CONTROLLER REPUBLICAN Precincts Reporting: 100% Updated 8 minutes ago
TONY STRICKLAND 60% 884,592
DAVID EVANS 40% 595,733
Source: CONTROLLER REPUBLICAN NBC San Diego
CONTROLLER DEMOCRATIC UNCONTESTED Precincts Reporting: 7% Updated 7 minutes ago
JOHN CHIANG 100% 116,702
Source: CONTROLLER DEMOCRATIC UNCONTESTED NBC San Diego
Yeesh, it takes about 2 seconds to actually fill the bubble in folks, but this is from the county site, so maybe NBC made a mistake and substituted state for county results
CONTROLLER DEMOCRATIC
Reporting 1671 of 1671 at 100.0% counted.
JOHN CHIANG - DEM 116702 100.00 %
CONTROLLER REPUBLICAN
Reporting 1671 of 1671 at 100.0% counted.
TONY STRICKLAND - REP 96690 61.32 %
DAVID EVANS - REP 60986 38.68 %
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Thanks for the laugh Dianne
Voters Approve Term Limits For Supervisors.
By Katie Orr
Originally published June 9, 2010 at 6:18 a.m., updated June 9, 2010 at 9:45 a.m.
"...But Supervisor Dianne Jacob said she doesn’t believe the vote reflects dissatisfaction with the current board..."
The local results are predictably depressing.
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
I voted
Update - results
and analysis from KPBS
Yeesh, Rethugs actually vote in primaries, Gawd there are a shitload of those assholes in this county. I sure hope it looks better in November. I'm irritable. I've been listening to those goddamned motherfucking jet engines power up all fucking day and my car alarm keeps chirping. I'm at least 5 miles from the airbase, it's pissing me off.
After using a local publication's cheat sheet , looking here and here and here and here and using Google I still needed to talk to my friend about a few things, and I had a wonderful time visiting with my friend. Here is a progressive voter guide from Courage Campaign.
Absentee ballots can be turned in at any county polling place, and I just heard on KPBS that something like 43% of San Diego voters are permanent absentee voters. The station has election information here . You can find your San Diego county polling station here .
I was disgusted at one of the slick ads I found in my mailbox yesterday.
It was a yes on 16 ad which I promptly shredded, as I have done with all of the mailers I've received this election season.
As of May 25, 2010, utility company Pacific Gas & Electric has given $41.1 million to the campaign for a "yes" vote.
I didn't vote for the Mercury insurance thing either, and with glee I marked my ballot for someone other than Mr. "you can tell an immigrant by the way they dress."
Democracy is a good thing, though, so I voted yes on 15 , it looks like a step forward in getting rid of so much money in the politcal system.
And one more thing -- Meg, Carly and Poizner can kiss my ass, I was fed up with their nasty campaigning months ago.
and analysis from KPBS
Yeesh, Rethugs actually vote in primaries, Gawd there are a shitload of those assholes in this county. I sure hope it looks better in November. I'm irritable. I've been listening to those goddamned motherfucking jet engines power up all fucking day and my car alarm keeps chirping. I'm at least 5 miles from the airbase, it's pissing me off.
After using a local publication's cheat sheet , looking here and here and here and here and using Google I still needed to talk to my friend about a few things, and I had a wonderful time visiting with my friend. Here is a progressive voter guide from Courage Campaign.
Absentee ballots can be turned in at any county polling place, and I just heard on KPBS that something like 43% of San Diego voters are permanent absentee voters. The station has election information here . You can find your San Diego county polling station here .
I was disgusted at one of the slick ads I found in my mailbox yesterday.
It was a yes on 16 ad which I promptly shredded, as I have done with all of the mailers I've received this election season.
As of May 25, 2010, utility company Pacific Gas & Electric has given $41.1 million to the campaign for a "yes" vote.
I didn't vote for the Mercury insurance thing either, and with glee I marked my ballot for someone other than Mr. "you can tell an immigrant by the way they dress."
Democracy is a good thing, though, so I voted yes on 15 , it looks like a step forward in getting rid of so much money in the politcal system.
And one more thing -- Meg, Carly and Poizner can kiss my ass, I was fed up with their nasty campaigning months ago.
