First, everybody's favorite, the Jewish Orthodox. Apparently they still do animal sacrifice. In this case,holding chickens by the feet and smacking their heads into stuff. I really don't mind, but could you not do it out on public sidewalks?
New York Judge Allows Orthodox Jews to Continue...
So we're getting down to the wire on the Grexit. I don't know if any of you have been keeping up with this but its a truly fascinating story. NC has a great post up today about what's going on.
Greek Talks Collapse, Default Looms | naked capitalism
Greek Talks Collapse, Default Looms
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I finally got around to watching this week's Real Time and, apparently, this argument got a TON of media attention this week:
I know Ben Affleck isn't exactly an intellectual superstar, but his side in the conversation got WAY more play this week than I thought it would. What are your...
http://www.thenation.com/article/181601/whos-paying-pro-war-pundits
Who’s Paying the Pro-War Pundits?
Talking heads like former General Jack Keane are all over the news media fanning fears of ISIS. Shouldn’t the public know about their links to Pentagon contractors?
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An ongoing thread in which we discuss the truly awful horseshit from around the world that makes you wonder why mass killings of certain people aren't legal.
In today's dosage of awful...
It's odd how much more even-handed the press on this issue is outside of the United States.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/21/gaza-crisis-obama-ceasefire-fighting-goes-on
This should be self-explanatory.
For the origins of this thread, start at http://www.dressedwell.net/forum/threads/random-thoughts.204/page-11#post-40629