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Takedown: The Thomas Friedman Edition (bloggingblue.com)

23 February 2012, 9:25 pm

Thomas Friedman is a hack. Thomas Friedman has always been a hack. And if past performance is any indicator of future performance, Thomas Friedman will always be a hack. Why do people in power believe Thomas Friedman is anything other than a hack? Robert Jensen, in an interview with the author of The [...]

Astronomy Overnight Thread- Anticrepuscular Rays Over Wyoming (thepoliticalcarnival.net)

23 February 2012, 9:00 pm

Anticrepuscular Rays Over Wyoming Image Credit & Copyright: Nate Cassell Explanation: What's happening over the horizon? Although the scene may appear somehow supernatural, nothing more unusual is occurring than a setting Sun and some well placed clouds. Pictured above are ... Continue reading →

Made in America (VIDEO) (bloggingblue.com)

23 February 2012, 8:34 pm

This is a great ad...

Keynes Predicts the Failure of the Eurozone (bloggingblue.com)

23 February 2012, 8:34 pm

President of the Economic Psychic Friends Network and the father of macroeconomics, John Maynard Keynes, explains to the Masters of the Eurozone why they are doomed. It was at Bretton Woods that Keynes identified one of the key problems at the heart of international economics [...]

Audio- Rush Limbaugh: Obama Is "Creating An Absolute, Made-Up, Virtual Economy" (thepoliticalcarnival.net)

23 February 2012, 7:45 pm

They have echo chambered themselves into a whole alternate universe of cooked books and numbers and now they're using that to make blatantly false statements. Oh and Rush is a diseased abusive gasbag. Via MM.

Quickie: Gay Marriage Back on Ballot in Maine (thepoliticalcarnival.net)

23 February 2012, 6:43 pm

Today's Quickie: Back in 2009, Maine voted against marriage equality, but now things are different, in a good way. How nice to see this country making progress, as opposed to what so many conservatives wish for us. Via Taegan: "Advocates ... Continue reading →

We, the people have to say 'No, you can't do that' (aworldofprogress.com)

23 February 2012, 6:00 pm

In Will We Choose A Chinese Future, David Sirota asks the core question: "Do we accept an economic competition that asks us to emulate China?" THIS is the choice that the "job creators" are demanding that we make when they say we need to be more "business friendly." THIS is what they are asking us to [...]

More Vagina Police States: Alabama and Pennsylvania (freakoutnation.com)

23 February 2012, 4:46 pm

Governor Bob McDonnell (R-Vagina Cop) of Virginia tweaked the State Rape bill to require only non-intrusive abdominal ultrasounds - however, this also applies to women who are having a miscarriage, even under emergency circumstances. The new version went down with a 65-32 vote, which in itself has left many voters scratching their heads as to what

CNN Republican Debate: The Gingrich-Romney GOP Comedy Hour (rippdemup.com)

23 February 2012, 4:13 pm

Okay, three guys are interviewing to cause the black unemployment rate to rise by one more this coming January are presented with a question... "Nine states have voted so far. We talked a bit earlier about the volatility in the race. The people of Arizona vote Tuesday. Michigan, on Tuesday. Wyoming and Washington State, then [...]

Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson Says Satan is Responsible for President Obama's 2008 Victory (rippdemup.com)

23 February 2012, 2:59 pm

In a piece titled "President Obama as an alien," Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. discusses the series of seemingly baseless and idiotic claims made to delegitimize president Obama in the last three years. I'm not sure if you've heard any of the many visceral reactions that fail to cast president Obama in the best of [...]

Video Indicates Badge #357 Officer Roche as 'Alleged' cop that shot Scott Olsen in the face (freakoutnation.com)

23 February 2012, 12:24 pm

On October 25th last year, Veteran Scott Olsen was shot in the face by a police projectile at Occupy Oakland protest and is still recovering but his shooter's identity may have just been discovered. Since the shooting, meticulous attention has been given to the sequence of events. Watch: Scott Olsen was standing, not being rambunctious

Clean start 2/23 (aworldofprogress.com)

23 February 2012, 9:20 am

Welcome to Clean Start, ThinkProgress Green's morning round-up of the latest in climate and clean energy. Here is what we're reading. What are you?

