Obama’s three big mistakes – David Frum
From David Frum, writing an op-ed for CNN, Obama's three big mistakes. Recovery from a crash like 2008 can take years. Yet even armed with this information, Obama did nothing…
Chris Christie’s 2012 Courtship: Why the NJ Governor Resists GOP Pitch – The Daily Beast
From The Daily Beast we get news of why Christie is being asked to run for El Presidente... Christie’s credibility is increased by his willingness to punch right as well…
NASA video of the life of Hurricane Irene
Nasa released this cool video of the life span of Hurricane Irene, Aug 21st through Aug 29th.
Eyes of Texas
I was listening to an older Ipod playlist a few days ago and this song started playing. I'd forgotten I had found this, a long time ago, while looking for…
A cool, yet creepy video
This could be anything.. but it's a science test on the capillary action of bubbles and magnetic fluid. It looks like some creepy science fiction movie. Compressed 02 from Kim…
Americans Should Be Able to Sell Stuff Without a Permit – Conor Friedersdorf – National – The Atlantic
From Conor Friedersdorf at The Atlantic, writing about the anti-business mindset in towns around the nation. The normal mindset among U.S. officials is that prior permission should be required to…
Arctic sea ice will be below average again this year | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
From Phil Plait at Bad Astronomy come this distressing news. Using a fleet of Earth-observing satellites, the European Space Agency is reporting that the ice in the Arctic circle is…
It’s Texas shootout! | The Zingularity
Stephen "DarkSyde" Andrew - a fellow Texan - writes what I've been thinking with regards to Rethuglicans. Both these creeps are going to do the same thing, trick the faithful…
First Circuit Panel Says There’s a Clear Constitutional Right To Openly Record Cops. | The Agitator
From Balko at The Agitator comes this important report. The First Amendment issue here is, as the parties frame it, fairly narrow: is there a constitutionally protected right to videotape…
Islamophobia is Stupid | Assassin Actual
You know, not everyone in the military is in lock-step with Faux Gnus or is a neo-conservative... Case-in-point: But what gets me is the whole concept of Islamophobia, it strikes…