Wednesday for the bump

We're bumpin it up today. Hello, and welcome. Current manifestations are finally returning to a normal, intermediate level. And the timing couldn't be any better. We're finally getting some decent news back in here again, rather then the mumbo jumbo bullshit that's been rolling through here. Also, send my regards to all the californians on fire. I hope you can find an extinguisher....


This might be the largest man-made thing on the planet [science] (sfgate.com)

What is terrorism? Here's a good start. [pic] (img135.imageshack.us)

75% of the 9 trillion US debt was accrued under three Republican presidents. The last time Republicans reduced the debt was 1947. [politics] (cedarcomm.com)

The American people have a right to know what happened in the last six years at the Justice Department. [politics] (nytimes.com)

Colbert's presidential run illegal? [politics] (abcnews.go.com)

New Bill to Repeal 'Military Commissions Act' in House ~ Introduced by Dr. Ron Paul [politics] (prisonplanet.com)

Blackwater and me: You see, during my own yearlong tour in Iraq, the bad boys of Blackwater twice came closer to killing me than did any of the insurgents or Al Qaeda type [politics] (chicagotribune.com)

General: Bush ordered Guantanamo 'torture' tactics himself (rawstory.com)

Scientists can tell whether the brain is processing true or false memories by watching brain waves known as gamma rhythms [science] (scientistlive.com)

Bill Cosby's Rant: We Can't Blame White People (pufone.org)

Can More Sex Make Up for Less Life? (Scientics Study the Toxic Effects of Testosterone.) [science] (discovermagazine.com)

Six nuclear weapons disappeared from Minot AFB in North Dakota, Five nuclear weapons were discovered at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana. [politics] (abovetopsecret.com)

...so we sat down with the U.S. Drug Czar, and asked him what would happen if we legalized drugs. [politics] (foreignpolicy.com)

Do you know who Alan Quasha is? He's the man who bailed out George W. Bush's failing oil company in the 80's. Now he's helping fund Hilary Clinton's campaign for president. [politics] (infowars.net)

Bush's response to 9/11 has magnified many times over the initial damage caused by the terrorists. [politics] (alternet.org)

The result, he says, will be a rupture in human evolution. "We are effectively inventing a new species. So where does that leave us then? In control." [science] (theage.com.au)

Men age faster 'because of Stone Age sex' [science] (telegraph.co.uk)

"Whenever the world's tropical seas rose several degrees [in temperature], Earth experienced mass extinctions" [science] (seattletimes.nwsource.com)

11 Foods Men Should Eat Every Day [science] (health-sky.com)

Underground Wonders of the World (mywiki.ws)

1776: it ain't accurate, but it will blow your f*cking mind (Robot Chicken vid) (youtube.com)

Bush Wants $200 BILLION For Iraq War, But Plans To Veto $22 Billion Labor, Health, and Human Services Bill [politics] (npr.org)

1 out of 56 is not ‘most’ [politics] (crooksandliars.com)

Behind the Ron Paul sensation is a desperate desire for someone, anyone, to stand up and call "bullshit" on the "War on Terror" [politics] (alternet.org)

How Blonds Evolve [science] (nytimes.com)

Imagine an artfully designed fungus that looks like a hat; when you put it on, it digests your head and turns it into a still-conscious, rubbery Super Ball an inch across [science] (discovermagazine.com)

Caution: Killing Germs May Be Hazardous to Your Health Our war on microbes has toughened them. Now, new science tells us we should embrace bacteria. [science] (newsweek.com)

Study Shows Salaries Are Not Keeping Pace With Student Debt (education-portal.com)

California may soon Spend More on Jails Than Universities ,Thanks to draconian Anti-Drug Legislation & 3-Strikes-and-you're-out [politics] (alternet.org)

I’ve been reading Cheney’s Iran speech, and it’s clearer than ever that we’re in danger of getting snookered again. [politics] (rollingstone.com)

Bush Needs $46 Billion More for the Iraq Occupation - Bin Laden Tape Shows Up Just In Time [politics] (crooksandliars.com)

The Body's Intricate Dance With Gravity [science] (washingtonpost.com)

NASA's dilemma: Sex and dead bodies in space [science] (jindabyne.yourguide.com.au)

Neocons pouring millions into the Propraganda machine for more War [politics] (afterdowningstreet.org)

Blackwater Mercenaries Draw Their Guns On US Soldiers (alternet.org)