Stop the presses! What shade(s) of orange do you suppose extraterrestrial Donald Trumps might be?
"Now we have seven Earth-sized planets to expand our understanding. Yes, we have the possibility to find water and life.
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Sure, we say it every four years, but isn't THIS the craziest presidential election in memory?
He-e-e-ere's Speaker Louie! DailyKos caption: "Now, doesn't this inspire confidence?" Yeccch!
It will take more than right-wing nincompoopery to challenge a powerhouse religious terror-mongering state like ISIS
Washingtonpost.com caption: National security correspondent Greg Miller discusses the impact of three terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait after an Islamic State leader called to make the month of Ramadan a time of "calamity for the infidels." Watch the clip here."The jihadist
Culture and Zeitgeist Watch: Everywhere you look, it's Cromwellmania! (Or, what makes Thomas C a man for our time?)
[1] Peter Kosminsky and Mark Rylance on Wolf Hall[2] Mark Rylance on creating his Thomas CromwellIn the longish first clip Mark Rylance, who plays Thomas Cromwell, and director Peter Kosminsky talk about their TV miniseries Wolf Hall, in an interview in the Tower of London which was aired on BBC the night before the series' final episode. In the shorter second clip, Mark talks about creating his Cromwell."To all the qualities that make him such a remarkable actor, we must now add that Mark Rylance is a great lurker. . . .
