Category Archives: Global Politics

Mitt Romney: Unfortunate Son the Sequel

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Weird Words Illustrated for July 5, 2012

Presented without comment.

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Cartoons: Is This a Religious Picture?

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Morsi Set to Be Egypt’s New President

Although right-wingers will be predictably raving hysterically over an alleged member of the Muslim Brotherhood winning the presidential election in Egypt, at least he is not connected to the Egyptian military, and many of those who demonstrated in Tahrir Square to be … Continue reading

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Today’s (Bonus) Music: Nancy Griffith & Julie Gold, “From a Distance”

Despite the religious overtones, the sentiment fits nicely with Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell’s quote below. The song was written by Julie Gold.

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Video: Ann Coulter Claims Radiation is Good for You

The same woman who resolutely rejects the science proving global warming and evolution, suddenly embraces this crackpot theory, curiously coinciding with a rise in radiation levels in the U.S. and Canada thanks to the Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown in March … Continue reading

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Video: The Dirty F**king Hippies Were Right

The video speaks for itself. (Language alert if you’re reading this at work or in a public place.)

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Video: New French President Francois Hollande Promises an End to Austerity

Recorded at The Bastille, May 6, 2012:

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Caught in the Internet: Lost in Mistranslation

Signs in English from Around the World — In a Bangkok, Thailand, religious shrine: IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN, EVEN A FOREIGNER, IF DRESSED AS A MAN. — Cocktail lounge in Norway: LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE … Continue reading

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Conservative Sarkozy is Bounced as Socialist Francois Hollande Wins the French Presidency

Something important I neglected to post earlier this week. After a flirtation with conservatism, France and other countries, like Greece, have had it with austerity measures and the other debilitating features of pro-wealth, anti-public rule.  Conservative Party British PM David Cameron … Continue reading

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