March 2021 archive

Last Week Tonight

Late Night Today is for our readers who can’t stay awake to watch the shows. Everyone deserves a good laugh. LastWeekTonight John Oliver Gobsmacked By ‘Terribly Wrong’ Unemployment System John Oliver took a deep dive into America’s unemployment systems, a mess of state-run programs with different rules and standards but with largely one thing in …

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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 media 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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International Women’s Day – 2021

Today is International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is Choose To Challenge – A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change. We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements. Collectively, we can all help create …

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Cartnoon

The Curse of the Hope Diamond The Hope Diamond is one of the most famous jewels in the world, with ownership records dating back almost four centuries. Its much-admired rare blue color is due to trace amounts of boron atoms. Weighing 45.52 carats, its exceptional size has revealed new findings about the formation of diamonds. …

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The Breakfast Club (Whatever Women Do)

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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Late Night Today

Late Night Today is for our readers who can’t stay awake to watch the shows. Everyone deserves a good laugh. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah What the Hell Happened This Week? – Week of 3/1/21 Cuomo’s sexual harassment accusations, Dr. Seuss’s cancellation, and Joe Biden’s scandalous regime. What the hell happened this week? First …

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Remembering Bloody Sunday

On March 7, 1965, about 600 people crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in an attempt to begin the Selma to Montgomery march. State troopers violently attacked the peaceful demonstrators in an attempt to stop the march for voting rights. The late representative John Lewis (D-GA) was nearly beaten to death. Due to the pandemic, this …

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Cartnoon

Introduction to Early Banjo History: 1620 – 1870 This short discussion, accompanied by historic images and music, outlines the gourd banjo’s use in early African American and Anglo-American folk culture. (Music provided by Clifton Hicks & Lars Prillaman.)

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The Breakfast Club (Fritter)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for March 7th Civil rights marchers attacked in Selma, Alabama; Nazi Germany’s dictator Adolf Hitler sends troops into the demilitarized Rhineland; Movie director Stanley Kubrick dies. Breakfast Tune Roger Sprung singing Hillside Home by Shoregrass Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below The $15 …

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Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition

Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition” 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 …

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