Live from the Nuke Free Zone

Oakland Athletics third baseman Eric Chavez provided the fireworks that the Oakland offense needed last night, batting 4-5 and driving in 4 runs in the A’s 9-3 victory over the New York Yankees. Chavez then provided more fireworks after the game, speaking out in a blunt and energetic condemnation of United States foreign policy in […]

I’m just going to quote this one verbatim. If it goes through, to say that this would be a bombshell would be understating things:
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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Section 603 of Jefferson’s Manual of the Rules of
3 the United States House of Representatives allows federal
4 impeachment proceedings to be initiated […]

We know the FBI keeps a public list of the most dangerous terrorists, but what about all the lesser known villains who don’t get headlines? Where do they rank on the most-wanted scale, and is anyone even keeping track of them anymore what with 9/11 and the Iraq war? Don’t worry, someone is.

As you know, the unconstitutionally established state religion of America (Protestant Christianity) has a few national holidays, among them one you may not have heard of, the National Day of Prayer. This year it’s Thursday, May 4th. On that day a lot of people will be sweating bullets trying to help out their chosen beneficiaries, […]

…got it from the blog of a commercial mag. Even if it isn’t, it makes sense, so it might as well be. It’s truthy and all. Also, kind of interesting.
WHAT POLICE WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW
If your kid won’t do his homework or do his chores, calling 911 is not the answer.
When you see an […]

The Onion has done a splendid report on the Middle East peace process with the article Hamas Calls For “Giant Summit” With All Israelis. It is articles like this that make the Onion the best source of newsworthy items in our great republic. Quoting Hamas’s leader, the Onion reports:
Haniyeh characterized the one-day summit as “the […]

Seen on BoingBoing: For those interested in old short educational movies, back in 1946 the Encyclopedia Britannica produced a guide to identifying signs of despotism in your community with an understandable emphasis on a well-known then-recent outbreak of fascism in Europe. It’s worth a view and some thought. The same site hosting this film has […]

Don’t you think Bush looks tired?

Under the fold, a whole bunch of things that I have been in the
news lately that I don’t have a proper writeup for. I’m sure I missed
more than I’ve been able to keep track of.

Apologies for not having an actual post. Here are some interesting links:

Chinese man Shi Tao sentenced to 10 years for telling an American about
a public statement by the Communist Party; Yahoo.hk helped arrest him.
Erotic text website Red Rose Stories shut down on federal obscenity
charges. Not clear which federal law was invoked. Worth noting:
US District
Judge Gary […]