Forum: Current Events

I love drinking beer, but I don't handle alcohol well. What a wonderful thing when I moved to Kansas where I could drink a lot more without being all stupid again. It was like 3.2 was an answer to a drinkers dream. Oh well, must find inner restraint again. Kansas Says Goodbye To 3.2...

Not a good week for the kleptocrat Pharaoh. The British government is being severely unkind during his London sleepover. I wonder what he's done to annoy them. Every rug has been pulled out from under his feet since he left Cairo. Islamic State, much like the Taliban in years gone by, is a tool...

The BBC has the magnificent clip of the late André Previn from 1971, it might not play outside of the UK but even so... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-47409017/andr-previn-in-famous-morecambe-and-wise-comedy-sketch He galvanised British music when he accepted the London...

I wonder if this so-called wall between U.S. and Mexico will work. The thought occurs to me that perhaps his lordship should consult with the Chinese as they have built a low dividing wall between themselves and Mongolia (I think ! LOL )

I like Tucker Carlson. Often he makes me laugh, then other times I sit gagging. I really like his perspective on blackface by the Virginia governor. Wearing blackface is fairly common on the elite left. ...

Russia for sure has helped Trump to win the election by playing a big role in email hacking event. Russia won't do it for free. There must be a secret deal between the intelligence of two countries. We outsiders can only see it from some facts. The secret deal: Hacked email were handed to...

1393. Posted by PeaceIn2017 on 22 minutes ago As Brexit was won, this needs to be implemented with a plan and strategy that would greatly benefit the UK. We need leadership that can achieve this. Is PM May able to do this? The evidence suggests not by the rotten deal she proposed for...

It is a constant refrain of many politicians that they are for the people, not the special interests and lobbyists in Washington. Truth is everybody has special interests they favor, just don't call it that. Seems somebody figured out on how to capitalized on that. Lobbyists 4 Good...

Too important not to have a thread of its own. Now my understanding is that not only are 12 Russians indicted but US intelligence services are currently warning that the Russians intend to interfere in the mid terms. If Trump goes in and complains seriously about these matters and the...

I wonder how many if any stories I bought into? Being a Facebook story would be my first alarm bell. Really I believe I know people who would pass such stuff on. ‘Nothing on this page is real’

https://www.msf.org/aquarius-forced-end-operations-europe-condemns-people-drown I'm not sure this is a bad thing at all, because I don't think the directors of the Aquarius have been entirely honest when describing how they operated. Far from rescuing would-be migrants they've been operating a...

In an attempt to make it sound like the idea is a progressive one by freezing taxes paid by low earners, it is actually a very bad idea that handcuffs progressive initiative. Some might say that It would appear Nancy Pelosi is doing her job at pleasing her corporate contributors by bssically...

For me he was a great introduction to literature. Comics Legend Stan Lee Dies (https://www.wsj.com/articles/comics-legend-stan-lee-dies-1542050239?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=3)

I'm shocked, just shocked! WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-played-central-role-in-hush-payoffs-to-stormy-daniels-and-karen-mcdougal-1541786601?mod=hp_lead_pos1)

Although I'm avoiding Brexit in particular and the news in general at the moment it's actually quite difficult to do and I saw an article which claimed that under US Food Safety regs there are permitted amounts of maggots, rat hair, faeces and mould that are allowed. As far as I am aware, EU regs...

It started way back in the 70's with self-serve gasoline pumps. A few days ago went to pick up my wife at the airport. I left way early and on the way stopped at a Walmart to pick up some fried chicken pieces to take and eat at the airport. I had to scan bag and enter my money into a...

The godforsaken idiocy off Beauharnois is finally disposed of (https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/abandoned-ship-kathryn-spirit-has-finally-been-dismantled-1.4132028), after nearly a decade of self-inflicted nonsense preventing its rapid dismantling. The Kathryn Spirit was beached there for dismantling...

This Civil Partnership thing. For those not watching, the UK has legalized different-sex civil partnerships. One male and one female, both having reached the age of consent, may now enter into a civil partnership. What no news site has yet said is whether they can do this if either partner is...

What do you think? Louisiana's bold bid to privatize schools | Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/01/us-education-vouchers-idUSBRE8501G020120601)

OK, it is obvious that the Democratic Party is suffering some kind of seizure over the nomination of a Supreme Court Justice. The fear is this particular nominee has shown a tendency to respect the text of the Constitution. Bad news for those who are used to using the courts to legislate when they...