Monthly Archives: September 2017

Hurricane Irma is so strong it’s registering on devices designed to detect earthquakes

Posted on September 6, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

US-bound Hurricane Irma has gotten so strong that it is showing up on equipment designed to measure earthquakes. Stephen Hicks, a seismologist at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton, said seismometer recordings on Guadeloupe, an island group in the southern Caribbean … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | White Supremacy Strikes Again: Dolt45 Ends DACA

Posted on September 6, 2017 by rikyrah

Here is a twitter feed explaining DACA. https://twitter.com/i/moments/904746761553461248 This affects 800,000 young people and their families. You think that they care about destroying the lives of these young people and their families? Look at the smirk on Attorney General White … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Ok, the Month From Hell Begins….

Posted on September 5, 2017 by rikyrah

From Martin Longman: The Month From Hell Has Arrived by Martin Longman September 1, 2017 It’s happened. The Republicans’ month-from-hell has arrived. It’s the month I coined a meat-grinder. And it’s going to get off to the slowest of starts … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Happy Labor Day!

Posted on September 4, 2017 by rikyrah

The end of the Summer…..awe….. The kids are going back to school who haven’t already gone. Enjoy today with family and friends. One of my favorite Youtubers is Kevonstage. His take on life and happenings around the world is funny.

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Sunday Praise & Worship | Lily In The Valley — John P. Kee

Posted on September 3, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Please keep Hurricane Harvey victims in your prayers. Do whatever you can to help whether it’s with prayers, donating money or donating your time to help clean up.

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Woman pulls gun during fight over school supplies at Walmart

Posted on September 2, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Just LOOK at this. Pulling a gun over school supplies? Watch the child’s face. It’s being reported the woman was a license concealed holder. So what? Who cares? Does it make it ok because she’s a license concealed holder? This … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | Al-Jazeera | The People vs America

Posted on September 2, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

The election of Donald Trump in November 2016 exposed a deep vein of distrust across the US, where millions have become disillusioned with a political and corporate elite out of touch with the sentiments of ordinary Americans. We explore the … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | RNC Chair Reince Priebus was at Trump Tower when Trump team and Russia were plotting illegal RNC donations

Posted on September 1, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

PalmerReport Today a major new bombshell arrived in an existing Trump-Russia storyline, and it’s placed one long-curious aspect of the story in suspicious new context. Months ago it was revealed that the Donald Trump campaign met with Russian government representatives … Continue reading →

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