VIA “wsj.com” by Anton Troianovski, Laurence Norman, and Julian Barnes MUNICH—The diplomatic scramble to calm the resurgent Ukraine crisis spilled into the open here on Saturday, as Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko urged an immediate cease-fire, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel countered calls from some U.S. senators for the West to deliver weapons to Ukraine. The […]
VIA “thehill.com” by Ben Kamisar Brian Williams will step away from his daily broadcast of NBC’s “Nightly News” for the next “several days,” as he battles criticism stemming from his admission that he had not flown on a helicopter hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, as he had previously said. “In the midst of a career […]
VIA “nytimes.com” by Michael D. Shear WASHINGTON — President Obama personally added a reference to the Crusades in his speech this week at the National Prayer Breakfast, aides said, hoping to add context and nuance to his condemnation of Islamic terrorists by noting that people also “committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ.” But […]
VIA “vice.com” by Kevin Lincoln With their recent pledge to spend $889 million on the 2016 presidential election, it’s time to recognize a weird truth about American politics: The Koch brothers, namely Charles and David, with an assist from David’s twin William, have a financial influence on par with the two major political parties. Who […]
VIA “collective-evolution.com” by Alanna Ketler You may have heard some of the hype about “Fat Flush Water.” But how exactly does water flush fat out of your system? Clearly, water is not some kind of magic diet supplement. Your body needs enough water everyday to keep hydrated and cleanse itself of unwanted materials. Fat deposits […]
VIA “npr.org” by Quoctrung Bui *We used data from the Census Bureau, which has two catch-all categories: “managers not elsewhere classified” and “salespersons not elsewhere classified.” Because those categories are broad and vague to the point of meaninglessness, we excluded them from our map. 1978 1996 2014 Alabama Ala. Machine operators, n.e.c Truck, delivery, and […]
VIA “the-open-mind.com” by Jade Small The Beagle Freedom Project in on a mission to free dogs, specifically beagles, from laboratory testing. These nine rescued beagles from a lab in Nevada, are feeling grass on their paws and experiencing sunshine for the first time!
VIA “themindunleashed.org” by Sofie McAdam Here, comedian Joe Rogan talks about work and meaning in his own unique style, asking some important (and sometimes uncomfortable) questions about what our purpose is as a society, and as an individual. Aren’t we supposed to be contributing? He asks. Is contributing the same as working? Rogan concludes that these two things are […]
VIA “Bill Marcks” youtube channel Famous American Actor Matt Damon reading an excerpt from Howard Zinn’s 1970 speech, “The Problem is Civil Obedience”. Share with US your thoughts!
VIA “stripes.com” by Travis J. Tritten WASHINGTON — NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams admitted Wednesday he was not aboard a helicopter hit and forced down by RPG fire during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, a false claim that has been repeated by the network for years. Williams repeated the claim Friday during NBC’s […]
