Daily Archives: July 3, 2006

Is This Really A Bad Thing?

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

The New York Times, an ever reliable conduit for leaking details about the US war on terror comes out today with a story that a special unit in the CIA formed under the Clinton Administration to hunt Osama bin Laden … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Observations | 9 Comments

Cognitive Dissidents

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

EJ Dionne writes in the Washington Post a paean to dissidents, patriotism and history of the United States. I think he's got it both right and wrong. Yes, many of our advances as a nation have come about by dissidents … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics | 10 Comments

NASA Greenlights Shuttle Launch

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

The Washington Post is reporting that NASA administrators have given the green light to a launch attempt for tomorrow. The crack in the foam insulation that has been reported all day appears to have been a bit more than that. … Continue reading →

Posted in Space | 6 Comments

Supreme Court Stays Cross Removal

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

Justice Kennedy issued a temporary stay against the order by a US District court judge to remove the cross that has stood on Mount Soledad in San Diego since 1954 (and actually replaced crosses that had been there longer than … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal | 2 Comments

101st Blog Of The Day

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

Today, my mission to visit one member of the Fighting 101st took me over to the Blorg. The Maximum Blorg Commander has the most unusual video of a man playing a humongous pipe organ. To play video game music. Plus … Continue reading →

Posted in 101st Blog of the Day | 3 Comments

Ho, Ho, Fricking Ho

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

Fat people are not at all jolly according to a state-of-the-art huge waste of time and money psychiatric epidemiology study just completed. CHICAGO – Fat people are not more jolly, according to a study that instead found obesity is strongly … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Science, Weird Stuff | 1 Comment

Decline And Fall

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

A federal Judge has issued a restraining order barring the US Navy from using mid-frequency active sonar during a training excercise. Her decision stated that the plantiffs, environmental groups, "have shown a possibility that RIMPAC 2006 will kill, injure, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, News | 9 Comments

Nasa Still Planning Launch

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

According to the AFP, the launch of the shuttle Discovery is still moving ahead. They are trying to resolve the small crack they found in the insulation of the external fuel tank. "Right now we have a good shot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Space | 5 Comments

Things Are Getting Ugly In Mexico

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

According to Mark In Mexico, there have been some serious developments. Election officials in Oaxaca were kidnapped and beaten, although it does look like they have been released at this time. There are a lot of other problems going on … Continue reading →

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The New York Times And The Revolution

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

As in American Revolution. Powerline has the headline as the New York Times would have published it. Tweet

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Lieberman Opens Petition Drive

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

Well, I'm a bit surprised, but Joe Lieberman is supposed to announce that he will begin a drive to get the 7,500 signatures needed to go on the ballot even if he loses the primary. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman is … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 3 Comments

Ah, More Lovely Polls

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

I've always been a bit of an Anglophile. I like the Brits in general and have known several over the years. So it distresses me a bit when I see a poll like this from the Telegraph. Especially when it … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, World news | 4 Comments

What Does This Tell You?

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

Thought experiment: A magazine that has a target age group of 9-14 year olds puts out an issue describing careers in teaching. Study guides accompany the magazine and encourage teachers to have students write essays pretending they are going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, Media | 1 Comment

We Demand The Truth

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

Get Truthout on the phone at once! Send in Jason Leopold! Get Bill Keller on this at once. We must get to the truth about what is really going on in Yellowstone Park! This nefarious scheme is almost certainly tied … Continue reading →

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North Korea Rattles Sabers

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Gaius

All those suddenly hawkish Democrats like Walter Mondale who were calling for a preemptive strike on the North Korean missile got the attention of the North Koreans. They threaten nuclear retaliation if the US makes such an attack. The Korean Central … Continue reading →

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