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Thursday, October 09, 2008
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Army Unit to Deploy in October for Domestic Operations
(Reposted from Democracy Now!) updated with Army Times link.
Beginning in October, the Army plans to station an active unit inside the United States for the first time to serve as an on-call federal response in times of emergency. The 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent thirty-five of the last sixty months in Iraq, but now the unit is training for domestic operations. The unit will soon be under the day-to-day control of US Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command. The Army Times reports this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to Northern Command. The paper says the Army unit may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control. The soldiers are learning to use so-called nonlethal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals and crowds.
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/22/headlines#10
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/
Beginning in October, the Army plans to station an active unit inside the United States for the first time to serve as an on-call federal response in times of emergency. The 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent thirty-five of the last sixty months in Iraq, but now the unit is training for domestic operations. The unit will soon be under the day-to-day control of US Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command. The Army Times reports this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to Northern Command. The paper says the Army unit may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control. The soldiers are learning to use so-called nonlethal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals and crowds.
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/22/headlines#10
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Who-hoo!
Rumsfeld is gone, the NeoCons strangle hold on the executive branch is broken and the Bush 41 damage control team has moved in.
The Democratic Party has control of both houses and most believe the end of an era, The Era of Rovian Politics is over.
All without a shot being fired at home.
"And in an ironic turn of events Iraq forces Regime Change in the United States." (Amy Poehler, SNL Weekend Update 11/11/2006)
Who-hoo, who-hoo indeed.
The Democratic Party has control of both houses and most believe the end of an era, The Era of Rovian Politics is over.
All without a shot being fired at home.
"And in an ironic turn of events Iraq forces Regime Change in the United States." (Amy Poehler, SNL Weekend Update 11/11/2006)
Who-hoo, who-hoo indeed.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Lieberman falls on his sword
The DLC demonstrates a complete lack of control... He's decided to go Independent anyway.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Wired News: Fan Films Reclaim the Whedonverse
I admit it, I'm a Firefly junkie. Not big on Buffy and Angel or most of the other Whedon shows. Interesting article on the various fan-based parodies. Check out Into the Black for a Canadian made spin-off.
BTW, you can see Firefly 24x7 (along with all the Star Trek(s), Trailer Park Boys, Babylon 5, Simpsons, Family Guy and about 100 other shows with an $8 a month subscription to streamwired.com).
I admit it, I'm a Firefly junkie. Not big on Buffy and Angel or most of the other Whedon shows. Interesting article on the various fan-based parodies. Check out Into the Black for a Canadian made spin-off.
BTW, you can see Firefly 24x7 (along with all the Star Trek(s), Trailer Park Boys, Babylon 5, Simpsons, Family Guy and about 100 other shows with an $8 a month subscription to streamwired.com).
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
RV-2 going Veggie
After several months of searching we found a deal on an RV. It's a few years newer than the last (86), and in much better shape on the interior. But most importantly it's a Diesel.
I've been scouring various forums and put together an initial list of bits needed to run P100 (fuel made from plants). Found a great resource by the name of Dana Linscott, who for a very reasonable PayPal transfer is reviewing the list and giving me specific recommendations on design, installation and brands.
His estimate is that I will be able to convert the RV for ~ $600.
Yup, for less than the cost of one round-trip from Seattle to Minneapolis in the RV (or flying), we'll be able to run Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO), Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO), or BioDiesel aprox 800 miles per fill up. Until I'm brewing my own, I can get BioDiesel at one of several thousand locations for a little less than Diesel; I can get SVO here in Seattle for $70 a gallon and I can get WVO (with prior arrangement) from most restaurant grease traps for FREE.
More details as the project unfolds.
I've been scouring various forums and put together an initial list of bits needed to run P100 (fuel made from plants). Found a great resource by the name of Dana Linscott, who for a very reasonable PayPal transfer is reviewing the list and giving me specific recommendations on design, installation and brands.
His estimate is that I will be able to convert the RV for ~ $600.
Yup, for less than the cost of one round-trip from Seattle to Minneapolis in the RV (or flying), we'll be able to run Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO), Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO), or BioDiesel aprox 800 miles per fill up. Until I'm brewing my own, I can get BioDiesel at one of several thousand locations for a little less than Diesel; I can get SVO here in Seattle for $70 a gallon and I can get WVO (with prior arrangement) from most restaurant grease traps for FREE.