Monday, June 07, 2010
Yes, It's True: California is Banning Plastic Bags
by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York on 06.7.10
Business & Politics
"...Technically, only the practice of handing out bags for free will be banned -- plastic bags will still be available to purchase for a nickel each..."
"...Californians use a stunning 19 billion plastic bags every year, or some 552 per person..."
So, I guess I won't be forgetting my reusable bags when I go shopping, which frankly is as little as possible these days.
Recycling in my area got a slow start, especially construction recycling. Most of my neighbors don't give a crap, but I throw three times more stuff in the recycling dumpster than I do in the trash dumpster.
Business & Politics
"...Technically, only the practice of handing out bags for free will be banned -- plastic bags will still be available to purchase for a nickel each..."
"...Californians use a stunning 19 billion plastic bags every year, or some 552 per person..."
So, I guess I won't be forgetting my reusable bags when I go shopping, which frankly is as little as possible these days.
Recycling in my area got a slow start, especially construction recycling. Most of my neighbors don't give a crap, but I throw three times more stuff in the recycling dumpster than I do in the trash dumpster.
Saturday, June 05, 2010
Ten year gold price chart
Hmmmm. It can't buy clean water, clean air, health, or happiness, so what is the appeal? And who's buying it? I mean where is the stuff exactly when you do buy it? Do people really have gold bars or coins hanging around in the basement? Some do, I guess.
Five women presenters resign from Al Jazeera
"According to the daily Al-Hayat, they resigned last week after complaining of repeated comments and criticism by a member of the management about their attire, which was considered insufficiently conservative."
Autopsies reveal 9 men on Gaza aid boat shot, 5 in head
By Ivan Watson and Talia Kayali
June 4, 2010 -- Updated 1445 GMT (2245 HKT)
"...In one case, Ince said, a gunshot victim had been shot at at extremely close range.
"From the analysis of the bullet distance on one of the bodies," Dr. Ince said, "the gun was fired between 2 and 14 centimeters' distance from the victim's head."...
"...Turkey, once Israel's closest Muslim ally in the Middle East, has accused Israel of committing an act of international piracy.
"From now on, Turkish-Israeli ties will never be the same," Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Thursday. "The incident has left a deep and irreparable scar."
" Israel has been a major supplier of arms to Turkey, and Israeli firms have been responsible for modernizing the F-4 Phantom fleet of the Turkish air force. Their agreements include cooperation in the "domains of air, sea, land, intelligence; and the manufacturing of aircraft, armaments and missiles," and "prepares the way for mutual military visits, training and exercises, dispatch of observers to oversee military exercises, staff exchanges and military know-how."
June 4, 2010 -- Updated 1445 GMT (2245 HKT)
"...In one case, Ince said, a gunshot victim had been shot at at extremely close range.
"From the analysis of the bullet distance on one of the bodies," Dr. Ince said, "the gun was fired between 2 and 14 centimeters' distance from the victim's head."...
"...Turkey, once Israel's closest Muslim ally in the Middle East, has accused Israel of committing an act of international piracy.
"From now on, Turkish-Israeli ties will never be the same," Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Thursday. "The incident has left a deep and irreparable scar."
" Israel has been a major supplier of arms to Turkey, and Israeli firms have been responsible for modernizing the F-4 Phantom fleet of the Turkish air force. Their agreements include cooperation in the "domains of air, sea, land, intelligence; and the manufacturing of aircraft, armaments and missiles," and "prepares the way for mutual military visits, training and exercises, dispatch of observers to oversee military exercises, staff exchanges and military know-how."
Friday, June 04, 2010
Grrr ratsa fratsa ggghhht tuhhhh
Fucking insurance companies. They already raised the premiums 390% in one fucking year, now they want to do whatever they can to NOT cover someone who is too fucking busy to prove eligibility. Between that fact and the fact that the parties involved have some major communication isssues, I'M FUCKING FRIED.
And another thing. Why the hell is the only place in the US now that has call centers populated by syrupy, hard to understand accents and idiots trained to give cryptic and somewhat misleading information? Grrrrrrrrrrr....
The snotty British accent isn't working for me either today.
And the geek pit can't get my computer to crash. wtf? I'm good at crashing the effing thing...
Hmmm. Geeky brother says maybe the drivers need to be updated. Ahhhh, yuh, I try. The good news is I got my new clothes washed and none of my back up files are infected. woot
And another thing. Why the hell is the only place in the US now that has call centers populated by syrupy, hard to understand accents and idiots trained to give cryptic and somewhat misleading information? Grrrrrrrrrrr....
