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Best Creationism come-back ever?

Who can best this commenter on mandatory Creationism assemblies in this wingnut-run school district in southwest Kansas?  John Dunn • 3 days ago Some people think it is likely that there is an...

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ALEC comes to NC, attacks renewables and democracy

Implicit in ALEC's private/public "partnership" is corruption of democracy for its stated purpose of killing government and privatizing what remains of those public services.This is how the NC GOP...

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Democratic party corruption and marijuana legalization

How is it that it was Democrats all squeamish in Kentucky recently over fricking hemp legalization?  Because police and other traditional Democratic special interests own them of course.Supporters of...

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Corrupt, backstabbing Obama adviser "advising" BoA

From HuffPo:Regulators and lawmakers increasingly are signaling that more work is needed to lessen the risk posed by large, complex banks, including bigger capital cushions and minimum amounts of...

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Vitamin C kills drug resistant TB in lab

This sounds very promising:  drug resistant TB killed completely in lab.  However, even I, a science layman, knows that what happens in the lab doesn't necessarily translate to treatment in humans....

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NC GOP want special electric/hybrid car taxes

In addition to tax increases on 80% of North Carolinians, including small businesses via service taxes, the NC Teapublicans plan to start nickel and diming tax payers with a slew of fees.  Not content...

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Wow. SCOTUS rules Big Pharma exempt from lawsuits

I'm sure this has already been diaried but couldn't find in search.  Just when I think our corporate-owned SCOTUS couldn't shock me, they did.This ruling says that Big Pharma has legal immunity for 80%...

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Pope Francis comes out against idols... and legalization.. or something.

While exhorting his followers to continue the mass imprisonment of millions of people the world over with more "drug war" insanity, the Pope added this ironic statement."Often a growing sense of...

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The Drug War on Americans and Democratic Party corruption

It is more than obvious that Democrats are just as corrupt as Republicans.In both parties, they start out beholden to the groups that get them elected. That's a "given" form of corruption.The few who...

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Grand solar minimum could slightly cool planet until ~2080

Seeing Darksyde's post on the current solar maximum, I thought I'd post on related solar cycle news: Scientists are recognizing the impending "grand solar minimum," basically where the solar cycle...

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Study outs Southern whites on slavery-based racism

I live in the South. I get how an arrogant invading force, like the modern federal government with its corporate-sponsored drug war, inspire generations of contempt for government. I hold our...

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Iran covert war in GWB's Iraq War

By no means do I condone another quagmire in the middle east in retaliation for Iran killing hundreds of American soldiers during the GWB Iraq War, but it should be known that Iran killed hundreds of...

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ACA healthcare.gov notes and tips

Status of the healthcare.gov website: SITE IS NOW FUNCTIONALSee below for my healthcare.gov application process notes.The government responded to criticism that people couldn't get cost estimates...

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Wall Street: Nov 15th the "real" default day, Lew: Wrong

Because the Teapublican Party shut down the government, there is more money for government "extraordinary measures" which puts the real default date to between November 1 to 15th, say some Wall Street...

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Uruguay to be first country to legalize marijuana

The dam is breaking and washing away the fascism that is the "drug war"....Uruguay's drug czar says the country plans to sell legal marijuana for $1 per gram, though he's given higher figures in the...

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HuffPo: Pete Sessions the GOP Rep who "cannot even stand to look" at Obama

Racistclimate denier Rep Pete Sessions is the (most recent) scumbag who disrespected President Obama, per Huffington Post. Perhaps the White House is denying this in an attempt to take the high road....

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Yasser Arafat assassinated

And who else would have done this besides right wingers in Israel?Where's all the media bloviating and hyperventilating as experienced with assassination of a foreign leader that America supports, like...

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Study destroys conservative beliefs on spanking

What a shocker! Kids that got assaulted by their parents are more likely to engage in criminal activity, according to study on spanking, AKA Assault and Battery on a child.I have written one of these...

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Ted Cruz: "poison" in Senate

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said in a recent interview that the filibuster rule change made in the Senate on Thursday will hurt the chamber's ability to pass legislation. "It will poison the atmosphere of the...

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Rushbo and other Cons react to Pope, call him Commie

My favorite statement by Pope Francis:“The thirst for power and possessions knows no limits. In this system, which tends to devour everything which stands in the way of increased profits, whatever is...

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