controversies
It seems every time one racially-charged incident ends, a gender or religious controversy takes its place; Ruminate on the issues dividing our nation and world.
Chivalry, Gangs, and Hollywood
Remember when schools and teachers were making a big stink out of bullying? I saw signs that read "No Tolerance for Bullies" and it went along with the smiles brought on from the bumper sticker that read "Mean People Suck!" We routed for the underdog and all got copies of "Revenge of the Nerds" and "Stand by Me". All the while Eleven kicked everyone's butt in the fave new Netflix show "Stranger Things" until she lost her powers and the bullies took her down at the skating rink. Oy ve.
By Shanon Marie Clare Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in The Swamp
Losers and Suckers
You all know the story of how the draft dodger-in-chief referred to those who died in conflict as losers and suckers. But then again, how is this not surprising from someone who told John McCain that he wasn't a hero because he got caught (1) or mocked the family of Captain Humayun Khan (2) yet, the Orange Fuhrer himself wussed his way out of any real fighting because of his "daddy's influence, the cowardice of the draft board and the doctor who proved himself to be a quack and falsified his diagnosis.
By Johann Hollarabout a year ago in The Swamp
China Alleges US of Unlawful Balloon Flights Through Its Airspace
China has accused the United States of βillegallyβ flying high-altitude balloons into its airspace more than 10 times since January 2022, claims that drew an immediate rebuttal from the White House, as bilateral tensions flare in the fallout from a Chinese balloon that was shot down by American fighter jets after traveling across the continental US.
By Andrei Florescuabout a year ago in The Swamp
Rohit Sharma: "Captaining Ashwin and Jadeja in India is like having Cummins and Starc in Australia".
Rohit Sharma's Bold Statement Indian cricket team vice-captain, Rohit Sharma, has made a bold statement about the current state of Indian cricket, comparing the leadership skills of India's spin duo, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, to those of Australia's pace attack, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc. According to Sharma, captaining Ashwin and Jadeja in India is like having Cummins and Starc in Australia.
By Alby Aydanabout a year ago in The Swamp