Progressive breakfast - 2/23 (aworldofprogress.com)

23 February 2012, 9:15 am

Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security.

Hello Fear Mongering NSA, Anonymous has a message for you (freakoutnation.com)

23 February 2012, 7:12 am

An anonymous source this week claimed that the NSA head, Gen. Keith Alexander recently briefed the White House declaring that the activist group Anonymous may have the capabilities to launch a cyberattack to take down parts of the power grid. Their reasoning is transparent: the censorship bill would not be effective without the NSA monitoring the Internet. The

STUDY: Hair Relaxers Linked to Fibroids in African American Women (rippdemup.com)

22 February 2012, 1:23 pm

I got wind of the following information last week listening to the Tom Joyner Morning Show. And I'm not gonna lie; this info totally blew my mind. Now I must admit, I've been watching this natural hair revolution of sorts by my beautiful Black sisters; and, as far as trends go, I figured it would [...]

One Year Ago We Lost Marc Parent (newsjunkiepost.com)

22 February 2012, 6:50 am

One year ago, the voice of Marc parent suddenly went silent on the internet. His online presence was extremely influential. Marc was one of those hyperactive activists whose broadcasting was busy, intense, and focused on real change and reform to try to make the world a better place. There was no better content aggregator and very few bigger influencers in the social media world.

Jason Leopold Receives Reporting Award From Project Censored (pubrecord.org)

21 February 2012, 4:03 pm

We missed posting this announcement when the news was released late last year. TPR co-founder and Truthout's lead investigative reporter, Jason Leopold, received an award from Project Censored for an in-depth report he published in January 2011 about a controversial spiritual fitness test the US Army required all of its active duty soldiers to take. [...]

Military Officer Exposes Afghanistan "Success" As A Lie (pubrecord.org)

21 February 2012, 2:10 pm

"Rosy official statements" from top US military brass are misleading the American people into believing our occupation of Afghanistan is yielding solid results toward building a sustainable democracy. Instead, says Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis - who traveled more than 9,000 miles and "talked, traveled and patrolled with troops in Kandahar, Kunar, Ghazni, Khost, Paktika, [...]

Progressives Guide to Social Media 4: StumbleUpon (newsjunkiepost.com)

21 February 2012, 6:00 am

StumbleUpon (SU) is a social bookmarking site where it is challenging to get a large, loyal following and content traction. It is less ergonomic than the social news site Digg, less functional than Reddit, and less social than both, but since they are sites that cater to current news, SU eventually will be the place where content can get far more long term evergreen traffic. SU encourages exploration, has a superior interface design, and is a [...]

Economic Elite Vs. The People: 99% Movement Call To Action Two Year Anniversary Book Release (pubrecord.org)

20 February 2012, 3:55 pm

Editor's Note: History should record that the birth of the 99% Movement was on September 17, 2011. That was when the movement became a household name known to the masses. However, the 99% Movement was conceived exactly two years ago, with the release of an online report and call to action titled "The Economic Elite [...]

Will Syria's Civil War Spread to a Regional Sectarian War between Sunnis and Shiites? (newsjunkiepost.com)

19 February 2012, 5:15 pm

Nobody is contesting that Syria has entered a civil war. Despite the efforts of Russia and China, the time for negotiation and for defusing the crisis by a political solution seems to be over. In the power struggle within the Assad regime, which has been unfolding ever since the start of the uprising, the hard [...]

Fighting the vast Right Wing with Pea Shooters, Part One: Books and Bookmakers (ramonasvoices.blogspot.com)

19 February 2012, 6:34 am

We progressive types are working overtime these days marching, rallying, sitting, petitioning. We place ourselves prominently on Twitter (with our #p2, #OWS, and #CTL hashtags) and on Facebook. More and more of us have taken to writing political blogs. Our blogrolls feature other bloggers, other writers who work as hard or harder than we do in trying to sort out the truths behind America's [...]

