Open Thread - Friday, August 24, 2018
Submitted by NCTim on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 3:20am
Everything considered, a determined soul will always manage.
- Albert Camus -
How the funk are you?
Medicare For All becoming inevitable
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 08/23/2018 - 9:02pm
This new poll is a new milemarker.
An interesting tidbit about Imran’s judge
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Thu, 08/23/2018 - 7:43pmU.S. judge may consider gag order in case of accused Russian agent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Wednesday she may consider imposing a gag order on lawyers for accused Russian agent Maria Butina after prosecutors complained about statements by her lead attorney to the news media and expressed concern about turning over evidence to the defense.
The many crimes of Jeremy Corbyn
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 08/23/2018 - 6:17pmIt's difficult to say for sure just how evil the UK Labour leader is, but the British news media will try anyway. One thing is for certain, if you hate the political and media establishment then Jeremy Corbyn is your man.
Early on, Corbyn was a terrorist. Proof of this claim is the unforgivable sin of not wanting to bomb Syria.
The Evening Blues - 8-23-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 08/23/2018 - 3:13pm
Comparing #walkaway astroturf to #demexit
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 08/23/2018 - 12:34pmHere's a short primer on how to tell the difference between the right-wing #walkaway astroturf and the real #demexit.
a War and Peace Report on Iran
Submitted by wendy davis on Thu, 08/23/2018 - 11:34am
…both figuratively, as in ‘necessarily longish’, and literally ‘who needs operations like mockingbird when we have SoS arranging a CIA-aided putsch in plain sight? and as Pepe Escobar reminds us again:
“…Iran is an even more crucial hub of the New Silk Roads, or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – in conjunction to the new connectivity drive between Russia and Iran signed at the landmark Caspian Sea Convention.”
Hot Air
Submitted by magiamma on Thu, 08/23/2018 - 5:00am
Carbon 'Bootprints'
Even if we each do everything we can to reduce our carbon footprint, it will not be enough - because of carbon emissions from the MIC. Just how much do the U.S military and supporting industries contribute to Global Warming?
Deep State after Trump's Family: Impeachment
Submitted by FreeSociety on Thu, 08/23/2018 - 12:41am.
At what point does this all become too unfair to the American voters, and this double standard of "justice" too personal to accept?
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The NSA Continues to Violate Americans' Internet Privacy Rights
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Wed, 08/22/2018 - 10:03pmThe NSA Continues to Violate Americans' Internet Privacy Rights
By Patrick Toomey, Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project
AUGUST 22, 2018 | 5:30 PMA federal court will be scrutinizing one of the National Security Agency’s worst spying programs on Monday. The case has the potential to restore crucial privacy protections for the millions of Americans who use the internet to communicate with family, friends, and others overseas.
