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US rejects ban on cluster bombs
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/US_rejects_ban_on_cluster_bombs_02232007.html Major countries like Britain and France have signed....apparently the US has to have all those unexploded ordinances lying around to remind the invaded country that they are a conquered people.
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Here's your green party candidate
Really looks like she's not a Russian asset, right? https://twitter.com/CNN/status/944011624578519040 I wonder, will this post get taken down too?
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Media Ignores Higher Black on White Crime Rate for PC Crap
The execution-style murder of three African-American college students in Newark, N.J., forced to kneel and shot in the head -- allegedly by an illegal alien from Peru who was out on bail for the serial rape of a 5-year-old -- has the makings of a Willie Horton issue in 2008. Newark, like New York, is a "sanctuary city,"…
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Digs
Friendly digs? OK, I can dig it! Who sang that song that has that part about diggudiggydiggydiggy? Hmmm... Oh yeah! Here we go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObIhckReYMk
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Merry Christmas
Just wishing all my fellow PJ fan a very merry christmas and happy new year. cheers.
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Future Predictions
This is about six months old, but I just came across it the other day...sorry if it's been posted before....I think he's a tad optimistic on timeframes...and I don't see him factoring in capitalists sabotaging tech/patents and other typical fuckery to maintain existing systems for personal / corp gain....Not much to…
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Anybody here familiar with Elbert Hubbard?
This is what I know so far -He was a writer, philosopher akin to and a fan of the likes of Henry Thoreau and Walt Whitman, Leo Tolstoy among others. -He founded the Roycroft Artisan community based on the Arts and Crafts movement. -He opted to say on board the RMS Lusitania after it was torpedoed on May 7, 1915 by a German…
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This is why you lost and will lose again.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/11/politics/trump-time-magazine-ice-cream/ Headline news!!! You have got to be kidding me. Ice cream. Good Lord.
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Fear & Loathing in Trump's AmeriKKKa
Watching the election returns last night my thoughts turned to Hunter S Thompson and what he would think of this whole fiasco. I think he saw it coming with the re-election of Bush Jr. This country was on the fast track to hell. Too bad we don't have many honest journalist left nowadays to call out this sick celebrity…
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ESPN Sexual Harassment Claims (Pearl Jam related)
http://thebiglead.com/2017/12/15/espn-text-messages-john-buccigross/ "In a decision that is guaranteed to be polarizing, ESPN opted to post a lengthy text exchange between John Buccigross and Adrienne Lawrence. As the Boston Globe detailed on Wednesday, Lawrence filed a complaint with the Connecticut Commission on Human…
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Bomb goes off in NYC subway!
http://abc7ny.com/possible-pipe-bomb-explodes-below-port-authority-bus-terminal-/2768166/ Be careful out there my fellow NYers.
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Off the deep end... (U.S. pulls out of Paris Agreement)
Just how crazy is this? I can't quit come up with the right words. Help me out here. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/01/donald-trump-confirms-us-will-quit-paris-climate-deal
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Text of Muslim Ban Executive Order in a few posts
This should have it's own thread [article] PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title…
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Red White Blue and Black 35 Stars What is This?
https://pearljam.com/news/limited-edition-pjseattle-flag What communist designed this flag? Red white blue and black. A Colored American like flag with 13 stripes which includes black and there are 35 stars on it. What exactly is it supposed to mean? Pearl Jam half ass American flag. I'm about done with this band fan of 26…
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Australia legalises same-sex marriage
About time! Great day! http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/samesex-marriage-legalised-in-australia-as-parliament-passes-historic-law-20171206-h00cdj.html…
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What does being "Progressive" mean to you?
"shoot"
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Sexual Misconduct in Politics
EDIT: I've updated the thread title to better reflect where the discussion has gone. Wasn't sure where this discussion really belonged and after posting in another thread I decided maybe it warranted its own. So...here it is. This is the latest statement from Al Franken. I've always liked him, since long before he became a…
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Trump dismantling our National Monuments
This thread is for concerns for our National Monuments. I believe this issue warrants a separate thread. Do you ever get so angry over an issue that you find it hard even to type? That's how I feel as of this writing. Trump is making strong efforts to reduce or outright eliminate some of our National Parks and Monuments.…
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Podesta Emails, part 2
Stay on topic. What is "spirit cooking" that Johnny was invited to in that email?
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Time Inc. Sells Itself to Meredith Corp., Backed by Koch Brothers
Now why do you suppose Koch bros. would want to do that? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/26/business/dealbook/time-inc-meredith-corporation-koch-brothers.html A long chapter in media history came to an unlikely close on Sunday night with a sale agreement for Time Inc., the publisher of once-prestigious magazine titles…