Erdogan’s party suffers blow after Istanbul re-run poll defeat Turkey’s ruling AK Party has lost control of Istanbul after a re-run of the city’s mayoral election, delivering a stinging blow to President Erdogan. With nearly all ballots counted, main opposition party candidate Ekrem Imamoglu had a lead of 775,000 votes, a huge increase on the …
June 2019 archive
Jun 23 2019
When Democrats Were Racists
Writing Clio always has the same problem, where do you start? Asking for a date Democrats started supporting Race Slavery is useless because they always supported Race Slavery, from their inception. Indeed the prospective loss of Slave Property was one of the precipitating causes of the Revolution we elide by talking about Yankee Smugglers who …
Jun 23 2019
The Breakfast Club (Typewriter patent- Banjo)
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 …
Jun 23 2019
Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition
Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition“Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. On …
Jun 23 2019
Six In The Morning Sunday 23 June 2019
Ethiopia army chief shot dead in Ethiopia attacks The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army, Gen Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead in the capital, Addis Ababa, state media confirm. He and another officer died trying to prevent a coup attempt against the administration in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, PM Abiy Ahmed said. In Amhara …
Jun 22 2019
Cervical Injuries
Feeling a little Whiplash? In the last week Unindicted Co-conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio has brought us within minutes of War with Iran (if you believe his story which is squirrely as hell) and also a Pogrom against Brown People which is now umm…, postponed. Trump says he will hold off on planned ICE raids for now …
Jun 22 2019
Health and Fitness News
Welcome to the Stars Hollow Gazette‘s Health and Fitness News weekly diary. It will publish on Saturday afternoon and be open for discussion about health related issues including diet, exercise, health and health care issues, as well as, tips on what you can do when there is a medical emergency. Also an opportunity to share …
Jun 22 2019
The Breakfast Club (Summer Breeze)
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 10:00am (ET) (or …
Jun 22 2019
Six In The Morning Saturday 22 June 2019
Trump warns Iran of ‘obliteration’ in event of war President Trump has said he does not want war but warned Iran it would face “obliteration” if conflict broke out. Speaking to NBC on Friday, he said the US was open to talks but would not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. He also expanded on …