Thursday Linkroll

August 24th, 2006



Stephen Colbert discussing the Planet definition.
  • Pluto is no longer a planet. Take that Disney. It’s kind of funny, because it really doesn’t change anything as Temüjin pointed out in yesterday’s comments. It’s still Pluto.
  • Now I’m not in the habit of Bush bashing, but check this out in regards to his comments earlier in the week about Iraq’s involvement in 9/11.
  • Bush: It could be worse. Well, he’s right.
  • Scientists believe they have found a way around Administration ethical objections to (and Bush veto) to stem cell research.
  • As a strong sign of goodwill and nonproliferation, Israel is buying some nuclear subs. Who can blame them?
  • One of Howard Dean’s web peoples is now going to be working for Sen. John McCain. Interesting.
  • Stop polluting! Save the polar bear… family jewels?
  • If you’re going to have a “chief astronomer” and sack him for being a scientist… maybe you shouldn’t have a chief astronomer position in the first place?
  • Canadia is not going to rule out a private healthcare initiative. But then where will all the hipster teenagers move to avoid Bush and Privatization?
  • Keeping in mind the source of this article, rumors are abound of a “surprise” coming in regards to Iran’s nuclear program. What, is the Iran going to open its trench coat to reveal its dirty bomb to the rest of the innocent world? Something to keep an eye… or two, on.
  • “2nd 9/11 has been prevented.” Good to know. It’s strange, I didn’t hear much about the Germany plots. I’ve been really busy the last week, was this breaking news on CNN and Fox and all that? Just curious.
  • The United States has renewed its offer to end its Cuba embargo. I won’t hold my breath.
  • Prudhoe bay is having some fresh problems. The Alaskan oil field had to throttle its output by another 90,000 barrels a day. All this while the EPA is examining two-year-old documents from an engineering firm that warned of corrosion in the BP pipeline network. Ouch.
  • Not really politically relevant at all, but there’s a new startup company which claims to offer you a better solution for searching and organizing your web experience. Play around with it and let me know what you think.
  • Hillary is comfortably ahead in the polls in NY.
  • For all the crap I like to give CNN, its “In the Footsteps of bin Laden” was pretty interesting. The real question is: Where’s the Mike Wallace one-on-one with bin Laden?
  • This just in: French fishermen don’t like Greenpeace. But who does? Joking.
  • Phillipine President Gloria Arroyo is a strong political force, now surviving two separate attempts of impeachment. There have been claims of corruption, fraud and human rights violations.
  • It has come to my attention that United States “ambassador” to the United Nations will be holding a public forum at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as part of its E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues lecture series. If you happen to be in the middle of nowhere — a.k.a. Lincoln, Nebraska — stop by and try not to let your head explode. I do not believe they are serving alcohol at this event.
  • Are we giving the terrorists what they want? Author Bruce Schneier seems to think so.
  • Blimey, those anti-truck-bomb security poles actually work. This video is good evidence to that.
  • Here’s a great interview with Editor in Chief of Al-Jazeera from the Washington Post’s David Ignatius. They are the “channel for everybody” not the “channel of insurgents.”
  • Anderson Cooper: Method anchor.
  • An update to an earlier story, the FDA has allowed over-the-counter sales of Plan B medication. Three cheers.
  • Martin Jacques, over at CiF, has a nice commentary on the “international community” as only “the west”.
  • In case anyone has forgotten, there are still atrocities occurring in Sudan. And peace plans are failing left and right.
  • The judge who ruled against the wire-tapping program has come under fire for her involvement in a organization which donated funds to the plaintiff, the ACLU. Considering the sources of the outing (JudicialWatch) and that of this article (ThinkProgress), try to stay objective and come to your own conclusions.
  • I don’t know where Caligula’s analysis is, but the Democrats are thinking very hard about the 2008 race and who to nominate.
  • The Journal has a very interesting piece on the Housing burst, if you’re comfortable with that term, if you’re into that sort of thing.
  • Is there movement in Congress to make Churches exempt from Eminent Domain? Marci Hamilton takes a look. This is definitely Caligula’s area of expertise.
  • Sen. Barack Obama is set to take a public HIV/AIDS test as a show of support for the practice.
  • Great, now not only do you have to watch out for the IRS, but you have to watch out for the fake IRS.
  • 1 in 4 Americans feel safer now than they did before 9/11. That’s reassuring. Thanks CNN.
  • What do we really know about the Iran threat? What do you say? Are we being misled?
  • There is some chatter on the Polygamy front:

  • Robert George
  • In response: Independent Gay Forum
  • New Attacks on Gay Marriage: Independent Gay forum
  • On a different note, I am fascinated by Guido Fawkes’ referring to himself in the third person in all of his posts. And no, there’s no relation.

    See you tomorrow…

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