Ankara – Turkey has strongly rejected media reports that it had launched a probe into some of the country’s Jewish citizens on the grounds that they had collaborated with Israel in the deadly 2012 raid on the Mavi Marmara flotilla which killed nine Turkish citizens. “There has never been a[...]
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May 18th, 2014 - 10:36 am § in America, Schools & Colleges
Climate Denial at WWU
A geology professor emeritus at Western Washington University, Don J. Easterbrook, edited Evidence-Based Climate Science a book which contends that increased CO2 emissions aren’t the cause of climate change. Dr. Easterbrook has appeared with Glenn Beck and been interviewed for the New York T[...]
April 7th, 2014 - 10:42 am § in Misc.
South Carolina: THE Ave candidate pulls ahead of Tea Party opponents to Linsey Graham!
Lindsey Graham looks to be in deep trouble according to a recent poll of likely Republican Primary voters in South Carolina. Lee Bright is dominating the crowded field of challengers, and both trends seem to be building. Bright, who polled more than Nancy Mace, Bill Connor and Richard Cash [...]
March 25th, 2014 - 2:02 pm § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Is Snohomish County Effectively Bankrupt?
It would seem so, because by all appearances, the county was negligent in issuing building permits for the now-buried houses below Slide Hill. The risk of this hill collapsing has been known for years, and the county apparently was warned, but seems to have ignored the danger. Now, dozens are dead, [...]
Give South Carolina a Little Credit: They rejected an amendment to oppose Obamacare!
RESOLUTION TO PASS THE FREEDOM OF HEALTH CARE PROTECTION ACT, KNOWN AS H3101 The Businesses of South Carolina Come to Their Senses and Oppose The Dominant Tea Partiers. The opposition by radical Republicans to Obamacare is a major challenge not only for liberals but for any rational business person.[...]
Banning Gay Conversion
from HorsesAss Gay Conversion Therapy Ban Passed The WA House by Carl, 02/14/2014, 7:56 AM And with a solid 94-4 majority. As I understand it, it would mean that people who practice that harmful garbage wouldn’t be able to hold a license to practice in the state. It now goes on the the state Senat[...]
February 17th, 2014 - 10:15 am § in Uncategorized
North Korea: China Ought to READ the UN Report
If China is now the adult superpower in the region, why in hell do they allow this while complaining that Japan is considering allowing America to put nukes on Japanese soil?[...]
February 5th, 2014 - 11:01 am § in Misc.
Microsoft’s Surface Paying Off!: Balmer Should Get Credit
Steve Balmer should get credit for figuring it out! After an Awful Marketing Campaign, MS is Learning How to Sell The Surface! Windows-based tablets market share has risen from less than 1% in 2012 to 3.4% in 2013, and is expected to reach 10.2% in 2017. Microsoft Surface RT Launch Party (Photo [...]
February 3rd, 2014 - 1:14 pm § in Misc.
Is There a (Good) Answer to The Syrian Mess?
Maybe Not.[...]