Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) released a bipartisan letter this week signed by 48 of their colleagues pledging to oppose the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which Secretary of State John Kerry signed on behalf of the United States in September.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-22 00:25:072016-04-11 11:15:54Good News from Washington — UN Arms Trade Treaty DOA in US Senate
While most of us took a relaxing break from work over the weekend, politicians did not. In fact, they were out en masse doing what they do best. Believe me, it wasn’t pretty.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-22 00:19:292016-04-11 11:15:55Stupid is as Stupid Does
French President Francois Hollande has expressed “deep disapproval” over claims the US National Security Agency secretly tapped phone calls in France.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-22 00:17:152016-04-11 11:15:55French President Hollande Berates US Over Spying Claims
Eighty-five scientists have joined forces to challenge the claims of biotech giants and the UK government that GM food is safe for humans.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-22 00:15:422016-04-11 11:15:55Scientists Issue Safety Warning over GM Food as Government Pushes for Public Acceptance of Controversial Crop
Sleeping poorly or not getting enough rest may result in a type of brain abnormality associated with Alzheimer’s disease, a study showed.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-22 00:15:072016-04-11 11:15:55Poor Sleep Linked to Alzheimer’s in Study of Brain Scans
Almost 6 million young people are neither in school nor working, according to a study released Monday.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-22 00:14:352016-04-11 11:15:55Study: 15 Percent of US Youth Out of School, Work
Some couples in New Jersey had waited decades. At the stroke of midnight the moment arrived as New Jersey became the the 14th state to legalize gay marriage.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-22 00:10:442016-04-11 11:15:56NJ Becomes 14th State to Recognize Gay Marriage (+video)
The number of Americans enrolled in the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—commonly known as food stamps—declined from 47,760,247 in June to 47,637,407 in July.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-22 00:10:202016-04-11 11:15:56Americans on Food Stamps Decline–From 47,760,247 to 47,637,497
A local senior citizen shot a 22-year-old man after he caught him sleeping beside his wife in their guest house.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-22 00:07:102016-04-11 11:15:56Police: Man, 68, Shoots At 22-Year-Old Man Upon Finding Him In Bed With Wife
The Center for Biobehavioral Health at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and colleagues found that 75 percent of breast milk acquired over the internet is not safe for babies.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00kathleenhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngkathleen2013-10-22 00:01:332016-04-11 11:15:56Internet Breast Milk is Unsafe for Babies (+video)
As Democrats begin maneuvering for the 2016 presidential race, there isn’t one who would think of disparaging John F. Kennedy’s stature as a Democratic Party hero. Yet it’s a pretty safe bet that none would dream of running on Kennedy’s approach to government or embrace his political beliefs.
Top Washington lawmakers appeared no closer Sunday to reaching deals on upcoming budget negotiations than they were on the recent ones — disagreeing over an entire range of issues including taxes, spending and ObamaCare.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-21 02:18:442016-04-11 11:15:57With New Budget Deadlines, Top Hill Lawmakers Appear as Far Apart as Ever
Oprah Winfrey has been notably distancing herself from President Obama and First Lady Michelle and apparently her latest slight came against Obamacare.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-21 02:13:562016-04-11 11:15:57The President Asked Oprah to Help Him Promote Obamacare ‘But She Refused Because She Feels Burned by the White House’
Hard-line conservatives aren’t just sticking it to the national GOP by shutting down the government and bringing the nation to the brink of default – they’re also refusing to pony up to help their party defend the House in 2014.
The Obama administration Sunday said it’s called on “the best and brightest” tech experts from both government and the private sector to help fix the troubled website at the root of the Obamacare enrollment problems.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-21 02:11:552016-04-11 11:15:57Tech ‘Surge’ to Tackle Obamacare Websites
Customers and workers dealt with an unwelcome intruder at a Walmart in Central Florida. A 6-foot alligator slithered up to the Apopka store’s entryway Sunday morning and stayed there, causing the automatic doors to open and close
The United States should not ease sanctions against Iran until it can prove that Iran has fully dismantled its nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-21 02:00:252016-04-11 11:15:58Netanyahu Warns US Not to Roll Back Iran Sanctions, Release Frozen Assets (+video)
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday morning where reporter Dana Bash questioned him about the efficacy of his position on the government shutdown over the Affordable Care Act.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-21 01:57:342016-04-11 11:15:58Ted Cruz: GOP’ers Who Want To Implement Obamacare Want to See ‘The American People Suffer’ (+video)
Ray Kurzweil takes 150 vitamins a day so he can ‘hold out long enough for invention of robots that will keep humans alive’.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-21 01:55:382016-04-11 11:15:58Meet the Google Executive Who Plans to Cheat Death
The high-stakes overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws faces a little-noticed obstacle — the reluctance of many GOP legislators to accept the political trade offered by President Barack Obama and his fellow progressives.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-21 01:53:122016-04-11 11:15:58GOP Splits Over Obama’s Immigration Offer
Retired schoolteacher Donald Hovasse signed up for Twitter about a year ago at the urging of his daughter. He lost interest after trying the service a few times and finding lots of celebrities but few of his friends using the online social network.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-21 01:50:102016-04-11 11:15:59Twitter Quitters Dog IPO
“You are talking to someone right now who probably wouldn’t be here if we had socialized medicine in America.”
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-21 01:48:352016-04-11 11:15:59Republican Senator Says Obamacare Would Have Killed Him
Zombie Republicans
/2 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Jed BabbinNeeded: A light bulb strategy to pour light into our caves.