The snotty British accent isn't working for me either today.
And the geek pit can't get my computer to crash. wtf? I'm good at crashing the effing thing...
Hmmm. Geeky brother says maybe the drivers need to be updated. Ahhhh, yuh, I try. The good news is I got my new clothes washed and none of my back up files are infected. woot
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Distracting news
Paul McCartney sings Beatles song 'Michelle' to Mrs. Obama at White House Gershwin Prize concert
By Soraya Roberts
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
This is how I remember Rue Mclanahan
Yeah, I can't deal with the corporate bullshit , the Israeli bullshit , the military bullsit , more military bullshit. And yet even more military bullshit
How many more of these assholes do you create when you kill one of them?
By Soraya Roberts
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
This is how I remember Rue Mclanahan
Yeah, I can't deal with the corporate bullshit , the Israeli bullshit , the military bullsit , more military bullshit. And yet even more military bullshit
How many more of these assholes do you create when you kill one of them?
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
The United States Supreme Court make up
is a right-wing Bush created Frankenstein nightmare that might end before I die, but I doubt it.
Court: Suspects must say they want to be silent By JESSE J. HOLLAND (AP) – 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that suspects must explicitly tell police they want to be silent to invoke Miranda protections during criminal interrogations, a decision one dissenting justice said turns defendants' rights "upside down."
JUNE 1, 2010, 12:38 P.M. ET.Supreme Court Says Suspects Must Disclose Intent to Remain Silent
...Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a dissent longer than the majority opinion, argued that the majority misread precedent and reached beyond the facts of the case to impose a tough new rule against defendants.
"Today's decision turns Miranda upside down," Justice Sotomayor wrote, joined by Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer. "Criminal suspects must now unambiguously invoke their right to remain silent—which, counterintuitively, requires them to speak."...
Wow.
So if I'm understanding this correctly, if I ever get arressted and interrrogated I have to open my mouth and tell them I am going to remain silent.
Good thing I've watched enough cop shows and movies to know that I HAVE a right to remain silent and ask for a lawyer, eh?
Fuck me.
Anyone else wonder just how far pretzel logic can go in this fucked up world?
The Death of Capitalism
Written by Solomon Comissiong Daily Journal (Opinion), Politics May 31, 2010
Court: Suspects must say they want to be silent By JESSE J. HOLLAND (AP) – 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that suspects must explicitly tell police they want to be silent to invoke Miranda protections during criminal interrogations, a decision one dissenting justice said turns defendants' rights "upside down."
JUNE 1, 2010, 12:38 P.M. ET.Supreme Court Says Suspects Must Disclose Intent to Remain Silent
...Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a dissent longer than the majority opinion, argued that the majority misread precedent and reached beyond the facts of the case to impose a tough new rule against defendants.
"Today's decision turns Miranda upside down," Justice Sotomayor wrote, joined by Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer. "Criminal suspects must now unambiguously invoke their right to remain silent—which, counterintuitively, requires them to speak."...
Wow.
So if I'm understanding this correctly, if I ever get arressted and interrrogated I have to open my mouth and tell them I am going to remain silent.
Good thing I've watched enough cop shows and movies to know that I HAVE a right to remain silent and ask for a lawyer, eh?
Fuck me.
Anyone else wonder just how far pretzel logic can go in this fucked up world?
The Death of Capitalism
Written by Solomon Comissiong Daily Journal (Opinion), Politics May 31, 2010
Monday, May 31, 2010
Memorial Day
is an increasingly bitter pill for me to swallow.
I see the cover of this book now.
Memorial Day, for a father whose son was killed in Iraq
Andrew J. Bacevich
May 31, 2010
To many, it's the start of summer or a day off from work. But as American wars come and go, more families experience Memorial Day in a deeper and more tragic way.
I see the cover of this book now.
Memorial Day, for a father whose son was killed in Iraq
Andrew J. Bacevich
May 31, 2010
To many, it's the start of summer or a day off from work. But as American wars come and go, more families experience Memorial Day in a deeper and more tragic way.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Phillippe Cousteau To Bill Maher: Even Before Oil Spill, The Oceans Couldn't Take Any More (VIDEO)
Mmmmkay Philippe, I like to see someone speak out in language that might get through to right-wing fucktards, but you're on the wrong show for that.
