Category Archives: States

The Coffee Shop: Remembering Route 66

Posted on June 27, 2016 by wordcloud9

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. —oooOooo– There are several hosts, each host being responsible for picking a “theme of the day” and starting the discussion. But in an open thread, … Continue reading →

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WORD CLOUD: VISION

Posted on June 24, 2016 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Alice Walker (1944 – ) is famous for her novels, especially her third novel, The Color Purple. Since it was first published in 1982, The Color Purple earned the National Book Award  for Fiction and the Pulitzer Prize … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: June 22, 2016

Posted on June 22, 2016 by wordcloud9

June 22, 2016 is: National Chocolate Éclair Day AND National Onion Rings Day AND Take Your Dog to Work Day (after all that Cholesterol, you’ll need a walkies) INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAYS: Belarus – Remembrance of Victims of the Great Patriotic War Croatia … Continue reading →

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What Country Are You In?

Posted on June 17, 2016 by wordcloud9

So you’re on vacation, cruising down the highway at 70 mph, and this sign flashes past your eyes: Quick, can you do the conversion from kilometers to miles in your head? This sign is on a road in Arizona that does go … Continue reading →

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Censusless: This book needs to be read not just before 2020 or even November 2016

Posted on June 16, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Is Howard Dean, Tim Kaine, or DWS responsible for the poor leadership on what remains the real negative consequences of what should have been a better outcome for PBO’s 2008 election in the midst of an economic … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election, Conservatives, Democracy, Equal Rights, History, Justice, Legal Theory, Neoconservatives, Neoliberals, Pennsylvania, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Racism, RNC, State Government, States, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Memes of a feather: ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ and ‘radical Christian terrorism’

Posted on June 14, 2016 by ann li-summers

Immanuel Kant — ‘Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.’   By ann summers Home-grown extremism still intersects and is intersectional, so expressing “radical islamic terrorism” like “radical Christian terrorism” are as PBO indicated today about political talking points, there’s no … Continue reading →

Posted in 9-11, Barack Obama, Christianity, Criminal Law, DHS, FBI, Florida, Fundamentalism, Government, Homeland Security, Homosexual Rights, Immigrants, Immigration, Islam, Law Enforcement, Media, Mental Health, Murder, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, Reproductive Rights, Terrorism, Terrorists, Uncategorized, War on "Terror" | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Public Safety in the post-Pulse era

Posted on June 13, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers    Orlando’s horrific domestic extremist attack demonstrates that with the constant, cyclical negation of private and public rights there cannot be win-win solutions in a modern democracy that has foundationally resisted the notion of a theocratic state. An … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election, 9-11, Afghanistan, Civil Liberties, Crime, DHS, Equal Rights, FBI, Florida, Government, Heroism, Homeland Security, Homosexual Rights, Immigrants, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Media, Murder, News, Police, Racism, Society, Terrorism, Terrorists, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 43 Comments

Mass Shootings – What We Can No Longer Ignore

Posted on June 13, 2016 by wordcloud9

FACT: Too Many People  Are DYING  – Because even if there’s a court order to keep you away from your terrified ex, because even if you have a history of mental illness or violent behavior, you can still walk into … Continue reading →

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Orlando Massacre: Pulse One = Stonewall too

Posted on June 12, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers The framing of that meme of “the worst act of mass shooting in US history” comes not only as an “act of terror and an act of hate” but also raises some other peripheral issues in the early … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election, Afghanistan, Breaking News, California, Conspiracy, Crime, DHS, Equal Rights, FBI, Florida, Government, Heroism, Holidays, Homosexual Rights, Law Enforcement, Media, Murder, Police, Politics, Presidential Elections, Society, Terrorism, Terrorists, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Sometimes Sad Stories Have Happy Endings

Posted on June 11, 2016 by wordcloud9

On May 31, operations were underway to rescue people trapped by the rising floodwaters of the Brazos  River in Texas. A camera operator  captured this footage of a Fort Bend rescue crew saving a dog, chained to the front porch … Continue reading →

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