The Evening Blues - 8-28-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 08/28/2017 - 3:53pm
MTV celebrates trans troops
Submitted by Robyn on Mon, 08/28/2017 - 2:20pmI'm not a fan of music award shows, so I avoided tuning in to last night's VMA awards on MTV. In fact, I don't think I've surfed to MTV since some time in the 80s.
If you are like me, then you missed that MTV invited six current or retired transgender military members to walk the red carpet.
FEMA Harvey site is open, Estimated 450,000 to Apply; TX Leg FU Sept.1
Submitted by divineorder on Mon, 08/28/2017 - 1:31pm
Cruise Ship comes up the channel to Port of Galveston, two weeks before the Port closed for Hurricane Harvey and stranded 15-20,000 people out to sea. Still not reopened as of this afternoon.
(What would ISIS have done without the CIA?): Journalist Interrogated, Fired For Story Linking CIA And Syria Weapons Flights
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Mon, 08/28/2017 - 11:55amJournalist Interrogated, Fired For Story Linking CIA And Syria Weapons Flights
Youtube silencing antiwar dissent
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 08/27/2017 - 8:24pmYouTube economically censors former presidential candidate @RonPaul for criticizing U.S. foreign policy on Afghanistan and WikiLeaks. pic.twitter.com/AnC88rZkhO
— Julian Assange (@JulianAssange) August 26, 2017
Is this the new Russia?
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 08/27/2017 - 3:01pmI took a look at TOP this morning and saw this on the front page:
From Charlottesville to Netroots Nation: white supremacy is everywhere—even in progressive spaces
The word that caught my attention was "everywhere". It reminded me of debates I've had on TOP that too often ended with statements of "All white people are racist!"
It's an effective way of ending a debate, but that's the only thing that statement does.
No one knows her name or age
Submitted by MarilynW on Sun, 08/27/2017 - 2:39pm
Advances in Illinois
Submitted by Robyn on Sun, 08/27/2017 - 1:50pmIllinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) waded through more than 100 bills in his in box on Friday. Included in the ones he signed were a bill to ban the gay panic defense in criminal proceedings and a bill making it easier for transgender people to have their birth certificate altered.
DNC lawsuit: Caveat Donator
Submitted by Not Henry Kissinger on Sun, 08/27/2017 - 1:29pmLots of legal issues to unpack in the dismissal order, but the crux of the judge Zloch's argument rests on a specious and wholly unsupported legal theory of consumer protection that places an unconscionable burden on political donors to prove they actually heard a politician say he or she was honest, before the donor can sue the politician for being dishonest.
The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 08/27/2017 - 8:17am
Is a Weak Weekly Better than No Weekly Watch at All?
I guess that's kind of like asking if a weak cup of coffee (or tea) is better than none. So last week for the first time in about a year, I missed getting out my weekly news synopsis. I have a good excuse...I was kidnapped to play a dance last Saturday and then hauled across the state of Georgia to the NE corner to see the eclipse. Although I regret missing publication last week, I must tell you the eclipse was totally worth the loss. I hope you all got to see at least a bit of the event!
