The Evening Blues - 3-15-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 03/15/2017 - 3:49pm
Those fortunate enough to escape Mosul
Submitted by Linda Wood on Wed, 03/15/2017 - 3:42pmare closer to temporary safety than this family pictured last week.
An Iraqi special forces soldier helps a family carry their child to cross from Islamic State controlled part of Mosul to Iraqi forces controlled part of Mosul, Iraq, March 4, 2017. Picture taken March 4, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RTS11IXU
Important words
Submitted by Robyn on Wed, 03/15/2017 - 2:31pmDave Garcia is Director of Policy and Community Building at the Los Angeles LGBT Center. On Monday, March 6, he spoke out about the Supreme Court choosing not to address the rights of Gavin Grimm.
I have simply no words
Submitted by LaFeminista on Wed, 03/15/2017 - 1:33pmIf the amount of food wasted around the world were reduced by just 25% there would be enough food to feed all the people who are malnourished, according to the UN.
Are There Seventeen Reality Based Republican House Members on Climate Change?
Submitted by Steven D on Wed, 03/15/2017 - 11:52amHard to believe, but for reasons that I cannot discern, seventeen (17) Republican Congressional members have signed a "resolution" calling out Trump and his new EPA chief on their views that human caused climate change is not proven. Color me surprised and skeptical, but also hopeful.
The Evening Blues - 3-14-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 03/14/2017 - 2:36pm
Tulsi Gabbard doesn't want to arm terrorists, and Dems hate her for it
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 03/14/2017 - 2:21pmRep. Tulsi Gabbard and Sen. Rand Paul introduced the Stop Arming Terrorists Act on Friday.
Are stocks expensive? Yes they are
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 03/14/2017 - 1:38pmThe stock market has been on a record run. So should you jump on the bandwagon?
Consider a few charts measuring stock values in different ways.
This is what hate looks like
Submitted by Robyn on Tue, 03/14/2017 - 1:34pmResidents of Casa Ruby, a LGBT youth community center and shelter in Washington, D.C., were preparing to turn on a movie on Sunday afternoon to distract themselves from the cold late-winter day.
But before they could settle down in their warm, safe space, a visitor stood up, assaulted a staff member, threw a brick, shattered the glass door, and threatened to return to kill someone.
Depression is a Sane Response to Our Times
Submitted by Steven D on Tue, 03/14/2017 - 1:33pmI haven't been posting any essays of late. There are a number of reasons for that, some personal. But the prime cause of my absence here can be summed up in one word: depression. Since last year, I have been struggling with that condition on a daily basis. One could call it a mental disorder were there not so many reasons, so much that has happened and continues to happen. To my mind it is a sane response to an insane world.
