While America and other western nations are concerned about climate change and ISIS, Republican conservatives take stances similar to some of those of ISIS and Boko Haram. The conservative wing of the Republican Party, which seems to dominate the party’s ideology, appears to be waging its own war against science and education. (Fortunately, they’re not quite as brutal in how … [Read more...] about The Republican War on Science and Education
Josh Marshall on Immigration “Grenade”
Josh Marshall mulls over the consequences of the coming immigration battle on Talking Points Memo. Let's start with a few assumptions and see where they lead.[icopyright one button toolbar] 1) Let's assume, as numerous reports now suggest, that President Obama will issue one or more executive orders that effectively legalize roughly 5 million undocumented … [Read more...] about Josh Marshall on Immigration “Grenade”
SciFi Weekend: Arrow; The Flash; Doctor Who; The Fall; More Genre Novels Receiving TV Adapatations; Ascension; Community; Mrs. Wolowitz Dies; Porn Stars Explain Net Neutrality; Bill Cosby Rape Allegations
[icopyright one button toolbar] By now most fans must have figured out that Katie Cassidy's character is training to replace her sister Sara as the Black Canary, so there is no point in keeping this a secret. Publicity pictures have been released of Cassidy as the Black Canary. Marc Guggenheim has answered questions about when we will find out who killed Sara and has … [Read more...] about SciFi Weekend: Arrow; The Flash; Doctor Who; The Fall; More Genre Novels Receiving TV Adapatations; Ascension; Community; Mrs. Wolowitz Dies; Porn Stars Explain Net Neutrality; Bill Cosby Rape Allegations
A Monday Picture
Duck weed on Chicken Creek. … [Read more...] about A Monday Picture
Will the New GOP Congress Be the Congress Americans ‘Wish They Had’?
[icopyright one button toolbar] The man who lost the last (presidential) election round and who goes around talk shows pretending he did not, has some advice for the man who beat him in 2012. Appearing on Sunday’s CBS Face the Nation, failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney told Bob Schieffer, when asked about the possibility of “Obama taking executive action to … [Read more...] about Will the New GOP Congress Be the Congress Americans ‘Wish They Had’?
Obama is staying in the driver’s seat
[icopyright one button toolbar] Obama is staying in the driver's seat by Citizen Siegel After soundly defeating Democrats in the recent election, the GOP wants to claim a policy mandate. The problem is that Republicans don’t have many meaningful policy ideas. Sure, there are the perennial favorites of abortion restrictions and tax cuts for the wealthy. Beyond that, … [Read more...] about Obama is staying in the driver’s seat
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Obama’s Executive Orders
Obama's Executive Orders by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --Defiant Obama says he won't bend to GOP --Republicans weigh government shutdown to stop Obama on immigration --Why Republicans are furious about the president’s threat to use execution action, and what they plan to do about it. --Battle Over Immigration Poses Risks for G.O.P. Mike Peters is recognized … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Obama’s Executive Orders
ISIS’s spread (Guest Voice)
The chickens are really coming home to roost. Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest sponsor of Sunniled militancy and terror groups across the region, will have to fortify itself against the threat of attacks by the brutal Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). In a recently released speech by the ISIS leader, Abu Bakr alBaghdadi has… … [Read more...] about ISIS’s spread (Guest Voice)
Obama and the other electorate
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner has said that President Obama would "poison the well" for legislative action on immigration reform by unilaterally issuing executive orders. But how can you poison a well that has already been filled with partisan cyanide? Obama's Republican critics say that his forceful approach on immigration, climate change and net neutrality … [Read more...] about Obama and the other electorate
As the clock ticks in Missouri, the KKK rises from the shadows
While Anonymous deals the KKK digital blows A grand jury in St. Louis County, MO, has been hearing testimony for months regarding the August 9 shooting death of Michael Brown, 18, by Officer Darren Wilson of the Ferguson police force. [icopyright one button toolbar] A shooting that took place in less than 90 seconds. As the clock ticks closer to a grand jury decision, … [Read more...] about As the clock ticks in Missouri, the KKK rises from the shadows
