Republicans don’t want most Americans to vote. It’s so obvious they don’t even try very hard to hide it anymore. It’s an obvious strategy for an unpopular minority party when propaganda and lies don’t work very well anymore. (Which was amply proven by their double[...]
Archive for October, 2014
October 25th, 2014 - 10:43 pm § in Politics
Photo ID: The New (Legal) Poll Tax
October 25th, 2014 - 12:00 pm § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATION: God’s Law
Iran Hangs Woman Convicted Of Killing Alleged Rapist[...]
October 25th, 2014 - 11:10 am § in America
52 Years After Ol’ Miss Admits a Black Guy, They Cheer THEIR Black Football Players!
I post this on a Oct fall Saturday evening in 2014 while watching undefeated football teams of Ole Mis and Mississippi State just 52 years after this event. Both teams are 75% black being cheered on by the Grand Kids and Great Grand kids who once denied them. Only in America. Integrating Ole Miss: A[...]
Ballot Recommendations: Two Sets of Similar Ideas
Geov Parrish: This year’s general election ballots have been mailed out, and they’re…long. And complicated. Not to worry – I’m here to help. Because buried among the judicial races and “advisory vote” nonsense are some genuinely important, meaningful choices. Unlike this Augus[...]
October 25th, 2014 - 3:34 am § in America
REPOST: DON’T SEND YOUR CHILD TO HARVARD!
In response to a request I have deleted the original text of this post from July 22, 2014. The edited post follows below. Let me explain. William Deresiewicz, former Yale Professor, author and contributor at The Nation and The New Republic, wrote a very thoughtful piece with the title used above[...]
October 25th, 2014 - 2:46 am § in Misc.
THE Ave Challenge: How much profit did Huffington Post Make Last Year?
a. 10 million b. 5 million c. 150 thousand d. broke even e. lost 6 million[...]
SUNDAY REVELATION: Belief that God is essential to morality in INVERSELY proportional to national wealth.
The Pew Research Center published a survey. The results of the survey of people in 40 countries shows that belief that God is essential to morality in INVERSELY proportional to national wealth. [...]
October 24th, 2014 - 3:17 pm § in Hypocrisy
Shooting Horror Pays A Halloween Visit To A Washington High School
Washington’s luck ran out today. Our state dodged the bullet (or bullets, literally) several times over the last few years when would-be school shooters were apprehended by authorities before they could act, usually because someone tipped off police. This one wasn’t caught in time. The S[...]
Amazon to offer covered dog park! … What a Perk!
Amazon Biodome – Seattle Check out the renderings for Amazon’s new headquarters in downtown Seattle. These remarkable “biodomes” will incorporate a cycle track, dog park and retail stores into Amazon’s buildings. The inside of these glass orbs will be a mixture of work [...]
October 24th, 2014 - 12:20 am § in Environment, The Ave Scene
Orca …. baby dead?
From West Seattle Blog: Puget Sound orcas’ first baby in 2 years missing, presumed dead October 20, 2014 at 10:45 pm | In Seen at sea, West Seattle news, Wildlife | 13 Comments (Photo by Carrie Sapp) After the Southern Resident Killer Whales came through last Friday, the experts noticed someone mi[...]