12/02/2015 archive

The Daily Late Nightly Show (Star Wars)

The New Guy Yeah, so Chris Brown was a bigger deal than I thought. Mutiny at “The Daily Show”: Chris Brown bait-and-switch casts doubt on Trevor Noah’s hosting chops by Sonia Saraiya, Salon Wednesday, Dec 2, 2015 03:41 PM EST Last night, R&B artist Chris Brown was bumped from a scheduled appearance on “The Daily …

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Dispatches From Hellpeckersville- The Tears Came Later

Last week we had our first thanksgiving without Mom. It went better than I expected. The food came out beautifully, Dad ate two really big plates full, and I didn’t even bitch when they put on the game from the devil. They were nice enough not to have it on all day. Still, late that …

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Mass Shooting In San Bernadino. CA

Police in San Bernadino, CA are reporting that at least 20 people have been shot by an unknown number of assailants. There are reports of one to three shooters who are reported to be wearing “tactical gear.” This incident is taking place at the Inland Regional Center that provides services for the disabled. So far …

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Not A Coverup

Why, it was just a lone wolf. Cops didn’t know this camera caught them deleting video of the murder of Laquan McDonald Free Thought Project, Raw Story 01 Dec 2015 at 17:17 ET Accused of deleting the surveillance video of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald’s death, several officers appeared in recently released screenshots tampering with Burger King’s …

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Addition by Subtraction

Have I mentioned I was capo di tutti? Oh yeah, right. Well, one of the things you learn in an organization of volunteers is that some of them are not worth having. I’m not talking about the merely clueless, normally you can put them in charge of something that seems important but really isn’t and …

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Punting the Pundits

“Punting the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …

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The Breakfast Club (Just Traveling)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …

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Six In The Morning Wednesday November 2

Man held at Guantánamo for 13 years a case of mistaken identity, say officials Mustafa al-Aziz al-Shamiri was low-level Islamist foot soldier, not al-Qaida courier and trainer as had been believed David Smith Wednesday 2 December 2015 00.27 GMT A man who has spent 13 years in the US prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, was …

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