Diaries
Russia eclipses U.S. in the Middle East
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 12/13/2017 - 3:24pmThe days of America being omnipotent are coming to an end.
Putin's tour through the Middle East this week proved it in spades.
The world's hidden mega-crisis
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 12/13/2017 - 12:03pmOver the summer Yemen quietly surpassed Syria for being the world's largest humanitarian disaster. Sadly, Yemen couldn't hold that title for even 6 months.
Free Verse Kosher
Submitted by detroitmechworks on Wed, 12/13/2017 - 11:07amThink of the holy and enshrined, within the imposing halls,
imagine not the proud edifice, nor the beatified profiles,
Conduits as they are for the idea. That solitary belief,
no matter the derision of the cynic, sans the gilding of the ages.
The Opposite of Identity Politics
Submitted by arendt on Wed, 12/13/2017 - 9:45amMany, if not most, people at c99p are fed up with the Identity Politics (IP) hijacking of the Democratic Party. Here is an article that succinctly lays out what is wrong with IP and what the worldview of the downwardly-mobile white working class (WWC) is:
Will McConnell Delay Seating Jones? #TaxScam
Submitted by divineorder on Wed, 12/13/2017 - 9:27am
Even after Jones gets past getting certified as winning the Alabama election over an accused Trump endorsed child molestor, will he face prickly situation in DC?
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Submitted by Cant Stop the M... on Wed, 12/13/2017 - 5:37amSomething/Someone Old
My Something Old today is not all that Old--only 17 years. I figure nearly twenty years ago can count as Old.
It's Guy Ritchie's movie Snatch.
Roy Moore lost to Doug Jones
Submitted by snoopydawg on Tue, 12/12/2017 - 9:46pmThe fact that the Republican Party supported him in the first place is a stain on it and that so many people voted for him even knowing that he was a sexual predator is disgusting and disappointing.
The Alabama governor said that she believes the women who made the accusations, but said that Moore had other values that are good for the Republican Party. Eew...
The 1%
Submitted by The Aspie Corner on Tue, 12/12/2017 - 8:05pm[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_05NjCYtKiU]
There is 1% of the population in the United States who have never had to do anything for themselves at any point in their lives. They have never worked real jobs. They have never struggled. They have never had to choose between food or medicine. They have never had to worry about whether their kids go without.
Russiagate: A mountain of evidence
Submitted by SnappleBC on Tue, 12/12/2017 - 7:28pmThus spake Politifact
A mountain of evidence points to a single fact: Russia meddled in the U.S. presidential election of 2016.