The Caving Diaries- We are our own worst enemy.
There is no doubt what should be done in the debt and budget problems.We should be raising taxes on the very wealthy, insuring that multi-billion dollar corporations actually pay taxes and widening...
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Government Can't Help? Bulls**t!
So, we all know the routine. The Cult of the GOP has been saying for 90 years that government is never a help, never the answer, and always the problem.Well, bullshit.Look at this photo:Over the great...
View ArticleHow Boehner Can Become a Hero
Now, before I even start, this scenario will never happen. It just isn't in the Republican DNA.John Boehner is in the midst of suffering a slow motion defeat of epic proportions. He let the lunatic...
View ArticleMLK, Jr. Memorial Dedication and March- August 27/28
Well, maybe there is a chance to be heard. I got an email this morning from the UFT- the NYC teacher's union about a March on Washington scheduled for August 27th.The event is being put together by a...
View ArticleOnce Again, Daily Kos Goes Insane
Okay, so the deal isn't great. No, not at all. And like many here, I don't like the President handled it. I'm not going to keep this long. All I know is the negativity and the whining is just...
View ArticleFlowing water on Mars?
Okay, a bit of a break from the miserable economic and political news.NASA's Mars Observer has seen evidence of something flowing on MarsFrom that web page:Observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance...
View ArticleBreaking: Reid Appointees to SuperCommittee
From Twitter (Ezra Klein:)Reid taps patty murray, max baucus and John Kerry for the supercommittee. Kerry is the surprise on that list.Well, I'm certainly happy with the surprise of John Kerry being on...
View ArticleCong. Clyburn Sets Off DKos Panic Attack
Well, it's happened again.A news story comes out. One or two little lines say something that sounds bad and in the tradition of shooting first and asking questions after the burial, a mass panic...
View ArticleNew York State Cancels No-Bid Contract With Murdoch Subsidary!
A win against the Murdoch Empire... always a nice thing to wake up to!A computer software company Wireless Generation had put together ARIS, an online student data system for the NYC Department of...
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Oh Noes! Obama Caves....Here we go again.
Oy vey. As my grandmothers would have said.So, the President tried to preempt the Republican ignorance festival taking place out in Simi Valley next week by speaking to Congress at the same time.John...
View ArticleLooking back ten years and looking ahead- with photos
The front page diary, Remember 9/11 has a lot of reminiscences of today ten years ago. I just posted my comment. It is longer than most diaries that many of us post here. With that in mind, I...
View ArticleBREAKING: From NY Times- President to Seek Higher Tax Rate on Millionaires
I'll make this short- got this email from the NY Times:Breaking News Alert The New York Times Saturday, September 17, 2011 -- 6:00 PM EDT -----President Obama to Seek Higher Tax Rate on...
View ArticleBroken: Photo Display Opens at Park51: (The Not a Mosque not at Ground Zero)...
I check out my local newspaper's website, silive.com and find this headline-NYC Islamic center opens community spaceActually, it's just short AP wire story...but keep an eye on the comments that people...
View ArticleNY Times: Michael Grimm (R, NY13) Foreign Campaign Contributions, Shakedowns,...
Oh this could be good.In 2010, my Democratic Congressman, Michael McMahon ran a terrible re-election campaign, thought victory was his, and lost to political newcomer Michael Grimm.Mr. Grimm hasn't...
View ArticleCNBC, Oil Speculation and a Factor of 1000
How much can a media outlet simply fuck up a story? How about this:Go to CNBC.com and find the story about President Obama's plan to rein in speculation in the oil commodity market. According to...
View ArticleJoe Ricketts: The Man Who Really Wants to Damn America
I just don't know where to start with this.Back in 2008 we were all treated to the lunacy of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. He said some pretty stupid things, even if they weren't his words, they shouldn't...
View ArticleSan Antonio, TX Mayor Julian Castro is the DNC Keynoter
While we all thought it was Elizabeth Warren who would be the keynoter, it turns out she is being given a prime time speaking slot; the actual Keynote Address will be Julian Castro, the mayor of San...