Penetrate this! (nutsandolts.com)

18 February 2012, 7:54 am

In the latest effort to afford zygotes personhood, Republicans in the great State of Virginia have passed a bill making physical probing of a women's a vagina manditory prior to an abortion. If the said carrier refuses to look at ... Continue reading →

Super Pac Madness (nutsandolts.com)

17 February 2012, 7:19 pm

Sometimes, the Republicans and their talking puppets say something so ridiculous that one can only laugh. Other times, one can only write a post after laughing. The drama queen quality reaction to Obama's decision to embrace the Super Pac is ... Continue reading →

Thank you, Cal Thomas. Mighty Big of You (ramonasvoices.blogspot.com)

17 February 2012, 4:21 pm

I can't think of a time when I've ever agreed with Cal Thomas. I confess I don't seek him out, but when I see him on an occasional Op-Ed page I'll read him just to see what he's going to say that's going to infuriate me. I'm rarely disappointed.So as he sat on a panel at this year's CPAC and said what he said about Rachel Maddow, I wasn't shocked. He was at CPAC with his own peeps. It was cool.

Women of GOP Land: What do you see in those men? (ramonasvoices.blogspot.com)

15 February 2012, 1:17 pm

Hello, women of the Republican Party: Democratic female of the liberal persuasion here. I know it looks like we couldn't be any farther apart when it comes to ideology, but I know us. I know when it comes to the big issues--our futures and the well-being of the ones we love--we're sisters under the skin.We should talk. I mean really talk. I don't mean the usual chit-chat, the talk about kids and [...]

Whitney Houston Dies (nutsandolts.com)

11 February 2012, 7:49 pm

� Much of today seemed like any other Saturday. Writing about politics, reading about it, exchanging thoughts with friends be it on social media or other places. It seemed like any other Saturday until I learned that Whitney Houston died. ... Continue reading →

Thou Shalt Not Wear A Condom (therationalmiddle.com)

7 February 2012, 10:50 pm

There is a passsage in the Bible that clearly states that a man whose testicles have been crushed can't get into Heaven. I'm serious, and so apparently are the very important, very pious, and very close to God leaders of the Catholic Church.

Texas Turd Blossom Throws Tantrum (therationalmiddle.com)

6 February 2012, 7:50 pm

Karl Rove is mad, or I should say he was offended by the Clint Eastwood Chrysler ad from the Super Bowl. It isn't immediately apparent why conservative stalwart Rove should so detest an ad paid for by a private enterprise, narrated by an American hero with libertarian leanings, and proudly proclaiming the grit and determination of our country.

Some Truths About Nevada (therationalmiddle.com)

5 February 2012, 1:14 pm

Nevada, and Las Vegas in particular are deeply entwined in the defense business, but the state's natives have long fought over the large share of public land, and how it is governed. Nevadans prize their independent streak, and it is fair to point out that many of us raised in Nevada's public schools believe that Nevada joined the Union in 1864 because Lincoln needed us, not the other way around.

I have moved! (depravedmindset.com)

9 December 2011, 8:01 pm

I am no longer blogging at Depraved Mindset. I am now focusing on a racial justice newsletter in Hartford. The blog has already been launched, and the print edition will be out in February. Please check it out.Click on the banner, and you will be taken to the Hart Monitor.

American Racism: The Giant White Elephant in the Room (billnoxid.wordpress.com)

30 October 2011, 2:22 pm

Every day it gets more embarrassing. The total absence of even any discussion of racism after three years of the most vile and incessant displays of it I've ever seen, proves beyond question this country's pathological denial and self-delusion. The fact that the psychology community itself isn't standing up and making this obvious statement proves [...]

(depravedmindset.com)

22 September 2011, 6:47 am

RIP TROY DAVISMurdered by the State of Georgia with help from the US Supreme Court

My own race fail! (depravedmindset.com)

8 September 2011, 8:44 am

Every two weeks I go to "mobile foodshare" sites around the city I live in. It is a program that shares fresh fruit and vegetables with people who are unable to afford them independently. Since my food stamp allowance has been reduced significantly since I moved, I have been taking advantage of this service to prepare healthier meals. Since they distribute enough food for a large family to each individual, I usually take some of what I am [...]

