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Families can sue gun maker for Sandy Hook school massacre: court

Families can sue gun maker for Sandy Hook school massacre: court


Via: bob-nelson  •  Op/Ed  •  363 Comments  •  6 years ago

In a 4-3 ruling widely expected to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, Connecticut’s highest court found the lawsuit could proceed based on a state law protecting consumers against...
Even Without Mueller’s Report, Congress Had All the Facts It Needed

Even Without Mueller’s Report, Congress Had All the Facts It Needed


Via: john-russell  •  Op/Ed  •  36 Comments  •  6 years ago

It’s not a theory but a matter of historical record that Vladimir Putin’s Russia hacked American emails and used them to help elect Trump to the presidency. It’s not a theory but a...
British woman faces Dubai jail over Facebook 'horse' insult

British woman faces Dubai jail over Facebook 'horse' insult


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Op/Ed  •  10 Comments  •  6 years ago

A British woman is facing two years in jail in Dubai for calling her ex-husband's new wife a "horse" on Facebook, campaigners have said. Londoner Laleh Shahravesh, 55, was arrested at a Dubai...
Stephen Miller stokes Trump's nationalist vision

Stephen Miller stokes Trump's nationalist vision


Via: john-russell  •  Op/Ed  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

Stephen Miller stokes Trump's nationalist vision APRIL 11, 2019 It doesn’t matter whom they call the acting secretary of this or the senior adviser for that. Miller is the president’s...
New human species discovered in Philippines cave

New human species discovered in Philippines cave


By: freefaller  •  Op/Ed  •  26 Comments  •  6 years ago

Fossil bones and teeth found in the Philippines have revealed a long-lost cousin of modern people, which evidently lived around the time our own species was spreading from Africa to occupy the...
'Pet Sematary' is best when it explores the destructiveness of male fragility, not zombies

'Pet Sematary' is best when it explores the destructiveness of male fragility, not zombies


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Op/Ed  •  44 Comments  •  6 years ago

By   Meredith Clark “Pet Sematary,” like the best Stephen King books, is frightening because it’s rooted so deeply in universal anxieties — nature’s power, grief, the destructive power of male...
William Barr, Trump toady

William Barr, Trump toady


Via: john-russell  •  Op/Ed  •  17 Comments  •  6 years ago

WASHINGTON POST › William Barr, Trump toady APRIL 10, 2019 Attorney General William P. Barr said Wednesday he thought “spying” on a political campaign occurred in...
Trump's Madman Rush To Get Rid Of Health Care For Millions

Trump's Madman Rush To Get Rid Of Health Care For Millions


By: john-russell  •  Op/Ed  •  70 Comments  •  6 years ago

The "rush" is to solidify his base. Trump knows that the vast majority of his supporters oppose Obamacare , in many cases simply because it recalls the previous president. The election to decide...
Election 2020: Freedom VS. Socialism

Election 2020: Freedom VS. Socialism


Via: make-america-great-again  •  Op/Ed  •  20 Comments  •  6 years ago

This next election in 2020 is crucial to the survival of us as a nation. It is truly as House Minority leader Mark Meadows said recently, “It will be freedom vs. socialism.” The democrat party...
Sen. Tom Cotton Demands IRS Investigation into SPLC's Tax-Exempt Status

Sen. Tom Cotton Demands IRS Investigation into SPLC's Tax-Exempt Status


Via: make-america-great-again  •  Op/Ed  •  175 Comments  •  6 years ago

On Tuesday, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demanding an investigation into whether or not the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) should lose its...
Yes, Conservative Christians Are 'Triggered' By LGBT Pride Flags. Here's Why

Yes, Conservative Christians Are 'Triggered' By LGBT Pride Flags. Here's Why


Via: make-america-great-again  •  Op/Ed  •  51 Comments  •  6 years ago

In late March, House Democrats temporarily replaced the POW-MIA flags hanging outside their offices with pink flags celebrating transgender identity. Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony...
Trump Likes To Call People Names

Trump Likes To Call People Names


By: john-russell  •  Op/Ed  •  17 Comments  •  6 years ago

President Trump reportedly referred to Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) as "fat Jerry" in a recent meeting with a group of House Republicans at the White House. Not clever, not...
Privileged

