Breaking: Ukraine-bound plane crashes in Tehran
Submitted by WaterLily 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
