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Those Posters From Facebook: Anything From A to Z

• November 22, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Australia, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Facebook, History, Joblessness, Love, National Issues, People of Color, Political Malfeasance, Scandal, Sexuality, Sports, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The San Francisco 49ers, Women
Tags: "The Wizard of Oz", African Americans, Alice, Alice in Wonderland, Atlanta Falcons, Australia, B613, Black Women, Blacks, Blogging, Cheshire Cat, Common Sense, Congress, Dorothy, Dorothy Gale, Drugs, Facebook, Fitzgerald Grant, GOP, Grammarly.com, John Tenniel, Love, Mellie Grant, Queen of Hearts, Ruby Slippers, San Francisco 49ers, Scandal, Seven Continents, Sex, Sir John Tenniel, The Munchkins, The Queen of Hearts, Tony Goldwyn, Tornado, Toto, Trey Radel, Twister, United States, Wicked Witch of the East, Wicked Witch of the West

That “Cartoon Scandal”: Episode 8, ‘Vermont Is For Lovers, Too’

• November 22, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Black Actors and Actresses, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, International Terrorism, Journalism and Ethics, Murder/Manslaughter, Political Malfeasance, Scandal, Sexuality, Television, Television Series
Tags: African Americans, American Broadcasting Company, Baby Huck, Black Women, Blacks, Cyrus, Drama, First Lady Mellie Grant, Fitzgerald Grant, House, LGBT, Love, Mama Pope, Marriage, Murder, Olivia Pope, Olivia Pope Associates, Olivitz, OPA, Pope, President Fitzgerald Grant, Quinn, Scandal, Sex, Team Jake, Television, The Wild Thing, Thursday Nights, Vermont, Vermont Is For Lovers

Coming Attractions: Cain, Mitrice, Heavy D, Conrad Murray and More

• November 9, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Crime, Cultural History, Murder/Manslaughter, Political Malfeasance, Sexual Harassment, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Weather, Who I Am, Wisconsin
Tags: Angelenos, California, Collective Bargaining, Conrad Murray, Crime and Justice, Dr. Conrad Murray, Heavy D, Heavy D and The Boyz, Jurors, Los Angeles County, Mad City, Manslaughter, Michael, Michael Jackson, Mitrice Richardson, Ohio, Sheriff Lee Baca, Verdict, Vote, Voting

Japan to Offer 10,000 Free Trips to Foreign Visitors in a Bid to Bump Its Moribund Tourist Trade, But It May Not Help How Japanese Really Feel About Nuclear Power and Their Government

• October 31, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Class, Food, Health, History, Japan, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Political Malfeasance, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, The Mainstream Media (MSM), World History
Tags: Aftermath of World War II, Bailout, Bilingual, Billions, Collusion, Compensation, Confidence, Distrust, Duplicity, Fukushima Daiichi, Homelessness, Japan, Japan Tourism Agency, Japanese, Japanese Politics, Kyushu Electric Power Company, Lies, Lying, New Orleans, Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Plants, Radiation Exposure, Radiation Fears, Rick Steves, Sendai, Soka Gakkai, Tepco, The Katrina Diaspora, Tohoku Earthquake, Tourism, Trust, United States, Utility Companies, Yen, Yomiuri Shimbun

Get Out The Vote, Wisconsin! Recall Elections Today

• August 9, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Democrats, Discrimination, Education, Health Care/The Public Option, Joblessness, Labor Relations, Obama Administration, Political Malfeasance, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting
Tags: Baggers, Ballot Box, Barack Obama, Budget Cuts, Debt Ceiling, Democratic, Ed Schultz, Ed Show, Governor Scott Walker, Jim Holperin, Madison WI, Main Street, MSNBC, President Obama, Recall Elections, Recalls, Republicans, Scott Walker, Solidarity, State Representative Fred Clark, State Senator Alberta Darling, State Senator Bob Wirch, State Senator Jim Holperin, Teabaggers, The Ballot Box, The Fabulous 14, The Tea Party, The Tea Party Movement, Voter Suppression, Voters, Voting, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, WisPolitics

“Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans” Here for a Limited Time Only

• May 13, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Awards, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cooking, Crime, Cultural History, Discrimination, Documentary, Drug Culture/Industry, Education, Environmental Crimes, Film, Food, Hate Crimes, Health, Hurricanes, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Obama Administration, People of Color, Political Malfeasance, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Public Television, Race, Sexuality, Spirituality, Television, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Congo Square", "Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans", "Treme", Arguments, Black Creoles, Black Neighborhood, Brenda Marie Osbey, Broken Levees, California Newsreel, Community, Documentary, Father Jerome LeDoux, Film Documentary, Film Festivals, Glen David Andrews, HBO, Hurricane Katrina, Lenwood Sloan, Levees, Lolis Eric Elie, Nature, New Orleans, New Orleans Music, San Francisco International Film Festival, South Madison Branch Public Library, St. Augustine Parish, The Mississippi River, Tribeca Film Festival, Wynton Marsalis

Hip-Hop Artist Jasiri X Does a Music Video on The Ground at Capitol Square in Madison!

• February 25, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in American History, American Politics, Black People, Budget Cuts, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Discrimination, Labor History, Labor Relations, Music, National Issues, Obama Administration, Political Malfeasance, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: "Free the Jena 6", "This Week with Jasiri X", "What If the Tea Party Was Black?", American Workers, Black History Month, Budget Repair Bill, Jack and Jill Politics, Jasiri Oronde Smith, Jasiri X, Jena 6, John Boehner, Koch family, Mac Miller, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, Public Employees, Public Sector Unions, Rupert Murdoch, Union Busting, Unions, United States, UW Platteville, Wiz Khalifa, YouTube

Hilarious! Governor Scott Walker PUNKed by Progressive Journalist Posing as Right-Wing Billionaire David Koch

• February 24, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Crime, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Labor Relations, National Issues, Obama Administration, Political Malfeasance, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: Americans for Prosperity, Andrew Breitbart, Blue Collar Workers, Buffalo Beast, Buffalo NY, Charles Koch, Chuck Todd, Common Sense, David Koch, Democratic, Governor Brian Sandoval, Governor Kasich, Governor Walker, Ian Murphy, Koch Industries, Madison WI, NBC, Pat Simms, Polarization, Punk'd, Punked, Republican, Republicans, Right Wing Tool, Scott Walker, Skype, Splits, Ted Kennedy, The Beast (newspaper), The Democratic Party, Wisconsin, Wisconsinites

UPDATE: Ken Kratz: A Third Woman Emerges, Tells of Sexual Harassment in Drug Case

• September 21, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Political Malfeasance, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "Good Morning America", "The Isthmus", Attorney General, Calumet County, Columnist, Common Sense, DA Ken Kratz, DA Kratz, Dane County, District Attorney, Emily Mills, Governor Jim Doyle, J.B. Van Hollen, Ken Kratz, Lack of Common Sense, Lame Duck, Law School, Law Student, Maria Ruskiewicz, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City University of Law, Porn, Prosecutor, Republicans, Republicans Behaving Badly, Reputation, Sex Addict, Sex Addiction, Sexting, Sexual, Sexual Addiction, State Department of Justice, Text Messages, Wisconsin

UPDATE: Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Calumet County DA Facing More Pressure to Resign After He Sexted A Domestic Abuse Victim

• September 19, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Class, Crime, Domestic Violence, Political Malfeasance, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
Tags: Attorney General, Calumet County, Cell Phone Harassment, Common Sense, Defense Attorneys, Department of Justice, District Attorney, Divorce Attorneys, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Abuse Victim Advocates, Domestic Abusers, Domestic Violence, Governor Doyle, Governor Jim Doyle, Graphic, Harassment, Hard-Ons, J.B. Van Hollen, Judges, Kaukauna WI, Keith Sellen, Kenneth Kratz, Kevin Potter, Lack of Common Sense, Law, Law and Order, Lust, Marriage, Office of Lawyer Regulation, OLR, Prosecution, Prosecutor, Republican, Sexual Behavior, Sexual Harassment, State Department of Justice, Stephanie Van Groll, Testimony, The Wisconsin Supreme Court, Tony Gibart, Violation, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Wisconsin Crime Victims' Rights Board, Wisconsin District Attorneys' Association

This is The Face of Another of Malcolm X’s Assassins, William Bradley, But He Never Got a Day in Prison. Why?

