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Nonverbal communication on the House floor
A little nonverbal communication from Joe Crowley (D-NY) , who delivered a one-minute on the House floor. Thanks to Skewriter for posting this on her blog, November Fifth.
Poll: Nearly half of Mississippi Republicans would outlaw interracial marriage
Mississippi first etched itself into my psyche as a focal point of the American Civil Rights Movement, in which racist whites fought long and hard to thwart progress, seemingly denying the outcome of the American Civil War; terrorizing, murdering and blocking any and all effort to drag it, scratching and clawing into compliance with national law, including America’s founding documents. Continue reading
Posted in Bigots, History, Human Behavior, Hurting, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Offensive, oppression, politics, Race, Right-Wing Haters, Soup du jour, Trends that suck
Tagged African American, American Civil War, bigotry, Blues, Delta, delta blues, GOP, hate, hatred, interracial, life, living, Mississippi, mixed-race, politics, public behavior, public discourse, Race, religious right, right-wing, South, trends, ultra conservative, values, White people
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American Exceptionalism: Manifest Destiny for Shitbirds
National elitism is a crock of shit. We are no better than the best and no worse than the worst among us. The same is true across the planet. The thing about exceptionalism that few of its adherents recognize is that when one is truly exceptional, he or she need not announce it to the rest of the world. Continue reading
Posted in Belonging, Bigots, Education, Fox Lies, Fox News, Fux News, Human Behavior, Hurting, Hypocrites, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Offensive, Philosophy, politics, Ridiculous/Absurd, Right-Wing Haters, World
Tagged "American Dream", American Exceptionalism, bigotry, Democracy, GOP, hate, Imperial hubris, lies, life, Manifest Destiny, National elitism, politics, prejudice, public discourse, right-wing, ultra conservative, values
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Friday Night Concert Clip: Clark Terry, “Mumbles,” etc.
I love rock music. Raised on symphonic, classical and big band, my musical rebellion was fueled by rock. Like most of my generation, upon reaching my teens, I eschewed “serious” music for the sorcery of simpler composition; loud, amplified guitars, … Continue reading
Posted in acoustic music, Artists, beauty, Entertainment, Festival, Friday Night Concert Clip, international, Jazz, Music, musicians, NPR, Performance, Soup du jour
Tagged "Just Squeeze Me", "Mumbles", Clark Terry, Entertainment, Friday Night Concert Clip, Henry "Sweets" Edison, Jazz, life, living, Music, music art
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Potty-mouth Democrat says ‘uterus’ on state House floor, creating GOP scandal
Republican tongues are wagging over “coarse” language a Democratic colleague used on Florida’s House floor. As sunshine state rep Scott Randolph (D) debated a bill’s provisions to draw union membership fees from Floridian paychecks, he criticized his conservative counterparts by … Continue reading
Posted in Bad, Frivolous, Government, Hypocrites, Soup du jour
Tagged Florida, GOP, idiootic, life, potty talk, public behavior, religious right, right-wing, Scott Randolph, ultra conservative, uterus, weird
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Study: Future World Water Shortage Spells Disaster
If current urbanization and climate trends continue, by 2050 more than one billion city dwellers will suffer as a dearth of water creates global panic. A study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences predicts that by the middle of the century, an estimated 993 million urbanites will have to make do with a daily water ration of roughly a bathtub full (less than 100 liters [26 gallons]. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Climate Change, Films, Food Supply, Futue, Greed, Human Behavior, international, NPR, politics, Soup du jour, Trends that suck, World
Tagged "Journet to Planet Earth", Agriculture, Alternat Fuel, Civilization, Climate Change, Earth Policy Instutute, farming, Fossil Fuel, Future, Land, Lester Brown, life, living, Matt Damon, media, Nation, Natural Resources, new thing, PBS, prediction, Public TV, Science, trends, Urban, Water, World
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Teacher v. Private Sector Pay: Don’t Buy the Lie
These bastards (teachers) have it made. For an average minimum six-figure investment in their 6 or so years of education, teachers command a whopping starting salary from $25-53k, depending on location. The average new math teacher makes $38,211. Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Media, Economy, Education, Government, Greed, Human Behavior, Hurting, Labor Relations, Labor Unions, National, Offensive, Philosophy, politics, Scum Bags, Soup du jour, Trends that suck
Tagged education, Fox, Fox Business, Fox Lies, hate, Labor, lies, life, living, media, outrageous, PolitiFact, public behavior, public discourse, teachers, trends, ultra conservative, Unions, values, Worker's Rights
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Rush Limbaugh Mocks Japan After Disaster
Here are your compassionate conservatives reveling in Japan’s horror. These are some heartless bastards… Continue reading
Posted in Bigots, Entertainment, Human Behavior, Hurting, international, National, Natural Disater, Offensive, politics, Race, Ridiculous/Absurd, Right-Wing Haters, Scum Bags, Soup du jour, Suffering, Tragedy, World
Tagged bigotry, conservative bigots, conservative hate, Entertainment, GOP, hate, hatred, homelessness, life, living, public behavior, public discourse, redneck media, Republican hate, Rush Limbaugh, ultra conservative, values
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Dr. West changes opinion of President Obama
Disregard most of the comments in reaction to this clip. I doubt that many of the posters have read Dr. West or know much of his work. Suffice to say that Cornel West is worth listening to…and as usual, I … Continue reading →