Ah. So you've finally stared a moderate in the face...
and enjoyed the experience.The response here to the President's Question Time (of which, admittedly, I've only seen 20 minutes or so) has been quite interesting...maybe even compelling. The wild...
View ArticleBP. A stupid engineering question
Seems like the reason the tubes/domes, etc. haven't worked is because of issues dealing with pressure and the build-up of hydrates, etc. etc. And part of the problem is the mixture of seawater through...
View ArticleThoughts from a Bigot.
Hello there.My name's bevenro, and I'm a bigot.At least I think I'm a bigot. See, I don't like groups. Any groups. Black folks, white folks, red folks, Jews, Christians, Muslims, atheists, frat...
View ArticleSnowtober (?!) commentary...
Hi--I'm putting absolutely no effort into this, but since I didn't see a forum on what's turning into a pretty major nor'easter, I figure I'll put one up. (if I've missed one, I"ll pull this)Sure, snow...
View ArticleJUST IN: 2 Earthquakes in NW Iran
Very short--but I don't see any links yet so will fill you in with a couple of links.2 shallow earthquakes of mag. 6.3 and 6.4 have hit NW Iran--depth of about 9-10km. (UPDATE: 80 deaths) have been...
View Articlemath--teaching/tutoring books
Hi--Just a quick question. I tutor math (generally high school, as well as SAT/ACT) and I find that there's an obscene number of students who have no faith in their own math ability--although in...
View ArticleBREAKING: 7.6 earthquake in NW Costa Rica
I don't have more than 30 seconds to get this up before I leave--but as of 10:42 am (EST) a major earthquake has hit the northwest coast of Costa Rica (Mag. 7.6) at a moderate depth of 25...
View ArticleNY Marathon: Cancelled.
So I'm not a marathoner--and I'm not a New Yorker. But I wanted to do my part.Bloomberg's decision to run this thing is completely insane (and could potentially cost even more lives)There may be a...
View ArticleThe NRA goes Back to School: not just a disturbing presser.
This will be a really short diary. Maybe only an intro.Simply put, that NRA press conference was a highly disturbing (and really not that surprising) marketing ploy to use the public school system for...
View ArticleI have no opinion on Snowden one way or the other..
but the thought of 50 journalists on a 12-hour flight from Moscow to Cuba for no reason just made my day :)
View ArticleTension (and a lot of bloodshed) in Egypt
I'm going to keep this really short and analysis free since I don't have any time to post much today--and I'm not an authority. But I haven't seen any diaries on this yet.During the dawn hours, after...
View ArticleDear gun rights advocates--I respect the 2nd amdt. and the right to bear...
UPDATE: Title changed from 'Gun Owners' to 'Gun Rights Advocates' since it's really the advocacy crowd I'm addressing here. Changed in response to the first couple of comments.Could'ja keep the...
View ArticleBefore you write about Syria...
here or anywhere else....Do nothing more until you read this article.HereI'm not even going to quote from it. Except for this one, scathingly ironic line:Treat [your] article as a minimalist work of...
View ArticleBashar Assad foolishly falls for the 'CBS Death Interview' trap.
He's doomed.http://www.politico.com/....Saddam Hussein - CBS (Dan Rather)- Feb 4, 2003 Hosni Mubarak- CBS (Christiane Amanpour) - Feb. 3, 2011 (dead-ish, anyway) Muammar Qaddafi - ABC (Christiane 'the...
View ArticleSo this Stewart-Dawkins debate
was masterful.Disclosure: I am not a fan of Dawkins--I find him extremely dogmatic without paying much attention to nuance, and I don't understand the hero-worship that some people seem to have for him...
View ArticleHelp--not a diary--a student loan question
Hi all--sorry to take up space but this is a good resource for this sort of thing.I've got about a trillion dollars in student loans to pay back after a bunch of years in grad school--only thing is I'm...
View ArticleBreaking (really!) Obama/Rouhani telephone call
ok--someone has to break this. No one yet? I'm completely unqualified--but at least I can try to get you guys talking.So this is bigger than a handshake.There was a positive exchange between the two...
View ArticleIf true, I take back my criticism of Vinson
Short diary--but an important one I think.According to this CBS report, Amber Jo Vinson--the 3rd person diagnosed w/Ebola in this country, actually called or tried to call the CDC prior to boarding the...
View ArticleEbola, some numbers, and some (possible) encouraging signs
People like numbers. Even people who don't like math like numbers. They're simple things that we can relate to, to put everything in perspective. 3 is less than 4, 4 billion is more than 4 million,...
View ArticleQuick Ebola diary--Spanish nurse Romero likely cured.
Breaking news--Teresa Romero has tested negative for the virus. This after quite an ordeal, obviously, with a series of ups and downs while in intensive care at Carlos III hospital in Madrid.Not too...
View ArticleEbola: Excellent reporting from the Mali-Guinea border
Just wanted to call your attention to this, from Global 3000 (Deutsche Welle's globalization/development programme)It was uploaded yesterday, so it is very recent, but predates yesterday's first...
View Article1 killed in another car attack in Jerusalem.
Not much to say here--an incident similar to a couple weeks ago. 1 dead (an Israeli border police officer), and the attacker was shot and killed as wellhttp://www.bbc.com/...I've seen reports that...
View ArticleStopped Clock News: Rove says repeal 2nd A, or die.
Karl Rove is a lunatic, but I'll give it to him this time. Obviously his rationale, as a conservative, is going to be a bit different (i.e. the 2nd amendment will never be repealed, so don't even...
View ArticleYou too can bailout Greece
I don't claim to understand the crisis at all (finance/macro-economics aren't my thing)And obviously this thing won't be anywhere close, but I like the concept :)And they've raised half a million...
