Nearly 400,000 gallons of oil gush onto the ground in North Dakota. The Keystone XL pipeline was the object of protests by Native Americans (see photos) and environmentalists who feared the potential for pollution of their water supply, treaty lands, and sacred sites by oil spills. Pipeline promoter[...]
Archive for October, 2019
October 30th, 2019 - 2:16 pm § in Misc.
In Defence of The Freedom to Burn a Flag
Having noted the remarks purporting to report the way veterans feel about burning of the flag, those who have not served – and even some (if not many) who have – should know that for a great many of the leaders who have a couple of enlistments on them or have at least achieved the [&hell[...]
October 30th, 2019 - 1:39 am § in Donald Trump
TRUMP CHOOSES SURPRISE VENUE FOR G7!
The choice of the iconic Playboy Club came after an exhaustve search for alternatives. Following the scandal about Mr. Trump’s choice of his Doral property, choice of any Trump property to host the G7 became untenable. The property had to be exceptional, agreeable to Mr. Trump’s standa[...]
October 29th, 2019 - 7:34 pm § in Donald Trump
Are Republican complaints about the impeachment process valid?
No! A big fat NO. They’re just throwing arguments at the wall hoping one sticks. The impeachment inquiry is not a “witch hunt.” Trump himself has acknowledged conduct that, without further evidence, would be enough to impeach him. And the inquiry is squarely within the House of Rep[...]
October 29th, 2019 - 6:24 pm § in Politics
Will the “cival war” umpire lose his job?
“The head of Major League Baseball has said the organisation is investigating a tweet from an umpire that threatened civil war if US President Donald Trump was impeached,” BBC reported a few days ago. (Story: here) Other news outlets also picked up the story about Rob Drake, 50, who has [...]
October 28th, 2019 - 1:16 am § in Christianity, Donald Trump, Foreign Affairs, Hypocrisy, Israel/Palestine, Saudi Arabia
Why al Baghdadi’s status as committed Islamic scholar matters.
Mike Pompeo and Fox News are blasting the Washington Post for referring to the ISIS leader as an “austere religious scholar.” All this does is show the stupidity of Fox and its followers. As a “Caliph,” by declaring a caliphate, al-Baghdadi was fulfilling a muslim heritage [...]
[...] October 27th, 2019 - 8:24 am § in Donald Trump
Trump claims U.S. has killed ISIS leader
BREAKING NEWS — President Trump says Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the brutal ISIS “caliphate,” is dead. According to news sources, a U.S.-Kurdish operation cornered al-Baghdadi in a tunnel with dogs, and he then detonated a suicide vest, blowing up himself and his three children[...]
October 27th, 2019 - 1:48 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: A sermon to Remember Elijah Cummings!
“Like that Old Testament prophet, he stood against corrupt leadership of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel.” https://abcn.ws/2qKn4df [...]