The Power Of Emotion: How Feeling Disgust Spurs Your Worst Behavior
A new study from Rice University in Houston finds disgust can rule our bad decision-making. “As an emotion, disgust is designed as a protection,” said Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke professor of marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, in a press release. “When people feel disgusted, they tend to remove themselves from a… … [Read more...] about The Power Of Emotion: How Feeling Disgust Spurs Your Worst Behavior
AP: Reagan, Bush Also Acted Without Congress To Shield Immigrants From Deportation
[icopyright one button toolbar] Yet another sigh of how utterly hypocritical our partisan politics has become. From the AP (which will now be dissed as a bunch of liberals doing the bidding of the White House) comes this fact-based report: President Barack Obama's anticipated order that would shield millions of immigrants now living illegally in the U.S. from … [Read more...] about AP: Reagan, Bush Also Acted Without Congress To Shield Immigrants From Deportation
ISIS beheads US aid worker Kassig
The Islamic State group on Sunday released a video claiming the beheading of US aid worker Peter Kassig in a warning to Washington as it prepares to send more troops to Iraq. The same video showed the gruesome simultaneous beheadings of at least 18 men described as Syrian military personnel, the latest in a series of… … [Read more...] about ISIS beheads US aid worker Kassig
Decrypting the Arab Obsession with Conspiracy Theories (L’Orient Le Jour, Lebanon)
[icopyright one button toolbar] Why is the Muslim world such fertile ground for every conspiracy theory imaginable? Using the attacks of September 11, 2001, the revolts of 2011 (the Arab Spring) and the recent offensive by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria as a jumping off point, Lebanon's L'Orient Le Jour consulted authors, politicians and economists to investigate. The … [Read more...] about Decrypting the Arab Obsession with Conspiracy Theories (L’Orient Le Jour, Lebanon)
The Big Losers From Grubergate
Conservatives love to repeat quotes which reinforce their biases, even if the facts don’t really support them. We continue to hear conservative opponents of Obamacare quote Jonathan Gruber and search for even more videos of him saying the same thing. I’ve already pointed out how these quoted mean little here and here, but conservatives never let facts get in their way. His … [Read more...] about The Big Losers From Grubergate
ISIS commanders reign with brutal violence, extortion and hypocrisy: former bodyguard
GAZIANTEP, Turkey - Saddam Jamal held the mother and father at gunpoint and forced them to watch as his jihadist comrade murdered their children, one by one. The ISIS commander felt no remorse for killing this Syrian family, his bodyguard said, nor did he believe he was fulfilling a God-given creed: for him being a member… … [Read more...] about ISIS commanders reign with brutal violence, extortion and hypocrisy: former bodyguard
Coming Home!
[icopyright one button toolbar] This was a great weekend for the folks in Norfolk, Va. and at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., at Whidbey Island, Wash. and Mayport, Fla. It was an unforgettable, joyful weekend for the loved ones of more than 5,000 sailors of the ships and squadrons of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group returning home Nov. 15, after completing a … [Read more...] about Coming Home!
Cartoon: Fighting Isis
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: Fighting Isis
Taking Heart after the 2014 Elections (Guest Voice)
[icopyright one button toolbar] Taking Heart after the 2014 Elections by Craig Barnes November 12, 2014 When we set the date for this talk we knew that we would be searching for wisdom shortly after the elections. We also foresaw that we would probably be dealing with significant losses for progressives. Since November 4th, probably everyone in this room has been … [Read more...] about Taking Heart after the 2014 Elections (Guest Voice)
Nobody Reads Nietzsche No How
[icopyright one button toolbar] “I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.” -- Friedrich Nietzsche Here we go again: Benghazi! They spawned the faux scandal in Rightie World and waited for complicit journos like Jake Tapper at CNN to walk it into the mainstream, and now it's a "real" story. You know, like the Jewish … [Read more...] about Nobody Reads Nietzsche No How