From my inbox: WASHINGTON – Today, the Democratic National Committee announced moderators for the DNC’s Future Forum series, which will feature candidates for DNC Chair and other DNC offices. […] The third DNC Future Forum, which will take place in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday, February 4 at Wayne State University Community Arts Auditorium, will be …
Faunasphere: RIP Tilikum (and puppy mill dogs)
Note: The Caregiver’s Thread went pretty well, last time, so I’ll repeat it again tomorrow morning – probably at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. (Unless we get crowded out by breaking news.) Sorry for the lack of recent Faunaspheres. I’d have to say that most vegans and animal rights activists are as bummed by the recent election …
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Saturday Morning Open Thread: Merry Orthodox Xmas!
Shchedryk Which gets, by my weak google-fu, very little attention; but here’s the Evening Standard: While many western countries hold their celebrations on December 25, in much of the Soviet Union and the Middle East, Christmas falls 13 days later. The reason for getting festive in early January is that some countries still celebrate feast …
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Early Morning Open Thread: Wikileaks Proposes Weaponizing Doxxing
The Wikileaks Punishment Battalion are going round taking down names. If you've got a blacklist….. https://t.co/AIRO9i12h1 — Billy Bragg (@billybragg) January 6, 2017 So you're threatening to dox every Twitter user who might dare to oppose you? Does the threat apply to anyone opposing Russia? Trump? Who? https://t.co/JFVSrWs0yO — Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) January 6, 2017 …
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Late Night/Early Morning Open Thread: Pennsylvania Woman Edition
Don’t do this! A Pennsylvania woman drove into a river to avoid the cops and continued to drink beer while floating in her car. https://t.co/DWjxYOZVEK pic.twitter.com/thkGKhd1Mp — U.S. News (@usnews) January 6, 2017 YORK, Pa. (AP) — Police say a Pennsylvania woman drove into a river to avoid arrest, then ignored officers and continued drinking …
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Open Thread: Smogging Up the Hall of Mirrors
If Clinton had won and we learned Russia nudged the needle in her favor, the US would be held hostage by the GOP until we had a new election — The Rude Pundit (@rudepundit) January 5, 2017 Instead, we’re held hostage by a pathological narcissist & his Russian blackmailers https://t.co/Cz5X41AOEv — Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) January …
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Writers Chatting Reminder: This Sunday
Just a quick reminder that the Writers Chatting group will meet again at 12:30 EST/10:30 MST/9:30 PST on Sunday (Jan 8). Should be fun, so stop by and chat with us.