Monday is back

Hello, and we are back on track. Life has picked up the pieces after derailing and we are now on one of those new fancy monorail type trains that run on magnetic tracks, hovering over the tracks and gliding smoothly to a new destination.


3000+ Armed police surround monestary, monks beaten and arrested. Burma? No, Tibet (timesonline.co.uk)

Obama should.. cancel his gay bash tour, and do it now [politics] (huffingtonpost.com)

Alberto Gonzales May Face Criminal Charges [politics] (alternet.org)

Bush v. Clinton impeachment poll chart [politics] (truthout.org)

41 million Americans can't make ends meet. (marketwatch.com)

Who Owns You Americans [politics] (liveleak.com)

"We are the humans in a dangerous and unnatural experiment in the United States, and I think it's unconscionable," [science] (cnn.com)

Congressional Oversight Commitee: Evidence of Tax Evasion by Blackwater USA [politics] (oversight.house.gov)

You are reading these words right now because 600 million years ago, an aquatic animal called a Hydra developed light-receptive genes—the origin of animal vision. [science] (livescience.com)

Duke refuses to stop watering artificial turf field even though the region is experiencing the worst drought in its history and only has 69 days left in the water supply. (newsobserver.com)

Researchers Knock Out HIV (sciencedaily.com)

Bush threatens that Iran's mere knowledge of how to build a nuke justifies an attack [politics] (foxattacks.com)

Why Clinton II Wouldn't Offer Much Change From Bush II... [politics] (reason.com)

Want to save the planet? Don't change your lightbulbs; change your leaders. (nytimes.com)

Top 10 Environmental Blogs: a detailed analysis [science] (environmentalgraffiti.com)

How do we manage to remember smells despite the fact that each olfactory sensory neuron only survives for about 60 days and is then replaced by a new cell? [science] (sciam.com)

Just so we're straight,.. It is now OK for the U.S. to kidnap Canadians, send them to Syria and torture them for years if we THINK they are terrorists. [politics] (whitehouser.com)

Scientists Race to Detect First Gravitational Waves [science] (wired.com)

Antimatter: mirror of the Universe [science] (livefromcern.web.cern.ch)

The Best Explanation of the Credit Crisis So Far. (youtube.com)

Aristotle on the Phony Religiocity of Tyrants (harpers.org)

I Was a Hacker for the MPAA (wired.com)

You Are What You Grow (nytimes.com)

Friday is a wild horse

Childhood living is easy to do. The things you wanted, I bought them for you. Graceless lady, you know who I am, you know I can't let you slide through my hands. Wild horses, couldn't drag me away, wild, wild horses, couldn't drag me away...I watched you suffer a dull, aching pain. Now you decided to show me the same. No sweeping exits or offstage lines, can make me feel bitter or treat you unkind. Wild horses, couldn't drag me away, wild, wild horses, couldn't drag me away...I know I dreamed you a sin and a lie, I have my freedom but I don't have much time. Faith has been broken, tears must be cried, let's do some living after we die. Wild Horses, couldn't drag me away, wild, wild horses, we'll ride them someday. Wild horses, couldn't drag me away, wild, wild horses, we'll ride them someday Andie.

Libertarians Rising [politics] (time.com)

View, vote, and comment on bills in the U.S. Congress (billwatch.us)

"Pakistan.. has a nuclear weapon.. demonstrated that they will proliferate.. on the black market. The idea that Iran would be cause for World War III but Pakistan's no big worry to us is psychotic." [politics] (rawstory.com)

Torture has a Long History... of NOT Working (livescience.com)

Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution - article that got the founders of newspaper arrested (phoenixnewtimes.com)

Nature vs. Nations: The Battle for the Arctic [science] (environmentalgraffiti.com)

Oil hitting $90 a barrel. This is why a weak dollar isn't a good thing, the strong Euro/Yen/Pound protect Europe & Japan from the oil prices, the weak dollar exposes US to danger of recession. (ft.com)

