When you own a hotel and bar Black people what happens is that if Black people comes in and sleep in the beds you call the police–functionaries of the state–and they then take the Black people away and charge them with trespass. When you own a bus and require Black people to sit in the… Continue reading Get the Government Out of My Government!
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Whales Throng New York City Area, Surprising Scientists
A lot of big whales have a taste for the Big Apple area—including the largest animal on Earth—underwater recordings suggest. From National Geographic I misread that as whale thong.
If W Were A Democrat …
Can you imagine what Fox News would make of what the former president was doing when he was told to call the White House because of bin Laden’s death: “I was eating souffle … ” From If W Were A Democrat … Sad but true.
The Widespread Occurrence of White Supremacist, Treasonous, and Pro-Slavery License Plates
The Civil War is over and American public culture generally avows the principle that abiding by election results is good, armed rebellion against the US government is bad, and chattel slavery is very bad. Nonetheless monuments to the idea of launching an armed rebellion against the US government when a political party hostile to chattel… Continue reading The Widespread Occurrence of White Supremacist, Treasonous, and Pro-Slavery License Plates
Newt Gingrich Used To Love Individual Health Insurance Mandates
Citizens should not be able to cheat their neighbors by not buying insurance, particularly when they can afford it, and expect others to pay for their care when they need it.” An “individual mandate,” he added, should be applied “when the larger health-care system has been fundamentally changed.” […] “Finally, we should insist that everyone… Continue reading Newt Gingrich Used To Love Individual Health Insurance Mandates
Osama: Poster boy for defense waste
The point here is not to suggest that bin Laden shouldn’t have been aggressively pursued, or to imply that the Navy SEALs who ultimately neutralized him aren’t heroes. But it is to say that the numbers next to the photo make the al-Qaida leader the new poster boy for defense budget waste. Simply put, if… Continue reading Osama: Poster boy for defense waste
80% Improvement In Solar Cell Efficiency
An anonymous reader writes “Chemistry researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory say they’ve improved the efficiency of typical solar cells by a whopping 80% by creating a 3-D nanocone-based solar cell platform. The technology tackles the problem of poor transport of charges generated by solar photons. These charges — ‘negative electrons and positive holes’ —… Continue reading 80% Improvement In Solar Cell Efficiency
Autism epidemic challenged by UK research
…more and more research hints that some if not all of the increase in autism may be due to changes in how, and how often, the disorder is diagnosed. Kids who used to be classified as mentally retarded or just plain eccentric, for instance, might now get an autism-spectrum label instead. “That simply means more… Continue reading Autism epidemic challenged by UK research
Wild Pig Explosion May Spread Disease to Humans
An explosion of feral pigs in the U.S. could be exposing people to dangerous parasites, a new study says. From National Geographic Wild Pig Explosion would be an excellent band name.
Krugman: It’s hard to see that too much democracy was the problem.
Whenever I read pieces like David Brooks’s column this morning — pieces that attribute our budget deficits to the public’s irresponsibility and lack of realism — I find myself wondering how so much recent history went down the memory hole. … Remember, we had a budget surplus in 2000. Where did it go? The two… Continue reading Krugman: It’s hard to see that too much democracy was the problem.