Attention101 YouTube Channel Terminated: Inexplicable Delay Restoring it (billnoxid.wordpress.com)

23 June 2011, 6:43 pm

Believe it or not, I'm not inherently suspicious. In fact, I have the utmost faith in Humanity and Creation. You certainly wouldn't gather that from my volumes of writing, but there is a perfectly good reason for the apparent disconnect. I am not deaf, dumb, blind, and otherwise totality oblivious to what happens right in [...]

Channel Cruiser: Keep Men In The Game (radiograffitionline.com)

22 June 2011, 5:02 pm

Found a fab show that keeps getting better and better so now they're talking cancellation. I'm talking about "Men of a Certain Age, " RG and News Junkie Post regulars know I've been enamored with TNT's great little dramedy from the beginning. I'm not sure what the ratings are, but apparently they're lower than the [...]

Clueless Confidential (radiograffitionline.com)

17 June 2011, 4:14 pm

I knew it was all over for Anthony Weiner after Gloria Allred showed up at a press conference with the ex-porn star turned "featured club dancer." All over but the shouting and the law suits. Put a blonde bimbo in a scandal and this ambulance chaser's well-tuned radar will land her in the middle of [...]

Broadway's Best (radiograffitionline.com)

13 June 2011, 3:25 pm

Neil Patrick Harris is one man showstopping genius. After last year's lackluster show, the delightful performer revived the Tony Awards just in time for the 65th annual celebration of Broadway's best. There were no great surprises: "The Book of Mormon, " the predicted big winner swept almost every category, including Best Musical. Although with two [...]

Obama's White House Corespondents' Dinner Speech (Video) (pastinprint.com)

30 April 2011, 10:54 pm

The White House Corespondents' Dinner was a target rich environment for POTUS, and many a target got theirs. However, I took personal pleasure in watching that clueless ass-hat Donald Trump getting his ass handed to him by the President.

The GOP's Latest Victory... Styrofoam (progressivenation.us)

1 March 2011, 9:24 pm

The list of issues causing bitter divisions among Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill has a new entry: biodegradable cups. When the House returns Monday from a week-long recess, members and staffers will see something that hasn't been in the Capitol for four years: Styrofoam. In the first move toward phasing out part of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) "Green the Capitol" program, polystyrene cups were reintroduced this week...

Maddow: 'Wisconsin, You Are Winning' (Video) (pastinprint.com)

1 March 2011, 8:39 am

If you haven't been paying attention to the remarkable events in Wisconsin these past two weeks, Maddow will bring you up to speed: (Watch)

Exactly What Spending Do Most Americans Want Cut? (progressivenation.us)

19 February 2011, 12:26 pm

Early Thursday, a fax arrived at the Capitol Hill office of Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN). In addition to an extraordinarily racist cartoon of President Obama being dragged with a noose behind a pick-up truck, the fax accused McCollum of being a Marxist, followed by the terrorist threat: "Death to all Marxists foreign and domestic." McCollum [...]

Kristol vs Beck... Well, this ought to be interesting (progressivenation.us)

8 February 2011, 1:30 pm

Last week, Fox News' Glenn Beck launched a week-long effort to explain developments in Egypt as only he can. The deranged media personality cooked up truly bizarre conspiracy theories -- even by his standards -- involving caliphates, communists, and radical theocrats, all of whom are coordinating their efforts for "the coming insurrection" and the "new [...]

WikiLeaked: Editors Preempt Dastardly Plot by Releasing eMails (ourbiggayborhood.com)

31 January 2011, 5:32 am

With all he's got going on lately, we're surprised Julian Assange found time to get all up in Our Big Gayborhood's business, but his minions somehow defeated OBG Co-Editor Lori Hahn's NSA-level encryption system, resulting in the interception of a bunch of sensitive Gayborhood emails between Hahn and Co-Editor Margo Moon. Like the blackmail victim [...]