More details as the project unfolds.
...to be governed by your inferiors
'The penalty for not participating in government is to be governed by your inferiors.' -Plato
As quoted by form Gov Kean (R-NJ) with the postscript: "Think about it, it may be happening."
Hmmmm... makes me think of another quote I was recently reminded of:
I'm driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, "George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan." And I did, and then God would tell me, "George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq..." and I did. -George W. Bush, June 2003
W = Moral Orel
Thanks Garrett and J0d4n for getting me off my blogging butt.
As quoted by form Gov Kean (R-NJ) with the postscript: "Think about it, it may be happening."
Hmmmm... makes me think of another quote I was recently reminded of:
I'm driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, "George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan." And I did, and then God would tell me, "George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq..." and I did. -George W. Bush, June 2003
W = Moral Orel
Thanks Garrett and J0d4n for getting me off my blogging butt.
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Ohio State Senator Fires Back at Proposed Gay Adoption Ban Legislation
"I intend to introduce legislation in the near future that would ban households with one or more Republican voters from adopting children or acting as foster parents. Policymakers in Columbus have ignored this growing threat to our communities for far too long. My legislation is modeled after a bill recently introduced in the Ohio House by Rep. Ron Hood (R-Ashville via Carrollton), which would prohibit homosexual, bisexual and transgender people from adopting children. It is unclear at this point whether Rep. Hood supports my legislation, though I remain hopeful.
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Sunday, February 19, 2006
j a c k *: Bolton for Petrodollars...
j a c k *: Bolton for Petrodollars...: "A series of articles has been pointing to a different rationale for the administration's posturing on Iran as well as Iraq. In 2000 Saddam Hussein either converted or threatened to convert all of his oil trade from dollars to euros. It turns out that this is a very significant event, more significant than most conventional news analysis has previously indicated."
Read on to learn what impact Iran trading with the Euro will do -- beginning in March of this year.
ttJLA
Read on to learn what impact Iran trading with the Euro will do -- beginning in March of this year.
ttJLA
William Rivers Pitt | The Enemy
William Rivers Pitt | The Enemy: " Sometimes, the enemy is in Iraq, and we fight them over there so we don't have to fight them over here. Sometimes, the enemy is in Iran, allegedly toiling with all its collective might to manufacture nuclear weapons. Sometimes, the enemy is in Palestine, where Hamas used George W. Bush's exported democracy to take over the government. Sometimes, the enemy is an American face on a television offering criticism of the White House. Last week, the enemy was a blogger making a political expression."
ttJLA
ttJLA
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Let the echo chamber die down
Stop talking about Cheney shooting his hunting buddy. Pray for Mr Whittington's quick recovery and let this go. When you try to make a conspiracy out of everything, you have lost perspective.
Why the press corp has decided to make *this* the story they use to finally give grief to McClellan is a more interesting question.
Why the press corp has decided to make *this* the story they use to finally give grief to McClellan is a more interesting question.
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Bird Flu Pandemic, who ya gonna call... an Amtrak lawyer?!
I can here it now: "You're doin a heck of a job Stewie!"
... Meet Stewart Simonson. He's the official charged by Bush with "the protection of the civilian population from acts of bioterrorism and other public health emergencies"--a well-connected, ideological, ambitious Republican with zero public health management or medical expertise, whose previous job was as a corporate lawyer for Amtrak. When Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Powell, recently speculated, "If something comes along that is truly serious...like a major pandemic, you are going to see the ineptitude of this government in a way that will take you back to the Declaration of Independence," many of those professionally concerned with such scenarios couldn't help thinking of Simonson. They recalled his own unsettling words at a recent Homeland Security subcommittee hearing on government response to a chemical or biological attack: "We're learning as we go."
