01/06/2016 archive

The Daily Late Nightly Show (Fictional Languages)

I suppose I should explain that Comedy Central has a new policy that detects AdBlock and won’t load the video. Hit your AdBlock icon and ‘Disable in this Page’ after you click the link and when the video is loading. The New Guy Land Wars Re-gifting Ryan Coogler web exclusive extended interview David J. Peterson, …

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Dispatches From Hellpeckersville-It Doesn’t Work That Way

New year,new me! Um…no. You tell yourself all kinds of things. Things like: I’m going to shake off that gloom and start fresh, but life ain’t like that. Life does not care that you hung a new calendar, that you made a damn list, or decided anything was going to be different. It just goes …

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The Militia Fools Want Snacks Send These Instaed

Fish and Almonds for when offending breath is badly needed.   Darth Maul mask for those incognito press interviews Tights man wear for those cold Oregon nights Boob Butt pillows Don’t ask Finally the Nose Up For those long winter nights with nothing better to do than have your buddy remove your nose hair.

Getting the Pb Out Of Flint’s Water

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow has not dropped the ball on the contaminated water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Her report on the poisoning of the residents when their water supply was switched, showed explicitly how responsibility for the tragedy falls to Republican Governor Rick Snyder and his radical, anti-democratic policies. Bryn Mickle, Flint Journal/MLive editor, talks …

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Why So Negative?

The Economy in 2016: On the Edge of Recession By Robert Reich Monday, January 4, 2016 I expect the U.S. economy to sputter in 2016. That’s because the economy faces a deep structural problem: not enough demand for all the goods and services it’s capable of producing. American consumers account for almost 70 percent of …

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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 (Hustle)

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 January 6

North Korea nuclear: State claims first hydrogen bomb test 6 January 2016 North Korea says it has successfully tested a miniaturised hydrogen bomb which, if confirmed, would be its fourth nuclear test since 2006. It came after a 5.1 magnitude quake was detected close to its nuclear test site at Punggye-ri, indicating a test may …

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