Month: May 2016

WV Democratic Candidate Brutally Beaten With Brass Knuckles

~ susie ~ 1 Comment

Richard Ojeda, a Democratic candidate for District 7 of the West Virginia State Senate, was taken to CAMC General in Charleston after being repeatedly hit with brass knuckles, then the suspect tried to run him over with a car. Ojeda, a veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, is running against incumbent Art Kirkendoll in District… Continue reading “WV Democratic Candidate Brutally Beaten With Brass Knuckles” →

This is really cool

~ susie ~ 8 Comments

through the foliage

I was a really smart kid, but nothing like this:

A teenager from Quebec has discovered an ancient Mayan city without leaving his province’s borders.

William Gadoury is a 15-year-old student from Saint-Jean-de-Matha in Lanaudière, Quebec. The precocious teen has been fascinated by all things Mayan for several years, devouring any information he could find on the topic.

During his research, Gadoury examined 22 Mayan constellations and discovered that if he projected those constellations onto a map, the shapes corresponded perfectly with the locations of 117 Mayan cities. Incredibly, the 15-year-old was the first person to establish this important correlation, reported the Journal de Montreal over the weekend.

Then Gadoury took it one step further. He examined a twenty-third constellation which contained three stars, yet only two corresponded to known cities.

Gadoury’s hypothesis? There had to be a city in the place where that third star fell on the map.

Satellite images later confirmed that, indeed, geometric shapes visible from above imply that an ancient city with a large pyramid and thirty buildings stands exactly where Gadoury said they would be. If the find is confirmed, it would be the fourth largest Mayan city in existence.

Donald Trump May Not Understand How U.S. Debt Works

~ susie ~ 4 Comments

Trump Puts The Idea of a US Government Debt Default On The Table. On Thursday, Donald Trump told CNBC that his solution to dealing with the $19 trillion-plus national debt involves a form of default such as repurchasing existing bonds at a discount. The m

Donald Trump is struggling to clarify his recent statements about how, as president, he would reduce the U.S.’s debt without crippling the economy. In a May 5 interview with MSNBC, Trump said he would keep borrowing, but “if the economy crashed you could make a deal.” The New York real estate mogul and presumptive GOP nominee… Continue reading “Donald Trump May Not Understand How U.S. Debt Works” →

Rick Perlstein On Trump; What Everyone Gets Wrong About Independents

~ susie ~ 1 Comment

Rick Perlstein

This week, Stan Collender, AKA The Budget Guy, recalls his experience going up to Capitol Hill to give the Senate Budget committee a piece of his mind. Then we’ll speak with Rick Perlstein, who’s devoted a career to studying the American conservative movement and thinks we need to rethink some of our assumptions in the era… Continue reading “Rick Perlstein On Trump; What Everyone Gets Wrong About Independents” →

Ha ha

~ susie ~ 4 Comments

DSCF9831

There’s a recall petition to kick Grover Norquist off the board of the NRA. Oh, my splitting sides:

As the National Rifle Association decides the fate of board member Grover Norquist, who is under a recall petition, a video has emerged of Norquist at a Muslim event that confirms fears the paid lobbyist is using his influence to open doors for radical Muslims on Capitol Hill.

This week, the NRA is tabulating the results of a special ballot cast in the gun-rights group’s first-ever recall of a sitting board member for ethics charges. Long-time members voted on a petition to remove Norquist from the NRA board over accusations he is an agent for the radical Muslim Brotherhood and has for decades aided and abetted its leaders, including one now imprisoned on terrorism charges.

In the video shot at a Detroit event with leaders of terrorist-supporting Muslim Brotherhood front groups, a teary-eyed Norquist is seen telling a story about how he convinced a sitting U.S. senator to reach out to “Muslims leaders.”