January 2016 archive
Jan 08 2016
Late Night Karaoke
Jan 07 2016
What Investor State Dispute Settlement Looks Like
So you say you’re in favor of “Free” Trade and the acronym trade agreements and I and others have told you that it’s just an excuse for the oligarch corporatist anti-democratic coup. Well… TransCanada to Sue U.S. for Blocking Keystone XL Pipeline By IAN AUSTEN, The New York Times JAN. 6, 2016 TransCanada said on …
Jan 07 2016
The House of Saud
I pretty sure I’ve mentioned that the big sectarian rift between Sunnis and Shiites is that the Sunnis think that the first Caliph was Mohammad’s father-in-law Abu Bakr while Shiites think it was his son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib. Personally I think the Shia have the better case though I also think that …
Jan 07 2016
The Breakfast Club (Friend)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Jan 07 2016
Six In The Morning Thursday January 7
China share trading halted after market plunges 7% in opening minutes ‘Circuit breaker’ mechanism deployed to protect economy for second time in a week as China sparks jitters by speeding up devaluation of yuan Tom Phillips and agencies Thursday 7 January 2016 05.06 GMT China halted the day’s trading within 30 minutes of opening on Thursday …
Jan 06 2016
The Daily Late Nightly Show (Fictional Languages)
I suppose I should explain that Comedy Central has a new policy that detects AdBlock and won’t load the video. Hit your AdBlock icon and ‘Disable in this Page’ after you click the link and when the video is loading. The New Guy Land Wars Re-gifting Ryan Coogler web exclusive extended interview David J. Peterson, …
Jan 06 2016
Getting the Pb Out Of Flint’s Water
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow has not dropped the ball on the contaminated water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Her report on the poisoning of the residents when their water supply was switched, showed explicitly how responsibility for the tragedy falls to Republican Governor Rick Snyder and his radical, anti-democratic policies. Bryn Mickle, Flint Journal/MLive editor, talks …
Jan 06 2016
Why So Negative?
The Economy in 2016: On the Edge of Recession By Robert Reich Monday, January 4, 2016 I expect the U.S. economy to sputter in 2016. That’s because the economy faces a deep structural problem: not enough demand for all the goods and services it’s capable of producing. American consumers account for almost 70 percent of …
Jan 06 2016
The Breakfast Club (Hustle)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …