Asia Bibi: Christian leaves Pakistan after blasphemy acquittal Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country, officials have confirmed. Her conviction was overturned last year by the Supreme Court. She was originally convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad …
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May 07 2019
Pelosi’s Failure
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… Won’t get fooled again. Like Atrios I frequently remind people that Unindicted Co-conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio is not the worst ever. That’s simply an illusion of novelty and topicality, the worst ever was W, who was by every objective measure a War Criminal worthy of mention besides …
May 07 2019
Gerrymandering is complicated
Which is why we need a disheveled shouty guy to explain it. For what it’s worth he’s also White.
May 07 2019
Six In The Morning Tuesday 7 May 2019
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo: Reuters journalists freed in Myanmar Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar for their reporting on the Rohingya crisis have been freed. Wa Lone, 33 and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29 were released after a presidential amnesty. They spent more than 500 days in prison on the outskirts of Yangon. They …
May 06 2019
Bless Your Heart
I suppose the shocking Oedipal revelation does kind of make the gouging of eyeballs superfluous but it’s an important bit of staging that wows the audience every time. Still pretending it’s not Justice Theater? Consider whom we share the practice with. This is why the maximum penalty I can endorse is a cell and a …
May 06 2019
40 Year Old Comedy Show In Decline!
Film at 11. Seriously, it sucked this week for about the 3rd week in a row. Certainly having Adam Sandler constantly there as a reminder of the ’90s gave it that Episode 2, pounding our way out of a coffin feel, well, that and Zombie Chris Farley. Yes, it is too soon. Why do you …
May 06 2019
Six In The Morning Monday 6 May 2019
Aeroflot plane crash: 41 killed on Russian jet Forty-one people died after a Russian plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames just after takeoff from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. Dramatic video shows passengers using emergency exit slides to escape the burning Aeroflot aircraft. Survivors suggest the plane was struck by lightning, but Russia’s national carrier …
May 05 2019
Cinco de Mayo
Reprinted from 5/5/2012 The name simply means “The Fifth of May” and it’s an oddly U.S. American holiday. Except in the State of Puebla they don’t much celebrate the victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in Mexico which makes it much more like Patriot’s Day that we here in New England get …
May 05 2019
The Breakfast Club (Practice Practice Practice)
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 10:30am (ET) to …