BBC News – Marikana murder charges: South Africa

BBC News – Marikana murder charges: South Africa minister wants explanation#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa#

“South Africa’s justice minister has demanded an explanation after 270 miners were charged with the murder of their colleagues who were shot by police.”

Wow, that sounds like a US police force move. Seems like South Africa sliding backwards a bit. Oh well, they can comfort themselves with the fact that the US still is out thee making them look goo by having a higher percentage of its citizen incarcerated than South Africa did under apartheid.

It’s our own charming little caste system.

Harvard Cheating Allegation Part of ‘Culture of Cheating,’ Grad Says – ABC News

Harvard Cheating Allegation Part of ‘Culture of Cheating,’ Grad Says – ABC News

Some cultural snap shots (I’m thinking bigger than just Harvard here.)

“There’s a lot of pressure internally and externally to succeed… When kids who are not used to failing feel these things, it can really bend their ethics in ways I didn’t expect to see.”

and

“Many of the students have likely felt pressure their entire lives to gain admittance to the school, and cannot risk failing out of Harvard once they’re accepted. “

People asked to report oil, oily material or oiled debris – New Orleans Local News, Weather, Sports, Investigations

People asked to report oil, oily material or oiled debris – New Orleans Local News, Weather, Sports, Investigations

“BATON ROUGE, La. – It is possible that oil & oily material present in the environment as a result of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill will wash up on beaches, barrier islands, marshes, & other areas along Louisiana’s coast during & following severe weather events. Members of the public should not handle any oil or oily material, including tarballs, tar mats, or other oily debris.”

“Health Information”

“The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals advises residents to avoid areas affected by oil. Residents should follow the guidelines below.

Avoid direct skin contact with oil, oily material and oiled debris.

Do not drive your boat through oil slicks or oil sheens.

Young children, pregnant women, people with compromised immune systems and individuals with underlying respiratory conditions should avoid affected areas.

Do not let pets enter oil-affected areas.

Do not burn debris, driftwood or other materials contaminated with oil.

If oil gets on your clothing, wash separately from the family laundry. You may use your regular detergents.”

They always say that when something is totally cleaned up and will have no further negative environmental impact, right?

The same stuff they don’t want you to touch is is down on the bottom with 1/3 of the shellfish consumed in the US.

BHO, why did you fail the Gulf Coast so badly?

What did they ever do to you?

Do you hate seafood?

What my doctor thinks of ObamaCare – The Week

What my doctor thinks of ObamaCare – The Week

I agree 100%.

The BHO Healthcare plan is steaming pile of feces and has nothing to do with improving medical care or increasing access. Smoke and Mirrors to feed a first time President’s out of touch personal ambitions with only very small gains at a great cost.

It’s great people with pre-existing conditions can get care.

The rest of it?

B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T.

RNC attendees heckle black CNN camerawoman, toss peanuts at her- report.

RNC attendees heckle black CNN camerawoman, toss peanuts at her- report.

My gawd these guys are classless morons. This is who the GOP sends to choose their platform and nominee?

Nice guys, real nice.

They have become everything that was so bad about the Southern Democrats back int he day and then some. Congratulations you hateful monsters! Next time, try to see if you go all of the way and mimic the Nazis. That’ll lock down the racist, anti-woman inbred vote for sure.

Asshats.

Quran burning report a window on growing Afghan-on-US violence – CSMonitor.com

Quran burning report a window on growing Afghan-on-US violence – CSMonitor.com

“A record number of US military personnel have been killed by Afghan security forces this year. A report on Quran burnings at a US base in Afghanistan points to a lack of cultural sensitivity, which *could be* driving broader Afghan anger.” (emphasis mine)

Really CSM, you think it *could be* contributing?

How about fucking in no small part causing it?!