Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from> around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
April 2019 archive
Apr 26 2019
Emissions From Cows
And by Cows I mean Republicans and by Emissions I mean burps because Cows are Ruminants and don’t technically fart though their burps contain a fair amount of Methane, an extremely potent Greenhouse Gas. Cody’s Showdy Why does this matter so much to Unindicted Co-Conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio? Let us remind ourselves of the magnificent repast …
Apr 26 2019
Cartnoon
Do you know what horrors lie behind that wall? No Then you go first. Do you want to live forever? ek hornbeck’s #1 rule for surviving the Intertubz (it’s a series of trucks you know)- YOU ARE NOT YOUR AVATAR! What is best in life? Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear …
Apr 26 2019
The Breakfast Club (Loyal Opposition)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …
Apr 26 2019
Six In The Morning Friday 26 April 2019
Exclusive: Some of the men executed in Saudi Arabia claimed their confessions were forced By Tamara Qiblawi and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN Updated 0404 GMT (1204 HKT) April 26, 2019 Long before Saudi Arabia announced it had carried out one of the largest mass executions in its history earlier this week, some of the men condemned to death had …
Apr 25 2019
Petticoat Junction
For obvious reasons. Come ride the little train that is rolling down the tracks to the junction. Forget about your cares, it is time to relax at the junction. Lotsa curves, you bet Even more, when you get To the junction There’s a little hotel called the Shady Rest at the junction. It is run …
Apr 25 2019
Pondering the Pundits
Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from> around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
Apr 25 2019
The Russian Connection: Hillary Weighs In On Mueller Report
Former Secretary of State, US Senator and First Lady Hillary Clinton penned an op-ed in the Washington Post in response to the Mueller report calling for a 9-11 like commission to look into the hacking of the 2016 election. First, like in any time our nation is threatened, we have to remember that this is …
Apr 25 2019
The Breakfast Club (No More Lies)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …
Apr 25 2019
Six In The Morning Thursday 25 April 2019
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: vast expanse of rainforest lost in 2018 Damian CarringtonEnvironment editor @dpcarrington Thu 25 Apr 2019 05.01 BST Pristine forests are vital for climate and wildlife but trend of losses is rising, data shows Millions of hectares of pristine tropical rainforest were destroyed in 2018, according to satellite analysis, with beef, chocolate and palm …
Apr 24 2019
The Neo Liberal Failure of Barack Obama
I don’t think Barack Obama was a particularly good President. Among other policies I disagree with are- Failure to prosecute War Crimes and the continuation of War Criminal activities (Rectal Feeding? Anal Rape!) by the United States Government (how’d that closing Guantánamo thing work out for you?). Failure to advance Universal Health Care (at the …