Overnight Caption Contest (XXII)
Submitted by Not Henry Kissinger on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 7:11pm
No Donald. It's barely even begun
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 6:00pmOur ADD President doesn't understand that something as subtle as long-term strategy and goals is a thing. The same applies to his fan base.
Breaking: Ukraine-bound plane crashes in Tehran
Submitted by Eagles92 on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 3:35pmI'm just seeing this, and have no idea what it might mean. But it certainly seems relevant:
The Evening Blues - 1-8-20
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 3:18pm
Venezuela just might make it after all
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 1:43pmJuan Guaidó used some political theater to keep his career alive for now, but the international community is losing faith in his
Meanwhile in Australia
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 6:52am... people are thinking of getting out. One of Australia's bushfire historians imagines:
01/08 Open Thread: January 8 is Typing Day*
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 5:00am
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The audacity of Iran
Submitted by snoopydawg on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 10:07pmGorka outright slobbering for conflict: "There will be retaliation and it will be disproportionate...We are not a superpower anymore. We are a hyperpower." pic.twitter.com/KsyFchdBgF
— nikki mccann ramírez (@NikkiMcR) January 8, 2020
Oooops, Almost Forgot - Happy Birthday
Submitted by JtC on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 4:47pmToday is c99's 5th anniversary. Happy Birthday everybody!
The Evening Blues - 1-7-20
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 3:57pm
Have we gotten even dumber in the last 17 years?
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 12:22pm"History repeats; the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce."
- Karl Marx
Judith Miller, Karl Rove, Tom Friedman, Joe Lieberman have all crawled out from whatever rocks they were hiding under to step in front of TV cameras and tell us how wonderful a war with Iran will be.
Idaho veterans resolve to Bring Our Troops Home
Submitted by Linda Wood on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 11:41amIdaho veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars initiate two resolutions to Bring Our Troops Home:
https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2020/01/06/idaho-republican-party-passes-an...
Idaho Republican Party Passes Antiwar Resolutions
Idaho GOP pressures Sen. Risch: Bring our troops home, expose Afghan war corruption, follow Constitution
May be it's time for the UN to move out of the US?
Submitted by mimi on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 2:44amUSA verweigern iranischem Außenminister Visum für UN-Sitzung
Mohammed Dschawad Sarif sollte diese Woche an einer Sitzung des UN-Sicherheitsrats teilnehmen. Doch die USA haben Irans Außenminister ein Visum verweigert.
7. Januar 2020, 7:24 Uhr Quelle: ZEIT ONLINE, Reuters, khe 62 Kommentare
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Tuesday Open Thread ~ I'll Take Potpourri for $100
Submitted by Anja Geitz on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 2:26am~
As the plane was airborne, a little girl on her very first flight turned to the woman next to her and said, when do we get smaller? ~ Aileen Goldman, This American Life
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A New Day
Submitted by janis b on Mon, 01/06/2020 - 11:40pmAs this past Sunday unfolded, so did a dystopian vision of an ominous future. Early in the afternoon, the mostly blue sky started to turn what I would describe as a pale peach colour. By 3pm the whole sky was glowing eerily with a light and colour that was sulphurous-looking and continued to gain in intensity over the next 6 hours; almost as if a strange storm was approaching, or the sun was setting in an altered universe.
