Seriously. midwestteensexshow is a terrific flash-powered site that had us laughing. Should be compulsory in schools--but it's probably better if kids find it for themselves, and it spreads virally. Check it out.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
People you don't know about...
...but probably should. In this case, Thomas d'Aquino, president and CEO of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE, formerly the BCNI or Business Council on National Issues). No federal budget has been written since the early eighties without being vetted first by Mr. d'Aquino.You might want to know a bit more about him, eh?
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Sure, I feel safer.
From The Guardian:
Russia's military yesterday announced that it had successfully tested a
lethal new air-delivered bomb, which it described as the world's most
powerful non-nuclear weapon.
In what appears to be the Kremlin's latest display of military might,
officials said Moscow had developed a new thermobaric bomb to add to
its already potent nuclear arsenal.
[...]
The development of this latest device appears to be another response to
the Bush administration's plans to site elements of its missile defence
system in central Europe. Mr Putin has denounced the plan, arguing that
it upsets Europe's strategic balance, and has vowed to respond.
Russia's military yesterday announced that it had successfully tested a
lethal new air-delivered bomb, which it described as the world's most
powerful non-nuclear weapon.
In what appears to be the Kremlin's latest display of military might,
officials said Moscow had developed a new thermobaric bomb to add to
its already potent nuclear arsenal.
[...]
The development of this latest device appears to be another response to
the Bush administration's plans to site elements of its missile defence
system in central Europe. Mr Putin has denounced the plan, arguing that
it upsets Europe's strategic balance, and has vowed to respond.
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It all depends on who's paying....
From Democracy Now:
Chiquita Execs Won’t Face Charges for Funding Colombia Militia
The Justice Department has announced it won’t seek criminal charges
against any current or former executives of the fruit giant Chiquita
International. Earlier this year Chiquita admitted to making $1.7
million in illegal payments to the United Self-Defense Forces of
Colombia -- considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.
Questions are being raised whether the Justice Department decision is
an attempt to avoid scrutiny of whether the Bush administration gave
Chiquita its tacit approval. Last month Chiquita revealed it told
Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff of the payments while
Chertoff was at the Justice Department in April 2003. Chertoff promised
a response, but never replied. Chiquita kept making payments for nearly
another year. The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia has been on
the State Department’s list of terrorist organizations for six years.
It’s blamed for thousands of murders in Colombia.
Chiquita Execs Won’t Face Charges for Funding Colombia Militia
The Justice Department has announced it won’t seek criminal charges
against any current or former executives of the fruit giant Chiquita
International. Earlier this year Chiquita admitted to making $1.7
million in illegal payments to the United Self-Defense Forces of
Colombia -- considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.
Questions are being raised whether the Justice Department decision is
an attempt to avoid scrutiny of whether the Bush administration gave
Chiquita its tacit approval. Last month Chiquita revealed it told
Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff of the payments while
Chertoff was at the Justice Department in April 2003. Chertoff promised
a response, but never replied. Chiquita kept making payments for nearly
another year. The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia has been on
the State Department’s list of terrorist organizations for six years.
It’s blamed for thousands of murders in Colombia.
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Monday, September 10, 2007
Really, this is news?
I mean, didn't you think that the concept of Wikipedia was just too good to survive this world of "truthiness"? Of course corporations are going to edit the content. We saw how the Republican party "swiftboated" John Kerry. Microsoft paying experts to edit entries on Microsoft was new to me, but not unexpected. Everything is image.
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Saturday, September 08, 2007
You Say APEC, I Say OPEC....
"President" Bush was in rare form during his speech at the APEC Summit in Australia -- please note, Australia -- this week.
His troubles began before he even appeared as APEC officials moved people out of the balcony down to fill the empty seats in the main orchestra level below which would have been visible on camera, thus delaying his speech by 10 minutes.
When he finally began, he didn't get three sentences into it before his first gaffe when he thanked Australian Prime Minister John Howard "for being such a fine host for the OPEC summit."
Bush corrected himself but quickly referred to Australian troops fighting in Iraq as "Austrian troops." Bush did not correct himself this time, but the official text of the speech released by the White House corrected his statement to "Australian Troops," not the first time the Bush White House has re-written history.
