FWS Purges Gray Wolf Peer Review Panel
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to stack the deck against gray wolf recovery by disqualifying many of the nation’s leading wolf researchers from participating in the scientific peer...
View ArticleReefer Madness Alive and Well at NIDA
A pro-pot group has aired an ad stating that marijuana is "less toxic" than alcohol, but a federal science agency has disputed this claim. The ad, which opens with smiling young adults hoisting their...
View ArticleChristie: "We did not close lanes to the bridge."
Governor Christie has been sticking to his guns about not knowing anything about the bridge toll booth closures and the ensuing traffic jams until after the fact. Against mounting evidence to the...
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Louisiana Threatens To Sue MoveOn Over Billboard
According to The Advocate, MoveOn.org's lawyers have received a cease-and-desist letter from state of Louisiana officials over a billboard that criticizes Governor Bobby Jindal for not expanding...
View ArticleComply or Die
Law enforcement has once again killed an innocent victim. John Wrana Jr. was a ninety-five year old resident of a nursing home who refused to comply with the wishes of the police (and nursing home...
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NRA Wins Over Free Speech—Florida Doctors Silenced On Guns By Court
Once again, the First Amendment appears to be under attack by a court system whose duty it is to protect our constitutional rights. In the name of promoting public health, the American Medical...
View ArticleNewark High School Students Protest School District Reorganization
About 150 activists blocked a busy Newark intersection this morning in the second straight day of protesting against Newark Public Schools' controversial school overhaul plan. The protesters, including...
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'Nuff Said
Yelena Serovais is to be the first Russian woman on the International Space Station. She is also the fourth Russian woman in space. Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space way back in 1963,...
View ArticleTerri Schiavo Still Haunts Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush, the man who would be king president, has so many skeletons in his closet that I can't imagine that he'll actually run. This is just one more reason why it is unlikely. In an interview with...
View ArticleFamily Of Sandy Hook Victim Victoria Soto Trademarking Her Name To Halt Abuse
Some people are just too cruel and disgusting for words. A political agenda provides no excuse for reprehensible behavior, even if there are conspiracy theories floating around in those people's heads....
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Irving Police Chief Admits Cops Knew Ahmed Mohamed Didn't Have a Bomb
News of 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed’s arrest by Irving, Texas police for taking a clock to school has swept the nation, fueling strong suggestions of racial profiling. Well, it turns out the police...
View ArticleWhy can't I stand with Bernie in opposing Keystone XL?
This will be short. In my Daily Kos Recommended email, I received a link to: "Sign the petition: Stand with Hillary Clinton and oppose Keystone XL." Following the link takes me to a page that says:...
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Self-Driving Cars - Whose Life Do You Save?
Photo Credit: How should a self-driving car react in these situations? Bonnefon et al. An interesting study concerning the ethics and morality of self-driving cars has been published in Arxiv, by a...
View ArticleClinton's Continued Support For War On Drugs A Deal Breaker
Hillary Clinton's new proposal to loosen restrictions on marijuana is a step up from her previous positions, but it is still a continuation of the failed War On Drugs. Her obvious ignorance concerning...
View ArticleDNC Data Security Breach -- Who Gave The Media Access To Audit Trail...And Why?
This is the oddest reporting on a data security breach I have ever seen. It’s bizarre, and seems to fall outside the typical protocols for dealing with security issues.For example, this is from...
View ArticleThe Bundy Standoff Could Screw Over Ranchers
There is an interesting blog on ThinkProgress by Alex Zielinski and Alan Pyke. I’ll just quote a few paragraphs here so you can get a sense of the gist of it:Just a few years ago, however, stakeholders...
View ArticleDemocratic Convention Chooses Lobbyists Over Labor on Platform Drafting...
Since a controversial and very highly ranked diary here on DKos, that completely misrepresented the facts, has been allowed to remain standing, I think it is important to look at the other side of the...
View ArticleTrump And The Goldwater Rule
I read an interesting piece on a friend’s Facebook page this morning written by Patton Oswalt. He graciously gave me permission to post it here:“We are living in a horror movie written by comedians and...
View ArticleBoom! Takei Teaches The Twit How To Tweet
occupydemocrats.com/…Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump): Why isn’t President Obama working instead of campaigning for Hillary Clinton?George Takei (@GeorgeTakei): As Commander-in-Chief, he is sworn to...
View ArticleRobert Reich Schools A Trump Supporter
Former US Secretary of Labor (and author of “Saving Democracy—For the Many, Not the Few”) Robert Reich, uses his Facebook page extensively to support an ongoing effort to help educate Americans on...
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