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This Was Our House

• August 26, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Drug Culture/Industry, History, Hurricanes, Love, Memoir, Murder/Manslaughter, New Orleans, Race, Religion, Who I Am
Tags: 2632 Peniston Street, Black Indians, Booman Tribune, Canal Villerie, Chauffeur, Chicken Coops, Cicadas, Daily Kos, Drugs, Easter Lilies, Fig Trees, Geraniums, Hurricane Betsy, Hurricane Katrina, Katrina, Magnolia Street, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras Indians, Mosquito Hawks, Napoleon Avenue, Peniston STreet, RC Cola, Schwegmann's, Shrimp Boil, St. James Parish, St. Luke's, The Magnolia Projects, The Spiritual Church of New Orleans, The Twelfth Ward, Tourism, Trainer, Winn-Dixie

Massachusetts Senator Edward Moore “Teddy” Kennedy, 77, Has Died

• August 26, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Democrats, History, Race, The Kennedys
Tags: "Respect", "The Lion of the Senate", American History, Anita Hill, Bad Habits, Bill Clinton, Clarence Thomas, Code Words, Dog Whistles, Edward M. Kennedy, Edward Moore Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Hillary Clinton, Irish, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy Jr., Joseph P. Kennedy, Lace Curtain Irish, Legendary, Liberal, Mary Jo Kopechne, Massachusetts, Senator, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Shanty Irish, The Kennedys

Sorry, LaToya, But I Think Your Crazy Ass is Wrong This Time

• August 25, 2009 • 5 Comments

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Crime, Drug Culture/Industry, Gossip, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, The View
Tags: "Memory of Fire", "The Aviator", 20/20, Accidental Death, Accidental Homicide, Accidental Overdose, AEG, Barbara Walters, Bryan Monroe, Common Sense, Conspiracy, Dick Gregory, Diprivan, Dr. Arnold Klein, Dr. Conrad Murray, Dr. Tohme Tohme, Ebony Magazine, Eduardo Galeano, Homicide, Howard Hughes, Incompetence, Infantalization, Joe Jackson, Lack of Common Sense, LaToya Jackson, Manslaughter, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Mormon Mafia, Mormons, Murder, Propofol, Psychology, Spanish Hapsburg, The View, Will

Glenn Beck, Smarting from the Loss of 33 Advertisers, Attacks Color of Change Co-Founder Van Jones

• August 24, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Books, Class, Crime, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, Race, The Economy
Tags: "The Glenn Beck Show", "The Green Collar Economy", Advertisers, African Americans, Black Nationalism, Black Nationlist, Blacks, CoC, Color of Change.org, Common Sense, Faux Noise, Fox News, Glenn Beck, James Rucker, President Barack Obama, Racism, Radical, Reverse Racism, Roger Ailes, Rupert Murdoch, Van Jones, White House Council on Environmental Quality, Wingnuttery

L.A. Coroner Rules Michael Jackson’s Death a Homicide

• August 24, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Crime, Drug Culture/Industry, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Science
Tags: Addiction, Cardiologist, Dr. Conrad Murray, Drugs, Emaciated, Homicide, L.A. County Coroner's Office, Las Vegas, Lorazepam, Los Angeles County Coroner, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Midazolam, Propofol, The Associated Press

The Katrina Pain Index

• August 24, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Education, Gentrification, Health, History, Hurricanes, Joblessness, New Orleans, Obama Administration, Race, The Economy, The Stimulus Bill
Tags: "Katrina Pain Index 2009", After Katrina, Bill Quigley, Bobby Jindal, Counterpunch, Davida Finger, FEMA, FEMA Trailers, GNOCDC, Governor Bobby Jindal, Greater New Orleans Community Data Center, Homeowners, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Survivors, ICF International, Louisiana, New Orleans, Renters, The Brookings Institution, The Road Home, The Stimulus Plan

This is the Week of Katrina, Year Four

• August 24, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Black People, Education, History, Hurricanes, Obama Administration
Tags: Army Corps of Engineers, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Survivors, Levee Breaks, Louisiana, New Orleans

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Trump’s Signature New York Hotel and the Art of the Compromise August 25, 2019
Facing demands to change the name of the Trump International Hotel and Tower, the president’s business is considering signage that would elevate its Central Park West address.
PTSD Made Him Walk Away From Public Life. Now He’s Heading Back. August 25, 2019
Generations of politicians have assumed that openly acknowledging a psychiatric disorder would be disastrous. Jason Kander is testing that assumption.
In Aftermath of El Paso Attack, a Reckoning on Texas’s Divisive Political Rhetoric August 24, 2019
A letter sent out by Gov. Greg Abbott before the El Paso shooting asking donors to “defend Texas” from illegal immigration has angered Democrats.
The Police Photoshopped His Mug Shot for a Lineup. He’s Not the Only One. August 25, 2019
When witness descriptions made no mention of a suspect’s facial tattoos, the police airbrushed them away for an identification lineup. The practice goes beyond one case.
4 Will Be Charged in Florida Nursing Home Deaths After Hurricane Irma, Lawyers Say August 25, 2019
A dozen residents’ deaths were ruled homicides by a medical examiner after the nursing home’s air-conditioners failed in 2017.
Candidate Says City in Michigan Should Be Kept White ‘As Much as Possible’ August 25, 2019
Jean Cramer, who is running for City Council in Marysville, Mich., added, “No foreign people.”
Summer on the Swollen Great Lakes August 25, 2019
The lakes rose this year to levels not seen in decades. A 1,234-mile drive around one of them revealed what all that water has left behind — vanishing beaches, closed roads, new islands.
How a Bitter Divorce Battle on Earth Led to Claims of a Crime in Space August 24, 2019
NASA is examining a claim that an astronaut improperly accessed the bank account of her estranged spouse from the Space Station.

