A (revealing?) local take on Bernie
Submitted by WaterLily on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 8:58amFrom Seven Days (Vermont's independent weekly):
Diaries
Monday Open Thread: April 22 is Earth Day
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 5:00am
April 22 is the 112th day of the Gregorian Calendar year,
Boomtime, Discord 39, 3185 YOLD (discordian),
And let us not forget 13.0.6.7.13 by the Mayan Long Count
Trump conflates all Muslims with Saudi Arabian thugs
Submitted by Linda Wood on Sun, 04/21/2019 - 8:00pm
A few months ago we were told to digest the fact that Saudi Arabia was giving U.S. weapons to Al Qaeda in Yemen. Our Defense Department said they would look into it. Where are we now?
Elizabeth Warren demanded answers. Where we are now? We are now at Trump conflating Rep. Omar with 9/11 terrorists as he consorts with Al Qaeda's sponsors.
From bad to worse in Puerto Rico
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 04/21/2019 - 4:39pmPresident Trump says Puerto Rico has already gotten too much aid. He says the island has received $91 Billion, when in fact it has actually received about $11.2 billion in disaster relief payments since 2017.
Comedian wins Ukraine Presidential Election
Submitted by snoopydawg on Sun, 04/21/2019 - 1:39pmComedian Zelensky celebrates win over Poroshenko in Ukraine presidential vote
Ukrainian comic Volodymyr Zelensky is set to win the presidency in a landslide victory over incumbent leader, Petro Poroshenko, exit polls show. Zelensky has already been visited by police over violating one election law.
The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 04/21/2019 - 7:11am
There is a Time...
The rose breasted grosbeaks arrived this week. The redbuds are done and the dogwoods fading. It made me think about timing. It is a big part of being a musician. The art of joke telling .........timing. Certainly we are living in interesting times....when war is peace; truthtelling illegal and lying is main stream; more drilling, pipelines, and extraction promoted and climate collapse ignored; a time when food is fast and health erodes; college impoverishes and public education is privatized; and on and on...irony within irony. Despite the insanity, spring inspires rebirth...the essence of the Easter story and Passover. For gardeners it is planting season. For politicians it is the start of election season. It is a time to renew our sense of nature and humanity. We'll also take a look at the weeks news.
Signal Wave On the Road
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Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Sun, 04/21/2019 - 12:25amSaudi Sisters Escape to Georgia and Plead for Asylum on Twitter
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According to the Kingdom’s male guardian laws, women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to travel without permission from a male family member. Thanks to a secret online network of dissident women, the sisters found a workaround to get out of the Kingdom.
Claims of Shoddy Production Draw Scrutiny to a Second Boeing Jet
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Sat, 04/20/2019 - 8:29pmThis is what happens when “our” reps allow corporations to self-regulate.
Claims of Shoddy Production Draw Scrutiny to a Second Boeing Jet
A Clean Well-Lit Place to Expand Your View — in Moscow
Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Sat, 04/20/2019 - 5:19pmIf you have time to kick back for a few minutes, and would like a refreshing overview of "these dark days of the Hoax" — I think you might enjoy my favorite RT show, Crosstalk with Peter Lavelle. Today we'll travel to Moscow and watch the wacky end-of-the-Hoax events through international eyes.
