Researchers at The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) revealed that a piece from Amelia Earhart’s vanished aircraft has been identified in Nikumaroro, an atoll in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati. This is the first time that an artifact from the wreckage has been directly linked to Earhart’s last expedition, in which she was… … [Read more...] about Mystery of Amelia Earhart Solved? Fragment From Missing Plane Identified
Canada’s Terrorism Turning Point
[icopyright one button toolbar] TORONTO, Canada -- The live TV coverage on CBCNN brought back memories of another assassination -- the assassination of JFK. A funeral procession punctuated by drumbeats and bagpipes. Only this time, a country's grief focused on Corporal Nathan Cirillo. Only this time, the haunting image of a child that'll be reproduced forever was … [Read more...] about Canada’s Terrorism Turning Point
Moderate thunder out of Kansas
. IOLA, Kan. -- The several dozen citizens gathered at a street corner just off the main square of this southeastern Kansas town of 5,600 were polite and friendly in the Midwestern way. They did not look in the least like a band of counterrevolutionaries intent on reversing the direction of the government in Topeka. Yet the results of the tea party … [Read more...] about Moderate thunder out of Kansas
Birth control device linked to serious harm in women; maker covered up dangers
By Miriam Raftery SAN DIEGO, Ca - An ABC News investigation that includes 10 News in San Diego reveals that the maker of the Essure birth control device covered up evidence that patients have been seriously harmed by the device for over a decade. [icopyright one button toolbar] The device consists of metal coils that are implanted inside a woman’s Fallopian tubes to … [Read more...] about Birth control device linked to serious harm in women; maker covered up dangers
Obamacare’s Post Mid-Term Future
Jason Millman discusses a Harvard meta-analysis of polls on the Affordable Care Act on The Washington Post's Wonkblog. [icopyright one button toolbar] Although the politics of Obamacare have cooled down this year — and even with declining interest in this year's midterms — the upcoming election will have a bigger influence on the direction of health care than you may think. … [Read more...] about Obamacare’s Post Mid-Term Future
Kobani Reinforcements Pour In Via Turkey
Update as of 5:10 a.m. EDT: At least 150 fighters of the rebel Free Syrian Army, or FSA, entered Syria overnight from Turkey on Wednesday to help Kurdish fighters battling militants of the Islamic State group in the town of Kobani, Agence France-Presse, or AFP, reported, citing local Turkish officials. Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip… … [Read more...] about Kobani Reinforcements Pour In Via Turkey
Do Americans deserve this?
In a rare public accounting of its mass surveillance program, the United States Postal Service reported that it approved nearly 50,000 requests last year from law enforcement agencies and its own internal inspection unit to secretly monitor the mail of Americans for use in criminal and national security investigations. The number of requests, contained in a 2014 audit of the … [Read more...] about Do Americans deserve this?
The ‘Blackwaterization’ of War: Obama is Gambling on it (L’Orient Le Jour, Lebanon)
[icopyright one button toolbar] After a trial that for some reason lasted seven years, last week a jury convicted four former Blackwater mercenaries of murdering 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in a firefight on September 16, 2007 aka/ Baghdad's Bloody Sunday. For Lebanon's L'Orient Le Jour, columnist Christian Merville writes that despite the convictions - which will … [Read more...] about The ‘Blackwaterization’ of War: Obama is Gambling on it (L’Orient Le Jour, Lebanon)
My Health Care Premiums
[icopyright one button toolbar] On a side note, the image of the rainbow was taken from my bike and close to where I live. I couldn’t find the pot of gold on either side. It kept moving! A few months ago there was a post and subsequent thread about how much healthcare insurance premiums might rise in 2015. There was even a suggestion that rates at Kaiser Permanente … [Read more...] about My Health Care Premiums
Poll: Extremes of power, but not of numbers
Pew Research Center just released data from its year-long look at polarization, a follow-up to the June release of its largest survey ever on American politics. The result is a fun and informative read about where Americans get their news and information, but once again, a distinct minority are receiving outsized attention, just as they do… … [Read more...] about Poll: Extremes of power, but not of numbers
Arguing Against Counterproductive Hysteria Over Ebola
[icopyright one button toolbar] While the outbreak of Ebola began in West Africa about ten months ago, we have now had only nine patients with Ebola in this country. Most were brought in for treatment after contracting it elsewhere. One is currently undergoing treatment. One died. All the rest have recovered. There have been zero cases of transmission in the general … [Read more...] about Arguing Against Counterproductive Hysteria Over Ebola
Halloween In The Time of Ebola
Halloween In The Time of Ebola Tyrades! By Danny Tyree "Ewww!" said my wife, when I told her that BrandsOnSale.com is marketing leftover "Breaking Bad" meth lab hazmat suits as Ebola Containment Suits this Halloween, at $79.99 a pop. These suits are just part of a trend (call it tacky, insensitive, creepy, gross) that includes Zombie Robin Williams masks, partygoers … [Read more...] about Halloween In The Time of Ebola
Cartoon: Hawaiian disaster
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Pope Francis: Evolution Is Real; God Is Not A ‘Magician’
Pope Francis has come out in defense of the theory of evolution, saying the scientific principle is not incompatible with Catholic doctrine. He said the world did not begin as “a work of chaos,” but instead emerged from a principle of love, and that creationism and evolution are not mutually exclusive ideas. "God is not a… … [Read more...] about Pope Francis: Evolution Is Real; God Is Not A ‘Magician’
Nowadays we need sane asylums (Guest Voice)
Nowadays we need sane asylums By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — It used to be that psychiatrists put insane people into insane asylums. However, today, everyone is seemingly insane. Sort of. Just look at the pathology of our youth, the dysfunction of our families, the violence in our day to day lives, the poisonous popular culture to which we expose our children … [Read more...] about Nowadays we need sane asylums (Guest Voice)
Cartoon: Chris Christie – Ebola and the Walking Dead
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Voter fraud: the GOP’s mythical boogieman
Over the course of the last decade, states have begun implementing strict voter identification requirements, starting with Arkansas's strict non-photo ID requirement in 2004. In 2005, Indiana became the first state to require voters provide a government-issued photo ID as a condition to voting. The law was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2008, despite there being “no … [Read more...] about Voter fraud: the GOP’s mythical boogieman
Put North Korea on trial for crimes against humanity says UN inquiry
The UN Security Council should sue North Korea in the International Criminal Court (ICC) for ongoing crimes against humanity, the UN’s top investigator said. [icopyright one button toolbar] He urged firm action against the regime’s long list of human rights violations against almost all the country’s 24 million people, including arbitrary detention, torture, executions and … [Read more...] about Put North Korea on trial for crimes against humanity says UN inquiry
Be careful what you wish for, Republicans!
[icopyright one button toolbar] Be careful what you wish for, Republicans! A slim majority in the Senate may turn out to be just the punishment the left would love Republicans to suffer. Paul Waldman writes: There will be tremendous built-up pressure from conservatives that Sen. Mitch McConnell (assuming he wins his own race and becomes majority leader) will have … [Read more...] about Be careful what you wish for, Republicans!
Juan Williams Debunks GOP Attempts To Blame Democrats For Lack Of A Surgeon General
[icopyright one button toolbar] While discussing the Republican hypocrisy in their response to an Ebola Czar earlier this month, I pointed out how the Republicans blocked Barack Obama’s nominee for Surgeon General due to his concerns about gun violence, which kills far, far more people than Ebola in this country. Republicans who 1) are rarely willing to take responsibility … [Read more...] about Juan Williams Debunks GOP Attempts To Blame Democrats For Lack Of A Surgeon General