Earlier Tuesday, the NFL issued the new policy, which states that all players who are on the field during the anthem must “stand and show respect for the flag and the Anthem.” Players are allowed to stay in the locker rooms during the Anthem, which effectively silences their protests. Except[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bill of Rights’
May 23rd, 2018 - 10:35 pm § in Donald Trump, Hypocrisy
NY Jets Owner says if any player ‘takes a knee’ he’ll pay the NFL fine
May 16th, 2018 - 2:02 pm § in Uncategorized
Net Neutrality Survives
Senate Approves Overturning FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal Several Republicans joined Democrats in voting to overturn the FCC’s controversial decision. But the measure has little chance of success in the House.[...]
May 7th, 2018 - 9:34 am § in America
The Last Three Newspapers
“No one except the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and now probably the Washington Post has come up with a digital product that really in any significant way will replace the revenue that is being lost as print newspapers lose both circulation and advertising,” said Buffett as he fielded[...]
Are Public Universities for Sale?
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s largest public university granted the conservative Charles Koch Foundation a say in the hiring and firing of professors in exchange for millions of dollars in donations, according to newly released documents. The release of donor agreements between George Mason[...]
April 12th, 2018 - 10:38 am § in Foreign Affairs
SMS: Why China is a better place to be a citizen than the US
Choosing China The Chinese government is actually a party/government. It runs very much like any other corporation with a promotion ladder, management posts, etc. The part/government also owns many of China’s large corporations just as a large US corporation owns its subsidiaries. Like any w[...]
During Passover, A desperate march from Honduras toward the United States.
Pueblos Sin Fronteras (Abstracted and edited from Buzzfeed) A group called Pueblos Sin Fronteras, or People Without Borders has organized hundreds of Central Americans — children, women, and men . The hope is that the sheer size of the crowd will give immigration authorities and criminals pause[...]
March 20th, 2018 - 1:13 am § in Foreign Affairs, Hypocrisy
Being a Trump Female Visiting Saudi Arabia
Deena Loveland FACEBOOK I WAS IN SAUDI ARABIA a few years ago and this would be worth your time to read. There is a place in the center of Riyadh called “CHOP CHOP SQUARE”. This is where, on Fridays, various body parts are chopped off.. Fingers, hands, heads etc, or other forms of tort[...]
March 15th, 2018 - 1:28 am § in America, Donald Trump
Today is the birthday of an American Monster … Andrew Jackson.
If you want to better understand this president, you should read about a campaign almost 200 years old. Mr. Trump has dedicated his Presidency to Jackson’s Memory. In 1828, Andrew Jackson became the first president of the United States who wasn’t a founding father or son of a founding fath[...]
February 20th, 2018 - 11:22 am § in Uncategorized
This assault weapon ban didn’t need legislative action.
In less than a week, Scott Pappalardo’s viral video has garnered nearly 17 million views.[...]