“Oh… Hello.” Okay, so I watched that new TV show Terra Nova, because, I admit it, science fiction has always been a guilty pleasure of mine (even bad science fiction), and I hate to be a wet blanket or anything, but what is it with these dystopian fantasies where we somehow manage to develop an […]
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Posted inElection 2012
Republicans Cheer Death at Presidential Debate
One of the more telling moments from last night’s Republican presidential debate was when the audience at the Reagan Library broke out in wild applause at the mention of 234 death row inmates executed in Texas on Gov. Rick Perry’s watch… no doubt some of whom were innocent. I can understand why some people might […]
Posted inHistory
Happy Labor Day!
Today is Labor Day, the day the federal government and all 50 states reserve to ostensibly celebrate the contribution of workers. Although we don’t call it Worker Day or Employee Day, or even Manager-Worker Mutual Appreciation Day, but rather Labor Day, as a deliberate recognition of the contribution of organized labor. You know… unions. So […]
Posted inHorrors
Man Impales Eye on Garden Shears (with Video!)
Just the other day I was explaining to my daughter that severe injuries are always funnier if they’re described as the result of a “freak gardening accident.” So true, so true.
Posted inThe Apocalypse
In Which Bill Nye “Confuses” Fox News Viewers
But then, most Fox News viewers are confused by basic facts, so that’s a good thing.
Posted inElection 2012
Another Reason Why Obama Will be Relected
NYT: The call came in the morning to the lawyer representing Manuel Guerra, an illegal immigrant from Mexico living in Florida who had been caught in a tortuous and seemingly failing five-year court fight against deportation. With the news early Thursday that federal immigration authorities had canceled his deportation, Mr. Guerra became one of the […]
Posted inPANIC!
Don’t Drink the Water. Or Do
Yet more evidence of how widespread the contamination from the Fukushima nuclear disaster is: The government ordered Fukushima and three other prefectures Monday to suspend shipments of spinach and another leaf vegetable following the detection of radioactive substances in the produce at levels beyond legal limits, while trace amounts of radioactive substances were detected in […]