I'm so shocked at the atrocity by the jihadists. My heart goes out for the people of Paris--and all the French. This blow hurts all of us who believe in liberty and free expression. May the survivors find sustenance to go on.

It is very sad. I almost bought some whiskey yesterday to have on hand if yes one; glad I didn't make that expenditure.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29277430

There seems to be no end to the stupidity, bile and vitriol from this awful excuse for a human being from the Darwinian reductionism (and attribution of capitalist tendencies to genes) to his extreme atheist arrogance. In case you haven't heard he recently said (actually tweeted) it's "immoral" for pregnant women to not abort Down fetuses. When ( Read more... )

Right now, President Obama is receiving public comments on whether or not to create the world's largest Marine Protected Area in the Pacific Ocean. But he’s under enormous pressure from a powerful, federally-funded fishing lobby to water down the plan ( Read more... )

GMOs need to be labelled. GMO corporations spend untold fortunes to stop labelling as they did here. It's time to take it to Congress ( Read more... )

So there's an actual use for Britney Spears.
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/29/britney-spears-navy-scare-somali-pirates

I just signed the petition "President of the United States: Stop Child Sexual Abuse in Our Communities!" on Change.org.

It's important. Will you sign it too? Here's the link:

http://www.change.org/petitions/president-of-the-united-states-stop-child-sexual-abuse-in-our-communities?recruiter=8017608&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email& ( Read more... )

A great genius passes on. Many thanks for all your gifts!
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/17/gabriel-garcia-marquez-dies

It's been so heartening to see wolves return to California after a long absence. Yet, they are very vulnerable to all the usual suspects ( Read more... )

Airbnb has a reputation as a scofflaw. They've also contributed to the insane rental prices of the city, as they've taken many units out of the housing market ( Read more... )