View ArticleAnyone following the issues with police brutality/racism should watch this video
I"m not going to write a diary here...But this is really worth watching, to see just what does end up happening in a city like Baltimore, why the system is so messed up, and a perspective on why young...
View ArticleI'm sorry, but this is unacceptable and beneath everyone here.
I'm a tentative Hillary Clinton voter, keeping my options open on Sanders because I like a lot of what he has to say, but I want to see how he fares over the next two months.I'm also appalled at the...
View Article"BDS" movement demands policy statement from Jewish singer, then kicks him...
In the world of "I/P", I'm a moderate/liberal supporter of Israel, meaning that I condemn nearly all of the state/Netanyahu/Likud's actions and strongly support a Palestinian state according to pre '67...
View ArticleDiary for fence-sitters: What would tip you over the edge for Clinton/Sanders?
This won't be a very long one, and I would ask people to refrain from snide remarks against your opposing candidate, as this is really to find out what would tip the balance for some people. If you're...
View ArticleSite is practically unreadable. Makes the cool new functionality useless.
I haven’t spent much time, but just a few key things:You need to find a balance between amount of content and readabiity. Now I can see maybe 4 or 5 recent or recommended diaries at a time whereas...
View ArticleIf you can't fight Islamophobia without resorting to Jew-hate, maybe you're...
Short diary. This is the latest in cool hip college anti-Semitism under the guise of “social justice”. “Professor” Bahar Davary www.facebook.com/..., at University of San Diego, seems to have been...
View ArticleA Jewish exchange on Christmas....
Yesterday's conversation with Mom:"What's our plan for dinner on Christmas?""I dunno...probably Chinese""But we just had Chinese yesterday.""We have to get Chinese. We're Jewish. It's Christmas. It's...
View ArticleBREAKING: Suicide attack in Sultanahmet District in Istanbul
I don’t have time to research or write much, but I don’t see a posting yet and this is yet another tragedy and important story.www.bbc.com/...Current reports out of Istanbul are that over 10 people...
View ArticleElection Thought Process:
a. Lean Hillaryb. Consider #TheBernc. Possibly #FeelTheBern a bit!!!d. log into DKos or some other online political forume. experience the sheer, almost violent hatred for Hillary that is even more...
View Article"Convince me to support your candidate". "Well, YOUR candidate is a evil...
Will not win votes for your candidate. That’s Trump level crap. Sort yourselves out.Not a diary, just a public service announcement.Enjoy your evening.UPDATE: the original was “racist witch demon”...
View ArticleA few thoughts on polls, since a lot of people seem a bit...
Polling data is fun. As much as we pretend to hate the media-fabricated horserace, we all get involved in it so all of us who post/frequent/salivate or fume over poll diaries are hypocrites (pretty...
View ArticleThings I've learned about Hillary Clinton from the Rec LIst
Hillary Clinton is a thief.HIllary Clinton is a liar.HIllary Clinton kills children.HIllary Clinton hates minorities.Hillary Clinton is a racist.HIllary Clinton hates women.Hillary Clinton is a...
View ArticlePortrait of Trump as a Young Man. Sad!
On a whim I decided to combine a Trump interview with the opening paragraphs of James Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, using a paragraph merger tool.. The result explains pretty much...
View Article"Anti-Zionism"--need mature community input.
This is short—I’m thinking about writing piece, the content of which I’m not going to discuss here in any detail. What I’d like from the community is this: What does it mean to be...
View ArticleBernie's new Jewish outreach director: Why I'm both inspired and bothered.
This is something I’ve wanted to write about for about 2 years, but haven’t felt particularly comfortable doing so on a left-wing political site with a significant viewer base. With Bernie Sanders’...
View ArticleA Public Service Announcement from the "Tribe"
“Keep quiet and listen. It’s not for you to tell African Americans what’s racist or not”“Keep quiet and listen. It’s not for you to tell women what’s sexist or not.”“Keep quiet and listen. It’s not...
View ArticleEverybody stop slamming Sanders (at least thru next Wed)
Look folks, it’s pretty much done. There is a 99.99% change that Hillary Clinton will win the pledged delegates and popular vote by a healthy margin. There is probably a 90% chance that once that...
View ArticleBernie or Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
t. Sanders could skydive into Calif. rally(presented without comment)
View ArticleThen they came for the Jews. As anyone paying attention expected. Don't vote...
I tend to post on occasion about left-wing anti-Semitism, rather than the right-wing (and more familiar) version. I do this for a number of reasons.1.) It exists, and like any bigotry on any side of...
View ArticleJewleaks
xHoly shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. pic.twitter.com/b6QrDVDsu0— Kelsey D. Atherton (@AthertonKD) July 23, 2016 I know there’s a lot of love for WIkileaks, and granted, out of the 10,000,000,000,000...
View ArticleHahaha. Wikileaks thinks it's Donald Trump.
x@JoyAnnReid You are pushing a discredited conspiracy theory. There is no affinity, whatsoever. Our lawyers will monitor your program.— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) July 24, 2016 Yesterday I wrote a brief...
View ArticleStein has taken an important issue and pseudo-scienced the hell out of it
This won’t be a long diary — I don’t have time today to research this but I want to raise some important points.FIrst—disclaimer: I loathe Stein. I think that her honest goal is to sabotage Clinton,...
View ArticleSmoking guns 'r gonna smoke...
On the way out so I”m not going to offer any analysis, but you Russia watchers can have fun with this :)mediamatters.org/…QUESTIONER: With regard to the October surprise, what would be your forecast on...
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