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Archive for September, 2014
September 18th, 2014 - 10:40 am § in Uncategorized
Pennsylvania’s Stomach-Turning Private Gun Club “Pigeon Shoots”
Despite years of efforts in Pennsylvania’s legislature to change the law, using live birds for trap shooting at private gun clubs is still legal in that state, and two or three private gun clubs in that state run annual “pigeon shoot” events. Rich “sportsmen” from all[...]
September 18th, 2014 - 10:25 am § in Hypocrisy
How To Avoid Being Shot By Police
It’s easy. Don’t be black. Be white, and preferably rich, too. From a Sept. 6 news report: “A 19-year-old former high school field hockey star plowed her BMW into three cars, left the scene of the accidents and kicked a police officer in the head before being apprehended in B[...]
According to Nate Silver, Senate control is now a toss-up. He credits Democrats’ massive fundraising efforts. Will a Drink With McDermott Help?
Happy Hour Hilliards Brewery & Tap Room 819 5th Avenue North Seattle, WA Thursday, September 25th 6pm Suggested donation $25 RSVP to Dayna Lurie at [email protected] or click here[...]
September 17th, 2014 - 5:08 pm § in Misc.
It’s time to honor Steve Titus with a memorial statue
Today, the city of Lubbock, Texas, dedicated a 13-foot tall bronze statue of a man who died in prison rather than confess to a crime he didn’t commit as a reminder to the community that justice is fallible. Tim Cole, who went to prison for a 1985 rape and died in 1997 at age 39 from […[...]
September 17th, 2014 - 12:53 pm § in Politics
CHINA: Imperialism
BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) — China on Thursday urged Japan to stop all action that undermines China’s sovereignty. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying was referring to the Japanese government’s unilateral move to “nationalize” part of the Diaoyu Islands two years [...]
September 17th, 2014 - 10:42 am § in Misc.
APPLESAUCE: Nothing new
Ars Technica reviews editor Ron Amadeo, laughs at the breathess specifications that Apple included with the iPhone 6. His graphic that’s become a hit compares the iPhone 6 to 2012’s Nexus 4, a two year old phone. The Nexus 4 also had a 4.7-inch display with a very similar resolution to the[...]
September 17th, 2014 - 10:33 am § in Uncategorized
Another Missouri Cop Does It Again
A Missouri teenager is in a medically induced coma with brain damage after being shot in the heart with a taser by an Independence cop. The cop asserts the youth was uncooperative and combative during a traffic stop, but eyewitnesses and videos dispute that, and the FBI has initiated an excessive f[...]
September 17th, 2014 - 10:11 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Can Palestine Achieve a Government Able to Make Peace?
West Bank – Senior Hamas Official: Abbas Is Afraid Of Palestinian Elections West Bank – Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Zahar said Wednesday that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was afraid to hold elections… Read More at Voz iz Neias »[...]