10 Hours till UK polls open: Who are the SNP (According to Right Wing...
Britain has its own sort of corporate, right wing media. In the UK it's newspapers that tend to be partisan, and broadcasters who tend to be a little more balanced. We often have the opposite here, and...
View ArticleElection Night Liveblog, UK Election 2015, Scotland
The polls closed at 5:00 PM EST, 10:00 PM local time. It will be a few hours before we have any results at all, and the first real bellwether seats will come at around 9:00 PM tonight.There are two...
View ArticleWindows 10 comes with built-in spyware. If your work requires...
Friends of mine in government, in law offices, or in doctors offices often have a work/personal email that comes with a disclaimer. "This communication is confidential," etc, and is intended only for...
View ArticlePolice Shootings in 2015: Just the Facts
I’ll be talking about Black Lives Matter tomorrow on Netroots Radio (I’ll be on at 11:30). I’ll soon be launching my own show there, with econ-blogger extraordinaire Arliss Bunny. In my research for...
View ArticleI found Mongolian Hip Hop made entirely with traditional instruments and it...
And for those wondering, yes, there is throat singing!It seems that the artists who make this, called ЭтникЗоригоо or Ethnic Zorigoo depending on your alphabet, are musicians who are trying to keep...
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Everyone shut up. David Cameron allegedly had sex with a pig's severed head.
In a new book, Call Me Dave, veteran political journalist Isabel Oakeshott and Tory Peer and Pollster The Baron Michael Ashcroft (because of course the nobility is involved) have alleged that as part...
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Hay Everybody! Let's relentlessly mock the Sorority Girls who took selfies at...
HAHAHAH DID ANYONE SEE THE VIDEO OF THOSE STUPID MILLENNIALS MAKING STUPID FACES AND TAKING STUPID SELFIES?!?!?!?!?NOBODY IN THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL HAS EVER LOOKED AT ANYTHING OTHER THAN DIRECTLY AT...
View ArticleThis is now a slightly inebriated liveblog. It's the CNN Facebook *wince*...
Original Title: I've been watching CNN for two minutes and I've already poured myself a whisky.They've spent most of the time talking about Donald Trump's twitter account, and are pretending to be...
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An open letter to Sanders Supporters: Don't get distracted by the corporate...
Hey guys. For reference, I'm undecided because I like both Clinton and Sanders so much. If Clinton is sailing to victory, though, I'm going to vote for Sanders to give him the biggest possible stick to...
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The Death Star WAS an inside job, though.
Nobody wants to hear the truth, but do you really think that a simple farmboy with little to no military experience working for his sister's terrorist organization destroyed the most heavily armed...
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With EVEL Intent, Cameron has just destabilized the UK
Image from an independence march in Glasgow today, 10/24/2015. "Nicola" refers to Nicola Sturgeon, first minister of Scotland (Head of Government) and leader of the SNP. Protests like these involving...
View ArticleCalais, France Refugee Camp "The Jungle" is Burning.
A Reporter for the Morning Star, and a Polish Filmmaker have both confirmed that as of the time of writing, the Calais refugee camp called the Jungle is burning. No injuries are currently reported, and...
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A Scottish Nationalist Newspaper made sure that Syrian Refugees were greeted...
The National is a pro-independence newspaper. Let’s not dither about who they are. They’re nationalists. They’re often accused of being mouthpieces for the SNP. They believe that Scotland ought to be...
View ArticlePlease stop blaming my city for your failures.
I hope all of you are happy getting to vote in the Democratic primary! I also get a vote. Dead last, as it turns out. Either I support the decision made by the rest of the Democratic party, or cast a...
View ArticleAs an Occupy Wall Street Democrat, I support Hillary. She's strongest by far...
Bank Profits are in freefall today, thanks to Obama-Appointed regulators. In the aftermath of the Libor crisis caused by shockingly criminal behavior on the part of the 16 largest banks on the planet,...
View ArticleBernie Sanders just lied about his opposition to Comprehensive Immigration...
Bernie Sanders just put a lot of spin on his response to opposing Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Tonight, he claimed that it was because a guest worker program was modern day slavery. This is in...
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Ireland Votes: It looks like a hung Dáil or broken promises.
Irish people went to the polls yesterday to elect 157 Teachtaí Dála to Dáil Éireann. Whichever party controls the Dáil will be able to appoint the Taoiseach, and control the legislative agenda.For...
View ArticleFact Check: Clinton's FBI "Problems" are mostly political spin, according to...
I will keep this succinct, until I break into the meta portion.A diary on today’s reclist argues that Clinton is likely to be indicted for criminal activity. This argument comes from the right-wing...
View ArticleBernie Supporters in North Carolina: My friend wants to vote for your...
Very quick post.I have a friend who works in Mouth of Wilson Virginia. He needs someone to pick him up there, and drive him to the polls in Allegheny County North Carolina for the Democratic Primary on...
View ArticleNo matter what happens today, this Clinton supporter thinks Bernie should...
I promised a pro-sanders Diary, where I’d call out the nonsense targeting both of our candidates. This is that post.I figured the Ides of March is a good time to post it. If Bernie can sustain his...
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