So what in the world is up with Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) and secret tapes? You might recall last April when Mother Jones published an expose about “A recording of a private meeting between the Senate GOP leader and campaign aides reveals how far they were willing to go to defeat the […]
With the election uncertain in Kentucky, we thought now would be a good tome to look back at Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell looking like a complete buffoon during a press conference back in in April of 2013, either as the result of a failed hearing aid (as I was thinking since he repeated himself […]
The Vatican released a document on Monday calling for the church to welcome and accept gay people, unmarried couples, people who have divorced, and the children of those less than traditional families. NBC News reports that the document, which was prepared after a week of discussions at an assembly of 200 bishops on the family, […]
This is a video from NASA. You know the National Aeronautics and Space Administration? They’re kind of experts on this stuff. This is a very short (13 second) animation that illustrates how temperatures around the world have warmed since the 1950s. You’ll note accelerated temperatures trending in the late 1970s as greenhouse gas emissions […]
NBC News reports that “Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls’ education, and Indian children’s rights advocate Kailash Satyarthi were jointly awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Yousafzai, 17, is the youngest winner of the award. She was honored for “her heroic struggle,” said […]