G+: God, No… Well, Tougher Maybe (I like to think we don't have to go all Opposite Day) Should Democrats act more like Republicans? Donald Trump’s historically low favorability ratings and loss of the popular vote has a lot of Democrats of thinking about how Republicans would be acting if the shoe was on the other foot. Read at Google+

G+: Chicago Episcopalian Stands With The Protectors Staycie Flint, a lay leader from All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Chicago who is endorsed by the Episcopal Church as a chaplain and is board-certified, responded to the call for chaplains because she “heard there was a need to provide complex care for people who have complex trauma with our veterans. I was expecting it to run up against generational, compounded trauma from the different tribes.” Standing Rock chaplains attended to needs after joyful news [Episcopal News Service – Cannon Ball, North Dakota] When the trauma chaplains who volunteered to go to the…

G+: Why Do People Vote For Crazy Right-Wing Religious Nuts? Why Do People Vote For Crazy Right-Wing Religious Nuts? Gordon Klingenschmitt: People Who Criticize Me Are Demon-Possessed | Right Wing Watch On a recent episode of his Read at Google+

G+: Blue's Clues Steve and Flaming Lips You have to watch the video to this beautiful and charming collaboration, "The Unicorn and Princess Rainbow." Steve Finally Confirms Why He Left ‘Blue’s Clues’ No, it wasn’t to pursue a music career, but he does have a new song. Read at Google+

G+: Trump Admires Duterte's Methods One way to get things done is to do it yourself. And Duterte admits he's done some DIY extrajudicial execution. I sincerely doubt God-Emperor Orange Julius Squeezer(TM) wants to dirty his delicate hands. Philippines’ Duterte admits personally killing suspects Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte admits he killed criminal suspects as mayor of Davao. Read at Google+

G+: Can't believe I agree with Rand Paul "There is something to be said for one of the top diplomats in the country being diplomatic." G.O.P. Resistance Builds to John Bolton as State Dept. Deputy The president-elect’s efforts to assemble a diplomatic team are reviving the same debates that consumed the administration of George W. Bush. Read at Google+

G+: Republican Intransigence Is A Disservice To This Country Republican Intransigence Is A Disservice To This Country I Miss Our Sane, Calm, Empathetic, Funny President Already Before Trump’s election, we on the left didn’t give President Obama enough credit. Why? Read at Google+

G+: America Needs Space Heroes America Needs Space Heroes Buzz Aldrin: John Glenn was a hero. We owe it to him to keep exploring space. I was deeply saddened by the passing of my friend John Glenn last Thursday. All of us have lost a space pioneer, a world icon and a visionary space exploration advocate. As one of those special seven astronauts selected in 1959 for America’s Project Mercury program, Glenn became the first … Read at Google+

G+: We're Not Boned: How many sly jokes can +The Guardian slip in to this story? Why don’t humans have a penis bone? Scientists may now know | Science | The Guardian Read at Google+

G+: Noted Ballroom Dancer Tapped To Head Department of Making Things Go Smart-looking glasses wearer Rick Perry will be running the very department he wanted to abolish, if only he could remember its name. Rick Perry: Trump’s Secretary Of Energy? The Swamp Is Full! It’s comforting to know a Dancing With The Stars contestant is in charge of nuclear weapons too. Oops. Read at Google+