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San Francisco, the influence of mega-wealth and the great divide.
The changes talked about in the article linked are difficult for me personally because I have strong ties to and for much of my life lived near and/or in San Francisco since the early 50's. But this is about far more than just my own personal feelings. A key point is in the article that illustrates a growing divide: "This…
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Welcome to the New School America!!!
https://youtu.be/A1tyugy2Z60 Expect a lot more of this savage behavior by America's misunderstood youth. Who you gonna call??
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Letter to NBC suspending debate partnership
Mr. Andrew Lack Chairman, NBC News 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10112 Dear Mr. Lack, I write to inform you that pending further discussion between the Republican National Committee (RNC) and our presidential campaigns, we are suspending the partnership with NBC News for the Republican primary debate at the…
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One-way bus tickets from Nevada Psychiatric Hospital
Although this practice by the Nevada Psychiatric Hospital was uncovered in 2013, the pending lawsuit is being settled in October 2015. How were criminal charges not brought against Rawson-Neal for endangering mentally ill patients? It is mind-boggling.…
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Applause For REI: They're Closing On Thanksgiving Day
I just got an email saying they will be closed on Thanksgiving Day......I think they should be given an applause for down playing the chaos on this day. http://time.com/money/4088989/black-friday-thanksgiving-rei/ Why Some Stores Are Closing on Black Friday Brad Tuttle @bradrtuttle 12:56 PM ET Late on Monday, outdoors and…
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DEAR MR. VEDDER...
Here’s a new one, Israel found out that not only must it answer to The Nations of the world but now it must answer to rock stars. On July 11th 2014, Eddie Vedder, front man of Pearl Jam went into a frantic rant how Israel was entering territories that do not belong to them, and killing babies. Wait…what? It seems that…
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Two Billion Miles
I only really read these boards, and post once in a blue moon, but I saw something tonight on the channel 4 news I felt was worth sharing. They showed report about the mass migrations of refugees, which estimated that if you added up the distance covered by refugees this year alone that it would come to two billion miles!…
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Hastert?
Longest serving republican (R) speaker of the house. And you thought Clinton, Reverand Al, Jackson or Blogdonavich were bad? Almost makes, almost, Bush and Cheney look like choir boys.
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who is killing dumbo?
.. and more importantly WHY? http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/featu ... nts-201108 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 140219.htm http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/keny ... blem-kenya New wave of elephant poaching in Kenya An influx of Chinese workers and Asian demand for ivory leads to increased poaching.…
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Halloween
When my oldest daughter started school, the entire school had a big Halloween celebration. A parade, party, the whole nine yards. This school was in NJ.. For the past two years we have been back home in MD and the schools do not celebrate Halloween, they call it a fall festival and let kids dress up as characters from a…
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Democrats And Republicans Are More Similar Than You Think
I wish there were more questions shown. I think I saw a little herd behavior going on too but this is a light-hearted look. :) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/democrats-and-republicans-are-more-similar-than-you-think_5630e04ae4b06317991037de
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BENGHAZI part 7 NEW TRUTHS!
So now its confirmed that the WH was watching Benghazi unfold in real live time. They sat there and did nothing! There was help and backup within 30-45 minutes time and our men were calling for help and fire-fighting for almost 7 hours. WOW Why did they do this? There was a cover up and a cover up of the cover up? Why?…
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The Predictable Results Of Lowering Law School Admissions
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/this_law_school_had_a_30_bar_pass_rate_is_it_a_sign_of_more_widespread_fail He's turning over in his grave. Is this the dumbing down of America? Peace
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Are Banks and Pharmacies the only thing being built?!?
I've noticed a trend over the last 5 years or so that pharmacies are popping up one a block. There's two to three banks I've never heard of popping up all around or changing names. It used to be a challenge to find a bank. Now they're everywhere... Is this the only moneymakers in society now? Banks and pharmaceuticals?…
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Water Flows on Mars
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/28/us/mars-nasa-announcement/index.html
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Let's Post Some Quotes
The two greatest obstacles to democracy in the United States are, first, the widespread delusion among the poor that we have a democracy, and second, the chronic terror among the rich, lest we get it. ~ Edward Dowling When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong.…
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Forced to crawl ? "American Airlines"
A disabled man says he was forced to crawl off a United Airlines flight after airline workers didn't bring him a wheelchair. D'Arcee Neal told WRC-TV that he waited for a wheelchair that would fit through the aisle to help him get off the empty plane after it landed in Washington D.C. on Tuesday -- but help never came. He…
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US/libya-benghazi-e-mails..the White house Knew
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/24/us/libya- ... ?hpt=hp_t1 this linkfor Jeanwah ;) The emails provide some of the most detailed information yet about what officials knew in the initial hours after the attack. And it again raises questions about why U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice, apparently based on intelligence…
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Stop trying to make President Lohan happen!
usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/10/17/-lindsay-lohan-president-2020/74133114/ It's never gonna happen!
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What's in a Name ?
I laughed so hard I spilled coffee on myself and paper work on my desk. I don't care what anybody names their baby or changes their name to but the comedy in this article is priceless ! http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/10/09/raven-symone-ripped-for-being-discriminatory-against-names/?intcmp=hpff Godfather.
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White House in crisis! BENGHAZI GATE LIES WOW
This is way worse than Watergate! Look into this! its your duty to look into this. The president either is totally inept, or he is lying to you! WHY is he lying? What is the reason? What is the motive to lie when the truth is easy to be found and inevitable to happen. In front of the whole world, Obama has lied and now the…
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Should there be a Separation of Entertainment and State policy?
I would say, yes, we need this, if for nothing other than our own sanity and sense of humor, we need this. Just as religion and government were (too often were, not are) supposed to be kept in their own corners by "Separation of Church and State", we are now in a situation which calls for "Separation of Entertainment and…
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Canadian Politics
Canadian Federal Budget...today I guess it will be official the retirement age will go from 65 to 67 in order to collect old age security...very sad because this will really only effect low income earners working in labor intensive jobs who really need to retire...imo, even though many of the experts agree the same results…
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-plays-the-bongos-to-ben-harpers-burn-one-down_5627bea7e4b02f6a900f00b4 :)
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Boehner Will RESIGN From Congress
Boehner Will Resign From Congress - NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/us/boehner-will-resign-from-congress.html?referer=http://news.google.com/ Do you think that what the Pope said got to him and made him feel guilty about what he's done? Or pressure from the extreme right regressives?
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Biden announces he won't run for president
Biden decides against a 2016 presidential bid - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-decides-against-a-2016-presidential-bid/2015/10/19/bfb58df8-7089-11e5-8248-98e0f5a2e830_story.html
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Great Fox News Stories
Good grief I hope this one is not true...... Miley Cyrus and the Flaming Lips want to get naked with you. On Tuesday, Cyrus' Instagram best friend and frequent collaborator, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne, announced that the singer is planning a special nude event to promote her fifth album, "Miley Cyrus & Her Dead…
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Cocks not Glocks - An open carry protest
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/10/11/3711527/cocks-not-glocks-university-of-texas-students-plan-provocative-protest-of-new-campus-carry-law/
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Bill McKibben Arrested for Protesting Outside ExxonMobil Station
Bill McKibben- prolific author and long time environmental activist- willingly put his own comfort on the line for bringing corporate polluters to task for ignoring and/or trying to deny climate change. Mr. McKibben, I salute you! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bill-mckibben-exxonmobile_561fee19e4b050c6c4a4c67d "Bill…