John McCain Has Died
Submitted by snoopydawg on Sat, 08/25/2018 - 10:02pmSen. John McCain of Arizona passed away at his home in Arizona on Saturday evening, putting an end to a nearly six-decade-long career in public service.
Prison Strike Retaliation
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 08/25/2018 - 4:41pmThe current nationwide prison strike is getting more press than the one in 2016.
OT ~ Welcome to Saturday!
Submitted by smiley7 on Sat, 08/25/2018 - 6:52am
Sit-a-while
on swinging porch
where tin-dippers and
sweet water
in cool touches
meet lips
from hand dug wells.
Zen is the "spirit of the valley." The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there. ~ Robert Pirsig
This Candidate Beto Gave One Helluva Historical Context About Kaepernick's and NFL Players' Rights To Protest, To An All-White Constituency In Texas. #BlackLivesMatter
Submitted by Mark from Queens on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 8:47pmIt's not perfect. But for a guy running for office, in a traditionally conservative RW state, in a racially contentious time, this off-the-cuff answer deserves some credit.
Friday Night Photos - Summer Draws To A Close edition
Submitted by Bollox Ref on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 5:54pmIt seems to have gone very fast. Next week, Bollox Minor is off to university.... and Fred is off to kittygarten.
A couple of shots from the recent pilgrimage to England, and then one from the Colorado trip:
Ukrainian Meddling in the '16 Election Led to the Manafort Take-Down
Submitted by leveymg on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 5:39pmThe take-down of Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort was the culmination of a years-long foreign espionage and disinformation program by the Ukrainian government coordinated with the Democratic National Committee and elements of British Intelligence. This operation tied together a former MI-6 officer, Christopher Steele, with a Ukrainian-American DNC operative named Alexandra Chalupa and the Poroshenko regime that seized power in Kiev in the violent CIA and U.S.
The Union of Establishment Republicans and Establishment Democrats
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 4:42pmIt began in 2016, when neconservative war criminals formed an alliance with warmongering Democrats.
The Evening Blues - 8-24-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 3:39pm
When $10K is not enuf
Submitted by EdMass on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 12:31pmTreasury, IRS move to block blue state workarounds on tax caps
The Treasury and IRS have issued new rules that will block blue states' attempts to circumvent the new $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions.
The proposed regulation was released Thursday afternoon.
DNC: ‘We’re going to fight [reform] like hell’
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 11:41amIf the DNC can be reformed, this weekend will be the first real step in that movement.
However, articles like this do not give me hope.