View ArticleThe Romney Overseas Trip: The Economist Magazine Version
The Economist Magazine just Tweeted this: It's cute, and very much to the point. Too bad that Polish flag had such good aim.
View ArticleGet Ready: Insane Anti-Obama movie about to premiere
So I'm sitting a little while ago with my coffee and flipping though the NY Times. Ah, just another summer morning. And then I see this full page ad for a movie. Oh shit, here we go...Well, up to the...
View ArticleSome thoughts about a GOP America
Okay, so Paul Ryan is the GOP VP candidate. That is a good thing since it puts his budget and ideas as the absolute centerpiece of the entire GOP campaign- from the White House on down.So, I've been...
View ArticleTake a Joke? Mr. President, here's a $100
My answer to Mitt Romney's insane remark today was very simple.I went to the Obama2012 website and just sent them $100.Next month, I'll do the same. In October, again.If you can afford to do the same-...
View ArticleKos... Delete my F***in' American Gov't textbook!
So I sit down this morning to start writing up homework assignments for my American Government class. I'm using a text book that we got last year at my school but never used- for reasons I can never...
View ArticleUS Oil Production: Move over Saudi Arabia
Well, we all know that Barack Obama has ceased all domestic oil production. I'm pretty sure that is what the Right Wing Noise Machine wants their audience to hear. The truth is quite different and...
View ArticleTime for MANRA
MANRA? you say. What's MANRA?Well, I tell you in a minute.Like pretty much everyone, except lunatic conservatives, we're all numb from today's events in Newton, CT. As a teacher myself it scares the...
View ArticlePunishing Syria... This isn't 2003.
I'll keep this relatively short.Watch this BBC report: (A warning, it isn't pretty.)Syria crisis: Incendiary bomb victims 'like the walking dead'That is what the Syrian government is doing to its...
View ArticleSen Schumer Ripping Cruz a New One
I'll make this fast..But just now, Sen. Schumer, speaking after Sens. Reid and Durbin, just tore Cruz a new asshole and the same for the Speaker.The money quote- "Speaker Boehner has become a puppet...
View ArticleAnother Obamacare sob story?
I don't know if this is another "Bette in Spokane" or if this woman truly had her health insurance messed up by the Affordable Care Act, but it deserves a look.This story comes via the Staten Island...
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And of course, The Donald....
I won't say a word. I'll let America's loudest asshole and hair speak for itself.(I know the tweet at the bottom has nothing to do with Ebola, but just another lie from our resident blowhard.)
View ArticleThe Chip on Staten Islanders' shoulders... miserable transportation
Okay, I know Staten Island is not an independent city, but if we were, we’d be a bit bigger than Sacramento, California (#35) and a little smaller than Fresno (#34). Hell, the entire state Wyoming...
View ArticleTraveling Across America with the President-- Caption Needed
arcGIS is pretty much the most used GIS (geographic information system) software used in the world.They have been posting websites called StoryMaps, and one of them maps out 50 photos taken of the...
View ArticleCircular Firing Squad Forming? On our side!?
Once again, we have a presidential election looming and as I read diary after diary here, I see signs of Democratic circular firing squad. The alignment is simple- every other person in the circle is...
View ArticleAnother Private Visit the Pope Had in the US
Oh Kim Davis isn't going to like this one....Here's the link to the BBC story (WITH VIDEO)...Pope Francis met gay couple at Vatican embassy in USNo need for me to tell what happened, the Beeb and video...
View ArticleCan someone answer this question?....
Whenever I hear a Republican, and some Democrats talk about Hillary Clinton, one of the first disparaging things they say about her is that she is a liar. A congenital liar. A pathological liar.I ask...
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July Jobs Report- 255,000 new jobs, rate at 4.9%
The new jobs report is in. The consensus was for 180,000 new jobs; that number was beat by 75,000. Below is a screenshot of the numbers from Bloomberg.com. Some more stats of importance in the...
