America's dishonest and inflated idea of itself
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 7:14pmSometimes the headlines defy a comedic response.
Friday Night Photos Seaside Edition
Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 5:00pmHappy Friday everyone. As always, post any photos you like.
The camera club I belong to had it's monthly outing Tuesday morning at La Jolla Cove. This time of year the cove is a great place to photograph Brown Pelicans (many in breeding colors) and other shore birds.
The Evening Blues - 1-14-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 2:11pm
Being poor in America is an unforgivable crime that deserves no sympathy
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 1:54pmWhen Congress reformed welfare in 1996, states were allowed almost total discretion over how to use federal funding for the poor. Clinton proudly declared that welfare as we knew it had ended. He was more right than anyone could have guessed.
Open Thread - 01-14-22 - Can't Find My Way Home
Submitted by JtC on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 8:06am
As it looks more likely every year that some event, or confluence of events, may very well in the not so distant future end civilization at the least, and mankind itself at the most. Let us pre-guess future historians, if there will be such a thing, and consider the seminal catalytic event or events that triggered the spiral leading to the downfall of species Homo sapiens sapiens.
The Evening Blues - 1-13-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 01/13/2022 - 3:00pm
The Inflation Blame Game
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 01/13/2022 - 11:13amIf you want to know who is responsible for all of the price inflation in this country, just look in the mirror...or so economists, politicians, and the media have been falsely telling us for decades.
The Evening Blues - 1-12-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 01/12/2022 - 3:04pm
Open Thread WE 12 JAN 22 ~ Coexistence
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 01/12/2022 - 5:00am
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For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
To Billionaires, Union Busting is called "Philanthropy"
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 01/11/2022 - 6:22pmIt must be nice owning a major news media outlet. It gives you a megaphone to post virtually any vile thing that you want, and the right-wing is sure to echo it. Failed Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has unleashed an absolutely massive attack on teachers unions.
