International
Huge Wikileaks Document Dump – Fascinating Reading
The website Wikileaks has released a new set of documents, >250,000 diplomatic cables.
North Korea Fires On South Korea
North Korea shelled a South Korean island, killing at least two South Korean soldiers and wounding soldiers and civilians.
No Asshat Today
I was going to post an asshat award today, but instead, I’m honoring the men and women from numerous countries who worked for over two months to rescue the 33 Chilean miners. Many times we throw the word “hero” around to loosely, making some very mundane actions heroic. What these men and women did to […]
Surprised? Not So Much
By playing the blame game, BP proves themselves to truly be an American company.
Monday’s Asshat of the Day
I’m going out on a limb here today with my award (and maybe facing “excommunication”), for I am going to be taking on the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel. First some background. Judaism, unlike other religions, does not have a political hierarchy. Rabbi’s do not report to a senior rabbi, who reports to more […]
I’ve Got Your Severe Weather Right Here!
As upper New Castle County dries out from the heavy rains the other day and smack into another sauna, I realized I’ve been saying this a little to often lately, “The weather isn’t usually this bad.” Seriously, after five years of no water in our basement, this year our basement was flooded three times. We’ve […]
Can The Palestinians Get Their Shit Together?
Nicholas Kristof has an interesting column questioning whether the Palestinians can organize a non-violent protest against Israel. Turns out from the Palestinian perspective, youths throwing rocks is a non-violent protest. Kristof writes: Despite being stoned and tear-gassed on this trip, I find a reed of hope here. It’s that some Palestinians are dabbling in a […]
Latin America Welcomes Our Chinese Overlords
When the Council of Americas warns us that we should beware of Chinese influence and investment in Latin America, it gives one pause. Pause to collect your thoughts and say, “Please invest more.” You see, the Council of Americas believes that the United States can do no wrong, and, well, that China is filled with […]
Austerity is a Bitch
What president believed in his heart and soul that austerity was the answer to pull America out of its economic mess? Herbert Hoover. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying Hoover wasn’t a great man, he was just a shitty president. The work Hoover did in feeding millions of people during the Great War and […]
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