We note that the latest news from Iraq is that radical Muslims, the ISIS, ISIL, or whomever, in natty Black uniforms, and Nissan pickup trucks mounted with 50 caliber machines guns, are the latest terrorists in Iraq and fighting Assad in Syria. This rag-tag bunch of well-uniformed men have defeated

Santa Ana city leaders are set to take further steps to place a medical marijuana initiative on the November ballot, after supporters gathered enough signatures last year to force a citywide vote. The proposal would prohibit the city from banning medical marijuana dispensaries, prevent city police from joining federal raids

A Rebuttal to BroadbandforAmerica’s letter to the FCC regarding Regulation for the Internet: For more than a decade, America’s broadband companies (including companies that depend on the broadband ecosystem) have worked to ensure that their customers can enjoy access to world- class broadband services consistent with the Commission’s clearly articulated

Ian Welsh wrote, and we’ve commented, because while Ian provides penetrating analysis, there is no suggestion of solutions, for example those on which Marine Le Pen campaigns, which seem cogent: Restore the Franc, Restore Sovereignty, and Control Multiculturalism. 2014 May 27 by Ian Welsh The Result of Austerity and Neo-Liberalism

Satire in response to the devastating floods in the Balkans, where they’ve received 3 months’ rain in 3 days (making California and most of the Western US Jealous), the US Government is on the alert for the perpetrators. They’re not looking at the Koch brothers (and other climate change deniers),

I’m a little astonished at the ignorance, or deliberate not understanding, or spin, of the working of the internet. Here’s an example. by FCC Commissioner O’Rielly (R) on FCC Chairman Wheeler’s Open Internet For years, edge providers — Pandora, Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, WhatsApp, to name just a few — have

The Mafia’s Leaked annual report from the Federal Government’s Drug Enforcement Agency reveals the Mafia (Organized Crime not Based on Wall St) is behind the scenes and is lobbying hard for the TPP. Documents show the Major DC Law firm of Capo, Capo, Capo and Hernandez (an Italian America Law

To everybody’s’ surprise the NRA has announced that guns in the hands of people can kill. The NRA states: Guns do not kill people, however in the people’s hands there is always the remote possibility that someone could be killed by accident. So remote that there is more risk from

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials on Friday confirmed the first case of an American infected with a mysterious Middle East virus. The MERS virus has been found in camels, but officials don’t know how it is spreading to humans. It can spread from person to person, but officials believe

Huge college debt, poor no job prospects and declining wages is no recipe for success. And while we are at it, Where are the Prosecutions on Wall St, Single Payer, Jobs, Ending Wars Quickly, Control of the Intelligence Community, Full disclosure of trade Treaty Drafts, and Amnesty for Immigrants? All