The sanity of envrionmentalism I tried to teach my Econ 101 instructor in 1999 got through to him. I'm not sure I ever completely wrapped my head around the business double-speak (the bullshit) that most business courses employ in order to remain positive and churn out hungry little capitalists for big business to use and then throw away like so much trash. The lengths they go to when they try to explain the term externalities, yeesh, there's probably some internal BP memo with that word on it somewhere.
BP Director On The Defensive: 'Cutting Corners' Is Not The Way We Do Business (VIDEO)
Ummmmmm?
Witness: BP took 'shortcuts' before well blowout
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
By GREG BLUESTEIN and MIKE BAKER Associated Press Writer
Bwaaaah hahahahahaha
The sanity of envrionmentalism I tried to teach my Econ 101 instructor in 1999 got through to him. I'm not sure I ever completely wrapped my head around the business double-speak (the bullshit) that most business courses employ in order to remain positive and churn out hungry little capitalists for big business to use and then throw away like so much trash. The lengths they go to when they try to explain the term externalities, yeesh, there's probably some internal BP memo with that word on it somewhere.
BP Director On The Defensive: 'Cutting Corners' Is Not The Way We Do Business (VIDEO)
Ummmmmm?
Witness: BP took 'shortcuts' before well blowout
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
By GREG BLUESTEIN and MIKE BAKER Associated Press Writer
Bwaaaah hahahahahaha
my head hurts
I do my geeky learning in "fits and starts." Usually when my computer has a 'fit' and 'starts' acting up (ar ar). By then I've usually killed the damn thing and only the geeky brother can bring it back to life, inheriting it in the process. Then he repeats the procedure for fun a few times - kill, reanimate, kill, reanimate, woot.
I thought I was good about protecting my computer, but it seems that no matter what kind of Internet security program I pick, some nasty bug gets through and I'm out and about freaking computer shopping again. At least this time I backed my shit up and virus checked it. That may be a good sign. I keep hoping that it's a hardware problem, then I'm covered. Strictly conjecture, though, because who knows when they will even get to my computer to diagnose it in the geek pit.
It's a wonder I venture out onto the net at all. Scary shit out there.
I thought I was good about protecting my computer, but it seems that no matter what kind of Internet security program I pick, some nasty bug gets through and I'm out and about freaking computer shopping again. At least this time I backed my shit up and virus checked it. That may be a good sign. I keep hoping that it's a hardware problem, then I'm covered. Strictly conjecture, though, because who knows when they will even get to my computer to diagnose it in the geek pit.
It's a wonder I venture out onto the net at all. Scary shit out there.
Friday, May 28, 2010
BSOD...Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!!!
Yup. You Geeks know what I'm talking about.
The Blue Screen of Death.
This is a loaner I'm typing on right here. Somehow I didn't get a keyboard with it and I decided it was easier to go buy one since my two year old computer was so ancient that it's ps2 connector is now obsolete.
Unfortunately the 3 year "service contract" doesn't cover software, so I hope the problem is hardware. Another place is bad with hardware and you can buy software service. Oy. I'm afraid the Geeky dad is getting old and I'm afraid of the Geeky brother, he's a bit tetchy.
Yes, BadTux I'm ready for a Mac.
Unfortunately I need to make sure that my kid's Mac gets her through her last year of college first.
*sigh*
Anyway, I hate futzing around with the 'puter till I gets comfortable with it, but at least I got the loaner and I probably won't want to go back to the nightmare called Vista. God that OS is a piece of shit.
The Blue Screen of Death.
This is a loaner I'm typing on right here. Somehow I didn't get a keyboard with it and I decided it was easier to go buy one since my two year old computer was so ancient that it's ps2 connector is now obsolete.
Unfortunately the 3 year "service contract" doesn't cover software, so I hope the problem is hardware. Another place is bad with hardware and you can buy software service. Oy. I'm afraid the Geeky dad is getting old and I'm afraid of the Geeky brother, he's a bit tetchy.
Yes, BadTux I'm ready for a Mac.
Unfortunately I need to make sure that my kid's Mac gets her through her last year of college first.