• April 29, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Crime, Documentary, Domestic Terrorism, Film, Hate Crimes, Political Malfeasance, Race, The Rest of the World
Tags: A Singular Voice, Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, African Americans, Agents Provocateurs, Assassination, Benjamin Thomas, Black Muslims, Blacks, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, FBI Agent, John Ali, Leon Davis, Malcolm X, Mujahid Halim, Murder, Mustafa Shabazz, NOI, Racism, Sunni Islam, Talmadge X. Hayer, The Audubon Ballroom, The Nation of Islam, Thomas Hagan, Unfinished Business, Washington D.C., Wilber McKinley, William Bradley

“Cold Cash” Jefferson Gets 13-Year Jail Term

• November 15, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Crime, History, Hurricanes, New Orleans, People of Color, Political Malfeasance
Tags: "Cold Cash" Jefferson, "Dollar Bill" Jefferson, Adam Clayton Powell, Africa, Barack Obama, Bribery, Cameroon, Constituents, Corruption, Democrats, Ego, Ghana, Graft, Greed, Harlem, Illinois, Jr., Nigeria, Philip and John Burton, Politics, Reconstruction, Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick, Rep. Charlie Rangel, Rep. Jane Harman, Rep. John Murtha, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. William Jefferson, Republicans, Rod Blagojevich, Speaker of the House, Willie Brown

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For Many Who Marched, Jan. 6 Was Only the Beginning January 23, 2022
To many of those who attended the Trump rally but who never breached the Capitol, that date wasn’t a dark day for the nation. It was a new start.
Roles of F.B.I. and Informants Muddle the Michigan Governor Kidnapping Case January 24, 2022
Before five men stand trial in March, prosecutors and defense lawyers are examining more than 1,000 hours of secretly recorded conversations.
George Floyd’s Civil Rights Are Focus in Opening Arguments of Federal Trial January 24, 2022
Three former Minneapolis police officers who were at the scene of Mr. Floyd’s death are accused of failing to intervene when they saw a fellow officer using excessive force.
Heavy Rains Weren’t Enough to Stop Winter Fires in California January 24, 2022
The National Weather Service called the fast-moving blaze “surreal,” given the recent storms.
Trial Starts for 3 Officers in George Floyd’s Death January 24, 2022
Opening arguments began Monday in a federal courtroom. The former Minneapolis police officers are accused of violating Mr. Floyd’s civil rights during the arrest that caused his death.
March for Life Rally Unfolds with Eye on Supreme Court January 22, 2022
The annual March for Life rally is taking on a celebratory tone this year as participants expect the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Federal Funds Will Go to Online Tutoring Despite Pandemic Failures January 21, 2022
Federal stimulus dollars are dedicated to helping students recover from virtual schooling. Many districts are spending some of that money on virtual tutoring.
The U.S. Bombed a Dam in Syria That Was on a ‘No-Strike’ List January 21, 2022
A military report warned that striking the giant structure could cause tens of thousands of deaths.

