Wiretapping for Dummies (and Gen. Hayden)
As Georgia10's excellent post points out, the Bush Administration is relying heavily on a "state and military secrets" strategy to prevent any challenge to its wiretapping and datamining scheme. Now,...
View ArticleVWRC: 'Al Gore Eats Babies!'
Just because the VRWC is taking potshots at Gore doesn't mean his goose is cooked. Far from it. As a gnostic points out in his excellent diary Gore: Bush admin 'renegade band of rightwing extremists'...
View ArticleI can't believe the news today
The fucking anchorclown here in Cleveland had the fucking GALL to turn the anniversary of the Katrina disaster into a fucking feel-good story about one woman who volunteered with the Red Cross down...
View ArticleWhy are you a Democrat?
Nyceve reminded me of a conversation on this topic that I had years ago about this in her excellent diary, which you should check out and add to and recommend, because it's really good (even by her...
View ArticleIdaho Gov.: I'll shoot a wolf myself
================ (This is really bumblebums' diary, tech difficulties prevented her from posting it. Some of you may have seen a stripped-down version here - which is where any mojo should be...
View ArticleRevolutionary stem cell research breakthrough
Researchers in Japan have made significant advance in stem cell research. In a nutshell, what they have been able to do is discover a verifiable, repeatable process for inducing pluripotency in...
View ArticleFear
I thought it would be appropriate to write a little diary on the use and misuse of fear by this Misadministration. But a cursory search of the Internets reveals that much better minds than mine have...
View ArticleCiti, Wells Fargo, and the Garage Sale Rule
The on again/off again shotgun marriage of Citigroup and Wachovia's commercial banking unit is off again.Citi ends talks with Wells Fargo over WachoviaNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Banking giant Citigroup...
View ArticleCheeky title about Florida's governor no longer blowing hot air.
I was heartened to see SolveClimate's diary (Florida Releases State Climate Plan: Huge Economic Gains, Redefines National Discussion) on the Rescue list today, for a couple of reasons. First, as I...
View ArticleClimate Change - the new Russian Roulette
This is just appalling.A new study by MIT's Center for Global Change Science attempts to account for policy action to reduce carbon outputs on climate change. In this report, the model analyzed...
View ArticleFinding Cheney's heart
My wife was a little irritated when I reacted sarcastically to a puff piece on ABC about Cheney's poor health a few days ago."They found it!"Read the whole story after the jump. (And please, go check...
View Article"The computers were never turned off."
Using Chinese prisoners as a cheap source of labor is nothing new, as a simple Google search will demonstrate. But a story appearing in the Guardian yesterday claims that Chinese prisoners are being...
View ArticleSCOTUS says video games with violent content are protected free speech
Yesterday (pdf), the US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that video games with violent content are protected by the First Amendment's free speech clause. The case in question, Brown v. Entertainment Merchants...
View ArticleChevron still on the hook for the largest ever environmental lawsuit
Chevron has been trying to delay, deny, and distort its responsibility for the billions of gallons of toxic waste left behind when it ceased operations in Ecuador 1992. In the words of one Chevron...
View ArticleBride of Spider Friday!
Just when you thought it was safe... it's back! Well, sort of. The original Spider Friday diaries were written by Hekebolos, aka Dante Atkins. I hope he's ok with me hijacking his series this once.But...
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Keystone XL, Round Two has begun
As Meteor Blades and Winter Rabbit pointed out in separate diaries on Monday, the Keystone XL pipeline is still very much alive and well.That same day, TransCanada announced it would file a new permit...
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Keystone XL, Round Two has begun
As Meteor Blades and Winter Rabbit pointed out in separate diaries on Monday, the Keystone XL pipeline is still very much alive and well.That same day, TransCanada announced it would file a new permit...
View ArticleSame hospital, same room. Two very different outcomes.
In which Turbonerd takes his wife to the hospital and experiences two very different responses by the "the greatest health care system in the world."I'll start this story at the end. My wife is ok. No...
View ArticleLet's make sure Ohio Sec of State Jon Husted does the right thing.
It's been a busy week in the War on Voting here in Ohio. And just like in the old poster, Ohio wants YOU - to help ensure the elections are held in the most fair manner possible.Follow me over the...
View Article(SOS) Too much month at the end
... of my money. And how you can help fix that. (No, I'm not looking for charity. I'm looking for help. So if you don't have anything nice to say, go troll someone else's diary. My blood pressure is...
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