Time to Create a Term Limit on Serving on the Supreme Court | Voices on the Square
Submitted by BruceMcF on Wed, 07/04/2018 - 05:15 This essay is inspired in general by the retirement of Justice Kennedy, leaving the ideologically driven radical reactionaries that have taken over the Republican Party within reach of their long time goal of a strong 5 Justice Majority that will act....
After 12 Rejections, Apple Accepts App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes
Simply notifying people of drone strikes — and the lives they take — was previously deemed "excessively objectionable or crude."
The crux of the biscuit |
Submitted by HumanitarianLeft on Wed, 07/09/2014 - 14:17crossposted from:By OPOLI've long been aware of the growing schism between the actions of our elected officials and the best interests of their constituents (we the people). I've pondered it and agonized over it and watched as it has grown to r…
Submitted by poligirl on Fri, 07/04/2014 - 12:27(This is poligirl writing on behalf of Voices on the Square, with my apologies to Thomas Jefferson)When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assu…
Submitted by BruceMcF on Sat, 09/07/2013 - 21:18Burning the Midnight Oil for the Arc of the SunSee also previously in the examination of the Sunset Empire Shuddering and ShakingNow, you might think that we don't have enough observations to talk about "where World Wars start" in general. Still, this…
: The US has intercepted a message from to militants in ordering them to attack the US if we strike
BREAKING: The US has intercepted a message from Iran to militants in Iraq ordering them to attack the US if we strike Syria http://on.wsj.com/18GD75L via The Wall Street Journal
Submitted by BruceMcF on Fri, 08/30/2013 - 20:04Burning the Midnight Oil for the Arc of the SunJust this week, intervention into Syria was debated on the floor of the House in a robust, spirited debate in which the government of the nation presented its case, its elected opposition presented the con...
Submitted by poligirl on Mon, 08/26/2013 - 21:29Howdy! Welcome to the our weekly open thread on interesting reads! This is where to post links to those great things that made you say "Ah!" when you read them, so the rest of us can read them too!So what is the most interesting thing you've read in th...
Submitted by poligirl on Mon, 08/12/2013 - 21:31Howdy! Welcome to the our weekly open thread on interesting reads! This is where to post links to those great things that made you say "Ah!" when you read them, so the rest of us can read them too!So what is the most interesting thing you've read in th...
Chronic Tonic- Prisoner Of Franklin Avenue |
Submitted by triv33 on Tue, 08/06/2013 - 15:27My Dad is pi**ed off. About what, you ask. Well, one never knows what out of any number of things will set him off throughout the day. But believe me, you do not want to be in his path when it happens. For instance, last week during a seemingly innoc...
Submitted by poligirl on Mon, 08/05/2013 - 23:29Howdy! Welcome to the our weekly open thread on interesting reads! This is where to post links to those great things that made you say "Ah!" when you read them, so the rest of us can read them too!So what is the most interesting thing you've read in th...
Party On The Square- Ladies Only |
Submitted by triv33 on Fri, 08/02/2013 - 20:59Welcome back Party People! This week we're featuring fabulous females. Single artists or groups. Don't feel you have to limit yourself to just one tune from a particular artist because you don't~ No You Don't One Way Or Another Bad Reputation So What ...
Submitted by Editorial Staff on Wed, 07/31/2013 - 20:55Watch this video. Nine minutes.Greenwald Slams "Establishment" Double-Standard for ManningJeffrey Toobin, the CNN legal analyst who spent most of Tuesday on the air of his cable network commending the decision of the military judge who found Pfc...
Chronic Tonic- Not This Week, I've Got A Headache |
Submitted by triv33 on Tue, 07/30/2013 - 14:50Yeah, you read that right. I've been battling this migraine for a week. It seems like it might be dying down, only to come roaring back at me in all it's spiky glory. I've been sleeping crappy, not eating well, I'm nauseous, not really fit company for an...
Submitted by poligirl on Mon, 07/29/2013 - 21:51Howdy! Welcome to the our weekly open thread on interesting reads! This is where to post links to those great things that made you say "Ah!" when you read them, so the rest of us can read them too!So what is the most interesting thing you've read in th...
: Traveling to Our Death and The Fatal Train Derailment |
Submitted by BruceMcF on Sun, 07/28/2013 - 19:48At the time that I start writing, the death toll from the train wreck that took place in Santiago de Compostela in Spain has risen to 79. According to an account shortly after the crash (sp):Alternating AVE segments with segments of conventional track…
Submitted by Futbol Dad on Sat, 07/27/2013 - 15:34I have heard the argument that the US is not on the path to totalitarianism. But what creates the environment that allows for the creation a totalitarian state? Hi**er held the belief that nationalism and socialism should be identical. Other histo...
Party On The Square- The Five Senses |
Submitted by triv33 on Fri, 07/26/2013 - 20:59Hey there, Party People! This week we're looking for tunes with titles or lyrics that contain one of the five senses. Some of those senses are going to be a whole lot more popular than others, but I know we can find them all.That Smell Taste Of Danger He...
