Category Archives: States

Trump Nationalism on the Links where pivots are divots

Posted on May 12, 2016 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers Gonna be winning for The Donald, regardless of the 8 November outcome.   The Trump brand will benefit, and his global legacy has already been assured, even in its vulgarity. All Trump golf courses are branded … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – The Sea Turtle Hospital

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From The Atlantic: In the Florida Keys, the Turtle Hospital is fighting to save the dwindling population of American sea turtles. The hospital, which … Continue reading →

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Why yes, that is an equation in my pocket, and no, I’m not happy to sit next to you!

Posted on May 8, 2016 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers Use a differential equation, get profiled… Pasta sauce is called “gravy” in South Philly but if you look too “foreign” and know some math, you could get in trouble. Gonna be a tough time at the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election, 9-11, Aviation, Breaking News, Civil Liberties, Democracy, DHS, Government, Humor, Immigrants, Italy, Law Enforcement, Media, Pennsylvania, Propaganda, Racism, Science, Society, Uncategorized, United States, War on "Terror" | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Frisco Flix Fascist Nix

Posted on May 3, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Hollywood North is not San Francisco South, nor North Hollywood or South San Francisco. But maybe in an age of media crime fascination there can be high-tech tours of location specific cinematic crime, something better than the Alcatraz … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, California, Celebrity, Civil Liberties, Crime, Fascism, Free Speech, History, Labor Movement, Law Enforcement, Media, Movies, Murder, Propaganda, Socialism, Television, Uncategorized, United States | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Word Cloud: GLANCE

Posted on April 29, 2016 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud I collect odd bits of historic detail and stray facts. I look for unlikely connections. Sometimes my mind wanders off in a completely new direction in the middle of a sentence, and what I started out … Continue reading →

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Morning Open Thread – Drones, the new UFOs

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Chuck Stanley

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. It would be hard to guess if one tries to follow TV news, but other things actually occur in the world besides election primaries. British … Continue reading →

Posted in Breaking News, Christianity, England, Equal Rights, Homosexual Rights, Mental Health, State Government, Tennessee, Weird News | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Morning Open Thread – Mississippi Pot Roast; the recipe that ate the internet.

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Chuck Stanley

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. The Mississippi Pot Roast has been called the dish that ate the internet.  It is probably the easiest pot roast recipe I have ever seen.  … Continue reading →

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Lookout Wimmins iz in your can

Posted on April 23, 2016 by ann li-summers

    By ann summers Family Restrooms have been commonplace for many public institutions and darned if defending family values and traditional marriage has come under attack by well, non-traditional families, darn those sister-wives, extended families, single parents, and orphans.   There … Continue reading →

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Reclaiming the possibility of democracy or creating libertarianism warlordism

Posted on April 18, 2016 by ann li-summers

Sophie’s Hobson Choice on Maggies Bullet Farm: George Miller’s nearly aboriginal-free post-apocalypse vision or JJ Abrams’ non-LGBTQ utopian dystopia -— What a lovely day for Star War’s POC clone diversity already signalled   What remains certain is that Reconstruction failed, and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election, Abraham Lincoln, American History, Capitalism, Civil War, Economic Policy, Economics, History, Industrial Revolution, Libertarians, Media, Neoconservatives, Neoliberals, Political Science, Racism, Society, States, Uncategorized, United States | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Word Cloud: ILLUMINATOR

Posted on March 18, 2016 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud There are writers who can “deliver the goods” but can’t explain how they create them. There are writers who can “talk a good game,” but whose actual work disappoints. But the writers who can do both … Continue reading →

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