The Guardian, UK

US puts 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid fears over Ukraine January 24, 2022
Soldiers placed on standby to deploy to Europe as concerns over possible ‘lightning attack’ by Russia growThe US has placed 8,500 troops on heightened alert to deploy to Europe as Nato reinforced its eastern borders with warships and fighter jets, amid growing fears of a possible “lightning” attack by Russia to seize the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.Pentagon spok […]
Hundreds of boys ‘human shields’ in Islamic State prison breakout January 24, 2022
Siege in Kurdish-run prison in Syria ‘deeply distressing’, says Save the ChildrenThe fate of more than 700 boys and teenage detainees has become central to the siege of a Kurdish-run prison in Syria that was overrun on Friday by jihadists, who are accused of using the boys as human shields.As the siege around the Ghwayran prison in the Kurdish-run northern c […]
Boris Johnson faces fresh outrage over lockdown birthday party January 24, 2022
Furious response from MPs and bereaved after revelation of celebration held indoors in contravention of Covid restrictionsA full list of alleged partiesWhat were the rules in June 2020?Coronavirus – latest global updatesBoris Johnson was facing renewed anger from MPs and bereaved families on Monday after the disclosure that his fiancee threw him a surprise l […]
James Webb space telescope takes up station a million miles from Earth January 24, 2022
$10bn observatory manoeuvred into position at four times the orbit of the moon, with first images expected in JuneThe world’s largest and most powerful telescope has reached its final destination – an observation post one million miles away from Earth.Nasa’s $10bn James Webb space telescope launched on Christmas Day last year from French Guiana on a quest to […]
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building the world’s fastest supercomputer January 24, 2022
Facebook founder’s planned metaverse, blending reality with digital experiences, will require enormous computing powerMark Zuckerberg has announced his social media empire is building what he claims is the world’s fastest artificial intelligence supercomputer as part of plans to build a virtual metaverse.The Facebook founder said in a blogpost that the metav […]
Puerto Rico: statue of Spanish explorer toppled before King Felipe’s visit January 24, 2022
Juan Ponce de León statue came down hours before king arrives on island to mark 500 years since founding of capital San JuanA statue of the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León has been toppled in Puerto Rico’s capital, San Juan, hours before a visit to the Caribbean island by Spain’s King Felipe VI.The capital’s mayor, Miguel Romero, criticized the incident […]
For sale: CIA ‘black site’ where terror suspects were tortured in Lithuania January 24, 2022
Government prepares to sell barn known as Project No 2 or Detention Site Violet, which has windowless, soundproof roomsA menacing steel barn outside the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius where CIA terror suspects were once held in solitary confinement, subjected to constant light and high-intensity noise, is soon to go on the market.The government’s real estate […]
Third Mexican journalist killed this year as press corps faces murder crisis January 24, 2022
Lourdes Maldonado was shot in Tijuana, a week after another journalist was killed, and a third was fatally stabbed days earlier Three years ago reporter Lourdes Maldonado López stood up before Mexico’s president at a press conference and told him: “I fear for my life.”On Sunday she was gunned down in the city of Tijuana – the third Mexican journalist to be k […]

The BBC

Ukraine: US troops on high alert over stand-off January 24, 2022
Some 8,500 combat-ready US troops are on high alert to deploy at short notice, the Pentagon says.
Burkina Faso military says it has seized power January 24, 2022
President Kaboré has been overthrown and the government and parliament dissolved, the army says.
Heidelberg shooting: One dead in gun attack on German students January 24, 2022
A gunman in the university town of Heidelberg shoots four people, one fatally, before killing himself.
Ireland tells Russia live-fire naval exercise is 'not welcome' January 24, 2022
Ireland's defence minister says Russian tests off the coast are unwanted, but cannot be stopped.
Stowaway found in South Africa plane wheel is 22-year-old Kenyan January 24, 2022
A man found alive in the wheel section of a plane that landed in Amsterdam from South Africa is identified.
Luxury cruise ship changes course to dodge seizure January 24, 2022
Passengers on the Crystal Symphony were treated to an extra night due to a US arrest warrant.
In pictures: Thierry Mugler's life and works January 24, 2022
Latex, leather and curves - Mugler reinvented the catwalk with his iconic creations
Africa Cup of Nations: Deadly crush reported at Cameroon stadium January 24, 2022
Six people are reportedly killed and dozens hurt in a crush outside a stadium in Cameroon.