Sacked US General Michael Carey ‘drank on Russia trip’

hmmmm.

South Sudan stands at precipice, says Barack Obama | World news | theguardian.com.

sigh….

Gulnara Karimova speaks out over infighting in Uzbekistan’s first family | World news | theguardian.com.

soap opera weirdness

Indonesian Muslims Protest Christmas in Aceh – ABC News.

hmmm

White House broadens Obamacare exemptions – Jennifer Haberkorn and Carrie Budoff Brown – POLITICO.com.

hmmmm.

Obama orders military to review sexual assault – Yahoo News.

hmmm.

Spy panel wants duplicate oversight board replaced – US News and World Report.

hmmmm.

John McCain Blames Obama for Emboldening Russian ‘Bullying’ in Ukraine – ABC News.

hmmmm.

Baucus to China? The politics of Senate control – Yahoo News.

hmmm

Duck Dynasty and “Happy Blacks”.

I could have lived without the crass Jesus name dropping at the end but a good article.

UPDATE: ‘Duck Dynasty’ Clan: “We Cannot Imagine The Show Going Forward Without Our Patriarch” – Yahoo TV.

Who the fuck cares that he said his religion directs him to think LGBTQ lifestyles are sinful.
His religion does teach that nonsense and it should be shocking to no one that he parroted the beliefs of his own religion.
How about a little more noise about his ignorant, makes-all-white-people-look-stupid-and-hateful, backwards comments about blacks being happier before the civil rights movement?

How To Master The Fine Art Of Political Symbolism : It\’s All Politics : NPR.

yup.

Opinion: Should false rape accusers be sued? – CNN.com.

hmmm.

Opinion: Is Google redefining ‘don’t be evil’? – CNN.com.

hmmmm

NSA data mining: Do Americans care about the privacy of our metadata?.

Amen.

Obama commutes sentences for eight convicted in crack cocaine cases.

A baby-step in the right direction.

Putin Says He Will Pardon Jailed Oil Tycoon Khodorkovsky – WSJ.com.

hmmm

Barack Obama’s NSA fine-print problem – Josh Gerstein – POLITICO.com.

yup

Egypt: Mubarak’s sons, PM acquitted of corruption – Yahoo News.

hmmmm

The Obamacare ‘Shotgun Wedding’—Marry or Lose Your Home – Yahoo Finance.

Huh?

» Pennsylvanians Coerced Into Giving Cheek Swab at “Voluntary” Checkpoint Alex Jones’ Infowars: There’s a war on for your mind!.

How utterly unsurprising, the WH and police force join up to piss on the constitutional rights of the innocent-until-proven otherwise citizenry using tactics of intimidation and dishonesty.

How utterly common place and expected.

What motherfucking immoral asshats.

The best ice-breakers for girls | dailylife.com.au.

Ahhh, the  princess pinkification of young girls, how lovely. How very 2013.

We are going backward on the equality of perception.

It’s a great reason not to have daughters.

Palestinians Ready to Extend Talks With Israel – NYTimes.com.

hmmmm.

Daily Kos: Poll: Americans want the government to fight inequality#

hmmm

Majority of Americans want minimum wage to be increased, poll finds – The Washington Post.

hmmmm