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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1995 )

• From All of Us at Penigma -- a Merry Tuba Christmas

  Honoring both Christmas and a very special Minnesota tradition: In case you are wondering what the heck a Tuba Christmas is, the history of this concert was... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Bigotry is Clear, Bigotry is Bad, Bigotry Must Be Opposed -- and Bigotry is Bad...

  

  Some seem to be ambivalent about what hate is and is not; they flip flop rather than having actual core values. The twist and blow with the wind. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Here Comes the Sun, Here Comes the Son......

  In modern Iran, today or rather tonight, is celebrated as a major holiday, an ancient tradition that significantly predates Islam by many centuries. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Happy Winter Solstice - the Darkest Day of the Year, a Celebration of the...

  

  Stonehenge Solstice Sun This is the point in the north where we have the least amount of daylight; starting tomorrow we begin to gain more minutes of sunlight i... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Whoooo HOOOOOOOOOO! Utah Ban on Same Sex Marriage Struck Down!

  

  Add another state to the long and growing list of states that now will be allowing same sex marriage. It's hard to keep up with the count, but I believe this... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Boo Hooo Hoo Blubbering Boehner Admitting the Right Wing Nuts Who Contributed...

  Right wing ideology makes conservatives stupid, it plays on and makes those who believe it more gullible, tricking them into turning over their hard earned mone... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Why?

  

  PENIGMA RULES 1. We are here for discussion and debate. Citing factual sources is encouraged, and critical reasoning is prized here. Spam comments will be... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Murray - Ryan Budget Legislation is Scheduled for the Senate on Tuesday:...

  

  The Murray – Ryan Budget passed the House of Representatives with a solid majority. Who voted yea and who voted nay from the Minnesota delegation is interesting... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Celebrate! Today is the 222 Anniversary of the Ratification of the Bill of...

  

  First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• On the Anniversary of Sandy Hook, Newtown Connecticut

  

  Today is the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Yesterday, another High School in Colorado was the scene of another student shooting... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• It's Friday the 13th! Time for a Little Scary Fun! Three Cheers for the Giant...

  

  Followers of the Satanic Temple have petitioned to erect a monument on the grounds of the Oklahoma Capitol, right next to the Ten Commandments, following the... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Mark Kessler - Update on a Loser

  Mark Kessler is the man who shot off his guns and shot off his mouth......and lost big time. In the first video, he was speaking about a different Washington... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Myths on the Right Re: Race, Slavery, Apartheid, Social Justice

  We've all seen Michele Bachmann making a fool of herself during her disastrous presidential campaign on this topic. The right is divided on the topic of modern... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Remember When John Boehner and the Republicans PROMISED Jobs Jobs Jobs Would Be...

  

  Remember when the only legislation they passed was anti-abortion crap? The right is out of touch with Americans. They don't represent us. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Conservative Elephants Sure Have Short Memories. Or Maybe They Are Just...

  

  St. Ronnie Ray-gun, glad-handing Taliban terrorists. John McCain BOWING, and shaking hands with Gadaffi, who was termed the Mad Dog of the Middle East by Reagan... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• John Kline, Obamacare and Bah! Hum Bug!

  

  John Kline, below right , and as his Dickensian alter ego, Ebeneezer Scrooge (actually actor Reginald Owen as Scrooge) Verklempt, too choked up/cramped up in th... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Update on Craig Cobb and Court

  

  Looks like Craig Cobb is not cooperative with his appointed attorneys. This is surprising, given that he has asserted in the past that he was going to... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• GOP = Hypocrites Who Want to Go Back to the Bad Old Days of the Cold War

  

  Except they're still birthers Havana called it a 'gesture of hope'; a few in the U.S. noted it was a gesture consistent with and honoring the message of Nelson... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Via Facebook / Princess Free Zone (h/t and Photo) Google'...

  

  Via Facebook / Princess Free Zone (h/t and photo) Google's image for the day: and thanks to wikipedia for the bio Grace Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906 – Januar... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Too Good Not to Share, Too Offensive and False Not to Condemn Publicly.

  

  via facebook /Veterans for Obama There is no significant, credible evidence that Nelson Mandela was a communist, which was the pretext for Reagan vetoing... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY