Fukushima: Criminal cleanup and Recriticality
So now the Really Ridiculous things are starting. In the middle of the disaster, the Government is trying cleanup excercises that if they weren't so damned criminally negligent, would be pathetic...
View ArticleTop-down organizations, "being humane" and ethical decision-making
I've been pondering the reactions to the beating incident that took place in that Baltimore-area McDonald's since the story of it broke over the weekend. It has engendered a lot of thoughtful, and...
View ArticleFielding a local reporter's questions about Camino Nuevo Charter...
Now that Philip Anschutz's LAUSD Board Member from District 5 gave CRES #14 to CNCA Corporation, we see the true intransigence and arrogance of a CMO. For over a month we've asked CNCA to write into...
View ArticleThe Birthers are literally Swift Boaters
Just caught this on MSNBC's web site: In fact, Farah said, Obama’s citizenship, not his birth, is actually the principal theme of World Net Daily’s upcoming book by Jerome Corsi titled, “Where’s the...
View ArticleBullied-to-Death Pheobe Prince's Torturers Get Off.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/... Looks like they're gonna walk.
View ArticleI got your birth certificate right here, pal
Fair warning: I'm white and half Irish. I'm writing this from a position of white, male privilege and I can't do a damned thing about that. You were warned.
View ArticleWhat is Obama's IQ?
IQ tests are controversial because they reduce an entity as complex as human intelligence to a single number. How can one number capture all of intelligence when humans display such diverse mental...
View ArticleCircumcision on the Ballot
Oh no, you're thinking, RealityBias is back! Actually, yes, but this isn't RealityBias, which will become clear. Circumcision may soon be on a ballot near you (or at least those of you in the Bay...
View ArticleGabrielle Giffords arrived at Cape Canaveral
Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords today flew to Cape Canaveral , Florida, to attend Friday at the launch of shuttle Endeavour . Her husband, Mark Kelly will command the final mission. The...
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A political tic-tac-toe math question
This diary is frivolous. If you don't like frivolousness (even when it has a chance of becoming frivolity), then I'm sorry for yanking your chain. Get out while you can! For the past few days, the...
View ArticleBirther-Fest 2011.
For the past two and a half years, President Obama has been requested by the right wing birthers to show his birth certificate. Well, now he has. Now we can move on. If you believe we can indeed move...
View ArticleGOP Flagship Corp. Wal-Mart is going down.
No business does more to support the GOP and no business exemplifies the GOP economy more than Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart imports Chinese manufactured goods, mostly things people don't need along with a fine...
View ArticleMy letter to NBC
Mr. Jeremy Gaines, I am a daily viewer of MSNBC's Morning Joe. As a political independent, I enjoy a reasoned debate from both sides. As of today, however, I will no longer watch Morning Joe until...
View Article'Minorities earn less than white people because they don’t work as hard and...
Sometimes the headlines just write themselves, don't they? The Tulsa World news reports on an Oklahoma state legislature vote on the fate of Affirmative Action there: Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma...
View ArticleA Better Imperialism
Thanks to silverwink for inspiring this diary with a musing on what Ben Franklin's sister might have been.
View ArticleConserving Notoriety
It's a bit surprising to think of conservatives lusting after notoriety. And yet, close observation reveals exactly that. Conservatives aim to be notorious. I've actually tried various adjectives to...
View ArticleWisconsin Recount: Day 1 Totals
A note on the web site of Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board (GAB) says the following: As of 8:09 pm on April, 27,2011: 502 out of 3602 Reporting Units have provided unofficial recount...
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I Don't Intend To Apologize For Hating Your F*cking Meta!
One of the things I liked about the new Daily Kos is that for the first month or so, you didn't see a bunch of meta-diaries arguing with each other on the rec list. You didn't see a diary titled...
View ArticleDefamation By The Donald
With all of his continuing, if years-ago-disproven, rantings about President Barack Obama’s missing birth certificate, has Donald Trump been flirting with slander?
View ArticleWhere is the budget problem?
I put a few trend charts together today from the OMB budget history data. My conclusions: The magnitude of the deficit is a recent, short term problem caused by the recession, 2 wars and the Bush tax...
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