Women are stealing the show during March Madness, but the NCAA continues to neglect them by Lindsay Gibbs, Think Progress 3/24/2017 When most people think about March Madness, they only think of the behemoth men’s tournament, which generates over $1 billion in advertising revenue alone, more than even the NBA playoffs. When they do think …
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Mar 24 2017
March Madness: 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Regional Semifinals (Round of 16)- Day 2
Meh, who cares? Except for this- The Kentucky Wildcats are the only honest team in college basketball DJ Gallo, The Guardian Friday 24 March 2017 06.00 EDT The NCAA tournament field is down to the Sweet 16 weekend of games, featuring 15 collegiate programs and the Kentucky Wildcats, a D-League team that is still officially …
Mar 24 2017
Trumpcare Is Dead
We did. We the people sent the message to our representatives not to mess with our healthcare. People called their offices by the tens of thousands to tell them not to vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. We saw through the GOP scam to take health insurance away from people who need it most …
Mar 24 2017
Now From Our Friend Wendell Potter
TMC and I had the good fortune to meet Wendell Potter at one of these Internet conventions we sometimes attend during the height of the debate over Single Payer/Medicare For All, Public Option, and (ugh) Obamacare which hardly did anything except impose some new regulations (minimum coverage that does not eliminate junk insurance, scope out …
Mar 24 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 …
Mar 24 2017
The Breakfast Club (Confusion)
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 …
Mar 23 2017
March Madness: 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Regional Semifinals (Round of 16)- Day 1
I have this someplace but I can’t find it at the moment. Here are the essentials- 7:09 CBS Oregon-Michigan You should root for Michigan because I was born there and they are underdogs, but Oregon is ok too. 7:39 TBS Gonzaga-West Virginia You should root for Gonzaga because TMC likes their name. 9:39 PM CBS …
Mar 23 2017
The Russian Connection: Surveillance and Incidental Collection
Yesterday, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), went to the White House to disclose classified information that he was given by an unknown source with regards to the investigation into the Trump administration’s Russian connection. To say this was highly irregular is an understatement. Nunes has absolutely no experience in …
Mar 23 2017
Going Down In Flames?
If the Institutional Democrats screw these up (for which they seem to have an inexhaustible talent) then they truly are hopeless and it’s time to sell what you can and get out of Germany before Kristallnacht. Right now, there are more than enough House Republicans opposed to the health-care bill to kill it By Amber …
Mar 23 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 …
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