An "Outsider" Newsflash: The New Congressional Leadership

The New Congressional Leadership for the 2015 Congress has been elected.  The election of Senator Warren is an interesting choice--the question is what they will do: 

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View of the Week

The idea behind #outsiders is ever so epitomized by this--although it is a tough steep mountain to climb: 

Onward!!!

Not forgetting this on the occasion of my 7600th Tweet :-) “If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn’t thinking. ~ George S. Patton "
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) November 12, 2014

On the Grid For the Day: The Latest From #Syria

Syria continues to burn despite a new UN plan for a "Freeze" as the UN Envoy met with Bashar Assad as Syria continues to be destroyed acre by acre hourly:

+++ 'WE WILL SAVE KOBANI'. This morning's @Independent front page, by Patrick Cockburn in the Kandil mountains: pic.twitter.com/OzkDPPqDV8 +++
— amol rajan (@amolrajan) November 12, 2014

Supporting vulnerable families through winter inside Syria, continues to be a huge challenge http://t.co/rHJIznpgtm
— UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) November 12, 2014

The scenes from Aleppo shown yesterday on the BBC were simply horrific as this from BBC as it continues its' reporting on Syria was even more stark:

Civil War in Syria has left millions homeless http://t.co/VM0IVhXmkP #BBCGoFigure #BBCSyriaWar pic.twitter.com/uxlJKF6859
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 12, 2014