Thursday, April 3
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Jeremy Horpedahl is the guest editor today. |
Memo Gave Pentagon Exemption from Criminal Laws
First laws and court decisions took away our liberties. Then, it was executive orders and administrative rulings. Today, all it takes is a memo!
Centers Tap Into Personal Databases
“Intelligence centers run by states across the country have access to personal information about millions of Americans, including unlisted cellphone numbers, insurance claims, driver's license photographs and credit reports, according to a document obtained by The Washington Post.” Homer Simpson is not worried, but maybe you should be.
A Submarine to Fight al-Qaida’s Navy
“I know eyes glaze when government budgets are discussed, but keep in mind that defense spending accounts for more than half of all the federal government’s discretionary spending. In short, funding for all the other stuff we argue about—science research, education, Arabic translators, insuring uninsured children—is minor compared to the waste on these military boondoggles that go unexamined. Yet nothing else the federal government does involves such waste because we are talking about weapons systems shrouded in secrecy and protected from unwelcome scrutiny by the Teflon coating of ‘national defense.’ ”
Military Feels Fuel-Cost Gouge in Iraq
Yeah,
that oil is totally paying for this war!
I still think porkbusting is all hype, but read about the waste if you want to get upset. And laugh at the fact that the top three porkers were Republicans.
“Since
the Catholic Church scored big with its first Seven Deadly Sins back in
Century No. Six they've recently decided to do a sequel (Seven Deadly Sins
II?). Predictably, the new Deadlies are a mix of politically correct, socially
manipulative and ruling-class-friendly injunctions. And vague. What is 'obscenely'
rich? What is 'social' justice? ... What they could and should have done was
identify real sins that really make real people in the real world worse off,
like these.”
New Anti-Drug Campaign Equates Smoking Pot with Terrorism
"Earth Hour" and the Dark Ages
“Persuading
people across the globe to turn off lights for one hour supplies the perfect
symbol for modern environmentalism: a collective effort to return humankind to
the dark ages.”
Hillary Receives 3 a.m. Phone Call From Drunken Bill Clinton
Satire (audio).
Hillary Clinton, John McCain Battle Via 3 a.m. Calls
Not satire.
A photo blog.