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The Weekly Watch

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 02/12/2017 - 6:00am

Lies
by Stanley Naber

Lies hurt more
than the truth
why do I live
in self pity
and expect disappointment
more than optimism
or does enjoyment
lead me to new
worlds which I can not
live on
the air is getting
thin and I want to
stay for some time
too bad I can not
live in my dreams
for then utopia would be
reached wouldn't it

Heh, Aus mit Lustig, That's not the Aloha Spirit, I would

Submitted by mimi on Sun, 02/12/2017 - 3:46am

like to see.

What the fuck. I don't excuse that. This school teacher on Maui sings the wrong words of the German hymn, on purpose, in a US uniform fatigue-style outfit, I mean more insulting it doesn't get. This can't be a "mistake".

Just listen to how the singer was introduced in the video.

The New Reality

Submitted by Robyn on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 2:16pm

On the second day of Jeff Sessions the DoJ filed notice in the Fifth Circuit that it is withdrawing its request that a nationwide injunction against pro-transgender policies be limited to the states that sought the injunction.

Snowden: 'No one trades spies'

Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 2:07pm

The news media is full of reports about how Putin is considering handing Snowden over to Trump as 'a gift'.

The political compass: sense of c99, where its members stand.

Submitted by Alligator Ed on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 7:33am

After days, weeks, even months of surfing the intertubes (well, actually alligators don't surf) I have come across many websites on YouTube. Some are absolutely looney, and I am not talking about Alex Jones et.al (although he is definitely "out there"). If you like conspiracy theories, you will have your heart's delight. Now, I do frequent the "Amen Corner" such as TYT, Jimmy Dore, Humanist, Secular Talk, and the Sane Progressive.

Saturday Song Open Thread - Me and My Chauffeur Blues

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 5:00am

Hey, it's songday. I pick a song that I believe warrants it and publish an assortment of the covers of that song by various persons and or groups. Pick a few that are new to you and have a listen. It is also, of course, an open thread to talk about anything you feel like.

The REAL reason to oppose Trump

Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 12:28am

You can oppose Trump for being racist and sexist, and you would be right.
Then again you could have opposed Attila the Hun for not being christian, or opposed Genghis Khan for cruelty to animals, and you would be right.
You would also be missing the Bigger Picture.

Trump doesn't give a minute of his time thinking about race and gender.
Trump thinks about money. It's his raison d'être, and that's the problem.