Good News from Washington — UN Arms Trade Treaty DOA in US Senate
/3 Comments/in Featured /by Theodore BromundSens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) released a bipartisan letter this week signed by 48 of their colleagues pledging to oppose the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which Secretary of State John Kerry signed on behalf of the United States in September.
Stupid is as Stupid Does
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jen GreenWhile most of us took a relaxing break from work over the weekend, politicians did not. In fact, they were out en masse doing what they do best. Believe me, it wasn’t pretty.
French President Hollande Berates US Over Spying Claims
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Christian FraserFrench President Francois Hollande has expressed “deep disapproval” over claims the US National Security Agency secretly tapped phone calls in France.
Scientists Issue Safety Warning over GM Food as Government Pushes for Public Acceptance of Controversial Crop
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Sean PoulterEighty-five scientists have joined forces to challenge the claims of biotech giants and the UK government that GM food is safe for humans.
Poor Sleep Linked to Alzheimer’s in Study of Brain Scans
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Nicole OstrowSleeping poorly or not getting enough rest may result in a type of brain abnormality associated with Alzheimer’s disease, a study showed.
Study: 15 Percent of US Youth Out of School, Work
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Philip ElliottAlmost 6 million young people are neither in school nor working, according to a study released Monday.
NJ Becomes 14th State to Recognize Gay Marriage (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, Video /by Stacey DelikatSome couples in New Jersey had waited decades. At the stroke of midnight the moment arrived as New Jersey became the the 14th state to legalize gay marriage.
Americans on Food Stamps Decline–From 47,760,247 to 47,637,497
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Terence P. JeffreyThe number of Americans enrolled in the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—commonly known as food stamps—declined from 47,760,247 in June to 47,637,407 in July.
Police: Man, 68, Shoots At 22-Year-Old Man Upon Finding Him In Bed With Wife
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by CBS Las VegasA local senior citizen shot a 22-year-old man after he caught him sleeping beside his wife in their guest house.
Internet Breast Milk is Unsafe for Babies (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Paul HamakerThe Center for Biobehavioral Health at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and colleagues found that 75 percent of breast milk acquired over the internet is not safe for babies.
Would Democrats Embrace JFK Today?
/6 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Jeff JacobyAs Democrats begin maneuvering for the 2016 presidential race, there isn’t one who would think of disparaging John F. Kennedy’s stature as a Democratic Party hero. Yet it’s a pretty safe bet that none would dream of running on Kennedy’s approach to government or embrace his political beliefs.
With New Budget Deadlines, Top Hill Lawmakers Appear as Far Apart as Ever
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsTop Washington lawmakers appeared no closer Sunday to reaching deals on upcoming budget negotiations than they were on the recent ones — disagreeing over an entire range of issues including taxes, spending and ObamaCare.
The President Asked Oprah to Help Him Promote Obamacare ‘But She Refused Because She Feels Burned by the White House’
/13 Comments/in Featured, News /by Meghan KeneallyOprah Winfrey has been notably distancing herself from President Obama and First Lady Michelle and apparently her latest slight came against Obamacare.
House Tea Partiers Snub GOP in 2014
/18 Comments/in Featured, News /by Alex IsenstadtHard-line conservatives aren’t just sticking it to the national GOP by shutting down the government and bringing the nation to the brink of default – they’re also refusing to pony up to help their party defend the House in 2014.
Tech ‘Surge’ to Tackle Obamacare Websites
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jason MillmanThe Obama administration Sunday said it’s called on “the best and brightest” tech experts from both government and the private sector to help fix the troubled website at the root of the Obamacare enrollment problems.
Alligator Forces Walmart to Lock Doors (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, Video /by ClickOrlando.comCustomers and workers dealt with an unwelcome intruder at a Walmart in Central Florida. A 6-foot alligator slithered up to the Apopka store’s entryway Sunday morning and stayed there, causing the automatic doors to open and close
Obamacare Seeks to Segregate Patients, Doctors by Race
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Katie McHughIf you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor under Obamacare — if you both belong to the same race.
Netanyahu Warns US Not to Roll Back Iran Sanctions, Release Frozen Assets (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, Video /by Julian HattemThe United States should not ease sanctions against Iran until it can prove that Iran has fully dismantled its nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
Ted Cruz: GOP’ers Who Want To Implement Obamacare Want to See ‘The American People Suffer’ (+video)
/4 Comments/in Featured, Video /by News EditorTexas Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday morning where reporter Dana Bash questioned him about the efficacy of his position on the government shutdown over the Affordable Care Act.
Meet the Google Executive Who Plans to Cheat Death
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Daily Mail ReporterRay Kurzweil takes 150 vitamins a day so he can ‘hold out long enough for invention of robots that will keep humans alive’.
Fresh Leak on US Spying: NSA Accessed Mexican President’s Email
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jens Glüsing, Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach and Holger StarkThe NSA has been systematically eavesdropping on the Mexican government for years.
GOP Splits Over Obama’s Immigration Offer
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Neil MunroThe high-stakes overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws faces a little-noticed obstacle — the reluctance of many GOP legislators to accept the political trade offered by President Barack Obama and his fellow progressives.
Twitter Quitters Dog IPO
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Alexei OreskovicRetired schoolteacher Donald Hovasse signed up for Twitter about a year ago at the urging of his daughter. He lost interest after trying the service a few times and finding lots of celebrities but few of his friends using the online social network.
Republican Senator Says Obamacare Would Have Killed Him
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Rachel Zarrell“You are talking to someone right now who probably wouldn’t be here if we had socialized medicine in America.”