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09.20.16
by Brian O'Neill

“A Model Response” vs A Wild Screeching Fear: Which Will Win?

 

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NYPD and FBI agents work together to bring down a potential murderer

There are a lot of Americans who want to kill other Americans. Some will do so well blathering about Allah and ISIS. Our response is ultimately more important. 

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Standard | Posted in Foreign Affairs, National Security, Politics | Tagged 2016 Election, chelsea bombing, Hillary Clinton, Trump | 0 comments
09.16.16
by Brian O'Neill

Pivotal Point: Trump To Spin Biggest Humiliation Into Victory. Will It Work?

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“Everybody says the birther thing was great!”

Donald Trump is preparing to lie today about his role in the birther movement. Will the media let him? 

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Standard | Posted in Media Watch, Politics | Tagged 2016 Election, race, Trump | 2 Comments
09.16.16
by Brian O'Neill

Snowden’s Leaks vs. Executive Summaries of Classified Information: Which Do You Trust?

“We have plenty of evidence that he destroyed our freedom!” “May we see it?” “No.” 

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Standard | Posted in Foreign Affairs, National Security | Tagged counter-terrorism, snowden, terrorism | 2 Comments
09.15.16
by Brian O'Neill

Dinosaur Reconstruction: The Better Things In Life

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Paleontologist and paleoartists– which is probably the best job in the whole wide world– have made the most accurate reconstruction of a dinosaur to date. 

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Standard | Posted in Science | Tagged dinosaurs | 0 comments
09.15.16
by Brian O'Neill

Can Trump Actually Win? Will He? Dark Days In September

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“Sorry Venkman– I’m terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.”

Recent polls have become terrifying. But can the biggest potential disaster since the Civil War actually win?

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Standard | Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged 2016 Election, Hillary Clinton, polls, Trump | 0 comments
09.14.16
by Brian O'Neill

Steve King Thoughtfully Weighs In On Colin Kaepernick

GOP Rep. Steve King slams Colin Kaepernick: "This is activism that is sympathetic to ISIS"

Steve King thinks Colin Kaepernick is basically ISIS, and that anyone who disagrees isn’t American. 

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Standard | Posted in Politics, sports! | Tagged football, race, right wing watch, steve king | 0 comments
09.14.16
by Brian O'Neill

Trump’s Projections and Lies: What Can You Do?

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“And her hair, what’s up with that?”

Are Trumps insane projections a strategy, or just an insight into his lack of character, and is there a difference?

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Standard | Posted in Media Watch, Politics | Tagged 2016 Election, Hillary Clinton, Trump | 0 comments
09.14.16
by Brian O'Neill

Talking Dolphins and The End of the Internet: Science Wednesday

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“Thanks for all the fish”- Everyone, simultaneously, after reading about this. 

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09.14.16
by Brian O'Neill

The Guardian’s Scott Walker Papers: Exposing the Anti-Democratic Axis That Runs This Country

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More in-depth investigative reporting from The Guardian uncovers papers thought destroyed that tie Walker to a nexus of anti-Democratic, but possibly tragically legal, corporate greed. 

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Standard | Posted in Environment, Good Reads, Great Lakes, Labor | Tagged America, right wing watch, scott walker, wisconsin | 1 Comment
09.13.16
by Brian O'Neill

Remember, When It Comes To Guantanamo, The Entire Republican Position Is Cruelty

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There are many, many reasons why jihad appeals to so many young Muslims, but the continued cruel indifference of Gitmo is up there. 

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Standard | Posted in National Security, Politics | Tagged counter-terrorism, guantanamo, terrorism | 3 Comments

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