Month: November 2017

Bali Volcano Mount Agung, The Great Mountain, Moderately Active Again

Photo Credit: Kriss Sieniawski Update 6.30.18 Mount Agung has been moderately active in the past few days, causing ash clouds…

6 years ago

Twitter has fun with Time Magazine and Donald Trump

Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named “Man (Person) of the Year,” like last…

6 years ago

MISSING SUBMARINE ARA SAN JUAN: CTBTO DATA SUGGESTS EXPLOSION MAY HAVE OCCURRED

24 November 2017 Around 300 monitoring stations dotted around the globe (map) constantly monitor the planet for signs of nuclear…

6 years ago

WHOSE STREETS? Documentary Shows Ferguson, Missouri from New Perspective

Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival 2017 – World Premiere (U.S. Documentary Competition) Full Frame 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival…

6 years ago

Update: Refusal to Make a Cake for a Gay Wedding: Discrimination or First Amendment Right?

Photo courtesy Masterpiece Cakeshop, Facebook. UPDATE: Excellent summary of today's events: 12.5.17 Recommended Citation: Amy Howe, Argument analysis: Conservative majority leaning toward…

6 years ago

Political Irony & Sarcasm on Twitter: New Study Finds it Appeals to Followers of India’s ‘Twitter-in-chief’

"We try and explain what makes him popular," said Joyojeet Pal, U-M assistant professor of information. "Modi's irony provides a…

6 years ago

Afghan, U.S. forces launch campaign to destroy Taliban funding networks: Opium Drug Labs

KABUL, Afghanistan (November 20, 2017) - Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan have launched a series of…

6 years ago

Pardoning the Thanksgiving Turkey: Official History

Photo courtesy Sarah Sanders, Twitter. Story by Betty C. Monkman, Courtesy The White House Historical Association President John F. Kennedy…

6 years ago

Neil Young Streams Worldwide December 1; Opens New Archives Site

  Hi again I will be playing for you on 12 /1 & it will be my pleasure. Live from…

6 years ago