* There have been serious protests in Iran in front of the Saudi Embassy that ended in them storming the building and setting fire to it in response to Saudi Arabia executing a prominent Shia cleric and 46 others. Forty people have been arrested. There are no reported fatalities. The Saudis are saying it was about the War on terror. The ( Read more... )

* "Creationist Who Believes in Chemtrails to Head Arizona Senate Education Committee:" http://mic.com/articles/131150/creationist-who-believes-in-chemtrails-to-head-arizona-state-sRead more... )

* This is how much Republicans hate fair elections. "Walker dissolves admired elections/ethics accountability board:"

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* Yes, I know it's Cracked, but it's also real journalism, and props to them for sending people over to report when they could just be doing another click bait pop culture thing, which is way easier and more what their readers want. "We Met Syria's War Refugees: 7 Awful Things They Told Us:" Read more... )

* "South Korea Targets Dissent:" http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/20/opinion/international/south-korea-targets-dissent.html?_r=0Read more... )

* Trans Canada is giving up on Keystone XL! Keystone XL is dead! (Although they may revive it if Republicans take the White House Next year ( Read more... )

* John Boehner is stepping down as speaker. Voluntarily! And the guy likely replacing him, Kevin McCarthy, has passed a total of two bills under his own name both renaming locations. With no meaningful legislation, he is remarkably inexperienced. Another choice is "David Duke without the baggage" a proud KKK sympathizer ( Read more... )

* There has been a serious terrorist attack on a popular shrine in Bangkok, Thailand. 22 are dead and more than 120 injured in the bombing ( Read more... )

* The Japanese government is reopening their nuclear reactors despite angry protests four years after the Fukishima disaster ( Read more... )

* "Putin critic latest of many to suffer untimely calamity:"

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