Monthly Archives: April 2017

Saturday Open Thread

Posted on April 15, 2017 by rikyrah

I hope that you are enjoying this weekend with family and friends. Some good news. Quadruplets, from left, Zachary, Aaron, Nigel, and Nick Wade pose at Lakota East High School in Liberty Township, Ohio, on April 5. Greg Lynch / … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | The Man Who Broke America

Posted on April 14, 2017 by rikyrah

A broke clock is right twice a day. From Dana Milbank Mitch McConnell, the man who broke America By Dana Milbank Opinion writer April 7 “No majority leader wants written on his tombstone that he presided over the end of … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Trump Distancing Himself From Russia? You can’t be that gullible

Posted on April 13, 2017 by rikyrah

From Politico: Syria strike gives Trump anti-Kremlin credential The strikes could burnish Trump’s defense against claims he is too close to Russia. By Nahal Toosi In Russia, they call it kozyrnut’. It means “to play a trump card.” Donald Trump’s … Continue reading →

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Watch the rage: Officer Zachary Rosen stomps on black man’s head

Posted on April 12, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Columbus police officer who was seen on video kicking a suspect in the head Saturday morning was identified as one of the officers involved in the shooting death of Henry Green last year. According to Columbus … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | The Level of Racism and Ignorance, Folks….Unbelievable

Posted on April 12, 2017 by rikyrah

This post began when I first found out that Dolt45 didn’t attend the White House Passover Seder began by President and Mrs. Obama in 2009. In 8 years, there were 8 Passover Seders, and President Obama attended ALL of them. … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: FBI obtained FISA warrant to monitor former Trump adviser Carter Page

Posted on April 11, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

The shady dealings of Donald Trump associate Carter Page with Russian officials set off significant enough alarm bells in the U.S. intelligence community that the FBI sought and was granted permission from a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge to monitor … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | C.I.A. Had Evidence of Russian Effort to Help Trump Earlier Than Believed

Posted on April 11, 2017 by rikyrah

From the New York Times: By ERIC LICHTBLAU April 6, 2017 WASHINGTON — The C.I.A. told senior lawmakers in classified briefings last summer that it had information indicating that Russia was working to help elect Donald J. Trump president, a … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Attorney General White Citizens Council’s Impending Attack on the Black Community

Posted on April 10, 2017 by rikyrah

From The Washington Post: How Jeff Sessions wants to bring back the war on drugs By Sari Horwitz April 8 at 8:32 PM When the Obama administration launched a sweeping policy to reduce harsh prison sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Praise & Worship | You Have Been Good

Posted on April 9, 2017 by SouthernGirl2
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U.S. Navy strike group move toward Korean Peninsula

Posted on April 9, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Navy has canceled planned port calls in Australia for the USS Carl Vinson and is instead sending the aircraft carrier toward the Korean Peninsula amid concerns about new weapons tests by North Korea, military officials said Saturday. The … Continue reading →

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