At the end of his speech, Bush strode off the wrong way and almost walked off a steep drop until Howard redirected him to the stairs.
His APEC performance is a highlight in a career of gaffes that include placing Queen Elizabeth II in the 18th century, and greeting former British Minister Tony Blair at the 2006 G8 Summit by calling out, "Yo, Blair."
His troubles began before he even appeared as APEC officials moved people out of the balcony down to fill the empty seats in the main orchestra level below which would have been visible on camera, thus delaying his speech by 10 minutes.
When he finally began, he didn't get three sentences into it before his first gaffe when he thanked Australian Prime Minister John Howard "for being such a fine host for the OPEC summit."
Bush corrected himself but quickly referred to Australian troops fighting in Iraq as "Austrian troops." Bush did not correct himself this time, but the official text of the speech released by the White House corrected his statement to "Australian Troops," not the first time the Bush White House has re-written history.
At the end of his speech, Bush strode off the wrong way and almost walked off a steep drop until Howard redirected him to the stairs.
His APEC performance is a highlight in a career of gaffes that include placing Queen Elizabeth II in the 18th century, and greeting former British Minister Tony Blair at the 2006 G8 Summit by calling out, "Yo, Blair."
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Just where IS Camp Okutta?
Check out this nnicely made site for Camp Okutta, and then ask yourself, "Why is the Canadian Armed Forces targeting its advertising at 16 and 17 year olds?"
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“No particular reason we chose Canada,”...
“No particular reason we chose Canada,” cast member Chris Taylor was
quoted as saying on The Sydney Morning Herald's website. “We just
thought they'd be a country who the cops wouldn't scrutinize too
closely, and who feasibly would only have three cars in their motorcade
— as opposed to the 20 or so gas guzzlers that Bush has brought with
him.”
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NRC = Nobody Really Cares
As this Reuters article points out, the real problem with nuclear power isn't nuclear power (No Karl, I'm not dissing nuclear power. Really.), it's with the class criminals running the plants and the seemingly complete lack of oversight on the part of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Nuclear power isn't safe until the regulations are enforced. Alberta really needs to pay attention to this before the plant gets built. Not that I think they will--Alberta's regulation tends to lag 3 or 4 decades behind problems.
The Alberta government under Ed Stelmach knows they're facing a problem with building a plant in Fort MacMurray--the public doesn't want it. But they also know that can be changed; just tell everyone that "those Eastern bastards don't want us to build one, they want to keep us down!" and then pass the permission as an order in council at the beginning of a new term. That's the easiest way to avoid democratic oversight....
BTW, you might want to check out The Postnormal Times--someone who's trying to get the science right.
The Alberta government under Ed Stelmach knows they're facing a problem with building a plant in Fort MacMurray--the public doesn't want it. But they also know that can be changed; just tell everyone that "those Eastern bastards don't want us to build one, they want to keep us down!" and then pass the permission as an order in council at the beginning of a new term. That's the easiest way to avoid democratic oversight....
BTW, you might want to check out The Postnormal Times--someone who's trying to get the science right.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
The Great American Moat
The problem with these great faux news stories from The Onion is you just know that some of The Bushies take ideas like this seriously....
In The Know: The U.S. Moat
In The Know: The U.S. Moat
The Truth is Out There
And all this time I thought it was Karl Rove and tricked-up Diebolt voting machines....
Monday, August 27, 2007
Mr Funky Bunny
I have a warped sense of humour! The name of this stuffed toy pattern is too funny! Then to add to the humour the toy can be made as: Mr Funky Bunny in a dress...
http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/FunkyBunny.html
I don't know why this cracks me up...it just does!
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
More Music from the UK
My friend, Clive, sent me this Youtube of Lily Allen doing her version of the Kaiser Chiefs OH MY GOD! She's hitting the charts over here and hopefully will have the same success on this side of the pond!
