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Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 11/11/2017 - 10:54amIt's hard to believe some stories these days.
A KSA CT that is worth considering
Submitted by arendt on Sat, 11/11/2017 - 7:28amThe comments at Moon of Alabama are of uniformly high quality, seemingly written by people in the know. Often, they contain absolute gold. Here is one of them that just blew my socks off:
I posted a TL:DR rant on SouthFront comment, but I'll summarize here for comment:
1. Salman purge is, in reality, fake; meant to explain his (temporary) reign.
OT ~ Welcome to Saturday!
Submitted by smiley7 on Sat, 11/11/2017 - 3:43amSit-a-while
on swinging porch
where tin-dippers and
sweet water
in cool touches
meet lips
from hand dug wells.
Good morning good people!
C99 is a wonderful place, a shelter from the winds of political madness and a loving community.
Hypocrisy on the Left - Daily Kos Maxim, If You Vote for the Democratic Party, You're okay with Illegal Wars and Murder
Submitted by Big Al on Fri, 11/10/2017 - 10:23pm“The people in charge can always justify doing terrible things in the name of the greater good. A slaughter here, a little torture there. It becomes moral to do things that would be immoral if an ordinary individual did ’em.” - Joe Hill, The Fireman
Socialism is no longer a scary word
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 11/10/2017 - 6:21pm Tickets to Hamilton on Broadway are hard to get, but recently there was an event in which tickets were near impossible to get.
Over 1,000 Americans Killed By Cops
Submitted by Meteor Man on Fri, 11/10/2017 - 6:12pmUS Cops Have Killed Over 1,000 in 2017—Including Pregnant Moms, Innocent Kids, & Disabled People
As of Nov. 7, the total reported by Killed By Police stands at 1,019 people. While the vast majority were killed by officer-issued firearms, several were killed by police tasers, patrol cars, and restraint or physical force.
This is their democracy today. We just happen to live in it."
Submitted by ggersh on Fri, 11/10/2017 - 4:32pmDamn, we've been so fucked.
The Evening Blues - 11-10-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 11/10/2017 - 3:49pmPentagon Lied About Cost of War on Terror - Real price tag $5.6 Trillion
Submitted by Steven D on Fri, 11/10/2017 - 3:20pmThe Pentagon earlier this year said it has spent $1.5 Trillion on Post 9/11 wars. That's a helluva a lot. But now Newsweek reports that they grossly lied about the true amount: $5.6 Trillion!