OT ~ Welcome to Saturday!
Submitted by smiley7 on Sat, 04/21/2018 - 2:00am
Sit-a-while
on swinging porch
where tin-dippers and
sweet water
in cool touches
meet lips
from hand dug wells.
Good morning good people!
Diaries
Comey's book tour is all about 'truth' -- but his FBI tenure, not so much
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 9:10pmORIGINAL ARTICLE:
Comey's book tour is all about 'truth' -- but his FBI tenure, not so muchBy James Bovard, opinion contributor - 04/20/18 06:00 AM EDT
Friday Night Photos - I'm Out Of Ideas Edition
Submitted by Bollox Ref on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 7:52pmso I'm going for a walk (no snow, thank goodness).
Here's Purfleet contemplating the lack of snow.
Palantir: Where the GWOT meets spying on progressives
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 5:44pmForget Cambridge Analytica. Palantir is the real scandal.
First “Vietnamization”. Then “Iraqization”. Now it's "Arabization"
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 4:55pmThere was a surprisingly good ABC News article about Syria recently, concerning the likely upcoming Syrian government offensive against the remaining rebel enclaves.
The article focuses on Iranian-backed militias coming closer to the Israeli border, and how dangerous that is.
Poor People's Campaign Update
Submitted by Meteor Man on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 4:55pmPointing out that this is news you won't see on CNN, Common Dreams summarizes an event at Duke University Sanders and Rev. Barber Call for Building Truly Moral Economy
"A moral economy is one that says, in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, all of our people should be able to live with dignity and security."
Say his name! Say her name! Say their names! (a storify)
Submitted by wendy davis on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 4:52pm
The Evening Blues - 4-20-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 3:47pm
The sun is rising: Change of vector and change of view--HRC referred for criminal charges
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 2:24pmDo not think of a pink elephant!