Chronic Tonic- Riding The Storm Out |
Submitted by triv33 on Tue, 07/23/2013 - 19:30As some of you know, my younger son is on the autism spectrum. One of his big issues is thunderstorms. When he was a toddler, he mostly ignored them, and as he and his brother got older, they would sometimes come sit by me, or come jump in bed with us du...
Submitted by poligirl on Mon, 07/22/2013 - 21:01Howdy! Welcome to the our weekly open thread on interesting reads! This is where to post links to those great things that made you say "Ah!" when you read them, so the rest of us can read them too!So what is the most interesting thing you've read in th...
Party On The Square- Paint It Black |
Submitted by triv33 on Fri, 07/19/2013 - 21:01Good evening, Party People and welcome to the Party! Tonight we're looking for some colorful tunes, titles, lyrics, albums, groups or artists. I did warn you we'd be going back to themes, didn't I? Well, here we go!Paint It Black White Liar Blue Trouble ...
Submitted by poligirl on Tue, 07/16/2013 - 19:32Yep, it's me again, with a toothy (or rather lack thereof) update.So I had my 4 molars that made up my upper right quadrant pulled last Tuesday. It was an exercise in pain and one in which I am still suffering the repercussions.First, they called these...
Party On The Square- How Does It Feel? | Voices on the Square
Submitted by triv33 on Fri, 07/12/2013 - 21:00Hey there, Party People! This week at the Party it's all about feelings. Tunes that have the word feel, feeling or a particular feeling in the title or lyrics. You can even go with tunes that evoke a certain feeling just for you! You know my roolz, play…
Party On The Square-How Does It Feel? |
Submitted by triv33 on Fri, 07/12/2013 - 21:00Hey there, Party People! This week at the Party it's all about feelings. Tunes that have the word feel, feeling or a particular feeling in the title or lyrics. You can even go with tunes that evoke a certain feeling just for you! You know my roolz, play…
Chronic Tonic- I'm Running Out Of Compartments |
Submitted by triv33 on Tue, 07/09/2013 - 19:30If I were to be asked to write a paragraph or two about my life, my current situation, I don't know that I could do that. Yes, I could tell you in detail about this or that, but no, I don't ever even think about all of it all at once, let alone lay it al...
Party On The Square- We Aught To Party |
Submitted by triv33 on Fri, 07/05/2013 - 21:00No, Partiers, that's not a misspelling up there in title, tonight we're doing tunes from the last decade--the aughts. If you happen to slide beyond that, well, that's cool too~ Breathe (2 am) I Don't Want To Be Don't Let Me Get Me 45 Before He Cheats The...
How very un-Christian |
Submitted by Robyn on Fri, 07/05/2013 - 17:50Francisco Alvarado at Banana Republic nails it: The Christian Family Coalition Hates Transgender People Too. Not surprisingly, the CFC opposes legal protections and the pursuit of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for gender-variant people.The Mi...
Submitted by JayRaye on Thu, 07/04/2013 - 16:00You ought to be out raising hell. This is the fighting age. Put on your fighting clothes. -Mother JonesSaturday July 4, 1903 Colorado City, Colorado - The Smeltermen Strike for the Right to Join a UnionFirst and foremost, the smeltermen are fighting for...
The Declaration of Political Independence | Voices on the Square
Submitted by poligirl on Thu, 07/04/2013 - 11:35(This is poligirl writing on behalf of Voices on the Square, with my apologies to Thomas Jefferson)When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assu...
Chronic Tonic - Green Pool Blues |
Gender Prison: On being an ally…Revisited | Voices on the Square
Submitted by Robyn on Tue, 07/02/2013 - 16:54It turns out that I already had an essay entitled On Being an Ally.Many of you are probably aware that last week a diary of mine encountered a commenter who was upset that any advances in our social, political, and/or socio-economic situation could be tak...
Submitted by poligirl on Mon, 07/01/2013 - 21:46Howdy! Welcome to the our weekly open thread on interesting reads! This is where to post links to those great things that made you say "Ah!" when you read them, so the rest of us can read them too!So what is the most interesting thing you've read in th...
C&D: We'd Prevent the Problem, with our Preventer. | Voices on the Square
Submitted by BruceMcF on Sun, 06/30/2013 - 15:44Clarke and Dawe take their rapier satire to the Australian version of the Corporate Duopoly, Neoliberal Labor (in government) and the "Conservative" Coalition, in opposition."Clarke and Dawe: Bryan Floats a Radical Idea"Topic: EconomyTags: Clark and Da...
Party On The Square- Nostalgic For The 90s |
Submitted by triv33 on Fri, 06/28/2013 - 21:00Well, Party People, we've worked our way up to the 90s this week, pretty soon we're going to have to go back to more colorful themes! we'll worry about that later, now it's time to dive in~ Who Will Save Your Soul Mr Jones If It Makes You Happy Runaro...
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