Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak, announced this afternoon the debris that washed ashore on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean has been “confirmed” to be from Malaysian Airlines MH-370, but didn’t explain how the determination was made. French authorities were more rese[...]
Archive for August, 2015
August 5th, 2015 - 9:47 am § in Politics
What if Republicans get their way on Iran?
“Kerry believes that a congressional rejection of the deal will lead to war.” — The Atlantic When the GOP presidential candidates convene Thursday for the televised Fox News pre-primary debate, they’re certain to unload on President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal negotiated[...]
August 5th, 2015 - 8:25 am § in Politics
The attack on Planned Parenthood is an elaborate hoax
“To those already convinced that abortions should be safe, legal and rare, it looks like Planned Parenthood is responsibly doing exactly what a medical provider should.” “Taking a page from the falsehoods and selectively-edited videos that brought about the defunding and bankruptc[...]
August 5th, 2015 - 8:00 am § in Misc.
One More Repub
Hulk Hogan Polling 2nd Place in Republican Primary Hulk Hogan may have lost his job at the WWE, but a new poll shows the former wrestler may have a future career in politics. Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, was caught on tape this week using racial slurs and admitting that he is racist agai[...]
August 5th, 2015 - 6:40 am § in Misc.
The AVE Challenge: Photoshopping Herstory
Can you identify the extra Congresswomen added to this shot? CLICKME for the answer.[...]
August 4th, 2015 - 10:16 pm § in Uncategorized
Schulz v. Trump?
If Hillary crashes and burns, Bernie isn’t electable, and Joe doesn’t catch fire, who do the Democrats have? Howard Schulz. Yep, rumors are swirling the Starbucks boss may jump in. Now suppose Trump does get the GOP nomination. That sets up a battle of CEOs. It means Americans will turn [...]
August 4th, 2015 - 8:46 pm § in Politics
Sawant has 49.9% in 5-way primary in election night partial returns. Good news for Banks?
After spending an estimated $400,000 of money largely from enthusiasts outside Seattle, self-proclaimed Trotskyist and Seattle City Council incumbent Kshama Sawant garnered 49.9% of the votes in a 5-candidate primary race in the returns released on election night, with Pamela Banks, her strongest c[...]
August 4th, 2015 - 6:51 pm § in Misc.
Applesauce; stockholders are poorer today.
Apple (AAPL) Apple stock is down nearly 11% from the record high reached February 23rd of $133. Investors are fretting over evidence that competition is heating up for smartphones in China, while similar problems at Samsung suggest that smart phones have become a commodity product. This puts pr[...]