Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Oh, even better! – Actually, I think he should be taking more …
- Romney’s housing plan: ‘Allow investors to buy up homes’ by accelerating foreclosure process – Stay classy, Mitt.
- After Forcing The FAA To Shut Down, Rep. Mica Touts FAA Grant To His District – Just because every other Republican does it doesn’t make him any less of a hypocrite or a dolt.
- Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos Result of GPS Movement – Ah. Some fine problem-solving here.
- Amazing video: Planets viewed from Earth as if they were at the distance of our moon – Very cool.
- Fischer’s Latest Constitutional Nonsense – Fischer is, of course, a dolt. Though his point in the rest of the article is, astonishingly, correct: it’s legitimate for voters to consider a candidate’s religious beliefs and philosophy and so forth when voting, as it’s something that would (one would think) influence their actions in office. Of course, I strongly suspect that Fischer would blow a gasket over people rejecting conservative Christians based on their faith, even thought that’s certainly included in what he’s arguing for.
- Just in case y’all were wondering how we got to where we are…. – Nice graphic. Except it isn’t about capitalism — in a capitalistic setting, the 1% and the 9% would be reinvesting much (not all, but much) of their wealth as capital to build new stuff, make new jobs, etc. — the fantasy of all the GOP propaganda. The reason they’ve accumulated so much of the wealth is that they are NOT capitalists, but plutocrats.
- Hey, a bit of good news – The stated concern is that if the courts rule against the cops, it will cause them to second-guess what level of force the courts will then deem appropriate and so endanger both the cops and the public in a hypothetical where force is necessary but not used out of fear. Fair enough. But, sooner or later, someone has to put some limits on taser-happy cops. The benefit of the doubt can only be stretched so far — as can the idea that cops are all responsible and professional and never do stupid or abusive things.
- It’s official: to protect baby’s brain, turn off the TV
- Suffer, Earthlings! – (Facepalm)
- 2012 Fiat 500 earns IIHS “Top Safety Pick” rating [Fiat 500] – Hmmmm …
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