Diaries
Taliban owns nearly half of Afghanistan now
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 12:13pm“Our troops will fight to win. From now on, victory will have a clear definition: attacking our enemies, obliterating ISIS, crushing al-Qaeda, preventing the Taliban from taking over the country, and stopping mass terror attacks against Americans before they emerge.”
"One way or another, these problems will be solved — I'm a problem solver — and, in the end, we will win."
- President Trump, August 21, 2017
As Handful of Billionaire Families Grab Nation's Wealth for Themselves, New Report Details How Dynasties Rig US Economy
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 10:34amAll I gotta say is “You think?????”
Here are just a few startling facts that tell you nearly all you need to know about who the American economy has worked for—and against—over the past several decades:
Hot Air
Submitted by magiamma on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 5:00amSomething to keep in mind…
The other 50% remains in the atmosphere for 200 years (30%) - to many thousand years (20%).
Jair Bolsanaro Brazilian President Elect: OMG
Submitted by wendy davis on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 5:46pmA good Dia de los Muertos and All Hollow’s Eve to you. (Edited for...length, smile).
Updated with Jair and Bibi: BFFs.
(an open discussion; add more at will) My contributions with a few Cliffs Notes included, disregard any or all of them, of course if you don’t find the titles intriguing, zip right on by…):
Turkey ready to invade Syria
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 3:04pmThis is escalating fast.
The other day I posted this essay about the danger our troops in northern Syria are in.
Then yesterday this happened.
The Evening Blues - 10-31-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 3:02pmThe great lobster rush
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 2:37pmThey’re outta here and headed for Canada. I do not understand how anyone can deny climate change. The proof is all around us. Formerly wet areas suffering from drought, forests dying, massive hurricanes every other week. Now the sea critters are leaving for different parts of the planet to survive. The signs are unmistakable.
Those who don’t believe are blinded by ignorance or greed. Or both.
My Facebook Post on Voting Climate
Submitted by mhagle on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 1:49pmHere is the text.
Doom, Sweet Doom
Submitted by WoodsDweller on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 1:28pmI freaking love this article, so I thought I would share. The author is Peter Watts, I haven't run across his work before. This post is mostly excerpts, I don't really have a lot to add. Go read the original. Come for the style, stay for the substance.