Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 7:30:08 pm
With all the insane stuff Donald Trump has been saying, this horrible statement fell through the cracks. But amidst all the other craziness from Trump today, he broadly hinted that if important US ally Japan were attacked, he'd walk away from the NATO treaty unless Japan coughed up enough money. ...

Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 5:02:25 pm
He just can't let it go. Donald Trump was so triggered by Khizr Khan's criticisms that he's still ranting about it, getting worse with each new interview. And today he actually implied Khan wants terrorists to enter the US. Yes, he's calling a gold star father a terrorist sympathizer. “Well, I ...

Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 11:20:19 am
Christopher Halloran / Shutterstock.com This morning, John McCain harshly criticized Donald Trump for his ugly attacks on the parents of a fallen US soldier. Which is good, as far as it goes. Unfortunately, it didn't go very far at all, since this grotesque narcissistic display by Trump apparently wasn't sufficient for McCain to ...

Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 4:33:30 pm
You knew right wingers were digging frantically for something to smear Khizr Khan with, right? It's what they do. They'd never let this father of a Muslim war hero get away with criticizing their god emperor Donald Trump, and if you've paid attention to how they do these smear jobs ...

Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 8:14:05 pm
WATCH as @realDonaldTrump and @IvankaTrump tweak the teleprompter at the #RNCinCLE #RawVideo https://t.co/dhsQtm8XGJ pic.twitter.com/BtptKimWRj — CBS News (@CBSNews) July 21, 2016 So good. After years of attacking President Obama and implying he's not very smart for using a teleprompter, here's Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka stressing out over their teleprompters ...

Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 11:25:42 am
After being severely criticized even by top officials in his own party for suggesting President Obama is in league with ISIS, today Donald Trump did what he always does in these cases -- he doubled down, repeated the claim and took it even further by citing a ridiculous, debunked conspiracy ...

Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 4:51:11 pm
Donald Trump's latest insanity is a direct appeal to the conspiracy-minded right wing base, the kind of people who post comments at Breitbart "News." In an interview with Fox News, Trump strongly implied that President Obama either condones or was actually connected to the Orlando shootings. This is the Washington Post ...

Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 1:58:14 pm
Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com Donald Trump is wasting no time trying to capitalize on the horrific mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, issuing a statement on his campaign website calling on President Obama to "step down" and for Hillary Clinton to "get out" of the race for the presidency -- because they ...

Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 11:23:54 am
The Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States immediately made the Orlando attack all about him, tweeting "Appreciate the congrats for being right." Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I don't want congrats, I want toughness & vigilance. We must be smart! — Donald J. Trump ...

Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 10:43:47 am
Terrible news from Florida today: Orlando Nightclub Shooter Called 911 to Pledge Allegiance to ISIS. The gunman who opened fire at a gay Florida nightclub early Sunday, shooting over 100 people, had called 911 moments before to pledge allegiance to the leader of ISIS, law enforcement sources told NBC News. But ...

Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 6:21:37 pm
VERONA, N.Y. -- Tactical law enforcement officers from across the region will gather at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino next week to view the latest law enforcement equipment and receive training, but the expo's keynote speaker has drawn criticism from groups advocating against Islamophobia and bigotry. The keynote speaker ...

Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 1:06:35 pm
YouTube Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if Donald Trump read a speech from a teleprompter? Well, wonder no more! Because in today's "foreign policy" speech he showed us exactly what it's like: slow, halting, and painfully stilted. I'm using scare quotes around "foreign policy" because it was really ...

Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 11:42:48 am
Appearing on yet another one of those cookie-cutter right wing talk radio shows, Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski repeats the outright lie that Michelle Fields said she was "thrown to the ground." Lewandowski also says the fact that Trump backed him up and helped him evade prosecution shows that ...

Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 9:32:09 pm
Vimeo "Wrapped" is a graduation short film from Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, created at the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction. After running at over 100 festivals world wide and winning numerous awards the film is finally online. "Wrapped" delves into the clash between civilization and nature. - LA Shorts Fest / ...

Sun, Apr 3, 2016 at 1:25:14 pm
Illustration by Arthur Jones An amazing/horrifying report by The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists documents one of the most gigantic corruption scandals ever revealed to the public. A massive leak of documents exposes the offshore holdings of 12 current and former world leaders and reveals how associates of Russian President Vladimir ...

Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 4:00:59 pm
Video As predicted by former Navy intelligence counter-terrorism expert Malcolm Nance, ISIS is now using a clip of Donald Trump in their latest video to boast about how they're causing panic in Western societies. Nice work, Donald. He's playing right into the hands of the terrorists he claims he's going to instantly ...

Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 7:41:33 am
Credit: @FDuboccage Awful news from Belgium this morning: Brussels attacks: At least 31 dead at Zaventem and Maelbeek. At least 31 people have been killed and many seriously injured in attacks at Brussels international airport and a city metro station. Twin blasts hit Zaventem airport at 07:00 GMT, killing 11 and injuring ...

Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 8:12:06 pm
Image via Shutterstock If you're browsing Little Green Footballs on a mobile phone tonight, you'll notice a huge improvement in the speed of loading our home page. Today I implemented some code that serves tiny smartphone-sized images for all the front page articles if you're using a phone, instead of full-sized ...

Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 4:41:35 pm
Here they go again, folks! With the news that terror group al-Shabaab has released a recruitment video featuring Donald Trump's statements calling for the banning of Muslims from the US, the right wing media are completely losing their shit. For example, wingnut genius Jim Hoft (aka the Stupidest Man On The ...

Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 10:46:18 am
Terrorist group al-Shabab is now using Donald Trump's anti-Muslim bigotry as a recruiting tool, exactly as Hillary Clinton stated. Terror group al-Shabab, al-Qaeda's Somalia-based affiliate, is using a clip from Donald Trump in a purported Islamist propaganda video -- and it's gaining traction among Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ...

Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:13:31 pm
Here's a powerful reminder of the beauty and fragility of this planet on which we live: NASA Releases New High-Res Earthrise Image. "The image is simply stunning," said Noah Petro, Deputy Project Scientist for LRO at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. "The image of the Earth evokes the famous 'Blue ...

Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 5:00:19 pm
A horrible story from Virginia shows how many noxious bigots have been incited by right wing anti-Muslim propaganda, as schools in central Virginia have been forced to close after a deluge of threats and hatred prompted by a geography lesson in Arabic calligraphy. Augusta County Public Schools, near Staunton in ...

Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:29:07 am
We begin the week with yet another tale of fail from the legendary Stupidest Man on the Internet, Jim Hoft (aka Gateway Pundit), who loves to jump all over fear-mongering stories even (or especially) if they come from British tabloids: TERROR ATTACK: Islamist Goes on Stabbing Rampage in Paris Screaming, ...

Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 10:33:51 am
Vimeo A cross between Miyazaki and Pixar, SOAR is an award-winning 3D animated movie about a young girl who must help a tiny boy pilot fly home before it's too late. facebook.com/SOARfilm Soar was created as Alyce Tzue's thesis project in school. What began as a toil of love by first-time ...

Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 4:12:11 pm
Donald Trump continues his campaign to exploit every bigoted right wing talking point and hateful meme: Trump: Islamic terrorism will get solved when Obama ‘gets the hell out’. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says the country’s “tremendous problem” with radical Islamic terrorism will get solved once President Barack Obama “gets ...