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Open Thread on the Charleston Church Shooting
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Over at Huffington Post, there is an article by Ed Mazza, Jade Walker & Kelly Chen titled Charleston Church Shooting: White Gunman Kills 9 At Historic Black Church. The article is being continually updated. People have … Continue reading
Tales of Horror from the Christian Homeschool Movement: Child Brides, Child Abuse, Children Kept in Cages
By Elaine Magliaro Thamiel Rosenkreuz has an interesting article over at If You Only News titled If She Bleeds, She Breeds: Christian Home Schoolers Debate Merits of Child Marriage. In her article, Rosenkreuz claimed that “parents are not always capable … Continue reading
FFS Welcomes Another Author: Ann Summers!
On behalf of the staff here at FFS, I am both proud and thrilled to introduce our newest author, Ann Summers. You may be familiar with her work over at Daily Kos. She’s a fine writer and today marks her … Continue reading
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Picture of the Day for June 16, 2015: Donald Trump for President?????
Posted by Elaine Magliaro “The Donald” announced earlier today that he will seek to be the 2016 presidential nominee for the Republican Party. Be still my heart! Click here to view more cartoons by Taylor Jones.
Geoinformation approaches to tracking down wildlife poachers
By: Ann Summers A tiger skeleton soaks in rice wine in Harbin, China. There is a growing, clamoring demand for tiger bone wine, a tonic made by steeping a tiger carcass in rice wine to produce an extremely expensive elixir. … Continue reading
Pope Francis vs. Dumbass American Politician: Senator James Inhofe Says That the Catholic Pontiff Should Butt Out of the Climate Change Discussion
By Elaine Magliaro Last Thursday, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) told “a conference of global warming skeptics” at the Heartland Institute “that the fight against climate change is really about global control with little accountability.” Inhofe, the chair of the Senate environment … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Climate Change Deniers, Conservatives, Denialism, Government, Political Science, Politics, United States
Tagged Catholic Church, Congress, Dumbass Politicians, Global Warming, Heartland Institute, James Inhofe, Oklahoma, Pope Francis, Republicans, Sen. James Inhofe, US Senate
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Is Lard Butt Limbaugh Really Toast? Another Radio Station Drops Him Like a “Bad Habit”
By Elaine Magliaro Over at Salon, Eric Boehlert has an article about Rush Limbaugh–the porcine, cigar-smoking, right-wing talk show host–being dropped by yet another radio station. Boehlert said that the bad news for the bloated bloviator is that things continue … Continue reading
Picture of the Day for June 13, 2015: On the Subject of Governor Scott Walker and Fascism (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro On Monday, Mike Spindell published a post titled Scott Walker: The Fascist Who Might Be President. In it, Mike said he thinks that the current governor of Wisconsin “is a Fascist in action and belief.” Mike added, “It may be true … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Conservatives, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Labor Movement, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, States, Tea Party, United States, Wisconsin
Tagged Fascists, Governor Scott Walker, Labor Unions, Mussolini, Picture of the Day, Republicans, Scott Walker
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Governor Rick Snyder and the Unraveling of Democracy in the State of Michigan
By Elaine Magliaro Loretta Gottesdeiner of Tom’s Dispatch has an article over at Salon titled “Something is rotten in Michigan”: Poisoned water supplies, dissolved school districts and a massive unraveling of American democracy. Gottesdeiner says that Michigan Governor “Rick Snyder … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Conservatives, Corruption, Democracy, Government, Local Government, Political Science, Politics, Society, States, United States
Tagged Governor Rick Snyder, Michigan, Michigan Emergency Managers, Republicans
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