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January 12th, 2015 - 6:05 pm § in Misc.

D.A. charges Albuquerque cops with murder, but is it a cynical charade?

New Mexico district attorney Kari Brandenburg has filed murder charges against two Albuquerque police officers in the high-profile case of James Boyd, 38, a mentally ill homeless man who was gunned down while apparently trying to surrender to police in March 2014. But is she serious about convicting[...]

January 12th, 2015 - 1:49 pm § in America

Some Guns Are More Equal Than Others!

2nd Amendment For Whites Only? Conservatives Freak Out Over New Black Panthers Carrying Guns When white men open carry, it’s “patriotism.” When black men do the same thing, it’s “alarming.” Tavis Smiley Disarms Bill O’Reilly With Suggestion To Arm Every Blac[...]

January 12th, 2015 - 9:46 am § in Misc.

Radical Republicans: What is Wrong With This Picture?

GOP leader sees no problem with male domination of the House When House Republicans chose their committee heads, mysteriously, 20 out of 21 were men . That’s one woman, if you do the math. But no worries, …[...]

January 12th, 2015 - 1:09 am § in Misc.

Can India Be Tolerant?

Our Constitution accommodates differences: Pranab In the wake of growing instances of communal intolerance in the country, President Pranab Mukherjee of India  expressed his apprehension, asking if tolerance and acceptance of dissent are “on the wane.” The President said the Indian civilisation[...]

January 12th, 2015 - 1:05 am § in Misc.

Robert Crumb’s Tribute to Charlie

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January 12th, 2015 - 12:22 am § in Hypocrisy, Politics

Bibi’s Political Trip to Mourn Charlie Hebdo

Bibi is an awful diplomat. According to Haaretz, Bibi Netanyahu was asked not to attend Paris’s rally to honor the fallen cartoonists and other victims of last week’s terror attack on Charlie Hebdo.  President Hollande made the request to keep the affair a European affair and avoid bot[...]

January 12th, 2015 - 12:01 am § in America, Hypocrisy, Jews, Misc., Religion

Where are the calls for Je Suis Badawi?

“… The most important lesson that we need to learn from the horrible massacre is that we must stand up more fiercely for India’s values. Tavleen Singh Calls for tolerance after the massacres in Paris are misplaced. Given the history of the Holocaust, America’s horrible history o[...]