*sigh*
Anyway, I hate futzing around with the 'puter till I gets comfortable with it, but at least I got the loaner and I probably won't want to go back to the nightmare called Vista. God that OS is a piece of shit.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Banksters. *sigh*
Banksters Create New Fake "Consumer" Group
Submitted by Lisa Graves on May 26, 2010 - 1:59pm.
Submitted by Lisa Graves on May 26, 2010 - 1:59pm.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Quote of the day
The bankers are playground bullies who are used to getting their way and think that if they’re not getting their way, someone must be cheating them.
Written by James Kwak
May 26, 2010 at 10:15 am
Read the whole article here.
Written by James Kwak
May 26, 2010 at 10:15 am
Read the whole article here.
Border Security
President Obama to send more National Guard troops to U.S.-Mexico border
By Michael D. Shear and Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Well Alrighty then!
That ought to keep out a few hardworking Messicans! It WON'T keep out these deadly, murderous scumbags.
Heh, I'm not the only one thinking that way:
McCain gets political win on border troops
And while Obama is helping get some more Nat'l Guardsman killed, we supply the assault weapons, and the drug market. And then there is NAFTA
Unrelated, but interesting to me:
Witness: BP took 'shortcuts' before well blowout
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
By GREG BLUESTEIN and MIKE BAKER Associated Press Writer
By Michael D. Shear and Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Well Alrighty then!
That ought to keep out a few hardworking Messicans! It WON'T keep out these deadly, murderous scumbags.
Heh, I'm not the only one thinking that way:
McCain gets political win on border troops
And while Obama is helping get some more Nat'l Guardsman killed, we supply the assault weapons, and the drug market. And then there is NAFTA
Unrelated, but interesting to me:
Witness: BP took 'shortcuts' before well blowout
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
By GREG BLUESTEIN and MIKE BAKER Associated Press Writer
Monday, May 24, 2010
Broke. Damn Broke.
Update may 26, '10 by ,Simon Johnson who I trust after watching him be interviewed by Bill Moyers last year.
EU countries:
The Road To Economic Serfdom
US:
EU countries:
The Road To Economic Serfdom
US:
Arizona Graduation Speech Criticizing Immigration Laws Elicits Boos, Jeers
"What's your take? Was Soto's speech inappropriate, or was the audience out of line? Weigh in below. "
This is for Arizona to sort out.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
Friday, May 21, 2010
I can't help but wonder if the recent local case factored in?
The Supreme Court's Decision About Sexually Dangerous Federal Prisoners: Could It Hold the Key to the Constitutionality of the Individual Mandate to Buy Health Insurance?
By MICHAEL C. DORF
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
...Under a program first adopted in the late 1940s and most recently modified by a 2006 federal law , some prisoners who are otherwise eligible to be released because they have served their sentences may be held–potentially indefinitely–as "sexually dangerous" upon two conditions: First, clear and convincing proof must be presented to a court that, by virtue of a mental disease or defect, the prisoner would have serious difficulty refraining from sexually violent conduct or child molestation if released. Second, it must be the case that neither the state in which the prisoner is confined nor the state in which he was tried (if that is a different state) is willing to accept custody over him...."
I can't help but wonder if they thought of the recent case here of John Gardner. The fucker did 5 years for attacking a 13-year old and was released back into an area very close to me and my daughter was 16 at the time. It is still hard for me to look at a picture of Amber Dubois' mother without crying. Amber was on her way to school to buy a lamb for 4-H when Gardner got her.
By MICHAEL C. DORF
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
...Under a program first adopted in the late 1940s and most recently modified by a 2006 federal law , some prisoners who are otherwise eligible to be released because they have served their sentences may be held–potentially indefinitely–as "sexually dangerous" upon two conditions: First, clear and convincing proof must be presented to a court that, by virtue of a mental disease or defect, the prisoner would have serious difficulty refraining from sexually violent conduct or child molestation if released. Second, it must be the case that neither the state in which the prisoner is confined nor the state in which he was tried (if that is a different state) is willing to accept custody over him...."
I can't help but wonder if they thought of the recent case here of John Gardner. The fucker did 5 years for attacking a 13-year old and was released back into an area very close to me and my daughter was 16 at the time. It is still hard for me to look at a picture of Amber Dubois' mother without crying. Amber was on her way to school to buy a lamb for 4-H when Gardner got her.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Fascinating
I've been watching the first three years worth of "The Tudors" and Martin Luther is mentioned in one of the shows. Dudes lived at the same time and did things that changed history. Henry VIII wasn't exactly thrilled with Luther at first.
