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Just a few pix from fog-pocalypse this weekend in DC.

Key Bridge, Washington, DC


Kennedy Center, Washington, DC


Birds on the Potomac


Kayaker near the Key Bridge, Washington, DC


Kite Stuck in Tree

 Just a few pix from fog-pocalypse this weekend in DC.

Here’s my latest episode of The Stream: Out But Not Equal....

Here’s my latest episode of The Stream: Out But Not Equal. Why is the Pentagon stalling on giving equal rights to same-sex spouses? 

Recommendation: Watch all the way through to the end, the ‘post show’ may be the best part.

This is really funny. I’d like to correct one...

This is really funny. I’d like to correct one misperception though. If you watched my recent Fault Lines episode about fracking in the US, then you know proponents of it believe one of their strongest arguments is that natural gas is cleaner and better for the environment than oil (some scientists dispute this). Those same proponents tend to be conservative and their viewpoint is repeated frequently on Fox News. Then it’s worth pointing out that Qatar is not an oil-rich nation, rather its wealth is built upon its large reserves of, wait for it, natural gas. The people at Fox News must know this, but they never let a fact get in the way of a chance to slam Al Gore. 

One other point, the inverse of Jon’s last point is true as well. Not only does Fox News’ parent corporation News Corp own Rotana, but Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is the second largest owner of News Corp behind Australian billionaire Rupert Murdoch. So is Fox News controlled by foreign entities?

Check it out! I’m on the front page of reddit politics...

Check it out! I’m on the front page of reddit politics right now…

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/168enu/israel_lobbyist_denies_he_called_jimmy_carter/

I recently had the pleasure of working with a great DC-based...

I recently had the pleasure of working with a great DC-based photog, Melissa Golden. I posted the magazine article and her photos here a couple of months ago, but now she has put up some of the unpublished pictures on her blog. I highly recommend checking her work out at goldenhourblog.com. 

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Students in Sudan are pushing back against the government over...

Students in Sudan are pushing back against the government over tuition fees and things are getting ugly. Check it out and let me know what you think…

Hosted The Stream a few more times this week…Can a social...

Hosted The Stream a few more times this week…Can a social media movement effect the rising murder rate in Puerto Rico? Let me know what you think…