Author Archives: Elaine Magliaro

Two Alabama Police Officers Accused of Being Members of a White Supremacist Hate Group Put on Administrative Leave

By Elaine Magliaro The city of Anniston, Alabama, has placed two of its police officers on administrative leave while it investigates accusations that the men are members of a hate group. On Wednesday, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) posted … Continue reading

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A Poem for Saturday, June 20, 2015: “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou

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Picture of the Day for June 19, 2015: Regarding Governor Nikki Haley, South Carolina, and the Confederate Flag (VIDEO)

By Elaine Magliaro Last October during a political debate, Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina defended the Confederate flag’s presence on statehouse grounds because “not a single CEO” had ever complained about it. Vincent Sheheen, her Democartic opponent, called for … Continue reading

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Picture of the Day for June 18, 2015: Dylann Roof, Homegrown Terrorist

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From the Climate Change Denier Diaries: Dumbass Fox News Host Claims Pope Francis Is the Most Dangerous Person on the Planet

By Elaine Magliaro First, we had the dumbass senator from Oklahoma James Inhofe suggesting that Pope Francis should butt out of the debate on climate change. Now we have a dumbass Fox News personality claiming that the Catholic pontiff is … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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