Mr. Mainstream Gets His The cold truth is that it’s really hard to screw up the late night TV format Johnny Carson epitomized or the franchise David Letterman created from nothing. They were not quite the juggernaughts people remember in rose colored nostalgia. Johnny’s big joke was that his jokes sucked and he could rarely …
12/18/2015 archive
Dec 18 2015
Cops Are Liars
The killing of Laquan McDonald: The dashcam video vs. police accounts By Wayne Drash, CNN Updated 11:35 AM ET, Fri December 18, 2015 Newly released documents in the Laquan McDonald shooting show how elaborately police appear to have fabricated their version of that moment and how officers stood by each other in verifying the details. …
Dec 18 2015
A Certain Class Of People
It is clear after last night’s debate that there is a certain class of people who have an irrational fear of Muslims- 10 Common Objects That Are More Likely To Kill You Than Terrorists by Ian Millhiser, Think Progress Dec 16, 2015 12:06 pm According to CNN, “between 2001 and 2013, there were 3,030 people …
Dec 18 2015
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 …
Dec 18 2015
The Breakfast Club (Dancing Fairies)
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 …
Dec 18 2015
Six In The Morning Friday December 18
China smog: Beijing issues second ever pollution red alert Beijing has issued a second pollution red alert, little more than a week after the first ever such warning. The Chinese capital will see hazardous smog from Saturday until Tuesday, the Beijing Meteorological Service said. Nationwide, a vast area from Xian in central China to Harbin …
Recent Comments