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Penigma
http://penigma.blogspot.com/
A mystery under a pseudonym; a blog dedicated to the rational discussion of politics and current events
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1870 )
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Breaking News -- Military Coup Has Begun in Egypt
Wow - Egypt could share a new Independence Day with the U.S. after this. Every indication so far is that the military is intervening to get rid of Morsi... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Extremism is Un-American, Theocracy is the Opposite of Democracy
The obsession to control women's bodies is one of the ways we can identify extremism. There is no comparable obsession, ever, to control men's bodies. Read more
Posted on 03 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
GOP is the Party of Unjust Government, Unequal Government, and Poor Economic...
The founding fathers of this country knew and understood what they were doing, when they wrote these words in the preamble of our Constitution (emphasis mine):... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
GOP = Bad for America
You can try to spin it any way you like, but the GOP favors the 1%, they create legislation and policies which extract wealth from the many, and line the pocket... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Honoring the Lost Fire Fighters in Arizona
If you are comfortable with social media, the image below is from facebook; please pay your respects, if you are so inclined, here: https://www.facebook. Read more
Posted on 01 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Solidarity for Gay Pride
From those of us at Penigma, hooray for gay pride marches in this country, for June as gay pride month, and triple cheers for the recognition of gay civil right... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Ann Coulter, Racist and Bigot, and Right Wing Extremist - the Proof of Twitter
It seems a fair criticism that Ann Coulter, right wing extremist and conservative media darling/whore is a racist and a bigot, based on the tweet below.... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Right to Life, Right to Kill, Right to Fair Treatment, Right to Vote - Wrong to...
Barack Obama lost traditionally southern states in the 2012 election, but in both the 2008 and 2012 elections, he received far more votes, and a far greater... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
One-Third Of Women Assaulted By A Partner
from the New York Times: One-Third of Women Assaulted by a Partner Read more
Posted on 28 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Are We REALLY Worried About Straight OR Gay People Marrying Animals?
This is Ayn Rand Paul pandering to the stupidly fearful on the right. This man is not presidential, despite his aspirations. He is just desperately stupid.And... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
This is What Life Getting Better Looks Like for Women - Especially Number 8,...
Republicans HATE legislation that helps women who are raped; they opposed, bitterly, the Violence Against Women Act last time around because helping women in... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
When Is Minority Political Activity Representation; When Is It Tokenism?
In Minnesota, the recent decision which overturns the congressional affirmation of the provisions of the Voting Rights Act from the 1960s provoked an... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Brodkorb – Time for HIM to Quit His Law Suit, Not the Lege
The news this month is full of Brodkorb, and his law suit. The state Senate says they won’t settle, and there is a fund of $500k to cover costs through 2014. Read more
Posted on 27 June 2013 BUSINESS, DEBATE, LEGAL -
Fair is Fair! Do We Encourage Success, Or Are We Impeding It?
Cross-posted from MNPP: Are we doing enough for the really small businesses in Minnesota? During the end of last week and over the weekend, I played hooky, and... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
WAS What Kiera Wilmot Did SCIENCE?
Cross posted from IVN: When Kiera Wilmot and the ACLU claimed she was just exercising her scientific curiosity when she made a bottle bomb, a kind of... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Job-ortion
I'm sick of the ignorant right wing culture wars, especially the war on women. Right wing policies are hell on economic growth and job creation, so maybe we... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The Kiera Wilmot Bottle Bomb Incident - I Relate, but Disagree
cross-posted from IVN: Share 0inShare More Sharing ServicesShare on printShare on email In the past month or so, I was intrigued by the story as it was... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The United States Corporate Flag, Revisited
Flag day was last Friday, June 14 2013. As we see the role of corporations engaging in public corruption of our elective and legislative processes, it is worth... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Changing How We Conduct Elections
Cross-posted from MN PP: Minneapolis has gone to ranked voting, which has so far appeared to be successful. Maybe we should consider this for our other... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The Times, They Are a Changing
Conservatives don't do well with change; they are the antithesis to change, and to progress of any kind. To conservatives, the status quo is, if not perfect,... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY