For those readers who don’t follow alternative music, critical favorite Annie Clark goes by the stage name of St. Vincent, and she was awarded the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album in 2015. That album, the self-titled “St. Vincent.” was released on Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group, a subsidiary of French media conglomerate Vivendi.
There probably wasn’t one word in that paragraph of interest to our readers, but it kind of throws things into context when Clark sends out a Labor Day tweet like this one…
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It is fairly common these days to see people demanding “more democracy” or proclaiming that “this is what democracy looks like” at rallies, protests, and riots. At its base, “democracy,” which comes from demos (“people”) and kratos (“power”), simply means “rule of the people.” The Greek origins of the word highlight the fact that ancient […]
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As Twitchy reported, Hillary Clinton is on board with superfan Peter Daou’s new media thingamabob, Verrit. Apparently it’s some sort of social media platform with “verified” (if out-of-context) quotes and statistics that are cross-referenced in a database — it fact-checks itself. At least, that’s what we think it might be.
At least one journalist we know of has said it’s a bad idea to fight Fox News with a “progressive” equivalent (no one tell MSNBC)…
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Ghost stories are scary because they tackle the unknown. History is interesting because it recounts real events that actually happened. The fascinating medium between the two are natural events that we have yet to understand. While we are constantly learning about how our world works, we often run into naturally occurring “miracles” that escape our […]
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First of all, just let us say we miss the days of simple hashtags like #TCOT. Because, for whatever reason, the topic of illegal immigration is inspiring some of the worst hashtags we’ve ever seen.
Not long ago, illegals were urged to share videos and photos of their #UndocuJoy on social media, and now, with the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy hanging in the balance, Planned Parenthood is asking President Trump not to pull the welcome mat out from under #DACAmented people…
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Duels have been commonplace throughout history and have taken many forms. Many centuries ago, it wasn’t uncommon to see gallant gentlemen both fall in love with a fair lady and decide to go to the streets with their swords to fight one another till first blood for her affections. More recently, in the American Wild […]
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This didn’t last long … he should trade business cards with Anthony “Mooch” Scaramucci.
I'm excited to start my tenure as pastor of Bethany United Church of Christ with #TwitterlessPalmer preaching this Sunday, April 2nd. pic.twitter.com/SUCIM0yYSl
— Rev. Rob Lee (@roblee4) March 27, 2017
Rev. Rob Lee, unlike Asian-American sports announcer Robert Lee, really is a descendant of the Confederate general, and in its rush to present the most woke MTV Video Music Awards ever, the cable network invited Lee to give a short speech on white supremacy during the telecast — which, incidentally, was the lowest-rated awards show in MTV’s history:
The 2017 VMAs drew the lowest ratings in MTV history https://t…
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