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New PPP Texas Poll... HRC 38 DJT 44 in Four Way Race
I’ve been waiting to see a Texas poll forever, and we finally have one. Considering we’re talking about Texas, it is great.Now, I don’t think anyone expected to get a poll out of the Lone Star state...
View ArticleNY Times: Trump May Not Have Paid Federal Income Tax for 20 Years
This just went up online… Here’s the link:www.nytimes.com/…In short, Trump declared a loss of about $916 million on his 1995 taxes. That loss would be, the Times says, “large enough to wipe out more...
View ArticleA Reminder: With 28 Days To Go, We Haven't Won Anything Yet
Over the past few days we’ve seen not just the Trump campaign, but in many respects, the entire Republican party implode.Trump’s beyond the pale bragging about sexual assault should never have been...
View ArticleNY Times: Donald Trump Used Legally Dubious Method to Avoid Paying Taxes
The hits just keep coming. Donald Trump isn’t just the most unqualified person to ever run for President, he is also the most corrupt.This just broke from the NY Times:www.nytimes.com/...
View ArticleThis is pathetic. It just should not be happening in the richest country on...
Flipping through this morning’s NY Times, I came across this somewhat lengthy article: When Health Law Isn’t Enough, the Desperate Line Up at TentsI begin to read how in sweltering weather, thousands...
View ArticleBREAKING- Washington Post: Tillerson Gone
Well, another one has bitten the dust. I’ve lost count of how many dozens of people have left or been fired from this administration.Here’s the link.www.washingtonpost.com/...Just a little while ago,...
View ArticleTrump is a Moron: Part 1,234,893,543,293,490 (Twitter doesn't like him!)
This is rich:From CNBC: (citing an interview with Fox Business News)Trump says big tech companies like Twitter are ‘all Democrats’ and purposely repressing his reachImagine if Twitter didn’t exist....
View ArticleThe White Voters Who See Doom Without Trump- NYTimes.
First, let’s get a better headline for this story: “The White Voters Who Need Serious Psychiatric Help, and Maybe a Jail Sentence”It’s the usual insanity- Obama is a Muslim; Hillary should be hung for...
View ArticleJust saw this: Sanders stops all digital advertising.
Sorry for the one sentence/tweet diary. If I find out more, I’ll add to this.No idea how they do this, but if this is true it could be notice of the end of his campaign.xðÂÂÂ¥ BREAKING FROM PUNDIT...
View ArticleFor a smile and maybe a few joyous tears: An Unclouded Day: A Virtual Choir
Okay, this needs to go viral. Nothing political here. Just some awesome students doing what they love: singing.This video comes from Susan E. Wagner High School on Staten Island, NY. It is also the...
View ArticleNYC Schools to Be Closed for the Rest of the School Year
It really comes at little surprise to anyone, but the city announced this morning that the nation’s largest school system would remain closed through the end of this school year.NYC schools end on the...
View ArticleThe Tulsa Rally, TikTok, and Empty Seats: An Epic Failure
I’ll keep this short. It really is just a note about the TikTok effect on last night’s wannabe Nuremberg rally in Tulsa.Yes, there’s no doubt that a lot of K-Pop fans and others signed up for...
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Trump Goes There: Delay Election
I swear, if I had a the chance, I’d take Trump’s phone and ram it down his throat.Now, the president does not have the power to do this. The Election Date is set by Federal Law as the NY Times has...
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Early Voting Instead of Mail In, If You Can
We have a Trump sycophant running the postal service and running it into the ground. We have mail delays becoming commonplace. We need to find an alternative to mail in voting for many people.The...
View ArticleElection Day 2020 - Our D-Day and we’re on the front line.
So President Orange Shitgibbon admitted he is sabotaging the US Postal Service to make mail in voting all but impossible. We need another strategy. So here is what we will need to do.1) We will have...
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