When I began this series back in December, I honestly did not know where it was going to take me as I researched the background materials for my essays. I originally figured that it might be three parts at the most, but it kept growing and growing.
It's day one of 29, FWIW, (so I get to do a leap day later on)
It is also the day that the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated upon reentry
Today's number is one
Good morning 99percenters!
Sunday news dump and music by Blue Highway.
Thousands Mobilize in France Against 'Headlong Rush into Authoritarianism'
'It is urgent to clearly demonstrate our refusal of this obnoxious policy'Thousands of people in Paris and other French cities hit the streets on Saturday to protest the controversial state of emergency that one organization says is an indication of a "headlong rush into authoritarianism."
Well Thursday night has arrived and I got nuttin'.
Life has kept me occupied and off-line.
In the previous essay in this series, we discussed how the police have become increasingly militarized, aided and abetted by US government policies that promote the hiring of veterans as cops, under the Vets to Cops program, and the outfitting of local police departments with surpl
So we're looking at 25 this Monday
25 is 5 squared, and it has no other divisors
Good morning 99percenters!
Morning news dump and music by Dan Tyminski.
Not-So-Subtle Establishment Threat? Bloomberg Hints at Presidential Run
Former New York City mayor indicates willingness to spend "at least $1 billion"... especially if Sanders bumps ClintonIs the real establishment getting worried?
As news broke Saturday afternoon that billionaire former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is "seriously" considering the idea of a third-party run for president in 2016, some political observers immediately smelled a rat.
As discussed in the previous essay, encouraged by grants from the Vets to Cops federal program, police departments have actively recruited Iraq and Afghanistan veterans as candidates.
Today is Martin Luther King Day
18 is a multiple of 9, 3, and 6, leading to suspicions that it will generate unending fractions (more later)
