Category Archives: Countries

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

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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 →

Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Denialism, Energy Policy, Media, Political Science, Politics, Roman Catholic Church, Science, United States | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

Open Thread on the Charleston Church Shooting

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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 →

Posted in Christianity, Democracy, Education, Fundamentalism, Government, Religion, Society, United States | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Geoinformation approaches to tracking down wildlife poachers

Posted on June 16, 2015 by ann li-summers

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 →

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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

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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 , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Is Lard Butt Limbaugh Really Toast? Another Radio Station Drops Him Like a “Bad Habit”

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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 →

Posted in Conservatives, Free Speech, Media, Poetry, Political Science, Politics, Short Video, United States | Tagged , , , | 127 Comments

Picture of the Day for June 13, 2015: On the Subject of Governor Scott Walker and Fascism (VIDEO)

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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 , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Mark Halperin, a Member of the Mainstream News Media, Scheduled to Host Pilates Session for GOP Donors at Romney Getaway

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Mark Halperin, a news journalist who is the co-managing editor of Bloomberg Politics and a frequent contributor on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, is reportedly going to co-host an early morning pilates session with Ann Romney as part of a getaway for Republican kingmakers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Conservatives, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidents, United States | 9 Comments

Governor Rick Snyder and the Unraveling of Democracy in the State of Michigan

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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 →

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Picture of the Day for May 12, 2015: Regarding the GOP’s War on Women

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro Here’s a “Picture of the Day” that I think is an appropriate follow-up to the article that I posted this morning titled The Public Shaming of Unwed Mothers: Regarding Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and Florida’s 2001 … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Equal Rights, Government, Political Science, Politics, Reproductive Rights, United States, Women's Rights | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment