Iran tanker seizure: UK ‘deeply concerned’ The UK government has said it is “deeply concerned” about Iran’s “unacceptable” seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Gulf. The Stena Impero’s owners say they have been unable to contact the ship, which was seized in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway in the region. Foreign …
July 2019 archive
Jul 19 2019
Other Middle Eastern Wars We Shouldn’t Be Involved In
Not the least of which is that Mohammed bin Salman is a brutal dictator who vivisects U.S. Journalists for his sadistic pleasure. Yemen Has Been a Saudi Prince’s War. Now It’s His Quagmire. By David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times July 18, 2019 From the beginning of Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen, it was …
Jul 19 2019
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 …
Jul 19 2019
The Breakfast Club (Higher Plains)
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 …
Jul 19 2019
Six In The Morning Friday 19 July 2019
Bodies found piled on staircase as Japan’s worst mass killing in decades claims 33 lives By Junko Ogura, Helen Regan and Yoko Wakatsuki, CNN Updated 0811 GMT (1611 HKT) July 19, 2019 Grim details are starting to emerge from Japan’s worst mass killing in almost 20 years, as police investigate why a man torched a renowned animation studio in …
Jul 18 2019
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 …
Jul 18 2019
I love it when Late Night comes back.
It’s the only news I really trust. Let’s get this straight. If you say and do Racist things, you’re a Racist. If you support Racists, you’re a Racist. I understand why deplorables resent being called Racists because even they have some dim-bulb understanding that Racism is bad and we think they’re morons. Sorry for your …
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