So naturally I get curious about Luther, so I stream this on Netflix. It's 4 bucks here, or it may be available in your library system. One of the scholars in it says "Martin Luther was probably the first propagandist."
Heh.
I would go so far as to say he changed the history of Western Civilization. Was the man perfect? OH Hell No, but he was a brave man who stirred up the shit when it needed to be stirred up .
So naturally I get curious about Luther, so I stream this on Netflix. It's 4 bucks here, or it may be available in your library system. One of the scholars in it says "Martin Luther was probably the first propagandist."
Heh.
I would go so far as to say he changed the history of Western Civilization. Was the man perfect? OH Hell No, but he was a brave man who stirred up the shit when it needed to be stirred up .
Piece it together
I've only been reading non-fiction since September 12, 2001, which is why I get a bit impatient with article titles like Chris Hedges' Why the Enlightened Liberal Class Is Complicit in the Country's Downward Spiral.
I just roll my eyes and think "Duh, no shit, buddy! Who is NOT complicit?"
See, I've been trying to figure out what is behind the news for years now. I take it in now with 4 authors' writings in mind; John Perkins , Naomi Klein , Greg Palast and most importantly, Chalmers Johnson .
Why?
Because these 4 authors not only understand shit that I don't, but they can explain the who, what, where and why it is important for me to understand what they write.
Here is a great new interview with Johnson that I happened to miss while I was attempting to escape into TV series on Netflix.
I just roll my eyes and think "Duh, no shit, buddy! Who is NOT complicit?"
See, I've been trying to figure out what is behind the news for years now. I take it in now with 4 authors' writings in mind; John Perkins , Naomi Klein , Greg Palast and most importantly, Chalmers Johnson .
Why?
Because these 4 authors not only understand shit that I don't, but they can explain the who, what, where and why it is important for me to understand what they write.
Here is a great new interview with Johnson that I happened to miss while I was attempting to escape into TV series on Netflix.
Monday, May 17, 2010
I spent all day with a friend
We watched ate bad TexMex (is there any other kind?) walked on the beach, then ate bad Chinese and watched Wanda Sykes.
My faith in humans is restored, lol
I don't even want to know what happened today, as Wanda says "I don't give a fuck."
My faith in humans is restored, lol
I don't even want to know what happened today, as Wanda says "I don't give a fuck."
Friday, May 14, 2010
Friday squirrel blogging
Here is a pic from before the idiot with the weed-eater drove me nuts for 3 days straight and made this place look bleak again. There is a new litter of critters, which brings me back to population concerns.
Mojo has a population forum.
Why Is Population Control Such a Radioactive Topic?
I found this 20 minute video fascinating.
PBS Frontline The Carbon Hunters:
On the trail of the climate's hottest commodity
Watch Video & Share Your Reaction
Let's say I have been living in the Brazilian rain forest for more generations than I can document.
Then let's say some big American corporation wants to pay me, and everybody else who lives in that particular part of the forest a dollar a tree per year if I protect the trees, so that the big American corporation can continue to pollute.
I have kids to feed and the Pope was still sticking his nose into my (70% Catholic) country's business three years ago.
Then let's say an illegal logging operation wants to pay me a thousand dollars a tree.
Have we done the math yet?
Now back to being the non-hypothetical, non-Brazilian me.
I bought a table cloth and six cans of spray paint and looked at my husband in disgust when he asked my why I didn't just buy a new kitchen table set. Spray paint bad? Yes. Brand new furniture worse in my opinion? Yes. Pfffft. Men are so stupid sometimes.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
These two stories caught my eye today
A Cartoonist Faces Backlash, in Sweden and the U.S., for Depicting Mohammed as a Dog:
The First Amendment Lessons
By MARCI A. HAMILTON
Thursday, May 13, 2010
"Jihad Jane" Deserves a Lengthy Sentence, and Artists Who Draw Mohammed Need Avid Police Protection
Timeline of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
NPR Erases Domestic Terrorism
Submitted by Anne Landman on May 11, 2010 - 3:05pm.
