It appears the walls of reality are beginning to close in on climate change deniers. Friday, the White House released the fourth National Climate Assessment, which confirms what scientists have been warning us about for decades:...
India is and has been struggling with a record number of cases of violence against women, and after the brutal gang-rape and murder of a medical student last December; the country has been lead into...
For the first time in football history a woman will be on the NFL sidelines. The Arizona Cardinals have hired Jen Welter as an assistant linebackers coach. Welter played collegiate rugby before spending 14 years in...
One American commander was killed, and three others were injured during a firefight with Al Qaeda militants in Yemen. One of the first counterterrorism efforts by President Donald Trump, the commando was the first United...
President Donald Trump failed in at least one aspect of his speech on troop increases in Afghanistan — he failed to garner more ratings than former President Barack Obama did in a similar speech in...
We've likely all heard the cliche, "Every cloud has a silver lining." Triteness aside, like most hackneyed phrases, it bears some truth. Sometimes it takes a little effort to put a positive spin on unfortunate events, but...
Warning: Naughty tweets below. Discretion advised.  The British people are not happy that President Donald Trump is coming to visit them, so they are planning to moon him. The Brits are especially angry at Trump's response to...
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Alec Ndiwane considers himself a prophet, which is typically a good indicator that he is not. Alec Ndiwane challenged a bunch of lions, which is typically a good indicator that he is dumb. Alec Ndiwane...
It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have ?them and not to deserve them. ?-Mark Twain   Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, is taking a stand against discrimination. He's bravely speaking...
Of course you're not a climate change denier. You wouldn't be reading this on this site if you were. You realize, of course, though, here in the United States of America, we are in the unique...
If you have been paying attention to media coverage of the Ukraine/Russia crisis, you may have noticed what looks like a capital letter "Z" painted on Russian convoy vehicles. https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1495165367907409920 That mysterious symbol is also showing up...
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Few people saw any of this coming. British Prime Minister Theresa May's announcement that she intends to hold a general election on June 8 has sent shock waves across Europe. Speaking in front of 10 Downing...
American blogger Avijit Roy often wrote of his desire to one day see the world guided by reason and science instead of the superstitions and hatred so often associated with religious extremism.?But Thursday in Bangladesh,...
Bill Nye is the science guy. Every kid in the America knows that. He's geeky, he's appealing, he's kid friendly. He is the host of the eternally popular PBS show 'Bill Nye the Science Guy.' He's also...
As you probably know, today, December 7, is Pearl Harbor Day. This is the 76th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which signals the formal entry of the United States into World War II. President...
Many of you might have noticed that since the inauguration on January 20, the White House press staff has been busy trying to get the nation to believe "Alternative Facts." Merriam-Webster, the dictionary peeps, decided...
It's our go to response. When the lights are out and the floorboard creaks. When a branch taps a slow waltz against the window pane and our hackles dance a primordial shimmy, we ask the question. The...
An African elephant in the Mbeli River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
A longtime ranger and conservationist dropped a bombshell yesterday--African elephants are in mortal danger of being completely exterminated within six years. Rory Young, a longtime ranger and conservationist in Africa, spoke with Huffington Post via...
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I am finally beginning to understand the bromance between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump. It is very clear that both are madly in love with themselves. I am unsure why it took...
Via video message at the opening ceremony for the controversial new American embassy in Jerusalem Monday, Donald Trump offered “a hand in friendship to Israel, the Palestinians and to all of their neighbors," concluding with "May there...