Methodist Fundamentalists: You will NEVER stop us.
Today, I saw Reverend Frank Schaefer back in the pulpit, just three days after officially losing his papers. I was privileged to sit in the pews at Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington DC, and...
View ArticleRepublicans Plot to Starve Food Stamp Recipients
Yeah, I know, that sounds sensational. But it's really, really not.Senator David Vitter (R - Galt's Gulch) has introduced a bill that would force all food stamp recipients to show photo ID when using...
View ArticleMedia Drones prevent Firefighting Helicopters from Reaching Burning Village...
The norwegian town of Laerdalsoyri (Lærdalsøyri) suffered a major fire last night, with high winds driving the flames from building to building. The town is historic, with architecturally significant...
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View ArticleI'm Worried About the Banks this week
I have written a retraction of this diary. The retraction can be viewed here.The Forbes article upon which I based this diary, and which caused me to write this post, was a fabrication.The Chinese...
View ArticleNot as worried about the banks this week, because Forbes is STAFFED BY MORONS
So I found out today that when I quoted Forbes on Sunday, I was quoting lies. Lies and exaggerations.The "MEGA DEFAULT" they were screaming about?It's not happening. China worked out the issues. Credit...
View ArticlePresident Obama in Virtual Town Hall. Live now. Embedded.
The quotes below were paraphrased to the best of my ability, they are not as accurate as I would like as I was typing on the fly.The video is now archived. To get to the action, fast forward to about...
View ArticleIf you get a call about your computer, it's a scam.
So I've heard rumors that there are fake calls happening lately, where someone from overseas calls and tells you your computer is infected with a virus, or your license has expired, or there's some...
View ArticleCrimean Crisis Live Blog. Be Careful Trusting Info, lots of hoaxes going around.
I've been holding off on posting because the twittersphere is full of rumors right now. Then Journalists began reporting two explosions in Simferopol. Now, Journos are saying that those explosions were...
View ArticleThe Crimean Conflict is a Global Crisis
With Crimea boiling, there's very little accurate information on the day to day. After hearing false reports of explosions in Simferopol last night, I began a live blog. Attempting to verify...
View ArticleWhy I'm Still Here: Because I can't do this alone.
I have been busting my ass in the trenches to make the Democratic party better for my entire adult life. I'm getting really tired of hearing people bitch and moan that the democratic party isn't...
View ArticleBible: Life Begins at Breath, Not Conception
So I made the mistake of thinking that everybody knows what the bible has to say about when life begins and when life ends. Because it's pretty clear. It's so clear that we have thousands of years of...
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Taiwanese Students have Occupied Taiwan's Parliament. They're making speeches...
Video from the protesters themselves:Taiwanese students have reacted to the passing of a trade deal with China by seizing their nation's parliament. It looks like the ruling party suspended...
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Cut the crap, BBC. There is no "Dissent among scientists" over climate report
Well that sounds ominous, doesn't it. "DISSENT AMONG SCIENTISTS!" Yes, that's certainly a damning headline. Especially for those of us who want the human race to avoid a mass die-off along with the...
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CNN is a National Embarrasment: Sends Reporter to wander the Steppes...
When the US and EU announced that there was a massive Russian military buildup, CNN's response was to send a Camera Crew to the Ukrainian border, to see if they couldn't find some tanks to snap photos...
View ArticleUkraine Government Sends in the Troops. Obama + Merkel holding press conference.
Security Council Meeting live Here. Ukraine and Russia are about to square off there.We don't have any solid details yet, circumstances being what they are, but Ukraine's government has attempted to...
View ArticleElliot Rodger, Gunman in California Mass Shooting, was influenced by the...
Trigger Warning: Violence against WomenLast Night in Santa Barbara California, a Gunman in a BMW opened fire on students near the UC Santa Barbara campus in Isla Vista. Seven are dead including the...
View ArticleThe terrible thing Hillary Clinton did was to trust the President
The President of the United States, George W. Bush, lied to the nation, lied to congress, and claimed to have evidence that was complete bullshit.Even in 2006 and 2007, I was having arguments with...
View ArticleWatch a Starbucks Worker call out CEO on working conditions and Intimidation...
The Starbucks Union pulled off a minor coup late Wednesday. They got one brave worker a microphone, and let him loose on the CEO.In a two minute conversation, the worker raised a number of issues:1....
View ArticleSouth Carolina Town Reinstates Lesbian Police Chief, Strips Power of Mayor...
The Mayor in a rural South Carolina town fired the local police chief because she was an out and proud Lesbian.According to local media, a board of the city government found that she was fired for a...
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