Full article
... Meet Stewart Simonson. He's the official charged by Bush with "the protection of the civilian population from acts of bioterrorism and other public health emergencies"--a well-connected, ideological, ambitious Republican with zero public health management or medical expertise, whose previous job was as a corporate lawyer for Amtrak. When Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Powell, recently speculated, "If something comes along that is truly serious...like a major pandemic, you are going to see the ineptitude of this government in a way that will take you back to the Declaration of Independence," many of those professionally concerned with such scenarios couldn't help thinking of Simonson. They recalled his own unsettling words at a recent Homeland Security subcommittee hearing on government response to a chemical or biological attack: "We're learning as we go."
Full article
Monday, November 21, 2005
pacificviews.org: Another great moment in corporate courage
regarding the influence the Christian Right has on Corporate America.
Unfortunately, potential US corporate sponsors haven't been enthusiastic about the exhibit at all. Unlike most museum offerings of its size and scope, the Darwin exhibit doesn't have a single corporate sponsor. Instead, the US$ $3 million cost of the exhibit is coming out of the pockets of individuals and foundations.
also...
The AMNH has put up a great website to go with the Darwin exhibition. You'll find it here. Short film [RealVideo] about the importance of evolutionary theory to modern science.
Unfortunately, potential US corporate sponsors haven't been enthusiastic about the exhibit at all. Unlike most museum offerings of its size and scope, the Darwin exhibit doesn't have a single corporate sponsor. Instead, the US$ $3 million cost of the exhibit is coming out of the pockets of individuals and foundations.
also...
The AMNH has put up a great website to go with the Darwin exhibition. You'll find it here. Short film [RealVideo] about the importance of evolutionary theory to modern science.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Burning Man and Hurricane Katrina
Our Burning Man camp (HippoCampus) is having a fundraiser to offset the costs of driving a donated RV to Mississippi as well as support World Shelters another BM organization helping Katrina survivors.
Our event will include a raffle for some very nice gifts that have been donated, including a Lopez Island Weekend Getaway.
More Burning Man - Katrina operations here...
Our event will include a raffle for some very nice gifts that have been donated, including a Lopez Island Weekend Getaway.
More Burning Man - Katrina operations here...
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
BioDiesel: How sweet is this? Corn Oil sweet my friend.
BioDiesel getting Bipartisan support here in WA. KOMO news | State Senators Have Different Idea For Battling High Fuel Costs
I recently purchased a 1977 Mercedes 300D just so that I could run BioDiesel. So far it has been painless getting off the Petro teet. The car has 178K and had only run Dino Diesel. I drove it over to Dr Dan's in Ballard he told me to run 3 tanks of B100 (100% BioDiesel) and then he'd replace the fuel filter and lines. This is because BioDiesel actually *CLEANS* the petro Diesel carbon out of the engine.
That's it. No conversion, no fuss. (I'm on my 5th tank -- need to get over there soon, but the car is running great!)
All sorts of great reasons to go Bio. Less than half the carbon and hydrocarbon emissions, higher viscosity, higher BTU than Dino Diesel. Of course minimal reliance on the petroleum industry, greater reliance on local farmers and producers. And if you are in a pinch and can't find Bio, you can run Dino… or better yet throw a $1000 converter & tank in the car and just pull up behind McDonalds to fill up on waste vegetable oil!
But the best part is... every time you fill the car you can send the message to Cheney, Carlyle and Company to go fuck themselves.
I recently purchased a 1977 Mercedes 300D just so that I could run BioDiesel. So far it has been painless getting off the Petro teet. The car has 178K and had only run Dino Diesel. I drove it over to Dr Dan's in Ballard he told me to run 3 tanks of B100 (100% BioDiesel) and then he'd replace the fuel filter and lines. This is because BioDiesel actually *CLEANS* the petro Diesel carbon out of the engine.
That's it. No conversion, no fuss. (I'm on my 5th tank -- need to get over there soon, but the car is running great!)
All sorts of great reasons to go Bio. Less than half the carbon and hydrocarbon emissions, higher viscosity, higher BTU than Dino Diesel. Of course minimal reliance on the petroleum industry, greater reliance on local farmers and producers. And if you are in a pinch and can't find Bio, you can run Dino… or better yet throw a $1000 converter & tank in the car and just pull up behind McDonalds to fill up on waste vegetable oil!
But the best part is... every time you fill the car you can send the message to Cheney, Carlyle and Company to go fuck themselves.
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