I have noticed upon my return to the vine after a two break the level of Partisan Hate/Rage has not receded in the slightest.
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David Lawrence got a call last spring about a baby moose that had been attacked by dogs and separated from his mother. Lawrence, a longtime farmer, named the moose Pete, and nursed him back to health, feeding him every day.
Union fiscal thuggery at its finest!
I wrote this for Ducki's new Website, Prison Reform Community Center, and thought my Newsvine friends would find it helpful, maybe.
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First I would like to thank Tom Joad for his fine article Allegiance&Loyalty, this is a follow-on article to my comment there.
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I have supported the "Republicans are wetting their pants and surrendering to terrorism" narrative in the last week, mostly because it's true, but also because it's at least somewhat shallowly satisfying to illustrate how people who portray themselves as fearless warriors are oft …
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The New York Court of Appeals ruled today that government benefits may be provided to same-sex couples who are legally married elsewhere and residing in New York. The 4-3 decision, by the state's highest court, held that public officials have the authority to grant public emp …
Seems someone forgot to tell Ike what everyone on the right knows (but oddly never cites a source for): the President never ever bows. Because as even a cursory search of the AP Image archive indicates, the man could not stop bowing. Hello there, Pope John XXIII!
There's a fairly basic question about climate policy that gets asked a lot: Can a cap-and-trade program actually cut carbon-dioxide emissions? Set aside the question of cost and the endless debate over whether a mythical carbon tax would be sleeker.
To my surprise, the ex-jihadis said their rage about Western foreign policy -- which was real, and burning -- emerged only after their identity crises, and as a result of it.
Respectful Debate has not initiated any private discussions.