Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk tells us of how those smiley-faced bastards screwed yet another worker (NSFW – here)…
…and RIP Scott Weiland…the seasonal stuff will return probably tomorrow.
Saturday, December 05, 2015
Friday, December 04, 2015
Friday Stuff
(I also posted here.)
Looks like Trevor Noah gave "Calgary" Cruz the treatment he deserves (well, a bit) here...
...and MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews Spike Lee about his new film “Chi-raq,” which I would say is a bit more timely given the recent gun atrocities in this country (would have been nice if Hall had mentioned that the movie is inspired by this – also a song by Todd and Utopia)…
…and on this day 70 years ago, the U.S. Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations, a body of countries that is hardly perfect, though vastly preferable to the alternative, which is no such structure with even more chaos than we have now (here)…
...and as long as we're looking at history, we should probably watch this from Thom Hartmann about our 32nd president (made even more timely in light of this depressing but predictable development - and by the way, to support Bernie Sanders, click here)...
...and here are some seasonal tunes.
Looks like Trevor Noah gave "Calgary" Cruz the treatment he deserves (well, a bit) here...
...and MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews Spike Lee about his new film “Chi-raq,” which I would say is a bit more timely given the recent gun atrocities in this country (would have been nice if Hall had mentioned that the movie is inspired by this – also a song by Todd and Utopia)…
…and on this day 70 years ago, the U.S. Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations, a body of countries that is hardly perfect, though vastly preferable to the alternative, which is no such structure with even more chaos than we have now (here)…
...and as long as we're looking at history, we should probably watch this from Thom Hartmann about our 32nd president (made even more timely in light of this depressing but predictable development - and by the way, to support Bernie Sanders, click here)...
...and here are some seasonal tunes.
Thursday, December 03, 2015
Thursday Stuff
Despite the horrors in San Bernardino, there was actually some good news; Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was found guilty of conspiracy (here – Cenk explains why this matters)…
…and those nitwits in “the world’s greatest deliberative body” also passed a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Law and (wait for it…) defund Planned Parenthood (here and here)…if it costs about $50 million to schedule repeal votes in the House, imagine what it costs to do that in the U.S. Senate (and this is a dangerous development from these fools and frauds also – this may be even worse)...
...and it looks like Larry Wilmore went after Fix Noise and the usual political suspects on the Planned Parenthood shootings (here - not even going to try and unpackage the crazy from the other side on this)...
…and returning to the San Bernardino carnage, it looks like Shep Smith went off-script again; not taking sides, which would be expected, but well done all the same (here)…
...and RIP Cynthia Robinson of Sly and the Family Stone...
…and I’m having a hard time getting into the holiday spirit with the song selections, but I will soon – for now, this is the only seasonal tune I want to hear.
…and those nitwits in “the world’s greatest deliberative body” also passed a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Law and (wait for it…) defund Planned Parenthood (here and here)…if it costs about $50 million to schedule repeal votes in the House, imagine what it costs to do that in the U.S. Senate (and this is a dangerous development from these fools and frauds also – this may be even worse)...
...and it looks like Larry Wilmore went after Fix Noise and the usual political suspects on the Planned Parenthood shootings (here - not even going to try and unpackage the crazy from the other side on this)...
…and returning to the San Bernardino carnage, it looks like Shep Smith went off-script again; not taking sides, which would be expected, but well done all the same (here)…
...and RIP Cynthia Robinson of Sly and the Family Stone...
…and I’m having a hard time getting into the holiday spirit with the song selections, but I will soon – for now, this is the only seasonal tune I want to hear.
Wednesday, December 02, 2015
Wednesday Stuff
I know you’re as sick of this garbage as I am – don’t know what else there is to say at this point that hasn’t already been said…
…and kudos to Laura Pitter of Human Rights Watch for this…...and yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of Rosa Parks refusing to give up her bus seat (here)...
…and in light of this sad news, can we please put the nonsense noted here to rest once and for all?...
...and I don't feel particularly festive given the news of more gun insanity, but maybe it's a good idea to hear these tunes anyway.
Tuesday, December 01, 2015
Tuesday Stuff
This report from Al Jazeera America tells us about China's efforts to combat smog (not that we have bragging rights either of course, but if nothing else, this report shows the trade-offs that have to be made while pursuing the goal of "going green")...
...and in keeping with world stuff, I should note that I haven't checked in with Vice News for a little while, but it looks like our ol' buddy Vlad Putin is causing some people to be a bit on edge in Russia's area of the world, Estonia in particular...
…and Lawrence O’Donnell tells us about the latest success of the KIND (Kids In Need of Desks) fund in Malawi in Africa, which is sponsored by his show (kudos)…
…the latter being a joyful story for a change that puts me in the mood to hear this in particular.
...and in keeping with world stuff, I should note that I haven't checked in with Vice News for a little while, but it looks like our ol' buddy Vlad Putin is causing some people to be a bit on edge in Russia's area of the world, Estonia in particular...
…and Lawrence O’Donnell tells us about the latest success of the KIND (Kids In Need of Desks) fund in Malawi in Africa, which is sponsored by his show (kudos)…
…the latter being a joyful story for a change that puts me in the mood to hear this in particular.
Monday, November 30, 2015
Monday Stuff
(I also posted here.)
I call this some terrific "connecting of the dots" by Cenk Uygur on the issue of terrorism (this should knock The Sainted Ronnie R off his bleeping pedestal once and for all, but I'm sure it won't)...
...and apologies for being a bit behind on the latest economic and labor news from Thom Hartmann...
...and "Unsafe At Any Speed" hit bookstores 50 years ago today (here)...there are those who have made the somewhat plausible argument that Ralph Nader rigged his tests to show that the Chevy Corvair would "roll" with the wheels locked in a turning motion more easily than other vehicles, but to me, the bottom line is that the book sponsored the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act the next year, which made seat belt usage mandatory in 49 states, among other reforms - of course, as of about 15 years ago, Nader will be remembered much more infamously for his role in the presidential election that foisted Dubya into the White House...
...and I know Nader was once a crusader against cars, but I don't recall that he ever had anything to say about a sleigh.
I call this some terrific "connecting of the dots" by Cenk Uygur on the issue of terrorism (this should knock The Sainted Ronnie R off his bleeping pedestal once and for all, but I'm sure it won't)...
...and apologies for being a bit behind on the latest economic and labor news from Thom Hartmann...
...and "Unsafe At Any Speed" hit bookstores 50 years ago today (here)...there are those who have made the somewhat plausible argument that Ralph Nader rigged his tests to show that the Chevy Corvair would "roll" with the wheels locked in a turning motion more easily than other vehicles, but to me, the bottom line is that the book sponsored the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act the next year, which made seat belt usage mandatory in 49 states, among other reforms - of course, as of about 15 years ago, Nader will be remembered much more infamously for his role in the presidential election that foisted Dubya into the White House...
...and I know Nader was once a crusader against cars, but I don't recall that he ever had anything to say about a sleigh.
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