Where to Find Our Authors (ourbiggayborhood.com)

31 January 2011, 5:25 am

Without the authors who freely (and we mean freely) gave their time, imaginations, and words to these pages, this website would not have been possible. We hope you visit them often for more enlightenment, laughter, and their own LGBTQIA human experiences. Margo Moon's Website Margo Moon at OBG Margo Moon's Podcast Hahn at Home's Facebook [...]

We're Gone But Enjoy These Sites (ourbiggayborhood.com)

31 January 2011, 5:20 am

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Gabrielle Giffords: Casualty of the Second Civil War (billnoxid.wordpress.com)

21 January 2011, 11:46 am

Note: Due to the complexity of the topic (and length this document), I created a separate site for it: The Second Civil War. It's always astonishing to witness the pathological denial that substitutes for reality in this country, but the levels reached in the last two weeks set an entirely new clinical standard. The common [...]

BANNED: Kyle Minogue's visually stunning video for, "All The Lovers." (thejoshuablogs.blogspot.com)

29 December 2010, 8:53 am

Check out Kyle Minogue's visually stunning (and banned in Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore video for her beautiful song, "All The Lovers."Via Queerty:

Holding up New START impacts more than nukes (pastinprint.com)

20 December 2010, 1:58 pm

"The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President [Barack] Obama to be a one-term president," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced after the midterm elections. Perhaps you were under the impression McConnell's statement was just hyperbole; his vindictive sentiment, mere posturing for the benefit of the GOP's reanimated right wing. If [...]

David Shuster & I had breakfast this morning! (UPDATED) (thejoshuablogs.blogspot.com)

14 November 2010, 10:29 am

David Shuster & I breakfast this morning! It was truly an amazing experience to sit down with him and talk about our lives, our families, our thoughts on the current political climate and so much more.Honestly, he's one the of the nicest people I've ever met. Down-to-earth, warm, welcoming and completely nonjudgmental. I left filled with tons of gratitude and appreciation knowing that he took the time out of his [...]

A Couple More 'Rally to Restore Sanity' Pics ... (thejoshuablogs.blogspot.com)

13 November 2010, 5:15 pm

My friend Jeff just sent me a couple of pics he took of us at the Rally to Restore Sanity with his camera:

An American Election Folly & Rise of White Male Jacobins (rmuse.p2blogs.com)

1 November 2010, 12:52 pm

So what now after the GOP wins the House back? Will structural deficits suddenly vanish, even as US tax rates are at their lowest since 1950? Of course not, the cycle will simply start over again.

Angle Stoking Racial Hatred (rmuse.p2blogs.com)

28 October 2010, 10:36 am

Using race as a campaign strategy is sleazy and unethical, and when used in conjunction with threats of armed insurrection are downright dangerous.

Conservatives Use Nazi Gestapo Tactics (rmuse.p2blogs.com)

26 October 2010, 2:07 pm

America is heading down a dark path, and for a country that is allegedly a Christian nation, the Christian Dominionists support violence if they believe it helps their cause. There has been no outcry from Christians or Republicans because they think it is to their benefit to silently approve of any means necessary to steer America toward a Corporate Theocracy.

A Demagogue Inside Your Head (thetoddblog.com)

1 August 2010, 11:41 am

Rather than being a rational and pragmatic leader, Obama cowered to the reactionary elements of blind political divisiveness and further marginalized his own unique history to use Mrs. Sherrod's speech -- her whole speech -- and personal story as a "teachable moment."

Alex Knight: The End of Capitalism, Part 2-A (thetoddblog.com)

25 July 2010, 8:37 am

End of Capitalism Theory insists there are deeper explanations for why this crisis is so severe, widespread, and long-lasting. Here's one explanation: The devastating quaking of the financial markets, and the lingering aftershocks we're experiencing in layoffs and cut-backs, are manifestations of much larger tectonic shifts under the surface of the economy. This turmoil originates from deep instabilities within capitalism, the global [...]