In an 11-hour period beginning at 7:19 a.m. and ending at 6:46 p.m. Saturday, the President of the United States ripped off 18 — yes, 18! — tweets dealing with the dire situation in Puerto Rico following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria. None of them were good.. it has created a monster of a … Read moreA President Tweets after a storm. And causes a Category 5 storm of Tweets.
An off-duty cop in Miami went to check out the damage Hurricane Irma brought to a local neighborhood when he encountered a nun cutting up trees to clear the roadways…with a chainsaw. Sister Margaret Ann wanted to help clean up damages after witnessing an almost car accident as a result of the storm. She took … Read moreTHE CHAINSAW NUN AFTER IRMA
I have always struggled to know why I, along with many others, watch footage of 911 every year … also several times throughout the year. It seems ghoulish, it seems like we just relive a snuff film in real time every moment. For me, there is a sense of guilt that comes with it … Read moreWatching 9/11 all year long
I have a few ‘floating’ observations to make about this past weekend. Initially I fell victim to the hype..the overkill..the horror–from the news media! I have been in touch with some family and friends–a few haven’t responded yet–who live in the hurricane zone in Florida.. So far fine. Power is out for them, about over … Read moreHURRICANE PENNYWISE AT BOX OFFICES
Early in the week Kathy Griffin thought it would be humorous to be showcased in a photo shoot raising the severed head of Donald Trump. Later in the week.. Bill Maher uttered the N word during his HBO REAL TIME live broadcast.. Anger online! Twitter repudiates! This morning, Bill Maher is facing widespread calls that … Read moreFinding your best defense with someone else’s worst offense..
The latest from pop culture: Bill Maher, the HBO late-night host of “Real Time,” was criticized widely on social media after an interview with a Nebraska senator that aired Friday night where the host joked that he is a “house [expletive].” Maher was having a back-and-forth with Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., and the senator invited … Read morePolitically incorrect or culturally inappropriate ?
PR stunt today attempts to turn tables as pendulum swung against her.. CNN fired her. And the President questioned her mental health. Today.. Tears… for fears.. “That apology absolutely stands,” Griffin said at the packed morning news conference held at her attorney’s office in Woodland Hills. “I apologized because it was the right thing to … Read moreKATHY GRIFFIN ‘ABOUT FACE’
WIRED magazines opines: Discontinuing the NES Classic Is a Classic Nintendo Mistake: All of this written by Julie Muncy at WIRED: Considering the dizzying popularity of the NES Classic—Nintendo reported in January that they had sold 1.5 million units—it’s difficult to find the logic in ending production. The product’s entire brief life seems, in hindsight, … Read moreWIRED magazines opines: Discontinuing the NES Classic Is a Classic Nintendo Mistake
This year’s annual Easter Egg roll may be newsworthy for all the wrong reasons.. Donald Trump is busy threatening war with Kim Jong UN and dropping MOABs on Afghanistan, and that is removing headlines from what would have otherwise been a large embarrassment for the Commander in Chief: The Easter Egg roll could shape up … Read moreTHE EASTER EGG BOTCH AT THE WHITE HOUSE
REUTERS reports this interesting piece of information: Many South Koreans marked “Black Day” on Friday, but it had nothing to do with concerns that North Korea may conduct a weapons test, or that the United States, the South’s main ally, may launch a pre-emptive strike to stop it. It had nothing to do with Good … Read moreSouth Koreans celebrate ‘black day’ with noodles while nuclear war threats get made