The Guardian, UK

G7: Trump's demands for Russia's readmission cause row in Biarritz August 25, 2019
US president argues Putin should be included in discussions on Iran, Syria and North KoreaDonald Trump has rowed with his fellow G7 leaders over his demand that Russia be readmitted to the group, rejecting arguments that it should remain an association of liberal democracies, according to diplomats at the summit in Biarritz.The disagreement led to heated exc […]
Britain can 'easily cope' with no-deal Brexit, claims Boris Johnson August 25, 2019
PM said EU leaders would be blamed for their ‘obduracy’ and that UK could keep much of £39bn settlementBritain could “easily cope” with a no-deal Brexit, which would be the fault of EU leaders’ “obduracy”, Boris Johnson claimed at the summit of G7 countries in France, as he continued to resist mounting pressure to spell out his own plans for breaking the dea […]
Hong Kong protests: police use water cannon on demonstrators August 25, 2019
Hundreds of thousands had braved rain to stage peaceful march in triad-linked districtHong Kong police have fired teargas and for the first time used a water cannon to disperse protesters as a weekend of violent clashes dashed hopes of a return to peace after a week of relative calm.Hundreds of thousands of people had earlier braved rain on Sunday to stage a […]
Barcelona police spare bathers' blushes with clothing 'robbery kits' August 25, 2019
Initiative particularly welcome among those who have clothes stolen on city’s nudist beachesPolice in Barcelona have handed out more than 100 emergency clothing kits to bathers who return from a swim to find everything they left on the beach has been stolen by the thieves who plague the city’s shoreline.The “robbery kits”, made up of a T-shirt bearing the ci […]
US companies tell Apple and Amazon to put planet before profits August 25, 2019
Patagonia, Ben & Jerry’s, Danone and others take out full-page ad in New York Times addressed to business leadersThe bosses of some of the world’s biggest companies, including Apple and Amazon, have been told to put the planet before profits – not by environmental campaigners but by other multinationals, including Danone’s US arm, and a unit of Unilever. […]
Ex-minister: Bolsonaro ‘most detested’ leader as he neglects the Amazon August 25, 2019
Rubens Ricupero warns the far-right leader is wreaking havoc on Brazil’s environment and its global standingJair Bolsonaro’s neglect of the Amazon has made him “the most despised and detested leader” on earth, Brazil’s former environment minister has claimed, as the far-right leader again rebuked French president Emmanuel Macron for challenging his environme […]
British citizens born in US risk having UK bank accounts frozen August 25, 2019
Britons who left US as children being chased by their banks for a US tax ID they do not haveTens of thousands of British citizens born in the US but who left when only a few months or years old risk having their bank accounts in Britain frozen because of intense pressure by US tax authorities on UK banks.In one case, a 74-year-old living in Cambridge has bee […]
Prince Andrew took flight on Epstein private jet with Russian model August 25, 2019
In 1999, prince and Anna Malova were among nine people on previously undisclosed flight from the US Virgin Islands to FloridaPrince Andrew took a previously undisclosed flight on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet with a group that included a Russian model. Related: Lisa Bloom: lawyer in Epstein case speaks of suffering sexual abuse Continue reading...

The BBC

Hong Kong police fire gun and use water cannon on protesters August 25, 2019
Police fire a gun and deploy a water cannon to disperse crowds during a 12th week of protests.
Israel says it struck Iranian 'killer drone' sites in Syria August 25, 2019
In a rare acknowledgement, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces targeted "killer drones".
Mallorca aircraft collide in mid-air, killing at least seven August 25, 2019
Two of those killed when a helicopter and an ultralight plane collided were under 18.
Sharks and rays to be given new international protections August 25, 2019
An estimated 100 million sharks are killed every year, many for shark fin soup.
Floods kill more than 60 in Sudan August 25, 2019
Nearly 200,000 people have been affected by floods since the beginning of July.
Amazon fires: The devastation seen from above August 25, 2019
Swathes of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil are burning at a record rate.
LA policeman who said sniper shot him 'made it up' August 25, 2019
Deputy Angel Reinosa cut two bullet holes in his shirt and called in to say he was "taking shots".
Amazon fires: Fines for environmental crimes drop under Bolsonaro August 24, 2019
The government is accused of ignoring illegal deforestation and burning in the Amazon.