Why, Even If You Have Nothing To Hide, Government Surveillance Threatens Your Freedom [politics] (smirkingchimp.com)

Scientists Discover Why Gossip Is More Powerful Than Truth (madconomist.com)

Gold prices have skyrocketed in the past few weeks. Platinum nears an all-time high. Oil is almost $90/barrel. Will the US Dollars in your pocket be worth anything in a year? (africa.reuters.com)

Why is this not front page reddit news? Pro-US Fmr Prime Minister of Pakistan Bhutto's welcome procession is bombed - more than 125 KILLED (news.yahoo.com)

The 5 Creepiest Urban Legends (That Happen to be True) (cracked.com)

The Bottled Water Backlash - Industry on the defensive as many are switching to tap. [politics] (alternet.org)

Shuck the ethanol and let solar shine [science] (articles.moneycentral.msn.com)

Economists and psychologists—and the rest of us—have long wondered if more money would make us happier. Here's the answer. [science] (newsweek.com)

Damn Interesting: How Bacteria Nearly Destroyed All Life [science] (damninteresting.com)

FBI raids illusionist Copperfield and finds millions (reuters.com)

Hillary Clinton receives the largest number of military donations…from the Defense Contractors. [politics] (politicalinquirer.com)

Dogs may not be human, but this is still cruel, messed up, and abuse... NOT Art.. (theginblog.com)

Democrat Chris Dodd places hold on FISA bill, says NO amnesty for telcos who spied on Americans without a warrant. [politics] (dailykos.com)

European men now tower over American men - bad US diet and healthcare blamed (news.bbc.co.uk)

Thursday makes me want to stay

We were walking just the other day. It was so hot outside, you could fry an egg. Remember you were talking, I watched as sweat ran down your face. Reached up and caught it at your chin, licked my fingertip. Wasting time. Let the hours roll by, doing nothing for the fun. Little taste of the good life, whether right or wrong, makes us want to stay, stay, stay, stay for awhile! Later on the sun began to fade, then the clouds rolled over our heads and it began to rain. Oh we were dancing, mouths open, splashing tongue taste. For a moment this good time would never end, you and me me and you. Just wasting time. I was kissing you, you were kissing me love.



75% Fake Bombs missed at LAX. Why am I taking off my shoes? (usatoday.com)

Hillary Clinton is just another pawn for the Military-Industrial complex [politics] (reason.com)

Why George Orwell wrote "1984" [politics] (orwelltoday.com)

The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains [science] (sharpbrains.com)

Is DNA Research Giving New Life to the Idea That Race Exists? [science] (alternet.org)

Asked how [Bush] found himself vetoing a children's health insurance bill that had passed Congress with bipartisan support, Bush insisted that using a veto is "one way to ensure I am relevant." [politics] (washingtonpost.com)

The Past, Present, and Future of Neoconservatism [politics] (commentarymagazine.com)

Senate grants legal immunity to telecommunications companies that have participated in domestic spying programs. [politics] (washingtonpost.com)

89 House Members (88 Dems and Ron Paul) Tell Bush: No More Money for Occupation [politics] (thenation.com)

10 Rare Cloud Formations [Pics] [science] (listverse.com)

China's Me Generation (time.com)

Days After 'Revealing' U.S. Less Safe Due To Iraq War, Counterterrorism Chief Suddenly Resigns [politics] (thinkprogress.org)

"Every family has a black sheep," - Barack Obama's response to the news that he is distantly related to Dick Cheney. [politics] (wcpo.com)

5 Smallest Countries and how they make or made their economies (myinterestingfiles.com)

(old but NEVER FORGET) A Layman's Guide to Supreme Court Decision of Bush v. Gore [politics] (mediasense.com)

Bush Quips He Might Stay in Power [politics] (blog.wired.com)

Bush threatens "World War III" if Iran pursues a nuclear weapon. He has officially lost his damn mind. (nytimes.com)