"...he story completely ignored the fact that the United States has a long history of domestic terrorism committed by home-grown, home-radicalized terrorists. If, as Raston calimed, the U.S. does "seem largely immune to homegrown terrorism," then what, exactly, were the Ku Klux Klan, the assassinations of John Kennedy and Martin Luther King, the Symbionese Liberation Army (which committed robberies, murder, kidnapping and extortion), Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the Oklahoma Federal Building, the murder of Dr. Bernard Slepian in his home by anti-abortionists, the bombing of the Olympics in Centennial park (the first of four bombings by anti-abortionist Eric Rudolph), the Columbine High School massacre, the murder of Dr. George Tiller in his church by another anti-abortion religious fanatic, the 2001 anthrax letter attacks, the airplane intentionally flown into the Internal Revenue Service building in Austin, Texas, the Hutaree Militia and...? Need I go on? ..."
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Population. It's a problem
The Last Taboo — By Julia Whitty
(Mother Jones)
What unites the Vatican, lefties, conservatives, environmentalists, and scientists in a conspiracy of silence? Population.
Yeesh, at least somebody has the nerve to write about it. If more people read this kind of stuff the doofs would quit asking my why I DON'T want to be a grandmother. Would I be a bad one? No, I'm not a bad mom, nor was I completely ecologically illiterate. In fact, I've always recycled because I was poor, I couldn't afford new stuff. I used cloth diapers when diaper service was affordable and the kid never got butt rashes.
Anyway, people like these dumb fuckers who just keep squirting them out are stupid.
I don't have any patience left for with stupid people, especially bible-thumping fucktards. My disgust is amplified when the idiots are politicians who restrict access to family planning in this country.
(Mother Jones)
What unites the Vatican, lefties, conservatives, environmentalists, and scientists in a conspiracy of silence? Population.
Yeesh, at least somebody has the nerve to write about it. If more people read this kind of stuff the doofs would quit asking my why I DON'T want to be a grandmother. Would I be a bad one? No, I'm not a bad mom, nor was I completely ecologically illiterate. In fact, I've always recycled because I was poor, I couldn't afford new stuff. I used cloth diapers when diaper service was affordable and the kid never got butt rashes.
Anyway, people like these dumb fuckers who just keep squirting them out are stupid.
I don't have any patience left for with stupid people, especially bible-thumping fucktards. My disgust is amplified when the idiots are politicians who restrict access to family planning in this country.
Euro’s Crisis Has American Fingerprints
Posted on May 11, 2010 By William Pfaff
"...Europe now has Sarkozy and the French government, which put this deal together while the Germans gnashed their teeth. He insisted that a self-governing currency was as dangerous as a market left totally free to regulate itself, expected to do so in the interests of all because it infallibly pursued the interest of each—otherwise known as the Reagan-Greenspan-Ayn Rand-School-of-Chicago fantasy. Now the world has Dominique Strauss-Kahn running the IMF, Jean-Claude Trichet running the European Central Bank, and Sarkozy performing a miracle in Brussels...."
* MAY 12, 2010, 10:35 A.M. ET
3rd UPDATE: Greek Unions Call New Strike Amid Economic Woe
"...On Wednesday, Greece was due to receive its first EUR5.5 billion disbursement from that loan package, and the government has formally requested another EUR14.5 billion to help meet debt and cash needs this month..."
Got that? Not a bailout, but a loan package. Wait and see what happens to the Greek people while the Chicago Boys banksters profit from the misery in Greece.
"...Europe now has Sarkozy and the French government, which put this deal together while the Germans gnashed their teeth. He insisted that a self-governing currency was as dangerous as a market left totally free to regulate itself, expected to do so in the interests of all because it infallibly pursued the interest of each—otherwise known as the Reagan-Greenspan-Ayn Rand-School-of-Chicago fantasy. Now the world has Dominique Strauss-Kahn running the IMF, Jean-Claude Trichet running the European Central Bank, and Sarkozy performing a miracle in Brussels...."
* MAY 12, 2010, 10:35 A.M. ET
3rd UPDATE: Greek Unions Call New Strike Amid Economic Woe
"...On Wednesday, Greece was due to receive its first EUR5.5 billion disbursement from that loan package, and the government has formally requested another EUR14.5 billion to help meet debt and cash needs this month..."
Got that? Not a bailout, but a loan package. Wait and see what happens to the Greek people while the Chicago Boys banksters profit from the misery in Greece.
Monday, May 10, 2010
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