“Pondering 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. On Sunday mornings we present a …
February 2017 archive
Feb 11 2017
Clueless
In the dim recesses of their feckless minds Institutional Corporatist Democrats sense that something has changed. This week in Baltimore they had a meeting to try and figure out what it is. Even some reliably mercenary office holders like Chuck Schumer understand that voters are no longer buying their line of Republican-lite Neo Liberal crap …
Feb 11 2017
Health and Fitness News
Welcome to the Stars Hollow Gazette‘s Health and Fitness News weekly diary. It will publish on Saturday afternoon and be open for discussion about health related issues including diet, exercise, health and health care issues, as well as, tips on what you can do when there is a medical emergency. Also an opportunity to share …
Feb 11 2017
Alone In The Kitchen With An Old Frenchman
Recently French chef Jacques Pépin turned 80 and retired. Over the years, he educated viewers of Public Television on how to cook and, something that no other cooking show host has done, techniques in the kitchen with wisdom, humor and a smattering of French lessons. As Gilad Edelman wrote in a Slate article, this man …
Feb 11 2017
The Breakfast Club (A Matter Of Trust)
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 10:00am (ET) to …
Feb 10 2017
Full Moon, Lunar Eclipse and a Comet
There a full moon tonight, the Snow Moon, appropriately, for those of us In The Northeast.. Nothing unusual about that except that there is also a lunar eclipse and a comet Turn this evening into a cosmic experience — a full moon, lunar eclipse and the chance to see a pale green comet as it streaks …
Feb 10 2017
A Brief History Of Mass Surveillance
Former CIA Analyst Sues Defense Department to Vindicate NSA Whistleblowers by Jenna McLaughlin, The Intercept 2017-02-10 The controversy dates back to 1996, when Ed Loomis, then a computer systems designer for the NSA, along with his team worked to move the NSA’s collection capabilities from the analog to the digital world. The shift would allow …
Feb 10 2017
Negative Framing
I trust you understand I’d not normally quote National Review, a fountain of ‘Fake News’, lies, and bias, but I found this piece instructive in understanding the magnitude of the victory in the Ninth Circuit yesterday. The Ninth Circuit’s Power Grab National Review Editors February 10, 2017 1:04 PM The Ninth Circuit’s decision against President …
Feb 10 2017
Pondering the Pundits
“Pondering 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 …
Feb 10 2017
The Breakfast Club (Heed The Call)
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 10:00am (ET) to …
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