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Archive for August, 2015
August 6th, 2015 - 9:58 am § in Hypocrisy
A Swimming Pool In Brazil
Police helicopter finds huge swastika in bottom of pool in Brazil Civil Police in Brazil say one of their helicopters made a startling discovery — a huge swastika in the bottom of a swimming pool. Reminds me of South Carolina! [...]
August 6th, 2015 - 8:25 am § in Misc.
MEET BERNIE AT THE COMET!
Bernie can win. This Saturday at the Comet Tavern you can join a small group of people on the leading edge of progressive politics and meet Bernie in person, hear him explain what he stands for, and ask him questions about his vision. Join us at The Comet Tavern at 5pm – register here, there&#[...]
August 6th, 2015 - 4:28 am § in Misc.
Lessons From Hiroshima for Detroit
As Japan Marks The Hiroshima Bombing Anniversary, there are lessons how US cities can survive OUR challenges.. [...]
CHINA .. celebrating a terrible anniversary
50th anniv. of establishment of Tibet Autonomous Region marked Singers perform at the Potala Palace Square in Lhasa, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 3, 2015.[...]
August 5th, 2015 - 10:09 pm § in Misc.
What happens when cops think they’ve disabled the security cameras but missed one
Several Santa Ana, California, cops are in hot water after raiding a pot shop on May 26. First they smashed down the doors, rushed in with drawn guns, and made the customers lie face down on the floor. Then they disconnected the security cameras — except they missed one. Then they began eating[...]
August 5th, 2015 - 7:22 pm § in Politics
“Ag-gag” law struck down
Republican legislators across farm country have sought to silence animal welfare activists by making the undercover filming and reporting of farm animal abuse a crime. Not surprisingly, the first federal court to consider one of these laws has struck it down as an unconstitutional restraint of free[...]
Chutzpah on stilts
When you are absolutely, positively, totally, unambiguously, leadpipe certain your opinion is the only correct one … naturally you should pretend you’re speaking for God. (Click here for story.)[...]
SOUTH CAROLINA: What matters in South Carolina
The Auto Lobbyist: from the Chronicle of Higher Education “If you can learn how to make love in the backseat of a Volkswagen, you can learn to read and write in a barn,” Patrick E. Watson, a longtime lobbyist for South Carolina car dealers, secured a big tax break for his clients. Deal[...]