The Caucus Cafe v1.2
Submitted by Cordelia Lear on Wed, 02/18/2015 - 6:00pmGrand Opening Special: Freshly Baked Bread
Evening Blues Preview 2-18-15
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 02/18/2015 - 3:03pmThis evening's music features Chicago bluesman and slide guitar wizard Tampa Red.
New Secret Service Director
Submitted by Cordelia Lear on Wed, 02/18/2015 - 12:28pmFrom the WSJ Obama names Joseph Clancy to lead Secret Service.
President Obama named Joseph Clancy to lead the Secret Service, elevating the agency's interim chief to become its permanent director as the organization continues to grapple with the fallout from a series of high-profile security breaches and missteps.
Wednesday Open Thread 02-18-15
Submitted by JtC on Wed, 02/18/2015 - 8:06amGood morning 99percenters!
News and The Beach Boys.
Doc Shows Canadian Police View Environmentalists, Not Climate Change, as Real Threat
RCMP document says 'small but violent-prone faction' of groups could pose 'a credible threat' to security
Evening Blues Preview 2-17-15
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 02/17/2015 - 1:55pmThis evening's music features r&b singer Wilbert Harrison.
Tuesday Open Thread 02-17-15
Submitted by JtC on Tue, 02/17/2015 - 8:20amGood morning 99percenters!
News and Don Flemons, founding member of The Carolina Chocolate Drops
Cyber-Security Firm: NSA-Linked Spyware Found in Hard Drives Worldwide
Researchers with Kaspersky Lab describe what they say is "the most advanced threat actor" they’ve seen to date.
Multi-derailments in Canada, UNBELIEVABLE!
Submitted by MarilynW on Mon, 02/16/2015 - 4:13pmNorthern Ontario
CN train carrying crude oil derails, catches fire in Northern Ontario
A Canadian National Railway Co. train carrying 100 tank cars of crude oil derailed and caught fire in Northern Ontario early Sunday morningTwenty-nine cars jumped the tracks and seven were still on fire on Sunday afternoon.
Evening Blues Preview 2-16-15
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 02/16/2015 - 3:52pmThis evening's music features blues and soul singer Johnny Adams.
Monday Open Thread 02-16-15
Submitted by JtC on Mon, 02/16/2015 - 8:00amHappy Preznit's Day 99percenters! (eyeroll)
Some news and Duke Robillard.
“I can hardly stand the excitement”: How Presidents’ Day became Shopping Weekend
It’s Presidents’ Day, which means ... let's go shopping? Here's who's really behind this fake holiday -- and why
Sunnis boycott Iraqi government after Shia militia attack
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 02/15/2015 - 2:39pmThe latest attack by Shia militias in Baghdad has threatened to expose the sectarian war in Iraq for all to see.
