rights movement, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was focused not on the quest for justice but on his fear of Communists. In "Parting the Waters," the first volume of his magisterial biography of Martin Luther King Jr., Taylor Branch tells of a 1956 Eisenhower administration meeting during which Hoover "expressed no sympathy for civil … [Read more...] about The subversive James Comey
Updates: Ukraine Ceasefire ‘Largely Holding…’ (Perhaps Not So)
[icopyright one button toolbar] Update II: And here is the State Department’s take on the crumbling ceasefire: The United States is gravely concerned by the deteriorating situation in and around Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine. The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission confirms that attacks continue in this area as well as other locations, including … [Read more...] about Updates: Ukraine Ceasefire ‘Largely Holding…’ (Perhaps Not So)
SciFi Weekend: 12 Monkeys; Arrow; The Atom; Spider-Man Joins MCU; X-Men; The Black Widow Project; A Female Thor; Orphan Black; Constantine; How Not To Get Away With Murder; The Americans; The Casual Vacancy; The IT Crowd In Space
[icopyright one button toolbar] I had fears that 12 Monkeys could settle on a simple formula of searching for the Night Room and the Army of the 12 Monkeys in our present, and a battle for the facility in the future. I no longer have such concerns about the direction of the show after this week's episode, The Night Room. Major spoilers ahead for those who might be a week … [Read more...] about SciFi Weekend: 12 Monkeys; Arrow; The Atom; Spider-Man Joins MCU; X-Men; The Black Widow Project; A Female Thor; Orphan Black; Constantine; How Not To Get Away With Murder; The Americans; The Casual Vacancy; The IT Crowd In Space
This., a new link-sharing network
[icopyright one button toolbar] Someone get me an invite to @THISdotcm already — Jessica Reed (@GuardianJessica) November 14, 2014 About nine months ago, Capital New York noted that Atlantic Media was entering the social network business. It had a link-sharing site in development. Heading the effort: Andrew Golis, who had been appointed general manager of The Wire in … [Read more...] about This., a new link-sharing network
Ohio cop threatens journalist with arrest on Facebook
[icopyright one button toolbar] In the "it's too wild to be true but it is" department. In Xenia, Greene County, OH, panhandling is a 4th degree misdemeanor. Greene County Herald editor Virgil Vaduva deliberately violated ordinance 13-31 on Saturday, panhandling on the sidewalk in front of the Xenia City Hall. He raised $41.98 for charity. According to this screen … [Read more...] about Ohio cop threatens journalist with arrest on Facebook
Islamic State Beheads 21 Egyptian Christians
Islamic State Beheads 21 Egyptian Christians UPDATED: CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State released a video on Sunday purporting to show the beheading of a group of Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya, violence likely to deepen Cairo's concerns over security threats from militants thriving in the neighboring country's chaos. Egypt's state news agency MENA quoted the spokesman … [Read more...] about Islamic State Beheads 21 Egyptian Christians
Boehner’s Stunning Fox News Interview: I Didn’t Want ‘Interference’ From Obama In Netanyahu Speech
[icopyright one button toolbar] Conservatives, conservative talkers and many conservative new media types like to suggest Speaker of the House John Boehner is not a real conservative. No, in fact, John Boehner is now appearing to be a virtual radical, if you read the interview he gave to Fox News. He is conducting institutional business in a way we have not seen it conducted … [Read more...] about Boehner’s Stunning Fox News Interview: I Didn’t Want ‘Interference’ From Obama In Netanyahu Speech
Obama Depicted as Rape Suspect in Fox 5 News Graphic Error
Obama Depicted as Rape Suspect in Fox 5 News Graphic Error by Ken Stone In a stroke of Friday the 13th bad luck, Fox 5 San Diego briefly portrayed President Obama as a sex-assault suspect on its 10 o’clock news. At 10:04 p.m., viewers heard anchor Kathleen Bade say: “The only suspect in a sex assault at SDSU will not be charged.” At the same time, a picture of Obama … [Read more...] about Obama Depicted as Rape Suspect in Fox 5 News Graphic Error
John Podesta Believes The Truth Is Out There
[icopyright one button toolbar] The most curious headline of the day was Obama adviser John Podesta's biggest regret: Keeping America in dark about UFOs. The story came in response to this tweet: 1. Finally, my biggest failure of 2014: Once again not securing the #disclosure of the UFO files. #thetruthisstilloutthere cc: @NYTimesDowd — John Podesta (@Podesta44) … [Read more...] about John Podesta Believes The Truth Is Out There
Gallup Poll: ISIS, Terrorism Seen as Graver Threats Than Russia, Ukraine
[icopyright one button toolbar] It's clear that national security is again seen as a major issue in the United States and ISIS is now seen as the most dangerous threat on the horizon -- underscored in the latest Gallup Poll: Despite the intensifying fighting between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists before the cease-fire agreement Thursday, Americans place the … [Read more...] about Gallup Poll: ISIS, Terrorism Seen as Graver Threats Than Russia, Ukraine
Cartoon: Boko Haram on a rampage
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 Cartoon: Boko Haram on a rampage
ISIS Beheaded A Cigarette Smoker
The Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria has long imposed a strict ban on alcohol, cursing, smoking and other acts deemed haram, or sinful. But it seems smoking may be the vice that's most offensive to ISIS, considering the severed head of an ISIS official that was reportedly found last month in eastern Syria with… … [Read more...] about ISIS Beheaded A Cigarette Smoker
Jeb Bush, Republican Technocrat
[icopyright one button toolbar] Ezra Klein comments on Jeb Bush's 2016 Presidential prospects on vox.com. Bush isn't running as any kind of conservative, at least not right now. Rather, he's running as something a bit odder: a Republican technocrat. He wants to be the data guy, the operations guys, the guy who cares little for ideology but deeply for evidence. "The … [Read more...] about Jeb Bush, Republican Technocrat
Copenhagen Synagogue Shooting Injures 3
Update (10:10 p.m. ET): One of the three victims injured in the Copenhagen synagogue shooting has died, according to the Associated Press. BREAKING: Police say one of three shooting victims outside Copenhagen synagogue has died. — The Associated Press (@AP) February 15, 2015 - A shooting at a synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark, left three people injured… … [Read more...] about Copenhagen Synagogue Shooting Injures 3