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We Ain’t Out The Woods Yet

Democrats are expected to leverage their new majority to wield Congress’ oversight powers. They could demand Trump’s tax returns, subpoena his Cabinet members and investigate suspected ties to Russia. And they can block the president’s legislative priorities, whether it’s funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border or curbing entitlement programs. That being said and… Continue reading We Ain’t Out The Woods Yet

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FDA Approves First Ultrasound Device For Dense Breast Tissue

Women with high density breast tissue are least likely to have small tumors picked up by a standard mammogram. The National Cancer Institute estimates that about 40% of women receiving mammograms have dense breasts, meaning that they have a high amount of connective and glandular tissue compared with less-dense breasts, which have a high amount… Continue reading FDA Approves First Ultrasound Device For Dense Breast Tissue

Booker & Rand: New Dynamic Duo?

The oppositional party politicians vow to rewrite the “War On Drugs” manifesto in the U.S.! Word is out that U.S. Senator-elect, Newark, N.J., Mayor Corey Booker has extended an invitation to ultra conservative Republican senator Rand Paul to work for a cause both men apparently have similar interests in. And get this – Paul has… Continue reading Booker & Rand: New Dynamic Duo?

Have You Seen Avonte Oquendo?

“Come to the flashing lights Avonte.” ~ Vanessa Fontaine, Avonte’s mother Fourteen year old Avonte Oquendo, a severely autistic teen from New York City, has been missing for two weeks. He doesn’t speak and has trouble performing many basic tasks on his own according to his mother, Vanessa Fontaine’ He was last seen on school… Continue reading Have You Seen Avonte Oquendo?

Somebody tell the GOP, “We Be Free!” – 12 Years A Slave: Chitwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt

  “As a black person, I can honestly say I am exhausted and bored with these kinds of ‘dramatic race’ films. I’m convinced these black race films are created for a white, liberal film audience to engender white guilt…” — Orville Lloyd Douglas of TheGuardian Based on a true story of one man’s fight for survival… Continue reading Somebody tell the GOP, “We Be Free!” – 12 Years A Slave: Chitwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt

Native Americans vs The NFL: What’s In A Name?

“There’s no difference between the R-word and the N-word,” ~ Alan Yelsey, American Indian Activists A Native American coalition in Minnesota has come up with a new strategy in the movement to replace the NFL logo and mascot for the Washington Redskins, which the they deem defamatory. A letter written by representatives of the Minneapolis-based American… Continue reading Native Americans vs The NFL: What’s In A Name?

Michele Bachmann: Proof We’re Living In The End of Days

“Rather than seeing this as a negative, we need to rejoice, Maranatha, come Lord Jesus, His day is at hand…” ~ Michele Bachmann, praying for Armegeddon   Rep. Michele Bachmann believes that we’re living in the End Times. Truth be told, so do I, but I’m not about to blame the President. She claims to… Continue reading Michele Bachmann: Proof We’re Living In The End of Days

“Mommy, Where Do Keep Calm Posters Come From?”

“Keep Calm and Carry On” was a propaganda poster produced by the Ministry of Information for the British government in 1939 during the beginning of the Second World War. The intention was to raise the morale of the British public in the aftermath of a widely predicted mass air attack on major cities. However the poster… Continue reading “Mommy, Where Do Keep Calm Posters Come From?”

Walk 7 Hours Per Week To Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer

Women who stay active after menopause might reduce their risk of breast cancer. New research from the American Cancer Society (ACS) in Atlanta, Ga., shows that women who stay active after menopause might reduce their risk of breast cancer. Women who engaged in at least one hour of vigorous physical activity each day significantly lowered… Continue reading Walk 7 Hours Per Week To Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer

Jimmy Kimmel Asks The Question: “Affordable Care Act or ObamaCare?” – Video

Of course they’re one in the same. But that didn’t stop some random folks being interviewed from picking one over the other, ready with “informed explanations” and all… Its one thing for the Obama Administration to get the information out sufficiently on the new Affordable HealthCare Act, it’s another for people to actually go and… Continue reading Jimmy Kimmel Asks The Question: “Affordable Care Act or ObamaCare?” – Video

MLK Breaking Bad on Economic Injustice

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4vdfugMFbg&w=549&h=389] You may have never heard Dr. King like this before. At a time like now, THIS VOICE is surely missed and needed. The Poor People’s Campaign, organized by the SCLC and Dr. Martin Luther King to take this message to Washington. Three weeks before it was to take place, King was assassinated on April… Continue reading MLK Breaking Bad on Economic Injustice