On Monday, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain closed all borders (land, sea and air) with the country of Qatar, an action that was then followed by Yemen, the Maldives and Libya. And, this morning, our President took to Twitter to take credit for the fact that these countries had moved to […]
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It looks as though Trump once again played right into Putin’s hands, turning against Qatar before the facts were in, and creating an opening for the Russians
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Aristocratic Hegemony, Bahrain, Central Command, Donald Trump, Egypt, fake news, hacking, international relations, Iran, James Comey, Juan Cole, Kellyanne Conway, Middle East, Muslim Brotherhood, oil, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sean Spicer, Syria, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Twitter, United Arab Emirates, Vladimir Putin 9 Comments
Running out of things to say about mass shootings… well, almost
I tried to write something last night about the Orlando shooting that just left 50 people dead, but I gave up an hour or so into it. I’d sliced my hand open earlier in the day while working on the renovation of 209 Pearl Street, which made it difficult to type. [My right thumb was […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ideas, Other, Uncategorized Also tagged 209 Pearl, background checks, coining new words and phrases, domestic terrorism, fearconomy, gay, gun control, gun violence, guns, guns in schools, guns on campus, homophobia, ISIS, jihad, Mark's health, mass shootings, murder, National Rifle Association, NRA, Obama, Omar Mateen, self-hating, terrorism 48 Comments
ISIS and the Christian right are in agreement on evolution
According to CNN, ISIS has announced their K-12 curriculum in Syria, and certain elements sound surprisingly familiar. In swaths of Syria now controlled by ISIS, children can no longer study math or social studies. Sports are out of the question. And students will be banned from learning about elections and democracy. Instead, they’ll be subjected […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Education, Uncategorized Also tagged Charles Darwin, Darwin, education reform, evolution, ISIS, religious fundamentalism 7 Comments