04/18/2018 archive

Problems in Tortureland

You see, the thing to remember about Gina Haspel is that she’s a murdering, torturing War Criminal who not only supervised those acts herself at the CIA Black Site in Thailand but also, when returned to Langley, advocated, performed, and wrote the justification for destroying the evidence of her crimes. She is no better than …

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West Side Story

Only it’s not just the West Side IT’S THE WHOLE DAMN ISLAND AND THESE PEOPLE ARE UNITED STATES CITIZENS EVEN IF THEY ARE TANNED AND SPEAK SPANISH! Officials probe cause of island-wide blackout in Puerto Rico Associated Press 04/18/2018 An island-wide blackout has hit Puerto Rico, which is struggling with an increasingly unstable power grid …

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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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The Breakfast Club (Yardsticks)

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) (or …

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