* Super Tuesday: Cumulative Delegates: Rep: Trump 285, Cruz 160, Rubio 87, Kasich 25, Carson 8. Total needed 1237. Dem: Clinton 1001 (About half super delegates), Sanders: 371 (most pledged). Total needed 2383 ( Read more... )

* At least thirty are dead in a surprise volcanic eruption in Japan that was ongoing as of this writing ( Read more... )

* "Wall Street bonuses exceed all minimum wage pay:"

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Here is a Thing I Wrote on Tumblr in Response to a Person raising points about Biases in How we Veiw History, Evolutionary Psychology, and Economics.

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* Look, the Revolution in Ukraine is not about us, and there is a real fear that the Russians will invade the Ukraine. The best thing we can do is watch quietly to see what happens, as our posturing and dick swinging as the likes of John McCain are demanding we do run the risk of provoking exactly the result we don't want. Nothing good can come ( Read more... )

* I know I've been mostly focused on the Humanitarian crises in Africa the last couple of months, but it is Winter in Northern Indian at least 5 thousand people displaced due to escalating violence along the border with Pakistan are huddled in flimsy often makeshift tents as I type this. Those who still have homes are afraid to return after 60 ( Read more... )

* "Republican Official Calls For Gays To Be 'Purged' From GOP:" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/07/mary-helen-sears-michigan-gop_n_4740426.html?utm_hp_ref=twRead more... )

* "Grimm only latest in NY's rogues gallery:"

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* TW: Abuse. "Nuns' behavior 'almost psychotic':" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25929866Read more... )

* "GOP isn’t Getting more Ignorant on Evolution, it is Just getting Older:" http://www.juancole.com/2014/01/getting-ignorant-evolution.htmlRead more... )