We’re all aware that drones are used in areas such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, both for surveillance and to shoot Hellfire missiles at suspected terrorists who are on the so-called “hit list” of bad guys. These drones are hard to spot, almost impossible to evade, and almost always lethal. Back here in the United […]
A vocal supporter of GOP frontrunner Donald Trump was arrested on Sunday after police found and detonated an explosive device at his home in Richmond, California. William Celli was taken into custody by authorities and charged with making explosive devices which police say Celli intended to use against Muslims. Though police have not yet been […]
Isn’t it wonderful how the universe seems to have a way of paying back jerks like Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli? He decides to raise the price of a drug needed to treat HIV by 1,500 percent, and then last week he was arrested for securities fraud. But as it turns out, Shrkreli’s woes were only […]
We’ve all heard and read some really crazy stuff that has come from the mouth of former half-term Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, but an editorial she penned for Breitbart may well qualify as the most batshit insane thing that has ever issued forth from the empty space in her head where a brain should reside. […]
Last night’s Democratic debate was described by some as boring, pedantic, and even a flat-out waste of time. I have to disagree. While the debate was focused on foreign policy and issues related to national security, it and the previous debates have clearly highlighted the reasons why the Democratic nominee is virtually guaranteed to win the […]
Even though Donald Trump may constantly deride fellow GOP contender Jeb Bush as being “low energy,” it appears that Jeb is doing his best to take some major verbal shots at the hamster-headed frontrunner. Speaking at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, Bush remarked: “Just one other thing — I gotta get this off […]
Stacey Newman is a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, and she’s tired of seeing Republicans pass restrictive laws in her state to make it nearly impossible for a woman to get an abortion while making it ever easier for virtually anyone to purchase a gun. In an article Newman wrote for Cosmo magazine, Newman […]
First of all, please understand this list is only a partial one. To compile a list of all the stupid, crazy, head-scratching, WTF?! things that were said by conservatives in 2015 would take me until this time in 2016. So I just decided to go with a few of my favorites. Keep in mind, with […]
The good old National Rifle Association (NRA) is ever so fond of claiming that guns don’t kill as many people on an annual basis as automobiles do, and yet no one calls for car control. It’s a neat little argument, and it has now become total and undeniable bullshit. On Thursday, it was reported that […]
Prosecutors in Alameda County, California, have filed hate crime charges against a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employee who was filmed earlier this month ridiculing a Muslim man and throwing coffee on him. The incident was captured on cellphone video. Denise Slader, who is employed as a program technician with the department’s Adult Parole Operations, […]