Traveling to Saudi Arabia? Knowing what you can and cannot bring can save you from severe punishment. It’s better safe than sorry. Getting these list in mind when packing your luggage or hand-carried items hopefully brings more peace of mind and less of worries an officer at the arrival hall [...]
Archive for May, 2018
May 19th, 2018 - 5:41 pm § in Donald Trump
Just a picture, no words.
But then, Donald doesn’t have Meghan’s looks or personality. (Photo: BBC) [...]
May 18th, 2018 - 12:30 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Texas school shooter ID’d
“Police have taken Dimitrios Pagourtzis into custody and believe he is the sole gunman responsible for the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School that left at least 10 dead and 10 more wounded,” USA Today reported. CNN says the shooter was injured. Another student described as an R[...]
May 18th, 2018 - 10:35 am § in Misc.
RACISM and REPARATIONS
Woman with slave girl in the mid 19th century, New Orleans.http://www.burnsarchive.com/ Should the U.S. provide reparations for slavery and Jim Crow? Carlton Mark Waterhouse, Indiana University More than 150 years of scholarship and activism hasn’t brought us any closer to consensus.[...]
Another Day, Another School, 10 More Dead Kids
Law enforcement sources confirm “multiple fatalities” at the high school in Santa Fe, Texas (near Galveston) and say a shooter is in custody. News sources report 9 deaths and say an officer was injured. Meanwhile, President Trump is heading today to an NRA speaking engagement, seeking vo[...]
May 18th, 2018 - 8:17 am § in Misc.
Republicans sacrifice Dreamers to midterms
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the House majority leader, says he won’t support a bipartisan deal on DACA because it could depress Republican turnout in this fall’s midterm elections. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) wants to pass a “Dreamer” bill before he retires from Congress next Januar[...]
May 18th, 2018 - 8:02 am § in Misc.
When The Silent Middle is Told to F— Off
Political Correctness[...]