Privileged


Via: bob-nelson  •  Op/Ed  •  7 Comments  •  6 years ago

I still remember my reaction when I first heard what happened to Thabo. It was 2015, late in the season. Thabo and I were teammates on the Hawks, and we’d flown into New York late after...
Christian business owners who show evidence of faith risk being shut down

Christian business owners who show evidence of faith risk being shut down


Via: make-america-great-again  •  Op/Ed  •  111 Comments  •  6 years ago

Everett Piper, Washington Times Posted On 6:39 am April 2, 2019 If there was any remaining doubt, this past week’s news puts it to rest. Christians are now being punished in America....
'So much evil, Mommy, those poor babies'

'So much evil, Mommy, those poor babies'


Via: make-america-great-again  •  Op/Ed  •  173 Comments  •  6 years ago

The deeply moving pro-life movie Unplanned opened in theaters this weekend to great box office success – but that only tells you so much. It's the testimonies of the viewers which are so...
White Nationalism’s Deep American Roots

White Nationalism’s Deep American Roots


Via: bob-nelson  •  Op/Ed  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

Robert Bowers wanted everyone to know why he did it. “ I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered ,” he posted on the social-media network Gab shortly before allegedly...
Yes, I Really Did See An Ultrasound-Guided Abortion That Made Me Pro-Life

Yes, I Really Did See An Ultrasound-Guided Abortion That Made Me Pro-Life


Via: make-america-great-again  •  Op/Ed  •  11 Comments  •  6 years ago

Abby Johnson I left Planned Parenthood nine years ago after assisting in an ultrasound-guided abortion of a 13-week-old fetus. I saw the unborn child struggle for its life against the abortion...
Palestinians Target Students

Palestinians Target Students


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Op/Ed  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

Palestinians Target Students by  Khaled Abu Toameh , Gatestone Institute, April 9, 2019 Last month, the largest university in the West Bank, An-Najah University in Nablus, issued...
Danny DeVito: ‘Dumbo’ teaches people to be proud of their differences

Danny DeVito: ‘Dumbo’ teaches people to be proud of their differences


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Op/Ed  •  5 Comments  •  6 years ago

Defending Democratic Norms Requires Defending Free Speech

Defending Democratic Norms Requires Defending Free Speech


Via: make-america-great-again  •  Op/Ed  •  4 Comments  •  6 years ago

Many in the United States worry about the erosion of democratic norms. Too few, however, exhibit concern for the steady deterioration over the last half century of the essential democratic norm of...
White supremacy feeds on mainstream encouragement. That has to stop.

White supremacy feeds on mainstream encouragement. That has to stop.


Via: bob-nelson  •  Op/Ed  •  9 Comments  •  6 years ago

O n 19 April 1995, Timothy McVeigh blew up the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring another 684, in the deadliest act of domestic US...
Dear Citizen Collusion Truther—You Own This, Too

Dear Citizen Collusion Truther—You Own This, Too


Via: make-america-great-again  •  Op/Ed  •  53 Comments  •  6 years ago

Hey, what’s up . . . wait, where are you going? Why the dark glasses? Did you dye your hair? What’s with all the deleted tweets and Facebook posts lately? Oh, I get it. Now that Special...
Is There Method To "the left's" Madness ?

Is There Method To "the left's" Madness ?


By: john-russell  •  Op/Ed  •  65 Comments  •  6 years ago

Back in 2016 Democrats were faced with a fork in the road. Bernie Sanders, a self avowed democratic socialist was running for the party nomination on a platform of medicare for all, free college...
Democrats Want to Restore Tax Break for the Wealthy

Democrats Want to Restore Tax Break for the Wealthy


Via: make-america-great-again  •  Op/Ed  •  8 Comments  •  6 years ago

Democrats often complain that tax cuts primarily benefit “the rich,” but apparently they only think it’s a problem when rich conservatives get a tax break, because they’re outraged that President...
Does Anyone Collect Old Emails?

Does Anyone Collect Old Emails?


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Op/Ed  •  44 Comments  •  6 years ago

By PETER FUNT   APRIL 5, 2019 For more than a century, baseball fans in Chicago have saved ticket stubs to preserve memories, both fond and frustrating, of their beloved Cubbies. Some...
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