Thursday, July 19, 2007
When you point a finger
...there's four pointing back at you. That's what I used to hear as a kid, and it has never seemed more true in Amerika today. Evangelical "Christians" have elected quite possibly the most corrupt and depraved government in the history of Amerika; Republicans caught in sex scandals, the hypocrisy of which even shocks Larry Flynt, the publisher of Hustler magazine.
And frankly, I don't give a damn what people are up to sexually--just don't involve minors--until they start dictating what other people may or may not do. After all, that's what killed Jimmy Swaggart--hypocrisy. And you don't want to get me started on why this is an outgrowth of industrial capitalism.
At the same time that this sex scandal is shaking the tree, there's another one going on as well--this one about that old Washington bugbear, corruption. The website signonsandiego.com has a decent recap of just how filthy these paragons of virtue are in an article titled Imprisoned Cunningham outlines depths of corruption to FBI. $600k in exchange for $80 million in defence work is just one charge in this scandal.(There's a pdf of the FBI transcript here).
But the question is, is anyone on the "Christian" Right even noticing? Or will they continue to hide their heads up their asses while Amerika completes it's plummet into fascism and slavery? (Oh yeah, indentured servitude is back in fashion amongst the upper classes in Amerika).
And frankly, I don't give a damn what people are up to sexually--just don't involve minors--until they start dictating what other people may or may not do. After all, that's what killed Jimmy Swaggart--hypocrisy. And you don't want to get me started on why this is an outgrowth of industrial capitalism.
At the same time that this sex scandal is shaking the tree, there's another one going on as well--this one about that old Washington bugbear, corruption. The website signonsandiego.com has a decent recap of just how filthy these paragons of virtue are in an article titled Imprisoned Cunningham outlines depths of corruption to FBI. $600k in exchange for $80 million in defence work is just one charge in this scandal.(There's a pdf of the FBI transcript here).
But the question is, is anyone on the "Christian" Right even noticing? Or will they continue to hide their heads up their asses while Amerika completes it's plummet into fascism and slavery? (Oh yeah, indentured servitude is back in fashion amongst the upper classes in Amerika).
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Cheney v. The Daily Show
As mentioned at In These Times...
"Cheney’s long overdue need for ridicule is why we should be grateful that so many young people get their news from The Daily Show. Cheney’s office made the preposterous assertion that he didn’t have to comply with the Executive Order mandating the annual reports to the National Archives because he wasn’t part of the executive branch. Unfortunately for a dignified correspondent like ABC’s Martha Raddatz, the constraints of her job confined her to reporting, with a straight face, that Cheney has used “the opposite argument in the past, citing executive privilege when asked for information about his travel and visitors to his office.”
Jon Stewart, under no such proscriptions, can provide the level of disbelief that matches the outrageousness of this latest Cheney gambit. What The Daily Show consistently does best is juxtapose video of administration officials making their bogus pronouncements with video clips from the past, showing them saying the exact opposite. So Stewart showed Cheney on tape emphatically asserting executive privilege because he’s in the, er, executive branch. Stewart then looked into the camera to tell Americans that Cheney has always meant “to come up to us personally and say ‘go fuck ourselves.’ “"
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Duct Tape
I've come to the realization that duct tape can be used for anything. When I started kayaking it was suggested to carry a roll in the event someone got a hole in their boat. It is a great patching device. Great for wrapping gifts, fixing a tear in a piece of clothing, hemming pants or a skirt...I'm sure someone has created a website of all its uses.Here's something for those times when you're sitting around with a roll of duct tape wondering what you should do to entertain yourself. http://www.instructables.com/id/EYOSKQRKE0EVYDW0CQ/
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Hottest. Day. Ever.
While it should be noted that one warm day does not necessarily constitute a global warming trend, last night was the warmest night ever recorded in Victoria (19.6 degrees Celsius), and today, at 36.3 degrees Celsius, was the warmest day ever recorded in Victoria.
The warmest day ever.
Ever.
Mind you, the forecast for Sunday is cool and showers....
The warmest day ever.
Ever.
Mind you, the forecast for Sunday is cool and showers....
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Bush is Crazy - The Video
Give it up for Give2Shitz and their musical tribute to George W. Bush, Scooter Libby's new best friend.
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