Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Tuesday has a few meanings

Today, July 1st is the 150th birthday of Darwin's Theory of Evolution, the 100th birthday of the morse code signal 'SOS', as well as Canada Day! w00t!



|politics|


House Resolution Calls for Naval Blockade against Iran. The measures called for in the resolutions amount to an act of war. (globalresearch.ca)

Congress to Bush and Cheney: Do What You Want in Iran (huffingtonpost.com)

Olbermann Gets More Critical of Obama's Compromise on FISA (rawstory.com)

Olbermann airs extensive list of McCain flip flops (rawstory.com)

Please, READ Obama's actual faith-based initiative plans. It allows taxpayer funds only for secular programs, for example. (friendlyatheist.com)

Bush Fulfills His Grandfather's Dream of overthrowing the U.S. government and installing a fascist dictatorship. (americanchronicle.com)

10 Most Awesomely Bad Moments of the Bush Presidency (alternet.org)

The Story Behind George Bush's Lies: What Scott McClellan (and Jay Rockefeller) Didn't Tell Us (counterpunch.com)

Iran to ready thousands of graves for enemy soldiers (uk.news.yahoo.com)


|economics|

Financial Telegraph predicts complete meltdown of US banking system (the-peoples-forum.com)

You Thought The Housing Crisis Was Bad? You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet (The Next Bubble Expected To Burst Is Credit Cards) (informationclearinghouse.info)

America's economic misery index is fast climbing, yet many still discount this as an "oil crisis," or a "housing crush," or a "credit crunch," or simply one more "mild recession." They’re wrong. (populistamerica.com)



|science|

Happy 150th Birthday Theory of Evolution. . July 1, 1858: Darwin and Wallace Shift the Paradigm (wired.com)

Planets Align for the 4th of July (science.nasa.gov)

Illegal Psychedelic Drug Proved to Have Long-Term Positive Effects on a Person's Health (infoniac.com)

An important mechanism for sucking ozone and methane out of the atmosphere has been discovered over the tropical Atlantic. (environment.newscientist.com)

A New Galactic Object Discovered - The Quark Star (dailygalaxy.com)

The Evolution of Robots Make Scientists Wonder - What is Life? (dailygalaxy.com)

Investigation of ancient Egyptian urban sites details life of ordinary citizens. (nytimes.com)


|environment|

Why isn't America adapting for a greener Earth? Because we're lazy, miserable fucks. (nytimes.com)

Bush Hiding Truth: Global Warming Regulations Worth $2 Trillion Benefit (thinkprogress.org)

Nearly every GM food in the U.S. is completely untested for safety. Every other nation besides the U.S. tests all GM/GE food before they are put into the food chain. (naturalnews.com)

Solution, or Mess? A Milk Jug for a Green Earth (nytimes.com)

The Case For and Against Nuclear Power (online.wsj.com)

The Sunny Side of the Street: Investing in Solar (greenbiz.com)

11 reasons to celebrate higher gas prices (savingadvice.com)

Solar Energy to Change the Face of India (ecoworldly.com)

Oil undermines democracy, powers our food system, feeds our drug-addled medical industry and concentrates our cities like bovine feedlots. (theglobeandmail.com)

The fact is, our tap water is more highly regulated than what's in the bottle. Years of misleading bottled water marketing have led residents to believe otherwise (green.yahoo.com)

"Energy Transitions Past and Future"--How do we Transition from Fossil Fuels? Here's a History Lesson (theoildrum.com)


|fun/geek|

California to Legalize Weed for Everyone (laist.com)

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If you want a more efficient train, how about one that never stops? (carectomy.com)

Maybe getting that new domain extension won't be that easy... (thedomains.com)

Dell offers computers that now include the "Windows Vista Bonus" package. The 'bonus' is XP Professional instead of Vista (channelregister.co.uk)

Olympic swimmers using new, ultra-sleek bodysuits tear up the record book, producing 38 world marks in less than four months. (boston.com)

10 Free Non-Musical Windows Programs Every Musician Should Use (createdigitalmusic.com)

Chronotopic Anamorphosis (vimeo.com)

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